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Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biographical/Historical note... 3 Scope and Contents note... 4 Administrative Information... 4 Controlled Access Headings... 4 General note... 5 Collection Inventory... 5 - Page 2 -
Summary Information Repository: Creator: Title: ID: Physical Description: Location note: Language of the Material: University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama Christ Episcopal Church (Tuscaloosa, Ala.). Christ Episcopal Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, records MSS.1791 Date: 1830-1997 Abstract: Preferred Citation note 4.0 Linear feet W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama English Materials related to the church, including: baptism records, vestry minutes, parish notes, photographs, organ music, and more Christ Episcopal Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, records, University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama ^ Return to Table of Contents Biographical/Historical note Founded in 1828, Christ Episcopal Church of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is the oldest parish in the Diocese of Alabama. ^ Return to Table of Contents - Page 3-
Scope and Contents note This collection contains a large amount of materials related to the church, these include; baptism records, vestry minutes, a list of the reverends through the history of the church, parish notes, history of Christ Church, photographs, organ music, and numerous information concerning the church programs and groups. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Publication Statement University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama April 2016 Box 870266 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266 205.348.0500 archives@ua.edu Provenance Unknown ^ Return to Table of Contents Controlled Access Headings Architecture Church buildings Church history Church records and registers--alabama Minutes Photographs Scrapbooks Tuscaloosa (Ala.) - Page 4-
General note To provide faster access to our materials, this finding aid was published without formal and final review. Email us at archives@ua.edu if you find any mistakes or have suggestions to make this finding aid more useful for your research. ^ Return to Table of Contents Collection Inventory Title/Description Vestry Minutes Christ Church Tuscaloosa Volume 1 Communicants-- November 1961- June 1969 Marriages-- September 29, 1949- June 7, 1968 Burials-- January 30, 1949 - July 5, 1978 Confirmation-- May 1, 1949 - November 27, 1960 Baptism-- January 2, 1949 - February 16,1969 Baptism-- No Date; Confirmation-- October 31, 1905; Marriages-- February 14, 1906; Burials-- None Baptism-- March 31, 1934 to December 26, 1948; Confrimation-- April 4, 1934; Burials-- January 20, 1934 Baptism-- June 30, 1916 to December 10, 1933; Confirmation-- January 28, 1917 to December 6, 1933; Marriages-- October 24, 1916 to December 28, 1933; Burials-- July 8, 1916 to November 24, 1933 Baptism-- December 10, 1905 to April 28, 1916; Confirmation-- October 29, 1905 to April 2, 1916; Marriages-- February 14, 1906 to April 12, 1916; Burials-- February 4, 1906 to December 21, 1915 Adult Baptisms-- 1830-1842 Christ Church Vestry Minutes 1935-1949 and Vestry Minutes Volume III Instances Volume 6575 Volume 6580 Volume 6579 Volume 6578 Volume 6577 Volume 6581 Volume 6576 Box 6574 - Page 5-
s Baptism-- March 20,1882 to February 18, 1906; Confirmation-- March 26, 1882 to February 11, 1906; Marriages-- October 18, 1882 to August 30, 1905; Burials-- August 17, 1882 to May 28, 1905; and Christ Episcopal Church Vestry Minutes Volume II s Christ Episcopal Church Minutes of Vestry Christ Episcopal Church Minutes of Vestry Christ Episcopal Church Vestry Minutes Volume III and IV s Christ Episcopal Church Vestry Minutes Volume V and VI s Christ Episcopal Church Vestry Minutes Volume VII and VIII s Box 6558 Physical Description: Notes Etc. Folders, Directories, Loose Papers Box 6573 Volume 6583 Volume 6582 Box 6572 Box 6570 Box 6571 Box 6558 -Folder 1: Brief Histories of Christ Episcopal Church -Folder 2: Bishops -Folder 3: Alabama Chuchman -Folder 4: Women of Church of Christ -Folder 5: Women of Church of Christ -Folder 6: Misc. Newspaper Clippings -Folder 7: Charlotte Bruce-Mc Eachin -Folder 8: Refugee Family -Folder 9: Stories -Folder 10: Stories Told -Folder 11: Misc. Newspaper Clippings -1991 Directory Originals -Photo Album: Vacation Bible School-- 1973-74 and 1983; Jesus Birthday Party-- 1981; Halloween Carnival--1975 and 1979; Christmas Carrolling-- 1977; Rainbow Express Musical-- April 27, 1986; Staff of Christ Episcopal Church-- 1978; Junior High E.Y.C. Trips-- 1985-1986; Camp McDowell; Margaret Newman -Christ Episcopal Church Directories-- 1979, 1983, 1992 and 1998 -Loose Pages from Vestry Book, Volume 1 -Misc. Bulletins and Programs-- 1954-1983 -Elizabeth Ann Flinn- Farmey, Sunday School and Stories Told -Christ Episcopal Church Nieghborhood Areas and Coordinators-- 1986-87 - Binder 1: Music of Church of Christ -Binder 2: Stained Glass Windows of Christ Episcopal Church -Pre-Production Poster of Mardi Gras Celebration-- January 31, 1996 Box 6559 Physical Description: Notes Etc. Box 6559 - Page 6-
Folders, Binders, Loose Papers -Book: The Marriage Service -Women of Church of Christ Papers: Presidents of Women's Organizations-- 1899-2002; Bearings-- June 2002; Parrish Hostesses; Women's Organizations and Activites; How Great a Cloud of Witnesses -Misc. Greeting Cards to Christ Episcopal Church - Year Book: Fourty-Ninth Meeting of the Woman's Auxillary to the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church Diocese of Alabama, Mobile, Al.-- October 27-28, 1937-1988 Christ Episcopal Church Directory -1997 Christ Episcopal Church Directory - Manila Envelope with 1992 Church Members Photographs -Tuskaloosa Magazine Article: Let Us Keep the Feast: The History of Christ Episcopal Church, Tuscaloosa Alabama, 1828-1998 (3 Copies) -Stained Glass Windows in Christ Church -Memorials and Other Significant Gifts -Preface to the Music Appendix -Unaddressed Envelopes with Let us Keep the Feast information -3 Manila Envelopes: Lists and Addresses; Orders All Paid For; Mailed to these Churches and Libraries -The Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, Alabama Quasquicentennial Service-- The Second Day of Advent, December 7, 1997 -The Report for the One Hundred Thrity-Sixth Annual Congregational Meeting-- January 28, 1996 -Christ Church History Project Papers -Folder 1: Long Range Planning, Christ Church 2000 -Folder 2: Garage Sale -Folder 3: Ellen Clarkson-Bryce; Dr. Peter Bryce -Folder 4: Women of Church of Christ-- 1997-98 -Folder 5: Minutes of Evans Guild-- 1955-63 -Folder 6: R.M. Leland III -Folder 7: Research for the Appendix of the History of the Church of Christ-- 1998 -Folder 8: Law Library Research -Folder 9: Memorials-- 1991-92 -Folder 10: Missionaries -Folder 11: Newman- Mobile -Folder 12: U of A 150 Year Celebration -Folder 13: Music, Organists, Choir Directiors and Members; Elizabeth Hamner -Folder 14: Roger Cook -Folder 15-43: Stained Glass Windows -Folder 44: Dr. Robert Mellourn- Thesis on Stained Glass Windows of Christ Church -Archival Papers for the Stained Glass Windows of Christ Episcopal Church -Misc. Church Programs -Budget Sheets -Folder 45: Tuscaloosa Sesquincentennial -Folder 46: 13 Members of 1st Vestry -Binder with Sunday School Pictures Box 6560 Physical Description: Notes Etc. Scope and Contents note Box 6560 -Secretary's Book of the B Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary of Christ Church- Tuscaloosa, Al.-- October 11, 1926 - Folder 1: Christ Church -Folder 2: Parrish Meetings, Annual Reports-- 1952 -Folder 3: Vestry Minutes: 1995 -Folder 4: Vestry Minutes 1996 -Let us Keep the Feast Papers - Church Vestry, Years: -1970-1971 -1972-1973 -1974-1975 - Page 7-
-1976-1978 -1979-1980 -1981-1982 -1983-1984 -1985-1986 -1987-1988 -1989-1990 -1991-1992 -1993-1994 Christ Episcopal Church, Tuscaloosa, Alabama William H. Judd Box 6561 Folder 1 Albert A. Miller-- 1830-1832 Box 6561 Folder 2 Samuel S. Lewis-- 1832-1835 Box 6561 Folder 3 Andrew Matthews-- 1835-1838 Box 6561 Folder 4 Nathaniel P. Knapp-- 1838-1843 Box 6561 Folder 5 William B. Otis-- 1843-1844 Box 6561 Folder 6 Ethan Allen-- 1845 Box 6561 Folder 7 RD Nevius-- 1855-1865; Photo 2 Original Docs. Misc. Box 6561 Folder 8 John D. Easter-- 1866-1865 Box 6561 Folder 9 George H. Hurt-- 1869-1890 Box 6561 Folder 10 James H. Stringfellow-- 1869-1890 Box 6561 Folder 11 S.B. McGlohan-- 1902-1906 Box 6561 Folder 12 Donaldson Ellis-- 1922-1927 Box 6561 Folder 13 Edwin A. Penick-- 1906-1922 Box 6561 Folder 14 Theodore Hubbard Evans-- 1928-1935 Box 6561 Folder 15 Richard Watson-- 1936-1942 Box 6561 Folder 16 Dubose Murphy-- 1942-1956 Box 6561 Folder 17 Robert R. Cook-- 1958-1972 Box 6561 Folder 18 Ray Pradat-- 1973-1997 Box 6561 Folder 20 Miscellaneous Box 6561 Folder 20 The Church Record-- 1895-1897 Box 6562 Folder 1 Miscellaneous Box 6562 Folder 2 History of Christ Church Box 6562 Folder 3 Dioceses of Alabama N.D. Box 6562 Folder 4 Christian Education Misc. Box 6562 Folder 5 James D. Buck Library Box 6562 Folder 6 Paper, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1979 Box 6563 Folder 1 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1980 Box 6563 Folder 2 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1981 Box 6563 Folder 3 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1982 Box 6563 Folder 4 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1983 - Page 8-
Box 6563 Folder 5 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1984 Box 6563 Folder 6 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1985 Box 6563 Folder 7 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1986 Box 6563 Folder 8 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1987 Box 6563 Folder 9 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1988 Box 6563 Folder 10 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1989 Box 6563 Folder 11 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1990 Box 6563 Folder 12 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1991 Box 6563 Folder 13 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1992 Box 6563 Folder 14 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1993 Box 6563 Folder 15 Papers, Publications, Parish Notes-- 1994 Box 6563 Folder 16 Art Work Box 6564 Folder 1 Building Appraisal-- 1984 Box 6564 Folder 2 Architecture, Fred Maxwell-- 1977 Box 6564 Folder 3 Architecture Stained Glass Box 6564 Folder 4 History Project Box 6564 Folder 5 Scrapbook-- 1935-36 Box 6564 Folder 6 BB Schnorrenberg, Alabama Deconesses and Episcopal Box 6564 Folder 7 Education for Women Box 6564 Folder 8 Christ Church Ext. West Box 6565 Folder 1 Original Building WM Nichols Architect Box 6565 Folder 2 Chapel Box 6565 Folder 3 Christ Church Ext. West Box 6565 Folder 4 Christ Church Altar Box 6565 Folder 5 Christ Church Interior Box 6565 Folder 6 Christ Church Interior Altar and Parish Hall-- 1960's Box 6565 Folder 7 Christ Church Interior Remodeling Box 6565 Folder 8 Christ Church Ext. Late-- 1990's (John London) Box 6565 Folder 9 Music Organ-- 1941, 1966 and ND Box 6565 Folder 10 Decorative Arts Kneelers Needlepoint-- 1975 Box 6565 Folder 11 Stained Glass John London Photographer Color Box 6565 Folder 11 - Page 9-
Photo Architecture Stained Glass Box 6565 Folder 13 Photo Architecture Penick House Box 6565 Folder 14 Photo Architecture Bronze Doors-- 1971 Box 6565 Folder 15 Christ Church Sketches Ext. and Int N.D. Box 6565 Folder 17 Sokol Building Remodeling Box 6565 Folder 17 Miscellaneous Box 6565 Folder 18 Photo Historic Marker Box 6565 Folder 19 Architecture Misc. Box 6565 Folder 20 Architecture Negatives Box 6565 Folder 21 People Individual Box 6566 Folder 1 Pictorial Dictionary-- 1987 Box 6566 Folder 2 Clergy Box 6566 Folder 3 People Group Box 6566 Folder 4 Vacation Bible School Box 6566 Folder 5 Talent Show-- 1992 and 1993 Box 6566 Folder 6 Christmas Prints and Negatives Box 6566 Folder 6 Christmas Party Ray Prodat, Bill steven Group Box 6566 Folder 8 Oh Jonah Box 6566 Folder 9 Camp One Dowell-- 1989 Box 6566 Folder 10 "Paul and Company"-- 1993 Box 6566 Folder 11 Choir Box 6566 Folder 12 Christ Church Staff Box 6566 Folder 13 Photographs of Unidentified People Box 6567 Folder 1 Camp McDowell, Group Photographs-- 1991 Box 6567 Folder 2 Church Members, Sunday School and Vacation Bible School-- 1986 Box 6567 Folder 3 Camp McDowell Weekend, Negatives-- May 1989 Box 6567 Folder 4 Photographs of Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and Church Members Physical Description: No Folders Box 6568 Whitfield Moore, Misc. Box 6569 Folder 1 Whitfield Moore Publications, Misc. Box 6569 Folder 2 Whitfield Moore Financial Reports, Misc. Box 6569 Folder 3 Whitfield Moore Financial Reports, Misc. - Page 10-
Box 6569 Folder 4 Whitfield Moore Financial Reports, Misc. Box 6569 Folder 5 Unprocessed (ledger) Volume 6582 Unprocessed (ledger) Volume 6583 Unprocessed (ledger) Volume 6584 Unprocessed Volume 6585 Unprocessed Box 6632 Folder Christ Church - Page 11-