The Record

US-RUn-msg94 Register to the Records of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, Rhode Island Finding aid prepared by Kevin J. Logan and Beth Ullucci. University of Rhode Island Library, Special Collections and Archives Unit 1991

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Finding aid encoded by Russell M. Franks on 2007 July 2, updated by Hailie D. Posey on 2009 September 1 English Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) Overview of the Collection St. John's Episcopal Cathedral Records of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, Rhode Island 1715-1991 46.5 boxes (25.25 linear feet) The records of St. John's Cathedral date from its founding as King's Church in Providence in 1722. The collection is divided into six series documenting the Church's administrative, religious, cultural, and financial activities from 1715 to 1994. Special Collections and University Archives

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Mss. Gr. 94 The records are in English. Historical Information

St. John's Cathedral, founded as King's Church in Providence in 1722, was one of the four colonial Episcopal churches whose representatives gathered in Newport in November 1790 to form the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. The other three charter members of the diocese were Trinity Church in Newport (1702), St. Paul's in Narragansett (1707), and St. Michael's in Bristol (1720).

The Episcopal church in Rhode Island owes its founding largely to an expatriate French Huguenot named Gabriel Bernon. Bernon, a well-to-do French merchant, was persecuted for his religious beliefs and fled France for Amsterdam in 1686 and London in 1687. While in England, Bernon converted to the Anglican faith and shortly thereafter, in 1690, moved to Boston. He finally made his way to Newport in 1697. Two years later Bernon's name appeared on a petition to Lord Bellomont, Royal Governor of Massachusetts, for assistance in obtaining a permanent minister for an Anglican congregation in Newport. Thus was Trinity Church born. Bernon also played a role in the founding of St. Paul's Church in Narragansett in 1707.

Between 1706 and 1718, Bernon moved back and forth between Kingston and Providence before finally settling in Providence on Towne (now North Main) Street in 1718. At that time, Providence did not have an Anglican church and Bernon and his fellow Anglicans relied on visiting ministers who held services in private homes and in the open air when the weather allowed. Among those who preached in Providence was the Rev. James Honyman, Bernon's former rector at Trinity Church in Newport.

With the encouragement of Honyman, Bernon and several other prominent citizens of Providence, including Colonel Joseph Whipple, Nathaniel Brown, Joseph Abbott, and Robert Currie, organized to raise the 770 pounds needed to build a new church. Whipple contributed 100 pounds, Brown donated land on Towne (now North Main) Street on which to build the church, and Bernon vigorously raised funds for construction. For example, he wrote to his friend Sir Francis Nicholson, Royal Governor of South Carolina, describing the project and asking for a donation. (Bernon's letter to Nicholson is in Series I of this Manuscript Group).

The funds were raised and construction of King's Church began on June 11, 1722, now celebrated as the founding date of the parish. The simple wooden church that was erected served its parishioners for nearly 100 years as the only Anglican church in Providence and one of only four in Rhode Island. Its first rector was the Rev. George Pigot. Pigot, like his first nine successors at King's Church, was appointed by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (S.P.G.), the London-based missionary organization which supplied clergy for the American colonies.

With a steady supply of clergy from the S.P.G. and a growing congregation, King's Church prospered through the middle decades of the eighteenth century. The coming of the American Revolution, however, brought an abrupt end to the tranquil life of King's Church. As part of every Anglican service, the minister included prayers for the king and royal family. With tension rising between Great Britain and its American colonies, continued recitation of such prayers became a divisive issue between the clergy and their congregations. Rev. John Graves, rector of King's Church, refused to omit the prayers for the king from the services, as did most Anglican clergy in the American colonies. The ensuing controversy split the congregation and resulted in the closing of King's Church in 1776 for nearly ten years. It did not reopen until 1785.

The parish and its church survived the Revolution and began to rebuild the good will that had been lost during the war. In 1790, delegates from the four Episcopal churches in Rhode Island met at Trinity Church in Newport to organize a Diocese of Rhode Island. Moses Badger, Rector of King's Church, presided over this first Diocesan Convention which voted to create a diocese and named Samuel Seabury, bishop of Connecticut, as the first bishop of Rhode Island.

In deference to patriotic sensibilities, the vestry obtained a new charter and changed the name of King's Church to St. John's Church in 1794. The church had so far recovered from the Revolutionary War that the vestry in 1810 voted to demolish its old wooden church and replace it with a larger more substantial stone edifice. The cornerstone for the new St. John's Church was laid in June 1810 on the site of the old church. The new St. John's Church was dedicated on June 11, 1811, the eighty-ninth anniversary of the founding of the parish. The structure dedicated on that date is today's Cathedral of St. John.

St. John's Church had only two rectors for most of the nineteenth century, Nathan Bourne Crocker (1808-1865) and Charles A.L. Richards (1869-1901). Under their leadership, the parish became a social as well as religious center of the community in the second half of the nineteenth century. Between 1870 and 1895, the church built a lodging house for impoverished travelers, established a kindergarten, sewing classes, a free library and reading room, and built a parish house which served as a center of community life.

As the diocese continued to grow in the early years of the twentieth century, church leaders began to voice the need for a cathedral as the administrative center and the religious focal point of the diocese. Bishop William McVickar first broached the issue in 1907 and was instrumental in forming a Cathedral Corporation in 1909. It was not until 1929, however, that St. John's Church was designated as the Cathedral of St. John and the bishop of the diocese became the rector of the cathedral parish.

The former King's Church founded by Gabriel Bernon had become the religious and administrative hub of the diocese. In the forty years after its designation as the cathedral, the diocese gradually developed the area around St. John's as the Cathedral Close, the center of diocesan life. By 1972, when Bishop John Seville Higgins retired, the Cathedral Close project had been completed and the cathedral completely renovated inside and out. As a tribute to the role of Gabriel Bernon in the founding of St. John's, his remains were entombed under the high altar of the renovated cathedral.

Though it is a cathedral and the center of diocesan life, St. John's is also a parish church and continues to serve the community of which it is a part. It has served the religious, social, and cultural needs of the community from the same location on North Main Street for 270 years. The small wooden church which Gabriel Bernon founded in 1722 has grown into the stately Cathedral of St. John in 1991, but it is still imbued with the same spirit of service that motivated Bernon and his co-founders to establish their church in the wilderness.

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Preferred Citation

Records of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, Rhode Island, Mss. Gr. 94, University of Rhode Island Special Collections.

Scope and Content Note

The records of St. John's Cathedral were deposited in the Special Collections Department by the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island in a series of transactions beginning in 1976. Sizable transfers of records were made in 1976, 1982, 1991, and 1998, with smaller deposits made in the intervening years. Prior to their transfer, the records were housed in St. John's Cathedral in Providence.

St. John's Cathedral is both the religious center of the diocese and a parish church. Consequently, there are records in this collection which document both functions. Prior to 1929 when St. John's became the cathedral, it had served as a local parish for more than 200 years. It began as King's Church in 1722 and became St. John's Church in 1794. Thus, the bulk of the records document the activities of St. John's as a parish rather than as a cathedral. Records for the eighteenth century are scattered, while those for the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are fairly comprehensive.

The physical condition of the records ranges from poor to good. Some items in the collection were damaged by flooding of the area in which they were housed during the 1938 hurricane. Rust- and water-stained documents and decomposing leather bindings are evidence of that 1938 disaster.

Arrangement

After processing, the records were organized into seven series as follows:

1. Subject Files 2. Histories 3. Pew Records 4. Financial Records 5. Photographs 6. Girls' Friendly Society 7. The Record, 1895-2007 Acquisitions Information

Custodial History

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

Processing Information

The records were processed in 1991. Series VII, The Record, was processed in 2011 and added to the collection in 2012.

See Mss. Gr. 41, Records of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, 1715-1990, and Mss. Gr. 41.1, Records of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, 1810-2003, for additional related materials regarding St. John's Episcopal Cathedral.

There are no known separate materials.

Names Bernon, Gabriel, 1644-1736 Olney, George, 1745-1831 Crocker, Nathan Bourne, Bishop, 1808-1865 Subjects Cathedral of St. John (Providence, R.I.) -- Records and correspondence Cathedral of St. John (Providence, R.I.) -- History -- Sources Cathedral of St. John (Providence, R.I.) -- Registers King's Church (Providence, R.I.) St. John's Church (Providence, R.I.) Episcopal Church -- Rhode Island -- History -- Sources Episcopal Church -- Rhode Island -- Clergy Girls Friendly Society -- Rhode Island Cathedral closes -- Rhode Island Providence (R.I.) -- Church history -- Sources RIAMCO Browsing Terms Religion Inventory Series 1 Subject Files1715-1994

The Subject Files consist of records documenting the administrative and religious activities of St. John's Cathedral from its founding a King's Church in 1722 through its incorporation as St. John's Cathedral, the religious and administrative center of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. The records in this series are extensive but not complete. For example, only scattered material remains from the King's Church era (1722-1794). Records from this period may have been lost or destroyed when the old St. John's (King's Church) was torn down and the present St. John's constructed on the site in 1811. The bulk of the records in this series thus relates to St. John's in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The records document the administration of church buildings and properties including the original construction of St. John's in 1811, parishioner services, and social services. Also represented are various organizations of the parish and cathedral, including the Cathedral Parish, the Cathedral Corporation, the Cathedral Vestry, the Development Committee, anniversary committees, the Sunday School, and the United Society of St John's.

The types of records represented include annual reports of the parish and its various organizations, parish yearbooks, minutes of meetings, Sunday School roll books, Registers of Church Services, printed programs and newspaper clippings relating to special events and services held at the cathedral, Sunday Bulletins, and The Record of St. John's, the weekly newsletter of the cathedral.

Among the more significant records are those documenting the establishment of King's Church in 1722 and the construction of St. John's in 1810-1811. An example of the former is a 1722 letter form Gabriel Bernon, one of the founders of King's Church, to his friend Francis Nicholson, the Royal Governor of South Carolina, describing the establishment of the new parish and requesting a donation from him to aid in the construction of King's Church. The construction of St. John's in 1810-11 is extensively documented in the correspondence and account books of George Olney who chaired the committee to superintend the construction of St. John's.

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

1 1 1899-1927 Act of Incorporation: Amendments. See also: Charter of St. John's 1 2 1812-1923 Amendments. See also: Charter of St John's 1 3 1860 Allen, Ann: Division of Her Estate 1 4 1860 Allen, Candace: Will of (Copy). See also: Candace, Allen Fund; Series IV 1 5 1938-1943 Altar Guild: Annual Reports 1 6 1934 Altar Guild Manual 1 7 1867 Altar Service Book. See: Oversize 1 8 1914-1915 Annual Choir Festival Program 1 9 1959-1961 Annual Reports of the Parish 1 10 1956-1958 Annual Reports of the Parish 1 11 1962-1964 Annual Reports of the Parish 1 12 1967-1969 Annual Reports of the Parish 1 13 1970-1971 Annual Reports of the Parish 1 14 1972-1973 Annual Reports of the Parish 2 15 1974-1976 Annual Reports of the Parish 2 16 1977-1978 Annual Reports of the Parish 2 17 1979-1981, 1985 Annual Reports of the Parish 2 17a 1982, 1983 Annual Report 2 18 1986-1984 Annual Reports of the Parish 2 18a 1987, 1989, 1990 Annual Report 2 18b 1991, 1992, 1993 Annual Report 2 18c 1994, 1997 Annual Report 2 18d 1999, 2000 Annual Report 2 18e 2002, 2003 Annual Report 2 18f 2004 Annual Report 2 19 1965-1966 Annual Reports of Parish Organizations 2 20 1888, 1910 An Appeal for St John's Church in Providence 2 21 undated Bernon, Gabriel: Bible of. See: Oversize. See also: Series II, Histories 2 22 1722 Bernon, Gabriel: Letter to Gov. Francis Nicholson in South Carolina Requesting Funds to Build King's Church 2 23 1966 Bernon, Gabriel: Location of his remains in the Cathedral 2 24 1805-1806 Apr Blackburne, Rev. John Lynne: Correspondence re. his appointment as Pastor of St. John's Church 2 25 1807 Blackburne, Rev. John Lynne: Correspondence re. his appointment as Pastor of St. John's Church 2 26 1942 Boy Scout Troop: Annual Report 3 27 1892-1898 Brotherhood of St. Andrew: Minutes of St John's Chapter 3 28 1906 Nov-1908 Jan Brotherhood of St. Andrew: Minutes of St. John's Chapter 3 29 1823 Brown, Moses: Letter re. his son's will 3 30 1987 By-Laws of the Parish 3 31 1884, 1888, undated Cathedral: Blueprints and Floor Plans 3 32 1810-1811 Cathedral Bell: Casting of 3 33 1937-1938, 1940-1941 Cathedral Chapter: Annual Reports 3 34 1940-1971 scattered Cathedral Chapter: Correspondence 3 35 1929-1948 Cathedral Chapter: Minutes of Meetings. X-Ref: Minute Book 3 36 1929-1931, 1941, 1956-1957 Cathedral Chapter: Minutes of Meetings 3 37 1948 Jan-1957 Jan Cathedral Chapter: Minutes of Meetings 3 38 1958 Cathedral Close: Description of the Boundaries of 3 39 1964-1974 Cathedral Close: Plan of 4 40 1931, 1939-1940 Cathedral Congregation: Correspondence 4 41 1931-1947 Cathedral Congregation: Minutes of Meetings. X-Ref: Minute Book 4 42 1931, 1956-1958,1965 Cathedral Corporation: Minutes of Meetings 4 43 1904 Cathedral Corporation: Act of Incorporation 4 44 1915-1965 scattered Cathedral Corporation: Constitution 4 45 undated Cathedral Corporation: Correspondence 1985-87 4 46 undated Cathedral Corporation: Legal Status of 4 47 1925-1928 Cathedral Corporation: Membership Lists 4 48 1927-1929 Cathedral Corporation: Minutes of Meetings. X-Ref: Minute Book 4 49 1930 May-1949 Feb Cathedral Corporation: Minutes of Meetings 4 50 1942, 1950-1965 Cathedral Corporation: Minutes of Meetings 4 51 1966-1974 Cathedral Corporation: Minutes of Meetings 5 52 1975-1978 Cathedral Corporation: Minutes of Meetings 5 53 1979-1986 Cathedral Corporation: Minutes of Meetings 5 54 1977 Cathedral Corporation: Survey of Existing Facilities 5 55 undated Cathedral Corporation & St. John's Corporation: Memo re.Legal Relationship between 5 56 1963, 1968-1971 Cathedral Fair: Programs 5 57 1972-1975 Cathedral Fair: Program 5 58 1976-1979 Cathedral Fair: Program 5 59 1964 Cathedral House: Dedication of 5 60 1957-1963, 1982, 1988-1994 Cathedral Parish: Minutes of Meetings 5 61 undated Script for a Guided Tour 5 62 1939-1940 Cathedral Players: Annual Reports 5 63 1823-1837 Chace, John B.: Correspondence 5 64 undated Chace, John B.: Deed to His Pew (1811), Photograph of 5 65 1962 Charter and Amendment of King's Church: Photostatic copy of 112 Original & 1790-1868 Amendments 5 66 undated Charter of St. John's Church: Alterations to 1825. See also: Act of Incorporation 5 67 1899 Charter of St. John's Church: Index to 5 68 1972 Christ the King Chapel, Renovation of 5 69 1921-1947 Christmas Services: Program 5 70 1939-1941 Church School: Annual Reports 5 71 1963 Churchmen's Club: Membership List 5 71a 1992 City Meal Site 5 72 1967-1973 Coat of Arms for the Cathedral, Correspondence re. 5 73 1871, 1941-1942, 1963-1964 Committee: Building Committee 5a 73a n.d. Cemetery Index 1 5a 73b n.d. Cemetery Index 2 6 74 undated Committee: Campaign Executive Committee: Lists of Officers 6 75 1937-1942, 1948 Committee: Cathedral Periodicals Committee Reports 6 76 1824-1975 scattered Committee on Repairs; Reports of 6 77 undated Committee to Superintend the Construction of St. John's Church. X-Ref: Construction of. See also: Olney, George 6 78 1895 Committee: Free Sitting Committee, Reports of 6 79 1893 Committee: Music Committee, Report of 6 80 1969-1972 Committee: Needlepoint Committee 6 81 1892-1940, 1962 Committee: Parish House Committees. See also: Parish House 6 82 1906-1920 Committee: St John's Parish Committee, Minutes of Meetings 6 83 1913, 1923, 1935-1946 Committee: Sewing Committee Reports 6 84 1907 Committee: Special Committee on the Establishment of a Cathedral, Report of 6 85 1815-1941 scattered, undated Committee: Miscellaneous 6 86 1971 Communications Seminar 1971 6 87 1993 Condition, Context and Needs of the Clergy Community of the Diocese of Rhode Island 6 88 1812 Construction of St. John's Church: Account for Building St.John's Church 6 89 1810 Committee to Superintend the Construction of St. John's Church Creation of. See also: Olney, George 6 90 1810-1912 Committee to Superintend the Construction of St. John's Church: Meetings of 6 91 1810-1923 Committee to Superintend the Construction of St. John's Church: Contracts, Bills and Receipts 6 92 1810, undated Committee to Superintend the Construction of St. John's Church: Subscription Lists 6 93 1937, 1962-1994 scattered Correspondence: Miscellaneous 6 94 1808 Crocker, Rev. Nathan Bourne: Appointment as Minister by Wardens and Vestry 6 95 1805, 1808, 1810, 1835, 1851 Crocker, Rev. Nathan Bourne: Correspondence 7 96 1966 Crocker, Rev. Nathan Bourne: A Memorial of Nathan B. Crocker by Richard B. Duane 7 97 1865 Crocker, Rev. Nathan Bourne: Memorial Resolution for 7 98 1866 Crocker, Rev. Nathan Bourne: Memorial Tablet Subscription Book 7 99 1985-1986 Dean of the Cathedral: Search for 7 100 1767-1869 scattered Deeds 7 101 undated Diocesan Conventions, 1790-1841; Notes on 7 102 1881-1948 scattered Easter Services: Programs 7 103 1931 Endowment Fund: Brochures 7 104 1986 Energy Management Report for the Cathedral of St. John 7 105 1816-1917 Episcopal Conference Meetings: Subscription List 7 106 1808 Episcopal Convention: Delegates from St. John's 7 107 1790 Episcopal Convention: Election of Delegates to 7 108 1938-1970, 1960 Every Member Canvas: Reports of 7 109 1949 First Prayer Book of 1549: 400th Anniversary Program 7 110 1984 Floor Plan of St. John's Cathedral 7 111 1955 France Comes to Rhode Island Celebrations 7 112 1947 Fraser, Dean Duncan And Mrs.: Reception for 7 113 1946 Fraser, Dean Duncan: Service of Installation as Dean of the Cathedral 7 114 1988 Gabriel Bernon Alcove: Dedication Program 7 115 1937-1939 Gabriel Bernon Society: Report of the Secretary 7 116 undated Gifts and Memorials to the Altars and Credences of St. John's Church 8 117 1797-1998 Glebe House: Construction of, Bills and Receipts 8 118 1812 Glebe House: Lease 8 119 1795-1797 Glebe House: Subscribers to Construction of 8 120 undated Goodwin, Rev. Daniel: Essays on Renaissance Art 1-111 8 121 undated Goodwin, Rev. Daniel: Essays on Renaissance Art IV-VI 8 122 undated Goodwin, Rev. Daniel: Essays on Renaissance Art VII-IX 8 123 1855-1957, 1859-1967 Goodwin, Rev. Daniel: Journal of Services Performed 8 124 undated Goodwin, Rev. Daniel: "A Study of the mutual Influence of Renaissance Art and Christianity in Italy" (Holograph) 8 125 1812-1968 Index to Records of St. John's Church 8 126 1868-1913, undated Index to Records of St. John's Church 8 127 1853-1860 Insurance Policies 8 128 1973, 1989, undated Inventories of St. John's Records 8 129 1961, undated Inventory of St. John's Silver 8 130 1845 Jackson, President Andrew: Letter from Nathan Porter that Bells of St. John's Toll for One Hour in Mourning of Jackson's Death 8 131 1895-1912 Library: Catalogue of 8 132 1913, 1985-1986 Library: Sale of Books from 9 133 1722-1948, undated Memorials of St. John's Church: List of 9 134 1754-1812 Minister, Wardens, Vestry and Congregation of St. John's Minutes of Meetings 9 135 1793-1846 scattered Minister, Wardens, Vestry and Congregation of St. John's: Minutes of Meetings 9 136 1812-1968 Minister, Wardens, Vestry and Congregation of St. John's: Minutes of Minutes 10 137 1962-1964 Minister, Wardens, Vestry and Congregation of St. John's: Minutes of Annual Meetings. See also: Cathedral Corporation: Minutes of Meetings 10 138 1927 Jan 24-1929 Jun 7 Minute Book: Annual Corporation 10 138 1929 Nov 25-1948 Jan 21 Minute Book: Cathedral Chapter 10 138 1931 Feb 9-1997 Feb 27 Minute Book: Cathedral Congregation 10 139 1829 Morning School: Record Book 10 140 1912 Office for the Setting Apart of a Deaconess 10 141 1810-1912 Olney, George: Accounts for Construction of St. John's Church 10 142 1810-1912 Olney, George: Agent of the Committee for Building St John's Church: Correspondence. See also: Construction of St. John's 10 143 1812-1913 Olney, George: Examination of His Accounts 10 144 1911 One Hundredth Anniversary of the Consecration of St. John's Church: Order of Service 10 145 1942-1948, undated Order of the Knights Templar. St John's Commander 10 146 1990 Ordination of Deacons: Program for 10 147 1851 Organ: Contract to Build 10 148 undated Organ: Specifications 10 149 1771-1834 Organ: Subscription List for Purchase 10 149a 1982 Organ Fund 10 150 undated Pace, George G.: Letter to Winslow Ames re. Road for St John's Cathedral 10 151 1844 Painting St John's Church: Contract and Specifications 10 152 1922-1924, 1966-1967 Parish Council: Minutes of Meetings 10 153 1892 Parish House: Building Specifications 10 154 1911 Parish House: Fundraising Drive 11 155 1869 Parishioners in St John's Church: List of 11 156 1990 Price, Marston and Sharon, Celebration of their Ministry 11 157 1901-1904 Printed Programs and Clippings 11 158 1905-1910 Printed Program and Clippings 11 159 1911 Printed Programs and Clippings 11 160 1912-1920 Printed Programs and Clippings 11 161 1921-1930 Printed Programs and Clippings 11 162 1931-1940 Printed Programs and Clippings 11 163 1941-1945 Printed Programs and Clippings 12 164 1946-1948 Printed Programs and Clippings 12 165 1949-1950 Printed Programs and Clippings 12 166 1951 Printed Programs and Clippings 12 167 1952 Printed Programs and Clippings 12 168 1953 Printed Programs and Clippings 12 169 1954-1955 Printed Programs and Clippings 12 170 1956-1957 Printed Programs and Clippings 13 171 1958-1959 Printed Programs and Clippings 13 172 1960 Printed Programs and Clippings 13 173 1961 Printed Programs and Clippings 13 174 1962-1963 Printed Programs and Clippings 13 175 1964-1965 Printed Programs and Clippings 13 176 1966-1967 Printed Programs and Clippings 13 177 1968-1969 Printed Programs and Clippings 13 178 1970-1972, 1974 Printed Programs and Clippings 14 179 1862-1969 Pulpit Record 14 180 1892 Real Estate: Abstract of Claim of Title of Lot on North Main Street 14 181 1895-1901 The Record 14 182 1911-1915, 1919-1922 The Record 14 183 1923-1927 The Record 14 184 1945-1947 The Record 14 185 1948 The Record 14 186 1949 The Record 15 187 1950 The Record 15 188 1971-1972 The Record 15 189 1973 The Record 15 190 1974, 1975-1976 The Record 15 191 1977-1978, 1987 The Record 15 192 undated The Record: Excerpts from 15 193 1754-1986, 1868-1910 Rectors, Wardens, and Vestrymen, List of (bound volume) 15 194 1967 Rededication of the Cathedral: Program and Clipping 16 195 1755-1817 Register of Baptisms, Burials, Communicants, and Marriages 16 196 1902 Jan 1-1917 Apr 29 Register of Church Services 16 197 1917 May 6-1927 Dec 30 Register of Church Services 16 198 1927-1931 Register of Church Services 16 199 1932-1937 Register of Church Services 17 200 1938 Jan 1-1952 Apr 19 Register of Church Services 17 201 1955 Nov 27-1957 Apr 27 Register of Church Services 17 202 1957 Apr 28-1958 Sep 26 Register of Church Services 17 203 1958 Sep 28-1960 Apr 3 Register of Church Services 17 204 1960 Apr 3-1962 Jun 12 Register of Church Services 17 204a 1984-1989 Register of Church Services 17 204b 1998 Sep 23-2001 Mar 08 Register of Church Services 17 205 1964-1967 Feb Renovation of the Cathedral: Correspondence re. 18 206 1967 Mar-1969, 1971-1972 Renovation of the Cathedral: Correspondence re. 18 207 1931-1932 Rest and Reading Room: Daily Reports 18 208 1894 Richards, Rev. C.A.L.: 25h Anniversary of His Ministry 18 209 1875, 1889-1891, 1893-1894 St John's Guild: Annual Reports 18 210 1887 St. John's Guild: Sermons Preached in Behalf of 18 210a 1875 Jan-1875 Aug St. John's Guild: Visiting Committee 18 211 undated Scrapbook 18 212 1893-1949 scattered Services, Lists 18 213 1858 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: Letter to the re. the Location of the Early Records of St.John's Church 18 214 1715 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: Response to a Request for a Clergyman by the Inhabitants of Narragansett 18 215 1967 Sub-Dean: Job Analysis and Description 1967 18 216 1972-1974, 1976 Sunday Bulletins 18 217 1977 Sunday Bulletins 18 218 1978 Jan-1978 Jun Sunday Bulletins 19 219 1978 Jul-1978 Dec Sunday Bulletins 19 220 1979 Jan-1979 Jun Sunday Bulletins 19 221 1979 Jul-1979 Dec Sunday Bulletins 19 222 1980 Jan-1980 Jun Sunday Bulletins 19 223 1980 Jul-1908 Dec Sunday Bulletins 19 224 1842-1868 Sunday Bulletins: Constitution and Weekly Journal 20 225 1842-1843 Student Roll Book 20 226 1885-1899 Student Roll Book 20 227 undated Student Roll Book 20 228 1827 Sunday School Building Fund: Accounts and Subscription Lists 20 229 1901 Sunday School Easter Festival: Program 20 230 1827 Sunday School Library: Book Purchases 20 231 1846 Oct 5-1848 Oct 1 Sunday School Minute Book 20 232 1848 Oct 1-1850 Nov 3 Sunday School Minute Book 20 233 1850 Nov 10-1852 Oct 24 Sunday School Minute Book 21 234 1852 Oct 24-1854 Oct 1 Sunday School Minute Book 21 235 1854 Oct 1-1856 Sep 1 Sunday School Minute Book 21 235a 1997 Treasured International Recipes 21 235b 1987 Treatise on Parliamentary Procedure 21 236 1972 Two Hundred Fiftieth-Anniversary Celebration: Brochures,Programs, and Schedules 21 237 1971-1973, undated Two Hundred Fiftieth-Anniversary Celebration: Correspondence re. 21 238 1971-1973 Two Hundred Fiftieth-Anniversary Celebration: John Holden Greene Festival 21 239 1972 Two Hundred Fiftieth-Anniversary Celebration: Tour Guide Scripts 21 240 1971 Two Hundred Fiftieth-Anniversary Celebration: Minutes of Meetings 21 241 1971-1973 Two Hundred Fiftieth-Anniversary Celebration: Reports of the General Chairman 21 242 1922 Two Hundredth Anniversary Celebration: Commemorative Services 21 243 1801-1839 United Society of St. John's: Correspondence. See also: Series IV, Financial Records 21 244 1795 United Society of St. John's: Act of Incorporation and Charter 21 245 1794 United Society of St. John's: Agreement Establishing the Society 21 246 1794-1813, n.d. United Society of St. John's: Chronology 22 247 1794-1812 United Society of St. John's: Minutes of Meetings. See also: Vestry, Minutes of Meetings 22 248 1905-1907, 1929 Updike, D. B.: Correspondence 22 249 1869-1894 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings. X-Ref: Vestry and Corporation: Minutes of Meetings 22 250 1894 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 22 251 1910-1927 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 22 252 1927-1929 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings. X-Ref: Minute Book 22 253 1930-1956 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings. X-Ref: Cathedral Chapter: Minutes of Meetings 22 254 1957-1959 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 22 255 1960-1961 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 22 256 undated Misnumbered--There is no #256 22 257 1962-1963 Jun Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 22 258 1963 Sep-1964 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 23 259 1965-1966 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 23 260 1967-1968 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 23 261 1969-1970 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 23 262 1971 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 23 263 1972 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 23 264 1973 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 23 265 1974 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 24 266 1975 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 24 267 1976 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 24 268 1977 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 24 269 1978 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 24 270 1979 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 24 271 1982-1983 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 24 272 1986-1987 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 25 273 undated Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 25 274 1989 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 25 275 1990 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 25 276 1991 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 25 277 1992 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 25 278 1993 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 25 279 1994 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 25 280 1797-1871 Vestry: Resolutions and Votes 25a 280a 2002 Vestry Meetings 25q 280b 2003 Vestry Meetings 25a 280c 2004 Vestry Meetings 26 281 1869 Vestry and Corporation: Minutes of Meetings. See: Oversize 26 282 1894-1910 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 26 283 1910-1927 Vestry: Minutes of Meetings 26 284 1946, 1951-1952 Women's Auxiliary: Correspondence. See also: Mss. Group # 95, Episcopal Church Women 26 285 1948-1949 Women's Auxiliary: The Bulletin 27 286 1976 A Vestryman's Guide 27 287 1931-1935 Women's Auxiliary: Minutes of Meetings 27 288 1936-1940 Women's Auxiliary: Minutes of Meetings 27 289 1941-1942 Women's Auxiliary: Minutes of Meetings 27 290 1928, 1935-1952 Women's Auxiliary: Treasurer's Report 27 291 1936-1940, 1944-1946 Women's United Thank Offerings: Annual Report 27 292 1949 Ye Olde Towne Street Fair: Program 27 293 1895-1999 The Yearbook of St. John's Parish 27 294 1900-1902, 1904 The Yearbook of St. John's Parish 27 295 1905-1909 The Yearbook of St. John's Parish 27 296 1942, n.d. Young People's Fellowship: Annual Reports Series 2 Histories1895-1986

This series consists of printed and holograph histories of various aspects of the growth and development of King's Church/St. John's Cathedral and biographical sketches of individuals who played prominent roles in the founding and development of the parish. While Bishop John Seville Higgins is the author of several of the pieces, the authorship of many of the pieces is unknown.

Included are biographical sketches of Gabriel Bernon, one of the founders of King's Church, John Holden Green, the carpenter/builder who designed St. John's Church, and Rev. Charles A. L. Richards, longtime rector of St. John's. Also included are architectural histories of the cathedral, histories of the acquisitions of land and the construction of buildings, a history of the development of the Cathedral Close, histories of church finances, chronologies listing major events in the history of King's Church/St. John's, and several general histories of King's Church and St. John's Church/Cathedral.

The histories are arranged alphabetically by title or subject and chronologically within folders.

28 1 1959 Architectural History of St. John's Cathedral (Typed mss.) 28 2 1966, 1981, 1984-1986, undated Bernon, Gabriel: Articles and Notes re. 28 3 1972 Bernon, Gabriel: "Gabriel Bernon, Cultivator of Hopeful Nurseries" 28 4 1971 Bernon, Gabriel: "Gabriel Bernon, Founder of St. John's Church" (Typed mss.) 28 5 1944 Bernon, Gabriel: Three Hundred Anniversary Dedication Program 28 6 undated Bernon, Gabriel: "Who Was Gabriel Bernon" (Pamphlet) 28 7 undated Building and Land, History of 1722-1927 (Holograph mss.) 28 7 undated Building and Land, History of 1722-1927 (Holograph mss.) 28 8 undated Building and Land, History of 1722-1946 (Holograph mss.) 28 9 1968 Cathedral Close-A Dream Fulfilled 28 10 undated Cathedral Close, History of (Typed mss.) 28 11 1949 The Cathedral of St. John: The Church with the Open Door 28 12 undated Chronology of Church History 1722-1905: Part I-XXIII, XXV-XXX (Salaries-Treasuries) 28 13 undated Chronology of Church History 1722-1905: Part XXIV (Building Costs) 28 14 undated Church Meetings History of 1755-1812, 1845-66, 1869-1894 (Typed mss.) 29 15 undated Construction of St. John's Church, History of (Typed mss.) 29 16 1962 Crocker, Rev. Nathan Bourne: Biographical Sketch 29 17 undated Deeds, Documents and Historical Sketches: Transcribed by Henry S. Doir, Esq. 29 18 undated Finances, History of 1722-1927 (Holograph mss.) 29 19 undated Finances, History of 1722-1927 (Typed mss.) 29 20 undated Finances, History of 1771-1901 (Holograph mss.) 29 21 undated The First Church and Colonial Days, 1722-1800 (Typed mss.) 29 22 undated The Four Colonial Churches in Rhode Island (Typed mss.) 29 23 1986? From Comer Lot to City Block: The Story of the Cathedral of St. John 29 24 1972 Greene, John Holden: "John Holden Greene: Carpenter-Architect of Providence" 29 25 1983 Hallworth House, History of 29 26 1905 History of the Clocks in St John's Church: Letter re. 29 27 1977 History of King's Church and the Cathedral of St. John (Typed mss.) 30 28 undated History of King's Church and St John's Church (Typed mss.) 30 29 1949 History of King's Church and St. John's Church, 1722-1927 (Typed mss.) 30 30 undated History of King's Church and St. John's Church (Typed & Holograph mss.) 30 31 1972 History of St. John's Cathedral and the Cathedral Close 30 32 undated King's Church: An Account of the Transactions of King's Church 30 33 1949 King's Church-St John's Church, 1722-1929 30 34 undated King's Church-St. John's Church: The Land (Typed & Holograph mss.) 30 35 1957 The Meaning of a Cathedral 30 36 1937 Memorials and Gifts to the Cathedral, History of 30 37 undated Music at St John's, Chronology of (Holograph mss.) 30 37a undated Music Fund 30 38 1972 A Narrative of King's Church, St John's Church, The Cathedral of St. John's 1722-1972 30 39 1967 A New Look at the Historic Cathedral of St. John 31 40 undated Notes on the Music of the Church 1803-1917. See also: Music of St. John's 31 41 undated Notes on St. John's Church (Typed mss.) 31 42 1905, undated Notes on St. John's Church in Providence 31 43 1872 One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary: An Historical Discourse 31 44 1960 One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Cathedral of St. John: Program for 31 45 1942 The One Hundred and Seventy Fifth Anniversary of the Founding of St. John's Church in Providence, Rhode Island: A Sermon 31 46 1911 One Hundredth Anniversary of the Consecration of St. John's Church: Program for 31 47 1942 St. John's Church (Typed mss.) 31 48 undated St. John's Church (Typed mss.) 31 49 1928 St. John's Pro-Cathedral 31 50 1947 The Story of Old St. John's 1722-1946 31 51 1972 The Story of St. John's Briefly Told, 1722-1972 31 52 1936 These Plantations by J. Earl Clauson 31 53 1995 Tracing the Donors of Early American Silver at St. John's Episcopal Church, Providence 31 54 1890 Twenty Years Ministry in St. John's Church, Providence 31 55 undated The Vestry: Chronology of Series 3 Pew Records1771-1933

This series contains records documenting the rental, ownership, and transfer of pews in King's Church and St. John's Cathedral. Well into the twentieth century, pews within the church were assigned to specific individuals and/or families who paid an annual fee to the church for their exclusive use. Pews could be sold, transferred by deed, or assigned in wills from one generation to the next.

Included are bound, ledger-style volumes in which pews are listed by number with the name(s) of their owners and the rental fee, ledgers and collection books documenting rents collected for pews, deed books and deeds for pews, an alphabetic index to pew transfers, records of pews sold at auction, a pew alteration plan, lists of unsold pews, and pew valuation lists. The records are significant in that they provide the most comprehensive parishioner lists for the time period covered in this series.

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

32 1 1809-1811, 1833, 1937,1845 Auction Sales of Pews: Record of 32 2 1812 Cash Account Ledger 32 3 1894-1929 Collectors Book for Pew Rentals 32 4 1811-1855, 1928 scattered Correspondence re. Pews 32 5 1811-1868 Deed Book 32 6 1868-1911 Deed Book 32 7 1809-1868 scattered Deeds 33 8 undated Index to the Transfer of Pew's in St John's Church, 1810-65 33 9 1859 Plan of Alteration of Pews in St John's Church: Diagram 33 10 1813 Promissory Notes on Pews 33 11 1811 Promissory Notes on Pews: Vote of the Vestry to Collect 33 12 1811, undated Proprietors of Pews in St. John's Church: Lists of 33 13 1797, 1845, undated Receipts 33 14 1771-1790 Rental of Pews, Record of. See: Oversize 33 15 1832-1867, 1898, 1933 Rental of Pews, Record of 33 16 1812-1814 Schedule of Pews Rented 33 17 1818-1882 scattered Tax Due on Pews, Record of 33 18 1832, 1837, 1868 Tax on Pews: An Act to Authorize the Ministers, Wardens, Vestry and Proprietors to Tax the Pews 33 19 1813, 1814, 1817 Unsold Pews, Lists of 33 20 1811, 1833, 1855 Valuation of Pews Series 4 Financial Records1785-1994

The Financial Records Series documents the financial activities of King's Church and St. John's Cathedral over a two hundred year period. Though the records are extensive, there are gaps in this series. There are no records, for example, for the first 60+ years of the parish. Included are account ledgers, bank notes, bank statements, cash receipt and disbursement ledgers, donor subscription lists, audit reports, financial statements, payroll account ledgers, promissory notes, subscription books, treasurer's accounts and reports, and treasurer's ledgers.

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

34 1 1810-1819 Accounts Ledger 34 2 1810-1825 Accounts Ledger 34 3 1886-1919 Accounts Ledger 34 4 1915-1920 Accounts Ledger 35 5 1921-1928 Bank Books: Blackstone Canal National Bank 35 6 1810-1811 Mar Bank Notes (# 1-21) 35 7 1811 Apr-1811 Jul Bank Notes (# 22-41) 35 8 1811 Aug-1812 Jan Bank Notes (# 42-64) 35 9 1936 Bank Statements: Blackstone Canal National Bank 35 10 1936 Bank Statements: Blackstone Canal National Bank Investment Account 35 11 1936 Bank Statements: Blackstone Canal National Bank McGowan Account 35 12 1936 Jan-1936 Jul Bank Statements: Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. 35 12 1812-1857 scattered Bank Stock Certificates 35 13 1813 Bond 35 14 1969-1976 Book of Remembrance Fund: Correspondence 35 15 1958-1984 Book of Remembrance Fund: Passbooks 35 16 1984-1994 Book of Remembrance Fund: Statements of Account 35 17 1861-1863 Candace Allen Fund: Ledger Page 35 18 1785-1800 Cash Receipts and Disbursements Ledger. See: Oversize 35 19 1810 Cash Receipts and Disbursements Ledger 35 20 1819-1844 Cash Receipts and Disbursements Ledger 36 21 1844-1858 Cash Receipts and Disbursements Ledger 36 22 1921-1922 Feb Cash Receipts and Disbursements Ledger 36 23 1922-1927 Cash Receipts and Disbursements Ledger 36 24 1927-1930 Cash Receipts and Disbursements Ledger 36 25 1931-1935 Cash Receipts and Disbursements Ledger 36 26 1960, 1979, 1982-1985 Cathedral Corporation: Audit Reports 36 27 1986-1991, 1993 Cathedral Corporation: Audit Reports 36 28 1955-1985 scattered Cathedral Corporation: Finance Commission/Committee 36 29 1928-1929, 1971-1975 Cathedral Corporation: Financial Statements 37 30 1976 Cathedral Corporation: Financial Statements 37 31 1977 Cathedral Corporation: Financial Statements 37 32 1978 Cathedral Corporation: Financial Statements 37 33 1980-1981 Cathedral Corporation: Financial Statements 37 34 1966-1970 Cathedral Development Fund: Reports of 37 35 1950 Elizabeth J. Mitchaem Memorial Fund: Donor List 37 36 1956-1964 Finance Commission: Minutes of Meetings 37 37 1904 Financial Statement 37 38 1825-1886 General Ledger 38 39 1925-1926 Investment Ledger 38 40 1961-1981 Memorial Contributions Ledger 38 41 1845-1869 Missions: China Missions Subscription Book 38 42 1939-1948 Missions: Contributions 38 43 1797-1798 Payroll Accounts 38 44 1992 Pension Plans for Lay Employees 38 45 1805-1868 scattered Promissory Notes 38 46 1796-1811 Receipts 38 47 1812-1876 Receipts 38 48 1858-1867 Subscription Book 39 49 1872 Subscription Book 39 50 1889-1902 Subscription Book 39 51 1867-1868 Subscription Book: Enlargement of St. John's Church 39 52 1863 Subscription Book: Rectory for St John's Church 39 53 1864 Tingley Brothers: Bill for Installation of Marble 39 54 1851-1966 scattered Treasurer of St. John's: Correspondence 39 55 1785, 1810-1814 Treasurer's Accounts and Reports 39 56 1812-1813, 1815-1818 Treasurer's Accounts and Reports 39 57 1819-1825 Treasurer's Accounts and Reports 39 58 1826-1836 Treasurer's Accounts and Reports 39 59 1837-1847 Treasurer's Accounts and Reports 40 60 1850-1854, 1859-1865 Treasurer's Accounts and Reports 40 61 1866-1871, 1875 Treasurer's Accounts and Reports 40 62 1812-1906 Treasurer's Accounts and Reports: Typed Summary of Reports 40 63 1828-1847 Treasurer's Ledger 40 64 1844-1886 Treasurer's Ledger 40 65 1987-1988 Treasurer's Reports. See also: Treasurer's Accounts and Reports 41 66 1989-1991 Treasurer's Reports 41 67 1992-1994 Treasurer's Reports 41 68 1794-1844 United Society of St. John's: Accounts Ledger 41 69 1794-1813 scattered United Society of St. John's Accounts and Receipts 41 70 1913-1922 Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize 41 71 1913-1922 Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize 41 72 1929-1933 Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize 41 73 1938-1939 Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize 41 74 1945 Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize 41 75 1946 Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize 41 76 1947 Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize 41 77 1948 Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize 41 78 1949 Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize 41 79 1950 Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize 41 80 undated Weekly Offering Record Book. See: Oversize Series 5 Photographs1868-1991

This series consists of photographs of people, places, and events in some way significant to the history and development of St. John's. Included are photographs of the following: the exterior and interior of the cathedral, various stages of the renovation of the cathedral, other buildings in the Cathedral Close area, prominent religious and lay members of the parish, church-sponsored dinners and other events and celebrations, and such church artifacts as chalices, flagons, and memorial plaques. Also included are two photo albums which have been placed at the end of the series.

The photographs are arranged alphabetically by the subject of the photograph.

42 1 undated Benefit Street Houses 42 2 undated Bernon, Gabriel: Photograph of Portrait 42 3 undated Book of Common Prayers (1718) 42 4 1868, 1966-1967, undated Cathedral: Exterior 42 5 1860s-1880s Cathedral: Interior 42 6 1927, 1950s, 1966-1967, 1983, 1986, undated Cathedral: Interior 42 7 1967 Cathedral: Rededication Ceremony 42 8 1966 Cathedral: Renovation of 42 9 1967 Cathedral Close: Aerial Views 42 10 1963-1964 Cathedral House: Construction of 42 11 1966 Cathedral Parish House: Construction of 42 12 undated Chalice 42 13 undated Crocker, Nathan Bourne: Photograph of Portrait 42 14 undated Davidson, Randall, Archbishop of Canterbury 42 15 undated Dinners. See: Oversize 42 16 1908 Dinners: Men's Club Dinner 42 17 undated Flagon 42 18 undated Hopkins, John H., First Bishop of Vermont 42 19 undated Hoxsie, Clara 42 20 undated King's Church: From a Sketch by Zachariah Allen 42 21 undated King's Church Parsonage 42 22 1972 Kite, Dean William 42 23 undated McVicker House 42 24 undated Maps Showing Location of St. John's 42 25 undated Memorial Plaques 42 26 1967 Rededication of the Cathedral 42 27 undated Sayles, Rev. Canon George M. 42 28 1992 Singleton, Dean Richard 43 29 1956-1991 Walsh, Andrew: Photo Album of 43 30 undated Walsh, Andrew: Photo Album of Series 6 Girls' Friendly Society1925-1993

Founded in England by Mary Elizabeth Townsend in 1875, the Girls' Friendly Society worked to offer Christian fellowship to young female mill workers separated from their families. The first American branch of the Girls' Friendly Society was established in Lowell, Massachusets at the Parish of St.Anne's Church by Elizabeth Edson in 1877. The Rhode Island Diocean Oraganization of the Girls' Friendly Society in America was founded in Rhode Island ten years later in 1887 by Mrs. Frank E. Richmond. The organization was established to provide an opportunity for the young women of the parish to participate more fully in the spiritual, social, and cultural life of the parish. The organization sponsored a number of events (dinners, luncheons, fairs, etc.) to raise funds for a variety of charitable activities. The group voted to disband in June 1993 due to dwindling membership and attendance at its meetings.

The records in this series document the activities of the organization and include annual reports, correspondence, financial statements, ledgers, meeting attendance books, minutes of meetings, and treasurer's reports. The minutes of the Society's meetings are particularly informative about its programs and activities.

The records are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.

44 1 1939-1941, 1976-1980, 1986 Annual Reports 44 2 1989-1993 Check Register 44 3 1925-1987 scattered Correspondence 44 4 1987-1993 Financial Statements 44 5 undated 44 6 1965 Handbook for Leaders 44 7 1966 Handbook for Leaders 44 8 undated History of the Girls' Friendly Society, 1887-1937 44 9 1947 Junior Girls Around the World 44 10 1933-1948 Ledger: General Ledger 44 11 1949-1976 Ledger: General Ledger 44 12 1976-1993 Ledger: General Ledger 44 13 1967-1982 Ledger: Mission Pennies Ledger 45 14 1937-1946 Ledger: Receipts/Disbursements Ledger 45 15 1954-1961 Ledger: Receipts/Disbursements Ledger 45 16 1962-1967 Ledger: Receipts/Disbursements Ledger 45 17 1968-1971 Ledger: Receipts/Disbursements Ledger 45 18 1972-1981 Ledger: Receipts/Disbursements Ledger 45 19 1982-1993 Ledger: Receipts/Disbursements Ledger 45 20 1932-1967 Meeting Attendance Book 46 21 1968-1991 Meeting Attendance Book 46 22 1965-1969 Minutes of Meetings 46 23 1970-1972 Minutes of Meetings 46 24 1973-1974 Minutes of Meetings 46 25 1979-1993 Minutes of Meetings 46 26 1932 Potter, Elizabeth D.: Will of, Containing a Bequest to the Girls' Friendly Society (copy) 46 27 1961-1993 Savings Account Passbook 46 28 1975-1993 Treasurer's Annual Reports Series 7 The Record1895-2007

Series VII, The Record, was the church bulletin for St. John’s Cathedral from 1895-2007. Some of the bulletins also contain church announcements, and there are special bulletins for holidays, dedications, anniversaries, and ordinations. In the early years of publication, The Record was published monthly. By the early 20th century, it was published weekly.

The series is arranged chronologically within each folder.

1 1 1895-1901 The Record 1 2 1895 Apr-1902 Apr The Record 1 3 1902 May-1908 May The Record 1 4 1908 Jun-1914 Jun The Record 1 5 1911 Jul-1915 Apr The Record 1 6 1919 Jan-1922 Dec The Record 1 7 1914 Nov-1922 May The Record 1 8 1923-1927 The Record 1 9 1945-1947 The Record 1 10 1947-1948 The Record 1 11 1948 The Record 1 12 1949 The Record 1 13 1949-1950 The Record 1 14 1950 The Record 1 15 1955-1957 The Record 1 16 1971 The Record 1 17 1972 The Record 1 18 1973 The Record 2 19 1974 The Record 2 20 1975 The Record 2 21 1976 The Record 2 22 1977 The Record 2 23 1978 The Record 2 24 1986 The Record 2 25 1987 The Record 2 26 1988 The Record 2 27 1989 The Record 2 28 1990 The Record 2 29 1991 The Record 2 30 1992 The Record 2 31 1993 The Record 2 32 1994 The Record 2 33 1995 The Record 2 34 1998 The Record 1 35 1999 The Record 1 36 2000 The Record 1 37 2001 Jan-Feb The Record 1 38 2001 Mar-Apr The Record 1 39 2001 Nov-Dec The Record 1 40 2002 Jan-May The Record 1 41 2002 Jun-Aug The Record 1 42 2002 Sep-Oct The Record 1 43 2002 Nov The Record 1 44 2002 Dec The Record 1 45 2003 Jan-Feb The Record 1 46 2003 Mar The Record 1 47 2003 Apr The Record 1 48 2003 May The Record 1 49 2003 June The Record 1 50 2003 Jul The Record 1 51 2003 Aug The Record 1 52 2003 Sept The Record 2 53 2003 Oct The Record 2 54 2003 Nov The Record 2 55 2003 Dec The Record 2 56 2004 Jan The Record 2 57 2004 Feb The Record 2 58 2004 Mar The Record 2 59 2004 Apr The Record 2 60 2004 May The Record 3 61 2004 June The Record 3 62 2004 Jul The Record 3 63 2004 Aug The Record 3 64 2004 Sep The Record 3 65 2004 Oct The Record 3 66 2004 Nov The Record 3 67 2004 Dec The Record 3 68 2006 Jan The Record 3 69 2006 Feb The Record 3 70 2006 Mar The Record 3 71 2006 Apr The Record 3 72 2006 May The Record 3 73 2006 Jul The Record 3 74 2006 Aug The Record 3 75 2006 Sep The Record 3 76 2006 Oct The Record 3 77 2006 Nov The Record 3 78 2006 Dec The Record 3 79 2007 Jan The Record 3 80 2000-2002 The Record- From the Dean 3 81 undated The Record- Excerpts