Series IV. Parishes, Aided Parishes, Summer Chapels, and Clusters

N.B. These records are all arranged alphabetically by the name of the town or city in which the church is located. Included are records for parishes which no longer exist.

A. Archival records of parishes, aided parishes, missions and clusters. These include Parish Registers (baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials), Service Registers, financial records, Vestry Minutes, and whatever else in the form of official records that comes to the Archives. Arranged on shelves alphabetically by name of town or city. Within each parish's grouping there is no systematic arrangement at the present time. Look on the shelf-if we have it, it's there. Otherwise we don't have it.

B. Parish Files. Miscellaneous materials for each parish, extant or not. A few parishes have extra folders for particular projects unique to that parish. Material for each congregation is broken down into 23 categories arranged alphabetically by folder title. No attempt has been made to put the contents of each folder in any kind of order. Search thoroughly! An explanation of each folder title follows.

Annual Reports, inc. annual meetings, special parish meetings
Bishops' Visitations, inc. notes of Bishop's representative
Consecrations and Secularizations, inc. dedications
Constitutions and By-laws, including mission statements [for summer chapels, charters or other evidence of organization]
Correspondence
Deeds, Leases, Plans, Renovations, inc. rectories, equipment, organs, furnishings, other properties and buildings
Diocesan Self-study, 1970 [s.a. I. G. 2f]
Financial Records, inc. budgets, treasurer's reports, audits,
Everymember Canvas, funds
Histories
Insurance, all types, inc. 1949 & 2005 appraisal folder w/
photos(s) & footprints of building(s)
Loans
Miscellaneous
News clippings
Newsletters and letters to parish
Parish Directories
Parish Officers' Lists
Parochial Reports, inc. reports from summer chapels
Photos
Profiles (Parish), inc. surveys
Sacramental Records and Letters of Transfer
Searches, inc. call, letters of acceptance, agreements, resignations, interims, summer clergy, clergy matters
Service bulletins, inc. special services and Sermons
Vestry/Bishop's Committee Minutes & Budgets, inc.
Committees of summer chapels

C. Clusters

D. Summer chapels [General information relating to entire body of chapels only; see IV. B. (above) for specific information regarding any one chapel.]
    1. Correspondence
    2. Brochures for distribution
    3. Clergy rosters
    4. Requests for money
    5. Gifts to Diocese from summer residents
    6. Receipts
    7. Assorted (arranged by year)