Fostering research in Alabama Baptist history through the
Alabama Baptist Historical Collection.

The Alabama Baptist Historical Commission is pleased to announce its annual Study Grant Program. A maximum of $500.00 is available to researchers in the field of Alabama Baptist history. The purpose of the grant is to foster research in Alabama Baptist history and to encourage use of the Alabama Baptist Historical Collection housed in the Special Collection Department of the Samford University Library. The publication of research in entirety or part in The Alabama Baptist Historian, a journal of the Alabama Baptist Historical Society, is desirable.

Who can apply?

Students

Professors

Church History Committees

Associational History Committees

Anyone researching Alabama Baptist history!

The Alabama Baptist Historical Collection is recognized as the world's most complete resource on Alabama Baptists.

The Collection includes:

Original church and association records

Histories of Baptist organizations, agencies, and institutions

Histories of Baptist associations in Alabama

Histories of Alabama Baptist churches

Printed minutes of Alabama Baptist Convention, entities, and institutions

Printed minutes of the Southern Baptist Convention

Biographical information of individual Alabama Baptists

Microfilmed copies of The Alabama Baptist and other Baptist periodicals

Miscellaneous artifacts relating to Alabama Baptist life

Photographs of Alabama Baptist people, places, and events

Link to Special Collection Department, Samford University Davis Library
http://library.samford.edu/about/special.html