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Episcopal Church. Diocese of Rhode Island. Records, 1715-1990.

Title: Records, 1715-1990.

The collection consists of records which document the history, development, organization and administration of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island and its individual parishes, both active and disincorporated, as well as material related to or generated by individual clergy, laity and diocesan and parish organizations. Prior to their transfer to the Special Collections Department of the University of Rhode Island Library the records were housed in St. John's Cathedral, Providence. In addition to the records generated by the Diocese itself, records of individual churches were deposited in the Cathedral as these churches were closed or merged with others or were donated by individual clergy and laity. Since the records originated from a variety of sources their provenance is uncertain. Records were lost or damaged due to frequent movement. As a result only a partial record of a wide variety of diocesan activities has been preserved. The collection includes lists and registers of births, baptisms, confirmations, receptions, marriages and burials, sermons, catechisms, prayer books, deeds, mortgages, financial records, charters, programs, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, historical and biographical accounts of diocesan and parish people, places and things and published works.

ArchivalResource: 68.75 linear ft. (123 boxes)

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