Found 4 collections related to Episcopal Church

The collection documents some aspects of Samuel J. Martin's career as an Episcopalian minister and contains sermons, correspondence, writings,and printed material. Included is Martin's dissertation written for the Divinity School of the University of Chicago entitled "Significant Leaders in the Modern Religion and Health Movement, 1942". Correspondence and other material deals with the mental health movement and its relationship to religion. There are also manuscripts for his sermons and other religious writings. Printed material includes a St. Edmund's Church (Chicago) newsletter written prior to Martin's ordination as minister, 1926; a program celebrating the tenth anniversary of this church, 1938; the 1949 issue of "Advance," the Diocese of Chicago publication featuring St. Edmund's Church; a program dedicating the Dean Samuel J. Martin Annex of the Parochial School of St. Edmund's Episcopal Church, 1966; other publications about the Episcopal Church; and newsclippings regarding St. Edmund's Episcopal Church and biographical information about Martin. less

Edward Demby was the first black Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, his wife Antoinette M. Demby was a member of the first graduating class of nurses from Howard University's Freedmen's Hospital. Bishop Demby's collection, 1893-1957, consists of an autobiographical sketch, correspondence, 1930s-1950s sermons and scrapbooks of printed material including a golden anniversary scrapbook. Mrs. Demby's collection consists of a journal, 1901-1955, personal papers and several notebooks kept by her while a nursing student. less

The St. Philip's Church is an Episcopal Christian church that was established in Harlem, New York in 1819. The St. Philip's Church photographs, which dates from 1908 to 2009 (bulk dates 1940s-1980s), holds over 1,100 photographs. Images in the collection depict clergy, church officials and members of the congregation; routine church services; special events; and community engagement. less

Nathan Wright, Jr. (August 5, 1923 - February 22, 2005) was an Episcopal minister and scholar, and prominent advocate of the Black Power movement. The collection consists of five audio and two video recordings related to Wright's life, career as a minister, and activism. less