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Records of St. Paul’s contain legal documents on the founding of the school, Board of Trustees records and meeting minutes (1897, 1940-1951) and minutes of the Executive Committee (1940-1951), as well as reports from the principal from 1938 to 1957. Financial documentation spans 1935 to 1957 and includes budgets, treasurer’s reports, and audit reports. ACI director’s correspondence (1911-1953) occurs with St. Paul’s Board of Trustees members and school administration and covers financial, personnel, construction, and curricular topics. Correspondence from the Home Department Director (1949-1953) addresses a variety of topics including the search for a new president after the Rev. J. Alvin Russell’s retirement. School publications from 1907-1948 include historical pamphlets, bulletins, and some issues of the Southern Missioner. The fonds includes a survey report of the school by the George Peabody College for Teachers (1946).

The ACI series relating to St. Philip’s School is primarily the ACI director’s correspondence (1921-1937), which details the reasons that St. Philip’s was never made an official ACI school. St. Philip’s publications providing historical background include a brochure (c.1920s) and Opportunity (1923-1924, 1929). Documents relating to ACI’s financial appropriations to the school (1921, 1923, 1931, n.d.), correspondence of the Bishop of West Texas (1921-1922), and a report of an evaluative visit to the school (1926) complete this set of records.

Correspondence, reports, proceedings, minutes, and printed material can be found in this small collection.

This collection contains minutes, correspondence, reports, and printed material pertaining to the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui (Holy Catholic Church in China) over the period 1940-1967, including House of Bishops minutes and reports on Christian Churches under Communist rule in China, as well as photocopies of Bishop Tsu's personal correspondence from 1928-1972 received from the Yale Divinity Library.

The Papers of Bishop Daniel Corrigan include correspondence, printed material, photographs, legal documents, and reports documenting the Bishop's interest in and active involvement with the Ecumenical Movement, the Vietnam War and Peace Movements, and the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church. The bulk of the material dates from the 1960s and 1970s and documents Corrigan's dedication to ending racial segregation and his commitment to the ordination of women.

The Capers Papers are concentrated in the years 1919-1945 with some earlier and later material extending the full span to 1814-1984. Included are records and artifacts created in his role as a parish priest, correspondence with family members and congregation members, materials relating to his education at the Virginia Theological Seminary, photographs, and printed materials. Rounding out the collection are biographical and visual documentation created by or gathered on family members, including some correspondence and other records of his wife, father, grandfather, and great grandfather.

The Papers of Daisuke Kitagawa include biographical and education materials, including records from his education and research in Japan, writings, anti-war activities, and records of his leadership in the World Council of Churches and on the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church. One of the more significant aggregations of material within the collection is a series of papers documenting both his internment and resettlement following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Materials from other family members, including his wife Fujiko, round out the collection.

This extensive collection documents Everett H. Jones’ service to The Episcopal Church, from his college days to his years as rector of St. Mark’s Church in San Antonio, Texas, and his eventual retirement as the fourth Bishop of West Texas. Included are family papers, travel diaries, sermons, addresses, and course outlines, as well as extensive correspondence with parishioners and church officials.