uri_text.gif (1873 bytes)

Title

Table of Contents

Biographical Note

Scope and Content Note

General Correspondence

Family Correspondence 

Condolence Correspondence

Sermons and Addresses

Diaries

Journals

Subject Series

The Lambeth Conference

Oriental Journey

Photographs

Clippings

Prayers and Collects

Memorabilia

Return to Special Collections

 

   
libtitle.gif (1086 bytes)
Special Collections

BISHOP JAMES DEWOLF PERRY PAPERS
1835-1961

MSG #29

 

SERIES I

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE

DATES
3'4'' (8 Boxes) 1904-1947

The General Correspondence series comprises chiefly originals or carbon copies of personal and business letters to and from Bishop Perry, ranging in date from 1904 to 1947 but concentrated in the years 1919 to 1941. It also includes a small number of letters to Edith Weir Perry, and a few letters between other parties. Though what is here seems usually to be complete, in the sense that most inquiries have their answers and most protracted exchanges of correspondence are represented fully, yet the collection appears to contain only a small part of the Bishop's total correspondence (for example, in the file of the Rev. Arthur Wood, there is a comprehensive collection of letters dating from Wood's student days, 1921-1926, and one letter from 1946, while it is clear that Wood and the Bishop had been in just as close touch during the intervening twenty years). The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by the surname of the Bishop's correspondent, whether writer or addressee, and chronologically within the surname. Important persons and those represented by more than six or seven letters are in individual folders, in order following the alphabetical sequence of each initial letter; all bishops of the Church of England or the Protestant Episcopal Church of America are likewise organized. Form and circular letters and unidentified correspondents are grouped separately at the end of the series.

The General Correspondence series covers a large number of kinds of material. There is a fair lot of merely social business--compliments of the season, thanks for inspiration, and the paying of respects among friends. There is also a good deal of the routine transaction of church affairs: arrangements for meetings and conventions; requests for ordination from young men and from the clergy of other denominations; fundraising for both particular and general causes; attention to the details of staffing and finances of missions and church headquarters on the national level and of Rhode Island parishes and buildings on the level of the diocese. One particular form of material which will prove difficult to utilize in the absence of a name index for the series is the very many letters of recommendation and character reference for proposed rectors, which had to be filed under the names of the correspondents rather than the subjects of the letters. There is also a great deal of material concerning the Bishop's oversight of his clergy within the diocese. Some of it has merely to do with routine business, like calls to new rectors, appointments for confirmations, or the building up of shaky missions into self-supporting parishes. Much of it, however, also deals with the rectors' conflicts, over faith, morals, or practice, with their vestrymen and congregations, as for example in the cases of Rev. Gilbertson and of Rev. Hamlin vs. H. F. Webster. Some of it has to do with the Bishop's attempts to straighten out personal scandals in the clergymen's lives, as in the cases of Byron, Evans, and Scovil. There are also extensive remains of the Bishop's care of his protégés among the students aiming for the ministry, as for example Wood, Meader, Pfaffko, Carson, and Byron.

All of the material in the Correspondence series should be used in close conjunction with the Subject File, because there is a great deal of overlapping information on many matters, and because the Subject File also contains a considerable amount of correspondence which supplements or even supplies gaps in the exchanges here. Among the subjects upon which this series contains materials dispersed throughout the correspondence are the churchmanship controversies between the Romish and Evangelical factions, the causes of Anglo‑Catholicism vs. the pan-Protestant movement, and the role of Presiding Bishop as head of the church. There is a good deal of information about St. George's School in Middletown and St. Andrew's Industrial School in West Barrington, as well as much material about the state of the mission churches in the Philippines (see especially letters of Bishop Mosher and Cheswick Todd), the conditions in China (see Lee), and the joint Anglican-American mission to the Assyrians. There is much material (especially under Admiral Baird and Bishop Rhinelander) concerning Bishop Perry's part in the successful defense of Chaplain Samuel Neal Kent of Newport against charges of homosexual solicitation and the church's subsequent Naval Court of Inquiry attacks upon Secretaries Josephus Daniels and Franklin Roosevelt and the U.S. Navy's corrupt methods of investigation (1919-1920), upon which head also there is much fuller information in the Subject series and Clippings series. The Correspondence series also contains many rather full presentations of Bishop Perry's views on matters of dogma and opinion, as for example on evolution (see the letter to S. C. G. Watkins), the sacrament (to Mrs. Hamilton Webster), and the repeal of the Volstead Law during Prohibition (to George Zabriskie), among many others. Also noteworthy is a folder of correspondence with Daniel Berkeley Updike, owner of the Merrymount Press.

BOX FOLDER

FOLDER TITLE

DATES
1 1 ABB-ANUT  
2 APP-AXT  
3 Abbott, H. P. Almon, Bishop of Lexington 8 Feb 1931-17 Dec 1931
4 Acheson, Edward Campion, Bishop of Connecticut 3 Feb 1911-14 Dec 1932
5 Ackerman, Carl W., Sec., National Cathedral Fund 21 Nov 1923-6 Apr 1925
6 Alexander, Rev. Donald N., Commission on Church Architecture 16 Jul 1923-26 Sep 1928
7 Alling, Rev. Roger 3 Jun 1931-30 Nov 1934
8 Anderson, Charles Palmerston, Bishop of Chicago and Presiding Bishop 12 Dec 1925-22 Jan 1930
9 Anthony, Rep. B. Earl 27 Aug 1931-7 Jun 1932
10 Anthony, Wildred Edwards, Architect 11 Apr 1921-7 Apr 1927
11 BAB-BAY  
12 BE  
13 BIG-BOY  
14 BRA-BRE  
15 BRI-BRO  
16 BRU-BRY  
17 BUL-BURC  
18 BURG-BUX  
19 Barnwell, Middleton S., Bishop of Idaho 8 Nov 1934
20 Bassett, Rev. Henry 1 Feb 1921-18 Apr 1928
21 Bell, Bernard I., Pres., St. Stephen's College 20 Aug 1924-11 Dec 1941
22 Bell, G. K. A., Bishop of Chichester 14 Jun 1934-11 Apr 1938
23 Bennett, Granville G., Bishop of Duluth, Suffragan Bishop of Rhode Island 3 Nov 1930-20 Jun 1937
24 Bradner, Dr. Lester and Rev. William (son) 29 Sep 1910-5 Jan 1932
25 Bratenahl, G. C. F., Dean of Washington Cathedral 28 Jan 1922-6 Aug 1926
26 Bratton, Theodore DuBose, Bishop of Mississippi 29 Jan 1932
27 Brent, Charles H., Bishop of Western New York 23 Apr 1921-5 Jun 1928
28 Brewster, Benjamin, Bishop of Maine 25 Oct 1923-20 Dec 1927
29 Brewster, Chauncey B., Bishop of Connecticut 29 Apr 1925-18 May 1927
x-ref. Brown, George Francis Graham, Bishop of Jerusalem. See: Francis, George  
30 Brown, Henry 1. 23 Mar 1927-18 Jun 1931
31 Brown, John Nicholas 31 May 1921-29 Mar 1946
32 Brown, William A., Bishop of Southern Virginia 5 May 1941
33 Brown, Wyatt, Bishop of Harrisburg 5 Jan 1933
34 Bumstead, Josephine, Conference for Church Work 2 Feb 1921-23 Sep 1926
35 Burgess, Frederick, Bishop of Long Island 13 Apr 1923-23 Apr 1923
36 Burleson, Bishop Hugh L. 24 Feb 1933
37 Burrill, Rev. Harold St. George 4 Apr 1931-6 Jul 1933
38 Buxton, H. J., Bishop of Gibraltar 2 Apr 1936-17 Mar 1937
39 Byron, Rev. John I. (and Sarah Goff Byron)(See also: Herman Page, Clinton Quin, and Nicholas Rees) 12 Nov 1924-27 Oct 1937
2 40 CAB-CAS  
41 CHA-CHU  
42 CLA-CLE  
43 COA-CON  
44 COO-COV  
45 CRA-CUR  
46 Cabot, Stephen P. 28 Sep 1920-28 Jan 1926
47 Cadman, Rev. S. Parkes, Pres., Federal 19 Feb 1925-30 Jun 1932
  Council of Churches of Christ in America  
x-ref Canterbury, Archbishop of. See: Fisher, Geoffry; Lang, Cosmo Gordon; Temple, William  
48 Capers, William Theodotus, Bishop of West Texas 11 Dec 1925-2 Oct 1933
49 Carlson, C. Lennart 6 Mar 1942-4 Jan 1943
50 Carson, Harry Roberts, Bishop of Haiti 17 Aug 1939
51 Carson, John H. (See also: J. Francis Cooper) 11 Mar 1925-5 Dec 1928
52 Casady, Thomas, Bishop of Oklahoma 3 Jan 1942
53 Case, Norman S., Governor of Rhode Island 12 Apr 1931-23 Apr 1931
54 Chase, J. Frank, Sec., Watch and Ward Society 2 Dec 1921-22 Feb 1922
55 Collins, Rev. Frederick I. 29 Dec 1920-12 Jan 1926
56 Conant, James B., Pres. of Harvard 21 Sept 1939
57 Connor, Maj. Gen. William D., Supt., U.S. Military Academy, West Point 11 Mar 1936
58 Conover, Rev. James P. 10 Mar 1921-10 Mar 1926
59 Cook, Philip, Bishop of Delaware 31 Mar 1922-19 Dec 1936
60 Crabtree, Rev. Albert 2 Jan 1921-27 Oct 1922
61 Crawford, John G. 3 Jan 1921-13 Feb 1926
62 DAL-DAV  
63 DEC-DEX  
64 DIC-DOW  
65 DRA-DYE  
66 Dahlgren, Romola, Deaconess Jan 1919-11 Apr 1930
67 D'Arcy, Charles F., Archbishop of Armagh 25 Nov 1927-5 Apr 1928
68 Davies, Thomas F., Bishop of Western Massachusetts 6 Feb 1917-5 Jun 1932
69 Davis, Cameron J., Bishop of Western New York 29 Apr 1932-25 Feb 1937
70 Davis, Dwight A., Secretary of War 10 Apr 1926-14 Apr 1926
71 Deane, Frederic L., Bishop of Aberdeen 31 Mar 1930-14 Feb 1940
72 DeVries, Rev. William L., Canon of Washington Cathedral 20 Jun 1923-8 Jun 1926
73 Dorrance, Rev. Samuel M. 6 Jan 1924-28 Oct 1930
74 Dunne, James E., Mayor of Providence 10 Feb 1931-16 Feb 1931
75 Drury, Rev. Samuel S., St. Paul's School, Concord, NH 14 Jun 1921-31 Jul 1922, n.d.
76 E  
77 Easton, Frank T., Attorney, Chancellor of Rhode Island Diocese 9 Nov 1916-22 Apr 1926
78 Edwards, Howard, Pres. of Rhode Island State College (i.e., U.R.I.) 21 Nov 1921-4 Jan 1927
79 Emhardt, William C. 27 Apr 1925-28 Jun 1932
80 Evans, Robert J., Rev. 14 Jun 1940-10 Mar 1945
3 81 FAL-FIE  
82 FIN-FOU  
83 FRA-FUL  
84 Fair, Rev. James H. S. 3 Sep 1921-10 Dec 1923
85 Farthing, John Cragg, Bishop of Montreal I Nov 1930-19 Dec 1930
86 Faunce, Rev. W. H. P., Pres. of Brawn 12 Feb 1925-2 Apr 1927
87 Fawcett, Edward, Bishop of Quincy (Ill.) 19 Dec 1931
88 Fenner, Goodrich, Bishop of Kansas 14 Mar (1945?)
89 Ferris, David Lincoln, Bishop of Rochester 3 Feb 1932-6 Feb 1932
90 Finlay, K. G., Bishop of Upper South Carolina 23 Oct 1931-3 Nov 1931
91 Fisher, Geoffrey Francis, Archbishop of Canterbury 19 Mar 1935
92 Fiske, Bishop Charles 23 May 1920-11 Jan 1934
93 Fosbroke, Hughell E. W., Dean of General Theological Seminary 7 Dec 1922-30 Oct 1937
94 Francis, George, Bishop of Jerusalem 13 Oct 1932-15 Jul 1933
95 Francis, Joseph M., Bishop of Indiana 29 Nov 1923-1 Dec 1923
96 Freeman, James E., Bishop of Washington 14 Apr 1924-22 Nov 1939
97 GAI-GER  
98 GIB-GOL  
99 GRA-GRE  
100 GRE-GUE  
101 Gailor, Bishop Thomas F., President of National Council 2 May 1921-15 Dec 1924
102 Garbett, Cyril Forster, Archbishop of York 11 Jun 1942-29 Jun 1942
103 Gardner, Rathbone, Attorney 8 Oct 1904-23 Dec 1920
104 Gifford, Nelson D., Jr. 21 Jan 1924-4 Apr 1930
105 Gilbertson, Rev. Albert N. (See also: Howard, Edgar) 18 Jun 1930-4 Jun 1931
106 Goodrich, Wallace, Dean of the New England Conservatory of Music 20 Dee 1922-16 Nov 1937
107 Gowenlock, Rev. Frederick 5 Jun 1923-8 Feb 1926
108 Gray, Campbell, Bishop of Northern Indiana 25 Nov 1930-22 Oct 1936
109 Gregg, John A. F., Archbishop of Dublin 7 Apr 1928-19 May 1928
110 Greig, John Harved, Bishop of Guildford 23 Jul 1930-11 Nov 1941
111 Green, Charles Alfred, Archbishop of Wales 25 Dec 1934  
112 Greene, Gen. Francis V., Belle (his wife) and George (his newphew) 20 Apr 1920-18 May 1927
113 Grint, Rev. Alfred P. 8 Jan 1925-22 Aug 1926
114 HAC-HAM  
115 HAR-HAY  
116 HEA-HOC  
117 HOD-HOU  
118 HOW-HUG  
119 HUM-HYN, unidentified H  
120 Hall, Arthur C. A., Bishop of Vermont 28 Jan 1921-17 Apr 1922
121 Hall, Charles M. (1931)-26 Dec 1933
122 Hall, Emerson Kay 14 Apr 1928-13 Dec 1930
123 Hall, Ronald 0., Bishop of Hong Kong 11 Dec 1941, n.d.
124 Hallett, Rev. Frank T. 18 Apr 1928-9 Dec 1932
125 Hamlin, Rev. Julian D. (See also: C. R. Radford, Hamilton Webster) 4 Jul 1921-10 Nov 1927
126 Harding, Alfred, Bishop of Washington 15 Oct 1921-20 Mar 1922
127 Harkins, Matthew, Catholic Bishop of Providence 19 Jan 1915
128 Harris, Rev. Cyril 10 Mar 1925-30 Dec 1943
129 Haslam., Charles R., Chancellor of Rhode Island Diocese (See also: Standing Committee) 28 Jun 1923-28 May 1946
130 Hazard, I. Peace 28 Nov 1921-29 Dec 1921
131 Helfenstein, Edward T., Bishop of Maryland 2 Mar 1931-20 Nov 1931
4 132 Hickey, William Augustine, Catholic Bishop Providence (See also: Walter Williams) 8 Oct 1930-5 Dec 1930
133 Hicks, Frederick C. Nugent, Bishop of Lincoln 14 Apr 1936-3 Apr 1941
134 Howden, Frederick B., Bishop of New Mexico 24 May 1922-5 Dec 1932
135 Howe, Rev. C. Fletcher and wife 29 Sep 1930-23 Dec 1934
136 Howe, Mark A. DeWolf 22 Dec 1923-22 Mar 1928
137 Howe, Wallis E., architect 24 Sep 1924-17 Feb 1933
138 Hudson, Noel Baring, Bishop of Newcastle 21 Apr 1942
139 Hughes, Rev. Stanley C. (See also: Ethelbert Talbot) 17 Jun 1931-27 Sep 1933
140 Hunter, Rev. John M. 14 Dec 1922-12 Dec 1931
141 Huston, S. Arthur, Bishop of Olympia 28 May 1927
142 I  
143 J  
144 Jackson, F. Ellis, architect 30 Jan 1926‑14 Nov 1937
145 Jenkins, Thomas, Bishop of Nevada 18 Nov 1931‑30 Jan 1932
146 Jett, Robert Carter, Bishop of South-western Virginia 24 Oct 1936
147 Johnson, Frederick F., Bishop of Missouri 5 May 1932-10 May 1932
148 Johnson, Irving P., Bishop of Colorado 16 Aug 1921-24 Nov 1931
149 Jordan, Rev. William H. (Feb 1925)-l Dec 1933
150 KAM-KEY  
151 KIB-KLO  
152 KNE-KRU  
153 Keller, Helen 7 July 1943
154 Keller, Dr. William, Dept. of Social Service 7 Dec 1932-7 Aug 1933
155 Kellogg, Rev. Nelson (21 Mar 1931)-7 Sep 1933
156 Kemerer, Benjamin T., Bishop of Duluth 13 Feb 1934-5 Nov 1937
157 Kennedy, Rev. C. Clark 11 Jan 1919-20 Oct 1933
158 King, LeRoy 16 Nov 1922-23 Mar 1926
159 Kite, William L. 7 Jan 1931-15 Jan 1932
160 Klaren, Rev. J. H. (See also: Subject Series -- Klaren) 23 Aug 1915-12 May 1919
161 Knight, Webster and C. Prescott 13 Oct 1923-7 Jan 1931
162 LAM-LAR  
163 LAU-LEW  
164 LIN-LLO  
165 LOB-LYM  
166 Labilliere, Paul F. D. de, Bishop, Dean of Westminster 16 Sep 1941-20 Apr 1942
167 Ladd, W. P., Berkeley Divinity School 10 Apr 1924-22 Dec 1933
168 Lamont, Thomas W. I Mar 1923-25 Mar 1943
169 Lansdowne, Rev. Burdette (See also: Charles Slattery) 6 Jan 1920-5 Jun 1922
170 Lang, Cosmo Gordon, Archbishop of York, of Canterbury 29 Jan 1919-20 Mar 1942
171 Larned, John I. B., Suffragan Bishop of Long Island 28 Dec 1938-30 Dec 1938
172 Laurie, John Dawson, Lord Mayor of London 16 Apr 1942
173 Law, Rev. Marion 28 May 1927-10 Sep 1928
174 Lawrence, William, Bishop of Massachusetts 15 Jan 1896-24 Sep 1941
175 Learned, Lewis D., Exec. Sec. of Rhode Island Diocesan Council 18 Feb 1931-29 Aug 1936
176 Leonard, William Andrew, Bishop of Ohio 8 May 1920-14 Apr 1924
177 Lewis, Edwin N., Exec. Sec., National Cathedral Foundation 19 Nov 1924-17 Dec 1925
178 Lines, Edwin S., Bishop of Newark 28 Nov 1919-16 Jan 1920
179 The Living Church 29 Nov 1920-5 Jul 1933
180 Locke, Bradford B., Sec., Church Pension Fund 30 Oct 1924-6 Oct 1927
181 Logan, Mercer P., Dean, DuBose Church Training School 12 Oct 1923-23 Sep 1927
182 Lovely, Napoleon W. 25 Jan 1933-8 Aug 1933
183 Lyte, Rev. John B. 27 Feb 1931-12 Apr 1946
5 184 MACA-MACC  
185 MACD-MACW  
186 MAH-MNY  
187 MEA-MER  
188 MIE-MIT  
189 MOC-MUN  
190 McAllister, Charles E. and Rev. Charles E., Jr. 25 Aug 1925-20 Oct 1933
191 McCormick, John Newton, Bishop of Western Michigan 18 Dec 1918-(9 Jan 1934)
192 MacDougall, Benjamin M., Treasurer of Rhode Island Diocese 4 Oct 1930-1 Dec 1933
193 McDowell, William G., Bishop of Alabama 25 Feb 1932-28 Nov 1933
194 McElwain, Frank A., Bishop of Minnesota I Aug 1933-18 Sep 1937
195 McGregor, D. A., Director of Education 14 Feb 1933-17 Jul 1993 
196 McKim, John, Bishop of North Tokyo 6 May 1933-28 Jul 1933
197 Macmillan, John Victor, Bishop of Guildford  16 Sept 1941
198 MacWillie, Rev. John, of Hankow, China, & son Donald, of Kent 22 Sep 1925-24 Aug 1926
199 Magoun, Rev. Roy 25 Oct 1925-3 May 1931
200 Mann, Alexander, Bishop of Pittsburgh 22 Jan 1925-28 Jan 1925
201 Manning, William J., Bishop of New York 3 Oct 1921-29 Nov 1940
202 Mansfield, Burton, Attorney 5 Jan 1921-19 Jul 1921
203 Marie, Princess of Greece 24 Jun (1932?)
204 Maryon, Rev. Frederick L. 12 Jan 1925-30 Jul 1926
205 Matthews, Paul, Bishop of New Jersey 10 Feb 1921-27 Jan 1947
206 Maxon, James M., Bishop Coadjutor of Tennessee 16 Dec 1926-12 Nov 1934
207 Meader, Rev. Robert 0. 20 Apr 1927-17 Feb 1923
208 Metcalf, Jesse H., U. S. Senator (1921?)-19 Mar 1936
209 Mitchell, Walter, Bishop of Arizona 27 Bar 1930-12 Jul 1932
210 Mitman, Stewart U., Warden of Leonard Hall 4 Dec 1920-23 Nov 1923
211 Montgomery, Rev. Hugh E. 16 Jan 1923-7 May 1923
212 Moore, Harry T., Bishop of Dallas 13 Nov 1924-25 Nov 1924
213 Moorhead, William Henry, Bishop of Fredericton (N.B.) 23 Aug 1943-26 Aug 1943
214 Morehouse, Clifford P. and Frederic (See also: The Living Church) 9 Feb 1924-3 Jan 1938
215 Morgan, Courtney (See also: Bernard Bell, Frederick Penfold) 7 Aug 1924-14 Feb 1933
216 Morrell, Rev. Ansel R. 8 Dec 1919-7 Oct 1932
217 Moulton, Arthur W., Bishop of Utah 23 Dec 1930-16 Jan 1931
218 Mosher, Gouverneur Frank, Bishop of the Philippine Islands 17 Sep 1924-9 Apr 1934
219 Muenchinger, C. Leslie 23 May 1932-3 Oct 1933
220 N  
221 Nickson, George, Bishop of Bristol 21 Aug 1920
222 O  
223 Oldham, G. Ashton, Bishop of Albany 16 Oct 1930-27 Dec 1938
6 224 PAD-PAU  
225 PEA-PET  
226 PHI-PIX  
227 PLA-POT  
228 POW-PUR  
229 Paddock, Robert L., Bishop 2 Nov 1937
230 Page, Herman, Bishop of Spokane, of Michigan 26 Aug 1921-30 Sep 1935
231 Page, Rev. Richard E. 13 Dec 1922-24 Feb 1923
232 Pantaenious, Eleanor (See also: Herman Page, Charles Scovil, Luke White) 27 Apr 1921-1 Jul 1921
233 Pardee, William O. 2 Mar 1923-7 Oct 1923
234 Parker, Edward M., Bishop of New Hampshire 9 Sep 1915-16 Dec 1924
235 Parsons, Edward L., Bishop of California 27 Jun 1923-8 Feb 1940
236 Parsons, Richard G., Bishop of Southwark 20 July 1939
237 Penfold, Rev. Frederick S. 30 Dec 1918-6 Dec 1926
238 Penick, Edwin A., Bishop Coadjutor of 30 Jun 1923-1 Jan 1925
239 Pershing, Gen. John J. 12 Oct 1918-17 Sep 1934
240 Peters, Rev. Sidney 11 Jun 1934-15 Mar 1947
241 Pezet, Federico A., Minister of Peru 1914
242 Pfaffko, Rev. Arthur G. W. 10 Oct 1922-11 Jun 1924
243 Pyle, Howard, author 25 May 1905
244 Quin, Clinton S., Bishop of Texas 28 Feb 1923-3 Jan 1938
245 RAD-REM  
246 RIC-RIV  
247 ROB-ROE