Grace Episcopal Church
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632
email: archives@etal.uri.edu
Published in 2007
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Grace Episcopal Church |
| Date range: |
1829-2000 |
| Creator: |
Grace Church (Providence, R. I.) |
| Extent: |
96 box(es)
(72 linear feet)
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| Abstract: |
Grace Church was founded in Providence, Rhode Island in 1829. The records document the administrative, financial, religious, social, and cultural activities of Grace Episcopal Church. The records are comprehensive but there are gaps particularly in the early years. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
|
| Collection number: |
Mss. Gr. 144 |
Scope & content
The records document the administrative, financial, religious, social, and cultural activities of Grace Episcopal Church. The records are comprehensive but there are gaps, particularly in the early years of the parish's existence.
Arrangement
After processing, the records were organized into nine series as follows:
- 1. Subject Files
- 2. Registers
- 3. Vestry
- 4. Financial Records
- 5. Images
- 6. Cemetery Records
- 7. Scrapbooks
- 8. Newsletters and Sunday Bulletins
- 9. Yearbooks
Historical Information
Grace Church
was founded in
Providence in 1829 by parishioners of
St. John's Church
who wished to have a house of worship closer to their homes on the city's west side. This group of "gentlemen friendly to the organization of a Protestant Episcopal Church. . .on the West Side of Providence," as they described themselves in the minutes of their first meeting, accomplished their goals in short order.
Within two weeks of that first meeting, the group rented a building on the corner of
Pine and Richmond streets in Providence and held its first service on May 17, 1829. A vestry was elected on June 2nd and a charter granted by the Rhode Island State Legislature on June 29th. It was not until a year later that the first rector,
Samuel Fuller, Jr., was appointed. In the interim, twenty-seven different visiting clergy served the new parish.
The small structure on the corner of Pine and Richmond Streets was inadequate for the needs of the parish and almost from its inception the parish leadership had been seeking a more suitable home. In 1832 that search ended when the parish purchased the Providence Theater building on
Westminster St. (the site of the present Grace Church). The converted theater remained the parish's house of worship until it was declared unsafe in late 1844. The parish immediately undertook a subscription drive and in a short time raised $20,000 toward the construction of a new church. Lots were purchased adjacent to the existing structure to provide sufficient space for the new structure. Noted church architect
Richard Upjohn of
New York was commissioned to design a new Grace Church. The cornerstone was laid on April 8, 1845 and service of consecration held on June 2, 1846. The structure remains largely unchanged today.
Because of the small size and limited financial resources of the
Diocese of Rhode Island
, its bishop initially also served as a parish rector in order to lessen the burden on diocesan coffers and, at the same time, receive a sufficient salary to sustain him. Grace Church, as the largest and most centrally located parish in the diocese, hosted Bishops
John P. K. Henshaw (1843-52) and
Thomas March Clark (1854-66) as rectors of the parish. This practice ended in 1866 when Bishop Clark resigned as rector to devote his energies to the diocese as a whole.
The parish continued to grow throughout the remainder of the nineteenth century under the leadership of a series of rectors, the most notable of which was
David Greer who served as rector from 1872 to 1888 before moving on to become Bishop of New York. The number of communicants had increased to nearly 1000 by the turn of the century.
As its membership of Grace Church increased, so too did the size of its physical plant. A new parish house and chancel were completed in 1912 and the parish house was renovated and enlarged in 1952. The parish also amended its charter in 1920 to eliminate the long-time practice of privately owned and/or rented pews.
Dr.
Clarence Horner was appointed rector in 1937 and it was during his twenty-four year tenure that the parish enjoyed its most sustained period of growth. The number of communicants continued to increase and the physical plant continued to expand. The parish also begin to reach out to the broader community through a number of cultural and social programs such as the
Service Men's Club
in World War II.
Horner died in 1961, but his successors continued and expanded the community outreach programs begun during his tenure. Though in a sense Grace Church's neighborhood could be said to have moved out on it, the parish compensated by expanding its "neighborhood" to all of
Providence and the wider community of Rhode Island. Among its many programs are "
One-on-One
," a program in which church volunteers visit shut-ins throughout the city; "
Meals on Wheels
," which provides meals to shut-ins, the elderly, and convalescents, as well as a food bank, a thrift center, and a variety of arts and cultural programs.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
Open for research. |
| Use of the materials: |
|
| Preferred citation: |
Records of Grace Episcopal Church, Mss. Gr. 144, University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections. |
| Contact information: |
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
15 Lippitt Road
Kingston, RI 02881-2011
Tel: 401-874-4632
email: archives@etal.uri.edu
|
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The records were deposited in the
Special Collections Unit of the
University of Rhode Island Library in the summer and fall of 1999. Bound copies of The Parish Helper, 1995-2000 were deposited in 2000. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Kevin J. Logan. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Sarina R. Wyant on
2007 July 30, updated by Hailie D. Posey on 2009 August 31, updated by Mark Dionne on2020 May 1 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Related material: |
Records of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island contain records pertaining to Grace Church, specifially in Mss. Gr. 41.1: Series 2, Diocesan Parishes; Series 10 Parish Administration; Series 11, Baptisms/Confirmatons; Mss Gr. 41.2, Series 7, Parish Administrative Files.New England Church Records, Rec. Gr. 48, Yale University Library, Divinity Library Special Collections, Series V, Rhode Island Churches, Box 54, Providence, Grace Church, 1898 flyer listing church service activities.
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| Separated material: |
Approximately nine feet of financial records consisting of cancelled checks, invoices, paid bills, and receipts were destroyed because the information they contained is available in other formats in this series. |
Inventory
Inventory
Series 1. Subject Files, 1884-1999
19 box(es)
(19.5 linear feet)
Includes annual reports, minutes of meetings, the Act of Incorporation, event programs, guest books, parishioner transfer forms, sermons, parish membership lists and cards, church school registration cards, deeds to pews, and parochial reports.
Arrangement:
The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
|
Altar Book (Merrymount Press
) See: Oversize Box 13
|
|
1896 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
|
Altar Guild
Handbooks
|
|
1934, undated |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
|
Anniversaries
|
|
1915-1954 scattered |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
|
Annual Reports, See also: Vestry/Corporation, Series: Minutes and Meetings
|
|
1933-1938 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
|
Annual Reports, See also: Vestry/Corporation Series: Minutes and Meetings
|
|
1940-1945, 1952-1954 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
|
Annual Reports
|
|
1957-1963 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
|
Annual Reports
|
|
1964-1966, 1978-1983 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
|
Anthony Window, Description of
|
|
1948 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
|
Appreciation, Votes of
|
|
1857-1959, 1926 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
|
Archives of Grace Church, Instructions re.
|
|
undated |
| Box 1, Folder 11 |
|
Attendance at Church Services
|
|
1950-1967 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 |
|
Auctions
|
|
1954, 1975 |
| Box 2, Folder 13 |
|
Baptisms. See Also: Register Series: Parish Registers
|
|
1955-1957 |
| Box 2, Folder 14 |
|
Baptisms. See Also: Register Series: Parish Registers
|
|
1958-1959, undated |
| Box 2, Folder 15 |
|
Women's Bazaar
|
|
1956-1958 |
| Box 2, Folder 16 |
|
Bazaar, See Also: Women's Bazaar
|
|
1959-1967 |
| Box 2, Folder 17 |
|
Bazaar, See Also: Women's Bazaar
|
|
1971-1980 |
| Box 2, Folder 18 |
|
Bazaar, See Also: Women's Bazaar
|
|
1981-1984 |
| Box 2, Folder 19 |
|
Bazaar, See Also: Women's Bazaar
|
|
undated |
| Box 2, Folder 20 |
|
Bicentennial Celebration
|
|
1976 |
| Box 2, Folder 21 |
|
Biennial Report of Non-Business Corporation
|
|
1965 |
| Box 3 , Folder 22 |
|
Biographical Sketches
|
|
1928-1941 scattered, undated |
| Box 3 , Folder 23 |
|
The Bishop Seabury Memorial
|
|
undated |
| Box 3 , Folder 24 |
|
Book of Common Prayer. See: Oversize Box 1
|
|
1894 |
| Box 3 , Folder 24a |
|
Brooks, Rev. Robert: Newspaper Article
|
|
2000 Mar 25 |
| Box 3 , Folder 25 |
|
Building Renewal Program
|
|
1967-1972, undated |
| Box 3 , Folder 26 |
|
Building Renovation Committee
|
|
undated |
| Box 3 , Folder 27 |
|
Burials: Allen-Zander. See also: Register Series: Parish Registers
|
|
1956 |
| Box 3 , Folder 28 |
|
Burials: Allen-York, See also: Register Series: Parish Registers
|
|
1957 |
| Box 3 , Folder 29 |
|
Burials: Adams-Wood. See also: Register Series: Parish Registers
|
|
1958 |
| Box 3 , Folder 30 |
|
Burials: Anderson-Zannella. See also: Register Series: Parish Registers
|
|
1959 |
| Box 3 , Folder 31 |
|
Burroughs, Rev. Henry: Resolution of Thanks Upon His Departure as Rector in Charge
|
|
1855 |
| Box 3 , Folder 32 |
|
Business and Professional Women's Club
|
|
1947-1977 scattered |
| Box 3 , Folder 33 |
|
Business and Professional Women's Club
|
|
1972-1975 Apr |
| Box 3 , Folder 34 |
|
Business and Professional Women's Club
|
|
1975 May-1976, undated |
| Box 4, Folder 35 |
|
Calendar of Events
|
|
1962 |
| Box 4, Folder 36 |
|
Caskey, Charles C.: Ordination of
|
|
1975 |
| Box 4, Folder 37 |
|
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
(
Boston): An Historical Sketch
|
|
undated |
| Box 4, Folder 38 |
|
Certificate of Delegates to R.I. Episcopal Convention
|
|
1961-1962 |
| Box 4, Folder 39 |
|
Certificates
|
|
1926, 1928 |
| Box 4, Folder 40 |
|
Chafee, Sen. John: Funeral of
|
|
1999 |
| Box 4, Folder 40a |
|
Chapel
|
|
1892-1959 scattered |
| Box 4, Folder 41 |
|
Charter (1829) and By-Laws
|
|
1868, 1905-1920 scattered |
| Box 4, Folder 42 |
|
Charter (1829) and By-Laws
|
|
1921-1943 scattered |
| Box 4, Folder 43 |
|
Charter (1829) and By-Laws
|
|
1961-1980 scattered, undated |
| Box 4, Folder 44 |
|
Charter (1829) and By-Laws
|
|
undated |
| Box 5 , Folder 45 |
|
Chimes
|
|
1861, 1939-1940, 1969 |
| Box 5 , Folder 46 |
|
Church Almanac
|
|
1863 |
| Box 5 , Folder 47 |
|
Church Periodical Club
|
|
1969-1988 |
| Box 5 , Folder 48 |
|
Church Periodical Club
|
|
undated |
| Box 5 , Folder 49 |
|
Clarence H. Horner Fellowship
|
|
1963-1965 |
| Box 5 , Folder 50 |
|
Clarence H. Horner Fellowship
|
|
1966-1967, undated |
| Box 5 , Folder 51 |
|
Clark, Bishop Thomas M.: Obituary
|
|
1903 |
| Box 5 , Folder 52 |
|
Clark, Bishop Thomas M.: Pastoral Letter
|
|
1896 |
| Box 5 , Folder 53 |
|
Clark, Bishop Thomas M.: Resignation as Rector of Grace Church
|
|
1866 |
| Box 5 , Folder 54 |
|
Commissions and Committees
|
|
1974-1980 |
| Box 6 , Folder 55 |
|
Commissions and Committees
|
|
1981-1985, undated |
| Box 6 , Folder 56 |
|
Committees, Lists of
|
|
1930, 1935, 1940, 1941,1944, 1967, undated |
| Box 6 , Folder 57 |
|
Concerts
|
|
1914-1977scattered |
| Box 6 , Folder 58 |
|
Confirmation
|
|
1985, 1987 |
| Box 6 , Folder 59 |
|
Consecration Decree
|
|
1846 |
| Box 6 , Folder 60 |
|
Constitution and Canons of The Rhode Island Episcopal Convention
|
|
1941, 1951, undated |
| Box 6 , Folder 61 |
|
Construction Projects, List of
|
|
1970 |
| Box 6 , Folder 62 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1832-1842 |
| Box 6 , Folder 63 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1844-1855 |
| Box 6 , Folder 64 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1856-1870 |
| Box 6 , Folder 65 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1871-1890 |
| Box 6 , Folder 66 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1891-1910 |
| Box 7, Folder 67 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1913-1940 scattered |
| Box 7, Folder 68 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1941-1974 |
| Box 7, Folder 69 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1976-1984, 1990 |
| Box 7, Folder 69a |
|
Directories
|
|
1998, 2000-2001 |
| Box 7, Folder 70 |
|
Episcopal Church in Providence in 1854
|
|
undated |
| Box 7, Folder 71 |
|
Every Member Canvas
|
|
1914-1974 scattered |
| Box 7, Folder 72 |
|
Every Member Canvas
|
|
1978-1986 |
| Box 7, Folder 73 |
|
Every Member Canvas
|
|
undated |
| Box 7, Folder 73a |
|
First Night Celebration
|
|
1999 |
| Box 7, Folder 74 |
|
Flower Delivery Program
|
|
1975-1982 |
| Box 7, Folder 75 |
|
Free Masons: Testimonial Certificate, See: Oversize Box 13
|
|
1871 |
| Box 7, Folder 76 |
|
Fulton, Mary and Sara: Certificate as Communicants of The Episcopal Church
|
|
1841 |
| Box 7, Folder 77 |
|
Gambrill, Rev. James: Institution as Rector of Grace Church
|
|
1974 |
| Box 7, Folder 78 |
|
Gardener, Sarah M.: Will of
|
|
undated |
| Box 8 , Folder 79 |
|
Gifts and Memorials (1832-1957)
|
|
1942-1956 scattered |
| Box 8 , Folder 80 |
|
Girls Friendly Society
: Programs of Plays
|
|
1918-1921 |
| Box 8 , Folder 81 |
|
Grace Church: Celebration of Mission and Service in Downtown Providence
|
|
1982 |
| Box 8 , Folder 82 |
|
Grace Church A Poem
|
|
1936, 1975 |
| Box 8 , Folder 83 |
|
Grace Church: Origin of the Name
|
|
1936 |
| Box 8 , Folder 84 |
|
Grace Church Camp
, 1929-39: History
|
|
undated |
| Box 8 , Folder 85 |
|
Grace Church Corporation
: Organization Chart
|
|
undated |
| Box 8 , Folder 86 |
|
Grace Church Housing Corporation
: By-Laws
|
|
1976 |
| Box 8 , Folder 87 |
|
Grace Church in Providence: The First One Hundred Years, 1829-1929
|
|
1969 |
| Box 8 , Folder 88 |
|
Grace Church Parish Institute of Religion
: Brochure
|
|
1948 |
| Box 8 , Folder 89 |
|
Grace Church School
|
|
1938, 1943, 1959, undated |
| Box 9, Folder 90 |
|
Grace Church Stone, Dedication of
|
|
1948 |
| Box 9, Folder 91 |
|
Grace Church Sunday School
: Programs for Plays
|
|
1913-1914, 1916 |
| Box 9, Folder 92 |
|
Grace House: Correspondence re. Proposed Sale of
|
|
1927-1932 scattered, undated |
| Box 9, Folder 93 |
|
Greer, Rev. David (Rector of Grace Church 1872-88): Sermon Preached In His Memory
|
|
1919 |
| Box 9, Folder 93a |
|
Griswold, Bishop Frank T.: Visitation
|
|
2005 |
| Box 9, Folder 94 |
|
Guest Book
|
|
1974-1975 |
| Box 9, Folder 95 |
|
Guest Book
|
|
1981-1982 |
| Box 9, Folder 96 |
|
Henshaw, Bishop John P.K.: "Address At The Laying of the Corner Stone of Grace Church"
|
|
1845 |
| Box 9, Folder 97 |
|
Henshaw, Bishop John P.K.: Jubilee Sermon
|
|
1851 |
| Box 9, Folder 98 |
|
Henshaw, Bishop John P.K.: Letter Accepting Appointment As rector of Grace Church
|
|
1843 |
| Box 9, Folder 99 |
|
A History of Grace Church
|
|
1929 |
| Box 10, Folder 100 |
|
History of Grace Church (typescript)
|
|
1965, undated |
| Box 10, Folder 101 |
|
A History of Grace In
Providence, Rhode Island, 1829-1929 By Henry B. Huntington
|
|
1931 |
| Box 10, Folder 102 |
|
Horner, Rev. Clarence D.
|
|
1947, 1950, 1961, undated |
| Box 10, Folder 103 |
|
Horner, Edna B.: Dedication Program for Narthex Doors
|
|
1959 |
| Box 10, Folder 104 |
|
Hunt, Rev. George: Installation As Bishop of Rhode Island
|
|
1980 |
| Box 10, Folder 105 |
|
Inactive Members, List of
|
|
undated |
| Box 10, Folder 106 |
|
Information Questionnaires: Adams-Butler
|
|
undated |
| Box 10, Folder 107 |
|
Information Questionnaires: Cady-Dyer
|
|
undated |
| Box 10, Folder 108 |
|
Information Questionnaires: Elsbree-Gutermuth
|
|
undated |
| Box 11, Folder 109 |
|
Information Questionnaires: Handy-Kruff
|
|
undated |
| Box 11, Folder 110 |
|
Information Questionnaires: Lathan-Provensil
|
|
undated |
| Box 11, Folder 111 |
|
Information Questionnaires: Rabb-Sundlun
|
|
undated |
| Box 11, Folder 112 |
|
Information Questionnaires: Taber-Young
|
|
undated |
| Box 11, Folder 113 |
|
Jackson, Robinson and Adams, Architects: Correspondence re: Renovations to Grace Church
|
|
1943 |
| Box 11, Folder 113a |
|
Lawrence, Edna: Autobiographical Narrative
|
|
2003 |
| Box 11, Folder 114 |
|
Lawrence, Bishop William: Address at the 155th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts
|
|
1940 |
| Box 11, Folder 115 |
|
Lawrence, Rev. William Appleton (Rector of Grace Church, 1926-37), Tribute to
|
|
1937 |
| Box 11, Folder 116 |
|
Lenten Noonday Preaching Sign, See: Oversize Box 13
|
|
undated |
| Box 11, Folder 117 |
|
Lenten Preachers: Correspondence
|
|
1950-1958 |
| Box 11, Folder 118 |
|
Liturgy: New Liturgy
|
|
1966-1967, 1971 |
| Box 12, Folder 119 |
|
Long Range Panning
|
|
1966, undated |
| Box 12, Folder 120 |
|
MacLear's First Communion
|
|
1894 |
| Box 12, Folder 121 |
|
McGregor, Rev. Robert (Rector of Grace Church, 1963-74), Farewell Party
|
|
1974 |
| Box 12, Folder 122 |
|
Members of the Parish, Lists of 1983
|
|
undated |
| Box 12, Folder 123 |
|
Memorial Windows
|
|
1939, 1949, 1977 |
| Box 12, Folder 124 |
|
Military Companies of Providence: Resolution of Thanks to Grace Church
|
|
1858 |
| Box 12, Folder 125 |
|
Minstrel Shows: Programs for, See also: Photograph Series
|
|
1914-1934 scattered |
| Box 12, Folder 126 |
|
Narthex Windows
|
|
1956 |
| Box 12, Folder 127 |
|
Needlework Exhibition for the National Cathedral Association
: Catalog
|
|
1970 |
| Box 12, Folder 128 |
|
Noye's Fludde
|
|
1977-1978, undated |
| Box 12, Folder 129 |
|
One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary
|
|
1979-1981, 1983 |
| Box 12, Folder 130 |
|
One Hundredth Anniversary
|
|
1929 |
| Box 12, Folder 131 |
|
Organ
|
|
1886-1961scattered |
| Box 12, Folder 132 |
|
Organ Maintenance
|
|
1951-1983 |
| Box 12, Folder 133 |
|
Organ Recitals
|
|
1951-1983 |
| Box 12, Folder 133a |
|
Paint Analysis
|
|
1997? |
| Box 13, Folder 134 |
|
Parish Activities and Outreach Commission Report
|
|
1984 |
| Box 13, Folder 135 |
|
Parish Archives Workshop
|
|
undated |
| Box 13, Folder 136 |
|
Parish Calendar
|
|
1930 |
| Box 13, Folder 137 |
|
Parish House
|
|
1891-1952 scattered |
| Box 13, Folder 138 |
|
Parish House and Chancel
|
|
1910-1913 |
| Box 13, Folder 139 |
|
Parish Profiles
|
|
1981, 1999 |
| Box 13, Folder 140 |
|
Parishioner Membership Cards, A-F, See: Oversize Box 2
|
|
undated |
| Box 13, Folder 141 |
|
Parishioner Membership Cards, G-O, See: Oversize Box 3
|
|
undated |
| Box 13, Folder 142 |
|
Parishioner Membership Cards, P-Z, See: Oversize Box 4
|
|
undated |
| Box 13, Folder 143 |
|
Parishioner Membership Cards, A-K, See: Oversize Box 5
|
|
undated |
| Box 13, Folder 144 |
|
Parishioner Membership Cards, L-Z, See: Oversize Box 6
|
|
undated |
| Box 13, Folder 145 |
|
Parish Membership Cards, A-Z, See: Oversize Box 21
|
|
undated |
| Box 13, Folder 146 |
|
Parishioner Membership List
|
|
1926 |
| Box 13, Folder 147 |
|
Parishioner Membership List
|
|
1929 |
| Box 13, Folder 148 |
|
Parishioner Membership List
|
|
1938, 1983 |
| Box 13, Folder 149 |
|
Parishioner Membership List, A-Z, See: Oversize Box 11
|
|
undated |
| Box 13, Folder 150 |
|
Parishioner Membership List, List of Men
|
|
undated |
| Box 13, Folder 151 |
|
Parochial Reports
|
|
1915-1955 scattered |
| Box 14 , Folder 152 |
|
Parochial Reports
|
|
1956-1981 scattered |
| Box 14 , Folder 153 |
|
Person to Person in the Past, Present and Future of Grace Church
|
|
1967 |
| Box 14 , Folder 154 |
|
Personnel Policies and Procedures
|
|
1965, 1974, undated |
| Box 14 , Folder 154a |
|
Peterborough Cathedral Choir, Also See: Oversize Box 13
|
|
1998 |
| Box 14 , Folder 155 |
|
Pew Deed
|
|
1846 |
| Box 14 , Folder 156 |
|
Pew Owners of Old Grace Church, List of
|
|
1844 |
| Box 14 , Folder 157 |
|
Pew Owners of "New" Grace Church, List of
|
|
1848 |
| Box 14 , Folder 158 |
|
Pew Subscribers, Lists of
|
|
1916, undated |
| Box 14 , Folder 159 |
|
Pew: Seating Chart, See: Oversize Box 13
|
|
undated |
| Box 14 , Folder 160 |
|
Pews, Miscellaneous
|
|
1846-1919, undated scattered |
| Box 14 , Folder 161 |
|
Plan of
Westminster Street Entrance to Grace Church (Pencil Sketch), See: Oversize Box 20
|
|
undated |
| Box 14 , Folder 162 |
|
Planning Committee
|
|
1967 |
| Box 14 , Folder 163 |
|
Planning Committee
|
|
1968-1971 |
| Box 14 , Folder 164 |
|
Pledge Drives
|
|
1981-1986 |
| Box 14 , Folder 165 |
|
Pledge Drives
|
|
1987-1988, undated |
| Box 15, Folder 166 |
|
Poem About Grace Church
|
|
undated |
| Box 15, Folder 166a |
|
Preservation Award, See: Oversize Box 1
|
|
1984 |
| Box 15, Folder 167 |
|
Purported Corrections as to Grace Church and Their Inscriptions
|
|
undated |
| Box 15, Folder 168 |
|
Pulpit Canopy, Correspondence re.
|
|
1938 |
| Box 15, Folder 169 |
|
Real Estate Transaction: Correspondence re.
|
|
1832-1976 scattered |
| Box 15, Folder 169a |
|
Recognition Day Proclamation, See: Oversize Box 1
|
|
1988 |
| Box 15, Folder 170 |
|
Rectors, List of
|
|
undated |
| Box 15, Folder 171 |
|
Rectors of Grace Church: Biographical Sketches of
|
|
undated |
| Box 15, Folder 172 |
|
Rectory: Committee to Build a New Rectory
|
|
1876-1878 |
| Box 15, Folder 173 |
|
Rectory: Rectory Fund Reports
|
|
1888-1889, 1892-1900 |
| Box 15, Folder 174 |
|
Redecoration of Grace Church: Committee Report
|
|
1883 |
| Box 15, Folder 175 |
|
Rise and Progress of Grace Church
|
|
1857 |
| Box 15, Folder 176 |
|
Scripture Readings: Introduction to
|
|
1985-1988 |
| Box 15, Folder 177 |
|
Seal of Grace Church
|
|
undated |
| Box 15, Folder 178 |
|
Sermon Fragments
|
|
undated |
| Box 15, Folder 179 |
|
Sermons
|
|
1859, 1846-1903 scattered |
| Box 15, Folder 180 |
|
Sermons
|
|
1904 |
| Box 15, Folder 181 |
|
Sermons
|
|
1905-1907 |
| Box 15, Folder 182 |
|
Sermons
|
|
1913-1914 Jun |
| Box 16, Folder 183 |
|
Sermons
|
|
1914 Sep-1914 Dec |
| Box 16, Folder 184 |
|
Sermons
|
|
1915-1916, 1938, 1945 |
| Box 16, Folder 185 |
|
Sermons
|
|
1978, 1980, 1982, undated |
| Box 16, Folder 186 |
|
Sermons
|
|
undated |
| Box 16, Folder 187 |
|
Service Men's Club
|
|
1942-1946, undated |
| Box 16, Folder 188 |
|
Services: Christmas Services
|
|
1977-1984scattered |
| Box 16, Folder 189 |
|
Services: Confirmation
|
|
1976-1978 |
| Box 16, Folder 190 |
|
Services: Easter Service
|
|
1899, 1926, 1968 |
| Box 16, Folder 191 |
|
Services: Installation Services
|
|
1960, 1974 |
| Box 16, Folder 192 |
|
Services: Lenten Services
|
|
1903, 1930, 1962, 1970-1980, 1984 |
| Box 16, Folder 193 |
|
Services: Palm Sunday Service
|
|
undated |
| Box 16, Folder 194 |
|
Services: Report of the Committee to Consider Daily Services
|
|
1880 |
| Box 16, Folder 195 |
|
Services: Miscellaneous
|
|
1861-1984 scattered, undated |
| Box 17 , Folder 196 |
|
Special Events and Programs
|
|
1930, 1971, 1980-1988, 1998, undated |
| Box 17 , Folder 197 |
|
Stained Glass Legacy of Providence, Rhode Island
|
|
1990 |
| Box 17 , Folder 198 |
|
Survey Report on Existing [Structural] Conditions With Recommendations
|
|
1987 |
| Box 17 , Folder 198a |
|
Survey Report on Religious Education
|
|
undated |
| Box 17 , Folder 199 |
|
Thanksgiving Fruit Tray Delivery Program
|
|
1971-1979 scattered |
| Box 17 , Folder 200 |
|
Transfers into the Parish
|
|
1956-1957 |
| Box 17 , Folder 201 |
|
Transfers into the Parish
|
|
1958, 1977 |
| Box 17 , Folder 202 |
|
Transfers into the Parish
|
|
1980-1985 |
| Box 17 , Folder 203 |
|
Transfers Out of the Parish
|
|
1956-1957 |
| Box 17 , Folder 204 |
|
Transfers Out of the Parish
|
|
1958 |
| Box 18 , Folder 205 |
|
Transfers Out of the Parish
|
|
1959, 1977-1979 |
| Box 18 , Folder 206 |
|
Transfers Out of the Parish
|
|
1980-1982 |
| Box 18 , Folder 207 |
|
Transfers Out of the Parish
|
|
1983-1985 |
| Box 18 , Folder 208 |
|
Transfers Into/Out of the Parish
|
|
1954-1981, undated |
| Box 18 , Folder 208a |
|
Trinity Gateway Cemetery Project
|
|
2003 |
| Box 18 , Folder 209 |
|
Triptych Correspondence re. (Religious Painting)
|
|
1939, 1944-1945 |
| Box 18 , Folder 210 |
|
Vinton, Rev. Francis: Sermon Preached in Grace Church, Providence
|
|
1844 |
| Box 18 , Folder 211 |
|
Ward, Rev. David (Rector of Grace Church, 1979-81)
|
|
1979-1981, 1984 |
| Box 18 , Folder 212 |
|
Warren, Rev. Daniel: Institution As Rector of Grace Church
|
|
1983 |
| Box 18 , Folder 212a |
|
Watkins, John C.: Obituary
|
|
2000 |
| Box 18 , Folder 213 |
|
Wednesday Lunch Program
|
|
1973-1981 |
| Box 18 , Folder 214 |
|
Winslow Building
|
|
1961-1983 scattered, undated |
| Box 18 , Folder 214a |
|
Wolf, Bishop Gesalyn: Visitation
|
|
1999 |
| Box 18 , Folder 215 |
|
Woman's Auxiliary
|
|
1904-1918 scattered |
| Box 18 , Folder 216 |
|
Woman's Auxiliary: Program for "Dramatic Entertainment"
|
|
1916 |
| Box 19 , Folder 217 |
|
Women's Bazaar
|
|
1959 |
| Box 19 , Folder 218 |
|
Women of Grace Church
|
|
1956-1970 |
| Box 19 , Folder 219 |
|
Women of Grace Church
|
|
1975-1983 |
| Box 19 , Folder 220 |
|
Women's Club
Membership Cards: A-W
|
|
1974 |
| Box 19 , Folder 221 |
|
Women's Club Membership Cards: A-Z
|
|
1975 |
| Box 19 , Folder 222 |
|
Young People's Fellowship
: Membership List
|
|
1936-1942 |
| Box 19 , Folder 223 |
|
Youth In Grace Church
|
|
1938 |
| Box 19 , Folder 224 |
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
1912-1990 scattered, undated |
| Box 19 , Folder 225 |
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
undated |
Series 2. Registers, 1830-1978
21 box(es)
(14 linear feet)
Contains the bound registers of church services, baptisms, marriages, confirmations, and burials. The registers include the date time number of worshippers and the name of the celebrant for each service held in the parish. The Parish Registers are divided into sections by the type of service performed, i.e. baptisms, burials, confirmations, and marriages. The quantity and type of information recorded varies with the type of service. For baptisms, it includes the name and date of birth of the person baptized, the date of the ceremony, the names of his/her parents, and the name of the officiating clergy. The marriage records include the date of the ceremony, the names and ages of the betrothed, their addresses, the names of the parents of both parties, and the name of the presiding clergy. Confirmation records include the dates and names of those confirmed and the name of the bishop performing the ceremony. The burial records include the name of the deceased, the date of death, the age at death, the cause of death, the date of the funeral, the place of burial, and the name of the presiding clergy. Individual entries within each section are arranged chronologically by the date of the service.
Indexes to the registers were created over a period of time; the amount of information recorded on the index cards varies. The index is incomplete and cannot be relied upon as the sole determinant of the existence of an entry. The cards are divided by type of service (baptism, burial, confirmation, marriage) and arranged alphabetically by the last name of the person baptized, buried, confirmed, or married (husband's name). Each of the index cards contains a name, the type of service, the volume number and page number of the Parish Register in which the entry can be found, and some, but not all, of the information contained in the entry. There are 14 boxes of index cards at the end of the collection.
Arrangement:
This series is arranged in three divisions; the bound volumes containing the baptisms, marriages, confirmations, and burials and the bound volumes recording the record of church services as well as an overall index to the registers. The oversized volumes and index card boxes are at the end of the collection and numbered in sequence by format.
| Oversize 7, Folder 1 |
|
Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Confirmations, Marriages.
|
|
1830-1877 [1830-1853] |
| Oversize 7, Folder 2 |
|
Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Confirmations, Marriages.
|
|
1855-1878 |
| Oversize 8, Folder 3 |
|
Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Confirmations, Marriages.
|
|
1878-1889 |
| Oversize 8, Folder 4 |
|
Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Confirmations, Marriages.
|
|
1889-1899 Apr 12 |
| Oversize 20, Folder 5 |
|
Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Confirmations, Marriages.
|
|
1899-1909 |
| Oversize 9, Folder 5a |
|
Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations.
|
|
1907-1928 |
| Oversize 9, Folder 6 |
|
Parish Register: Communicants.
|
|
1907-1929 |
| Oversize 9, Folder 7 |
|
Parish Register: Marriages.
|
|
1907-1928 |
| Oversize 10, Folder 8 |
|
Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Confirmations, Marriages.
|
|
1929-1934 |
| Oversize 10, Folder 9 |
|
Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, Confirmations, Marriages.
|
|
1935-1939 |
| Box 20, Folder 10 |
|
Register of Church Services
|
|
1907 Oct 3-1918 Apr 5 |
| Box 20, Folder 11 |
|
Register of Church Services
|
|
1918 Apr 7-1927 Apr 26 |
| Box 20, Folder 12 |
|
Register of Church Services
|
|
1940 Jan 7-1950 Jan 1 |
| Box 20, Folder 13 |
|
Register of Church Services
|
|
1950 Jan-1952 Jun |
| Box 21, Folder 14 |
|
Register of Church Services
|
|
1952 Jul-1957 Dec 8 |
| Box 21, Folder 15 |
|
Register of Church Services
|
|
1957 Dec 12-1960 Dec 27 |
| Box 21, Folder 16 |
|
Register of Church Services
|
|
1960 Dec 28-1966 Mar 10 |
| Box 21, Folder 17 |
|
Register of Church Services
|
|
1966 Mar 11-1969 Oct 19 |
| Box 21, Folder 18 |
|
Register of Church Services
|
|
1969 Oct 22-1973 Oct 18 |
| Box 21, Folder 19 |
|
Register of Church Services
|
|
1973 Oct 21-1978 Dec |
| Box 21, Folder 20 |
|
Register of Church Services: Private Communications
|
|
1967-1972 |
| index box 1 |
|
Baptisms A - F
|
|
|
| index box 2 |
|
Baptisms G - N
|
|
|
| index box 3 |
|
Baptisms O - Wie
|
|
|
| index box 4 |
|
Baptisms Wig - Z ; Marriages A - Z
|
|
|
| index box 5 |
|
Baptisms A - P
|
|
|
| index box 6 |
|
Baptisms Q - Z ; Burials A - F
|
|
|
| index box 7 |
|
Burials G- Smith
|
|
|
| index box 8 |
|
Burials Sn - Z; A - D
|
|
|
| index box 9 |
|
Confirmations A - Bil
|
|
|
| index box 10 |
|
Confirmations Bim - E
|
|
|
| index box 11 |
|
Confirmations E - J
|
|
|
| index box 12 |
|
Confirmations K - Pel
|
|
|
| index box 13 |
|
Confirmations Pew - S
|
|
|
| index box 14 |
|
Confirmations T - Z
|
|
|
Series 3. Vestry / Corporation, 1829-1986
9 box(es)
(4.5 linear feet)
The
vestry
is a group of lay people elected annually by the parish corporation to administer the secular affairs of the parish. The records in this series document the activities of the vestry and the parish corporation in the administration of parish affairs. Included are agenda and minutes of meetings of the vestry, minutes of the annual meetings of the parish corporation, annual reports of the vestry, minutes and reports of vestry committees, consultant reports, and correspondence.
The minutes of the meetings of the vestry document the founding of the parish in 1829 and trace its growth and development over the following one hundred fifty years.
Arrangement:
The records are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.
| Box 22, Folder 1 |
|
Annual Reports of the Vestry
|
|
1846, 1863-1870 |
| Box 22, Folder 2 |
|
Annual Reports of the Vestry
|
|
1871-1879 |
| Box 22, Folder 3 |
|
Annual Reports of the Vestry
|
|
1880-1889 |
| Box 22, Folder 4 |
|
Annual Reports of the Vestry
|
|
1890-1895 |
| Box 22, Folder 5 |
|
Annual Reports of the Vestry
|
|
1896-1900 |
| Box 22, Folder 6 |
|
Annual Reports of the Vestry
|
|
1901-1905 |
| Box 22, Folder 7 |
|
Annual Reports of the Vestry
|
|
1906-1910 |
| Box 22, Folder 8 |
|
Annual Reports of the Vestry
|
|
1911-1915 |
| Box 22, Folder 9 |
|
Annual Reports of the Vestry. See also: Minutes of Meetings 1829-1977
|
|
1917-1960 scattered |
| Box 22, Folder 10 |
|
Annual Reports of the Vestry. See also: Minutes of Meetings 1829-1977
|
|
1961-1974 |
| Box 22, Folder 11 |
|
Clergy and Wardens: Correspondence
|
|
1859, 1925-28, 1960-61, 1975-79 |
| Box 23, Folder 12 |
|
Clergy and Wardens: Correspondence
|
|
1980-1981 May |
| Box 23, Folder 13 |
|
Clergy and Wardens: Correspondence
|
|
1981 Jun-1981 Sep |
| Box 23, Folder 14 |
|
Clergy and Wardens: Correspondence
|
|
1981 Oct-1986 |
| Box 23, Folder 15 |
|
Correspondence of the Vestry Secretary
|
|
1916, 1924, 1934, 1947-1951 |
| Box 23, Folder 16 |
|
Correspondence of the Vestry Secretary
|
|
1952-1960 |
| Box 23, Folder 17 |
|
Correspondence of the Vestry Secretary
|
|
1961-1964 |
| Box 23, Folder 18 |
|
Correspondence of the Vestry Secretary
|
|
1976-1984 |
| Box 23, Folder 19 |
|
Junior Vestry
: Agenda and Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1953-1955 |
| Box 23, Folder 20 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1829-1853 |
| Box 24, Folder 21 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1853 Mar 28-1873 Apr 14 |
| Box 24, Folder 22 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1873 Apr 14-1892 Apr 18 |
| Box 24, Folder 23 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1892 Oct 19-1912 Apr 5 |
| Box 25, Folder 24 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1912 Apr 8-1926 May 10 |
| Box 25, Folder 25 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1926 May 27-1937 Jan 20 |
| Box 25, Folder 26 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1937 Jan 25-1947 Jan 27 |
| Box 26, Folder 27 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1947 Jan 15-1958 Dec |
| Box 26, Folder 28 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1959-1965 Mar 16 |
| Box 27, Folder 29 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1965 Apr 20-1977 Nov 8 |
| Box 27, Folder 30 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1834, 1850-1851, 1862, 1964 |
| Box 27, Folder 31 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1965 |
| Box 27, Folder 32 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1966 |
| Box 27, Folder 33 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1967 |
| Box 28, Folder 34 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1968 |
| Box 28, Folder 35 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1969 |
| Box 28, Folder 36 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1970 |
| Box 28, Folder 37 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1971-1972 |
| Box 28, Folder 38 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1973-1974 |
| Box 28, Folder 39 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1975 |
| Box 28, Folder 40 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1976 |
| Box 29, Folder 41 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1977 |
| Box 29, Folder 42 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1978 |
| Box 29, Folder 43 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1979 Jan-1979 May |
| Box 29, Folder 44 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1979 Jun-1979 Dec |
| Box 29, Folder 45 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1980 |
| Box 29, Folder 46 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1981 |
| Box 30, Folder 47 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1982 Jan-1982 Jun |
| Box 30, Folder 48 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1982 Jul-1982 Dec |
| Box 30, Folder 49 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1983 Jan-1983 Jun |
| Box 30, Folder 50 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1983 Jul-1983 Dec |
| Box 30, Folder 51 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
|
|
1984-1985, 1988 |
| Box 30, Folder 52 |
|
Nominating Committee
|
|
1976-1985 scattered |
| Box 30, Folder 53 |
|
Rector Search Committee
s
|
|
1973-1974, 1978-1979 |
| Box 30, Folder 54 |
|
Survey Committee
|
|
1974, 1981, undated |
| Box 30, Folder 55 |
|
Votes and Resolutions
|
|
1840-1898 scattered, undated |
| Box 30, Folder 56 |
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
1947-1985 scattered |
| Box 30a, Folder 57 |
|
Notes and Materials
|
|
1992-1994 |
| Box 30a, Folder 58 |
|
Notes and Materials
|
|
1994 |
Series 4. Financial Records, 1834-1989
11 box(es)
(5.5 linear feet)
The Financial Records Series documents to some extent the financial history and development of Grace Church. Though there are some gaps in the series, the records provide a comprehensive record of the financial history and status of the parish.
Included are audit reports, budgets, check registers, cash journals, ledgers, endowment. estate, and trust records, financial statements, income and expense statements, investment and trust account reports, and treasurer's reports.
The records are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.
Arrangement:
The records are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.
| Box 31, Folder 1 |
|
Audit Report
|
|
1918-1919, 1921-1923, 1974 |
| Box 31, Folder 2 |
|
Budgets
|
|
1846-1855 scattered |
| Box 31, Folder 3 |
|
Budgets
|
|
1956-1959 |
| Box 31, Folder 4 |
|
Budgets
|
|
1960-1969 |
| Box 31, Folder 5 |
|
Budgets
|
|
1970-1985 scattered |
| Box 31, Folder 6 |
|
Cash Receipts Journal. See also: Oversize Box 12
|
|
1986, 1992-1993 |
| Box 31, Folder 7 |
|
CETA Program
: Correspondence re.
|
|
1977-1981 |
| Box 31, Folder 8 |
|
Check Register
|
|
1956-1960 Feb 26 |
| Box 31, Folder 9 |
|
Check Register
|
|
1966 |
| Box 32, Folder 10 |
|
Check Register
|
|
1966 Apr 21-1979 Nov 3 |
| Box 32, Folder 11 |
|
Church Pension Fund
|
|
1971, 1979-1982, undated |
| Box 32, Folder 12 |
|
Convention Assessments
|
|
1958-1972 scattered |
| Box 32, Folder 13 |
|
Committee to Investigate the Treasurer's Accounts
, Report of
|
|
1854 |
| Box 32, Folder 14 |
|
Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Returns
|
|
1978-1979 |
| Box 32, Folder 15 |
|
Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Returns
|
|
1984-1985 Jun |
| Box 32, Folder 16 |
|
Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Returns
|
|
1986 Sep-1986 Dec, 1988-1989 |
| Box 33, Folder 17 |
|
Endowments
|
|
1967, 1970-1972, 1979-1982 |
| Box 33, Folder 18 |
|
Endowments
|
|
1983-1985, undated |
| Box 33, Folder 19 |
|
Estates and Trusts: Correspondence re.
|
|
1917-1956 scattered |
| Box 33, Folder 20 |
|
Estates and Trusts: Correspondence re.
|
|
1958-1960 |
| Box 33, Folder 21 |
|
Estates and Trusts: Correspondence re.
|
|
1961-1966 |
| Box 33, Folder 22 |
|
Estates and Trusts: Correspondence re.
|
|
1967-1971 |
| Box 33, Folder 23 |
|
Estates and Trusts: Correspondence re.
|
|
1972-1980 |
| Box 34, Folder 24 |
|
Estates and Trusts: Correspondence re.
|
|
1981-1983 |
| Box 34, Folder 25 |
|
Estates and Trusts: Correspondence re.
|
|
1984-1987, undated |
| Box 34, Folder 26 |
|
Every Member Canvas
|
|
1929-1966 scattered |
| Box 34, Folder 27 |
|
Every Member Canvas
|
|
1967-1976 |
| Box 34, Folder 28 |
|
Every Member Canvas
|
|
1977-1983 |
| Box 34, Folder 29 |
|
Finance Reports
|
|
1988 |
| Box 34, Folder 30 |
|
Financial Statements
|
|
1981-1982 |
| Box 34, Folder 31 |
|
Income and Expense Statements
|
|
1977-1979 |
| Box 35, Folder 32 |
|
Income and Expense Statements
|
|
1980-1981 |
| Box 35, Folder 33 |
|
Income and Expense Statements
|
|
1982 |
| Box 35, Folder 34 |
|
Income and Expense Statements
|
|
1983-1984, 1986 |
| Box 35, Folder 35 |
|
Insurance
|
|
1957-1966 |
| Box 35, Folder 36 |
|
Insurance
|
|
1967-1970 |
| Box 35, Folder 37 |
|
Insurance
|
|
1971-1982 scattered, undated |
| Box 35, Folder 38 |
|
Insurance Policies, List of
|
|
undated |
| Box 35, Folder 39 |
|
Investment Accounts, List of
|
|
undated |
| Box 35, Folder 40 |
|
Investment and Trust Account Reports
|
|
1955-1970 scattered |
| Box 36, Folder 41 |
|
Investment and Trust Account Reports
|
|
1971-1979 Jun scattered |
| Box 36, Folder 42 |
|
Investment and Trust Account Reports
|
|
1979 Dec-1980 Jul |
| Box 36, Folder 43 |
|
Investment and Trust Account Reports
|
|
1980 Sep-1981 Mar |
| Box 36, Folder 44 |
|
Investment and Trust Account Reports
|
|
1981 Apr-1983 Feb |
| Box 36, Folder 45 |
|
Investment and Trust Account Reports
|
|
1983 Mar-1985, 1992-1993 |
| Box 36, Folder 46 |
|
Journal Loan and Clarity Fund Ledger, See: Oversize Box 11
|
|
1917-1935 |
| Box 36, Folder 47 |
|
Ledgers: General Ledger
|
|
1977 |
| Box 37, Folder 48 |
|
Ledgers: General Ledger
|
|
1978 |
| Box 37, Folder 49 |
|
Ledgers: General Ledger
|
|
1979 |
| Box 37, Folder 50 |
|
Ledgers: General Ledger
|
|
1980, 1986 |
| Box 37, Folder 51 |
|
Ledgers: Parking Lot Fees
|
|
1980-1983 |
| Box 37, Folder 52 |
|
Ledgers: Trust Ledger
|
|
1966 |
| Box 37, Folder 53 |
|
Loan Amortization Schedule
|
|
undated |
| Box 37, Folder 54 |
|
Memorial Funds: Lists of Donors
|
|
1951, 1969 |
| Box 37, Folder 55 |
|
Memorial Funds: Lists of Donors
|
|
undated |
| Box 37, Folder 56 |
|
Organ Fund
|
|
undated |
| Box 37, Folder 57 |
|
Parish House Fund
|
|
1899-1900 |
| Box 37, Folder 58 |
|
Pledges
|
|
1886-1898 |
| Box 37, Folder 59 |
|
Pledges, See: Oversize Box 11
|
|
1976-1986 |
| Box 38, Folder 60 |
|
Property Taxes: Correspondence re.
|
|
1970, 1979 |
| Box 38, Folder 61 |
|
Renewal for Others Fund
|
|
1970 |
| Box 38, Folder 62 |
|
Rhode Island Hospital
: Endowed Beds
|
|
1942-1953 scattered |
| Box 38, Folder 63 |
|
Real Estate: Albee Lot Purchase
|
|
1976-1978 |
| Box 38, Folder 64 |
|
Real Estate, Treasurer's Account of
|
|
1868-1870 |
| Box 38, Folder 65 |
|
Salaries and Payroll
|
|
1979-1982 |
| Box 38, Folder 65a |
|
Sunday Offering, See Oversize Box 11
|
|
1885-1898 |
| Box 38, Folder 65b |
|
Sunday Offering, See Oversize Box 12
|
|
1899-1915 |
| Box 38, Folder 65c |
|
Sunday Offering, See Oversize Box 12
|
|
1924-1933 |
| Box 38, Folder 66 |
|
Treasurer's Correspondence
|
|
1958-1980 scattered |
| Box 38, Folder 67 |
|
Treasurer's Correspondence
|
|
1980-1987 scattered, undated |
| Box 39, Folder 68 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1834-1840 |
| Box 39, Folder 69 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1841-1850 |
| Box 39, Folder 70 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1851-1855 |
| Box 39, Folder 71 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1856-1860 |
| Box 39, Folder 72 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1861-1865 |
| Box 39, Folder 73 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1866-1870 |
| Box 39, Folder 74 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1871-1875 |
| Box 39, Folder 75 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1876-1880 |
| Box 40, Folder 76 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1881-1885 |
| Box 40, Folder 77 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1886-1890 |
| Box 40, Folder 78 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1891-1895 |
| Box 40, Folder 79 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1896-1900 |
| Box 40, Folder 80 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1901-1904 |
| Box 40, Folder 81 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1906-1916 |
| Box 40, Folder 82 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1924-1935 |
| Box 40, Folder 83 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1936-1945 |
| Box 40, Folder 84 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1946-1950 |
| Box 41, Folder 85 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1951-1955 |
| Box 41, Folder 86 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1957, 1959-1963 |
| Box 41, Folder 87 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1964-1965 |
| Box 41, Folder 88 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1966-1967 |
| Box 41, Folder 89 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1968-1971 |
| Box 41, Folder 90 |
|
Treasurer's Reports
|
|
1974-1993 scattered |
| Box 41, Folder 91 |
|
Treasurer's Reports: Funded Investments
|
|
1901-1915 scattered |
| Box 41, Folder 92 |
|
Treasurer's Reports: Sunday Offering Receipts
|
|
1873-1898 |
Series 5. Images, 1894-1972
4 box(es)
(2 linear feet)
Contains images of people, places, and events in some way significant to the history and development of Grace Church. The photographs are in a variety of formats, including prints, negative, and seventeen glass plates.
Images depict the exterior and interior of Grace Church, including the altar, bell, pulpit, and stained glass windows; other buildings in the parish complex, including the interior and exterior of the Parish House, the parish offices, and the World War II era
Service Men's Club
; prominent religious and lay members of the parish, including several former rectors and bishops of Rhode Island; church organizations; church services; and church sponsored fairs and other events and celebrations.
Arrangement:
Arranged alphabetically by the name of the individual/organization depicted or by the subject and format of the image. Seventeen glass plates are housed at the end of the series and several oversize images are housed at the end of the collection.
| Box 42, Folder 1 |
|
Albee Theater Plaque Dedication
|
|
1972 |
| Box 42, Folder 2 |
|
Altar
|
|
1929, 1951, 1974, undated |
| Box 42, Folder 3 |
|
Altar Book
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 4 |
|
Anthony, John B. (Warden)
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 5 |
|
Armstrong, Bishop James (United Methodist Bishop of the Dakotas
)
|
|
1975 |
| Box 42, Folder 6 |
|
Babcock, Rev. Charles Henry (Rector of Grace Church, 1888-94)
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 7 |
|
Basketball Team
|
|
1967 |
| Box 42, Folder 8 |
|
Bazaar
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 9 |
|
Bell, Rev. Cosby
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 10 |
|
Bell Ringers
|
|
1963, 1971 |
| Box 42, Folder 11 |
|
Bells
|
|
1940 |
| Box 42, Folder 12 |
|
Bowie, Rev. W.L.
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 13 |
|
Brooks, Bishop Phillips (Bishop of Massachusetts)
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 14 |
|
Centennial Farm. See: Glass plates at end of series
|
|
1929 |
| Box 42, Folder 15 |
|
Choir
|
|
1907, 1935, undated |
| Box 42, Folder 16 |
|
Christmas Pageants
|
|
1926, 1928, undated |
| Box 42, Folder 17 |
|
Church Exterior. See also: Glass plates at end of series and Oversize Box 13
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 18 |
|
Church Exterior: Pencil Sketches. See also: Oversize
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 19 |
|
Church Interior. See also: Oversize Box 13 and glass plates at end of series
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 20 |
|
Church Picnic
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 21 |
|
Clarke, Rev. John A. (Rector of Grace Church, 1832-35)
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 22 |
|
Clark, Bishop Thomas M. (Rector of Grace Church, 1854-66) See: Glass Plates at end of Series
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 23 |
|
Coffee Hours
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 24 |
|
Corner of Westminster and Mathewson Streets
|
|
1894 |
| Box 42, Folder 25 |
|
Cronhimer, Fred (Grace Church Organist)
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 26 |
|
Crowder, Rev. Frank (Rector of Grace Church, 1910-16) See also: Glass Plates at end of series
|
|
1914, 1929, undated |
| Box 42, Folder 27 |
|
Cummings, Rev. A.G.
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 28 |
|
Currie, Rev. Charles G. (Rector of Grace Church 1871-72): Pencil Sketches
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 29 |
|
Dunn, Rev. E. Arthur (Archbishop of the Dunn, Rev. E. Arthur (Archbishop of the
East Indies)
East Indies)
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 30 |
|
Donegan, Rev. Horace B. (Rector of St. James Church
,
New York)
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 31 |
|
Fitts, Rev. Frederick W. (Rector of St. John's Church
,
Roxbury Crossing, MA)
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 32 |
|
Fuller, Rev. Samuel (First Rector of Grace Church, 1831)
|
|
undated |
| Box 42, Folder 33 |
|
Gildersleeve, Virginia (Dean of Barnard College)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 34 |
|
Girls Club
|
|
1920 |
| Box 43, Folder 35 |
|
Girls Club: Minstrel Shows
|
|
1917-1927 scattered |
| Box 43, Folder 36 |
|
Grace Church Doll House
|
|
1981 |
| Box 43, Folder 37 |
|
Grammer, Rev. Carl E.
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 38 |
|
Greer, Rev. David (Rector of Grace Church, 1872-1888)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 39 |
|
Griswald, Bishop Alexander (Bishop of Rhode Island)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 40 |
|
Heller, William H. (Organist at Grace Church)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 41 |
|
Horner, Rev. Clarence H. (Rector of Grace Church, 1937-61)
|
|
1957, undated |
| Box 43, Folder 42 |
|
Junior Vestry
|
|
1952 |
| Box 43, Folder 43 |
|
Kellogg, Rev. Day Otis (Rector of Grace Church, 1867-70)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 44 |
|
Kingsley, Shephard C. (Superintendent of Church Sunday School)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 45 |
|
Lawrence, Bishop William (Bishop of Massachusetts)
|
|
1917 |
| Box 43, Folder 46 |
|
Lawrence, Bishop William Appleton (Bishop of Western Massachusetts and Rector of Grace Church, 1926-1937)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 47 |
|
MacColl, Rev. Alexander
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 48 |
|
Manger Scene
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 49 |
|
Matthews, John Sebastian (Organist and Choir Master at Grace Church, 1916-34)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 50 |
|
McGregor, Rev. Robert F. (Rector of Grace Church, 1963-74)
|
|
1974, undated |
| Box 43, Folder 51 |
|
McVickar, Bishop William (Bishop of Rhode Island)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 52 |
|
Mills, Lawrence
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 53 |
|
Mission Church
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 54 |
|
Mountfurd, Captain B.F. (Army Chaplain)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 55 |
|
Newton, Mrs. Frank
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 56 |
|
Olson, Ray: Testimonial Dinner (slides)
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 57 |
|
Organ
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 58 |
|
Parish House. See also: Glass plates at end of series
|
|
1952, undated |
| Box 43, Folder 59 |
|
Parish House: Individual Rooms
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 60 |
|
Peabody, Rev. Endicott
|
|
undated |
| Box 43, Folder 61 |
|
People in Groups. See also: Glass plates at end of series
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 62 |
|
Prayer Shrine
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 63 |
|
Preston, Rev. Richard G. (Rector of All Saints Church
,
Warwick)
|
|
1935 |
| Box 44, Folder 64 |
|
Rousmaniere, Rev. Edmunds (Rector of Grace Church 1899-1909)
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 65 |
|
Hawaii
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 66 |
|
Senle, Deaconess Hildegarde
|
|
1931 |
| Box 44, Folder 67 |
|
Service Men's Club
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 68 |
|
Services
|
|
1926-1955 scattered, undated |
| Box 44, Folder 69 |
|
Slides
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 70 |
|
Slides
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 71 |
|
Slides
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 72 |
|
Slides
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 73 |
|
Slides
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 74 |
|
Spire Renovation
|
|
1990 |
| Box 44, Folder 75 |
|
Sturges, Rev. Philomen (Rector of Grace Church, 1916-26) See also: Glass Plates at end of Series
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 76 |
|
Sunday School
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 77 |
|
Symbols and Crests (Pencil Sketches)
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 78 |
|
Tomkins, Rev. Floyd (Rector of Grace Church, 1894-99) See also: Glass Plates at end of series
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 79 |
|
Tsu, Rev. Y.Y.
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 80 |
|
Vestry
|
|
1970 |
| Box 44, Folder 81 |
|
Vinton, Rev. Alexander H. (Rector of Grace Church, 1836-42)
|
|
undated |
| Box 44, Folder 82 |
|
Westminster Street
|
|
undated |
| Box 44a, Folder 83 |
|
Glass Plate Negatives
|
|
undated |
Series 6. Cemetery Records, 1834-1983
12 box(es)
(7.5 linear feet)
The records in this series relate to the historic cemetery owned by Grace Church in Providence. Includes an alphabetic listing of people buried in the
Grace Church Cemetery
, committee and consultant reports concerning the cemetery, budgets for maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery, regulations governing the administration and operation of the cemetery, cemetery plot diagrams, cemetery plot deeds, receipts for the sale of cemetery plots, and correspondence.
An alphabetic card index of those buried in the Grace Church Cemetery contains: the name of the deceased, the number of the cemetery plot in which he/she is interred, the name of the undertaker, and usually the date of death. There are also occasional notes on the cards, as for example, a notation that a body has been disinterred for burial elsewhere.
Arrangement:
Arranged in two subseries: Administrative Files and a Card Index of those buried in the Grace Church Cemetery. The Administrative Files are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders. The cards are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the deceased and are housed at the end of the collection.
Administrative Files
3 box(es)
(1.5 linear feet)
| Box 45, Folder 1 |
|
Alphabetic Index of Burials in Grace Church Cemetery
|
|
1978, undated |
| Box 45, Folder 2 |
|
Budget for Cemetery Operations (1958-63)
|
|
1963 |
| Box 45, Folder 3 |
|
Burial Ground Committee
, Report of
|
|
1834 |
| Box 45, Folder 4 |
|
Burial Record Cards
|
|
1970-1971, 1977 |
| Box 45, Folder 5 |
|
Cemetery Activity Log
|
|
1891-1915 |
| Box 45, Folder 6 |
|
Cemetery Activity Log
|
|
1916-1947 |
| Box 45, Folder 7 |
|
Cemetery Activity Log
|
|
1982-1987, undated |
| Box 45, Folder 7a |
|
Cemetery Case Law, Notes re.
|
|
undated |
| Box 45, Folder 8 |
|
Cemetery Committee
, Report of
|
|
1961 |
| Box 45, Folder 9 |
|
Condition of Cemetery, Complaints re.
|
|
1977-1982 |
| Box 45, Folder 10 |
|
Consultant's Report re. the Cemetery
|
|
1967 |
| Box 45, Folder 11 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1923-1983 scattered |
| Box 46, Folder 12 |
|
Deed to Cemetery Plots
|
|
1849-1895 scattered |
| Box 46, Folder 13 |
|
Deeds to Cemetery Plots
|
|
1902-1920 scattered |
| Box 46, Folder 14 |
|
Deed to Cemetery Plots
|
|
1921-1932, 1939, 1946 |
| Box 46, Folder 15 |
|
Fundraising for Cemetery Maintenance
|
|
1979 |
| Box 46, Folder 16 |
|
Interments in Grace Church Cemetery
|
|
1934-1976, undated |
| Box 46, Folder 17 |
|
Petition Protesting Imposition of Cemetery Fee on Undertakers
|
|
undated |
| Box 46, Folder 18 |
|
Plot Diagrams: 1-274
|
|
undated |
| Box 46, Folder 19 |
|
Plot Diagrams: 275-524
|
|
undated |
| Box 47 , Folder 20 |
|
Plot Diagrams: 525-809
|
|
undated |
| Box 47 , Folder 20a |
|
Esty, Ralph Cemetery Notes, re.
|
|
undated |
| Box 47 , Folder 21 |
|
Plot Index And Ledger
|
|
1915-1932 |
| Box 47 , Folder 22 |
|
Plot Listings: 1-603
|
|
undated |
| Box 47 , Folder 23 |
|
Plot Listings: 604-809
|
|
undated |
| Box 47 , Folder 24 |
|
Plot Map of Grace Church Cemetery
|
|
1848, 1937? |
| Box 47 , Folder 25 |
|
Receipts for Sale of Cemetery Plots
|
|
1890-1938 scattered |
| Box 47 , Folder 26 |
|
Regulations
|
|
1940-1980 |
| Box 47 , Folder 27 |
|
Releases
|
|
undated |
| Box 47 , Folder 28 |
|
Sale of Plots, Correspondence re.
|
|
1977, 1979-1980 |
| Box 47 , Folder 29 |
|
Service Station Proposal submitted by Gulf Refinery Company
|
|
1934 |
| Box 47 , Folder 30 |
|
Shepard, George G. and Ralph S. Esty Agreement
|
|
1934 Nov 26 |
| Box 47, Folder 31 |
|
Vandalism
|
|
1971, 1973 |
Cemetery Index
9 box(es)
(4.5 linear feet)
| Box 3 |
|
Burdick - Dennicourt
|
|
|
Series 7. Scrapbooks, 1900-1988
6 box(es)
(5.5 linear feet)
Consists of fifteen scrapbooks documenting major events in the history of Grace Church. Bulk consist of clippings from local newspapers, also includes photographs, programs for events at Grace Church, and a variety of memorabilia. Significant is a scrapbook entitled "Saving Grace." It documents major fundraising campaign in 1988 to raise money for renovations to the church.
Arrangement:
The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically by date. Oversized scapbooks are at the end of the collection.
| Box 48, Folder 1 |
|
Church School
, See: Oversize Box 14
|
|
1927-1929 |
| Box 48, Folder 2 |
|
Church School, See: Oversize Box 15
|
|
1929-1930 |
| Box 48, Folder 3 |
|
Church School, See: Oversize Box 15
|
|
1930-1931 |
| Box 48, Folder 3a |
|
History, See: Oversize Box 18
|
|
1829-1976 |
| Box 48, Folder 4 |
|
Publicity
|
|
1937-1938 |
| Box 48, Folder 5 |
|
Publicity
|
|
1949-1954 |
| Box 48, Folder 6 |
|
Publicity
|
|
1954-1956 |
| Box 48, Folder 7 |
|
Saving Grace. See: Oversize Box 20
|
|
1988 |
| Box 48, Folder 8 |
|
Miscellaneous. See: Oversize Box 16
|
|
1900-1906 |
| Box 48, Folder 9 |
|
Miscellaneous. See: Oversize Box 17
|
|
1909-1927 |
| Box 48, Folder 10 |
|
Miscellaneous. See: Oversize Box 18
|
|
1927-1935 |
| Box 48, Folder 11 |
|
Miscellaneous. See: Oversize Box 19
|
|
1936-1957 |
| Box 48, Folder 12 |
|
Miscellaneous. See: Oversize Box 13
|
|
1941-1956 |
| Box 48, Folder 13 |
|
Miscellaneous. See: Oversize Box 19
|
|
1957-1970 |
| Box 48, Folder 14 |
|
Miscellaneous. See: Oversize Box 18
|
|
1956-1963 |
| Box 48, Folder 15 |
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
undated |
Series 8. Newsletters and Sunday Bulletins, 1894-2000
10 box(es)
(10 linear feet)
Consists of bound copies of the Grace Church Sunday service bulletin and the parish newsletter, The Parish Helper.
Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically by year.
Series 9. Yearbooks, 1882-1898
1 box(es)
(.5 linear feet)
Contains bound copies of the Grace Church parish yearbook dating from 1882. The yearbooks served as an expanded version of the parish's annual report, summarizing the activities of all the organizations, committees, and officers of the parish
Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically by year