Golden Jubilee of the Baptist Women's State Missionary Convention of Kentucky . .

Louisville: Baptist Women's State Missionary Convention of Kentucky/[American Baptist Printing Plant], 1953. Very good. 8¾" x 6". Blue cloth, gilt title to front board. pp. [4], 99. Very good: light wear; toned and lightly soiled endpapers.

This is an outstanding resource on Black Baptist women's activity in Kentucky. Its full title sums up the book's contents: "the story of fifty years of women's missionary activities including histories of the young people and district conventions, societies and individuals."

Heavily illustrated with over 80 photographic images, the book is broken up into five sections. The first contains a history of the association, while the second describes various districts within the state. Section three contains brief vignettes on 35 churches while the fourth section has text on nine different educational institutions impacted by the women. The last section has 13 biographies of leaders, including some men, while scattered throughout the book are many snippets regarding female leaders and great group shots.

Importantly, one page is devoted to an interior shot of the American Baptist Printing Plant, which was owned and operated by the General Association of Colored Baptists in Kentucky. We believe the inclusion of this page implies that the book was printed by the same entity.

OCLC locates five copies over two entries.