Alec F. Thompson Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes files from different Baptist churches, such as Groove Level Baptist, Beaufort Baptist, and Woodland Hills Baptist Church.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1989
Creator
- Thompson, Alec F., 1946-2014 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted access. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Rights Statement
To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.
Biographical / Historical
Alec F. Thompson was the pastor of white Southern Baptist churches in North Carolina and Georgia from 1944 to 2013. Some of these churches include National Avenue Baptist Church in New Bern, North Carolina; First Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia; and Clayton Baptist Church in Clayton, Georgia. He was also an interim pastor for some Middle Georgia churches as well, and was a supply pastor after moving to Forsyth, Georgia. He was a graduate of Brewton-Parker College, Mercer University, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Ernestine Prescott Thompson, had four children.
Extent
2.08 Linear Feet (2 full Hollinger boxes and 1 records center box) : Paper materials, publications, and ephemera
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ernestine Prescott Thompson, the wife of Alec Thompson (August 2017)
Subject
- National Avenue Baptist Church (New Bern, Nc.) (Organization)
- Clayton Baptist Church (Clayton, Ga.) (Organization)
- Title
- Alec. F. Thompson Papers
- Author
- Norma Thompson and Daniel Williams (2017) and Jahni Jules (2022)
- Date
- 2017 and 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Gift of Ernestine Prescott Thompson (August 2017) and Norma Thompson (February 2024)
Repository Details
Part of the Mercer University Archives and Digital Initiatives Repository