St. Luke's Episcopal Church, East Greenwich


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Published in 2007

Collection Overview

Title: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, East Greenwich
Date range: 1815-2001
Creator: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, East Greenwich
Extent: 42 box(es)
(23 linear feet)
Abstract: The records of St. Luke's Church, East Greenwhich, R.I. is divided into eleven series and documents the Church's administrative, religious, cultural, and financial activities from the founding of the parish in 1834 to 2001.
Language of materials: English
Repository: University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
Collection number: Mss. Gr. 100

Scope & content

Arrangement

After processing, the records were organized into eleven series as follows:

  • 1. Annual Meetings, Rector's Reports, and Vestry Minutes, 1844-2001
  • 2. Clerk's Files, 1827-1992
  • 3. Church Registers, 1834-1995
  • 4. Committees, 1874-1996
  • 5. Newsletters and Bulletins, 1900-2001
  • 6. Subject File, 1833-2000
  • 7. Financial Records, 1833-2000
  • 8. Pew Records, 1877-1930
  • 9. William Worthington, 1899-1912
  • 10. Photographs and Images. 1875 (1962-1979) 1990
  • 11. Realia, (ca 1903)-1936

Biographical or Historical Information

St. Luke's Church in
East Greenwich was founded in 1833 when a small group of Episcopalians led by Dr. Charles Eldredge gathered together to form a congregation under the leadership of the Rev. Sylvester Nash their first rector. On January 21, 1834 St. Luke's Church in East Greenwich was incorporated by the Rhode Island General Assembly
. The first service was held at the Kent County Courthouse on Main Street in
East Greenwich, RI and for several months services were held at the East Greenwich Academy
. The church was built and consecrated on April 17, 1834, on property bought from the Catholic Congregational Church
.

By 1836, there were 42 communicants who continued under the leadership of Rev. Nash until he resigned in 1840. The Rev. William Henry Moore, who succeeded him, remained until 1841. In that same year Dr. Silas Crane became rector and remained until his death in 1872. He led the congregation to financial independence from the diocese, moving the congregation from mission to parish status. During his rectorship, an organ and the present baptismal font were given to the church by Colonel William Goddard.

In 1874 a rectory was built on the corner of Rector and Church Streets. This was home to the rectors and their families until 1984 when it was sold and the proceeds invested to provide a housing allowance for the clergy.

As the parish grew, the need for more space required they build a new church building. The original St. Luke's Church building was sold to Elisha Potter for $500 and moved to
Warwick, R.I. to be used as a grist mill. The interior furnishings were kept and used in the new building. The cornerstone of the old building was laid in the northeast buttress of the now granite church built in English Parish Gothic style, designed by renowned architect Alexander Rice Esty (1826-1881). The first service was held on Christmas Day, 1876.

Under the leadership of Rev. Daniel Goodwin, St. Luke's fifth rector (1879-1893) the St. Luke's Guild
was formed to provide a structure for organized activity such as decorating the church for holidays, fund raising, or other activities as assigned by the rector. This form of organization endured and was adopted by future rectors of the church. Another important group was the Parish Aid Society formed in 1896 to perform work in three areas: fundraising, charity work, and mission work. When Rev. Goodwin resigned he remained in the area and often preached at the church. He was replaced by Rev. Paradise who remained only a year.

Rev. Francis Whitcome came to St. Luke's in 1894 and continued the work of Rev. Goodwin. The Altar Guild
and Girls Friendly Society
were both established during his rectorship. To meet the needs of a now very active church, a parish house was constructed diagonally across from Church and Peirce Streets in 1896 for $10,000 . The parish house served until it was outgrown and a new one was built in 1962 on land once belonging to the East Greenwich Academy. The old parish house was leased to the Farm Bureau and then sold in 1963 to house the Southern R. I. Cooperative Extension of the University of Rhode Island.

Rev. William Worthington received the call in 1899 after Rev. Whitcome left to become rector of a parish in New York. Under Rev. Worthington, the choir began singing at Christmas and Easter in 1899, and first parish newsletter, The St. Luke's Record was published between 1903 and 1911. This along with the Yearbook was Rev. Worthington's labor of love. The publication contain many articles on the history of St. Luke's researched and written by Rev. Worthington. The Yearbook a compilation of the activities and statistics of St. St. Luke's was produced through funds received from advertisements, when the contributions became insufficient production stopped.

In 1906, Swedish Lutherans split with their church and came to St. Luke's to hold services. In 1907, they asked to be called the St. Luke's Swedish Mission in an effort to be gradually assimilated into St. Luke's congregation. This never came to be and a short time later the group was reunited with its church on Division St.

The men, although active in social and fund raising activities, were not as quick to form groups within the church as the ladies were. It was not until 1904 that The Brotherhood of St. Andrew
was formed with six members. The charge of this group was to promote church attendance but it proved futile and the effort was abandoned by 1916.

The Rev. Worthington was viewed by some as too progressive. Conservative members of the vestry were disgruntled by his use of a vested choir in the chancel, accepting a Processional Cross, and forming an Acolytes Guild that proved less than satisfactory to the parishioners. This lead to considerable friction and eventually Rev. Worthington left St. Luke's in 1915. Rev. James Conover replaced him. Rev. Conover remained only for a short time; in 1918 he volunteered to serve the Red Cross as chaplain overseas. Even though the vestry voted to extend him a leave of absence with pay, he chose to submit his resignation and it was accepted. Rev. John Merritt Hunter was called to be rector in 1918 and remained until 1925.

During Rev. Hunter's rectorship, the rectory received a new roof and a coat of paint in 1920. In 1922 a movie projector fire caused smoke and water damage to the parish house. In 1923, a spire was added to the church with a set of chimes given by the widow of former Rector Daniel Goodwin . A condition of the gift was that the chimes be played each Sunday. That same year an Austin organ was given to the church by Daniel Peirce. At this time East Greenwich had no public kindergarten. St. Luke's agreed to let the town use the parish house. An agreement was reached concerning costs for coal and janitorial services and mutual use of the equipment. This arrangement lasted for several years. Rev. Hunter's rectorship was plagued by financial hardship. In 1924, the parish voted to cut back on coal and close the church during the coldest months. Financial cuts were made to many of the mission works performed by the parish. In October of 1925 the discouraged rector resigned as pastor. The Rev. Charles A. Meader then was asked to be rector.

Rev. Meader was very popular and remained until 1942. Rev. Meader was aggressive in tackling the parish's financial situation, sending out a treasurer's appeal and pledge cards. The possibility of selling the rectory and replacing it by a housing allowance rather than another building was discussed. The appointment of a new treasurer in 1930 also lead to different ways of accounting that were more in tune with "modern business practices." As a result, the parish now underwent a yearly audit.

In 1937 the choir director retired and the organist resigned. Facing the dissolving of its music program and the financial inability to hire two people as replacements, the parish hired Miss Louise Winsor in 1938 to serve both as organist and choir director. She eventually became the Sunday chime ringer as well. During this time, there had been trouble with unruly boys from East Greenwich Academy
but for the most part a good relationship with the school existed. Boys wishing to take organ lessons were allowed to do so for the sum of 25 cents an hour.

During Rev. Meader's rectorship St. Luke's men established the St. Luke's Equestrian Society
. It hosted an annual horse show from 1936 to 1939. It is unclear why the group ended activity that final year. Rev. Meader retired in 1942 and was voted Rector Emeritus for life by an appreciative vestry. That same year the East Greenwich Academy closed with the property retained by the town. Eventually the parish would purchase that property for its new parish house.

John Lovell Pickells became rector in 1943 and remained until 1963. During his time at St. Luke's, Rev. Pickells reinstituted a newsletter to parishioners, established an office in the parish house and hired a full time secretary. Another accomplishment for the parish under Rev. Pickells was the creation of a chapel dedicated in 1946 as a memorial to the three St. Luke's men who were killed in World War II. Located beneath the chancel and seating about 35 people, it provided an alternative for small weekday special services. Since the inspiration for a memorial chapel had originally come from Rev. Meader, two stained glass windows in the chapel were dedicated in his memory.

Rev. Pickells saw his congregation grow steadily during the 1950s and it soon became evident that a new parish house was necessary to accommodate activities such as confirmation classes and girls and boys church school classes. In 1962 a new parish house was built on the East Greenwich Academy land purchased from the town. The old parish house was leased in 1960 and eventually sold in 1962 to the Farm Bureau
now known as the Southern Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Service
.

During this time there had been talk of hiring a curate and a committee was formed. This committee was disbanded and a new one formed as a Rector Search Committee
when Rev. Pickells tendered his resignation on March 21, 1963. He then became chaplain at the South Kent School
in Connecticut. After much deliberation, Alfred Burns was asked to become Rector in January, 1964. After the selection of a new rector was completed attention turned to searching for a curate. Rev. Clifford Carr was chosen in the spring of 1964.

During Rev. Alfred Burns rectorship the parish dealt with many property issues. Some dealing with vandalism, theft (one incident involved the theft of copper downspouts in place in the church since the 1920s) and with costly repairs involving leaks, animal infestations, and damage from a 1979 hail storm. Also of great concern was the church cemetery whose plots had long been filled but which was in need of upkeep. Most families whose relatives had been interred had either moved away or died out. It took six years to completely identify plot owners and transfer the responsibility for maintaining the trust established for upkeep of the cemetery from the long defunct St. Luke's Cemetery, Inc.
to the church. (Later, in 1992 a committee was created to establish a memorial garden and Columbarium to satisfy those who sought interment in the church cemetery. This was completed in 1994.)

In 1966, St. Luke's purchased Camp Saugatucket
, a 59 acre tract of land in
South Kingstown, to provide a place for retreats and various outreach programs (The property was sold in 1986. The proceeds formed the Mission and Building Repairs Fund in 1988.) Also in 1966, Rev. Carr left St. Luke's for another parish. Those who succeeded Rev. Carr were then known as assistant or associate rectors rather than curates: Rev. Larimore Patten (1966- 1967), Rev. James Knudson (1967- 1973), Rev. Melvin Harper (1973-1978), Rev. David Helms (1979-1980), Rev. Donald Parker (1981- 1985), Eletha Buote Greig (1985-1991), Rev. Hedwig Neal (Deacon, 1992- present)

Rev. Burns oversaw the establishment of committees formed to deal with long range planning, youth activities and financial endeavors. To keep track of all these committees and in many cases subcommittees, a committee structure that had been instituted by Rev. Meader was reintroduced. One committee of note was the Education Committee which was formed in 1968 to address adult education in the parish. This committee functioned under the direction of the assistant rector. The assistant rector then became the director of religious education, which encompassed confirmation instruction, Sunday School, and all youth work of the parish.

St. Luke's participated in two rector exchange programs with parishes in England. The first in 1973, was for three months from St. Martin's Stanford. The second, in 1975, was from St. Peter's, Meavy and lasted for four months. Another enriching experience was with the Diocese of Barbados. Several trips occurred between 1978 and 1980 as part of its missionary outreach. This eventually lead to the sponsorship of a student from
St. Vincent Island to the University of Rhode Island in 1981. She graduated in 1985.

When the Rev. Burns retired in 1986 after 22 years at St. Luke's, he could list among his greatest accomplishments the spiritual renewal of the church in the 1970s, the mission to Barbados in 1980 and the installation of the Transfiguration windows which were installed in 1985 by Rowan LeCompte. Many stained glass windows given as memorials over the years grace the church providing one of the finest stained glass window collections in the area. Rev. Burns described the windows as the "most extraordinary collection of parish glass in America." The varied styles of such artisans as Tiffany, Pinart, Goodhue in addition to LeCompte are evident. A chart to the windows is in History of St. Luke's Church East Greenwich, Rhode Island by Elisabeth S. Burns, Mary-Elizabeth Barton, Clinton R. Norman.

Rev. David Gillespie became the rector in 1986 and remained until 1989. His leadership was more "team" style. An organ committee was formed to select a new organ. A Karl Wilhelm tracker organ was installed and dedicated on St. Luke's Day, October 22,1989, by Bishop Hunt. In 1990, the parish was charged to enlarge the congregation. The national church called the 1990's as "the Decade of Evangelism". Rev. Gillespie left St. Luke's and was replaced by Dr. R. Craig Burlington on February 2, 1992. In 1994 St. Luke's helped celebrate his 23rd anniversary of ordination into the priesthood. Rev Burlington is the current rector of St. Luke's church.

History of St. Luke's Church East Greenwich, Rhode Island by Elisabeth S. Burns, Mary-Elizabeth Barton, Clinton R. Norman, East Greenwich, R.I. : Weaver Publishing Co., 1983., and the Annual Meetings were used to write this note.

Access & Use

Access to the collection: Open for research.
Use of the materials: Terms governing use and reproduction: Photocopying and scanning of materials is a fee based service available in the repository and is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist when in compliance to the Unit's policy on copyright and publication.
Preferred citation: St. Luke's Episcopal Church, East Greenwich, Mss. Gr. 100, University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections.
Contact information: University of Rhode Island, University Archives and Special Collections
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Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: In June of 2002, at the suggestion of Rhode Island Episcopal Diocesan Historian Rev. Lawrence Bradner, the records St. Luke's Church, East Greenwich, were transferred from the parish vault and storage room to be kept on permanent deposit in the Distinctive Collections Unit, University of Rhode Island Library.
Custodial history: Custodial HistoryPrior to their transfer the records of St. Luke's Church, East Greenwich, were stored in the parish vault.
Processing information: The records were processed in 2003.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Sarina R. Wyant.
Encoding: Finding aid encoded by Russell M. Franks on 2007 August 9, updated by Hailie D. Posey on 2009 August 31, updated by Mark Dionne on2020 May 04
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Additional Information

Related material: See Mss. Gr. 41, Records of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, 1715-1990, and Mss. Gr. 41.1, Records of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, 1810-2003, for additional related materials regarding St. Luke's Church of East Greenwich.
Separated material: There are no known separate materials.

Inventory


Inventory

Series 1. Annual Meetings, Rector's Reports, and Vestry Minutes, 1844 - 2001
5 box(es)
(2.5 linear feet)

Annual Meetings, Rector's Reports, and Vestry Minutes, 1844 - 2001, contains the records of the annual meetings held by the entire congregation once a year along with minutes of vestry meetings. Rector's reports on the status and goals of the church are included in the annual meetings. The annual meetings consist of annual reports of the treasurer, officers, and various committees of the church. The minutes from the 1950's and 1960s are typescript copies and are bound with other documents and reports relating to activities of St. Luke's. The minutes for the 1970s are on poor quality acidic paper.

Arrangement:

The series is arranged chronologically by type of meeting or report. Duplicates for the years 1968 -1969, 1971, 1974, 1976 -1977 are in folder 15. 

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 1 Annual Meetings
1874-1940
Box 1, Folder 2 Annual Meetings
1942-1959
Box 1, Folder 3 Annual Meetings
1963-1971
Box 1, Folder 4 Annual Meetings
1968, 1974-1975
Box 2, Folder 5 Annual Meetings
1976-1979
Box 2, Folder 6 Annual Meetings (draft)
1977
Box 2, Folder 7 Annual Meetings (draft)
1978
Box 2, Folder 8 Annual Meetings
1978-1980
Box 2, Folder 9 Annual Meetings
1982-1984
Box 2, Folder 10 Annual Meetings
1985-1986
Box 2, Folder 11 Annual Meetings
1987-1989
Box 2, Folder 12 Annual Meetings
1990-1995
Box 2, Folder 13 Annual Meetings
1996-1997
Box 3, Folder 14 Annual Meetings
1998 -2001
Box 3, Folder 15 Annual Rector's Report
1968-1969, 1971, 1974, 1976 -1977, undated
Box 3, Folder 16 Vestry Minutes
1844-1875
Box 3, Folder 17 Vestry Minutes
1947 Mar-1949 Nov
Box 3, Folder 18 Vestry Minutes
1952 May, 1953 Nov, 1954
Box 3, Folder 19 Vestry Minutes
1955-1956
Box 3, Folder 20 Vestry Minutes
1957-1958
Box 3, Folder 21 Vestry Minutes
1959
Box 3, Folder 22 Vestry Minutes
1959 Dec-1963 Jan
Box 4, Folder 23 Vestry Minutes
1963-1966
Box 5, Folder 24 Vestry Minutes
1967-1971
Box 5, Folder 25 Vestry Minutes
1977
Box 5, Folder 26 Vestry Minutes
1978
Box 5, Folder 27 Vestry Minutes
1979
Box 5, Folder 28 Vestry Minutes
1980
Box 5, Folder 29 Vestry Minutes
1981
Box 5, Folder 30 Vestry Minutes
1982
Box 5, Folder 31 Vestry Minutes
1983 Jan-1983 Mar

Series 2. Clerk's Files, 1827-1992
6 box(es)
(3 linear feet)

The Clerk's Files series covers the bulk of the church's history from the mundane building concerns to controversies among its congregation. Also among the Clerk's Files are the Parochial Reports which offer statistics on the parish and transfers of parishioners. These documents were clearly prepared by the Clerk of the Vestry. The series is arranged by each clerk of the vestry beginning with the first and longest serving Clerk, William A. Browning. In the files are also some early treasurer's reports as Mr. Browning not only served as Clerk but also as Treasurer. He served almost to the time of his death in 1930. He was replaced by H. E. Cockrell.

Arrangement:

Most of the records are in alphabetical order by subject as identified by each clerk. The exception are the files kept by Vernal S. Allen and David A. Jonah which are in a letter file A - W. There are a few files that were attributed to subsequent clerks, Clinton Norman, Marion E. Cliffe and George T. McDonald. At some time these files became separated from the bulk of the office files. These latter office files had no recognizable tie to a particular clerk and the files were organized into the Subject File series.

William A. Browning, 1800s?-1930
2 box(es)
(1 linear feet)

Container Description Date
Box 6, Folder 1 Acetylene Gas- Proposal for Lighting the Church
1897 Jun 1
Box 6, Folder 2 Appeal for New Boiler
1912
Box 6, Folder 3 Application for Membership
1896-1900, 1905-1908, 1912
Box 6, Folder 4 Bethesda Circle of Kings Daughters- Letter of Thanks
1902 Nov 3
Box 6, Folder 5 Call for Meeting
1903 Jun 4
Box 6, Folder 6 Chimes- Letters to Mrs. Daniel Goodwin
1922, 1927
Box 6, Folder 7 Church and Parish House Defective Wiring and Electrical Code Book
May 1908, 1909 Feb-1909 Apr
Box 6, Folder 8 Committee on Church and Parish House Drainage
1902 May-1903 Jan
Box 6, Folder 9 Committee on Heating the Church
1900, 1911
Box 6, Folder 10 Committee on Inventory
1900
Box 6, Folder 10A Convention of the P. E. [Protestant Episcopalian] Church, Massachusetts- Letter (in folder 12)
1830 Apr 2
Box 6, Folder 11 Crane, S. A. Thank You Note
1845 Apr 7
Box 6, Folder 12 Eastern Diocese Convention Certificate of Delegates- Receipts
1837, 1838
Box 6, Folder 13 Eastern Diocese Convention- Delegates from Grace Church, Boston
1888 May 11
Box 6, Folder 14 Eldredge, James H. - Minute (memoriam)
1891
Box 6, Folder 15 Electrical Defects- Fire
1916, 1922
Box 6, Folder 16 Equipment and Condition of the Parish- Report by Rev. Worthington
undated (before 1914)
Box 6, Folder 17 General Business
1900
Box 6, Folder 18 General Business
1904-1907
Box 6, Folder 19 General Business
1907-1908
Box 6, Folder 20 General Business
1914-1916
Box 6, Folder 21 General Business
1917-1919, undated
Box 6, Folder 22 General Business
1920-1922
Box 6, Folder 23 General Business
1923
Box 6, Folder 24 Goddard, Moses Brown Ives- Memoriam
1907 Jun, 1907 Oct
Box 6, Folder 25 Goddard, William- Memoriam
2009 Sep 7
Box 6, Folder 26 Goodwin, Daniel- Minute (memoriam)
1922 Nov 9
Box 6, Folder 27 Goodwin, Daniel- Requests Assistance and Relinquishes Use of Rectory
1896 Apr 26
Box 6, Folder 28 Harback, Thomas- Appointment of Clerk of St. John's, Sutton (MA?)
1827 Apr 7
Box 6, Folder 29 Increase to Mr. Allen's Salary- Pledge from Ladies' Aid Society
1878 Jan 23
Box 6, Folder 30 Investigative Committee
- Appointment of
1905 Jan-1905 Mar
Box 6, Folder 31 Investigative Committee- Special Meeting Minutes
1905 Mar 9
Box 6, Folder 32 Investigative Committee- Summer Sunday School Use of Parish House
1904-1905
Box 6, Folder 33 Investigative Committee- Testimony Presented
1905 Jan 24
Box 6, Folder 34 Invitation to Service
1901 Mar 13
Box 6, Folder 35 Kendall, Hiram S.- Memoriam
1911
Box 6, Folder 36 Kinetic Organ Blowers
1913
Box 7, Folder 37 Lewis, William H. - Resignation From From the Vestry
1903
Box 7, Folder 38 Manhattan Railway Company

1922, undated
Box 7, Folder 39 McVickar, Bishop- Memorial at St. Andrew's Industrial School
1912
Box 7, Folder 40 Member Mailing Lists
1912, 1916, 1917, undated
Box 7, Folder 41 Nash, Sylvester- Letters
1834 Sep 8, 1835 Jan 1
Box 7, Folder 42 Music Committee

1901 Jun-1904 Apr scattered
Box 7, Folder 43 Music Committee
1904 May-1905 Mar
Box 7, Folder 44 Parish Aid Society Fund Transfer to Redecorate Church
1914
Box 7, Folder 45 Parish House Basement Finishing Floor as Gym, Estimate for
undated
Box 7, Folder 46 Pew Rental (see also Pew Records)
1900
Box 7, Folder 47 Pews (see also Pew Records)
1918-1919, 1930, 1932, undated
Box 7, Folder 48 Printing Blocks (half-tones)- Correspondence with Rev. Worthington (blocks in Series VIII)
1916 Jul 1
Box 7, Folder 49 Parochial Repots
1908
Box 7, Folder 50 Record of Early Documents
undated
Box 7, Folder 51 Rector Search- Daniel Goodwin Resignation and Acceptance of Frank L. Paradise
1892-1893 May
Box 7, Folder 52 Rector Search- Frank L. Paradise Resignation and Acceptance of Francis B. Whitcome as Rector
1894 Jan-1984 Feb
Box 7, Folder 53 Rector Search- Rev. Worthington Acceptance
1899
Box 7, Folder 54 Rector Search- Extension of Rev. Klaren, J.P. Conover Selection
1915 Feb-1915 Sep scattered
Box 7, Folder 55 Repairs, Estimates
1920, 1922
Box 7, Folder 56 Resignation of Sexton- L. Frank Reneau
1901 Nov 16
Box 7, Folder 57 Resolution Approving New Position (?) Fragment/ Draft
undated
Box 7, Folder 58 Rhode Island Convention Committee Report
, Daniel Goodwin
undated
Box 7, Folder 59 Roll Call
1904-1923, 1928-1929
Box 7, Folder 60 Sanitary Conditions of the Rectory Report
1911 Apr 17
Box 7, Folder 61 School Use of the Building
1920
Box 7, Folder 62 Sewage Connection- Vote by Mail and Correspondence
1905 Jun 6-1905 Jun 7
Box 7, Folder 63 St Andrews Industrial School Contributions
1920-1922
Box 7, Folder 64 Treasurer's Report
1901
Box 7, Folder 65 Treasurer's Report
1902
Box 7, Folder 66 Treasurer's Report
1904
Box 7, Folder 67 Treasurer's Report
1905
Box 7, Folder 68 Treasurer's Report
1918
Box 7, Folder 69 Treasurer's Report
1929
Box 7, Folder 70 Vesrty Officers
1912, undated
Box 7, Folder 71 Whitcome, Rev F. B. - Letter to the Vestry
1897 Oct
Box 7, Folder 72 Wickes, Stukely Benjamin- Memoriam
1907 May 19
Box 7, Folder 73 Women in the Diocese
1915 Jan 25
Box 7, Folder 74 Worthington, William- Leave of Absence and Subsequent Resignation
1914-1915

H. E. Cockrell, 1929-1932
1 box(es)
(0.5 linear feet)

Container Description Date
Box 8, Folder 75 Almy, Fredric- Appointment as Treasurer
1930 Jun 1
Box 8, Folder 76 Browning, William A. - Memoriam
1930 Apr 21
Box 8, Folder 77 Charles C. Eldredge- Coal Letter
1930 May 1
Box 8, Folder 78 Conference on Ministry for School Boys
1930 Jun
Box 8, Folder 79 Greenwood Nursery- Estimate for Landscaping
1929 May 13
Box 8, Folder 80 Isele[iy?], Hope Goddard- Letter re. Pews
1932 Jul 6
Box 8, Folder 81 List of Parishioners
1931
Box 8, Folder 82 Pierce, D. A.- 92nd Birthday Wishes
1930 Jun 3
Box 8, Folder 83 Roll Call
1929-1932
Box 8, Folder 84 Safety Deposit Box Access
1930 Apr
Box 8, Folder 85 Treasurer's Report
1930

Vernal S. Allen and David A. Jonah , 1932-1959
1 box(es)
(0.5 linear feet)

Container Description Date
Box 8, Folder 86 A
1942, 1945, 1947, 1957
Box 8, Folder 87 B
1940-1957
Box 8, Folder 88 C
1932-1944
Box 8, Folder 89 D
1932-1959
Box 8, Folder 90 E- F
1938-1957
Box 8, Folder 91 G
1932-1945
Box 8, Folder 92 H
1936-1959
Box 8, Folder 93 I-J
1937-1959
Box 8, Folder 94 L
1933-1958
Box 8, Folder 95 M
1936-1946
Box 8, Folder 96 N- O
1938-1946
Box 8, Folder 97 P
1937-1958
Box 8, Folder 98 R
1933-1942
Box 8, Folder 99 S
1933-1950, undated
Box 8, Folder 100 T
1923, 1939, 1953-1959
Box 8, Folder 101 U
1930-1944
Box 8, Folder 103 Vestry Minutes- Drafts
1934
Box 8, Folder 103 Vestry Minutes- Drafts
1936
Box 8, Folder 104 W
1933-1959

T. Dexter Clarke, 1874-1964
1 box(es)
(0.5 linear feet)

Container Description Date
Box 9, Folder 105 Academy Land
1959
Box 9, Folder 106 Act of Incorporation and By-Laws; Draft Annual Meeting Procedures
1874, undated
Box 9, Folder 107 Annual Meetings
1961-1964
Box 9, Folder 108 Contract and Specification of St. Luke's Church
1875
Box 9, Folder 109 Farm Bureau- Old Parish House
1961-1963
Box 9, Folder 110 General Business
1960-1964
Box 9, Folder 111 New Parish House
1960, undated
Box 9, Folder 112 New Parish House
1960-1961, undated
Box 9, Folder 113 Rector, Interim
1963 Aug-1964 Jan
Box 9, Folder 114 Rector Search
1963-1964
Box 9, Folder 115 Treasurer's Report
1960-1963
Box 9, Folder 116 Vestry Minutes- Drafts
1960
Box 9, Folder 117 Vestry Minutes- Drafts
1961
Box 9, Folder 118 Vestry Minutes- Drafts
1962
Box 9, Folder 119 Vestry Minutes- Drafts
1963
Box 9, Folder 120 Vestry Minutes- Drafts
1964

Clinton Norman, 1972-1973
1 box(es)
(0.25 linear feet)

Container Description Date
Box 10, Folder 121 Vestry Minutes- Drafts with Annual Report
1972-1973
Box 10, Folder 122 Vestry Minutes- Drafts with Annual Report
1973, 1974/1976

Marion E. Cliffe and George T. McDonald, 1974-1976
1 box(es)
(0.25 linear feet)

Container Description Date
Box 10, Folder 123 Vestry Minutes- Drafts with Annual Report
1974
Box 10, Folder 124 Vestry Minutes- Drafts with Annual Report
1975
Box 10, Folder 125 Vestry Minutes- Drafts with Annual Report
1976, 1941-1992

Parochial Reports and Transfers, 1941-1992
1 box(es)
(0.5 linear feet)

Container Description Date
Box 11, Folder 126 Parochial Reports
1941, 1943-1965
Box 11, Folder 127 Parochial Reports
1966-1970
Box 11, Folder 128 Parochial Reports
1971-1978
Box 11, Folder 129 Parochial Reports
1980-1989
Box 11, Folder 130 Transfers
1980
Box 11, Folder 131 Transfers
1981
Box 11, Folder 132 Transfers
1982
Box 11, Folder 133 Transfers
1983
Box 11, Folder 134 Transfers
1984
Box 11, Folder 135 Transfers
1985
Box 11, Folder 136 Transfers
1986
Box 11, Folder 137 Transfers
1987
Box 11, Folder 138 Transfers
1988
Box 11, Folder 139 Transfers
1989
Box 11, Folder 140 Transfers
1990
Box 11, Folder 141 Transfers
1991
Box 11, Folder 142 Transfers
1992

Series 3. Church Registers, 1834 - 1995
3 box(es)
(1.5 linear feet)

The Church Registers contains, in bound volumes, a record of its services, listing of its communicants, marriages, baptisms and burials. There is an index of names up until 1943. There are also two guest registers for visitors for the years 1987.

Arrangement:

The registers are arranged chronologicially

Container Description Date
Box 12, Folder 1 Register, Church Services
1899-1914
Box 12, Folder 2 Register, Church Services
1942-1961
Box 12, Folder 3 Register, Church Services
1962-1966 Jul 31
Box 12, Folder 4 Register, Church Services
1966 Jul 31-1970
Box 12, Folder 5 Register, Church Services
1970-1977
Box 13, Folder 6 Register, Church Services
1977 Jun-1982 Dec
Box 13, Folder 7 Register, Church Services
1983-1987 Nov
Box 13, Folder 8 Register, Church Services
1987 Nov-1994
Box 13, Folder 9 Register
1834-1906
Box 14, Folder 10 Register
1907-1941
Box 14, Folder 11 Register (In Oversize Box 1)
1941-1953
Box 14, Folder 12 Register (In Oversize Box 1)
1962-1995
Box 14, Folder 13 Register, Communicants (Index)
1834-1943
Box 14, Folder 14 Visitor's Guest Register
1987-1990
Box 14, Folder 15 Visitor's Guest Register
1991-1994

Series 4. Committees, 1874-1996
3 box(es)
(1.5 linear feet)

This Series consists of ledgers, minute books, files, and correspondence kept by the many ad hoc and standing committees of this very active church. These include Stewardship, Women's Auxiliary
, Parish Aid Society
, and Vestry Calling Committee
which was formed as necessary to select new rector candidates. The activities and reports of various committees can also be found in Clerk's Files and in the Annual Meetings series.

Arrangement:

The series is arranged alphabetically.

Container Description Date
Box 15, Folder 1 Altar Guild

1944 Jan 25, 1946 Jan 28
Box 15, Folder 2 Brotherhood of St. Andrews

1904-1918, undated
Box 15, Folder 3 Busy Bees

1895 Jan 12-1896 Oct 17
Box 15, Folder 4 Choir Chapter

1920
Box 15, Folder 5 Church Building
1874
Box 15, Folder 6 Church Building
1874-1878
Box 15, Folder 7 Girls' Friendly Society

1920
Box 15, Folder 8 Halo Committee

1990
Box 15, Folder 9 William Worthington
1905 Jan-1905 Mar
Box 15, Folder 10 Junior Auxiliary

1920, 1937, 1942-1944
Box 15, Folder 11 New Rector Task Force

1989 Sep 18
Box 15, Folder 12 Parish Aid Society

1875
Box 15, Folder 13 Parish Aid Society
1896-1906
Box 15, Folder 14 Parish Aid Chapter
1920, 1942-1946
Box 15, Folder 15 Parish House Society

1890-1893, 1895
Box 16, Folder 16 Property Committee

1977 Jun 17, 1982 Nov, 1983-1989
Box 16, Folder 17 Rector Search Committee, Candidate Correspondence and List
1985 Dec-1987 Mar
Box 16, Folder 18 Rector Search Committee

1986 Nov 6, 1981 Jan, undated
Box 16, Folder 19 Sewing Circle
(Account Book)
1845, 1847, 1849
Box 16, Folder 20 St. Luke's Messenger Corps

1880-1989
Box 16, Folder 21 St. Luke's Guild

1904-1917
Box 16, Folder 22 Staffing Needs Task Force
(Report to the Vestry)
undated
Box 16, Folder 23 Stewardship
1982-1984 Jan
Box 16, Folder 24 Stewardship
1985 Sep-1986, 1987 Jan, undated
Box 16, Folder 25 Stewardship
1987 Jul-1987 Dec
Box 16, Folder 26 Stewardship
1988 Oct-1989 Jan
Box 17, Folder 27 Stewardship
1989 Oct-1990 Oct
Box 17, Folder 28 Stewardship
1991 Jun-1991 Nov
Box 17, Folder 29 Stewardship 3T Program
1984 Sep-1984 Oct, undated
Box 17, Folder 30 Vestry Calling Committee
, Active Candidates, Alfred Burns
1963 Apr-1964 Jan
Box 17, Folder 31 Vestry Calling Committee, Active Candidates, Donald Moore Whitesel
1964 Jan 1
Box 17, Folder 32 Vestry Calling Committee, Calling of Rev. Alfred Burns
1964 Jan 14
Box 17, Folder 33 Vestry Calling Committee Correspondence
1963 Mar-1964 Jan 3, undated
Box 17, Folder 34 Vestry Calling Committee, Inactive Candidates
1963 Apr-1963 Jul, undated
Box 17, Folder 35 Vestry Calling Committee, Forms Resumes of Qualifications
undated
Box 17, Folder 36 Vestry Calling Committee Reports
1963 May, 1963 Jun, 1963 Aug-1963 Oct
Box 17, Folder 37 Vision Subcommittee of the Profile Committee

1986 Sep 1, 1987 Nov 8
Box 17, Folder 38 Vision Subcommittee of the Profile Committee, Seeking Our Vision Final Draft
1987 Nov 8
Box 17, Folder 39 Women's Auxiliary

1920, 1943, 1945, 1946
Box 17, Folder 40 Young People's Parish House Society

1888-1896

Series 5. Newsletters and Bulletins, 1900-2001
7 box(es)
(3.5 linear feet)

Series V contains the publications of the church. The Year Book, The St. Luke's Record, and The Messenger provide statistical and historical information about St. Luke's Church. The St. Luke's Record, 1903 - 1911 and the Yearbook was Rev. William Worthington's (rector from 1899 - 1915) labor of love. The publication contains many articles on the history of St. Luke's researched and written by Rev. Worthington. The Yearbook a compilation of the activities and statistics of St. Luke's was produced through funds received from advertisements and when the contribution became insufficient publication stopped. The Newsletter which replaced The Messenger in 1985 provided parishioners a listing of activities and topical information. The current newsletter is entitled The Anchor and began its run in 1990. The Sunday Church Bulletins span the most of two decades from 1974 - 1994 and are listings of the Sunday events. There is only one Bulletin for 2001.

Arrangement:

The Series is arranged by publication and then chronologically.

Container Description Date
Box 18, Folder 1 The Yearbook
1900, 1907
Box 18, Folder 2 The St. Luke's Record
1903-1911
Box 18, Folder 3 The St. Luke's Record, Incomplete and Duplicate Issues
1904-1911
Box 18, Folder 4 The Messenger
1923
Box 18, Folder 5 The Messenger
1943 Jan-1945 Jul
Box 18, Folder 6 The Messenger
1960 Mar, 1960 Sept, 1961 Jan
Box 18, Folder 7 The Messenger
1973 Nov-1974 Jul 16
Box 18, Folder 8 The Messenger
1975 Mar-1976 Jun
Box 18, Folder 9 The Messenger
1976 Jul-1977 Dec
Box 19, Folder 10 The Messenger
1978 Jan-1978 Jun
Box 19, Folder 11 The Messenger
1978 Jul-1978 Dec
Box 19, Folder 12 The Messenger
1979 Jan-1979 Apr, 1979 Jun
Box 19, Folder 13 The Messenger
1979 Jul-1979 Dec
Box 19, Folder 14 The Messenger
1980
Box 19, Folder 15 The Messenger
1981
Box 19, Folder 16 The Messenger
1982
Box 20, Folder 17 The Messenger
1983
Box 20, Folder 18 The Messenger (January issue incomplete)
1984
Box 20, Folder 19 Newsletter of St. Luke's Church
1985
Box 20, Folder 20 Newsletter of St. Luke's Church
1986
Box 20, Folder 21 Newsletter of St. Luke's Church
1987
Box 20, Folder 22 Newsletter of St. Luke's Church
1988
Box 21, Folder 23 Newsletter of St. Luke's Church
1989 Jan-1989 Jun
Box 21, Folder 24 Newsletter of St. Luke's Church
1989 Jul-1989 Dec
Box 21, Folder 25 The Trompette
1989
Box 21, Folder 26 The Anchor
1990
Box 21, Folder 27 The Anchor
1991
Box 21, Folder 28 The Anchor
1992
Box 21, Folder 29 The Anchor
1993
Box 21, Folder 30 The Anchor
1994
Box 22, Folder 31 The Anchor
1995
Box 22, Folder 32 The Anchor
1996
Box 22, Folder 33 The Anchor
1997
Box 22, Folder 34 The Anchor
1998
Box 22, Folder 35 The Anchor
1999
Box 22, Folder 36 The Anchor
2000
Box 23, Folder 37 Sunday Bulletins
1974, 1976, 1982, 1984 scattered
Box 23, Folder 38 Sunday Bulletins
1985 Jan 6-1985 Jun 3
Box 23, Folder 39 Sunday Bulletins
1985 Jul 7-1985 Dec 29
Box 23, Folder 40 Sunday Bulletins
1986 Jan 5-1986 Jun 29
Box 23, Folder 41 Sunday Bulletins
1986 Jul 6-1986 Dec 28
Box 23, Folder 42 Sunday Bulletins
1987 Jan 4-1987 Jun 28
Box 23, Folder 43 Sunday Bulletins
1987 Jul 3-1987 Dec 27
Box 23, Folder 44 Sunday Bulletins
1988 Jan 10-1988 Jun 26
Box 24, Folder 45 Sunday Bulletins
1988 Jul 3-1988 Dec 25
Box 24, Folder 46 Sunday Bulletins
1988 Jan, 1989 Dec
Box 24, Folder 47 Sunday Bulletins
1990 Jan 7-1990 Jun 24
Box 24, Folder 48 Sunday Bulletins
1990 Jul 1-1990 Dec 31
Box 24, Folder 49 Sunday Bulletins
1994 Jan 16-1994 Jun 26
Box 24, Folder 50 Sunday Bulletins
1994 Jul 3-1994 Dec 25
Box 24, Folder 51 Sunday Bulletins
2001 Sep 2

Series 6. Subject Files, 1833-2000
5 box(es)
(2.5 linear feet)

In the Subject File are various anniversary publications, dedication programs, and the programs of St. Luke's Equestrian Society
. Of particular interest is a biographical sketch of Alexander Rice Esty- architect of St. Luke's ,1872-1873. There is also a small account book in Swedish along with other documents from the St. Luke's Swedish Mission. The Swedish Lutherans split with their church in 1906 and came to St. Luke's to hold services and to be gradually assimilated into St. Luke's congregation.  This series also contains information on the Barbados Mission in the 1980s, a highlight of the rectorship of Rev. Alfred Burns (rector 1964 - 1986).

Arrangement:

The Series is arranged alphabetically by title or topic and chronologically within each folder.

Container Description Date
Box 25, Folder 1 Adult Education Course
1986
Box 25, Folder 2 An Account of the 250th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of the Town of East Greenwich- Souvenir Program
1927
Box 25, Folder 3 An Account of the 250th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of the Town of East Greenwich by H. Irving King
1930
Box 25, Folder 4 Anniversary- 5th as Rector, Sermon by Rev. William Worthington
1904 Sep 11
Box 25, Folder 5 Anniversary- 75th, Historical Address Delivered by Rev. William Worthington
1908 Oct 18
Box 25, Folder 6 Anniversary- 80th Concerning Endowment
1913
Box 25, Folder 7 Anniversary- 100th Program (See Also Folders 63 and 64)
1933 Aug-1933 Oct
Box 25, Folder 8 Anniversary- 150th (See Also: Folder 51)
1982-1984, undated
Box 25, Folder 9 Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the Diocese of Rhode Island- Proceedings
1833-1835, 1849, 1852
Box 25, Folder 10 Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Rhode Island- Proceedings
1860-1861
Box 25, Folder 11 Architectural/ Structural Report on Bell Tower and Roofs
1983 Sep 2
Box 25, Folder 12 Attendance Record
1938-1939
Box 25, Folder 13 Barbados Mission
1980
Box 25, Folder 14 Bible Study
1986, 1988, undated
Box 25, Folder 15 Burlington, Robert Craig- 25th Anniversary of Ordination into Priesthood, Draft Program
1994?
Box 25, Folder 16 Burns, Alfred Warren
1983, 1985-1986
Box 25, Folder 17 Camp Saugatucket

1970-1986, undated
Box 25, Folder 18 Carved Wood Candlesticks- Blueprints by Leslie H. Nobbs, 536 Madision Ave, N.Y. (See Oversize Box 2)
undated
Box 25, Folder 19 Catechism no.1 and Church Teacher, New York; Nelson and Phillips, 1876
1876
Box 25, Folder 20 Catholic Congregational Society
- Bills
1816, 1817
Box 25, Folder 21 Challenge and Response Study Guide, Diocesan Renewal Programme of the Diocese of Barbados
undated
Box 25, Folder 22 Christmas Greetings
undated
Box 25, Folder 23 Church Interior Layout Diagram
1863?
Box 25, Folder 24 Church School
1983-1992 scattered
Box 25, Folder 25 Clark, Thomas March- Consecration Letter (See Oversize Box 2)
1880 Oct 18
Box 25, Folder 26 Clark, Thomas March- Pastoral Letter
1896
Box 25, Folder 27 Concerts
1981, 1983, 1985-1988, 1990-1991
Box 25, Folder 28 Conferences and Workshops
1977-80, 1983, 1985, 1990
Box 25, Folder 29 Confirmations
1969, 1970, 1974
Box 25, Folder 30 Crane, Silas Axtel- "A Letter to the Parish of St. Luke's"
1871
Box 25, Folder 31 Crane, Silas Axtel- In Memoriam
1872?
Box 26, Folder 32 A Day of Rededication and Renewal at St. Luke's, East Greenwich
1900 Jun 11
Box 26, Folder 33 Eldredge, Priscilla Personal Collection Relating to St. Luke's History
1960-1986 scattered
Box 26, Folder 34 Emblem of St. Luke's
undated
Box 26, Folder 35 Esty, Alexander Rice- Biographical Sketch (Photocopy of Typescript)
undated
Box 26, Folder 36 Every Member Canvas Program- Slide Show Presentation Script
1978
Box 26, Folder 37 First Catholic Congregational Church of Christ, East Greenwich
1815 Oct 15-1841 Nov 28
Box 26, Folder 38 Forms, Miscellaneous
undated
Box 26, Folder 39 Funeral Services (See Also: Registers, Series III)
1983, 1984, 1987
Box 26, Folder 40 Gillespie, David M.- Letter of Agreement and Vitae
1986, 1987
Box 26, Folder 41 Goals and Objectives of St. Lukes
1987
Box 26, Folder 42 Goodwin, Daniel- Clerical Journal
1862-1865
Box 26, Folder 43 Goodwin, Daniel- Memoriam
1923
Box 26, Folder 44 Goodwin, Daniel- Memorial Chimes Recitals
1923 Jun 24-1923 Jun 26
Box 26, Folder 45 Goodwin, Daniel- Article on St. Paul's Wickford, Rhode Island
1885
Box 26, Folder 46 Greene, Samuel Ward- Memoriam by James G. Vose
1872
Box 26, Folder 47 Griswold, Alexander- Consecration Letter
1834 Apr 17
Box 26, Folder 48 Hacket, Mr. & Mrs. Rayal E.- Church School Certificates; Obituary for Rev. J. P. Beauchamp, news clipping
1953, undated
Box 26, Folder 49 Harper, Mel- Letter
1978 Jul 17
Box 26, Folder 50 Henshaw, Bishop J. P. K.- Duties of Churchmen In These Times, A Charge
1852
Box 27, Folder 51 Higgins, John Seville- The People of the Earth Divided and Enslaved By Sin (150th Anniversary Address)
1984 Jan 24
Box 27, Folder 52 Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Vol. XLIV
1985 Dec 1
Box 27, Folder 53 Histories- Narragansett Church; Episcopal Church,
Cowesett, Episcopalians in
East Greenwich, Typescript
undated
Box 27, Folder 54 History of St. Luke's Church
1983
Box 27, Folder 55 History- St. Luke's Research Notes, Transcriptions
undated
Box 27, Folder 56 Horse Show Catalogue
1936-1938
Box 27, Folder 57 Horse Show
1983
Box 27, Folder 58 Horse Show
1984
Box 27, Folder 59 Journal of Women's Ministries, Vol. 3, no. 3
1987
Box 27, Folder 60 Lenten Programs
1984-1985, undated
Box 27, Folder 61 Mailing List (See Oversize 2)
1929
Box 27, Folder 62 McSparran, James- News Clippings
1869 Jun 25, undated
Box 27, Folder 63 Meader, Charles A.- Letters to Re: 100th Anniversary Notes
1933 Apr-1933 Sep
Box 27, Folder 64 Meader, Charles A.(?)- 100th Anniversary Notes
undated
Box 27, Folder 65 Meader, Charles A.- Sermon, News Clipping
1933 Sep 14
Box 27, Folder 66 Memorial Chapel- Consecration Service (See Also Folder 77, Parish Handbook, p. 5)
1947
Box 27, Folder 67 Memorial Hymnal List
1982
Box 27, Folder 68 Memorial Poems, Original and Sections arranged by Mrs. A. R. Perry
undated
Box 27, Folder 69 The Messenger, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Vol. VII, no. 18 and Vol. VIII, no. 11
1934, 1935
Box 27, Folder 70 Miscellaneous Tracts
1921, 1922
Box 28, Folder 71 New Parish House on Site of East Greenwich Academy
1959-1961
Box 28, Folder 72 News Clippings
1960, undated
Box 28, Folder 73 North View of St. Luke's with Inset of Interior and Plans
undated
Box 28, Folder 74 Ordination Programs
1974, 1980, 1985
Box 28, Folder 75 Organ
1878, 1900, 1923, 1986, 1989
Box 28, Folder 76 Parish Directory
1993
Box 28, Folder 77 Parish Handbook
1960?
Box 28, Folder 78 Parish List
1981, 1987
Box 28, Folder 79 Parish Officers, List
1833-1914
Box 28, Folder 80 Parker, Donald H.
1980-1983, 1985
Box 28, Folder 81 Pickells, John Lovell- Certificate of Appointment to St. Luke's
1943 Feb 21
Box 28, Folder 82 Pickells, John Lovell- Re: New Rector, News Clipping
1942 Dec 10
Box 28, Folder 83 Plat Map Diagram of Properties and Description of Sales Transactions
undated
Box 28, Folder 84 Profile of St. Luke's Episcopal Church
1991
Box 28, Folder 85 Saville, Emily Eldredge- Memoir of ... by Her Cousin Constance Grosvenor Alexander
1924
Box 28, Folder 86 Services of Spiritual Healing- Program
undated
Box 28, Folder 87 Song Book, Hymn Festival
1985
Box 28, Folder 88 Stained Glass Window Block Print, St. Luke's
undated
Box 28, Folder 89 The Stations of the Cross compiled by Father Stanton
1943
Box 29, Folder 90 Subscription Agreement, Rectory
1874 May 4
Box 29, Folder 91 Swedish Ledger Book (Sunday School?)
1905-1913
Box 29, Folder 92 Swedish Mission- Letters, Lundberg, Levi
1913 Sep 20, 1913 Oct 12
Box 29, Folder 93 Swedish Mission- St. Luke's Social Tickets
1909 Dec 29
Box 29, Folder 94 Thomas G. Casey Benevolent Fund (bound with Thomas Howland School Fund)
1859-1877
Box 29, Folder 95 Thomas Howland School Fund Account Book
1850-1852
Box 29, Folder 96 Tillinghast, Collins and Graham- Letter Re: Rectory Property Use
1881 Jun 8
Box 29, Folder 97 Tillinghast, Mrs. J. J.- Letters
1874 Easter, 1876 Feb 17
Box 29, Folder 98 Time and Talent Survey
1988
Box 29, Folder 99 Tower, Spire, Chimes- Dedication
1923
Box 29, Folder 100 Transfiguration Windows Dedication
undated
Box 29, Folder 101 Trinity Church, Newport

1965?
Box 29, Folder 102 Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
1990
Box 29, Folder 103 United Thank Offering Ingathering Programs
1986, 1990
Box 29, Folder 104 Varnum House Descriptive Broadside
undated
Box 29, Folder 105 War Service Shrine Notice (Frame in Realia)
undated
Box 29, Folder 106 War Shrine Register of Visitors
1943-1954
Box 29, Folder 107 Welcome Home Banquet Program

1919

Series 7. Financial Records, 1833-2000
2 box(es)
(1 linear feet)

This Series contains account books relating to Sunday offerings, building and other funds, investment lists, documents, and treasurer's reports from 1833 to 2000 relating to the accounting and investment practices of St. Luke's. See also the Clerk's Files series, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1918, 1929 and the Subject File series, which contains a ledger book of the Swedish Mission and a ledger book Thomas G. Casey Benevolent Fund bound with Thomas Howland School Fund, 1859-1877. William A. Browning (clerk from 1880s to 1930) also served as treasurer for many years and kept his financial files intermingled with his clerk's files.

Arrangement:

The records are arranged in alphabetical order by type of record or subject and chronologically within the folders.

Container Description Date
Box 30, Folder 1 Account Book; with Sunday Offerings; Pew Rents (See Also Pew Records, Series VIII)
1833-1851, 1843-1847, 1842 -1850
Box 30, Folder 2 Account Book
1848-1854
Box 30, Folder 3 Account Book; Bound with Building Fund
1849-1979, 1874-1878
Box 30, Folder 4 Account Book
1850-1874
Box 30, Folder 5 Account Book
1879-1896
Box 30, Folder 6 Account Book, Redecorating Interior of the Church
1920
Box 30, Folder 7 Account Book (See Oversize Box 2)
1923-1925
Box 30, Folder 8 Audit
1981
Box 30, Folder 9 Auditor's Letters
1934, 1936-1941, 1944
Box 30, Folder 10 Auditor's Report
1989
Box 30, Folder 11 Banking Records
1907-1909, 1911, undated
Box 30, Folder 12 Eastern Diocese Account
1938-1939
Box 30, Folder 13 Episcopal Fund
1837-1838
Box 30, Folder 14 Finance Committee

1984-1988
Box 30, Folder 15 Finance Committee
1989
Box 30, Folder 16 Industrial Trust Company- Temporary Receipts
1908 Feb 3
Box 31, Folder 17 Investment Summary
1889 Jun 15
Box 31, Folder 18 Knowles, William- Note to
undated
Box 31, Folder 19 Tillinghast, Ann- Bequest
1907?
Box 31, Folder 20 Treasurer's Report (See Also Clerk's Files, Series II)
1901 Oct 1
Box 31, Folder 21 Treasurer's Report
1911-1913
Box 31, Folder 22 Treasurer's Report (See Also Clerk's Files, Series II)
1930-1932, 1934
Box 31, Folder 23 Treasurer's Report
1935, 1937-1942
Box 31, Folder 24 Treasurer's Report
1943-1945
Box 31, Folder 25 Treasurer's Report
1961, 1963, 1964, 1970-1973
Box 31, Folder 26 Treasurer's Report
1978-1979
Box 31, Folder 27 Treasurer's Report
1980
Box 31, Folder 28 Treasurer's Report
1983
Box 31, Folder 29 Treasurer's Report
1984
Box 31, Folder 30 Treasurer's Report
1985
Box 31, Folder 31 Treasurer's Report
1986
Box 31, Folder 32 Treasurer's Report
1987
Box 31, Folder 33 Treasurer's Report
1988
Box 31, Folder 34 Treasurer's Report
1989
Box 31, Folder 35 Treasurer's Report
1990
Box 31, Folder 36 Treasurer's Report
1992
Box 31, Folder 37 Treasurer's Report
1994-2000

Series 8. Pew Records, 1877-1930
1 box(es)
(0.5 linear feet)

Pew Records account for the sale and transfer of parish pews. There are significant gaps in the period covered by these records. See also Financial Records, Folder 1 and William Browning's records in Clerk's Files. The practice of selling/ assigning pews was abandoned in the 1930s.

Arrangement:

The records are arranged chronologically.

Container Description Date
Box 32, Folder 1 Pew Deeds
1877, 1891
Box 32, Folder 2 Pew Deeds Ledger Book
1877-1891, 1910 scattered
Box 32, Folder 3 Pew List
undated
Box 32, Folder 4 Pew Rents (See Financial Records Series VII Folder 1)
1842-1850
Box 32, Folder 5 Pew Seating Diagram
1877 Jan 8
Box 32, Folder 6 Pew Transfers of Deeds
1904, 1920, 1928, 1930
Box 32, Folder 7 Pew Taxes
1909-1920

Series 9. William Worthington, 1899-1913
3 box(es)
(1.5 linear feet)

This series contains scrapbooks and correspondence kept by Rev. Worthington, rector from 1899 until 1915. Shortly after leaving St. Luke's he gave these materials to the parish along with halftone printing blocks used in printing the The St. Luke's Record. The halftones are in Realia series. Rev. Worthington was passionate about his parish's history. The first parish newsletter, The St. Luke's Record was published between 1903 and 1911 and contained many sketches on the church's history written by him. He also compiled historical information on the church and its previous rectors to document the historical context for St. Luke's 75th anniversary celebration. Under Rev. Worthington, the Choir began singing at Christmas and Easter and he kept various mementos and clippings regarding this and other church activities. There are also a number of sermons delivered by Rev. Worthington. These and other loose documents were removed from the scrapbooks and placed in folders.

Arrangement:

The records are arranged in alphabetical order by subject. 

Container Description Date
Box 33, Folder 1 Children's Programs Scrapbook (In Oversize Box 3)
1909-1910
Box 33, Folder 2 Chronology of Ministers (Listed by Mr. Reeve)
1899
Box 33, Folder 3 Church Services- Scrapbook (In Oversize Box 4)
1901-1912
Box 33, Folder 4 Church Services- Scrapbook (In Oversize Box 3)
1905-1908
Box 33, Folder 5 Clark, Thomas March- Memorial Program
1907 Sep 3
Box 33, Folder 6 Correspondence
1899, 1901-1905, 1912, undated
Box 33, Folder 7 Distinguished Clergymen of Long Island by Rev. Joshua Kimber
1903
Box 33, Folder 8 Letters- J. Reeve to Mr. Sherman Re. Rev. Worthington
1899
Box 33, Folder 9 McVickar, William - Memorial Service
1910 Dec 15
Box 33, Folder 10 Nash, Sylvester- Biographical Information
1903, undated
Box 33, Folder 11 Old Christmas Carols by S. Archer Gibson; "Four Christmas Carols, The Lowrie-Hodges Series," Church Publishing Co., Church Missions House, N.Y.
1904, undated
Box 33, Folder 12 Scrapbook (In Oversize Box 4)
1899-1915
Box 33, Folder 13 Sermons
1902, 1905, 1909
Box 33, Folder 14 Sermon- 80th Anniversary
1913 Jul-1913 Aug 10
Box 33, Folder 15 Vestry List- Worthington's Copy
1909

Series 10. Photographs and Images, 1875-1990
2 box(es)
(1 linear feet)

The bulk of this series contains confirmation group photographs dating mostly from the 1960s and 1970s. There is 16mm movie film entitled " Bishop Coleman Arrives" dated October 1966 and several 35mm slides from the late 1970s that are dated but not identified.

Arrangement:

The images are arranged in alphabetical order by activity or subject.

Container Description Date
Box 34, Folder 1 Alden, Charles Henry - Lithograph of Oil Painting
1822
Box 34, Folder 2 Bishop Coleman Arrives - 16mm movie film
1966 Oct 14
Box 34, Folder 3 Boys' Athletic Group

1960s?
Box 34, Folder 4 Burns, Alfred
1964?
Box 34, Folder 5 Choir Group (Also in Oversize 2)
1918-1920?, undated
Box 34, Folder 6 Christmas Pageant (See Oversize 2)
undated
Box 34, Folder 7 Church Social [?]
1989 May 20?
Box 34, Folder 8 Confirmation Group
1958
Box 34, Folder 9 Confirmation Group
mid. 1960s?
Box 34, Folder 10 Confirmation Group
1962
Box 34, Folder 11 Confirmation Group
1964
Box 34, Folder 12 Confirmation Group
1965
Box 34, Folder 13 Confirmation Group
1966
Box 34, Folder 14 Confirmation Group
1967?
Box 34, Folder 15 Confirmation Group
1968
Box 34, Folder 16 Confirmation Group
1969
Box 34, Folder 17 Confirmation Group
1970s?
Box 34, Folder 18 Confirmation Group
1970
Box 35, Folder 19 Confirmation Group
1971
Box 35, Folder 20 Confirmation Group
1972
Box 35, Folder 21 Confirmation Group
1973
Box 35, Folder 22 Confirmation Group
1974
Box 35, Folder 23 Confirmation Group
1977
Box 35, Folder 24 Confirmation Group
1979
Box 35, Folder 25 Goodwin, Daniel
undated
Box 35, Folder 26 Griswold, Alexander - Lithograph
undated
Box 35, Folder 27 Moore, William Henry
undated
Box 35, Folder 28 Nash, Sylvester - Photograph of Lithograph
undated
Box 35, Folder 29 Nash, Sylvester - Lithograph
undated
Box 35, Folder 30 The New Vestry Members - from caption
1990 Jan 1
Box 35, Folder 31 Photographic Portrait, Unknown Man
1880s?
Box 35, Folder 32 Rooftop, St. Luke's [?]
undated
Box 35, Folder 33 Slides, 35mm
1975 Jul 30-1975 Aug 13
Box 35, Folder 34 Slides, 35mm
1974 Jun 30, 1978 May-1978 Jul
Box 35, Folder 35 St. Luke's - Exterior
1875?, 1896
Box 35, Folder 36 St. Luke's - Interior, Stage Decoration for Children's Day[?]
1901?
Box 35, Folder 37 St. Luke's - Interior, Decoration for Christmas (See Oversize Box 2)
undated
Box 35, Folder 38 St. Luke's Memorial Chapel- Photograph and Print From Sketch
undated
Box 35, Folder 39 St. Martin's, Stamford Baron (Fr. Irwin) -from caption
undated
Box 35, Folder 40 Women's Group (photocopy)
undated

Series 11. Realia, 1903?-1936
2 box(es)
(0.75 linear feet)

This series includes among other objects, the lock box in which St. Luke's first Clerk, William Browning kept the parish files. There are also several halftone printing blocks that were given to the church by Rev. William Worthington. These printing blocks were used in printing The St. Luke's Record. 

Arrangement:

There is no particular arrangement to this series.

Container Description Date
Box 36, Folder 1 Alden, Charles Halftone Printing Block
1903?
Box 36, Folder 2 Box, Black Metal (In Oversize Box 5)
undated
Box 36, Folder 3 Brass Tablet Describing Wooden Carved Profile of George Washington
1936 Feb 23
Box 36, Folder 4 Christ on the Cross, Rustic Carved Wooden Crucifix
undated
Box 36, Folder 5 Griswold Letter- Picture Frame
undated
Box 36, Folder 6 St. Luke's Church- Halftone Printing Block
1904
Box 37, Folder 7 Soldier's Memorial Frame
undated
Box 37, Folder 8 Wickes, Stukley Benjamin- Halftone Printing Block
1910