Guide to the St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Cheyenne Collection
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
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Cheyenne, Wyo.) (Organization)
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
9 cubic feet (7 record cartons, 1 Hollinger box, 1 oversized box, 1 oversized set of display panels in a slipcase) : Analog
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.
Separated Material
H53-59, album and scrapbook donated by Alice Barber Rawson. These materials are not included in the St. Mark's Episcopal Church collection. See H53-59A.
The origin of the association of this collection number with the St. Mark's Episcopal Church records may stem from the donation of the "Holy Matrimony: The Service and Certificate" for Amos Walker Barber and Amelia Kent at St. Mark's Church December 14, 1892 by Alice Barber Rawson, accessioned as H66-225, but likely consolidated at some point with H53-59, also donated by Rawson. The Service book and certificate were deaccessioned and transferred to the Wyoming State Museum in 1999.
Processing Information
The combined collection includes records from B-80, H80-32, H66-206, H66-221, H2004-99, H2006-85, H2007-14, H2007-25, H2007-31, H2007-51, H2007-86, H2012-12, 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. Does not include original material accessioned as H53-59.
- Baptisms
- Bibles
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)
- Churches--Wyoming
- Clergy--Wyoming--Cheyenne
- Cookbooks -- Wyoming
- Episcopal Church--Wyoming
- Episcopal Church--Wyoming--History
- Episcopal Church. Hymnal
- Episcopal churches--Wyoming--Cheyenne
- Liturgical books
- Rafter, George C., 1838-1921
- Religious books
- Religious services
- Scrapbooks
- St. Matthew's Cathedral (Laramie, Wyo.)
- Todd, Eugene F., 1928-2014
Creator
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Cheyenne, Wyo.) (Organization)
- 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
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826
wyarchive@wyo.gov