Identity elements
Reference Number
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1946-1972 (Creation)
Extent
4 cu.ft. (4 boxes)
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This archive consists of materials that document the Office of the Suffragan Bishop for the Armed Forces from when General Convention established the Office of the Suffragan Bishop to 1975. Earlier materials collected by the office relate to the history and legislation on military chaplains date back to 1924. Included in the collection are meeting minutes, correspondence, diocesan files, topical files, records of grant applications and conferences, and publicity materials.
Arrangement
Administrative Records, 1957-1972
Correspondence, 1954-1971
Grant Records, 1960-1966
Military Relations, 1956-1971
Subject Files, 1950-1971
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
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related records and archives
Suffragan Bishop for the Armed Forces Records, 1917-1977
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
- Abstract: The Office of the Suffragan Bishop for the Armed Forces grew out of the Army and Navy Commission which was first established by General Convention in 1919. In 1946, the Commission became the Army and Navy Division of the National Council, responsible to the presiding bishop. The immediate need for chaplains was at a temporary end, and the focus of the work shifted from wartime ministrations to reintegrating the soldiers into a peace-time society. In 1949, General Convention passed a constitutional amendment to Article II providing for a Suffragan Bishop for the Armed Forces; however, the call for a bishop was not made until 1964 when the United States became fully involved in the Vietnam War.