National Conference of Deaconesses. Records

2 cu.ft. (2 boxes)

The organizational records span from 1912,when the National Conference was still in development, to 1975 and include documents such as by-laws, annual reports, triennial reports, meeting minutes, Executive Committee meeting minutes, lists of deaconesses, and correspondence. Additionally, a small number of documents concern General Convention and the Lambeth Conference. Also present are program materials on conferences, retreats, and meetings held by the organization from 1916 to 1970 as well as miscellaneous publications and audio/visual materials, the bulk of which are printed materials and include prayer leaflets from the 1930s; newsletters, under numerous names, from 1927 through 1979; and scrapbooks from 1917 to 1935.

Administrative and Organizational Records, 1912-1982
Conferences, Retreats, and Meetings, 1916-1970
Reports and Minutes, 1916-1977
General Convention, 1920-1968
Publications and Audio/Visual Materials, 1917-1979

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• English

Records of the National Center for the Diaconate