UUS_mss077.xml Guide to the St. John's Episcopal Church records 1873-2023 St. John's Episcopal Church records 1873-2023 Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives. Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008 Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives ©2008, 2025
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-19. Finding guide is in English in Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). January 8, 2009. Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices. 2009 Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines. 2025 Revised to simplify inventory structure, include additional items (Box 34, fd 6-7) Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives St. John's Episcopal Church records St. John's Episcopal Church (Logan, Utah) UUS_COLL MSS 77 34 boxes 20.5 linear feet 1873-2023 This collection includes parish registers (1873-1968), guest books (1954-1982), record of services (1947-1968), general and treasurer's correspondence (1943-1993), parish reports (1945-1978), seminarians and ordinands records (1974-1980), vestry minutes (1947-1985), and miscellaneous budget and financial records. Also includes the records of the Episcopal Church Women of St. John's (1951-1970). Collection materials are in English.

Open to public research.

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the St. John's Episcopal Church records must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives Manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.

The first batch of records for St. John's Church was transferred to USU in 1981 (boxes 1-16). A subsequent transfer occurred in 1992. A handful of additional materials were donated by third parties.

St. John's Episcopal Church records, 1873-2023. (COLL MSS 77). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives department.

On January 31, 1873, Episcopal Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle arrived in Logan riding on the first railroad train to reach the town. His mission was to establish a new Episcopal parish, St. John's, as a northern outpost in Utah. Despite initial hostility from the dominant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints population, the church was established along with a school. (Prior to Utah's statehood in 1896, there was no public school system.) While the Episcopal congregation remained small the school did quite well, and eventually a majority of the students attending came from Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints homes. In 1876, three years after its founding, the church purchased property on Center Street at 300 West, although a permanent building was not erected until 1888.

The church moved again to its current location (85 East 100 North) in 1909 when a new church building was completed. This move coincided with the active and high-profile ministry of the Rev. Paul Jones and the Rev. Donald Johnson. The two young priests were active proponents of the Social Gospel movement as well as Progressive Era reforms. They did extensive public outreach, including establishing the first lending library in Logan along with a smoker's lounge. (Other notable firsts included the first indoor shower and first tennis court.) During their tenure in Logan, Jones and Johnson published a journal called The Portal (Special Collections call # 979.26 P831), which contained articles on a variety of literary, theological, community, and social reform issues. Following Johnson's departure to Pennsylvania in 1911 and Jones' move to Salt Lake City in 1913 (where he subsequently served as Bishop of Utah until being forced to resign for his pacifist views during World War I), St. John's entered a prolonged period of decline. This eventually resulted in the discontinuance of regularly scheduled church services (and the absence of a resident clergy) from 1927 to 1942.

St. John's resurrection occurred with the onset of World War II and the influx of military personnel at the Utah Agricultural College (now USU). Major Ben B. Blair spearheaded the renewal with help from Walter P. Cable, a licensed lay reader from Ogden who was assigned to St. John's by the Diocese of Utah. In 1945, a permanent priest was once again assigned to the Logan church. Although the fortunes of St. John's continued to wax and wane during the next several decades, by the 1980s, the church entered a period of relative stability and gradual growth. This growth eventually resulted in a massive renovation and expansion of the church as well as the construction of a new social hall/classroom wing (replacing the earlier parish house), which was dedicated in October 2004.

Sources of Information:

Building the Goodly Fellowship of Faith, by Frederick Quinn (Main stacks: BX 5917 U8 Q85 2004).

"The Reopening of St. John's Church," by Sandy Hays (Spec. Coll.: Pam C 219)

This collection includes parish registers (1873-1968), guest books (1954-1982), record of services (1947-1968), general and treasurer's correspondence (1943-1993), parish reports (1945-1978), seminarians and ordinands records (1974-1980), vestry minutes (1947-1985), and miscellaneous budget and financial records. Also includes the records of the Episcopal Church Women of St. John's (1951-1970)

Addendum to the Archives of St. John's Church, 1909-1994 (Processed 2006) box 17-34.

Note for Researchers:

Also see P0164 for a photograph of the interior of St. John's Episcopal Church, ca. 1910.

Special Collections and Archives has a number of publications and additional photographs pertaining to St. John's. Please consult with the appropriate curator for more information. A scrapbook of photos and newspaper clippings for the Girls Friendly Society, a 1950s group affiliated with St. John's, has been transferred to the Photo Archives.

Arranged by record type and chronologically.

Interior of St. John's Episcopal Church (P0164)

 Utah State University. Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. St. John's Episcopal Church (Logan, Utah) Episcopal Church Women of St. John's (Logan, Utah) Episcopal Church--Utah--Logan--Archives. Logan (Utah)--Genealogy. Church archives--Utah--Logan. Church records and registers--Utah--Logan. Protestantism I. Registers and log books 1873-1982 Register 1873-1893 1 1

Digital scans of Box 1 items are loaded on the included USB

 Register 1906-1944 1 2 Register 1945-1968 1 3 Letters of Transfer 1960-1975 1 1 Guests 1954-1973 2 1 Guests 1973-1982 2 2 Register of Services 1947-1956 2 3 Register of Services 1957-1968 2 4 Seminarian's Day Book 1978-1979 2 5 Record of Activities (Lay Reader in Charge) 1943 2 1 Record of Activities (Lay Reader in Charge) 1944 2 2 Treasurer's Record (collections) 1927-1962 3 1 II. Correspondence 1943-1976 General Correspondence 1943 4 1

F.P. Champ, Waiter Preston Cable

 General Correspondence 1944 4 2

Ven. W.F. Bulkley, Fr. Geo. Argyle, F.P. Champ, Walter Preston Cable

 Rt. Rev. Arthur W. Moulton 1944 4 3 General Correspondence 1945 4 4

Col Ben B. Blair, Fr. George Argyle

 Rt. Rev. Arthur W. Moulton 1945 4 5 Treasurer's Correspondence 1945 4 6

F.P. Champ

 Joseph E. MacGinnis, Lay Reader-in-Charge 1946 4 7 Joseph E. MacGinnis, Lay Reader-in-Charge 1947 4 8 General Correspondence 1947 4 9 General Correspondence 1954 4 10

F.P. Champ, Fr.. Alvin P. Lafon, Diocese

 Fr. Norman W. Riebe 1962 4 11 Fr. Norman W. Riebe 1963-1967 4 12 General Correspondence 1969 4 13 General Correspondence 1970 4 14 Rt. Rev. Richard S. Watson 1964-1971 4 15 Rt. Rev. E. Otis Charles 1971 4 16 Fr. Paul J. Habliston 1971 4 17 General Correspondence 1973 4 18

Fr. David W. Schmidt

 General Correspondence 1974 4 19

Bishop Charles, Fr. Winder, K. Kaisch

 General Correspondence 1975 4 20

Diocese, Sue Reed, Logan Assembly of God

 General Correspondence 1976 4 21

Sue Reed, Treasurer; Robert M. Gordon

 General Correspondence 1977 4 22

Sue Reed, Bp., Charles, A.J. Simmonds

 General Correspondence 1978 4 23

Sue Reed, Bp. Charles, A.J. Simmonds

 General Correspondence 1979 4 24

B.E. Norton, Robert M. Gordon, Barbara Crookston

 Correspondence and reports (Misc.) 1974-1980 22 1 Correspondence 1981 22 2 Correspondence 1982 22 3 Correspondence 1982 22 4 Correspondence 1983 22 5 III. Parish reports Parish Report 1945-1946 5 1 Parish Report 1947-1949 5 2 Parish Report 1950-1951 5 3 Parish Report 1958-1959 5 4 Parish Report 1960 5 5 Parish Report 1961 5 6 Parish Report 1962 5 7 Parish Report 1963 5 8 Parish Report 1964 5 9 Parish Report 1965 5 10 Parish Report 1966 5 11 Parish Report 1967 5 12 Parish Report 1969 5 13 Parish Report 1970 5 14 Parish Report 1972 5 15 Parish Report 1974-1975 5 16 Parish Report 1976-1978 5 17 IV. Vestry minutes Vestry Minutes 1947-1955 5 18 Vestry Minutes 1955 5 19 Vestry Minutes 1956 5 20 Vestry Minutes 1957 5 21 Vestry Minutes 1958 5 22 Vestry Minutes 1959 5 23 Vestry Minutes 1961 5 24 Vestry Minutes 1967 5 25 Vestry Minutes 1969 5 26 Vestry Minutes 1970 5 27 Vestry Minutes 1971 5 28 Vestry Minutes 1972 5 29 Vestry Minutes 1976 5 30 Vestry Minutes 1974-1977 5 31 Vestry Records 1981 17 5 Vestry Records 1982 17 6 Vestry Records 1983 17 7 Vestry Records 1984 17 8 Vestry Records 1985 17 9 V. Episcopal Church Women of St. John's (ECW) records ECW Minutes 1951-1952 6 1 ECW Minutes 1953 6 2 ECW Minutes 1954 6 3 ECW Minutes 1955 6 4 ECW Minutes 1960 6 5 ECW Minutes 1961 6 6 ECW Minutes 1962 6 7 ECW Minutes 1963 6 8 ECW Minutes 1966-1967 6 9 ECW Minutes 1968 6 10 ECW Minutes 1970 6 11 ECW Membership 1962-1963 6 12 ECW Dues 1960-1966 6 13 Constitution and By-Laws of ECW undated 6 14 ECW Annual Reports undated 6 15 Annual Committee Reports undated 6 16 ECW Report undated 6 17 ECW Correspondence 1957 6 18 ECW Correspondence 1968-1969 6 19 ECW Finance and Budget undated 6 20 VI. Seminarian files Bryan Jones undated 7 1

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 Patricia O' Reilly undated 7 2

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 Christopher Sterry undated 7 3

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 Seminarians 1977 7 4

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 Seminarians 1978 7 5

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 Lance Eagleman undated 7 6

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 David Robinson undated 7 7

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 Seminarians' Contracts undated 7 8

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 Seminarian Search Committee 1979 7 9

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 Seminarian Search Committee 1980 7 10

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 Bishop's Correspondence re: Seminarians undated 7 11

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 VII. Pledge records Pledges 1951 8 1 Pledges 1952 8 2 Pledges 1953 8 3 Pledges 1954 8 4 Pledges 1955 8 5 Pledges 1970 8 6 Pledges 1973 8 7 Pledges 1974 8 8 Pledges 1976 8 9 Pledges 1979 8 10 Pledge Records 1967-1969 8 11 Pledge Records 1970 8 12 Pledge Records 1971 8 13 Pledge Records 1972 8 14 Pledges and Reports 1970-1975 8 15 Pledge Cards and List 1969 8 16 Pledge Cards and List 1970 8 17 Pledge Cards 1971 8 18 Pledge Sheets and Card 1975 8 19 Pledge Cards 1977 8 20 Pledge Statements 1977 8 21 Pledge Drive 1977 8 22 Stewardship, general material undated 8 23 Pledge tracking sheets 1978 20 2 Pledge sheets 1978 20 3 Pledge tracking sheets 1979 20 6 VIII. Financial records Budget 1945-1955 9 1 Budget 1957 9 2 Budget 1967-1977 9 3-11 Miscellaneous budgetary papers 1976-1981 9 12 Diocesan Budget 1974-1979 9 13 Budget Summaries 1975-1979 9 14-16 Budget Projections 1975-1983 9 17 Treasurer F.P. Champ's Correspondence 1964 10 1 Treasurer F.P. Champ's Correspondence 1967-1970 10 2-6 Check Stubs 1954-1976 11 Cancelled Checks and Bank Statements 1959-1969 12 Cancelled Checks and Bank Statements 1969-1977 13 1-10 Checkbooks 1943-1975 13 11 Bank Account Papers 1977 13 12 Interest Received on Bank Accounts 1970-1976 13 13 Receipt and Deposit Records (Treasurer) 1957-1977 14 Receipts for Bills Paid 1969-1977 15 Savings Account Book 1975-1979 17 1 Financial Records, 1984, Unidentified survey results undated 17 2 Misc. Logan Savings & Loan statements 1981-1984 18 1 Misc. bills and receipts 1981-1982 18 2 Bank statements (quarterly) 1980 January - 1981 June 18 3 Notes from Diocesan Budget Workshop 1980 18 4 Diocesan Base Budget for St. John's 1981 18 5 Monthly financial statements 1977-1981 18 6-10 Cancelled checks 1977-1980 19 Financial statements 1978 20 1 Paid bills 1978 20 4 Financial statements 1979 20 5 Paid bills 1979 20 7 Monthly budget reports 1980 20 8 Paid bills 1980 20 9 Diocesan budget forms undated 20 10 Financial Summaries 1981-1987 21 4 Financial Records 1986 23 1-11

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 Receipts 1986 23 13

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 Financial Records 1987 - 1988 24 1-12

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 Receipts 1987 24 13-14

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 Financial Records 1988 25

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 Financial Records 1989 26

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 Financial Records 1991 27

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 Stewardship Pledges, Parish Finances 1990-1991 28 1

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 Deposit slips 1991 28 2

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 Check register 1991 28 3

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 Financial Records 1992 29

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 Deposit slips 1992 30 1

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 Check register 1992 30 2

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 Financial Records 1993 31 1-12

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 Financial Records, Glen McEvoy Misc. 1993 31 13

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 Deposit slips 1993 32 1

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 Check register 1993 32 2

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 IX. Other assorted records and documents St. John's House 1946-1947 16 1 Open Letters to the Congregation (Habliston) 1971 16 2 Parish List 1972-1976 16 3 Memberships 1974 16 4 St. John's Newsletters 1974-1975 16 5 Sunday Bulletins 1977-1978 16 6 Aaron DeWitt Letter 1975 (1980 copy) 16 7 Convention 1976 16 8 Convention 1977 16 9 Parish Notes 1976 16 10 Parish Notes 1977 16 11 Hymns Used undated 16 12 Altar Guild undated 16 13 Building Plans undated 16 14 Church Bulletins undated 16 15 Parish Goals undated 16 16 Parish Administration: Vestry Job Descriptions undated 16 17 Memorials undated 16 18 Seabury Press undated 16 19 St. John's College Work undated 16 20 Parish Program and Goals Report undated 16 21 Organ Fund Contribution List 1975-1984 17 3 Misc. Parish and Diocesan Documents 1980-1985 17 4 Needs Assessment Survey 1985 17 10 Misc. documents (Vestry Notes, Financial Statements, Diocesan Information) 1979 21 1 Misc. documents (Vestry Notes, Financial Statements, Diocesan Information) 1980 21 2 Misc. documents (Vestry Notes, Financial Statements, Diocesan Information) 1981 21 3 Misc. documents (Vestry Notes, Financial Statements, Diocesan Information) 1982 21 5 Misc. documents (Vestry Notes, Financial Statements, Diocesan Information) 1983 21 6 Misc. documents (Vestry Notes, Financial Statements, Diocesan Information) 1983 21 7 Misc. documents (Vestry Notes, Financial Statements, Diocesan Information) 1984 21 8 Misc. documents (Vestry Notes, Financial Statements, Diocesan Information) 1985 21 9 Annual Report 1986 23 12

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 Stewardship Materials 1988 23 14

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 Photocopies of Champ Memorial Window Dedication Program 1982 33 1 Stained Glass Window-Charles T Connick Associates undated 33 2 Stained Glass Window-Reed Stock file, Senior Warden undated 33 3 Stained Glass Window-Misc. correspondence undated 33 4 St. John's Window-Fred P. Champ files undated 33 5 John Wallis-Fred P. Champ files undated 33 6 George L. Payne-Fred P. Champ files undated 33 7 Charles Rogers Church Interiors-Fred P. Champ files undated 33 8 The Metcalf Studios undated 33 9 Whittemore Associates, Inc. 1950-1952 33 10 Roger D. Darricarrere undated 33 11 Stephen J. Szot Construction Proposal 1978 33 12 Misc. Historical Information and Narratives about St. John's 1909-1994 34 1 "St. John's Church & School, 1873-1956" by Dr. J. Duncan Brite undated 34 2 Misc. newspaper articles 1952-1984 34 3 Quarterly Reports 1917-1921 34 4 Blueprints for Organ Loft undated 34 5 Program for the Ordination of a New Priest and Celebration of a New Ministry: Stephen Craig Sturgeon 2014 February 15 34 6 St. John's 150th Celebration event invitation, program 2023 34 7