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St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Warren (Mss. Gr. 220)

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

Inventory

Inventory

Series 1. Subject Files
Box 1-7, Folder 1-90
The Subject Files series contains correspondence letters between church members, church service programs from regular services and special holidays, parochial reports, wills, donation letters, and materials of various church committees which were a part of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Arrangement: These documents are arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 1 "Acts of Devotion" Booklet
1924
Box 1, Folder 2 Advertising
2001
Box 1, Folder 3 "Annual Country Fair and Festival Week" Programs
1975-1977, 1980
Box 1, Folder 4 "Annual Lawn Party and Auction" Programs
1978, 1981-1986
Box 1, Folder 5 "Articles of Confession and Covenant"
1829
Box 1, Folder 6 Record of Attendance
1906-1927
Box 1, Folder 7 Audit Records
1999-2008
Box 1, Folder 8 Austin Organs, Inc.
1950-1954
Box 1, Folder 9 Barker Fullerton, Grace: Will
undated
Box 1, Folder 10 "The Bishops War Time Prayers"
undated
Box 1, Folder 10a Blood Drive Fliers
undated
Box 1, Folder 11 Boiler Inspection Certificates
2004-2008
Box 1, Folder 11a Bumper Stickers
undated
Box 1, Folder 12 Cady Fund
1988-1994
Box 1, Folder 13 "The Café Chantant" Program
1908
Box 1, Folder 14 Canons
undated
Box 1, Folder 15 Certificate of Appreciation - from the 250th Anniversary Parade Committee to St. Mark's Church
1997
Box 2, Folder 16 Choir Guild : Account of the Treasurer
1929-1939
Box 2, Folder 17 Choir Guild : Annual Report
1930
Box 2, Folder 18 Choir Guild: Committee Notes
1929-1939
Box 2, Folder 19 "Christian Symbols and the Christian Year" Booklet
1936
Box 2, Folder 20 "The Church Dear" Pageant Program
1931
Box 2, Folder 21 Church Service Programs: Centenary Celebration
1928
Box 2, Folder 22 Church Service Programs: General
1947, 1970-1978, undated
Box 2, Folder 23 Church Service Programs: Special Services
1828-1913, 1958
Box 2, Folder 24 Church Service Programs: Bishop James DeWolf Perry; Bishop Granville Gaylord Bennett
1945, 1947, 1952
Box 2, Folder 25 Clark Jarvis, Louise: Trust
1952
Box 2, Folder 26 Commemoration - "400th Anniversary of the First Prayer Book of 1549
1949
Box 2, Folder 27 Confirmation Booklet
1871
Box 2, Folder 28 Corrspondence
1838, 1880-1894
Box 2, Folder 29 Corrspondence
1902-1925
Box 2, Folder 30 Corrspondence
1927-1959, 1983, 1992
Box 2, Folder 31 Corrspondence
undated
Box 2, Folder 32 Constitution
1829
Box 3, Folder 33 Davol, Carrie: Estate
1942-1943
Box 3, Folder 35 Events Posters
undated
Box 3, Folder 36 Exterior Painting of St. Mark's Episcopal Church: Project Manual
2000 Jul
Box 3, Folder 37 General Assembly: An Act
1921 Jan
Box 3, Folder 38 "The Girls Friendly Society"
1898, undated
Box 3, Folder 39 Greetings Cards
undated
Box 3, Folder 40 Guest Book
1962-1971
Box 3, Folder 41 "A Handbook of St. Mark's Parish"
1946 Apr
Box 3, Folder 42 "Historical Discourse of St. Mark's Church" Book
1878
Box 3, Folder 43 Historical Documents
1834-1938, 1990, undated
Box 3, Folder 44 Insurance Policy
2009-2010
Box 4, Folder 45 Ladies Aid Society: Corrspondence
1928
Box 4, Folder 46 Ladies Aid Society: Secretary's Report of Meetings
1906-1910, 1910-1913
Box 4, Folder 47 Ladies Aid Society: Secretary's Report of Meetings
Oct 1914 - May 1917, Oct 1917 - Dec 1921
Box 4, Folder 48 Ladies Aid Society: Secretary's Report of Meetings
Jan 1922 - Feb 1926, Mar 1925 - Mar 1929
Box 4, Folder 49 Ladies Aid Society: Secretary's Report of Meetings
Mar 1927 - Dec 1931, Jan 1932 - Dec 1940
Box 4, Folder 50 Ladies Aid Society: Treasurer's Reports
1914-1928, 1943-1947
Box 5, Folder 51 Legal Records
1920
Box 5, Folder 52 Letters of Agreement
1991-2002
Box 5, Folder 53 Malden Machine Co.
1892-1893
Box 5, Folder 54 Media Packet
1992
Box 5, Folder 55 Meyer, Meta
1952 Jun 16
Box 5, Folder 56 Memorials
1980, 1981, 1994
Box 5, Folder 57 Memorial Forms
undated
Box 5, Folder 58 Miscellaneous Papers
1841, 1844, undated
Box 5, Folder 59 Miscellaneous Papers
1906-1983, undated
Box 5, Folder 60 Newspaper: "Boston Herald Traveler"
undated
Box 5, Folder 61 Newspaper: Clippings
1928-1990, undated
Box 5, Folder 62 Ordination Papers of Revered George W. Hathaway
1836
Box 5, Folder 63 Organ Agreement
1836
Box 5, Folder 64 Parish Letters
1908-1983
Box 5, Folder 65 "The Parish Monitor"
1892
Box 5, Folder 66 Parish Profile
1990
Box 5, Folder 66a Parish Subscriptions List (see Rm. 230 Map Case, Drawer 9)
1866 Sep 1
Box 5, Folder 67 Parochial Reports
1990-2000
Box 6, Folder 68 Parochial Reports
2001-2004
Box 6, Folder 69 Parochial Reports
2004-2008
Box 6, Folder 70 Pastoral Letter
1896
Box 6, Folder 71 Post Cards
undated
Box 6, Folder 72 Rectory
1995, 1999, 2000-2002, undated
Box 6, Folder 73 Reports of the Rector
1943-1950
Box 6, Folder 74 Restoration Work Clippings
1973-1977
Box 6, Folder 75 Restoration Work Papers
1973-1977
Box 6, Folder 76 Restoration Work Papers
1978-1995
Box 7, Folder 77 Restoration Work Papers
1997-2001
Box 7, Folder 78 Restoration Work Papers
2002-2004, undated
Box 7, Folder 79 Roof Truss Repairs Plans
1973
Box 7, Folder 80 St. Andrew's Brotherhood: Record Book
1890
Box 7, Folder 81 St. Mark's Church Society: By-Laws
1966
Box 7, Folder 82 St. Mark's Church School Association: Annual Reports
1944-1945
Box 7, Folder 83 St. Mark's Altar Guild: Annual Reports
1943-1948
Box 7, Folder 84 St. Mark's Guild
1946, 1949
Box 7, Folder 85 "St. Mary's" Poem by Mrs. Joshua Turner
undated
Box 7, Folder 86 Sonitol Security System
2000, 2001, 2005, undated
Box 7, Folder 87 Sound System
undated
Box 7, Folder 88 Submersible Pump Manual
2008
Box 7, Folder 89 Union Club: Charter and By-Laws
1908
Box 7, Folder 90 World Vision
1991-1994

Series 2. Financial Documents
Box 8-15a, Folder 1-68
The Financial Records series contains cash books, treasurer’s books, and other church ledgers. Some of the church’s financial documents, such as the budgets, may also be found in the Annual Meeting Reports. Other items include, financial reports, bank passbooks, receipts and other financial documents.

Arrangement: These records are arranged alphabetically by topic or title, and chronologically therein.

Container Description Date
Box 8, Folder 1 Apportionment
1994-1999
Box 8, Folder 2 Apportionment
2001-2008
Box 8, Folder 3 Bank Statements and Notes
1904, 1907, 1933, 1936
Box 8, Folder 4 Bills
1990
Box 8, Folder 4a Budget
1946-1950
Box 8, Folder 5 Citizen's Bank: Savings Passbook
1991-2003
Box 8, Folder 6 Church Treasurer's Book
1949
Box 8, Folder 7 Deposit Slips
1952-1959
Box 8, Folder 8 Donations: Receipts and Letters
2004-2005
Box 8, Folder 9 Durfee Attleboro Bank Book
1992-1993
Box 8, Folder 10 Financial Reports
2003 Jan - Feb
Box 8, Folder 11 Financial Reports
2003 Mar - Apr
Box 9, Folder 12 Financial Reports
2003 May - Jun
Box 9, Folder 13 Financial Reports
2003 Jul - Sep
Box 9, Folder 14 Financial Reports
2003 Oct - Nov
Box 9, Folder 15 Financial Reports
2003 Dec
Box 9, Folder 16 Financial Reports
2004 Jan - Feb
Box 10, Folder 17 Financial Reports
2004 Mar - Apr
Box 10, Folder 18 Financial Reports
2004 May - Jun
Box 10, Folder 19 Financial Reports
2004 Jul - Aug
Box 10, Folder 20 Financial Reports
2004 Sep - Oct
Box 10, Folder 21 Financial Reports
2004 Nov - Dec
Box 11, Folder 22 Financial Reports
2005 Jan - Feb
Box 11, Folder 23 Financial Reports
2005 Mar - Apr
Box 11, Folder 24 Financial Reports
2005 May - Jun
Box 11, Folder 25 Financial Reports
2005 Jul - Aug
Box 11, Folder 26 Financial Reports
2005 Sep - Oct
Box 12, Folder 27 Financial Reports
2005 Nov - Dec
Box 12, Folder 28 Financial Reports
2006 Jan - Feb
Box 12, Folder 29 Financial Reports
2006 Mar - Apr
Box 12, Folder 30 Financial Reports
2006 May - Jun
Box 12, Folder 31 Financial Reports
2006 Jul - Aug
Box 12, Folder 32 Financial Reports
2006 Sep - Oct
Box 13, Folder 33 Financial Reports
2006 Nov - Dec
Box 13, Folder 34 Fleet Bank: Passbook Savings Account
1982-2001
Box 13, Folder 35 Industrial Trust Company
1937
Box 13, Folder 36 Industrial Trust Company: Participation Account booklets
1910-1933
Box 13, Folder 37 Industrial Trust Company: Savings Department booklets
1946-1954
Box 13, Folder 38 Insurance
1998-2001, undated
Box 13, Folder 39 Insurance Claims
2003-2005
Box 13, Folder 39a Loan Papers
1950
Box 13, Folder 40 Investment Papers
1952-1953
Box 13, Folder 40a Member Canvasses
1943-1950
Box 13, Folder 41 Miscellaneous Financial Documents
1830-1949
Box 13, Folder 42 Miscellaneous Financial Documents
1951-2007
Box 14, Folder 43 Organ Fund Account Booklet
1952-1953
Box 14, Folder 44 Parish Account Book (see Oversized box 9)
1923-1926
Box 14, Folder 45 Parish Cash Book (see Oversized box 7)
1923-1926
Box 14, Folder 46 Receipts
1881, 1883, 1898
Box 14, Folder 47 Receipts
1899
Box 14, Folder 48 Receipts
1900, undated
Box 14, Folder 49 Receipts
1905
Box 14, Folder 50 Receipts
1906-1924
Box 14, Folder 51 Report of Collections
1839
Box 14, Folder 52 St. Mark's Church Centenary Fund: Donations Book
1928-1931
Box 14, Folder 53 St. Mark's Church: Weekly Collections Book
1925-1935
Box 14, Folder 54 St. Mark's Church Society: Parish House Fund
1911-1931
Box 14, Folder 55 St. Mark's Sunday School: Report of Treasurer
1929
Box 14, Folder 56 Tax Exemption Papers
1961, 1991-2001
Box 15, Folder 57 Deeds
1829-1921
Box 15, Folder 58 Financial Statements
1838-1930
Box 15, Folder 59 Treasurers Reports
1832-1844
Box 15, Folder 60 Treasurers Reports
1914-1930, 1943-1949
Box 15, Folder 61 Treasurers Statements
1904 Apr - 1926 Sep
Box 15a, Folder 62 Greene, Charlotte: Estate
1981
Box 15a, Folder 63 Historic Easement
1976-1977
Box 15a, Folder 64 Seymour, Georgiana and Louis: Estate
1946-1954
Box 15a, Folder 65 Wills: Estates
1918, undated
Box 15a, Folder 66 Accounting Book
1914
Box 15a, Folder 67 Payment Order Book
1908-1911
Box 15a, Folder 68 St. Mark's Church Cooperation: Treasurers Accounting Book
1866-1881

Series 3. Vestry Meetings and Annual Reports
Box 16-18, Folder 1-26
Contains the Meeting Minutes for the Vestry from 1832 – 2008. Includes meeting minutes, reports and other documents.

Arrangement: These records are arranged alphabetically by topic or title, and chronologically therein.

Container Description Date
Box 16, Folder 1 Annual Meeting Documents
1937
Box 16, Folder 2 Annual Meeting Notes
1943-1965
Box 16, Folder 3 Annual Meeting Notes
1950-1954
Box 16, Folder 4 Annual Meeting Reports
1988-2003
Box 16, Folder 5 Annual Meeting Reports
2004-2009
Box 17, Folder 6 Vestry Meetings
1828-1852
Box 17, Folder 6A Vestry Meetings (see Oversized box 7)
1874-1916
Box 17, Folder 7 Vestry Meetings
1917-1934
Box 17, Folder 8 Vestry Meetings
1938-1943
Box 17, Folder 9 Vestry Meetings
1991
Box 17, Folder 10 Vestry Meetings
1992-1993
Box 17, Folder 11 Vestry Meetings
1991-2002
Box 17, Folder 12 Vestry Meetings
1995
Box 17, Folder 13 Vestry Meetings
1996
Box 17, Folder 14 Vestry Meetings
1997
Box 17, Folder 15 Vestry Meetings
1998
Box 18, Folder 16 Vestry Meetings
1999
Box 18, Folder 17 Vestry Meetings
2000
Box 18, Folder 18 Vestry Meetings
2001
Box 18, Folder 19 Vestry Meetings
2002
Box 18, Folder 20 Vestry Meetings
2003
Box 18, Folder 21 Vestry Meetings
2004
Box 18, Folder 22 Vestry Meetings
2005
Box 18, Folder 23 Vestry Meetings
2006
Box 18, Folder 24 Vestry Meetings
2007
Box 18, Folder 25 Vestry Meetings
2008
Box 18, Folder 26 Vestry Meetings: Miss Barton's Estate
undated

Series 4. Pew Records
Box 19, Folder 1-11
The Pew Records series contains pew transfer letters, seating charts of the pews, deeds to the pews, payment assessment books, and pew tax notice slips.

Arrangement: These records are arranged alphabetically by topic or title.

Container Description Date
Box 19, Folder 1 Corrspondence
1916, 1954, 1957, n.d
Box 19, Folder 2 Deeds
1899
Box 19, Folder 3 Deposit Slips
1932-1940, 1942, 1948, undated
Box 19, Folder 4 Pews List Book
1830-1834
Box 19, Folder 5 Pews Paid Assessment Booklet
1915-1956
Box 19, Folder 6 Pews Paid Assesment Booklet
1911-1952
Box 19, Folder 7 Plan of Pews (see Oversized box 8)
undated
Box 19, Folder 8 Record of Transfer of Pew Book
1834-1883
Box 19, Folder 9 Record of Pew Transfer Book
1875-1911
Box 19, Folder 10 Pew Tax Notices
1951
Box 19, Folder 11 Pew Transfer Letters
1842, 1875, 1887-1897, 1905-1948

Series 5. Images
Box 20-23, Folder 1-80
The Photographs series contains photos of past church events, church staff, the church interior and exterior, and some of the Rectors.

Arrangement: These photographs are arranged alphabetically by topic or title.

Container Description Date
Box 20, Folder 1 Annual Picnic
1992
Box 20, Folder 2 Baptisms
undated
Box 20, Folder 3 Belden, Frederick Helsey
undated
Box 20, Folder 4 Bristed, Revered John (includes original photograph, letter of donation and negative)
1830, 1958
Box 20, Folder 5 [Bristol 4th of July Parade]
1990 Jul
Box 20, Folder 6 Brooks, Phillips
undated
Box 20, Folder 7 Brown, Rob
1991
Box 20, Folder 8 Capitals of Church
1973
Box 20, Folder 9 Carpenter, Alva E.
undated
Box 20, Folder 10 Chaplin, George Manton (certificate of appreciation and photograph)
undated
Box 20, Folder 11 Chapman, Reverend John Wight
1928c
Box 20, Folder 12 [Children's Choir]
undated
Box 20, Folder 13 "Chocolate Sunday" Contest
undated
Box 20, Folder 14 Ecumenical Choir
1991
Box 20, Folder 15 ECW Christmas Bazaar
1991
Box 20, Folder 16 Christmas Bazaar
1992
Box 20, Folder 17 Christmas Bazaar
1993
Box 20, Folder 18 Christmas Bazaar
[1990c]
Box 20, Folder 19 Christmas Pageant (Sunday School)
1975
Box 20, Folder 20 Christmas Pageant
[1990c]
Box 21, Folder 21 Christmas Pageant
1990
Box 21, Folder 22 [Christmas Party]
[1993]
Box 21, Folder 23 Clark, Thomas M. (see also Map Case in Rm. 230, Drawer 9)
[1850c]
Box 21, Folder 24 Church Staff
[1990c]
Box 21, Folder 25 Church Service
[1950c]
Box 21, Folder 26 [Cookout]
[1990c]
Box 21, Folder 27 Dunstan, Arthur McCartney (see also Oversized box 8)
undated
Box 21, Folder 28 Easter Bunny
1992
Box 21, Folder 29 Easter Egg Hunt
1991
Box 21, Folder 30 Easter
1994
Box 21, Folder 31 [Egg Toss]
undated
Box 21, Folder 32 Church: Exterior (see also Oversized box 8)
undated
Box 21, Folder 33 Fautz, Reverend Guy
1990
Box 21, Folder 34 Groups (see also Oversized box 8)
1924, [1926c], undated
Box 21, Folder 35 [Halloween Party]
[1990c]
Box 21, Folder 36 Hay-Bail Ride
undated
Box 21, Folder 37 Hathaway, George W. (see also Map Case in Rm 230, Drawer 9)
[1830c]
Box 21, Folder 38 Hunger March
1991
Box 21, Folder 39 Hunt, George N. (Biography and photograph)
[1960c]
Box 21, Folder 40 1938 Hurricane Damage Photographs
1938
Box 21, Folder 41 Hurricane Bob damage
1991
Box 21, Folder 42 Church: Interior (see also Oversized box 8)
1854, 1856, 1873, 1953, 1983, undated
Box 21, Folder 43 Church: Interior - Easter
1971
Box 22, Folder 44 Church: Interior - Photo Album
undated
Box 22, Folder 45 Church: Interior - Rectory (see Oversized box 8)
undated
Box 22, Folder 46 134th Lawn-Craft Party
1990
Box 22, Folder 47 Lawn Party
1989
Box 22, Folder 48 Lawn Party
undated
Box 22, Folder 59 Lawn Party, Vestry Event, Parish
1991
Box 22, Folder 50 Lawn Party, Parish Event
1992
Box 22, Folder 51 May IV, Lynde Eliot
1972
Box 22, Folder 52 May Breakfast
1991
Box 22, Folder 53 May Breakfast
1992
Box 22, Folder 54 [Nativity Scene]
undated
Box 22, Folder 55 [Pinata Party]
1988 Dec
Box 22, Folder 56 Plans: Additions and Alterations to Parish Hall
1931 Jul 20
Box 22, Folder 57 [Pool Party]
1992
Box 22, Folder 58 ["Rock n' Roll" Party]
1993
Box 22, Folder 59 Rasmusson, Leonard B. (see Oversized box 8)
undated
Box 22, Folder 60 Rectors of St. Mark's (see Map Case in Rm. 230, Drawer 9)
1867-1927
Box 22, Folder 61 Rectory Repair
1991
Box 22, Folder 62 Santa Photographs
1975, undated
Box 22, Folder 63 School Awards
1990-1991
Box 22, Folder 64 Spruce Tree Planting
1980
Box 22, Folder 65 "The Starring Match"
undated
Box 22, Folder 66 Strawberry Card Party
1990
Box 23, Folder 67 Thomas, Father Bill: Celebration as Rector
1991
Box 23, Folder 68 Unknown
[1950c]
Box 23, Folder 69 Unknown
[1970c]
Box 23, Folder 70 Unknown
[1980c]
Box 23, Folder 71 Unknown
[1990c]
Box 23, Folder 72 Unknown: Negatives
undated
Box 23, Folder 73 Unknown Play
undated
Box 23, Folder 74 Unknown Rectors
1895, 1991, undated
Box 23, Folder 75 Unknown Youth Program
undated
Box 23, Folder 76 Varzea Young People
undated
Box 23, Folder 77 Vestry Members
1991
Box 23, Folder 78 Warren's 250th Anniversary Exhibit
1997
Box 23, Folder 79 Winter, Robert Allan
undated
Box 23, Folder 80 Youth Group ECC
1992

Series 6. Parish Registers
Box 24-25, Folder 1-24
Contains the bound Registers from St. Mark’s Episcopal Church dating from 1828-2010. The registers contain lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, confirmations, and burials.

Arrangement: The registers are arranged chronologically.

Container Description Date
Box 24, Folder 1 Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages (see Oversized box 1)
1828-1851
Box 24, Folder 2 Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages (see Oversized box 1)
1828-1873
Box 24, Folder 3 Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages (see Oversized box 2)
1831-1866
Box 24, Folder 4 Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages (see Oversized box 2)
1830-1891
Box 24, Folder 5 Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages (see Oversized box 3)
1891-1909
Box 24, Folder 6 Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages (see Oversized box 4)
1910-1931
Box 24, Folder 7 Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages (see Oversized box 4)
1932-1945
Box 24, Folder 8 Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages (see Oversized box 5)
1946-1955
Box 24, Folder 9 Parish Register: Baptisms, Burials, Confirmations, Marriages (see Oversized box 5)
1956-1964
Box 24, Folder 10 Record of Church Services (see Oversized box 7)
1927-1950
Box 24, Folder 11 Register of Church Services
1950-1955
Box 24, Folder 12 Register of Church Services
1955-1958
Box 24, Folder 13 Register of Church Services
1958-1959
Box 24, Folder 14 Register of Church Services
1960-1961
Box 24, Folder 15 Register of Church Services
1962-1964
Box 25, Folder 16 Register of Church Services
1965-1975
Box 25, Folder 17 Register of Church Services
1975-1985
Box 25, Folder 18 Register of Church Services
1985-1997
Box 25, Folder 19 Register of Church Services
1997-2000
Box 25, Folder 20 Register of Church Services
2000-2010

Series 7. Realia
Box 26
The Realia series contains printing blocks with the images of the Church itself and a memorial statue, also a glass picture frame, a private communion set donated in 1861.

Arrangement: These items are arranged by format.

Container Description Date
Box 26, Folder no folder Glass Picture Frame
1881
Box 26, Folder no folder Pence Can
undated
Box 26, Folder no folder "RI Churchmen" Memorial Halftone Printing Block
undated
Box 26, Folder no folder St. Mark's Church Halftone Printing Block
undated
Box 26, Folder no folder Small Private Communion Set donated by Rebecca Miller Wheaton
1861