Identity elements
Reference Number
GC-03-R0273
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Fonds
Title
President of the House of Deputies. Records
Date(s)
- 1951-1973 (Creation)
Extent
2 cu.ft. (2 boxes)
Name of creator
Name of creator
(1904-1977)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
These records primarily document Dr. Clifford P. Morehouse's six-year tenure as President of the House of Deputies (1961-1967) and include correspondence and General Convention meeting materials. A smaller group of materials including correspondence and reports documenting Morehouse’s involvement as a member of Executive Council rounds out the collection.
Arrangement
General Convention, 1951-1973
Executive Council, 1961-1971
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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Finding aids
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Notes element
Specialized notes
- Abstract: Clifford Morehouse, who came from a publishing family, was a steadfast and dedicated member of The Episcopal Church. He served as a delegate to the Assembly of the World Council of Churches from 1954 to 1968 and as senior warden, vestryman, and historiographer of Trinity Church in New York from 1968 to 1973. His most important role, however, was his election as President of the House of Deputies by unanimous vote at the 1961 General Convention in Detroit and again in St. Louis in 1964. At the time he was only the second lay person to have ever served in that role. After he declined to run for re-election in 1967, he was elected to Executive Council which he served until 1973.
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Name access points
- Morehouse, Clifford P. (Subject)