Provo Community Congregational Church records

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: 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: 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
1	8	Women's Fellowship, World Community Day	1967
1	9	Women's Fellowhip, Miscellaneous
1	10	Women's Fellowhip, Devotionals by Gertrude Schwartzlose
1	11	Women's Fellowship, Cookbook
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
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
4	3-4	Materials
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
8	2	Building Fund Committee, Pledge Records
8	3	Building Fund Committee, Master Sheet
8	4	Building Fund Committee, Brochures
8	5	Building Fund Committee, Skits
8	6	Building Fund Committee, Architectural Drawings
8	7-10	Building Fund Committee, Correspondence	1955-1956
8	11	Building Fund Committee, Miscellaneous
8	12-16	Canvass Committee	1959-1975
8	17	Committee and Board Procedures
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.
	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.

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.
28	2	The Church Review	1895
	Folder
28	1	David H. Streets, Provo Community Congregational Church History
28	2	Timothy L. Vincent, Provo Community Congregational Church History
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.
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"
29	8	Ward Memorial Organ, Correspondence
30	1-9	Utah Congregational Conference Constitution, by-laws, articles, minutes, and other records.
30	10-11	Allelu Singers Scrapbook
30	12	News Clippings
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
30	20	One-Hundred Year Banquet Program	1983
30	21	"Legends of Santa Claus" Excerps from book St. Nicholas Travels by Hertha Pauli.
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
32	13	Pastor Search, Eden Theological Seminary
32	14	Pastor Search, Central Congregational Church Kansas
32	15	Pastor Search, Washington North Idaho Conference
32	16	Pastor Search, Hammond Street Congregational Church
32	17	Pastor Search, Central Congregational Church Ohio
32	18	Pastor Search, Miscellaneous Correspondence
32	19	Pastor Search, United Church Employment Opportunities
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

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