First Presbyterian Church records,

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1 Overview of the Collection Creator Title Dates Quantity Collection Number Summary Repository Access Restrictions Languages First Presbyterian Church (Salt Lake City, Utah) First Presbyterian Church records (inclusive) linear feet Accn1049 The First Presbyterian Church records ( ) consist of minutes, baptism lists, ordination certificates, membership lists, financial materials, property deeds, receipts, correspondence, articles, news clippings, scrapbooks, and newsletters. This collection encompasses the history of the First Presbyterian Church in Utah. University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah 295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, UT Telephone: 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. English Content Description The First Presbyterian Church records ( ) consist of minutes, baptism lists, ordination certificates, membership lists, financial materials, property deeds, receipts, correspondence, articles, news clippings, scrapbooks, and newsletters. This collection encompasses the history of the First Presbyterian Church in Utah. Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the First Presbyterian Church records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator. Preferred Citation 1

2 Initial Citation: First Presbyterian Church records, Accn 1049, [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah. Following Citations: Accn Administrative Information Arrangement Organized in six series: I. Session Minutes and Records; II. Membership Records; III. Financial Records; IV. Christian Organizations; V. Church Materials; VI. Utah Presbyterianism. Acquisition Information Gift of the Church in Processing Note Processed by Lindsey Moore in Separated Materials Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Archives of Special Collections (PO487). Detailed Description of the Collection Annual Meetings and Minutes, Minutes of the annual meetings between and church-wide minutes for Deacons Minutes, Session Minutes, Trustee Minutes, Baptism Register, Baptisms,

3 Certificates Cradle Roll Membership Letter Requests Membership Chronological Roll Ordination Certificates for Deacons and Elders Reception Certificates 1914 Membership Registers,

4 1 Membership Dismission Certificate 2 Membership Register Membership Reception Membership Register Membership Registers and Transfers, Transfers and Receptions Membership Register Membership Transfers and Dismissions, Financial Material,

5 1 Assayer Assessment Notices Balance Statements Charge Slips 5-9 Checks Church Support Correspondence J. M. Coyner Passbook, receipts, and a deed of gift of monetary offering to First Presbyterian Church Expenses and Income Financial Statements and Conditions 18 Insurance Material Insurance policies and deeds. 19 Loan Material--Stein Mortgage 20 Loans 21 Maintenance 22 Ministerial Support Financial Material,

6 1 Mortgages 2 Overdraft Statements 3 Power of Attorney 4 Property Deeds, title abstracts, and correspondence relating to the property and building of the First Presbyterian Church. Also included are gifts of property and other property related materials. 5 Publications Subscriptions and payment orders Receipts These include reciepts from the Salt Lake City Corporation, the Salt Lake City Gas Company, the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, Utah Telephone Company, ZCMI, Wasatch Council, Josiah Welch, and T. R. Jones Sunday School Funds 33 Water License YMCA Relief Assistance Requests Addition Fund, Campaign Forms

7 2 Campaign Printing Samples 3 Campaign Proposals 4-5 Correspondence Floor Plans 7-8 Fundraising Booklets and Pamphlets 9 Loyalty Dinner Programs, reservation cards, pledge cards, and materials related to the fundraising dinner News Clippings 11 Reports Building Erection Fund, Appeal Mass-mailer to churches around the United States for money to erect a Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City Correspondence Building Fund Ledgers,

8 21 1 Building Fund Ledger Accounts Manager's Account Expenditures Petty Cash and Receipts Book Pledge Cards 1983 Pledge Records, General Materials, Building Fund General Funds Cash Receipts Collection Records Christian Education, Programs and Publicity,

9 24 1 Christian Education Minutes and other information, including organizational and structural charts Programs/Publicity Material Dorcas Society, Membership Booklets Account Balances Minutes Ferry Missionary Society,

10 1 Booklets 2 Account Book Check Books Financial Reports 5 Correspondence Financial Material Receipts, treasurer's reports, and other financial materials Hymns, "National Meeting Hymn" Instructional Materials 9 Lists 10 General Materials 11 Newsletters 12 Programs Reports, Minutes and Motions 14 Rolls Ferry Missionary Society, Receipts, membership rolls and other general materials. Ladies Aid,

11 Treasurer Reports Ladies Aid Mariners, Clippers Bylaw and membership handbook. 2 Constitution of Admirality Board 3 Correspondence 4 Cruises and Retreats 5 District/Synod Information 6-11 Executive Board Minutes Financial Material Membership 14 General Materials 15 National Bulletin Newsletters

12 18 Programs 19 Carnival Handbooks and Brochures 21 Statement of Purpose 22 "Thank You" Correspondence Mariners Stamps 30 Two rubber stamps with deposit information for the Wasatch Mariners Group. Men's Club, Rolls, Programs and Listings Committee Assignment 9 General Materials 10 Newsletter Receipts 13 Savings Account Passbook Secretary's Book Treasurer's Book

13 Missionary Society, Minutes Annual Report Philo-Christ, Women's Association, Executive Board Minutes Women's Association,

14 Minutes Loose Material Youth, Young People Membership lists, reports, and minutes Newsletters, Church Subjects, Articles of Incorporation Athletics 14

15 3 Board of Trustees 4 Business Meeting C. E. Society--Resignation 6 Choirs 7 Christian Education 8 Church Manual Church Membership 10 Deacons 11 Home Mission Board 12 Mariners 13 General Materials 14 News Clippings 15 Protestant Church Directory 16 Prayer Meeting Committee 17 Roll Call--Acting Members 18 Salt Lake Council of Churches 19 Session 20 Shut-Ins 21 Sunday School 22 Supplemental Mailing List 23 Treasurer Resignation

16 24 Trustees 25 Josiah Welch Correspondence Josiah Welch News Clippings 27 Women's Association Guest Registers, Scrapbooks, Rev. Josiah Welch Rev. R. G. McNiece Rev. W. M. Paden Rev. George Ewing Davies Rev. Jesse H. Baird Rev. Theodore Gailland Lilley Rev. Floyd W. Farr Rev. W. Malcolm Gwaltney Rev. Alvin L. Morris

17 Scrapbooks, Rev. Walter J. Kalvesmaki 2 Rev. E. W. Remley Rev. Thomas C. Jackson Rev. James Moore Centennial Centennial and Dr. Paul Fawley Scrapbooks, Centennial Rev. Harry P. Sweitzer 4 Church Bulletins Hubert W. Hodgens 17

18 6 John R. Bodo 7 Ginger Gryzwana Articles and Publications, A. Walton Roth, "A Century of Service in Utah" 2-3 "The Church Review" Margaret Lee Chadwick, "The Lee Family of Spanish Fork, Utah" 5 Paul Jesse Baird, "The Shepard's Dog" 6-9 "Utah Historical Quarterly" Utah Presbyterian Churches, A-L, American Fork--Community Presbyterian Church Session minutes, correspondence, centennial booklets, and news clippings. 18

19 5 American Fork--First Presbyterian Church Brigham City--Presbyterian Church Centennial history and news clippings Cedar City--Union Presbyterian Church 11 Corinne--Presbyterian Church 12 Echo Canyon--Presbyterian Church 13 Ferron--Presbyterian Academy/ Church 14 Fort Douglas--Protestant Chapel 15 Granger--Westvale Presbyterian 16 Gunnison--Presbyterian Church 17 Kaysville--Westminster Presbyterian Church Logan--First United Presbyterian Church Utah Presbyterian Churches, M-R, Manti--Presbyterian Church 2 Marysville--Community Church 3-4 Monroe--Presbyterian Church 5-6 Mount Pleasant--"Liberal Hall" 19

20 7-8 Myton--First Presbyterian Church 9-10 Ogden--First Presbyterian Church 11 Ogden--Trinity Presbyterian 12 Panguitch--Garfield County "Golden Nuggets of Pioneer Days: A History of Garfield County." 13 Park City--Community Church 14 Parowan--Presbyterian School Payson--First Presbyterian Church Richfield--Presbyterian Church Utah Presbyterian Churches, S-Z 46 Container(s) Description Salina--Presbyterian Church 4 Salt Lake City--Community of Christ United Presbyterian Church 5-6 Salt Lake City--Cottonwood Presbyterian Church 7 Salt Lake City--Japanese Church of Christ 8 Salt Lake City--Korean Presbyterian Church 9 Salt Lake City--Mount Olympus Presbyterian Church 20

21 Container(s) Description Salt Lake City--Wasatch Presbyterian Church 13 Sandy--Community of Grace 14 Spanish Fork--Presbyterian Church 15 Spring City 16 Springville--Community Presbyterian Church 17 St. George--Parish Presbyterian Schools, Early Utah Protestant Schools Pamphlets, notes, photocopied photographs, and other material concerning early Utah protestant schools. 2 Carl Wankier, "History of Presbyterian Schools in Utah" 3-6 Hungerford Academy, Springville Programs from the "Celebration of Historic Plaque Presentation for State and National Historic Register," Also included is a plot map of the academy, correspondence, news clippings, and historical sketches Westminster College Correspondence; "I Remember," by Emil Nyman; news clippings; interview information from Graham Strong on Emil Nyman; Salt Lake Collegiate Institution; and "Westminster College--105 Years," by Emil Nyman. Utah Presbyterianism 21

22 48 Container(s) Description 48 1 M. Katharine Bennett, "A Fiftieth Anniversary" 2 William R. Harshaw, "A Romance of Old Home Missions" 3 Elizabeth O. Thompson, "Woman's Board of Home Missions" 4 A. Walton Roth, "A Century of Service in Utah" 5 Margaret M. Thompson, "Compiled Hisotry of Utah Presbyterian Churches" 6 Paul Jesse Baird, "A Critique of Presbyterian Ministry in Great Basin" 7 "Did You Know That?" 8 Historic Sites Plaque Project Correspondence, news clippings, and other materials from Graham Strong's project to mark historical Presbyterian Churches in Utah on the national register and commemmorate them with plaques. 9 George K. Davies, "A History of the Presbyterian Church in Utah" 10 Non-Presbyterian Churches 11 Herbert W. Reherd, "An Outline History of the Protestant Churches of Utah" 12 Sheldon Jackson, "Pioneer Work in the Territory of Utah" Utah Presbyterianism,

23 49 1 "Praise the Lord"--A History of Presbyterianism in Utah 2 George K. Davies, "Presbyterian Beginnings in Utah" 3-8 T. D. Martin, "Presbyterian Work in Utah" These folders contain pre-publication materials as well as volumes 1 through 5 and a condensation of the article Andrew E. Murray, "Presbyterianism in Utah" 10 Margaret M. Thompson, "Presbyterian Movement in Utah" 11 Teresa Jackson, "Presbyterian Pioneers in Utah" 12 Presbytery of Utah 13 Walton Roth Interview Sheldon Jackson 15 UEH (Utah Endowment for the Humanities) Grants, Resources Information relating to the UEH's funding of the historic sites' plaque project. 16 Utah Church Summary Histories 17 Franke Leonard, "When Grandpa Was a Boy" 18 Women's Presbyterial Society of Utah Synod of Utah,

24 50 1 Standing Rules of the Synod of Utah 2-5 Synod of Utah Minutes Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Church records and registers--utah--salt Lake City Church schools--utah--history--sources Presbyterian Church--Education--Utah--History--Sources Presbyterian Church--Utah--History--Sources Presbyterians--Utah--Salt Lake City Corporate Names : First Presbyterian Church (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Archives Westminster College of Salt Lake City Geographical Names : Salt Lake City (Utah)--Church history--sources Form or Genre Terms : Financial records Membership lists Minutes Newsletters Scrapbooks Finding aid created by Lindsey Moore About Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West: