Alfred S. Lawrence papers, 1914-1944 [manuscript].

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Alfred S. Lawrence papers, 1914-1944 [manuscript].

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Papers of Alfred S. Lawrence, dealing primarily with his work as rector of the Chapel of the Cross. The bulk of the collection concerns the daily affairs of the parish, and the construction of a new church building. Also included are correspondence between Lawrence and Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire and other papers that document Lawrence's duties in the various administrative positions he held for the Diocese of North Carolina, 1915-1920, as well as letters between Bishop Cheshire and Elwood Haines, who was executive secretary of the Diocese, 1928-1929. Also included are articles and historical sketches on the Episcopal Church in North Carolina and material concerning the Chapel Hill School of Religion, 1925-1926.

About 250 items (0.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7150123

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Chapel of the Cross (Chapel Hill, N.C.)

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Chapel of the Cross is an Episcopal Parish in Chapel Hill, N.C. The congregation was formed in 1842 and a church was built which was consecrated in October 1848. This first church was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1887), a builder and architect of Philadelphia, Pa. A new church and an enlargement of the parish house was designed and built by Hobart Brown Upjohn (1876-1949) of New York, N.Y., which was consecrated in 1925. Another parish house wing was added, 1957-1958, by the firm of S....

Cheshire, Joseph Blount, 1850-1932

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Joseph Blount Cheshire (1850-1932) was Episcopal bishop of North Carolina from 1893 until 1932. From the description of Joseph Blount Cheshire papers, 1758-1954. WorldCat record id: 22500696 Joseph Blount Cheshire, son of the Reverend Joseph Blount Cheshire (1814-1899) and Elizabeth Toole Parker Cheshire, was born in Tarboro, N.C., 27 March 1850. In 1869, he received a B.A. from Trinity College, in Hartford, Conn. After he graduated from college, Cheshire taught...

Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Haines, Elwood

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Lawrence, Alfred S. (Alfred Stratton), 1882-1958

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Alfred Stratton Lawrence was rector of the Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill, N.C., 1921-1943. He was also involved in the founding of the Chapel Hill School of Religion. Lawrence served as examining chaplain, secretary, and registrar for the Diocese of North Carolina. From the description of Alfred S. Lawrence papers, 1914-1944 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25814402 Alfred Stratton Lawrence was born in Essex, England, on 15 April 1882. He had two brothers ...

Episcopal Church. Diocese of North Carolina

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Chapel Hill School of Religion.

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