US-RUn-msg180 Guide to the Records of the Church of the Resurrection Finding aid prepared by Janet F. Long. University of Rhode Island Library, Special Collections and Archives Unit 2004
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 Finding aid encoded by Kate Freedman on 2007 June 11, updated by Hailie D. Posey on 2009 August 18 English Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) Overview of the Collection Church of the Resurrection (Warwick, RI) Records of the Church of the Resurrection, Warwick 1927-2001 5 boxes (3 linear feet) 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 1970 Nov 1. Special Collections and University Archives
15 Lippitt Road Kingston, RI 02881-2011 Tel: 401-874-4632 email: archives@etal.uri.edu
 Mss. Gr. 180 The records are in English. 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.

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.

Preferred Citation

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

 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.

 Arrangement

After processing, the records were organized into one series:

1. Subject Files

Open for research.

 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.

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

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

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.

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.

No further materials are expected for this collection.

 Names Records, 1927-2001 Church of the Resurrection (Warwick, RI) RIAMCO Browsing Terms Religion Inventory Series 1 Subject File 1927-2001 5 boxes (3 linear feet)annual reportsbylaws (administrative records) business recordsminutes

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.

 1 1 1975, 1987-1996, 1998-1999 Annual Reports and Bylaws 1 2 1967-1976 Guest Register 1 3 1993-2001 Guest Register 1 4 1976-1981 Offering Record Book 1 5 1994 Pledge Slips 2 6 1927 Jul-1950 Oct Register of Church Services 2 7 1950 Oct-1957 Dec Register of Church Services 2 8 1958 Jan-1963 Mar Register of Church Services 2 9 1963 Mar-1969 Jul Register of Church Services 2 10 1969 Aug-1974 Jan Register of Church Services 2 11 1974 Jun-1982 Dec Register of Church Services 3 12 1983-2000 Register of Church Services 3 13 1990-1992 Treasurer's Reports 3 14 1923-1924 Vestry: Building Fund Subscriptions 3 15 1948-1951, 1962-1965, 1970-1975 Vestry: Meeting Minutes and Statements of Income and Expense 3 16 1948-1951, 1962-1965, 1970-1975 Vestry: Meeting Minutes and Statements of Income and Expense 4 17 1955-1970 Vestry: Minutes (Bound) 4 18 1947-1950 Vestry: Treasurer's and Committee Reports 5 (Oversize) 19 1970 Nov 1 Warwick, Church of the Resurrection - Framed Certificate of Consecration