EPISCOPAL CHURCH. DIOCESE OF MINNESOTA:
An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Diocesan Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For
details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Episcopal Church. Diocese of Minnesota, creator. | |
| Title: | Miscellaneous diocesan records. | |
| Dates: | 1850-1986. | |
| Abstract: | Parish histories, papers of early Episcopal church leaders in Minnesota, marriage after divorce files, and other miscellaneous diocesan records. | |
| Quantity: | 3.85 cubic feet (10 boxes and 1 oversize folder). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The collection consists primarily of journals, notebooks, and other papers of early leaders in the Minnesota diocese of the Episcopal Church. Also included are parish histories compiled by registrars George C. Tanner, Francis L. Palmer, and Edward L. Sheppard and a sampling of marriage-after-divorce files dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. The remainder consists of scrapbooks, reports, certificates, programs, and other miscellaneous diocesan records.
OTHER FINDING AIDS
See the inventory for the Episcopal Church Diocese of Minnesota for information on other diocesan records in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Access to records less than 25 years old requires the permission of both the Minnesota Historical Society and the Diocese of Minnesota.
Use Restrictions:
Persons wishing to quote or publish anything found in or based on restricted papers must also secure permission from the Society and the Diocese.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Episcopal Church. Minnesota Diocese. Miscellaneous Diocesan Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 12,196; 12,990; 13,100; 13,706; 14,340; 15,348; 15,940; 17,128. See 1773B for additional accession numbers.
Processing Information:
Processed by: Kathryn Johnson, 1987 and Lara D. Friedman~Shedlov, November 1998; Christopher G. Welter, October 2009.
Box numbering is not uniform.
Catalog ID number: 990017351510104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P1035 | 44 | Miscellaneous Personal Papers: | |||||||||
| Journals, notebooks, and other personal papers of early Episcopal church leaders. | |||||||||||
| Breck, James Lloyd. Letter copybook, 1850-1857. Volume 33. | |||||||||||
| Copies of his letters to Bishop Jackson Kemper regarding early church work in Minnesota. | |||||||||||
| Jones, Rev. Ezra. Diary (copy), 1856-1859. Volume 34. | |||||||||||
| First rector of St. Peter. Copied by George C. Tanner, 1904, from original owned by Mrs. Cornelia W. Jones, Grand Rapids, Mich. | |||||||||||
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| P1035 | 45 | Knickerbocker, David Buel. Scrapbook, undated. Volume 35. | |||||||||
| Newspaper and magazine clippings regarding Minnesota church work, parishes, clergy, cultural organizations, Bishop Seabury Mission, diocesan administration, and Bishop Whipple's activities. | |||||||||||
| Manney, Solon W.: | |||||||||||
| Diary (copy), 1851-1859. Volume 36. | |||||||||||
| Written during his chaplaincy at Ft. Ripley. Copied by George C. Tanner, 1900, from original owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Tenney. | |||||||||||
| Excerpta ex Tertulliano, undated. Volume 37. | |||||||||||
| Translations of theological writings from the Latin. | |||||||||||
| Notes on the Epistle to the Romans, undated. Volume 38. | |||||||||||
| Notes and translations, undated. Volume 39. | |||||||||||
| From an unidentified theological work. | |||||||||||
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| P1035 | 46 | Notes on theology and ecclesiology, undated. Volume 40. | |||||||||
| Notes and translations, undated. Volume 41. | |||||||||||
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| P1035 | 12 | Notes, undated. | |||||||||
| Notes on the history, organization, theology, ritual, and worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church; early history of Christianity; and biblical texts. Some in Greek. | |||||||||||
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| P1035 | 45 | Peake, E. Steele: | |||||||||
| Notes and journal, 1856-1893. Volume 42. | |||||||||||
| Diary entries for parts of 1856, 1857, and 1862. Copies of letters to Peake from bishops and clergy. | |||||||||||
| Journal, 1856, 1861-1863. Volume 43. | |||||||||||
| Brief daily notes of travels, appointments, services (April 1861-October 1862); some entries for 1856, 1863, including his chaplaincy with the 28th Wisconsin. | |||||||||||
| Notes, 1854-1876. Volume 44. | |||||||||||
| Notes on services, visitations, consecrations, marriages, baptisms, rectors, etc. for various Minnesota parishes, especially Crow Wing. | |||||||||||
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| P1035 | 13 | Notes, undated. | |||||||||
| Notes on his missionary activities and church services in Minnesota, and on diocesan history and Indian missions in general. | |||||||||||
| Crump, Thomas J. Reminiscences, June 1892. | |||||||||||
| Of his missionary activities in east central Minnesota, centered at Litchfield, 1870-1887. | |||||||||||
| Tanner, George C.: Letters to Grace Sawyer Alder, 1916-1923. | |||||||||||
| In these personal letters Tanner, who many years previously served as Alder's pastor at an unidentified parish, speaks of his current activities, his health, and of individuals they both knew at that parish. | |||||||||||
| West, Emily J. Reminiscences, undated. | |||||||||||
| Of her missionary work among the Ojibwe at Gull Lake and Leech Lake (1856-1957) and among the Dakota at Lower Sioux Agency (1860-1862), Faribault (1862-1863), and in the Dakota Territory (ca. 1866-1878). | |||||||||||
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| P1035 | 45 | Wilcoxson, Timothy. Diary, 1845-1862. Volume 46. | |||||||||
| Diary of his ministry in Connecticut (1845-April 1850) and Minnesota (August 1850-June 1862). | |||||||||||
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| P1035 | 47 | Wilson, Ephraim S. Commonplace book, undated. Volume 47. | |||||||||
| Notes, quotations, references, and clippings on theological, literary, scientific, and historical subjects. Includes an index. | |||||||||||
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| 151.E.18.4F | 1 | George Goodreid papers: | |||||||||
| Goodreid was Archdeacon for Indian Work from 1943-1950. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence files, 1943-1950. | |||||||||||
| Reports on Indian field work, March 1945-March 1950. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous legal documents, undated and 1945-1959. | |||||||||||
| Includes supporting documentation, 1893-1908. | |||||||||||
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| 142.C.13.2 | 3 | Survey and map: Episcopal Church addition to White Earth, Minn., by E. G. Chilton, December 1916. | |||||||||
| Original [?] with two blueprint copies with annotations. | |||||||||||
| Plat map: U.S. Dept. of Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Consolidated Chippewa Agency, Township 142, Range 30, January-February 1939. | |||||||||||
| Contains annotations. | |||||||||||
| 142.G.7.5B-2 | Parish histories, 1850-1920. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Probably compiled by George C. Tanner, registrar of the diocese from 1878 to 1920. Includes indexes. | |||||||||||
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| 151.E.18.4F | 1 | Parish histories, [circa 1976]. 3 folders. | |||||||||
| Material compiled by Edward L. Sheppard and arranged alphabetically by parish. A separate folder includes miscellaneous photographs of churches and religious activities. | |||||||||||
| Marriage after divorce files, 1950s - 1980s. 38 folders. | |||||||||||
| Random sample of files concerning previously divorced individuals seeking to remarry in the Episcopal Church. | |||||||||||
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| 144.F.1.3B | 2 | Marriage after divorce files, 1950s - 1980s. 2 folders. | |||||||||
| Preparing for Holy Orders, 1983. | |||||||||||
| Theological notes and sermons, undated. | |||||||||||
| Author is unknown. | |||||||||||
| Diocesan scrapbook, 1892-1906. | |||||||||||
| Includes newspaper clippings. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous reports, programs, and publications, undated and 1852-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||||
| +62 | 2 | Seabury Divinity School. Graduation certificate for Percival Sargent Smith, May 1905. | |||||||||
| Shattuck School. Commission to Robert D. Ramsey as Sergeant, Shattuck Cadet Corps, Bishop Seabury Mission, September 16, 1892. | |||||||||||
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| 151.E.18.4F | 1 | Report of the Committee on the Episcopate Fund, July 1915. | |||||||||
| Episcopal schools: Historical material on St. Mary's Hall (1882) and Breck (1937). | |||||||||||
| Lectionary, [circa 1916]. | |||||||||||
| Reports on proposed revision to tables of lessons for the Book of Common Prayer. | |||||||||||
| St. Paul's Church (Minneapolis) 100th anniversary celebration, 1980. | |||||||||||
| Materials compiled by Viola McConnell, including church bulletins and newsletters, some correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, outline of script of program, and snapshots. | |||||||||||
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| 144.F.1.3B | 2 | Historical data (A-Z), 1922-1933. 4 folders. | |||||||||
| Includes correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, photographs of clerics (including Bishop Henry B. Whipple), and other church related materials (including church histories) compiled by Reverend Francis L. Palmer, the diocese's registrar beginning in 1922. | |||||||||||
 A few Selected images of Bishop Henry B. Whipple are also available
in digtal format. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Church work with Indians -- Minnesota.
- Divorce -- Religious aspects.
- Indians of North America -- Missions.
- Persons:
- Manney, Solon W., 1813-1869.
- Palmer, Francis Leseure, 1863-1949.
- Peake, Ebenezer Steele, 1830-1905.
- Sheppard, E. L. (Edward Lee), 1924-
- Tanner, George C. (George Clinton), 1834-1923.
- Whipple, Henry Benjamin, 1822-1901.
- Organizations:
- Episcopal Church -- Clergy.
- Types of Documents:
- Diaries.
- Photographs.
- Occupations:
- Clergy -- Minnesota.
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