Episcopal Church Women of Rhode Island
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: |
Episcopal Church Women of Rhode Island |
| Date range: |
1875-1987 |
| Creator: |
Episcopal Church Women of Rhode Island |
| Extent: |
16 boxes
(8 linear feet)
|
| Abstract: |
The Episcopal Church Women of Rhode Island consist of materials from 1875-1987, documenting its administrative, and financial activities throughout the twentieth century life of the organization. The collection, which is divided into four series, consists of correspondence, organization publications, copies of the organization's articles of incorporation, constitution and by-laws, photographs, lists of officers, surveys and questionnaires, annual reports, meeting minutes, and financial documents. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
|
| Collection number: |
Mss. Gr. 99 |
Scope & content
Though comprehensive, there are some gaps in the records. Though the organization was founded in 1878, very few records exist which predate the twentieth century. The records contained herein span the twentieth century life of the organization and document its administrative, and financial activities.
Arrangement
After processing, the records were organized into four series as follows:
- 1. Subject Files
- 2. Annual Reports
- 3. Annual and Board Meetings
- 4. Financial Records
Historical Information
The Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of Rhode Island, was founded in 1878 as the Rhode Island Branch of the
Woman's Auxiliary
to the
Board of Missions
. As its role broadened and became more central to the life of the Episcopal Church, the organization changed its name to that of
Episcopal Church Women
in 1959. Today it is a charitable and service organization of women affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. The state organization is a loose association of local parish groups which is in turn part of a regional and national organization of Episcopal Church Women. At the state level, the organization is concerned primarily with fund-raising and service activities for a wide range of social service agencies and overseas missions.
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: |
Episcopal Church Women, Mss. Gr. 99, 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 of the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Rhode Island were deposited in the Special Collections Department of the University of Rhode Island Library in 1989 by its then president. |
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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 11, updated by Hailie D. Posey on 2009 August 17, updated by Mark Dionne on2020 April 30 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
Inventory
Series 1. Subject Files, 1875-1987
6 boxes
(3 linear feet)
This series contains records which document the administrative and program functions of the Episcopal Church Women. Topics include publications, committees, the activities of Episcopal Church Women in other dioceses, estates and wills, organizations, overseas missions supported by the Episcopal Church Women, and changes in the organization's name and focus.
Included are correspondence, organization publications, copies of wills in which the Episcopal Church Women is named as a beneficiary, organizational handbooks and manuals, copies of the organization's articles of incorporation, constitution and by-laws, photographs, lists of officers, and surveys and questionnaires.
Arrangement:
The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
|
Altar Guild
Veil
|
|
undated |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
|
Articles of Incorporation: Amendment to Change Organization Name
|
|
1927, 1956 |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
|
Audit Reports
|
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1977-1978, 1981-1982 |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
|
Brochures and Flyers
|
|
1982-1991 |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
|
Brochures and Flyers
|
|
undated |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
|
The Bulletin
|
|
1929-1930 |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
|
The Bulletin
|
|
1932-1933 |
| Box 1, Folder 8 |
|
The Bulletin
|
|
1934-1935 |
| Box 2, Folder 9 |
|
The Bulletin
|
|
1936-1945 |
| Box 2, Folder 10 |
|
The Bulletin
|
|
1946-1950 |
| Box 2, Folder 11 |
|
The Bulletin
|
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1951-1955 |
| Box 2, Folder 12 |
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The Bulletin
|
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1956-1958 |
| Box 2, Folder 13 |
|
The Bulletin
|
|
1959-1964 |
| Box 2, Folder 14 |
|
The Bulletin (merged with RI Churchman)
|
|
1965-1969 Feb |
| Box 2, Folder 15 |
|
Church Women United in Rhode Island
|
|
1971-1984 |
| Box 3, Folder 16 |
|
Committee: Christian Social Relations
, Committee Annual Report
|
|
undated |
| Box 3, Folder 17 |
|
Committee: Committee to Study the Proposal of the Dept. of Christian Social Relations
|
|
1955 |
| Box 3, Folder 18 |
|
Committee: Nominating Committee
Reports
|
|
1982, 1989-1991 |
| Box 3, Folder 19 |
|
Constitution and By-Laws
|
|
1985, 1988, 1991, undated |
| Box 3, Folder 20 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1940-1965 |
| Box 3, Folder 21 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1966-1986 |
| Box 3, Folder 22 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1987-1988 Mar |
| Box 3, Folder 23 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1988 Apr-1989 Sep |
| Box 3, Folder 24 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1989 Oct-1990 Sep |
| Box 4, Folder 25 |
|
Correspondence
|
|
1990 Oct -1993 |
| Box 4, Folder 26 |
|
Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice
|
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1935 |
| Box 4, Folder 27 |
|
The Diocesan Directory
|
|
1984 |
| Box 4, Folder 28 |
|
The Diocesan Record
|
|
1914 |
| Box 4, Folder 29 |
|
Diocese of Arizona
: Episcopal Churchwomen
|
|
1984 |
| Box 4, Folder 30 |
|
Diocese of Connecticut
: Episcopal Churchwomen
|
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1962-1971 |
| Box 4, Folder 31 |
|
Diocese of Maine
: Episcopal Churchwomen
|
|
1965-1970 |
| Box 4, Folder 32 |
|
Diocese of Massachusetts
: Episcopal Churchwomen
|
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1965-1971 |
| Box 4, Folder 33 |
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Diocese of New Hampshire
: Episcopal Churchwomen
|
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1966 |
| Box 4, Folder 34 |
|
Diocese of New York
: Episcopal Churchwomen
|
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1967-1970 |
| Box 5, Folder 35 |
|
Diocese of Vermont
: Convention Journal and Annual Report of Women's Work
|
|
1965-1969 |
| Box 5, Folder 36 |
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Diocese of Vermont
: Convention journal
|
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1970 |
| Box 5, Folder 37 |
|
ECW Communique
|
|
1970, 1986-1987 |
| Box 5, Folder 38 |
|
ECW Communique
|
|
1988-1990 |
| Box 5, Folder 39 |
|
Emery, Julia Chester: Biography of
|
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1924 |
| Box 5, Folder 40 |
|
Episcopal Church Women in the Life of the Church
|
|
undated |
| Box 5, Folder 41 |
|
Episcopal Diocese of RI
: Study and Recommendations
|
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1987 |
| Box 5, Folder 42 |
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Episcopal Church Women Day: A Proclamation
|
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1978 |
| Box 5, Folder 43 |
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Estates and Wills: Leonora Bassett
|
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1941 |
| Box 5, Folder 44 |
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Estates and Wills: Alice and Eunice Dexter
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1966-1967 |
| Box 6, Folder 45 |
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Estates and Wills: Mary Mahon Hoppin
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1968 |
| Box 6, Folder 46 |
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Estates and Wills: Hope Brown Russell
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1929-1963 |
| Box 6, Folder 47 |
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Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
: Committee for Women
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1966-1970 |
| Box 6, Folder 48 |
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Her daughters shall rise up: The women's witnessing community at Lambeth, 1988
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1990 |
| Box 6, Folder 49 |
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Indian Aid Society: Annual Reports
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1875-1877 |
| Box 6, Folder 50 |
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Journal of women's ministries
|
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1984-1990 |
| Box 6, Folder 51 |
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Mary M. Hoppin Scholarship Fund
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1974-1977 |
| Box 6, Folder 52 |
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Mary M. Hoppin Scholarship Fund
|
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1978-1987 |
| Box 6, Folder 53 |
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Mary M. Hoppin Scholarship Fund
|
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1988-1991 |
| Box 7, Folder 54 |
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National Executive Board of the Women's Auxiliary
|
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1943-1944, 1950-1953 |
| Box 7, Folder 55 |
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National Executive Board of the Women's Auxiliary
|
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1954-1958 |
| Box 7, Folder 56 |
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National Institute for Lay Training
|
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1983 |
| Box 7, Folder 57 |
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New England Council of Episcopal Church Women
|
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1946, undated |
| Box 7, Folder 58 |
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Nursing Home Proposal
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undated |
| Box 7, Folder 59 |
|
Officers of the Episcopal Church Women: Lists of
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1955-1971 |
| Box 7, Folder 60 |
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One Hundredth Anniversary Celebration Program
|
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1978 |
| Box 7, Folder 61 |
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Peltz, Margaret
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1978-1979 |
| Box 7, Folder 62 |
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Photographs: Unidentified
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1989-1990, undated |
| Box 7, Folder 63 |
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The President's Book
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undated |
| Box 7, Folder 64 |
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Printed and Published Materials
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undated |
| Box 7, Folder 65 |
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Printed and Published Materials: Missions
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undated |
| Box 7, Folder 66 |
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Protestant Service Organization
of Rhode Island, Inc.: By-Laws
|
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1960 |
| Box 8, Folder 67 |
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Province I Episcopal Churchwomen
|
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1982-1988 |
| Box 8, Folder 68 |
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Province I Episcopal Churchwomen
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1989-1991, undated |
| Box 8, Folder 69 |
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Province I Episcopal Churchwomen: Council for Women's Ministries
|
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1986 |
| Box 8, Folder 70 |
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Provincial Projects
|
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1949-1959 |
| Box 8, Folder 71 |
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the Episcopal Church, an Overview
|
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1991 |
| Box 8, Folder 72 |
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Reaching Towards Wholeness: the Participation of Women in the Episcopal Church
|
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1988 |
| Box 8, Folder 73 |
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Resource Booklet
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1985? |
| Box 8, Folder 74 |
|
Rhode Island Churchman See also: The Bulletin
|
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1969-1970 Jun |
| Box 9, Folder 75 |
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Rhode Island Churchman.
|
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1970 Aug-1971 Mar |
| Box 9, Folder 76 |
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St. Margaret's Episcopal Graduate School for Women: Catalogue
|
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1961-1962 |
| Box 9, Folder 77 |
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St. Martha's (?) Home
|
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undated |
| Box 9, Folder 78 |
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St. Paul's, Pawtucket
: History of
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1949 |
| Box 9, Folder 79 |
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Seamen's Church Institute of Newport
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undated |
| Box 9, Folder 80 |
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Sermons
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1955-1969 |
| Box 9, Folder 81 |
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Surveys and Questionnaires
|
|
1965, undated |
| Box 9, Folder 82 |
|
Surveys and Questionnaires
|
|
1979-1980 |
| Box 9, Folder 83 |
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Taiwan Episcopal Church
|
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1966 |
| Box 9, Folder 84 |
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Triennial Meeting (36th)
|
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1979 |
| Box 9, Folder 85 |
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Triennial Meeting (39th)
|
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1988 |
| Box 9, Folder 86 |
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Triennial Meeting (39th) Audiocassettes of Workshops
|
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1988 |
| Box 10, Folder 87 |
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Triennial Meeting (39th) Photo Album
|
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1988 |
| Box 10, Folder 88 |
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Triennial Meeting (40th)
|
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1991 |
| Box 10, Folder 89 |
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Two Hundredth Anniversary Celebration of the Diocese
|
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1990 |
| Box 10, Folder 90 |
|
United Church Women
|
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undated |
| Box 10, Folder 91 |
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Vestryman's Guide
|
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1976 |
| Box 10, Folder 92 |
|
What is Windham House?
|
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1954 |
| Box 10, Folder 93 |
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The Woman's Auxiliary in the Life of the Church
|
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1930 |
| Box 10, Folder 94 |
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The Woman's Auxiliary to the National Council: A Handbook
|
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1923 |
| Box 10, Folder 95 |
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Women in the Life of the Church
|
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1942, 1951-1956 |
| Box 10, Folder 96 |
|
Youth Ministries Research Project: Findings and Recommendations
|
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1991 |
| Box 10, Folder 97 |
|
Miscellaneous
|
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undated |
Series 2. Annual Reports, 1905-1986
2 boxes
(1 linear feet)
This series contains the printed Annual Reports to the Diocese of the Episcopal Church Women. The Annual Reports document the program and fiscal activities of the organization. In addition to the narrative annual report of the president, the volumes also include reports of the other officers and committees, a directory of officers and corresponding secretaries for each local parish, a calendar of events, and a copy of the constitution and by-laws of the organization.
Arrangement:
The Annual Reports are arranged chronologically by year.
| 11 , 1 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1905-1908 |
| 11 , 2 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1910, 1911, 1913 |
| 11 , 3 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1935-1943 |
| 11 , 4 |
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Annual Reports
|
|
1943-1947 |
| 11 , 5 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1947-1951 |
| 11 , 6 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1951-1955 |
| 11 , 7 |
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Annual Reports
|
|
1955-1957 |
| 11 , 8 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1957-1961 |
| 11 , 9 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1961-1964 |
| 12 , 10 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1964-1966 |
| 12 , 11 |
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Annual Reports
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1966-1968 |
| 12 , 12 |
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Annual Reports
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1968-1970 |
| 12 , 13 |
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Annual Reports
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1970-1974 |
| 12 , 14 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1974-1977 |
| 12 , 15 |
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Annual Reports
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1977-1979 |
| 12 , 16 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1979-1981 |
| 12 , 17 |
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Annual Reports
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1981-1983 |
| 12 , 18 |
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Annual Reports
|
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1983-1986 |
Series 3. Annual and Board Meetings, 1917-1986
3 boxes
(1.5 linear feet)
This series consists of the typed minutes of the annual and
Board of Directors
' meetings. Some enclosures such as agenda and copies of treasurer's reports are also included. The minutes of these meetings reveal the concerns, changing interests, and ever broadening role of the organization as it evolved over a seventy year period.
Arrangement:
The records in this series are arranged chronologically by the date of the meeting.
| Box 13, Folder 1 |
|
Minutes of Meetings
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1917-1919 |
| Box 13, Folder 2 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1920-1925 |
| Box 13, Folder 3 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1926-1930 |
| Box 13, Folder 4 |
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Minutes of Meetings
|
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1931-1933 |
| Box 13, Folder 5 |
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Minutes of Meetings
|
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1934-1935 |
| Box 13, Folder 6 |
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Minutes of Meetings
|
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1936-1939 |
| Box 13, Folder 7 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1940 |
| Box 13, Folder 8 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1940 |
| Box 13, Folder 9 |
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Minutes of Meetings
|
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1942-1943 |
| Box 14, Folder 10 |
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Minutes of Meetings
|
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1944-1946 |
| Box 14, Folder 11 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1947-1948 |
| Box 14, Folder 12 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1949-1950 |
| Box 14, Folder 13 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1951-1952 |
| Box 14, Folder 14 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1953-1954 |
| Box 14, Folder 15 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1955-1956 |
| Box 14, Folder 16 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1957-1959 |
| Box 14, Folder 17 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1960-1964 |
| Box 14, Folder 18 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1965-1968 |
| Box 15, Folder 19 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1969-1972 |
| Box 15, Folder 20 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1973-1977 |
| Box 15, Folder 21 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1978-1981 |
| Box 15, Folder 22 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1982 |
| Box 15, Folder 23 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1984-1986 |
| Box 15, Folder 24 |
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Minutes of Meetings
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1987-1991 |
Series 4. Financial Records, 1930-1984
5 boxes
(2.5 linear feet)
The records contained in this series document the financial activities of the Episcopal Church Women for an approximately fifty year period in the mid to late twentieth century. Financial records for the first fifty years of the organization's existence were apparently lost or destroyed. Types of records represented include cash receipt and disbursement ledgers for specific programs, check registers, financial statements, investment reports, and records relating to the involvement of the Episcopal Church Women in the United Thank Offering.
Arrangement:
The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.
| Box 12, Folder 1 |
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Check Register (removed from binding)
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1949 Jun 17-1952 Dec 1 |
| Box 12, Folder 2 |
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Check Register
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1964 May 8-1965 May 29 |
| Box 12, Folder 3 |
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Check Register
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1965 Jun 11-1966 Apr 14 |
| Box 12, Folder 4 |
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Check Register
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1966 Apr 15-1967 Apr 18 |
| Box 12, Folder 5 |
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Check Register
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1967 Apr 24-1968 May 2 |
| Box 12, Folder 6 |
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Check Register
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1968 May 2-1969 May 1 |
| Box 12, Folder 7 |
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Check Register
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1969 May 1-1970 Apr 9 |
| Box 12, Folder 8 |
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Check Register
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1970 Apr 9-1971 Apr 1 |
| Box 13, Folder 9 |
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Investment Trusts: Reports on
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1930, 1931, 1964, 1980 |
| Box 13, Folder 10 |
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Investment Trusts: Reports on
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1981-1982 |
| Box 13, Folder 11 |
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Ledgers: Bequests and Funds
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1942-1968 |
| Box 13, Folder 12 |
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Ledgers: Bequests and Funds
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1964-1970 |
| Box 13, Folder 13 |
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Ledgers: Bequests and Funds
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1971 |
| Box 14, Folder 14 |
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Ledgers: Cash Receipts/ Disbursements
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1948-1972 Jun |
| Box 14, Folder 15 |
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Ledgers: General
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1947-1959 Jul 1 |
| Box 15 , Folder 16 |
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Ledgers: General
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1959 Nov-1978 |
| Box 15, Folder 17 |
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Ledgers: Missions, Penny-A-Week, Supply
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1960-1977 |
| Box 16, Folder 18 |
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United Thank Offering: Correspondence
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1960-1969 |
| Box 16, Folder 19 |
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United Thank Offering: Correspondence
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1970-1982 Mar, scattered |
| Box 16, Folder 20 |
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United Thank Offering: Correspondence
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1982 Apr-1984 |
| Box 16, Folder 21 |
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United Thank Offering: Correspondence
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undated |
| Box 16, Folder 22 |
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United Thank Offering: Brochures and Pamphlets
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undated |
| Box 16, Folder 23 |
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United Thank Offering: Financial Statements
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1947-1954 |
| Box 16, Folder 24 |
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United Thank Offering: Financial Statements
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1955-1963 |
| Box 16, Folder 25 |
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United Thank Offering: Financial Statements
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1963-1968 |
| Box 16, Folder 26 |
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United Thank Offering: Ledger Sheets
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1947-1960 |