EPISCOPAL CHURCH. DIOCESE OF MINNESOTA:

Kellogg's papers document his activities and interests as bishop coadjutor (1952-1956) and bishop (1956-1970) of the Diocese of Minnesota, including diocesan administration, finances, organizations, education, social concerns, schools, and parishes.

Files of the Bishop and Council, Executive Council, and various diocesan officials document administrative matters. There is information on relief, mission, building, and trust funds; Kellogg's memberships and interests in a number of church and social services organizations, including the Anglican Congress, Brotherhood of St. Andrew, House of Bishops, Church Home of Minnesota, Episcopal Community Services, Gilfillan Center, and Society for Cultural and Racial Unity; diocesan missions; clergy assignments and salaries; national and diocesan clerical conferences and conventions; laymen's work in the church; and the diocesan hospitals, including St. Barnabas, Sheltering Arms, and St. Luke's. There are substantial files on the diocese-affiliated preparatory schools--Breck, St. James, St. Mary's Hall, and Shattuck--as well as smaller files on other church-related colleges, seminaries, and scholarships. A set of files on individual parishes focuses on Kellogg's visits, clerical transfers, and individual parish problems.

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These records are divided into the following four sections:

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A set of data sheets for the Diocese of Minnesota records (P1035, Box A) provides more detailed information on each of the files in Kellogg's papers. Each data sheet also includes a selected list of correspondents for that 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. Bishop Hamilton Hyde Kellogg Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: See accession file 1773B

Processing Information:

Processed by: Cheri Thies, 1980-1981; Leif Kopietz, April 2025

Catalog ID number: 990017349570104294

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Consists mainly of sketches of Kellogg's early life, education, and career with the church. Also includes his alumnus record from Williams College, a copy of a 1956 citation from Syracuse University, and a letter from Kellogg to all diocesan clergy (1961).

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These files cover many aspects of Kellogg's career as bishop coadjutor and bishop, including diocesan administration, finances, organizations, education, and social concerns. Also included are several personal and official correspondence files, many of the correspondents being church officials and other members of the clergy.

Information on diocesan and bishopric administration and finances includes the final corporate merger of the dioceses of Duluth and Minnesota in 1955; various relief, mission, and building funds; clergy and laymen salaries and pensions; and miscellaneous trust funds bequeathed to the diocese. Specific files dealing with these topics include the annual reports of the Board of Trustees (1958-1963) and files on Builders for Christ (1954-1955, 1960), the Christian Giving Foundation (1958-1959, 1962-1964), the Church Pension Fund (1956-1959, 1963-1968), the Ministerial Fund Gift Campaign (1961-1968), and the diocesan finance department (1953-1968).

Kellogg's memberships and activities in various diocesan and church organizations are well documented. Some of the specific files that deal with his memberships are the Anglican Congress (1958-1964), Bishop and Council (1954-1969), Brotherhood of St. Andrew (1958-1965), Lambeth Conference (1957-1958, 1965), Executive Council (1964-1969), Joint Structure Commission (1960-1968), House of Bishops (1955-1968), and Memorial Commission (1960, 1964-1965). Files that cover Kellogg's involvement in organizations of which he was not a member include the Altar Guild (1960-1968), Daughters of the King (1959-1968), Girls Friendly Society (1956-1963), and Women's Auxiliary (1952-1960).

Kellogg's interest and involvement in the educational aspects of the church are reflected in files on various colleges, seminaries, parish schools, and scholarships, including the Bishop's Laboratory (1954-1955), Carleton Conference (1955-1967), Christian Education Department (1954-1965), College of Preachers (1959-1966), Kenyon College Theological School (1957), Seabury-Western Seminary (1959-1969), Nashotah House (1959-1960), and Seminary Refresher Courses (1966-1968).

Many aspects of the social concerns and problems of the bishopric and diocese are found here, also, such as alcoholism, the elderly, refugees, flood victims, racial tensions, delinquency, and mixed marriages. There are files on several organizations that addressed such concerns, including the Church Home of Minnesota (1953-1968), Episcopal Community Services (1960-1968), Gilfillan Center (1963-1968), Society for Cultural and Racial Unity (1963-1968), and Voluntary Service Program (1966).

There are several files of official and semi-official correspondence, including that with David E. Bronson, diocesan chancellor (1955-1968), Philip McNairy, bishop coadjutor (1965-1968), and many neighboring bishops (1966). There is a series of pastoral letters from Kellogg to all the diocesan parishes (1955, 1961-1962), and a series of letters on the election of the bishop coadjutor of South Dakota (1966). Also included is correspondence dealing with Kellogg's installation into the bishopric (1956), and a series of personal letters (1937, 1952-1966).

Other subjects of Kellogg's interest and involvement touched upon in the subject files are Armed Forces chaplains; diocesan missions; national and diocesan clerical conferences and conventions; laymen's work in the church, including a series of letters with Dr. Jeannette Piccard; clerical supply, demand, and dispositions; and the diocesan hospitals, including St. Barnabas and Sheltering Arms, Minneapolis, and St. Luke's, St. Paul.

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Includes correspondence, financial records, minutes, reports, audits, handbooks, and yearbooks from the following diocese-affiliated preparatory schools: Breck School (Minneapolis) and St. James, St. Mary's Hall, and Shattuck (Faribault).

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Subject files dealing with the activities and problems of the parishes in the diocese, arranged alphabetically by city name. They contain mainly correspondence dealing with Kellogg's visits, clerical transfers, and individual parish problems.

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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 management.

Church schools -- Minnesota.

Lent.

Preparatory schools -- Minnesota.

Parishes -- Minnesota.

Persons:

Kellogg, Hamilton Hyde, 1899-1977.

Organizations:

Anglican Congress (1954 : Minneapolis, Minn.).

Breck School.

Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.).

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Minnesota. Bishop and Council.

Episcopal Church -- Clergy.

Episcopal Church -- Government.

Episcopal Church -- Societies, etc.

Saint James School (Faribault, Minn.).

Saint Mary's Hall (Faribault, Minn.).

Seabury-Western Theological Seminary.

Shattuck School.

Occupations:

Bishops. Minnesota.

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