The Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of Rhode Island, was founded in 1878 as the Rhode Island Branch of the
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Episcopal Church Women, Mss. Gr. 99, University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections.
Though comprehensive, there are some gaps in the records. Though the organization was founded in 1878, very few records exist which predate the twentieth century. The records contained herein span the twentieth century life of the organization and document its administrative, and financial activities.
After processing, the records were organized into four series as follows:
The records of the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Rhode Island were deposited in the Special Collections Department of the University of Rhode Island Library in 1989 by its then president.
As new officers were elected, the records were transferred from one set of officers to another.
This collection was processed in 1991.
See records of individual Episcopal parishes for related materials concerning auxiliary chapters of the Episcopal Church Women.
There are no known separate materials.
No further materials are expected for this collection.
This series contains records which document the administrative and program functions of the Episcopal Church Women. Topics include publications, committees, the activities of Episcopal Church Women in other dioceses, estates and wills, organizations, overseas missions supported by the Episcopal Church Women, and changes in the organization's name and focus.
Included are correspondence, organization publications, copies of wills in which the Episcopal Church Women is named as a beneficiary, organizational handbooks and manuals, copies of the organization's articles of incorporation, constitution and by-laws, photographs, lists of officers, and surveys and questionnaires.
The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.
This series contains the printed Annual Reports to the Diocese of the Episcopal Church Women. The Annual Reports document the program and fiscal activities of the organization. In addition to the narrative annual report of the president, the volumes also include reports of the other officers and committees, a directory of officers and corresponding secretaries for each local parish, a calendar of events, and a copy of the constitution and by-laws of the organization.
The Annual Reports are arranged chronologically by year.
This series consists of the typed minutes of the annual and
The records in this series are arranged chronologically by the date of the meeting.
The records contained in this series document the financial activities of the Episcopal Church Women for an approximately fifty year period in the mid to late twentieth century. Financial records for the first fifty years of the organization's existence were apparently lost or destroyed. Types of records represented include cash receipt and disbursement ledgers for specific programs, check registers, financial statements, investment reports, and records relating to the involvement of the Episcopal Church Women in the United Thank Offering.
The records in this series are arranged alphabetically by subject or type of record and chronologically within folders.
Treasurer's Reports are included in the organization's Annual Reports which can be found in Series II.