- unitid
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{"value"=>"Sc MG 67", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"21156", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b21109235", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1867-1994", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1867/1994"}
{"value"=>"1957-1978", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1957/1978"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"St. Philip's Church records"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"100.23 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"220 boxes, 8 volumes, 4 oversized folders", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"SCM", "value"=>"Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The St. Philip's Church records (1867-1994, bulk dates: 1957-1978) document the administrative, spiritual, and social service activities of the Harlem-based Episcopal church. The majority of the collection reflects the career of Pastor Moran Weston, who served as rector of St. Philip's Church from 1957 to 1982. Weston's board activity, sermons, writings, and professional endeavors are strongly represented, as are the church's housing properties and its Community Service Council."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>St. Philip's Church records, Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"St. Philip's Church (Harlem, New York, N.Y.)", "type"=>"corpname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>After attending segregated Sunday services at Trinity Church, a group of free African Americans in New York City established the Free African Church of St. Philip in 1809. This church became St. Philip's Episcopal Church in 1819. The church relocated several times, gradually moving further uptown until March 25, 1911 when the current church building, designed by the prominent African American architecture firm Tandy & Foster, was dedicated on West 134rd Street in the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. St. Philip's Church is a designated New York City Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places.</p> <p>From its beginning in the nineteenth century, the church took a strong stance in challenging injustices such as slavery, racial discrimination, inadequate city services, and quality of life issues. Leaders of the church committed the institution to serving the greater good of the community, especially Harlem. Over time, the church acquired property in the surrounding neighborhood that would become both physically and financially integral to carrying out the church's various ministries.</p> <p>Since centering its congregation in Harlem over a century ago, the church and its leadership have ministered to both its congregants and the Harlem community by providing religious and social programs and services. St. Philip's has operated and managed housing (including senior housing), a credit union, a daycare, and a community center; and in 1951 established the St. Philip's Community Service Council, which later became the Community Service Council of Greater Harlem. These entities were incorporated separately and overseen by individual boards of directors.</p> <p>Milton Moran Weston (1910-2002) was an activist, businessman, and Episcopal priest who served as rector of St. Philip's Church from 1957 to 1982. The son and grandson of Episcopal priests in Tarboro, North Carolina, Weston attended junior college and graduated from St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina. He then migrated north to New York City, completing an undergraduate degree at Columbia University in 1930 and a Ph.D. in social history at Columbia in 1954. Weston also undertook theological study at the Union Theological Seminary, where he received a Bachelor's of Divinity in 1934 and later a Master's of Divinity.</p> <p>Weston served as business manager for St. Philip's from 1948 to 1951, before accepting a position as executive secretary with the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church. However, Weston returned as the sixth rector of St. Philip's in 1957, succeeding Rev. Shelton Bishop Hale. During his rectorate at St. Philip's, Weston oversaw the development of affordable housing programs (including senior housing), a community center, a nursing home, and the expansion of the St. Philip's Community Service Council (now the Community Service Council of Greater Harlem). Weston retired in 1982. During his service as rector, Weston was a long time trustee at several organizations including: St. Augustine's College, Columbia University (where in 1969 he became the first African American trustee), the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the Phelps-Stokes Fund.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The St. Philip's Church records, which date from 1867 to 1994 (bulk: 1957-1978), document the complex ways the church addressed the spiritual, social, intellectual, civic, and recreational needs of its parishioners and community members. Files include correspondence; meeting minutes; financial records; manuscripts; handwritten notes; church bulletins; blueprints; scrapbooks; photographs; and sound recordings.</p> <p>The collection is divided into two series: Series I: Church Files and Series II: Pastor Weston's Files. The earliest documents in the collection pertain to confirmations, the vestry, church finances, bequests, and property and date from the 1860s to the 1930s; however, the majority of the records reflect the church's activities from the 1950s through the 1970s. The influence of Pastor M. Moran Weston who served as rector from 1957 to 1982, is evident in the bulk of the collection. The collection also reflects Weston's board involvement with a number of organizations, and his domestic policy concerns from the 1950s through the 1970s. His theological and social beliefs are reflected in his speeches, sermons, and writings, while his board commitments are represented in files of organizational correspondence and meeting minutes. Weston's rectorship is also documented through his correspondence and subject files.</p> <p>While the remainder of the collection also addresses Weston's role as pastor and leader, the church files document broader aspects of the church, specifically its involvement in real estate and housing; its role providing social services and commitment to challenging injustice; the everyday activities of the church as a place of worship; and administrative matters including the church's finances and personnel. The church files consist of property records and proposals for property developments, financial and program reports, correspondence, and administrative files for the St. Philip's Community Service Council. Vestry minutes, registers, and baptism and confirmation records document the high level administration of the church, its attendance, and the Christian rites of baptism and confirmation.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The St. Philip's Church records are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/21156#c1390016'>Series I: Church Files</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1867-1980s</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The Church Files pertain to the administrative operations of the church and its affiliated entities, particularly its housing properties, the Community Service Council, and other initiatives to improve the neighborhood, housing, and services for senior citizens and youth. In some cases these files overlap with Weston's files. The Church Files are divided into four subseries.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/21156#c1390426'>Series II: Pastor Weston's Files</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1881-1994</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Pastor Weston's Files document his 25 years of service as rector of St. Philip's Church. His ministerial, entrepreneurial, and community organizing work is well-represented, while personal records and mementos are scant. In some cases, Pastor Weston's files complement or overlap with Series I. Pastor Weston's files are divided into four subseries.</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by St. Philip's Church in 1982 and 1986.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Heather Halliday and Susan M. Kline</span>, <span class=\"date\">2016</span></p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>All reproduction requests subject to limitations noted in divisional policies. Sound and video materials are unavailable pending digitization.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Information on copyright available from repository.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"archref\">St. Philip's Church record books, 1819-1969 [microform]. Contact the Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division for access to the microfilm..</span>"}
- dsc_type
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combined
- date_start
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1867
- keydate
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1867
- date_end
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1994
- date_inclusive_start
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1867
- date_inclusive_end
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1994
- date_bulk_start
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1957
- date_bulk_end
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1978
- extent_statement
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100.23 linear feet (220 boxes, 8 volumes, 4 oversized folders)