Identity elements
Reference number
EA-00-R0310-02
Repository
Level of description
Fonds
Title
Division of Town and Country. Roanridge Training and Conference Center. Records
Date(s)
- 1931-1971 (Creation)
Extent
2 cu. ft. (7 boxes partial)
Name of creator
Abstract
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
From 1945 to 1977 Roanridge Training and Conference Center in Missouri was the primary center of operation for the Division of Town and Country within the Home Department, although the two entities were structurally distinct. The Division’s records contain administrative and program files, conference materials, reports generated by the Division (often in consultation with Roanridge or with persons affiliated with the National Council’s Unit of Research and Field Study), and resource materials formerly housed in the Roanridge Library. Of particular interest in the latter series is a scrapbook collected by Edna Eastwood on the Church’s early ministry to the “isolated,” and a set of surveys generated by the Unit of Research and Field Study. Also present are subject files and correspondence documenting field visits and consultations to rural areas throughout the country.
Arrangement
This fonds is described as file series 5 in the finding aid for the Records of Roanridge Training and Conference Center.
Conditions of access and use elements
Access conditions
Access to Episcopal Church records is governed by the Archives Public Access Policy. Research requests must be submitted in writing.
Technical access
Rights and permissions
The Archives is able to respond to limited requests for reproductions subject to copyright restrictions, internal policy, and the condition of the source documents.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
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Acquisition and appraisal elements
Accruals
Related materials elements
Related records and archives
Other records held by The Archives of the Episcopal Church with substantial Town and Country Division records include:
- Records of the Division of Town and Country Work, 1943-1970
- Records of the Division of Town and Country Work, 1923-1963
Materials held by other institutions:
The Roanridge Foundation donated Wilbur Cochel’s papers, including much information about Roanridge, to the Kansas City Historical Museum.
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Allison, W. Francis (Subject)
- Cochel, Wilbur A. (Subject)
- Davidson, William (Subject)
- Page, Herman (Subject)
- Samuelson, Clifford Leroy (Subject)