Identity elements
Reference Number
MP-01-R0056-01
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Fonds
Title
General Board of Religious Education. Minutes
Date(s)
- 1911-1919 (Creation)
Extent
.5 cu.ft. (1 box partial)
Name of creator
(1910-1919)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The minutes document the Church's work in the field of religious education carried out by the General Board of Religious Education from its inception in 1911 to its dissolution in the 1960s. The General Board’s records are confined to the minutes of the Executive Committee.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year.
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Access conditions
Access to Episcopal Church records is governed by the Archives Public Access Policy. Research requests must be submitted in writing.
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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
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Specialized notes
- Abstract: The General Board of Religious Education was established by General Convention in 1910 to develop and unify the Church’s religious instruction efforts. By 1916, the Board had organized itself into four departments focused on elementary, high school, collegiate, and seminary instruction. The Board helped to establish diocesan education boards to facilitate dissemination of the teacher training and curricula they developed. It also hosted conferences, established summer schools and campus ministries, recruited postulants and studied seminary education, and published a magazine, The Leader in Religious Education. The independent General Board was incorporated into the new Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society and National Council in 1919, when it became known as the Department of Religious Education.