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Baptist Digital Collections

Baptist Heritage
An online listing of significant online Baptist history resources and digital collections maintained by the Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI). This list is not exhaustive, but it is a good place to start if you are new to Baptist research online.
Baylor University Libraries Digital Collections
Baylor's digital collections provide online access to a wealth of Baptist resources with a particular emphasis on Texas Baptist historical sources. Their online collections also include digital copies of the Baptist World/Baptist Argus and Southern Baptist Convention Annuals.
Boyce Digital Library
The Boyce Digital Library is a collection of digitized and born digital materials from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS). The collection features a growing amount of materials from Archives and Special Collections at SBTS including chapel recordings, Baptist minutes, photographs, and John A. Broadus' "Lost" Yale Lectures.
California Southern Baptist Digital Archive
The Annie Gabriel Library of California Baptist University provides online access to issues of the "California Southern Baptist," the official newspaper of the California Southern Baptist Convention, from its founding in 1941 through 1976.
Furman University Digital Collections
Furman University provides online access to a number of collections documenting the history of Furman University, Greenville Woman's College, and Baptists in South Carolina, including correspondence and sermons from Richard Furman and James C. Furman. Researchers should note that access to a number of these digital collections is restricted to patrons with a Furman University username and password.
International Mission Board (IMB) Solomon Database
Digitized and transcribed materials from the International Missions Board Archives and Records Services are available online through their Solomon Database. Digital collections include Foreign Mission Board (FMB) minutes from 1845-1979, reports to the Southern Baptist Convention from 1846-1953, FMB periodicals published from 1845-1970, and transcripts of Lottie Moon's correspondence.
Mercer University Research, Scholarship, and Archives Institutional Repository
Mercer University provides access to resources documenting the history of Mercer University and Baptists in Georgia. Researchers studying Baptist history will be particularly interested in the Special Collections and University Archives sub-community of their institutional repository which provides access to archival resources documenting the history of Baptist higher education at Mercer, Baptists during the Civil War, and the personal papers of Georgia Baptists.
Religion in North Carolina Digital Collection
The Religion in North Carolina Digital Collection is a collaborative, grant-funded digital collection featuring resources from the University of North Carolina, Duke University, Wake Forest University, and smaller contributors, including SEBTS. This collection contains a wide variety of resources broadly documenting religion in North Carolina.
Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives (SBHLA) Digital Collections
Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives (SBHLA) digital collections include copies of SBC Annuals, Baptist Press News Releases, and the Baptist and Reflector newspaper (formerly the Tennessee Baptist).
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Digital Archive
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Digital Archive includes digitized chapel addresses delivered at the seminary and other digital resources associated with notable Baptists associated with the seminary including B.H. Carroll, L.R. Scarborough, George Truett, and Paige Patterson.
Wake Forest University Digital Collections
Wake Forest University provides online access to a wealth of digitized resources from their holdings documenting the history of Baptists in North Carolina. Resources of particular note for Baptist history researchers include the Biblical Recorder newspaper (1834-1970), Biographical Files documenting the history of Baptist communities in North Carolina, and selected North Carolina Baptist church records.

North Carolina Digital Collections

Researchers studying Baptists in North Carolina will discover helpful resources in digital collections hosted by many of the large, research universities in the state.

National Digital Collections

Researchers studying Baptists in the United States may find pertinent resources in digital collections hosted by federal agencies.

Digital Collection Aggregation Sites

Digital Collection aggregation sites allow researchers to search across digital collections hosted by multiple institutions through a single website and browse the resources in dynamic ways, such as digital exhibitions, timelines, and map presentations .

Biblical Manuscripts Online

Researchers studying Biblical languages can find copies of many significant manuscripts online.