Episcopal Church. Diocese of Wyoming records

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Wyoming records, 1883-2005

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Wyoming

Title

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Wyoming records

Dates

1883-2005 (inclusive)

Quantity

165.98 cubic ft. (194 boxes)

Collection Number

01402

Summary

Collection contains correspondence, office files, publications, and photographs documenting the administration, management, activities, and work of the Episcopal Church in Wyoming.

Repository

American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu

Access Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Class A Restricted Records (found in Series XII, XIII, and XIV) are any records clearly identified as relating to a) Diocesan personnel, including but not limited to priests; b) remarriage files; c) the Standing Committee; d) the Commission on Ministry. Diocese hereby reserves any copyrights it possesses in and the right to control access to Class A Restricted Records which by their year date are less than seventy (70) years old. Center shall only allow access to and use of Class A Restricted Records by other persons approved in writing by Diocese. Boxes restricted under this clause: 101-118, 179; Boxes containing folders restricted under this clause: 192

Class B Restricted Records (found in Series V, VI, VII, and VIII) are defined as the class of Diocesan Office records. Diocese hereby reserves any copyrights it possesses in and the right to control access to Class B Restricted Records which by their year date are less than thirty (30) years old or until the death of the respective Bishop, whichever occurs later. Center shall only allow access to and use of Class B Restricted Records by other persons approved in writing by Diocese. Boxes restricted under this clause: 127-144, 147-150, 157, 158, 170, 193. Boxes containing folders restricted under this clause: 124-126, 146, 151, 152.

Languages

English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Episcopal Church has been in the state of Wyoming since 1856, being included in a missionary district with Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and the Dakotas since 1859. The Missionary District of Idaho and Wyoming was created by the General Convention of October 1886. The Episcopal Church Diocese of Wyoming was established in 1896 by the Episcopal Missionary Board. By 2010, there were over 7,000 Episcopalians in Wyoming.

Bishops of the Diocese of Wyoming were: Ethelbert Talbot (1887-1896); Nathaniel S. Thomas (1909-1927); Elmer N. Schmuck (1929-1936); Winfred H. Ziegler (1936-1949); James W. Hunter (1949-1969, deceased 1987); David R. Thornberry (1969-1977, deceased 1995); Bob G. Jones (1977-1996); Bruce Caldwell (1997-2010), and John Smylie (2010-).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Episcopal Church of Wyoming collection contains the general office records of the church from 1909-2002. General office records (found in Series I through VII) largely contain correspondence documenting finances, individual churches, schools, hospitals, convocations, conventions, Board of Trustees, committees, councils, clergy, staff, and congregation. The collection also has publications, photographs, remarriage and personnel records (restriction applies), and records of the Standing Committee (restriction applies). This collection documents many aspects of the Episcopal Church in Wyoming, including the Cathedral Home for Children in Laramie, WY; Episcopal Church Women; missionary work on Wyoming Indian reservations; the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society; and KFBU Radio Station.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Persons granted access by Diocese to restricted records, Class A and B, may quote or publish from the records under the fair use provision of the copyright law. For quotation or publication beyond the fair use provision of the copyright law, written approval of Diocese must be secured by said persons prior to such quotation or publication.

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in fourteen series. The first seven series are organized by Bishop in chronological order.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Episcopal Church. Diocese of Wyoming at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from the Episcopal Church, Diocese of Wyoming in 1967 and 2008.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Laura Uglean Jackson, September 2010

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Bishop Nathaniel S. Thomas Diocesan Office Records, 1909-1928Return to Top

Records within this series consist almost entirely of correspondence to or from Bishop Thomas covering the general administration and management of the Diocese of Wyoming.. See sub-series descriptions for more detailed information. All dates are approximate.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1. Correspondence This sub-series contains correspondence arranged mostly alphabetically. Correspondence can also be found in sub-series 2 and 3 with the general office records. Materials in this sub-series were originally part of an earlier accretion.	1908-1927
Box	Folder
1	1	General Correspondence	undated
1	2	General Correspondence	1908-1912
1	3	General Correspondence	1913-1914
1	4	General Correspondence	1915
1	5	General Correspondence	1916
1	6	General Correspondence	1917
1	7	General Correspondence	1918-1919
1	8	General Correspondence	1920-1921
2	1	General Correspondence	1922-1923
2	2	General Correspondence	1924-1925
2	3	General Correspondence	1926-1927
3	1	Atlantic City, Wyoming	1912
3	2	Basin, Wyoming	1912
3	3	Big Piney, Wyoming	1915-1920
31	1-2	Books	1921-1923
3	4-5	Buffalo, Wyoming	1912-1925
3	6	Burnt Fork, Wyoming	1925
31	3	Cambria	1915
3	7	Cambria, Wyoming	1916-1918
3	8	Carbon, Wyoming	1913
3	9	Casper, Wyoming	1922-1925
3	10	Cheyenne, Wyoming	1908-1925
31	5	Cody	1912-1921
4	1	Cody, Wyoming	1925
4	2	Dixon, Wyoming	1920-1925
4	3	Deaver, Wyoming	1920
4	4-6	Douglas, Wyoming	1908-1917
4	7	Dubois, Wyoming	1915-1925
4	8	Evanston, Wyoming	1912-1925
5	1	Fort Laramie, Wyoming	1915-1925
31	4	Ft. Steele	1912
5	2	Gillette, Wyoming	1912-1925
5	3	Glenrock, Wyoming	1915-1923
5	4	Green River, Wyoming	1919-1923
31	6	Greybull	1912-1920
31	7	Guernsey	1914-1915
5	5	Hanna, Wyoming	1912-1925
31	8	Hartville	1912-1914
5	6	Hudson, Wyoming	1913
31	9	Jackson, Wyoming	1909-1913
5	7	Jackson, Wyoming	1925
31	10-11	Jackson's Hole	1914-1920
32	1	Kemmerer	1925
32	2	KFBU	1925
6	1	Lander, Wyoming	1911-1921
6	2-3	Laramie, Wyoming	1912-1925
32	3	Laramie	1925
6	4	Laramie, Wyoming - Archdeacon Dray	1912-1913
6	5	Laramie, Wyoming - Burrage, F.S.	1912-1915
6	6-7	Laramie, Wyoming - Cathedral Home	1911-1919
7	1	Laramie, Wyoming - Cathedral Home	1920-1925
7	2	Laramie, Wyoming - Cathedral School for Girls	1920
7	3	Laramie, Wyoming - Cemetery	1925
7	4	Laramie, Wyoming - Deanery	1912-1915
7	5	Laramie, Wyoming - Ivinson Clock	1916-1917
7	6	Laramie, Wyoming - Jones, A.C.	1909-1913
7	7	Lovell, Wyoming	1921-1924
7	8	Lusk, Wyoming	1909-1924
32	4	McDermitt	1925
32	5	McHenry, Donald E.	1925
32	6	M	1925
7	9	Manville, Wyoming	1919
7	10	Medicine Bow, Wyoming	1914-1915
32	7	Meeteetse	1913-1919
32	8	N	1925
7	11	Newcastle, Wyoming	1912-1919
32	9	Newcastle	1925
32	10	P	1925
32	11	Powell	1910-1925
32	12	R	1925
32	13-17	Rawlins	1912-1925
8	1	Riverton, Wyoming	1912-1923
32	18	Riverton	1925
8	2	Rock River, Wyoming	1919-1920
8	3	Rock Springs, Wyoming	1904-1919
32	19	Rock Springs	1925
32	20	S	1925
8	4	Saratoga, Wyoming	1912-1921
8	5	Savery, Wyoming	1919
33	1-2	Sheridan	1912-1925
8	6	Shoshoni, Wyoming	1914-1915
8	7	Snake River, Wyoming	1920-1924
33	3	Spirit of Missions	1925
32	21	St. Michael's Mission	1925
8	8	Sundance, Wyoming	1909-1919
33	4	Sunrise	1915
8	9	Superior, Wyoming	1913-1915
33	5	Superior	1925
33	6	T	1925
8	10	Thermopolis, Wyoming	1912-1925
33	7	Thermopolis	1925
33	8-9	Torrington	1912-1925
33	10	Voorhis, Charles B.	1925
33	11	W	1925
33	12	Wind River	1925
33	13	Wines	1925
8	11	Worland, Wyoming	1920-1921
33	14	Wyoming Churchman	1925
		Sub-series 2. General Office Files, Alphabetical Consists almost entirely of correspondence with clergy and other personnel and covering a range of topics. There is also some printed material. Materials in this sub-series were originally part of an earlier accretion.	1905-1925
Box
30		Academic Reports	1917-1918
	Folder
9	1	Akerley, Lucy D.	1925
30		Annual Reports	1915-1916
	Folder
9	2	Arapaho Village	1925
9	3	Archdeacon Dray	1923
9	4-7	Bishop Randall Hospital	1905-1912
10	1-6	Bishop Randall Hospital	1913-1925
10	7	Bishop Committees in Wyoming	1915
10	8	Boardman, John	1925
10	9	C- Miscellaneous	1922-1923
10	10	Cathedral Home for Children	1922-1923
30		Certificates	1914-1919
	Folder
10	11	Chancellor	1914-1923
10	12	Church Missionary Calendar	1923
10	13	Church Service Survey	1923
10	14	Circular Letters	1923
11	1	Clerical Possibilities	1923
11	2	Clericus	1923
11	3	Clippings	1923
11	4	Coe, W.R.	1923
11	5	Confirmations	1923
11	6	Continental Missionary Bishops	1923
11	7	Contributions	1924
11	8	Convention, General - New Orleans	1925
11	9	Convocation	1923
34	1-2	Convocation- Bishop's Address	1917
34	5	Convocation- Bishop's Address	1918
34	3	Convocation- Rev. James' Address	1917
34	4	Convocation- Miscellany	1917
11	10	Corbett, Rev. A (Pinedale, Rock Springs, Eden Valley)	1912
11	11	Corporations	1923
11	12	Council of Advice	1923-1924
11	13	Davis, Carroll M.	1923
11	14	Diocesan	1923-1925
11	15-17	Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society	1908-1915
12		Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society	1916-1919
	Folder
13	1	Executive Council	1923
34	6	Fort Laramie Project- Agreements	1919
34	7	Fort Laramie Project- Book List	1918
34	8-13	Fort Laramie Project- Correspondence	1915-1921
34	14	Fort Laramie Project- Manuscript	circa 1962
34	15	Fort Laramie Project- Memoranda	1916
34	16	Fort Laramie Project- Miscellaneous Notes	undated
34	17	Fort Laramie Project- Report of Harry Crain	1916
34	18	Fort Laramie Project- Report of William Dubois with Photographs	1915
34	19	Fort Laramie Project- Report of Robert Toole	undated
13	2	Fox Park	1923
13	13	Girls Friendly Society	1923
13	3	Greek Church- Orthodox	1923
13	4	Harriman, Mrs. Mary	1925
13	5	Healing Mission	1923-1924
34	20	History- Episcopal Church in Wyoming	circa 1917
13	6	Holiday House	1923
13	7	Home Missions Council	1923
13	8	Home, Robert C.	1923
13	9	House of Bishops	1923
13	10	Huntley	1923
13	11	Huston, Rev. Arthur	1923
13	12	Hutt, Robert	1923
13	14	Lambeth Conference	1920
30		Maps- Wyoming	undated
30		Miscellaneous	circa 1921
	Folder
13	15	Murray, Rt. Rev. J.G.	1925
30		Notes- History of Church	undated
	Folder
13	16	Organ	1925
30		Parochial Reports	undated
	Folder
13	17	Prayer Book	1920-1923
13	18	Indians	1911-1915
13	19	Indian's Work	1910-1915
13	20	Proposed Negro Episcopate	1906-1909
13	21	Provincial Synod	1925
14	1-6	St. Michael's	1918-1925
14	7	Sermon- Lawful and Unlawful Use of Law	1923
14	8	Shoshones	1920
15	1	Thomas, Bishop- Eastern Travels	1923
15	2	Turner, Benjamin A.	1914-1915
15	3	War Memorials	1922-1924
15	4	Wind River Indian Mission	1920-1921
15	5	Wyoming - Apportionment	1912-1918
15	6	Wyoming- Church and Its Work	1911-1914
15	7	Wyoming- Church Building	1915-1918
15	8	Wyoming- Churchman	1915
15	9	Wyoming - General	1912-1918
16	1-4	Wyoming- History	1912-1925
16	5	Wyoming - Roll of Honor	1918-1919
16	6	Wyoming- Summer Workers	1919
16	7	Wyoming- Visitations	undated
16	8	Wyoming- Women Workers	1919
16	9	Miscellaneous	1916-1917
		Sub-series 3. General Office Files, Chronological Contains mostly correspondence with clergy and other personnel on topics such as contributions, financial transactions, convocations, staffing decisions, special projects and events, Sons of the Revolution, committees, and the general administration and management of the Diocese of Wyoming. Also includes correspondence and financial data on individual churches in Wyoming. All dates are approximate.	1909-1928
Box
59		Bishop's Register	1909-1925
39		B-M	1909-1912
40		M-W	1909-1912
41		Loose Files	1909-1916
58		Church Property Records by County	1911-1920s
59		Bishop Randall Hospital Board of Directors Minutes	1911-1926
41-42		Miscellaneous Records	1912-1916
42		I, P, S	1912-1916
42		A-C	1913-1914
43		C-R	1913-1914
44		S-Y	1913-1914
59		Shoshone Mercantile Company	1914
44		Miscellaneous Records	1914-1917
44		A-G	1916-1920
45		G-M	1916-1920
46		M-T	1916-1920
47		T-Z	1916-1920
47		A-U	1919-1921
59		Minutes of Wyoming Clerics	1919-1921
47		A-C	1922
48		C-S	1922
49		S-W	1922
49		A-W	1923
49		A-B	1924
50		B-J	1924
51		J-W	1924
51		B	1925
52		C-R	1925
53		S-W	1925
53		B-J	1926
54, 59		K-T	1926
55		U-Z	1926
55		A-G	1927
56		G-W	1927
57		A-W	1928

Series II. Bishop Elmer N. Schmuck Diocesan Office Records and Personal Records, 1914-1936Return to Top

This series consists of correspondence primarily to and from Bishop Schmuck with clergy and other church personnel covering the general administration and management of the Diocese of Wyoming. Topics include finances, properties, special projects, councils, churches, Cathedral Home, Board of Trustees, and many other topics.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
60	Correspondence (prior to becoming Bishop of Wyoming)	1914-1929
60	Bishop Schmuck Miscellaneous Correspondence	1929-1933
61	General Office Files	1928-1929
62	General Office Files	1930-1932
63	General Office Files	1932-1933
64	General Office Files	1933-1935
65	General Office Files	1936

Series III. Bishop Winfred H. Ziegler Diocesan Office Records, 1936-1948Return to Top

This series consists of correspondence primarily to or from Bishop Ziegler with clergy and other church personnel covering the general administration and management of the Diocese of Wyoming. Topics include, but are not limited to, finances, clergy, individual churches, Cathedral Home, National Council, publications, convocations, trustees, and Bishop Randall Hospital.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
65	Records created during transition period from Schmuck to Ziegler	1936-1937
66	General Office Files	1936
66-67, 192	General Office Files	1937
67-69	General Office Files	1938
69-70	General Office Files	1939
71	General Office Files	circa 1940
72-73	General Office Files	1940
73-74	General Office Files	1941
75-76	General Office Files	1942
76-78, 192	General Office Files	1943
78-79	General Office Files	1944
79-80	General Office Files	1945
80-81	General Office Files	1946
81-83	General Office Files	1947
83-84	General Office Files	1948

Series IV. Bishop James W. Hunter Office Records, 1949-1969Return to Top

This series consists of correspondence primarily to or from Bishop Hunter with clergy and other church personnel covering the general administration and management of the Diocese of Wyoming. Topics include, but are not limited to, finances, clergy, individual churches, Cathedral Home, and National Council.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
84-87	General Office Files	1949-1956
121	General Office Files	1953-1969
119	General Office Files	1960-1969
120	General Office Files	1968-1969
59	Division Reports	1960-1968
88-90	Churches	1949-1959
122	Churches	1950-1964
123-124	Churches	1961-1965

Series V. Bishops James W. Hunter, David R. Thornberry and Bob G. Jones Diocesan Office Records, 1960-1987Return to Top

Some folders in this series are RESTRICTED, see restriction note for Class B Restricted Records (above) for details. RESTRICTED FOLDERS ARE MARKED WITH A BLACK STICKER. Restricted folders have the most recent date of material within the folder noted on them.

This series contains a set of office files spanning the terms of three bishops. Topics include the Board of Trustees, Convention of the Diocese; Diocesan and Executive Councils; and Indian Work. Files in this series may contain correspondence, notes, plans, accounting records, speeches, and other types of materials. Also included are the reading files of Bishop Thornberry, unrestricted.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
124	(Some folders RESTRICTED) General Office Files (A-B)	1960-1980
125	(Some folders RESTRICTED) General Office Files (B-E)	1966-1987
126	(Some folders RESTRICTED) General Office Files (D-W)	1970-1983
145	Bishop Thornberry Reading Files	1968-1975
146	Bishop Thornberry Reading Files	1976

Series VI. Bishop Bob G. Jones Office Records, 1977-1999Return to Top

RESTRICTED: As of September 2010, all materials in this series are restricted. See restriction note for Class B Restricted Records (above) for details.

Because of the restriction, this series is not arranged in any particular order. Approximate date range given for each box so that researchers can better access some materials as the restriction is lifted. Reading files contain correspondence.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
127	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1977-1993
128	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1984-1993
129	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1986-1994
130	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1981-1996
131	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1977-1986
132	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1988-1991
133	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1978-1989
134	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1985-1995
135	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1977-1988
136	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1977-1993
137	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1981-1993
138	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1985-1987
139	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1986-1993
140-142	RESTRICTED- Churches in Wyoming by location	1980-1999
146	RESTRICTED- Bishop's Reading Files	1978-1980
147	RESTRICTED- Bishop's Reading Files	1980-1984
148	RESTRICTED- Bishop's and Others' Reading Files	1983-1987
149	RESTRICTED- Bishop's and Others' Reading Files	1987-1989
150	RESTRICTED- Bishop's and Others' Reading Files	1990-1993

Series VII. Bishops Bob G. Jones and Bruce Caldwell Diocesan Office Records, 1984-2002Return to Top

RESTRICTED: As of September 2010, all materials in this series are restricted. See restriction note for Class B Records (above) for details.

This series contains office files spanning the terms of Bishops Jones and Caldwell.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
143-144	RESTRICTED- General Office Files	1984-2002

Series VIII. Topics, 1898-1996Return to Top

Folders with materials dating after 1977 are RESTRICTED. See restriction note for Class B Restricted Records (above) for details. RESTRICTED FOLDERS ARE MARKED WITH A BLACK STICKER.

This series contains material that was not originally arranged with the Bishops' General Office Files and sets of records that span across several Bishops. It includes information on groups and committees within the Church, schools and hospitals run by the Church, events, historical and informational accounts, confirmations and baptisms, and the KFBU Radio Station. Materials include registers, policies, printed information, scrapbooks, correspondence, financial records, and a variety of other materials. The Episcopal Church Women material contains audio tapes. Many of the topics in this series can also be found in the Bishops' General Office Records.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box
59		Annual Parochial Reports	1973-1974
59		Bishop Randall Hospital	circa 1924
185-187		Blueprints of Churches	undated
59		Board of Trustees of Church Property minutes	1916-1970
165		Cathedral Home for Children	1911-1943
151-152		(some folders RESTRICTED) Cathedral Home for Children	1941-1981
192		Chancellor	1941-1955
152		Church Building Committee Minutes	1939-1942
152		RESTRICTED- Coalition 14 (C14)	1989
152		College of St. John, the Evangelist, Articles of Incorporation	1938-1939
152		RESTRICTED- Consecration Preparations and Materials	1969-1987
165		Constitution and Canons	1925-1937
152		Constitution and Canons	1937-1938
153, 165, 192		Conventions and Convocations	1909-1973
165, 192		Council of Advice	1921-1952
153		Council of Advice	1941-1967
154		Confirmations	1909-1947
155		Confirmations	1928-1972
156		Confirmations	1931-1976
157		RESTRICTED- Confirmations and Baptisms	1977-1996
158		RESTRICTED- Crusade for the 80's Fund Drive	circa 1981
153, 159-160		Episcopal Church Women	1932-1980
160		Executive Council Minutes	1948-1969
160		Historical Papers and Teaching Materials	1945-1966
	Folder
34	21-23	History- Episcopal Church in Wyoming	1951
35	1-4	History- Episcopal Church in Wyoming	1951
161-164		Indian Reservation Work	1911-1968
192		Investment File	1936-1955
165		Letters Dimissory	1932-1973
	Folder
37	7	Meeteetse, Specifications for Episcopal Church	1905
165		Miscellaneous Office Files	circa 1943
182		Parish Register- St. Helen's, Crowheart, WY	1942-1967
165-166		Property and Estate Files	1918-1956
	Folder
35	5	Radio Station KFBU- Contracts	1929
35	6	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Advertising	1927-1928
35	7	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Atwater-Kent Contest	1927
35	8	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Beginning of Radio Station	1922-1924
35	9	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Book and Magazine Reviews	1923-1929
35	10	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Closing Days	1927-1928
35	11	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Closing Out of Station	1929-1930
35	12	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Equipment Repair or Equipment	1926-1929
36	1	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Licenses	1923-1928
36	2	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Licensing by American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers	1928-1929
36	3	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Listener Reception	1922-1928
36	4	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Miscellaneous	1922-1928
36	5	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Missing Persons Broadcasts	1927-1929
36	6	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Mountain States Telephone Patent	1924-1928
36	7	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Positions Wanted	1927-1928
36	8	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Programming	1925-1929
36	9	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Radio Protective Association	1928
36	10	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Union Pacific Train Wreck	1926-1927
36	11	Radio Station KFBU- Correspondence, Wishing to Purchase Station	1928
36	12	Radio Station KFBU- Invoices for Equipment	1922
36	13	Radio Station KFBU- Licenses	1922-1929
36	14	Radio Station KFBU- Photographs	1925-1928
36	15	Radio Station KFBU- Publications, Advertisements for Equipment	1920-1922
36	16	Radio Station KFBU- Publications, Government Regulations	1919-1928
36	17-20	Radio Station KFBU- Writings About	1971 and undated
167		Register of Church Services	Approximately 1915-1969
	Folder
37	1-6	Saint Matthews Cathedral	1913-1968
38		Scrapbook- Newspaper Clippings	1898-1899
181		Scrapbook- Newspaper Clippings	1911-1914
182		Scrapbook- Newspaper Clippings	1918-1921
168-169		Sherwood Hall	1938-1942
170		RESTRICTED- Search Committee for Special Election Convention	1976-1977
169		Testimonials- Election of Bishops	1968-1969
192		Wyoming History	1902-1940

Series IX. Churches, 1916-1989Return to Top

This series contains correspondence and other information about individual churches in Wyoming. Churches are arranged by town/city. Similar materials can also be found in the Bishops' office files series.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
171	B-C	1916-1984
172	C-E	1921-1982
173	E-G	1916-1982
174	G-L	1921-1989
175	L-P	1920-1982
176	P-S	1918-1989
177	S-W	1916-1989
178	Hanna	1940-1979
178	La Barge	1943-1948
178	Lander	1919-1940
178	Laramie	1943-1946
178	Rock River	1923-1965

Series X. Publications, 1894-2004Return to Top

Contains newsletters and other publications covering activities, news, information, and meetings of the Episcopal Church of Wyoming. Includes individual written histories of some churches in Wyoming. There are also pamphlets and other publications from the national level.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
91	Journal of Annual Conventions/ Missionary District of Wyoming Journal of Convocation	1897-1980
92	Journal of Annual Conventions/ Missionary District of Wyoming Journal of Convocation	1932-1979
93	Journal of Annual Conventions/ Missionary District of Wyoming Journal of Convocation	1983-2004
94	Miscellaneous National Publications	1898-1983
94, 191	Miscellaneous Wyoming Publications	1919-1976
17	Pamphlets, Ab - Bu	circa 1925
18	Pamphlets, Ca - Co	1855-1927
19	Pamphlets, Co - Di	undated
20	Pamphlets, Di - Ex	undated
21	Pamphlets, Fa - Gu	circa 1920
22	Pamphlets, Ha - Io	circa 1920
23	Pamphlets, Ja - Ma	undated
24	Pamphlets, Me - Mi	circa 1920
25	Pamphlets, Mi - O	1885-1932
26	Pamphlets, Pa - Pu	undated
27	Pamphlets, Re - Si	undated
28	Pamphlets, Si - Ty	undated
29	Pamphlets, U - Y	undated
95	Preconvention Meeting/ Reports	1984-2004
95	Primary Bible Story	1953-1955
95	Primary Child	1951-1953
95	Spirit of Wyoming	1985-2001
191	Spirit of Wyoming	1989-1994
96	Spirit of Wyoming	1993-1989
191	Wyoming Churchmen	1894, 1915, 1917
96	Wyoming Churchmen	1917-1968
97	Wyoming Churchmen	1933-1961
184	Wyoming Churchmen	1964-1984
191	Wyoming Churchmen	1967-1988
183	Wyoming Churchmen	undated

Series XI. Audio Visual Records, 1915-1989 (Most materials undated)Return to Top

Contains photographs, negatives, slides, and videocassettes of clergy, church activities, churches and towns, unidentified individuals, ranches, and schools. Also includes transparencies of a presentation on growing the membership.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
190	Bishop Thornberry Consecration Film	1969
29	Cathedral Home for Children, Laramie, WY Photos	undated
180	Ft. Laramie Project- plats, maps, poster	approximately 1915-1920
29	Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka, KS	undated
188-189	Motion Picture Film	undated
190	Phonograph Records	undated
98	Photo Albums, Slides, Transparencies, VHS tape	Approximately 1966-1989
99-100, 180	Photographs	undated
183	Photo Albums	undated
194	Nitrate Negatives- Ziegler	undated

Series XII. Standing Committee Records, 1883-1987Return to Top

RESTRICTED- Materials in this series are restricted for 70 years from their creation date. See restriction note for Class A Restricted Records (above) for details. Box #181 is unrestricted. Includes meeting minutes and correspondence.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
181	Standing Committee Minutes	1883-1937
179	RESTRICTED- Standing Committee Files	1964-1987

Series XIII. Remarriage Files, 1963-1998Return to Top

RESTRICTED- Materials in this series are restricted for 70 years from their creation date. See restriction note for Class A Restricted Records (above) for details. Contains correspondence from divorced people requesting remarriage. Files dated after 1969 filed alphabetically by divorcee's last name.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
101	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files	1963, 1967, 1968-1969
108	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files	1964
192	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files	1965
101	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files, A-C	1970-1989
102	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files, C-I	1970-1989
103	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files, J-M	1970-1989
104	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files, N-T	1970-1989
105	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files, U-Z	1970-1989
105	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files	1986-1987
105	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files, A-C	1990-1992
106	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files, D-W	1990-1992
106	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files, A-R	1993
107	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files, S-W	1993
107	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files	1994-1996
108	RESTRICTED- Remarriage Files	1997-1998

Series XIV. Personnel Records, 1944-2005Return to Top

RESTRICTED- Materials in this series are restricted for 70 years from their creation date. See restriction note for Class A Records (above) for details.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
109	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records	1944-1946
192	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records	1947
193	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records	1949-1965
109-110	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records	1956-1965
110-111	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records	1966-1967
111-112	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records	1968
112	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records, A-C	1970-2001
113	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records, C-G	1973-2005
114	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records, G-J	1972-2004
115	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records, J-M	1979-2005
116	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records, M-P	1971-2002
117	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records, Q-S	1977-2002
118	RESTRICTED- Personnel Records, T-Z	1971-2001

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Episcopalians -- Wyoming
Indian reservations -- Wyoming
Missions -- Wyoming
Radio stations -- Wyoming
Women in the Episcopal Church -- Wyoming

Personal Names

Roberts, John, 1853-1949
Thomas, Nathaniel S. (Nathaniel Seymour), 1867-1937
Ziegler, Winfred H. (Winfred Hamlin), b. 1885

Corporate Names

Cathedral Home for Children
Episcopal Church -- Wyoming

Geographical Names

Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)
Wyoming -- History, 1890-1918.
Wyoming -- History, 1919-1945.
Wyoming -- History, 1946-

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Episcopal Church. Missionary District of Wyoming.

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