Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
-
Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Organizations
- Organizations
- Pilgrim Fellowship
- Board of Trustees
- Committees and Boards
- Church Education Programs
- Bulletins
- Yearbooks and Scrapbooks
- Clerk's Registers
- Church Clerk's Records and Meeting Materials
- Financial and Business Records
- Correspondence
- Histories
- Miscellaneous
- Glen Halbe Personal Papers
- Names and Subjects
Provo Community Congregational Church records, 1883-1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Provo Community Congregational Church (Provo, Utah)
- Title
- Provo Community Congregational Church records
- Dates
- 1883-1986 (inclusive)18831986
- Quantity
- 14 linear feet, (33 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MS 0442
- Summary
- The Provo Community Congregational Church records (1883-1986) consist of the records of various church-sponsored organizations, board and committee materials, Sunday bulletins, minutes, financial records, correspondence, histories, and miscellaneous papers. The Provo Community Congregational Church was one of the earliest churches organized in the state of Utah.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The history of the Provo Community Congregational Church began with a young school teacher, Emily Clapp. The New West Educational Commission, concerned with the lack of formalized education in Utah, sent Clapp to establish a free public school. As well as teaching regular academic classes, Clapp was also expected to set up a Sunday School. Ministers were soon sent for the Sunday School. Due to increasing student numbers, a new building was built and named the Proctor Academy. By 1919, Utah public schools were all offering free education, so Proctor Academy closed its doors. That same year, all Methodist and Congregational churches in Provo came together to form the Provo Community Congregational Church and is now one of the congregations in the United Church of Christ, focusing on community and youth programs and activities.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Provo Community Congregational Church records (1883-1986) consist of the records of various church-sponsored organizations, board and committee materials, Sunday bulletins, minutes, financial records, correspondence, histories, and miscellaneous papers. The addendum to the collection contains the personal papers of Glen Halbe and sermons given in the 1980s.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Provo Community Congregational Church in 1983 and 1986.
Processing Note
Processed by Allesen Peck in 1984.
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Separated Materials
See also the Community Congregational Church of Provo photograph collection (P0255) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
OrganizationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-4 | Men's Club, Minutes |
1959-1970 |
| 1 | 5 | Men's Club, Attendance Rolls and Calling Lists |
1969-1976 |
| 1 | 6 | Women's Fellowship, By-Laws and Officers |
1961-1967 |
| 1 | 7 | Women's Fellowship, Retreats and Conferences |
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| 1 | 8 | Women's Fellowship, World Community Day |
1967 |
| 1 | 9 | Women's Fellowhip, Miscellaneous |
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| 1 | 10 | Women's Fellowhip, Devotionals by Gertrude Schwartzlose |
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| 1 | 11 | Women's Fellowship, Cookbook |
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| 1 | 12-14 | Women's Fellowship, Yearbooks |
1956-1980 |
| 1 | 15 | Boy Scouts of America, Calendars |
1979-1980 |
| 1 | 16 | Boy Scouts of America, Troop 51 Activity Schedules |
1956-1964 |
| 1 | 17-18 | Boy Scouts of America, Troop 51 Scrapbook |
OrganizationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 2 | Ladies' Aid Society, Minutes and Financial Records |
1915-1954 | |
| Volume | |||
| 3 | 1-5 | Missionary Society, Minutes and Records |
1910-1950 |
| Folder | |||
| 3 | 1 | Scrooby Guild, Introduction and By-laws |
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| 3 | 2-6 | Scrooby Guild, Minutes and Records |
1947-1954 |
Pilgrim FellowshipReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Volume | ||
| 4 | 1-5 | Minutes and Records |
1937-1958 |
| Folder | |||
| 4 | 1-2 | News Clippings |
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| 4 | 3-4 | Materials |
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| 4 | 5 | Roll Book |
1942-1947 |
Board of TrusteesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1-28 | Minutes and Records |
1950-1978 |
| 5 | 29 | Nominating Committee Data |
1957-1958 |
| 5 | 30 | Articles of Incorporation and By-laws |
Committees and BoardsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 6 | Diaconate Board, Minutes and Reports |
1954-1980 | |
| 7 | Church Council, Minutes and Reports |
1950-1979 | |
| Volume | |||
| 8 | 1 | House Committee Reports |
1960-1963 |
| Folder | |||
| 8 | 1 | Building Fund Committee, Committees |
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| 8 | 2 | Building Fund Committee, Pledge Records |
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| 8 | 3 | Building Fund Committee, Master Sheet |
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| 8 | 4 | Building Fund Committee, Brochures |
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| 8 | 5 | Building Fund Committee, Skits |
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| 8 | 6 | Building Fund Committee, Architectural Drawings |
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| 8 | 7-10 | Building Fund Committee, Correspondence |
1955-1956 |
| 8 | 11 | Building Fund Committee, Miscellaneous |
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| 8 | 12-16 | Canvass Committee |
1959-1975 |
| 8 | 17 | Committee and Board Procedures |
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| 8 | 18 | Church Cabinet, Minutes |
1951-1954 |
| 8 | 19 | Music Committee, Minutes |
1975 |
| 8 | 20 | Board of Stewardship, Minutes |
1975 |
Church Education ProgramsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Volume | ||
| 9 | 1 | Board of Religious Education, Minutes and Records |
1953 |
| Folder | |||
| 9 | 1-5 | Board of Christian Education, Minutes and Records |
1964-1980 |
| 9 | 6-7 | Board of Christian Education, Miscellaneous |
1958-1980 |
| 9 | 8-9 | Sunday School, Minutes and Records |
1887-1915 |
| Volume | |||
| 9 | 2-4 | Sunday School, Secretary and Treasurer's Records |
1938-1944 |
| 9 | 5 | Sunday School, Class Rolls |
1950-1971 |
| Folder | |||
| 9 | 10 | Sunday School, Class Rolls |
1971-1981 |
| Volume | |||
| 10 | 1-4 | History of Proctor Academy, Vols. 1-4 |
1905-1964 |
| 10 | 5 | Meno Trope Kindergarten |
1922-1939 |
| Folder | |||
| 10 | 1 | Vacation Bible School |
1975-1978 |
BulletinsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 11 | Sunday Bulletins |
1925-1945 | |
| 12 | Sunday Bulletins |
1946-1958 | |
| 13 | Sunday Bulletins |
1959-1964 | |
| 14 | Sunday Bulletins |
1965-1982 | |
| 15 | "Comment" News Bulletin |
1959-1971 | |
| Volume | |||
| 16 | 1-6 | "Comment" |
1972-1978 |
| Folder | |||
| 16 | 1-3 | "Comment"
Correspondence, plans, articles, and miscellaneous.
|
1959 |
| 16 | 4 | Pilgrim Call |
1976-1978 |
Yearbooks and ScrapbooksReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 17 | Yearbooks
Contains news clippings, newsletters, and brochures.
|
1955-1958 | |
| 18 | Yearbooks
Contains news clippings, newsletters, and brochures.
|
1959-1962 | |
| 19 | Yearbooks
Contains news clippings, newsletters, and brochures.
|
1963-1966 | |
| Volume | |||
| 20 | 1-3 | Church Scrapbooks |
1967-1977 |
| 20 | 4 | 75th Anniversary Scrapbook |
1966 |
Clerk's RegistersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Volume | ||
| 21 | 1 | Clerk's Book
Annual reports, minutes, and other church records.
|
1907-1915 |
| Folder | |||
| 21 | 1 | Clerk's Book
Loose pages removed from book 1.
|
1907-1915 |
| Volume | |||
| 21 | 2 | Clerk's Book
Annual reports, minutes, and other records.
|
1915-1926 |
| Folder | |||
| 21 | 2-3 | Clerk's Book
Loose pages removed from book 2.
|
1915-1926 |
| Volume | |||
| 21 | 3 | Clerk's Book
Minutes and other records.
|
1926-1930 |
| Folder | |||
| 21 | 4 | Clerk's Book
Loose pages removed from book 3. The number at the top right indicates the article's placement in the book prior to removal.
|
1926-1930 |
| Volume | |||
| 22 | 1 | Clerk's Book
Programs, reports, minutes, and miscellaneous.
|
1930-1946 |
| Folder | |||
| 22 | 1-2 | Clerk's Book
Loose pages removed from book 1. The number at the top right indicates the article's placement in the book prior to removal.
|
1930-1946 |
| Volume | |||
| 22 | 2 | Clerk's Book
Records marriages, deaths, baptisms, and pastors. Also minutes and reports.
|
1947-1968 |
| Folder | |||
| 22 | 3-6 | Clerk's Book
Loose pages removed from book 2. The number at the top right indicates the article's placement in the book prior to removal.
|
1947-1968 |
Church Clerk's Records and Meeting MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 23 | 1-11 | Membership Transfers
Letters requesting transfers, transfer certificates, and dismissal letters.
|
1954-1978 |
| 23 | 12-19 | Moderator's Record
Miscellaneous.
|
1921-1930 |
| 23 | 20 | Register of Officers |
1951-1954 |
| 23 | 21 | Register of Members |
1951-1954 |
| 23 | 22 | Church Attendance |
1951-1954 |
| 23 | 23 | Miscellaneous Meetings
Minutes and reports.
|
1951-1954 |
| 23 | 24 | Register of Baptisms
Adult and child baptisms.
|
1951-1954 |
| Volume | |||
| 23 | 1-4 | Child Baptism Records
Clerk's portion of baptism certificates.
|
1954-1969 |
| 24 | Annual Congregational Meeting
Minutes from proceedings, committee reports, and programs.
|
1927-1983 |
Financial and Business RecordsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 1-8 | Abstracts of Title |
1870-1956 |
| 25 | 9-11 | Financial Records
Insurance policies, correspondence, and treasurer's reports.
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|
| Volume | |||
| 26 | 1-5 | Treasurer's Account Books |
1915-1958 |
| 26 | 6 | Bank Register |
1955 |
| Folder | |||
| 26 | 1 | Safe Records
Inventory of records when they were kept in the church safe.
|
1980 |
| 26 | 2-3 | Bank Statements |
1955-1958 |
| 26 | 4-7 | Invoices and Receipts |
1955-1958 |
| 26 | 8 | Microfilming Report
Directory of church records as recorded on microfilm.
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CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 27 | 1-15 | Correspondence
Letters received by church officials.
|
1926-1979 |
| 27 | 16-18 | Alice Isley
Letters and articles kept by Isley.
|
1897-1979 |
| 27 | 19-20 | Meno Trope Hall
Regarding repairs made on the hall.
|
1927 |
HistoriesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Volume | ||
| 28 | 1 | "History of Provo Congregational Church and Provo Community Congregational Church"
Compiled by church historian, R. G. Bee.
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| 28 | 2 |
The Church Review
|
1895 |
| Folder | |||
| 28 | 1 | David H. Streets, Provo Community Congregational Church History |
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| 28 | 2 | Timothy L. Vincent, Provo Community Congregational Church History |
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| 28 | 3 | Miscellaneous Histories |
MiscellaneousReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Volume | ||
| 29 | 1-2 | Guest Registers |
1930-1973 |
| Folder | |||
| 29 | 1-2 | Guest Register
Loose pages removed from guest book dated 1960-1973.
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| 29 | 3 | Seventh Annual Rocky Mountain Conference, Annual Reports |
1981 |
| 29 | 4 |
The Congregationalist
|
1929 |
| 29 | 5 | Brochures |
|
| 29 | 6 | Funeral Bulletins |
1971-1980 |
| 29 | 7 | Film Script, "A Question of Pride" |
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| 29 | 8 | Ward Memorial Organ, Correspondence |
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| 30 | 1-9 | Utah Congregational Conference
Constitution, by-laws, articles, minutes, and other records.
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| 30 | 10-11 | Allelu Singers Scrapbook |
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| 30 | 12 | News Clippings |
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| 30 | 13 | All-church Planning Conference
Report of church boards and committees.
|
1960-1961 |
| 30 | 14 | Bountiful Community Church |
|
| 30 | 15 | Church Directory |
1974 |
| 30 | 16-19 | Miscellaneous |
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| 30 | 20 | One-Hundred Year Banquet Program |
1983 |
| 30 | 21 | "Legends of Santa Claus"
Excerps from book St. Nicholas Travels by Hertha Pauli.
|
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| 31 | Oversize Financial Records |
1980 |
Glen Halbe Personal PapersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 32 | 1-3 | Correspondence |
1980-1986 |
| 32 | 4 | Eden Theological Seminary Minister in Residence |
1984-1986 |
| 32 | 5 | Finances |
1979, 1986 |
| 32 | 6 | Clippings |
1979-1986 |
| 32 | 7 | Miscellaneous |
|
| 32 | 8 | Church Programs |
|
| 32 | 9 | Pastor Search, Ministerial Profile |
|
| 32 | 10 | Pastor Search, Kirk of Bonnie Brae |
|
| 32 | 11 | Pastor Search, Illinois Conference |
|
| 32 | 12 | Pastor Search, First Congregational Church of St. Louis |
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| 32 | 13 | Pastor Search, Eden Theological Seminary |
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| 32 | 14 | Pastor Search, Central Congregational Church Kansas |
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| 32 | 15 | Pastor Search, Washington North Idaho Conference |
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| 32 | 16 | Pastor Search, Hammond Street Congregational Church |
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| 32 | 17 | Pastor Search, Central Congregational Church Ohio |
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| 32 | 18 | Pastor Search, Miscellaneous Correspondence |
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| 32 | 19 | Pastor Search, United Church Employment Opportunities |
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| 32 | 20 | Pastor's Diary |
1979 |
| 32 | 21 | Pastor's Record Book, Appointment Book |
1985 |
| Volume | |||
| 32 | 1-3 | United Church of Christ Desk Calendars |
1983-1986 |
| 33 | Sermons |
1981-1986 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Christian education--Utah
- Christian women--Religious life--Utah--Provo--Archives
- Church maintenance and repair--Utah
- Church records and registers--Utah--Specimens
- Sunday schools--Utah--Provo--Records and correspondence
- Women's prayer groups--Utah--Provo--Records and correspondence
Personal Names
- Streets, David H.--History of the Provo Community Congregational Church
- Vincient, Timothy L.--History of the Provo Community Congregational Church
Corporate Names
- Boy Scouts of America. Troop 51 (Provo, Utah)--Archives
- Proctor Academy (Provo, Utah)--Records and correspondence
- Provo Community Congregational Church (Provo, Utah)--Archives
- Provo Community Congregational Church (Provo, Utah)--History
Form or Genre Terms
- Administrative reports
- Brochures
- Bulletins
- Business correspondence
- By-laws
- Calendars
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Diaries
- Financial records
- Microfilms
- Minutes (Records)
- Scrapbooks
- Sermons
- Yearbooks
Finding aid prepared by Allesen Peck.
1984 (last modified: 2019)
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