Guide to Collection 109. Mabel M.E. Church, South Sunday School Records, 1886-1935

Guide to Collection 109. Mabel M.E. Church, South Sunday School Records, 1886-1935

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Descriptive Summary

Repository: Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection
Creator: Mabel M.E. Church, South Sunday School
Title: Mabel M.E. Church, South Sunday School Records, 1886-1935
Language of Material: Material in English
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University.
Abstract: Mabel Methodist Episcopal Church, South Sunday School was the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School for Mabel and Union communities in Watauga County, North Carolina.
Watauga County, North Carolina: contains names of the Mabel and Union community members who attended the local Methodist Episcopal Sunday School as well as lists Sunday School officers and teachers. Ephemera such as obituaries are also enclosed.
Extent: 10 linear inches, 2 archival boxes

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Administrative Information

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Copyright Notice

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Mabel M.E. Church, South SS Records, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA.


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Acquisitions Information

No documentation regarding this collection's origins exists.


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Processing Information

Processed by Kathryn Staley

Encoded by Kathryn Staley, Rachel Critzer, 2005


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Biographical Note

Mabel Methodist Episcopal Church, South Sunday School was the Methodist Episcopal Sunday School for Mabel and Union communities in Watauga County, North Carolina. It was named Union Methodist Episcopal Church, South Sunday School until 1921. The Mabel Methodist Episcopal Church, South Sunday School Collection is a collection of fifteen Sunday School record books spanning the years 1886 to 1935. Included within the record books are the names and attendance of Sunday School members, Sunday School officer and teachers, the ministers, the record of Scripture reading, hymn singing, and lesson topics as well as ephemera such as obituary clippings.


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Online Catalog Headings

Appalachian Region, Southern -- Religion -- Sources
Mabel Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Mabel, N.C.) -- Sources
Mabel (N.C.) -- Genealogy
Sunday schools -- North Carolina -- Mabel -- Sources
Sunday schools -- North Carolina -- Watauga County -- Union -- Sources
Union Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Union, Watauga County, N.C.) -- Sources
Union (Watauga County, N.C.) -- Genealogy

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Container List

Collecton 109. Mabel M.E. Church, South Sunday School Records.
Box Folder
1 1 Sunday School Record Book dating October 1886 to September 1891
2 Sunday School Record Book dating October 1891 to March 1895
3 Sunday School Record Book dating April 1896 to December 1900
4 Sunday School Record Book dating July 1901 to October 1904
5 Sunday School Record Book dating April 1905 to January 1908
6 Sunday School Record Book dating April 1908 to December 1910
7 Sunday School Record Book dating July 1911 to September 1913
Box Folder
2 1 Sunday School Record Book dating January 1915 to December 1918
2 Sunday School Record Book dating May 1917 to July 1919
3 Sunday School Record Book dating August 1919 to July 1922
4 Sunday School Record Book dating August 1921 to April 1923
5 Sunday School Record Book dating March 1924 to 1934
6 Sunday School Record Book dating July 1927 to July 1930
7 Sunday School Record Book dating August 1930 to February 1933
8 Sunday School Record Book dating April 1935 to November 1936
Box Folder
1 Oversized 1 Union M.E. Church, South Sunday School Records Collection