Proceedings of the Sixty-eighth Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated, Held with the Baptist Churches of Houston, Texas, September 8-12, 1948. N.p., n.d.
Proceedings of the Sixty-ninth Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc., Held with the Baptist Churches of Los Angeles, California, September 7-11, 1949. N.p., n.d.
Proceedings of the Seventieth Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc., Held with the Baptist Churches of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 6-10, 1950. N.p., n.d.
Proceedings of the Seventy-first Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated, Held with the Baptist Churches of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 5-9, 1951. N.p., n.d.
Proceedings of the Seventy-second Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated, Held with the Baptist Churches of Chicago, Illinois, September 10-14, 1952. N.p., n.d.
Record of the Seventy-third Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Miami, Florida, September 9-13, 1953. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the Seventy-fourth Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Saint Louis, Missouri, September 7-12, 1954. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the Seventy-fifth Annual Session (Diamond Jubilee) of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Memphis, Tennessee, September 7-11, 1955. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 76th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Denver, Colorado, September 4-9, 1956. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 77th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Louisville, Kentucky, September 3-8, 1957. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 78th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Chicago, Illinois, September 9-14, 1958. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 79th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of San Francisco, California, September 9-13, 1959. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 80th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 6-11, 1960. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 81st Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas, September 5-10, 1961. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 82nd Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Chicago, Illinois, September 5-9, 1962. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 83rd Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Cleveland, Ohio, September 3-8, 1963. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 84th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Detroit, Michigan, September 8-13, 1964. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 89th Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Woman’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Kansas City, Missouri, September 9-14, 1969. N.p., n.d.
The Record of the 91st Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Women’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Cleveland, Ohio and Vicinity, September 7-12, 1971. N.p., n.d.
The Financial Record of the 96th Annual Session and Contributions to Boards, Special Funds, etc. of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Incorporated and the Women’s Auxiliary, Held with the Baptist Churches of Dallas, Texas and Vicinity, September 7-12, 1976. N.p., n.d.
NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION, WOMAN’S CONVENTION AUXILIARY
First Annual Report of the Woman’s Convention, Auxiliary to the National Baptist Convention. N.p., 1901.
26th Annual Report of the Executive Board and Corresponding Secretary of the Woman’s Convention Auxiliary to the National Baptist Convention. N.p., n.d.
Report of the Historian of the Woman’s Convention Auxiliary to the National Baptist Convention, Chicago, Illinois, August 14-25, 1930. N.p., n.d.
PROGRESSIVE NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION
Minutes of the First Annual Session of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., held with the Baptist Churches of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 4-9, 1962. N.p., 1962.
Minutes of the Second Annual Session of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., Held with the Baptist Churches of Detroit, Michigan, September 3-8, 1963. N.p., 1963.
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