Inventory of church archives, 1941-1942.

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Inventory of church archives, 1941-1942.

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Fieldworkers' inventory work sheets on church archives list worker's name; inventory date; county/town name; church name and address; denomination; date organized; date of lapse if now defunct; previous building information; present building consecration or dedication date; date rebuilt; architectural descriptions (i.e., bells; inscriptions; special features); first settled clergyman and his tenure dates and educational background; minute book descriptions; Sunday school or other organization record books; financial records; registers (i.e., baptisms; confirmations; marriages; membership; deaths); record locations and conditions; general record conditions; bibliographical information on church historical sketches; and other information on church origins, history, and previous names. File also includes correspondence between fieldworkers and pastors concerning the inventory; essays on religious denomination background and history; church-affiliated orphanage, school and rest home records descriptions; and church photographs.

5 cubic ft.

Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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