University of Rhode Island Library

Special Collections and Archives

Register to the Records of the Church of the Resurrection


Overview of the Collection

Creator:

Church of the Resurrection (Warwick, RI)

Title:

Records of the Church of the Resurrection, Warwick

Dates:

1927-2001

Quantity:

5 boxes (3 linear feet)

Abstract:

The Records of the Church of the Resurrection consist of materials from 1927-2001, documenting the administrative activities and worship life of the church. The collection, which is divided into one series, consists of annual reports of the parish, church bylaws, vestry meetings and minutes, financial records, guest registers, registers of church services, and a framed certificate of consecration of the church on Nov. 1, 1970.

Identification:

Mss. Gr. 180

Language:

The records are in English.

Repository:

University of Rhode Island Library, Special Collections and Archives Unit 15 Lippitt Road Kingston, RI 02881-2011 http://www.uri.edu/library/special_collections/


Historical Information

There is scant information on the history of the Church of the Resurrection in Warwick. It was founded around 1927 and consecrated on Nov. 1, 1970.

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Scope and Content Note

The records of the Church of the Resurrection in Warwick document the administrative activities and worship life of the Church of the Resurrection. Records represented include annual reports of the parish, church bylaws, vestry meetings and minutes, financial records, guest registers and registers of church services. Also included is a framed certificate of consecration of the church on Nov. 1, 1970.

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Arrangement

After processing, the records of the Church of the Resurrection were organized into one series as follows:

List of Series
Series I. Subject Files, 1927-2001

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Restrictions

Open for research.

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.

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Index Terms

These records are indexed under the following headings in the HELIN catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.

Church of the Resurrection (Warwick, RI)
Records, 1927-2001

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Related Material

Additional records pertaining to the Church of the Resurrection are in the first accession of the Records of the Episcopal Church Series X, Parish Administrative Files, and the second accession of Diocesan records, Series VII, Parish Administrative Files.

The records for the Church of the Resurrection arrived with a second accession of records of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, which were separated in processing.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

Prior to their transfer, the records were housed in St John's Cathedral in Providence.

Preferred Citation

Records of the Church of the Resurrection, Warwick, Mss. Gr. 180, University of Rhode Island Special Collections

Acquisitions Information

The records of the Church of the Resurrection in Warwick were deposited in the Special Collections Unit of the University of Rhode Island Library in 2004.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2004 by Janet F. Long.

Finding aid prepared by Janet F. Long.

Finding aid encoded by Kate Freedman on 2007 June 11

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Inventory


Series:

Subject File

Dates:

1927-2001

Extent:

5 boxes (3 linear feet)

Types of Materials:

annual reports
business records
bylaws (administrative records)
minutes


Scope and Content Note

The records contained in this series document the administrative activities and worship life of the Church of the Resurrection. Included are annual reports of the parish, church bylaws, vestry meetings and minutes, financial records, guest registers and registers of church services. Also included is a framed certificate of consecration of the church on Nov. 1, 1970.

Arrangement

The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject.


Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)

1

1

Annual Reports and Bylaws

1975, 1987-1996, 1998-1999

2

Guest Register

1967-1976

3

Guest Register

1993-2001

4

Offering Record Book

1976-1981

5

Pledge Slips

1994

Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)

2

6

Register of Church Services

Jul 1927-Oct 1950

7

Register of Church Services

Oct 1950-Dec 1957

8

Register of Church Services

Jan 1958-Mar 1963

9

Register of Church Services

Mar 1963-Jul 1969

10

Register of Church Services

Aug 1969-Jan 1974

11

Register of Church Services

Jun 1974- Dec 1982

Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)

3

12

Register of Church Services

1983-2000

13

Treasurer's Reports

1990-1992

14

Vestry: Building Fund Subscriptions 

1923-1924

15

Vestry: Meeting Minutes and Statements of Income and Expense

1948-1951, 1962-1965, 1970-1975

16

Vestry: Meeting Minutes and Statements of Income and Expense

1948-1951, 1962-1965, 1970-1975

Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)

4

17

Vestry: Minutes (Bound)

1955-1970

18

Vestry: Treasurer's and Committee Reports

1947-1950

Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)

5 (Oversize)

19

Warwick, Church of the Resurrection - Framed Certificate of Consecration

1-Nov-70