Ledger from the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station
date: label: Date
content: late 19th - early 20th century
name: label: Printed by
content: Boorum & Pease Company, American, 1842 - 1985
label: Used by
content: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church, American, founded 1887
notes: label: Description
content: Ledger from the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station, Indiana. The cover is light grey with dark grey accents and brown corners. Written in dark grey text diagonally across the cover is “SINGLE ENTRY / LEDGER.” The inside of the ledger contains lists of people’s names in columns under the heading “Roll.”
place: label: Place used
content: Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United states, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African Methodist Episcopal
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Rural life
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.155.16
objectType: label: Type
content: ledgers (account books)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
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 x D: 12 1/16 × 7 3/8 × 9/16 in. (30.7 × 18.7 × 1.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 12 1/8 × 7 1/2 × 5/8 in. (30.8 × 19.1 × 1.6 cm)