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Episcopal Diocese of Idaho Records, 1867-1988

Overview of the Collection

Title
Episcopal Diocese of Idaho Records
Dates
1867-1988 (inclusive)
Quantity
111 linear feet
Collection Number
MSS 091
Summary
Records of the Episcopal Church. Diocese of Idaho, including that of bishops, committees, and other diocesan officers and organizations; together with convocation and convention journals, clergy files, property records, financial records, confirmation lists, parish registers, publications, photos, and other records.
Repository
Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu
Access Restrictions

The following series are open for research:

Series 1: Constitutions, canons, and convention journals

Series 7: Parish surveys

Series 19: Historical reference files

Series 6 (Clergy and personnel files) are confidential and are not open for research

Research in all other series requires the permission of the diocese. See an archivist for more information.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Historical Note

The ties between the Episcopal Church and Boise State University are old ones. The university was founded as Boise Junior College by the Right Rev. Middleton S. Barnwell, Bishop of Idaho, in 1932. It remained a church institution during the first few years of its existence.

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Content Description

Besides records of bishops, committees, conventions, and special projects (most of which date from the twentieth century), the collection includes the original registers of defunct parishes and microfilm of the registers of many of the active parishes. (The original registers of active parishes remain with the parishes.) Includes material relating to women's organizations, Fort Hall (Idaho) Indian reservation, prayer book revision (1969-1978), ordination of women, and the diocese's camp at Paradise Point, Idaho.

The oldest records in the collection are the parish registers from Saint James Parish, Silver City, dating back to the 1860s. While most of the diocesan records date mainly from the mid-to late twentieth century, records of the Women's auxiliary are an exception; they go back to the early twentieth century.

Bishops represented prominently include Norman L. Foote, James B. Funsten, Hanford L. King, Frank A. Rhea, and Daniel S. Tuttle.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[item description], Episcopal Diocese of Idaho Records, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in twenty series: 1: Constitutions, canons, and convention journals; 2: Diocesan Council and other bodies; 3: Election and consecration of Bishops; 4: Records of Bishop Foote; 5: Records of Bishop King; 6: Clergy and personnel files; 7: Parish surveys; 8: Parish files; 9: Idaho pilot diocese project; 10: Idaho ad project; 11: Paradise Point; 12: Prayer book revision; 13: Financial records; 14: Sold property records; 15: Women of the Episcopal Church; 16: Confirmation records; 17: Diocesan registers; 18: Parish registers and records; 19: Historical reference files; and 20: Miscellaneous files.

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Diocese, 1989.

Future Additions

Accruals are expected.

Processing Note

Of the total linear feet mentioned above, the contents list below reflects 53 linear feet (90 boxes, plus oversize material).

Related Materials

See also the Norman L. Norman Foote Papers (MSS 55).

Albertsons Library has published the parish registers for Silver City and DeLamar in book form under the title: Records of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Idaho, 1867-1916: Silver City and DeLamar. For more information, contact Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Christian women
  • Church camps--Episcopal Church
  • Church records and registers
  • Clergy
  • Home missions
  • Indigenous people
  • Ordination of women
  • Prayer books
  • Religion
  • Women in church work
  • Women--Idaho

Geographical Names

  • Fort Hall Indian Reservation (Idaho)
  • McCall (Idaho)
  • Paradise Point (Idaho)

Occupations

  • Episcopal Church--Bishops
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