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Guide to the St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Cheyenne Collection

 Collection
Identifier: H53-59

Scope and Content

The collection consists of records from several accessions documenting the activities, accomplishments, membership, and history of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Dates

  • 1845-1999 (not inclusive)

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Historical Note

Rev. Charles Gilbert held the first Episcopal Church service in Cheyenne in 1867. Rev. Joseph Cook was later assigned to serve as missionary of the Episcopal Church in Cheyenne. He organized a local church in January 1868. It was named St. Mark’s, after the church in Philadelphia which, it is believed, donated $1,000 to the Cheyenne church (research instigated by Rev. McGinnis in 1961 was unable to confirm this donation). The Union Pacific Railroad donated two town lots, at 18th and Carey, for a church building. The building was completed in August 1868. A rectory was completed one year later. In 1888, a new building was erected at 19th and Central, where the church continues to serve its parishioners.

Extent

7 cubic feet

Abstract

The collection consists of records from several accessions documenting the activities, accomplishments, membership, and history of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Arrangement

General records are arranged alphabetically by record title/type. Books and scrapbooks are arranged chronologically. Rev. George C. Rafter sermons, no known arrangement.

Acquisition Information

B-80, 1869 Baptismal certificate, donated by Mrs. Harry Morphet in 1920.

H53-59, Scrapbook donated by Mrs. Alice Barber Rawson.

H66-206, Found in collection, accessioned in 1966.

H66-221, Parish directory dontaed by Bennett Pearce in 1966.

H80-32, First parish register and "very old" prayer book donated by St. Mark's Episcopal Church in 1980.

H2004-99, Found in subject files, accessioned into collection in 2004.

H2007-25, Found in subject files, accessioned into collection in 2007.

H2007-31, approximately 5 cf, Donated by St. Mark's Episcopal Church in 2007.

H2007-86, Donated by St. Mark's Episcopal Church in 2007.

H2013-26, Donated by St. Mark's Episcopal Church in 20013.

Related Material

Additional records held by the St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Cheyenne congregation

Separated Material

None

Processing Information

The combined collection includes records from B-80, H53-59, H80-32, H66-206, H66-221, H2004-99, H2007-25, H2007-31, H2007-86, and H2013-26. Also see H2007-14 for CD with scanned copies of church registers and records dating from the 1860s. Finding aid updated by Curtis Greubel May 7, 2013.

Title
Guide to the St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Cheyenne Collection, 1845-1999
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Suzi Taylor
Date
© 2015
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository

Contact:
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826