EPISCOPAL CHURCH. DIOCESE OF MINNESOTA.
An Inventory of Diocesan Subject Files at the Minnesota Historical
Society
Manuscripts Collection
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| Creator: |
Episcopal Church. Diocese of
Minnesota, creator.
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| Title: | Diocesan subject files. |
| Dates: | 1858-1956. |
| Abstract: | An assortment of files on diocesan oversight and educational
organizations, properties, and history. |
| Quantity: | 3.8 cubic feet (11 boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for
shelf locations. |
Files include constitutions, minutes, membership data, correspondence, and other
records of organizations including the Bishop Gilbert Hall Guild, which sponsored a
boarding home for girls; the Church Club of the Diocese of Minnesota; the Church
Extension Society of St. Paul and its predecessor the City Mission Society of St.
Paul, which supervised parishes in that city; the Church Sunday School Association;
the Department of Missions; the Bishop Seabury Mission; the Seabury Divinity School;
and other groups.
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Individual files are arranged in alphabetical order within larger files, which are
also arranged alphabetically.
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The description below is supplemented by data sheets (P1035 - Box A) that provide
more detailed information about selected subject content and letter-writers in each
file.
See the inventory for the Episcopal Church
Diocese of Minnesota for information on other diocesan records in the
Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here].
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Minnesota. Diocesan Subject Files. Minnesota
Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,416. See accession file 1773B for additional accession
numbers
Processing Information:
Processed by: Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, November 1998
Box numbering is not uniform.
Catalog ID number: 990017351480104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 50 | Aged and Infirm Clergy Fund. Board of managers minute book, July
1892-January 1933. Volume 64. |
| | | Information concerning payments of stipends and funeral expenses, and some on
management of the fund. |
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Bishop Gilbert Hall Guild:
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| | | Organized to raise funds to help maintain the Bishop Gilbert Hall, a
Minneapolis home for girls. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 10 | | Miscellaneous papers, 1919-1923. |
| | | | Constitution, reports, minutes, and letters of the guild, which sponsored
an Episcopal boarding home for girls at the University of Minnesota. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 58 | | Minutes, 1919-1924[?]. Volume 142. |
| | | | Minutes discuss acquisition, administration, and expenditure of funds,
and maintenance and furnishing of the hall. |
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Bishop Seabury Mission:
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| | | Correspondence, miscellaneous papers, and financial reports of the Bishop
Seabury Mission, and lists of students, graduates, and professors at Seabury
Divinity School. The papers include information on scholarships, finances,
and staff of the divinity school; articles of incorporation and statutes of
the mission; extracts from trustees' minutes (1903, 1908); a few items
regarding Shattuck School; briefs in Rice County vs. Bishop Seabury Mission
(1903); and a list of contributors. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 10 | | Miscellaneous papers, 1860-1941. 2 folders. |
| | | Financial reports, 1895-1930. 2 folders. |
| | | Records of students, Seabury Divinity School, 1858-1933. 2 folders. |
| | | Names of contributors, 1874-1878. Volume 65. |
| | | | Alphabetical list. Amount of donation occasionally given. |
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| Location | Box |
| 144.D.17.4F-2 | 102 | Bishop's register, 1888-1917. 1 volume. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 58 | Board of Missions. Women's Auxiliary. Minnesota Branch. Historical
record, 1882-1900. Volume 143. |
| | | Data on organization and early annual meetings, copied from records in a
safety deposit box at Merchants National Bank, St. Paul. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 50 | Breck Missionary Society. Treasurer's book, 1903-1921. |
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Breck School:
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| | | Register, 1889-1909. |
| | | | List of pupils for each school term, giving name, parent or guardian,
home, fees, department of study, local lodging, and dates of
attendance. |
| | | Wilder Chapel register, 1887-1908. |
| | | | Lists of baptisms, confirmations, communicants, and burials. Includes a
brief history of Breck School. |
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Church Club of the Diocese of Minnesota:
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| | | The church club was a laymen's organization to promote fellowship and
stimulate support for the church. Records include constitutions, membership
lists, minutes (1891-1921 and scattered), materials from the National
Federation of Church Clubs, and correspondence regarding membership,
publicity, and meetings. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 10 | | Correspondence and related papers, 1891-1892, 1918-1936. 5 folders. |
| | | Minutes, 1908-1921. 2 folders. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 50 | | Minute book, 1891-1907. Volume 69. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 58 | | Addresses at annual meeting, October 27, 1921. Volume
145. |
| | | | Typed copies of addresses by Hugh L. Burleson (Bishop of South Dakota),
S. Harrington Littell (Hankow, China), and Elizabeth Matthews (Ohio),
and introductions. |
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Church Extension Society of St. Paul:
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| | | This group was organized in 1908 to unite St. Paul clergy and laymen in
"extension and support" of the church. Records include articles of
incorporation, treasurer's reports (1915-1925), a history (1920s),
information on Lenten services (1923-1933), minutes (1913-1937), and
miscellany of this society organized to assist and supervise parishes. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 11 | | Miscellaneous papers, 1889-1933. |
| | | Board of directors minutes, 1923-1926. 2 folders. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 12 | | Board of directors minutes, 1927-1931. 3 folders. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 50 | | Board of directors minutes, April 1913-May 1937. Volumes 70 and
71. 2 volumes. |
| | | | Minutes concentrate on support of missionary stations and services in St.
Paul, with some mention of other educational and charitable works.
Volume 71 includes copies of articles of incorporation and bylaws. |
| | | Accounts, 1921-1937. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 12 |
Church Sunday School Association:
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| | | Miscellaneous papers, 1889-1907. |
| | | | Programs, announcements, pastoral letters, and reports. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 53 | | Conference minutes, February 1889-May 1920. Volumes 96 and 97. 2
volumes. |
| | | | Conferences and institutes on Sunday school work in the diocese and on
means of improving and extending it. Also includes financial records and
receipts from offerings. |
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City Mission Society of St. Paul:
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| | | Became the Church Extension Society of St. Paul ca. April 1909. |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 51 | | Minutes, October 1887-April 1913. Volumes 73-75. 3
volumes. |
| | | | Minutes concerning mission parishes, property, and services in St. Paul.
Also includes some financial reports, constitution, and a proposed
constitution for the Church Extension Society (May 1908). Volume 73 also
contains the Eastern Missionary District minutes, 1877-1884. |
| | | Ledger, 1898-1905. Volume 76. |
| | | | Financial records (receipts and disbursements?) for various parishes and
church organizations in St. Paul. Also includes records of payments of
pledges [?]. |
| | | Cash book, 1898-1921. Volume 77. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 12 | Department of Missions, 1920-1921, 1925, 1944-1956. |
| | | Miscellaneous correspondence and financial information on the work and
support of diocesan missionaries. |
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| | Episcopal Summer Conference programs, 1944-1948. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 51 | Faribault Clericus. Minutes, November 11, 1895-May 16, 1898. Volume
78. |
| | | Brief minutes of meetings of clergy in Faribault and vicinity, from its
organization until it apparently died. Also includes a copy of a letter of
congratulation to Bishop Whipple on his 75th birthday and his reply. |
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| | General Convention. House of Bishops. Portraits and autographs, 1895.
Volume 79. |
| | | Portraits of bishops, in order of seniority, with signatures (apparently cut
from letters). Also includes pictures of Faribault and Twin Cities churches
and schools. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 52 | Lambeth Conference. Autographs of bishops, 1888. Volume
80. |
| | | Autographs of all bishops who attended the Pan-Anglican (Lambeth) Conference,
London, 1888. |
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| | Minneapolis Convocation. Minutes, 1898-1914. Volume 81. |
| | | Meetings of clergy from Minneapolis and vicinity for extension, oversight,
and missionary work. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 60 | National Church Pension Fund. Diocese of Minnesota. Ledger, [circa
1936]. Volume 82. |
| | | Appears to be a record of contributions made to this fund by individuals in
various Diocese of Minnesota parishes. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 12 | Parochial Reports, 1877-1879. 3 folders. |
| | | Statistical reports from parishes and missions in Minnesota. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 13 | Parochial Reports, 1880-1882, 1884. 4 folders. |
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| | St. Barnabas Hospital, 1944-August 1950. 2 folders. |
| | | Correspondence, memos, and reports regarding insurance, finances, staff,
services, maintenance, and facilities; minutes of trustees' meetings. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 14 | St. Barnabas Hospital, September 1950-October 1952. 3 folders. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 52 | St. Paul and Minneapolis Clericus minutes, November 1883-June 1906.
Volumes 83-85. 3 volumes. |
| | | Meetings of all clergy living and working in the two cities. Minutes note
discussions of missionary work, Christian education, Episcopal doctrine, and
diocesan organization. Volume 85 includes its constitution. |
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Seabury Divinity School:
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| | | Bills approved, June 1905-January 1930. Volumes 86-88. 3 volumes.
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 53 | | Expense book, 1893-1904. Volume 89. |
| | | | Warden's [?] expenses for upkeep of the school, food supplies, equipment,
utensils, and salaries. |
| | | Faculty meeting minutes, 1866-1878. Volume 90. |
| | | | Discussion of rules for students, admissions and matriculations,
grievances, scholarships, examinations, courses of study, and
faculty. |
| | | Record of scholarships, 1891-1898, 1907-1912. Volume
91. |
| | | | List of scholarships, their amounts, and beneficiaries, and also
professorships (1891-1898); lists of students with grades; and
recipients of scholarships to Seabury, the University of Minnesota, and
Breck School (1907-1912). |
| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 53 | | List of books and catalog of subjects and authors in the library,
undated. Volume 92. |
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| | Southern Convocation. Minutes, April 186-July 1905. Volumes 93 and
94. 2 volumes. |
| | | Meetings of the deanery of the church in southern Minnesota, with information
on meetings, papers and discussions, and missionary work. Name was changed
to Faribault Convocation in 1898. |
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| | Stowe's Clerical Directory. Subscription list, 1919-1922. Volume
95. |
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| Location | Box |
| P1035 | 14 | Twin City Clericus minutes, 1923-1930. |
| | | The Twin City Clericus was composed of all Protestant Episcopal clergymen
living and working in Minneapolis and St. Paul. |
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| | United Movement of the Church's Youth, 1947-1948. |
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:
- Christian education -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Bishop Gilbert Hall Guild (Minn.).
- Bishop Seabury Mission.
- Church Club of the Diocese of Minnesota.
- Church Extension Society of St. Paul.
- Church Sunday School Association of the Diocese of Minnesota.
- City Mission Society of St. Paul.
- Episcopal Church -- Societies, etc.
- Episcopal Church -- Clergy -- Training of -- Minnesota.
- Seabury Divinity School.
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