St. Stephen's Church, Providence (Mss. Gr. 98)

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Series 1. Subject Files, 1833-1988
4 box(es)
(3 linear feet)

The records in this series document the administrative and religious activities of St. Stephen's Church in
Providence, Rhode Island. Topics include the annual meetings of the parish, the Parish Corporation, the vestry, fundraising, the history of the parish, renovation of the Parish House, the Ladies Sewing Circle, and the Women's League.

Types of records represented include minutes of meetings of the vestry, and the Parish Corporation, bound volumes of the minutes of parish annual meetings; the parish guest book; typed "historic notes" of the parish; contracts and plans for renovation of the Parish House; bound volumes of The Kalendar, the Sunday Bulletin of the parish; correspondence; and a history of the parish published on the occasion of its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary and entitled St. Stephen's Church in Providence, 1839-1964.

Arrangement: The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.

Container	Description	Date
Box 1, Folder 1	Annual Meetings, Minutes of	1969, 1971-1972
Box 1, Folder 2	Centenary Luncheon Program	1939
Box 1, Folder 3	Corporation and Vestry Meetings, Minutes of. See also: Vestry Meetings, Minutes of	1896 Apr 6, 1940 Nov 14
Box 1, Folder 4	Fundraising Brochure	1954
Box 1, Folder 5	Guest Book	1984-1988
Box 1, Folder 6	Historical Notes (Typed mss.)	1932?
Box 2, Folder 6a	The Kalendar	1932-1956
Box 3, Folder 6b	The Kalendar	1957-1979
Box 4, Folder 7	Ladies Sewing Circle: Accounts	1838-1844
Box 4, Folder 8	Ordination Service	1868
Box 4, Folder 9	Parish House Renovations: Contract and Plans	1955
Box 4, Folder 10	Photograph: St. Stephen's	undated
Box 4, Folder 11	Report of the Rector to the Convention	1839?
Box 4, Folder 12	Saint Stephen's Church in Providence, the History of a New England Tractarian Parish 1839-1964, by Norman Joseph Catir, Jr. 1964.	1964
Box 4, Folder 13	Subscriptions for the Erection of St. Steven's	1833?
Box 4, Folder 14	Vestry: Miscellaneous	1967-1974, undated
Box 4, Folder 15	Women's League of St. Stephen's: Meetings	1956-1962
Box 4, Folder 16	Women's League of St. Stephen's: Meetings	1963-1971

Series 2. Registers of Church Services, 1837-1983
4 box(es) plus 5 oversized boxes
(2 linear feet)

This series consists of bound volumes in which are recorded the details of religious services as well as listings of communicants, marriages, baptisms, confirmations, and burials held in the parish. The information recorded includes the date, the type of service, the place of service, the number of people in attendance, the name of the officiating priest and celebrant.

Arrangement: The registers are arranged chronologically.

Container	Description	Date
Box 5, Folder 1	Register of Church Services	1924 Sep 7-1949 Dec 9
Box 5, Folder 2	Register of Church Services	1949 Dec 10-1953 Jul 24
Box 5, Folder 3	Register of Church Services	1953 Aug 8-1957 May 23
Box 6, Folder 4	Register of Church Services	1957 May 24-1961 Dec 13
Box 6, Folder 5	Register of Church Services	1961 Dec 14-1962 Nov 2
Box 6, Folder 6	Register of Church Services	1962 Nov 3-1964 Apr 6
Box 6, Folder 7	Register of Church Services	1964 Apr 7-1965 Nov 5
Box 6, Folder 8	Register of Church Services	1965 Nov 6-1967 Mar 8
Box 7, Folder 9	Register of Church Services	1967 Mar 8-1968 Aug 28
Box 7, Folder 10	Register of Church Services	1968 Aug 28-1970 Mar 4
Box 7, Folder 11	Register of Church Services	1970 Mar 5-1972 Oct 29
Box 7, Folder 12	Register of Church Services	1972 Oct 30-1973 Nov 8
Box 8, Folder 13	Register of Church Services	1973 Nov 9-1975 Oct 29
Box 8, Folder 14	Register of Church Services	1975 Oct 30-1977 Jul 10
Box 8, Folder 15	Register of Church Services	1977 Jul 10-1979 Mar 14
Box 8, Folder 16	Register of Church Services	1979 Mar 15-1981 Feb 4
Box 8, Folder 17	Register of Communicants, Marriages, Baptisms, Confirmations, Burials (in oversize 1)	1837-1872
Box 8, Folder 18	Register of Communicants, Marriages, Baptisms, Confirmations, Burials (in oversize 1)	1874-1893
Box 8, Folder 19	Register of Communicants, Marriages, Baptisms, Confirmations, Burials (in oversize 2)	1893-1905
Box 8, Folder 20	Register of Communicants, Marriages, Baptisms, Confirmations, Burials (in oversize 3)	1905-1922
Box 8, Folder 21	Register of Communicants, Marriages, Baptisms, Confirmations, Burials (in oversize 4)	1922-1931
Box 8, Folder 22	Register of Communicants, Marriages, Baptisms, Confirmations, Burials (in oversize 4)	1931-1947
Box 8, Folder 23	Register of Communicants, Marriages, Baptisms, Confirmations, Burials (in oversize 5)	1947-1962
Box 8, Folder 24	Register of Communicants, Marriages, Baptisms, Confirmations, Burials (in oversize 5)	1962-1983

Series 3. Pew Records, 1840-1915
2 box(es)
(1 linear feet)

The records in this series document the rental and transfer of pews in St. Stephen's Church. Included are bound volumes of deeds to pews, unbound copies of deeds, and pew rental and tax ledgers.

Until well into the twentieth century, the Episcopal churches in Rhode Island continued the practice of assigning specific pews in the church to families or individuals who paid a one time fee plus additional rental fees or taxes for the privilege of having a pew assigned to them. The individual or family received a deed to the pew and could will it or assign it to an heir or another parishioner as long as the rental fee or tax payments were current.

Arrangement: The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by type of record and chronologically within folders.

Container	Description	Date
Box 9, Folder 1	Deed Book	1840-1862 scattered
Box 9, Folder 2	Deed Book	1862-1915 scattered
Box 9, Folder 3	Deeds	1840-1863 scattered
Box 9, Folder 4	Deeds	1867-1898 scattered
Box 10, Folder 5	Rent Ledger	1844-1856
Box 10, Folder 6	Rent Ledger	1856-1862
Box 10, Folder 7	Rent Ledger	1862-1866
Box 10, Folder 8	Rent and Taxes Ledger. See: Oversize	1864-1900
Box 10, Folder 9	Rent and Taxes Ledger. See: Oversize	1900-1908

Series 4. Financial records, 1864-1984
8 box(es) plus 7 oversized boxes
(7 linear feet)

The records contained in this series document the financial activities of St. Stephen's Church. Included are trial balance sheets, check registers, cash receipts and disbursement ledgers, general ledgers, payroll ledgers, pledges and offerings ledgers, and the monthly and annual reports of the treasurer.

Arrangement: The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by type of record and chronologically within folders.

Container	Description	Date
Box 11, Folder 1	Balance Sheets	1968, 1972-1976
Box 11, Folder 2	Balance Sheets	1977-1980
Box 11, Folder 3	Cash Book (In oversize 6)	1864 Apr 30-1889 Jan 21
Box 11, Folder 4	Cash Book (In oversize 6)	1889 Jan 21-1902 Aug 1
Box 11, Folder 5	Cash Book (In oversize 6)	1902 Aug 1-1908 Apr 20
Box 11, Folder 6	Cash Book	1908 Apr 21-1915 Apr 5
Box 11, Folder 7	Cash Receipts and Disbursements	1967
Box 11, Folder 8	Cash Receipts and Disbursements	1968
Box 11, Folder 9	Cash Receipts and Disbursements	1972
Box 11, Folder 10	Cash Receipts and Disbursements	1973
Box 12, Folder 11	Cash Receipts and Disbursements	1974
Box 12, Folder 12	Cash Receipts and Disbursements	1975
Box 12, Folder 13	Cash Receipts and Disbursements	1976
Box 13, Folder 14	Cash Receipts and Disbursements	1977
Box 13, Folder 15	Cash Receipts and Disbursements	1978 Jan-1978 June
Box 13, Folder 16	Cash Disbursements	1978 Jul-1978 Dec
Box 13, Folder 17	Cash Receipts	1978
Box 13, Folder 18	Cash Disbursements	1979 Jan-1979 Jun
Box 13, Folder 19	Cash Disbursements	1979 Jul-1979 Dec
Box 13, Folder 20	Cash Receipts	1979
Box 14, Folder 21	Check Register	1907 Feb 11-1907 Aug 6
Box 14, Folder 22	Check Register	1908
Box 14, Folder 23	Check Register	1978 Nov 20, 1979 Jun 22
Box 14, Folder 24	Check Register	1979 Jun 22, 1980 Feb 22
Box 14, Folder 25	Check Register	1980 Feb 22-1980 Oct 31
Box 15, Folder 26	Check Register	1980 Oct 31, 1981 Jun 5
Box 15, Folder 27	Check Register	1981 Jun 10-1981 Oct 30
Box 15, Folder 28	General Ledger	1972-1973
Box 15, Folder 29	General Ledger	1974-1976
Box 15, Folder 30	General Ledger	1977-1978
Box 15, Folder 31	General Ledger	1978-1980
Box 16, Folder 32	Journal Entries	1957-1962, 1972-1975, 1978
Box 16, Folder 33	Payroll Book	1973-1974
Box 16, Folder 34	Payroll Book	1975-1976
Box 16, Folder 35	Payroll Book	1977-1978
Box 16, Folder 36	Payroll Book	1979-1980
Box 16, Folder 37	Payroll Book	1981-1982
Box 16, Folder 38	Payroll Book	1983-1984
Box 17, Folder 39	Pledges and Offerings	1953, 1958
Box 17, Folder 40	Pledges and Offerings	1959-1960
Box 17, Folder 41	Pledges and Offerings	1961-1963
Box 17, Folder 42	Pledges and Offerings	1964-1965
Box 17, Folder 43	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 7)	1900-1915
Box 17, Folder 44	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 7)	1915-1921
Box 17, Folder 45	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 8)	1931
Box 17, Folder 46	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 8)	1932-1933
Box 17, Folder 47	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 8)	1934-1935
Box 17, Folder 48	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 8)	1936-1937
Box 17, Folder 49	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 9)	1938-1939
Box 17, Folder 50	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 9)	1940-1941
Box 17, Folder 51	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 9)	1942-1943
Box 17, Folder 52	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 9)	1944-1945
Box 17, Folder 53	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 10)	1946-1947
Box 17, Folder 54	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 10)	1948-1949
Box 17, Folder 55	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 10)	1950-1952
Box 17, Folder 56	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 10)	1953-1954
Box 17, Folder 57	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 11)	1955
Box 17, Folder 58	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 11)	1956-1957
Box 17, Folder 59	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 11)	1958-1959
Box 17, Folder 60	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 11)	1960-1961
Box 17, Folder 61	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 12)	1962-1964
Box 17, Folder 62	Pledges and Offerings Ledger. (In oversize 12)	1965-1966
Box 18, Folder 63	Treasurer's Reports: Monthly Statements	1959-1963
Box 18, Folder 64	Treasurer's Reports: Monthly Statements	1964-1967
Box 18, Folder 65	Treasurer's Reports: Monthly Statements	1968-1969
Box 18, Folder 66	Treasurer's Reports: Monthly Statements	1970
Box 18, Folder 67	Treasurer's Reports: Monthly Statements	1971
Box 18, Folder 68	Treasurer's Reports: Monthly Statements	1972
Box 18, Folder 69	Treasurer's Reports: Monthly Statements	1973

Series 5. St. Stephen, 1885-1960
3 box(es)
(3 linear feet)

This series contains bound volumes of St. Stephen, the parish's monthly newsletter.

Arrangement: The issues of the newsletter are arranged chronologically.

Container	Description	Date
Box 19	St. Stephen	1885-1910
Box 20	St. Stephen	1911-1940
Box 21	St. Stephen	1940-1960

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