Certificate of baptism signed by Rev. Volley V. K. Stokes
date: label: Date
content: 1940
name: label: Published by
content: Meyer & Brother Publishers, American
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Volley V. K. Stokes, American, ca. 1889 - 1961
label: Subject of
content: Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888
label: Signed by
content: Rev. Volley V. K. Stokes, American, ca. 1889 - 1961
notes: label: Description
content: Baptismal certificate used by Rev. Volley Stokes. The form is partially completed. The top of the form reads [Certificate of Baptism/ This Certifies] surrounded by a curvilinear design. The middle section of the paper is not filled out. The standard printed text reads [That ______ / of ______ / born on the ____ day of ______ 19__]. Below is [RECEIVED / Christian Baptism] followed by a completed section with handwritten information in blue and black ink. The text reads [on the 12th day of April in / the year of our Lord 1940 / at Trinity Baptist Church, Balt. Md / Rev. Volley V.K. Stokes, B.D. Pastor]. The publisher is printed in the bottom left. The back is blank.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.14.13
objectType: label: Type
content: baptismal certificates
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 8 × 10 5/16 in. (20.3 × 26.2 cm)