Christ Church, Lonsdale, R.I.
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: |
Christ Church, Lonsdale, RI |
| Date range: |
1833-1989 |
| Creator: |
Christ Church (Lonsdale, RI) |
| Extent: |
9 boxes
(4.5 linear feet)
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| Abstract: |
The Records of Christ Church consist of materials from 1833-1989, documenting the history of the church from its founding to the end of the twentieth century. The collection, which is divided into three series, consists of adminstrative records, church registers, and photographs. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
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| Collection number: |
Mss. Gr. 95 |
Scope & content
These records document the religious, administrative, and social activities of Christ Church and includes the act of incorporation, deeds, mortgages, the document of consecration, programs for anniversaries and special events in the parish, church registers, minutes of meetings of parish organizations, Sunday School lesson plans and roll books, newsletters, and yearbooks. These records also include a collection of photographs of people, places, and events significant to the parish of Christ Church.
Arrangement
After processing, the records were organized into three series as follows:
- 1. Subject Files
- 2. Registers
- 3. Photographs
Historical Information
Christ Church
dates its founding to 1833, when Episcopalians in the mill village of
Lonsdale, then part of
Smithfield but now part of
Lincoln, R.I., began holding services in the village schoolhouse. In January of 1834, worshippers gathered at the school house and formally organized themselves into the Episcopal parish of Christ Church. The parish was accepted into the
Diocesan Convention
in June of the same year. In early 1835, the
Lonsdale Company
, whose mills employed most of the parishioners, contributed $2,000 toward the construction of a church, as well as the land on which to build it. The church was completed in the late summer of 1835.
Christ Church has remained a part of the Lonsdale community since 1835. When the first church burned to the ground in 1883, the Lonsdale Company built a new larger Christ Church on the same site in 1883-84. It is in that latter church that the parishioners of Christ Church worship today.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
Open for research. |
| Use of the materials: |
Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication. |
| Preferred citation: |
Christ Church, Lonsdale, Mss. Gr. 95, 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
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The records of Christ Episcopal Church in the Lonsdale section of Lincoln, Rhode Island were deposited in the Special Collections Department of the University Library in 1987 and 1988 by the rector, Rev. Ronald Crocker. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Kevin J. Logan and Beth Ullucci. |
| Encoding: |
Finding aid encoded by Kate Freedman on
2007 June 1, updated by Hailie D. Posey on 2009 August 17, updated by Mark Dionne on 2020 April 30 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
Inventory
Series 1. Subject Files, 1833-1989
5 boxes
(2.5 linear feet)
This series contains records documenting the religious and administrative activities of
Christ Church
, Lonsdale. Topics include the incorporation of the parish and subsequent amendments to the act of incorporation, the construction of the Church, the transfer of real estate from the
Lonsdale Company
to the
Parish Corporation
, the
Girl's Friendly Society
, the one hundredth and one hundred fiftieth anniversaries of the parish, the parish Sunday School, and the vestry.
Types of records represented include copies of the act of incorporation and amendments, deeds and mortgages, programs commemorating parish festivals and anniversaries, parish newsletters, minutes of meetings of parish organizations, lesson plans and roll books for the parish Sunday School, and the parish yearbook.
The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Act of Incorporation: Amended
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1835, 1920, 1947 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Birthday Calendar
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1953 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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The Catholic Oak: Photograph
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Certificate of Title: Hannah Critchley Property
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1961 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Clark, Bishop Thomas: Memorial Issue of Diocesan Record on His Death
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1903 |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Consecration of Christ Church, Document
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1885 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Cornerstone Ceremony
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1883-1933 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
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Correspondence, Miscellaneous
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1833, 1947, 1949, 1979, 1983 |
| Box 1, Folder 9 |
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Dedication Program: Parish House Addition See also Newspaper clippings
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1965 |
| Box 1, Folder 10 |
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Deeds: Ashton Property
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1949 |
| Box 1, Folder 11 |
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Lonsdale Co. to Christ Church
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1835 |
| Box 1, Folder 12 |
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Quit Claim Deeds to Christ Church
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1937-1939 |
| Box 1, Folder 13 |
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Miscellaneous
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1863-1949 |
| Box 1, Folder 14 |
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Easter Festival: Programs
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1885, 1895, 1904 |
| Box 1, Folder 15 |
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Girl's Friendly Society: Membership Lists
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1912-1919 |
| Box 1, Folder 16 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1912-13, 1964-65 |
| Box 1, Folder 17 |
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Photo Album
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undated |
| Box 1, Folder 18 |
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Historical Notes and Sketches
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1934, 1947, undated |
| Box 1, Folder 19 |
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Marriage Certificate: Frank White/Maud Wilkinson
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1895 |
| Box 1, Folder 20 |
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Record of Daniel Browning/Alice Ramsden
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1927 |
| Box 1, Folder 21 |
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Memorabilia: Keys, Nails
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undated |
| Box 2, Folder 22 |
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Newspaper Clippings
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1882-1897 scattered |
| Box 2, Folder 23 |
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Newspaper Clippings
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1930-1976 scattered, 1979-1981, undated |
| Box 2, Folder 24 |
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One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary
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1983-85 |
| Box 2, Folder 25 |
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One Hundredth Anniversary Celebration
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1934 |
| Box 2, Folder 26 |
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Organ Specifications: Hool and Hastings Company
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1923 |
| Box 2, Folder 27 |
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The Parish Chronicle
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1902 Oct-1912 Sep |
| Box 2, Folder 28 |
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The Parish Chronicle
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1912 Oct-1919 Jul |
| Box 3, Folder 29 |
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The Parish Chronicle
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1914 Oct-1920 Jul |
| Box 3, Folder 30 |
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The Parish Chronicle
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1920 Oct-1925 Jul |
| Box 3, Folder 31 |
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The Parish Chronicle
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1925 Oct-1930 Jul |
| Box 3, Folder 32 |
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The Parish Chronicle (scattered issues)
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1929, 1947, 1948, 1952 |
| Box 3, Folder 33 |
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The Parish Chronicle: "A Brief History of Christ Church"
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1947 |
| Box 3, Folder 34 |
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Parish House
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1896-1897 |
| Box 3, Folder 35 |
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Parish Meetings: Minutes
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1896-1962 |
| Box 4, Folder 36 |
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Parochial Report
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1928 |
| Box 4, Folder 37 |
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Pastors, List of 1835-1989
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1989 |
| Box 4, Folder 38 |
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Pew Lists/Rentals See also: Vestry: Minutes of Meetings
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1835, 1848, undated |
| Box 4, Folder 39 |
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Plan of Tenement Property at Lonsdale Belonging to the Lonsdale Co.
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1935 |
| Box 4, Folder 40 |
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Property Map
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1948 |
| Box 4, Folder 41 |
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Replinger, Rev. Charles
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1969-1980 |
| Box 4, Folder 42 |
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Scrapbook
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undated |
| Box 4, Folder 43 |
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Scrapbook
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undated |
| Box 4, Folder 44 |
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Scrapbook
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undated |
| Box 4, Folder 45 |
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Scrapbook: My Doll Hobby
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undated |
| Box 4, Folder 46 |
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Sharpe, Esther Jane: Postcards
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undated |
| Box 4, Folder 47 |
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Sharpe, Esther Jane: Postcards
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undated |
| Box 5 , Folder 48 |
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Sunday School: Class Book and Lesson Plan
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1869, 1936, 1949-1950 |
| Box 6, Folder 49 |
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Roll Book
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193319-51 |
| Box 7, Folder 50 |
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Throop, Rev. Robert H: Commemoration of His Retirement
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1978 |
| Box 8, Folder 51 |
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Vestry: List of Members
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1934-1981 |
| Box 9, Folder 52 |
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Minutes of Meetings. Also includes minutes of Parish Meetings (1834-95) and Pew Register (1835-60)
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1834-1896 Mar |
| Box 10, Folder 53 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1896 Apr-1928 Oct |
| Box 11, Folder 54 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1929 Jan-1950 May |
| Box 12, Folder 55 |
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Yearbooks
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1901-1902, 1962 |
Series 2. Registers, 1837-1975
3 boxes
(1.5 linear feet)
The Register Series contains bound Registers of Church Services for the years 1909 to 1975 and bound Parish Registers of Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, and Burials for the years 1837 to 1908.
The Registers of Church Services include the date, time, type of service number of attendees and the name of the celebrant for each service held in the parish. The volumes are arranged chronologically by the date of the service.
The Parish Registers are divided into sections by the type of service performed, i.e., baptisms, burials, confirmations, and marriages. The type of information recorded varies with the type of service. For baptisms it includes the date of the ceremony, the name and date of birth of the person baptized, the names of his/her parents, and the name of the officiating clergyman. The marriage records include the date of the ceremony, the names and ages of the betrothed, their residences. the names of their parents, and the name of the presiding clergyman. Confirmation records include the dates and names of those confirmed, and the name of the bishop performing the service. The burial records include the name of the deceased, the date of death, the cause of death, the age at death, the date of the funeral, the place of burial, and the name of the presiding clergyman.
The registers are arranged alphabetically by type of register and then chronologically by the inclusive dates of each register.
| Box 6 , Folder 1 |
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Church Services
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1909 Mar-1917 May |
| Box 6, Folder 2 |
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Church Services
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1917 Jan-1923 Dec |
| Box 6, Folder 3 |
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Church Services
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1934 Jan-1960 Jun |
| Box 6, Folder 4 |
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Church Services
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1960 Aug-1965 Dec |
| Box 6, Folder 5 |
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Church Services
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1966 Jan-1975 Nov |
| Box 7, Folder 6 |
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Parish Register (Book 1): Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Burials
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1837-1864 |
| Box 7, Folder 7 |
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Parish Register (Book 2): Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Burials
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1864-1865 |
| Box 7, Folder 8 |
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Parish Register (Book 3): Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Burials
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1865-1885 |
| Box 8 , Folder 9 |
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Parish Register (Book 4): Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Burials
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1885-1892 |
| Box 8, Folder 10 |
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Parish Register (Book 5): Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Burials
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1892-1897 |
| Box 8, Folder 11 |
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Parish Register (Book 6): Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Burials
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1898-1908 |
Series 3. Photographs (1844-1983)
1 boxes
(0.5 linear feet)
This series contains photographs of Christ Church and people and events significant to the history and growth of the parish. Included are photographs of the children's choir, the church choir, the kindergarten classes, ministers of the church, and photographs of the interior and exterior of Christ Church.
The photographs are arranged alphabetically by the subject of the photograph.
| Box 9 , Folder 1 |
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Children's Choir
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undated |
| Box 9, Folder 2 |
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Church Choir
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1916, 1917, 1934, undated |
| Box 9, Folder 3 |
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Church Exterior
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undated |
| Box 9, Folder 4 |
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Church Interior
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undated |
| Box 9, Folder 5 |
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Crocker, Rev. Ronald
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1980 |
| Box 9, Folder 6 |
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Kindergarten Class
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undated |
| Box 9, Folder 7 |
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Ministers and Rectors
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1844-1928 scattered |
| Box 9, Folder 8 |
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Rectory
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undated |
| Box 9, Folder 9 |
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Miscellaneous Groups
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1956-1983 scattered |