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Women and religion

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered general works on the relationship between women and religion, including the involvement of women in religion. Works on the religious or devotional life of women are entered under Women--Religious life. Works on theology or religious doctrines concerning women are entered under Women--Religious aspects.

Found in 122 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and meeting minutes, 2002

 File — Box 102, Folder: 32
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes organizational Constituition (undated); "Directory of the Sisterhood of the WBMEC;" adminstrative documents; booklet: "Black Baptist Women of South Carolina; "Dr. Mamie Neely Coker Tribute Book, and her funeral obsequies; Mount Pidgah Baptist Church: Biennial One-Day Session (2004); scholarship program information, event calendars, and mailing lists.

Dates: 2002
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.4: Correspondence, Meeting minutes and Various Event programs

Correspondence regarding "Living Legends" event, 2005 - 2007

 File — Box 103, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes organizational Constituition (undated); "Directory of the Sisterhood of the WBMEC;" adminstrative documents; booklet: "Black Baptist Women of South Carolina; "Dr. Mamie Neely Coker Tribute Book, and her funeral obsequies; Mount Pidgah Baptist Church: Biennial One-Day Session (2004); scholarship program information, event calendars, and mailing lists.

Dates: 2005 - 2007
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.4: Correspondence, Meeting minutes and Various Event programs

Damon Fordham typescript, undated

 File — Box 105, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents

Chapter entitled, "The WBEMC, 1920-1960: Doing What They Could With What They Had."

Dates: undated
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.6: WBEMC History Project

Dr. Mamie Neely Coker Tribute book, 1994

 File — Box 102, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper articles.

Dates: 1994
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.4: Correspondence, Meeting minutes and Various Event programs

Event calendars , 2006-2014

 File — Box 104, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes organizational Constituition (undated); "Directory of the Sisterhood of the WBMEC;" adminstrative documents; booklet: "Black Baptist Women of South Carolina; "Dr. Mamie Neely Coker Tribute Book, and her funeral obsequies; Mount Pidgah Baptist Church: Biennial One-Day Session (2004); scholarship program information, event calendars, and mailing lists.

Dates: 2006-2014
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.4: Correspondence, Meeting minutes and Various Event programs

Event program, 1992

 File — Box 110, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains documents pertaining to the State Baptist Young Woman's Auxiliary Health Ministry Committee. Holds constitution and handbook, event programs, newsletters, strategic plan, agendas, meeting minutes, annual session programs, correspondence, and handwritten notes.

Dates: 1992
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.8: Auxiliaries and Committees / 4.2.2.8.5: The Young Women's Auxiliary (YWA)

Event programs, 2001

 File — Box 110, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains documents pertaining to the State Baptist Young Woman's Auxiliary Health Ministry Committee. Holds constitution and handbook, event programs, newsletters, strategic plan, agendas, meeting minutes, annual session programs, correspondence, and handwritten notes.

Dates: 2001
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.8: Auxiliaries and Committees / 4.2.2.8.5: The Young Women's Auxiliary (YWA)

Event programs, 2007

 File — Box 110, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains documents pertaining to the State Baptist Young Woman's Auxiliary Health Ministry Committee. Holds constitution and handbook, event programs, newsletters, strategic plan, agendas, meeting minutes, annual session programs, correspondence, and handwritten notes.

Dates: 2007
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.8: Auxiliaries and Committees / 4.2.2.8.5: The Young Women's Auxiliary (YWA)

Event programs, 2016

 File — Box 109, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Holds "Annual Rainbow Tea Celebration," (9 April), and Annual Session of The Low Country District Missionaries," (30 April).

Dates: 2016
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.4: Correspondence, Meeting minutes and Various Event programs

Financial reports, 2003 - 2004

 File — Box 110, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Also includes documents pertaining to the WBEMC for Missions. Holds financial reports, and special event documents.

Dates: 2003 - 2004
Found in: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture / Lucille Simmons Whipper papers / Series 4: Religious Affiliations and Organizations / 4.2: The Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina and Auxiliaries / 4.2.2: Women's Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention (WBEMC) of South Carolina / 4.2.2.8: Auxiliaries and Committees / 4.3.3.8.6: Home and Foreign Mission-Africa Initiative
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