Guide to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Fairfield Records

Descriptive Summary

Title

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Fairfield Records

Inclusive Dates

1868-1899

Call Number

RG 349

Creator(s)

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Fairfield.

Quantity

0.02 cubic feet (3 folders)

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research

Digital Content

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Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Administrative History

PCUSA mission work in South Carolina began in 1868 under the aegis of the Board of Missions for Freedmen. The first to be appointed were S. McKinney, S. Loomis, and W. Richardson. In 1869, Atlantic Synod was organized; its territory included the entire state of South Carolina. It was the first of what would become four African-American synods of the PCUSA. Fairfield Presbytery, which covered the northern section of the synod, was formally organized in 1870. Loomis was moderator of the presbytery's first meeting, held in Winnsboro in September of 1870. In 1959, Fairfield merged with McClelland Presbytery.

Collection Overview

This collection consists of two early manuscript records of Fairfield Presbytery. The first is a history of the presbytery from its founding to 1888. The second is a paper written by the Rev. Neptune Newton Gregg, read at a special presbytery meeting held in 1899 in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Standards.

Alternative Formats

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Materials marked "Digital" in the Collection Inventory may not have been digitized in their entirety.

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: January 1993
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Corporate Subject

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Fairfield--History.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Fairfield--Anniversaries, etc.

Topical Subject

African American Presbyterians.

Presbyterians--South Carolina--19th century.

Geographic Subject

South Carolina--Church history--19th century.

Genre-form

Manuscripts (documents) aat

Personal Added Name

Gregg, Neptune Newton.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 349
1	2	History of Fairfield Presbytery, 1868-1888	Digital
1	3	"What the Westminster Standards have Done for the Negro Race" (by Gregg), 1899

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Guide to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Fairfield Records

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