Listed below are links to a variety of Baptist digital resources. The list is arranged alphabetically by types of material. Most of the resources are scanned from the originals with some material in typescript form.
Researchers and users of the Digital Resources Collection who find these materials useful are encouraged to email the staff of the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives and provide us your impressions and use.
Citation Information: Research users of resources from the Digital Resources Collection should include the digital citation format of their choice. All citations should include the statement “Digital Resources Collection, Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.”
African American Baptist Resources
- Alabama Colored Baptist State Convention Annuals, 1877-1929
- American Baptist Missionary Convention (1842, 1852-1854, 1859-1860), Consolidated American Baptist Missionary Convention (1869, 1872, 1877, 1879), American National Baptist Convention (1889-1891), and National Baptist Education Convention (1892)
- Christian Banner, 1900-1901, 1915-1919
- Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention Proceedings and Reports, 1899-1940
- National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., 1897-1975
- National Baptist Convention of America, 1916-1975
- National Baptist Magazine, 1894-1901
- Progressive National Baptist Convention, 1963-1974
- R. H. Boyd – J. M. Frost and T.P. Bell Correspondence, 1895-1916
Annuals – National
- Canadian National Baptist Convention (SBC) Annuals, 1966-2000
- Southern Baptist Convention Annuals, 1845-Current
Annuals – State
- Alabama Colored Baptist State Convention Annuals, 1877-1929
- Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania-South Jersey Annuals, 1971-2003
- Nevada Baptist Convention Annuals, 1979-2017
- Ohio Baptist Convention Annuals, 1954-1999
- Utah-Idaho Southern Baptist Convention Annuals, 1965-2000
- Wyoming Southern Baptist Convention Annuals, 1984-2009
Audio Visual Resources
- Christian Home Series Audio Recordings, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1956
- Consultation on Women in Church-Related Vocations Audio Recordings, 1978
- Pastor’s Conference Audio Recordings, 1954-1966
- SBC Historical Commission, Jimmy Carter Oral History Interview, 1991
- Southern Baptist Convention Audio Recordings, 1954-1974
- Southern Baptist Convention Video Recordings, 1975-1999
- Southern Baptist Evangelistic Hour Audio Recordings, 1944-1946
- Southern Baptist Forum Audio Recordings, 1985-1990
- Spring Street USA, 1973-1975
- WMU Centennial Celebration Video Recordings, 1988
- Woman’s Missionary Union Audio Recordings, 1958-1974
Manuscript Collections
- Charles Alexander Leonard Missionary Correspondence, 1928-1943
- History of the Southern Baptist Chaplaincy, by Lawrence P. Fitzgerald, Ca. 1973
- James Garvin Chastain Papers, 1887-1930
- R. B. C. Howell-A Memorial of the First Baptist Church, Nashville, Tennessee, 1820-1863
- R. H. Boyd – J. M. Frost and T.P. Bell Correspondence, 1895-1916
- William Carey Taylor Letters
Mission Journals
- Home and Foreign Journal, 1851-1861, 1868-1874
- Home Missions, 1930-1980, Missions USA 1981
- Foreign Mission Journal, 1874-1916
- Our Home Field and Home Field, 1888-1916
- The Home and Foreign Fields, 1916-1937
- Commission, 1849-1851, 1856-1861, 1938-1970
- Your Foreign Missions Bulletin, 1961-1965
Newspapers
- Baptist and Reflector (formerly Tennessee Baptists), 1835-1996, 2000-2008
- Baptist Press news releases
Oral History Interviews
- SBC Historical Commission, Jimmy Carter Oral History Interview, 1991
- SBC Historical Commission, Southern Baptist Convention Presidents Oral History Collection, 1974-1992
Periodicals
- Baptist Preacher, 1842-1859
- Baptists United News, 1972-1986
- Bulletin Seminary Extension Department, 1952-1962
- Cakira, 1946-1996, 1998, 2000
- Christian Frontiers, 1946-1949
- Confederate Baptist, 1862-1865
- Frontier Baptist News, 1958-1969
- Home Department Magazine (1910-1934) and The Better Home (1935-1946)
- Indian Advocate, 1846-1855
- Indian Missionary, 1880-1891
- Light, 1948-2004
- Quarterly Review, 1941-1970
- Report From The Capital, 1946-1984
- Salt and E-Salt, 1991-2006
- Search, 1981-1993
- Southern Baptist and General Intelligencer, 1835-1836
Photographic Collections
- Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives Photographs (selected images)
- Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Pictorial Albums, 1934-1948
- Lantern Slide Collection, 1900-1930 (selected images)
- Don Rutledge Photographs, 1966-1996 (selected images)
Reference Sources
- Biographies, Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives (selected biographies, typescripts)
- Consultation on Women in Church Related Vocations Program, 1978
- Index of Graduate Theses in Baptist Theological Seminaries, 1894-1979
- Index to SBC Annuals, 1845-1984
- Light and Salt Indexes, 1978-1995
- Resumes of the Significant Events in the History of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1812-1980
- Southern Baptist Convention Handbook, 1921-1993
- Southern Baptist Forum Programs, 1985-1990
- Southern Baptist Pastor’s Conference Programs, 1954-1980
- Southern Baptist Periodical Index, 1965-2000
- Woman’s Missionary Union Programs, 1958-1974
Research Studies
- Baptist VIEWpolls, 1969-1984
- Calling the Family Back Together, Research Report, 1993
- Consultation on Women in Church Related Vocations Findings Report, 1978
- Home Mission Board/North American Mission Board Research Reports, 1963-2004
- Transition Plan for Covenant for a New Century, 1996
Sermons and Addresses
- John Rowan Claypool Sermon Collection, 1962-1981
- R. B. C. Howell Sermons, 1838-1867
- Southern Baptist Convention Presidential Addresses, 1853, 1919-1923, 1939, 1951-2018
- Southern Baptist Convention Sermons, 1846-2019
- Southern Baptist Forum Sermons and Addresses, 1986-1990
- Southern Baptist Pastor’s Conference Sermons, 1951-1994
- Woman’s Missionary Union Addresses, 1962-1974
Woman’s Missionary Union Resources
- Our Mission Fields (1906-1914) and Royal Service (1914-1978)
- WMU Centennial Celebration News Stories, 1988
- WMU Centennial Celebration Program Guide to Video Recordings, 1988
