The Baptist Archives' main objective is to preserve Middle and East Tennessee's Baptist heritage. The collection contains the minutes, records, annuals, and histories of various churches and associations; ministers' and laymen's papers, diaries, letters, and sermons; and the collections of various missionaries. Also included are early Tennessee Baptist newspapers, Tennessee Baptist Convention annuals, regional state newspapers, and selected Southern Baptist journals. The collection is rounded out by a wide variety of books dealing with Baptist history, doctrine, missions, and biography. Vertical files are also maintained for Middle and East Tennessee Baptist churches and associations.
- Selected Baptist Research Materials
- "Lives Lost, Found, and Honored!" compiled by Dr. Donald R. Heiss
Manuscript Collections
- Kathleen Manley Collection
- Jacob Tol Miller Journal
- Buck & Barbara Donaldson Collection
- Louise Gulley Medling Collection
- John Henderson Spencer Manuscript
- Jesse Archibald Lockhart Collection
- Glenn A. Toomey Collection
- R. Lofton Hudson Collection
- Raymond DeArmond Collection
- Russell Bradley Jones Collection
- John T. Courtney Collection
- Moses McGinnis Bible
- Samuel M. McCarter Collection
- Clara A. McCartt Collection
- TBC Woman's Missionary Union Collection
- James Earl Stallings Collection
- Tennessee Baptist Student Union / Baptist Collegiate Ministry Collection
- Rev. B. C. Cochran Collection
