Shepherd, Jr., (Rev.) Massey Hamilton. Papers

PP-00-R0237

The Archives of the Episcopal Church

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Shepherd, Jr., (Rev.) Massey Hamilton. Papers

• 1913-1990 (bulk 1937-1985) (Creation)

39 cu.ft. (39 boxes)

Massey H. Shepherd, Jr. was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on March 14, 1913. He received his B.A. in 1932, and his M.A. in 1933, both from the University of South Carolina. In 1937 he received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and in 1941 his B.D. from the Berkeley Divinity School. Shepherd was ordained deacon on March 5, 1941, and priest on September 17, 1941. From 1937 until 1940, Shepherd was an instructor at the University of Chicago, and from 1940 until 1954, he was professor of church history at the Episcopal Theological School (ETS). While at ETS, he served as an assistant at St. John's Church, Roxbury, Massachusetts. He frequently taught at the Graduate School of Theology of the University of the South, serving as director from 1952 until 1970. From 1954 until 1981, when he retired, Shepherd was professor of liturgics at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. He was president of the American Church History Society in 1949, and president of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church from 1961 until 1974. Shepherd served on numerous worship and ecumenical boards and commissions, most notably the Standing Liturgical Commission from 1947 until 1976. Of his many publications, The Oxford American Prayer Book Commentary (1950) is one of the most important. He was a major architect of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Shepherd died in Sacramento, California on February 18, 1990.

The Papers of Massey H. Shepherd, Jr. include materials pertaining to Shepherd’s personal life, his teaching career, and his many responsibilities as a priest for The Episcopal Church. Shepherd was a prolific writer and the collection contains a great deal of his research and written work, both published and unpublished. Also included is correspondence, printed material, and Church publications which reflect the wide range of Shepherd's interests as well as the many Church agencies and functions with which he was associated.

Personal Life, 1913-1988
Research and Teaching Resources, c.1928-1987
Early Teaching Years, c.1937-1984
Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP), c.1955-1984
University of the South, c.1940-1970
Writing for Publication, c.1940-1985
Scholarly Associations, c.1950-1985
Ecumenical Activities, c.1967-1985
Diocesan Activities, c.1965-1983
Episcopal Church Activities (excluding the Standing Liturgical Commission), c. 1952-1982
Participation in the Standing Liturgical Commission, c.1950-1985
Public Appearances, c.1940-1980
Anglican Communion Matters, c.1959-1984
Memorabilia, n.d.
General Correspondence, 1936–1972
Ecumenical Activities, 1961–1975
Diocese of California and Province of the Pacific, 1963–1977
Episcopal Church Organizations, 1954–1977

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• English

Standing Liturgical Commission. Coordinator for Prayer Book. Records, 1956-1979.

• Anglican Communion
• Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP)
• Diocese of California
• Ecumenism
• Episcopal Theological Seminary
• Liturgy
• National Council of Churches (NCC)
• Rites
• Sacraments
• Standing Liturgical Commission
• Theology
• World Council of Churches (WCC)
• Sewanee

• Crite, Allan (Subject)
• Sowerby, Leo (Subject)