First Congregational Church of Portland records,

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1 First Congregational Church of Portland records, Overview of the Collection Creator First Congregational Church of Portland (Or.) Title First Congregational Church of Portland records Dates (inclusive) Quantity 70.2 cubic feet, (113 document cases, 43 flat boxes, 2 card file boxes, and 51 oversize folders) Collection Number Coll 597 Summary Records and photographs of the First Congregational UCC church in Portland, Oregon. Repository Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library Davies Family Research Library Oregon Historical Society 1200 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR Telephone: Fax: libreference@ohs.org Access Restrictions The collection is open to the public. Languages English Historical Note The First Congregational Church of Portland was founded by Reverend Horace Lyman, who began its construction in 1850 and opened it at what is today SW Second Avenue and SW Jefferson Street on June 15, A larger church was built on the same spot in It was the third church building, though, located at SW Park and Madison, which would become best known. Completed in 1895 at considerable expense, it was one of few American churches built in the Venetian Gothic style, and for several decades it was the tallest building in Portland. This building continued to house the church into the 21st century, although some of its smaller towers were removed in Throughout its history, the First Congregational Church has been involved in music and the arts, forming its first choir in 1856, and hosting art exhibitions as early as The church also has a history in engaging social issues. It hosted a convention for women suffragists in 1905, and in 1992 its congregation voted overwhelmingly in favor of welcoming openly gay and lesbian parishioners. Since 1960, the First Congregational Church has been a United Church of Christ church. Content Description 1

2 The collection consists of records, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera relating to the First Congregational Church of Portland. Included are annual reports, financial records, materials regarding the church s Sunday School, the records of various committees, commissions, and clubs that formed within the church, issues of the church s newsletter The Pilgrim, building plans, and materials relating to the church s activities in social action, music, theater, and visual arts. Also present are materials relating to the church s ministers, as well as its more prominent members including Frances B. Clapp, Elizabeth Eggert, George Himes, and General Oliver O. Howard. Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders. Preferred Citation First Congregational Church of Portland records, Coll 597, Oregon Historical Society Research Library. Administrative Information Arrangement The materials are arranged in the following series: Series A: General records Series B: Groups Series C: History and memorabilia Series D: Membership statistics Series E: Members Series F: Senior Ministers Series G: Associate Ministers Series H: In-Care Ministers Series I: Interim Ministers Series J: Ordinations and installations Series K: Lectures Series L: Music Series M: Performing and visual arts Series N: Properties and facilities Series O: Sunday School and church education Series P: Missionary work Series Q: Social action Series R: Newsletters Series S: Publicity Series T: Interchurch and interfaith activities Series U: Conferences and conventions Series V: Images 2

3 Series W: Other materials and ephemera Acquisition Information Lib. Acc Processing Note Collection processed by Jeffrey A. Hayes and Sue Armitage. Separated Materials Second copy of book "That Church with the Tower: Highlights of Our History" separated to book catalogs, Oregon Historical Society Research Library. Related Materials Additional materials regarding Congregational churches in Oregon are designated Mss 1018 at Oregon Historical Society Research Library. Detailed Description of the Collection Series A : General records, Container(s) Description Dates 1/1 American flag issue Documents relating to a debate over whether or not to display the American flag in the church sanctuary /2 Articles of Faith circa /3 By-laws /4 By-laws 1920 June17 1/5 By-law amendments 1920 December 23 1/6 Note concerning notation in 1947 by-laws undated 1/7 Notice re by-law change /8 By-laws circa

4 Includes attached copy of 1919 articles of incorporation. 1/9 Proposed by-law amendment circa /10 By-laws Includes attached copy of 1919 articles of incorporation January 15 1/11 By-laws /12 By-laws 1974 March 17 1/13 By-law amendments 1981 December 21 1/14 Proposed by-law amendments 1982 January 11 1/15 By-law amendments 1982 January 1/16 By-laws 1986 December-1987 January 1/17 Proposed by-laws draft 1993 November 1/18 By-laws 1994 January 30 1/19 Church growth workshop records /20 Church membership inventory survey records /21 Committee descriptions /22 Proposed amendments to constitution 1895, undated 1/23 Proposed amendments to constitution 1899, undated 1/24 Suggested constitutional amendments 1963 January 6 1/25 Constitution and by-laws 1967 Subseries 1 : Correspondence 4

5 1/26 Notice to T. T. Burkhart on his election to church treasurer 1898 December 14 1/27 Note to Mrs. Sorenson re her election to church membership 1909 April 9 1/28 General correspondence /29 Correspondence, memos and notices /30 Letter re "Pastor's Day" service 1938 October 8 1/31 Thank-you note from Azalia E. Peet to Mrs. Morgan Had been located inbetween pages of Women's Missionary minutes book, /32 Thank-you letter from John K. Hough, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, to Mrs. A. T. Johnson 1941 May May 27 1/33 Greeting cards sent by Reverend Raymond and Ruth Walker circa /34 Letter from Daphne How 1960 January 12 1/35 Letter from Howard H. Campbell to George Geist 1961 May 3 1/36 Letters to Representative Edith Green and Senator Wayne Morse re proposed federal building 1963 June 21 1/37 Memo re meeting schedule /38 Memo from Reverend Pat Ross to Tim Pollard 2005 April 20 1/39 General correspondence /40 Letter from Lois Lyon and enclosed 1922 church bulletin 2015 November 24 1/41 Letter from Caroline H, Clapp to "Ladies of the Mission Society" undated 1/42 The Council Manual for a Congregational Church /43 Dossal cloth issue

6 1/44 Church officer election 1921 Subseries 2 : Financial records 2/1 Accounting and financial reporting recommendation highlights 2004 July 21 2/2 Accounts 1902 July- December 2/3 Balance sheets, budgets, etc ; 1942; /4 Balance sheets, budgets, etc /5 Balance sheets, budgets, etc /6 Balance sheets, budgets, etc /7 Balance sheets, budgets, etc /8 Balance sheets, budgets, etc /9 Balance sheets, budgets, etc /2 Bank deposits, by name /10 Correspondence and records re Beatrice Stevens Scholarship Fund /11 Financial records re bell tower restoration /12 Board of Trustees financial correspondence /13 Board of Trustees financial reports ; undated 2/14 Budgets /15 Budget, income, etc

7 2/16 Revised estimate of income and budget for 1941 circa /17 "Building the 1950 Budget" /18 Proposed 1989 budget /19 Proposed budget for /20 Budget income and expenses circa /21 Proposed 2015 budget /2 Treasurer's cash book /4 Treasurer's cash book /22 Treasurer's petty cash book 1899 January March 2/23 Treasurer's petty cash book 1901 April April 3/1 Cash book 1913 September January 116/3 Cash book /2-3/4 Checks /1 Check stub ledger /5 Church Building Fund records /3 Church building fund account /6-3/7 Church Building Fund - itemized bills from J. McCracken & Co /8 Contributions ledger /1 Contributions ledger /2 Contributions ledger

8 118/3 Contributions ledger /4 Contributions ledger /1-117/2 Contributions ledgers /3 Contributions ledger /4 Contributions ledger /5 Contributions ledger /1 Contributions ledger /2 Contributions ledger /3 Contributions ledger /4 Contributions ledger /1 Contributions ledger /2 Contributions ledger /3 Contributions ledger /4 Contributions ledger /1 Contributions ledger /2 Contributions ledger 1933 July April 121/3 Contributions ledger 1936 June December 127/3 Disbursements ledger 1913 June May 3/9 Disbursements ledger 1913 September January 8

9 116/2 Disbursements ledger 1920 June December 124/1 Disbursements ledger 1946 October /1 Disbursements ledger /1 Fiscal feasibility study /2 German Savings and Loan Society records re old church building /3 Friendship fund report for 1946 circa /1 Treasurer's journal /4 Recommendations of Finance Commission re Former Knight Trust 2009 December /2 Ledger - cash receipts and insurance records 1913 June December 116/1 Ledger - cash receipts and subscriptions 1921 January February 4/5 Ledger - collections, pew rentals, and pledges /2 Ledger - disbursements and check record /1 Ledger - disbursements and receipts /3 Ledger - disbursements and receipts June 123/1 Ledger - disbursements and receipts 1939 January December 123/2 Ledger - disbursements; receipts 1943 January December; /3 Ledger - disbursements and receipts 1943 January December 9

10 124/2 Ledger - disbursements and receipts /6 Ledger - pew rentals and pledges /7 Ledger /3 Ledger /8 Ledger - receipts and contributions /9 Ledger - interest, receipts, and pledges /10 Ledger /1 Loans and mortgages for new church building /2 Papers re loans /3 Loan repayment calculations /4 Loan from George and Margaret Houghton 1896 August 20 5/4 Papers re payment of loans /5 Correspondence with A. S. Frank re mortgage and loan 1897 May- October 5/6 A. G. Klosterman loan and extension /7 John Green loan and estate /8 Records and correspondence re "Make a Difference!" campaign contributions /9 Missionary fund ledger /10 Grants from Neva Moorman request 1997 August 5/11 Operating statement /12 Pledges

11 6/1 Pledges /2 Record of pew rentals /13 Pew rental cash book /3 Pledges and subscriptions Box 126 Pledge ledger /1 Pledge register pages /14 Pew rental ledger /4 Pledges to roof and tower fund 1899 May 6/5 Pledges /6 Jubilee fund pledges /7 Paid pledges /8 Pledge for Capital Campaign 2005 January 6/9 Quarterly reports /10 Quarterly reports /11 Quarterly reports /12 Quarterly reports /13 Quarterly reports /14 Notes re receipts and disbursements /15 List of rent costs for National Women's Suffrage Association convention /16 Resolution re benevolence treasurer /17 Skidmore fund records

12 6/18 Routine financial statements /19 List of subscribers and assessments undated 6/20 Subscribers list undated 113/1 Reverend Horace Lyman's subscription list for building a meeting house 1850 May 28 6/21 Subscription list for present building /22 Subscriptions to new building fund /23 Subscriptions ledger /1 Dedication fund subscribers /2 Subscribers and delinquents /5 Unpaid subscriptions to Building Fund /3 End-of-century subscriptions /4 Suspended accounts 1995 December 31 7/5 Treasurer's reports 1895, undated 7/6 Treasurer's report for January 12 7/7 Treasurer's report for January 18 7/8 Treasurer's report for 1900 Includes attached loan documents January 17 7/9 Treasurer's report for January 16 7/10 Treasurer's report for January 15 7/11 Treasurer's report for January 1 7/12 Treasurer's report for January

13 7/13 Treasurer's report circa 1905 October 7/14 Treasurer's reports /15 Treasurer's reports 2011 August-2014 November 7/16 Unpaid rents and pledges /1 Report of Committee on Uncollected Accounts /2 Vouchers Primarily for Building Fund ; /3-8/4 Vouchers for Building Fund /5-8/6 Current expense vouchers /7-8/8 Current expense vouchers /1-9/3 Current expense vouchers /4-9/6 Current expense vouchers /7-9/8 Current expense vouchers /1-10/3 Vouchers /4 Vouchers and deposit book /5-10/6 Vouchers /7, 11/1 Vouchers /2-11/3 Vouchers /4-11/5 Vouchers /6 Vouchers 1903 January- April 13

14 11/7, 12/1 Vouchers 1903 May- December 12/2/12/5 Vouchers /6 Incorporation of First Congregational Church of Portland Document recording the consolidation of the First Congregational Society of Portland and the First Congregational Church November 12/7 Janitor applications and recommendations /8 Listening skill classes /9 Listening skill project /10 Forms for Local Church Report, Congregational Year Book /11 Local Church yearbook reports /12 Local Church profile 1986 June 24 13/1 Local Church profile 1995 July Subseries 3 : Meetings 13/2 Annual meeting minutes and agendas /3 Annual meeting programs 1926; 1931; /4 Annual meeting programs ; /5 Annual meeting programs and agendas 1948; ; /6 Meeting minutes Primarily minutes of annual meetings

15 13/7 Congregational meeting minutes /8 Congregational meeting minutes /9 Congregational meeting minutes /10 Congregational meeting minutes /11 Congregational meeting minutes /12 Congregational meeting minutes /13 Congregational meeting minutes /14 General officers' meeting minutes 1966 January 24 13/15 Officers' orientation meeting minutes 1970 January 26 13/16 Trustees' meeting minutes 1935 June 3 13/17 Meeting notices and resolutions /18 "Proceedings of the Business Meetings of the First Congregational Church" /19 Clerk's reports re Congregational meetings /20 Typescript of January 15, 1914 meeting minutes undated 13/21 Mission statements 1987; /22 Mission statement circa /23 Notes re declining membership and financial situation circa /1 Notes about worship service 1962 January 14/2 Organizational charts 1969; undated 14/3 Organizational chart circa

16 14/4 Organizational chart circa 1994 Subseries 4 : Policies and procedures 14/5 Policies circa /6 Procedures manual circa /7 Drafts of procedures manual circa /8 Proposed building use policies 2010 July- August 14/9 Suggested procedure for communion service 1993 November 15 14/10 "Draft Proposal for a New Approach to Church Governance" 2014 August 14/11 Personnel policies and procedures 1990 February 14/12 Correspondence and proposals re "Pilgrim" editorial policy /13 Sample outline, policies and procedures for the prevention of child abuse /14 Usher's manual 1968 February 1 14/15 Usher's manual /16 Wedding procedure brochures circa /17 Presentation, "Dream the Dream" 2012 August 15 14/18 Presentation, "A Governance Structure for the 21st Century" 2014 June 16 14/19 Presentation, "Unifying Vision, Unifying Plan: First Congregational United Church of Christ" Presentation reporting the findings of a Portland State University Capstone study June

17 14/20 Memo re church re-staffing proposal 1984 April 16 14/21 Proposal for a fulltime membership coordinator /22 Questionnaire 1983 March 14/23 Planning schedule for Real Life Generosity campaign 2006 Subseries 5 : Record books 15/1 Clerk's record book 1854 April June 24 15/2 Typescript of excerpts from clerk's record book undated 15/3 Trustees' minutes book 1872 September December 16/1 Minutes and membership list; constitution ; /2 Minutes, reports, and finances 1890 February October 16/3 Handwritten transcript of articles of incorporation and constitution; constitutional amendments and list of members circa 1895; /1 Trustees' minutes book /1 Meeting minutes book /1 Trustees' minutes book /2 Constitution, by-laws, and amendments; list of members circa 1923; undated 17/3 Meeting minutes, attendance record, and constitution 1923 January December 14 17/4 Loose and paperclipped inserts from record book

18 17/5 Record book Primarily contains church and council meeting minutes 1926 January November 17/6 Minutes book 1932 January October 13 17/7 Loose and paperclipped inserts from minutes book /1 Records schedule 1899 Subseries 6 : Reports 18/2 Annual reports /3 Annual Reports January 20 18/4 Annual Reports January 19 18/5 Annual Reports January 18 18/6 Annual Reports 1951: Our Centennial Year 1952 January 17 18/7 Annual Reports January 15 18/8 Annual Reports January 21 18/9 Annual Reports January 19 19/1 Annual Reports January 18 19/2 Annual Reports January 15 19/3 Annual Reports January 21 19/4 Annual Reports January 20 19/5 Annual Reports January

19 19/6 Annual Reports January 17 19/7 Annual Reports January 16 19/8 Annual Reports January 15 19/9 Annual Reports January 28 19/10 Annual reports for January 19 20/1 Annual reports for January 18 20/2 Annual reports for January 17 20/3 Annual reports for January 16 20/4 Annual reports for January 21 20/5 Annual reports for January 20 20/6 Annual reports for January 19 20/7 Annual reports for January 18 20/8 Annual reports for January 16 20/9 Annual reports for January 20 20/10 Annual reports for January 19 20/11 Annual reports for January 18 20/12 Annual reports for January 23 20/13 Annual reports for January 22 21/1 Annual reports for January 21/2 Annual reports for January 27 21/3 Annual Report 1981 Reports for the year January

20 21/4 Annual Report 1982 Reports for the year /5 Annual Report 1983 Reports for the year /6 Annual Report 1984 Reports for the year /7 Annual Report 1985 Reports for the year /8 Annual Report 1986 Reports for the year /9 Annual Report 1987 Reports for the year /10 Annual Report 1988 Reports for the year /11 Annual Report 1988 Reports for the year January January January January January January January January 29 21/12 Annual Report January 28 22/1 Annual Report January 27 22/2 Annual Report January 26 22/3 Annual Report January 24 22/4 Annual Report January 30 22/5 Annual Report February 5 22/6 Annual Report January 28 22/7 Annual Report January 26 22/8 Annual Report June 7 22/9 Annual Meeting reports 1999 June

21 22/10 Annual Meeting reports 1999 September 19 22/11 Annual Meeting reports 2000 June 4 22/12 Annual Meeting reports 2001 May 20 22/13 Annual Meeting reports 2002 June 9 22/14 Annual Meeting reports 2003 June 8 22/15 Annual Meeting reports 2004 June 6 22/16 Annual Meeting reports 2005 June 5 23/1 Annual Meeting reports 2006 June 11 23/2 Annual Meeting reports 2007 June 3 23/3 Annual Report May 4 23/4 Annual Report June 7 23/5 Annual Report June 6 23/6 Historian's report for 1903 circa /7 Moderator's Report to Council 2013 February 23/8 Pastor's assistant reports circa /9 Pastor's reports 1961, /10 Pastor's reports /11 Pastor's reports 1966, /12 Minister's reports /13 Assistant Minister's reports /14 Summary reports 2008 October

22 23/15 Report by unidentified "representative of one branch of Oregon's most important industries" circa /16 Resignations from Board of Trustees /17 Resolution made upon death of Dr. Cephas F. Clapp 1920 October 28 23/18 Sermons delivered by visiting ministers /19 Sermonette, "Youth in the Church" Delivered by Charla Woodworth January 25 23/20 Signup sheet for greeters and coffee servers 1991 October 23/21 Survey of organists' wedding fees at downtown Portland churches 1981 June 23/22 Clipping re Thanksgiving celebration /23-23/24 Documents, clippings, etc. re Thanksgiving and Pilgrims Materials removed from a binder and kept in original order. 24/1 Documents re Thanksgiving and Pilgrims - Transcript of Howard H. Campbell's speech to Business and Professional Women's Club Speech had been at back of the binder containing the materials in folders 23/24-23/ October 11 24/2 Flyer for training event /3 Documents re volunteer appreciation 24/4 Wedding brochure circa /5 Wedding rehearsal suggestions /6 "1987 Youth as Leaders" workshop descriptions 1987 Series B : Groups,

23 Records, correspondence, and ephemera relating to commissions, committees, and other organized groups within First Congregational Church of Portland. Container(s) Description Dates Subseries 1 : 35-Year Club Organization of people who had been members of the First Congregational Church for 35 years or longer. 24/7 By-laws circa /8 Clippings re 35-Year Club 24/9 Correspondence and memos /10 Correspondence and memos /11 Correspondence and records re Centennial Fund and "Historical Niche" /12 Correspondence and memos /13 Correspondence and memos /14 Correspondence and memos /15 Financial accounting of annual dinner /16 Program for dinner on George H. Himes' 90th birthday Additional copies of program located in 59/ May 18 24/17 Annual Meeting/Dinner agendas and minutes 1930-circa /18 Annual Meeting agendas and minutes /19 Annual Meeting minutes and reports Bound volume /20 Summation of annual meetings for circa /21 Annual Meeting agendas and minutes , /22 Motion re Lurah Himes Memorial Fund undated 23

24 24/23 Officer nominations 1950 June 20 24/24 Record book /25 Annual reports /26 Annual reports /27 Historian's report 1962 June 19 24/28 Roster of charter members /29 Rosters /30 Rosters /31 Rosters /32 Roster circa /33 Roster of new members and officers /34 Rosters /35 Rosters and mailing lists /36 Dinner speeches Subseries 2 : Artreach 24/37 Records re "Art Among Us" art show 2012 July 24/38 Artist profiles circa /39 Blank form for commission of artist sales circa /40 Correspondence and memos /41 Finances- budgets and proposed budgets

25 24/42 Meeting minutes 1985 September /1 Meeting minutes /2 Meeting minutes /3 Meeting minutes /4 Meeting minutes /5 Meeting minutes and agendas ; 2002; undated 25/6 Reports /7 Rosters /6 Arts and Appointments Committee records 1968 March 25/7 Arts Committee budget request circa /8 Audit Committee reports /9 Budget and Stewardship Committee meeting minutes 1972 December /3 Building Committee - cash and journal /2 Building Committee - ledger circa /10 Buildings and Grounds Commission meeting minutes and reports 2011 October-2014 Subseries 3 : Business and Professional Women's Club Includes records of the predecessor group Valencia Club. 25/11 Research files 25

26 25/12 Proposed changes to by-laws /13 Proposed amendment to by-laws 1977 February 12 25/14 Notes for Christmas luncheon circa /15 Constitution 1945 April 13 25/16 Constitution and by-laws /17 Suggested changes to constitution /18 Correspondence 1944; /19 Correspondence /20 Correspondence - letter re luncheon costs and list of letter's recipients 25/21 Correspondence - letters to Senators Mark Hatfield and Bob Packwood Letter requested that the senators introduce a bill to change the national anthem to "America the Beautiful." 1973 October April 10 25/22 Correspondence /23 Membership directories ; /24 Membership directories /25 Finances - Treasurer's reports 1948; /26 Histories of Business and Professional Women's Club 1960 March 17; 1975 March 8 Box 130 Box 131 Scrapbook re history of Business and Professional Women's Club Scrapbook re history of Business and Professional Women's Club

27 Box 132 Scrapbook re history of Business and Professional Women's Club /27 Memorandum and program calendar /28 Meeting minutes /1 Meeting minutes /2 Meeting minutes /3 Meeting minutes /4 Meeting minutes /5 Meeting minutes /6 Meeting minutes /7 Meeting minutes /8 Meeting minutes /9 Meeting minutes /10 Meeting minutes /11 Meeting minutes /12 Meeting minutes /13 Meeting minutes /14 Meeting minutes /15 Meeting minutes /16 Meeting minutes /17 Meeting minutes /18 Meeting minutes

28 26/19 Meeting minutes /20 Meeting minutes /21 Meeting minutes /1 Meeting minutes /2 Meeting minutes /3 Meeting minutes /4 Meeting minutes /5 Meeting notices /6 Moderator's message 1992 October 27/7 Nominations 1950 March 10 27/8 Annual reports /9 Annual report of Library Committee 1982 March 27/10 Reports re summer outings/picnics ; 1951; /11 Reports re summer outings/picnics 1964; 1969; 1971; /12 Rosters 1939; 1943; /13 Membership and committee rosters /14 Rosters /15 Membership and committee rosters /16 Slate of officers /17 Valencia Club records book

29 27/18 Report of Valencia Club for 1944 circa 1945 Subseries 4 : Camera Club 27/19 Clipping re Camera Club /20 Constitution circa /21 Correspondence - Letter from Reverend Lincoln Y. Reed to Marguerite Oliver re Camera Club ministry at Ray Holmes' memorial service 1981 June 26 27/22 Directory/calendars 1952; 1959; /23 Directory/calendars 1972; /24 Directory/calendars /25 Histories of Camera Club 1991; undated 27/26 Annual reports /27 Roster /28 Caregivers Committee records 1991 Subseries 5 : Christian Action Commission 27/29 Section of bylaws re Christian Action /30 Materials re chemical weapons /31 Correspondence and memos /32 Correspondence and documents re Angela Davis controversy

30 27/33 Correspondence and memos /34 Correspondence from Downtown Ministries /35 Correspondence logs 1988 March-April 27/36 Correspondence and records re donation campaigns and designated offerings /37 Records re Downtown Churches Lunch Center ; undated 27/38 Event flyers and notices 1964; 1982; /39 Finances - Budgets and budget proposals /40 Finances - Budgets and budget proposals /41 "The Four Types of Social Concern" by Thomas E. Price 1973 April 27/42 Goals and suggested actions circa /1 List of "Hub-Cap" programs in West Burnside area /2 Mailing re "Christian Action Program" 1966 September 14 28/3 Memo re Forecourt Fountain controversy 1972 July 31 28/4 Memo re 1990 United Church of Christ Just Peace Appeal 1989 December 26 28/5 "Meet the Candidates" programs /6 Meeting minutes 1965 October /7 Meeting minutes /8 Meeting minutes /9 Meeting minutes

31 28/10 Meeting minutes /11 Meeting minutes /12 Meeting minutes and agendas /13 Meeting minutes Includes attached documents /14 Meeting minutes /15 Meeting minutes Includes attached documents. 28/16 Meeting minutes Includes attached documents. 28/17 Meeting minutes Includes attached documents. 28/18 Meeting minutes Includes attached documents /19 Meeting minutes /20 Meeting minutes /21 Resume of pact meeting at Camp Adams 1972 January 28/22 Materials re Northwest Pilot Project and assistance for the homeless /23 Priorities and resolutions /24 Racial justice issues circa 1964; /25 Materials re refugees /26 Report 1981 September

32 28/27 Rosters ; /28 Rosters /29 Schedule for planning retreat at Camp Adams /30 Staffing proposal for Urban Ministries Coordinator 1984 December 4 28/31 Correspondence and records re sponsorship of South Korean students Subseries 6 : Christian Education Commission 29/1 Brochures /2 Bulletins, flyers, etc /3 "Program Emphases" calendar /4 Events calendar, "A First Youth Look Ahead..." /5 Correspondence and memos /6 Correspondence and memos /7 Correspondence by and about Jim Staal /8 Pre-school study group evaluation sheet 1966 May 17 29/9 Evaluation of Learning Community workshop, Everett, Washington 1973 October 29/10 Evaluation of Advent/Christmas program /11 Finances - Purchase authorization request 1958 August 21 29/12 Finances - Proposed budgets ;

33 29/13 Flyers for events /14 Flyers, memos, and programs for events /15 Group and event flyers 1991-circa /16 Friends lists /17 Information for church school teachers /18 Invitation form for church school teaching 1991 June 29/19 Job descriptions for subcommittees 1972 February 2 29/20 "Learning Opportunities " /21 Letter to teachers and attached attendance records /22 Clippings re Ruth McClun /23 Memo from Ruth Zilk to church school teachers 1966 June 3 29/24 Memos re events and classes /25 Memos 1991 April-May 29/26 Teachers and officers meeting minutes /27 Meeting minutes /28 Meeting minutes 1965 October /29 Meeting minutes /30 Meeting minutes /31 Meeting minutes /32 Meeting minutes /33 Meeting minutes June 33

34 29/34 Meeting minutes /35 Meeting minutes /36 Meeting minutes /37 Meeting minutes /1 Meeting minutes /2 Meeting minutes /3 Meeting minutes /4 Meeting minutes /5 Meeting minutes 1999; ; /6 Meeting minutes and reports /7 Ad Hoc Committee meeting agendas and recommendations /8 Children's Work Committee meeting minutes 1960; 1965; /9 Parents' meeting minutes 2002 March 2 30/10 Newsletters/bulletins ; /11 "Open Minds" newsletters Also includes attached letters written by Jim Staal /12 "Youth Tidings" newsletters 1934 February 30/13 Notes from meeting with Jim Staal 1986 July 30/14 Notices about events /15 Notices /16 Objectives 1955 September 34

35 30/17 Organization of the church school circa /18 Policy on teenage drivers /19 Proposals and resolutions 1982; /20 Church school questionnaire 1955 September 13 30/21 Teachers questionnaires 1995 January 30/22 Reports of church school /23 Reports 1937; 1947; /24 Report 1987 November 18 30/25 Adult Committee report 1965 April 5 30/26 Building and Finance Committee report circa /27 Associate minister's reports 1966 October 4; 1968 June 3 30/28 Report by Ruth Zilk 1966 April 5 30/29 Retreats and trips ; 1982; /30 Retreat and picnic /31 Retreat 1996 June 30/32 Rosters /33 Sex education /34 Space needs circa /35 Space and building change requests

36 30/36 Statement of purpose 1982 March 2 30/37 Clipping re Faye A. Steinmetz /38 Study course, "The Pre-Teen Child" /39 Summary of course, "World Affairs and Our Christian Responsibility" /40 Summary of Rooms and Equipment Committee meeting 1954 June 30/41 Adult education survey 1997 January 30/42 Twenty-something/thirty-something mailing list and attached letter circa /43 Youth Subcommittee meeting minutes 1971 October 18 Subseries 7 : Christian Endeavor Includes materials relating to Junior Christian Endeavor, Intermediate Christian Endeavor, Senior Christian Endeavor, and Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor (Y.P.S.C.E.). 30/44 Prayer meeting topic calendars ; circa /45 Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor constitution and by-laws 31/1 Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor directory/ calendars 31/2 Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor directory/ calendars circa ; ; /3 Ephemera circa 1895; circa /4 Event programs

37 31/5 Event programs /6 Program of entertainment event by Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor 31/6 Programs for exercises /7 Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor finances and reports 31/8 Letter re fundraising for travel to International Christian Endeavor Convention in San Francisco, California 31/9 Minutes book of Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor Book also includes constitution and by-laws of Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor July September March 9; 1920 November 31/10 Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor meeting minutes /11 Membership records book /12 Amiciatiae Intermediate Christian Endeavor membership book /13 Newsletters - issues of Christian Endeavor Bulletin /14 Newsletters - issues of The Monthly Aggress 1914 February- April 31/15 Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor - Correspondence and records re Pilgrim Chapel /16 Reports ; undated 31/17 Roll book /18 Rosters /19 Chrysalis Club records

38 Subseries 8 : Church Council Known until 1994 as the Executive Council. 31/20 Information re Ad Hoc Birthday Gift Committee 1991 December 16 32/1 Church profile discussion 2009 July 15 32/2 Correspondence and memos /3 Correspondence and memos 1965; 1978; /4 Correspondence and memos ; /5 "A Look Ahead" 1951 November 27 32/6 Meeting minutes 1920 September /7 Meeting minutes /8 Meeting minutes 1940 November 6 32/9 Meeting minutes /10 Meeting minutes /11 Meeting minutes and agendas 1963 September /12 Meeting minutes /13 Meeting minutes /14 Meeting minutes /15 Meeting minutes and agendas 1968 April- December 38

39 32/16 Meeting minutes and agendas /17 Meeting minutes and agendas /18 Meeting minutes and agendas /19 Meeting minutes /20 Meeting minutes /21 Meeting minutes /22 Meeting minutes 1977 September April 32/23 Meeting minutes /24 Meeting minutes /1 Meeting minutes and notices /2 Meeting minutes /3 Meeting minutes /4 Meeting minutes /5 Meeting minutes and agendas /6 Meeting minutes and agendas /7 Meeting minutes /8 Meeting minutes and reports Includes some attached documents. 33/9 Meeting minutes Includes some attached documents. 33/10 Meeting minutes Includes some attached documents /11 Meeting minutes

40 Includes some attached documents. 33/12 Meeting minutes /13 Meeting minutes /14 Meeting minutes /15 Meeting minutes /16 Meeting minutes Includes some attached documents /17 Meeting minutes and notices /18 Meeting minutes /19 Meeting minutes Includes some attached documents. 33/20 Meeting minutes and agendas Includes some attached documents. 33/21 Meeting minutes and agendas Includes some attached documents. 34/1 Meeting minutes and agendas Includes some attached documents /2 Meeting minutes and agendas /3 Special meeting minutes and attached documents 2009 September 2 34/4 Meeting minutes and agendas /5 Meeting minutes and agendas Includes some attached documents and reports. 34/6 Meeting minutes and agendas Includes some attached documents /7 Meeting minutes and agendas

41 Includes some attached documents. 34/8 Meeting minutes and agendas Includes some attached documents /9 Outreach program records /10 Proposals, recommendations, and resolutions /11 Recommendation to the church circa 1950 November 34/12 Recommendations made to council circa 1966 February 34/13 Report 1921 June 23 34/14 Reports /15 Associate pastor's report 1965 August 2 34/16 Report re pillar replacement 1994 September 14 34/17 Retreat /18 Roster of Executive Council, Division of Social Action /19 Roster /20 Rosters ; 1973; /21 Rosters ; /22 Meeting sign-in sheets /23 Meeting sign-in sheets /24 Statement to Executive Council by Lester van Fleet 1965 September 22 34/25 Transition Team discussion 2009 June

42 34/26 Church Growth Team records /27 Church Hymnal Committee reports /28 Department of Church/Religious Work reports /29 Coffee House Steering Committee records /30 Congregational Church Building Society records 1893, /31 Board of Deaconesses reports circa ; /32 Board of Deacons annual reports circa ; ; /33 Dual Services Committee report and accompanying letter 1960 August 34/34 Records and correspondence re Edward Albrecht Memorial Committee of /35 Finance Committee/Commission meeting minutes and reports 2006; 2010; Subseries 9 : Forum Committee. Also called Sunday Forum Committee. 34/36 Organizational meeting minutes 1984 May-July 34/37 Meeting minutes and attached documents 1984 August 14 35/1 Meeting minutes 1984 September May 35/2 Meeting minutes and attached documents 1985 June /3 Notice for organizational meeting 1984 May 42

43 35/4 Roster /5 Annual reports of the Guild for 1917 and 1918 circa /6 Correspondence re research on Helping Hand Mission Band /7 Helping Hand Mission Band treasurer's book /8 Inclusive Language Task Force records /9 Committee on Inter Church and Community Relations report circa 1972 Subseries 10 : Joint/combined group records Inseparable documents and volumes relating to multiple groups. 35/10 Committee and officer reports 2011 January- August 35/11 Invitation for meeting with Deacons and Deaconesses /12 Minutes book of Executive Council and Spiritual Life Committee 1931 January February 35/13 Minutes for Music Committee and Spiritual Life Commission joint meetings 1966; 1992 October Box 133 Music, Art, Drama (MAD) and Artreach scrapbook Includes some photographs Subseries 11 : Ladies Aid Society 35/14 Research files 35/15 Program for annual bazaar 1895 December

44 35/16 Cookbook, "Dainty Dishes" /17 Correspondence and invitations /18 Finances - Account book ; /19 Financial notes circa /20 Finances - Dues paid 1884 September April 35/21 Finances - Dues paid 1895 September March 36/1 Financial records 1905, circa /2 Finances - Account ledger 1912 January February 5 36/3, 112/7 Financial records 1915 June 36/4 Financial report /5 "Gatherings by the Wayside" Book of quotes and poems published by the Ladies Aid Society /6 Historical synopsis of the Ladies Aid Society undated 36/7 History of Ladies Aid Societies Notecards with handwritten text about the different iterations of the Ladies Aid Society. circa /8 "History of the Ladies' Aid Society, " by Edna Himes Reid Typescript. 36/9 History of the Ladies Aid Society Pen version. 36/10 History of the Ladies Aid Society Pencil draft version /11 List of visiting congregants circa

45 36/12 Minutes book Also includes constitution of the Ladies Aid Society June June 7 36/13 Minutes book 1883 June July 1 36/14 Minutes book 1891 September September 13 36/15 Minutes book 1898 December September 37/1 Minutes book circa /2 Passbook 1902 April September 37/3 Report for 1898 circa /4 Reports /5 "Review of the Work and Activities of the Ladies' Aid Organizations of the First Congregational Church" Booklet written by Elizabeth Eggert. 37/6 Correspondence re "Review of the Work and Activities of the Ladies' Aid Organizations of the First Congregational Church" Primarily thank-you letters sent to Elizabeth Eggert. 37/7 Typescripts of "Review of the Work and Activities of the Ladies' Aid Organizations of the First Congregational Church" 37/8 Complete draft of "Review of the Work and Activities of the Ladies' Aid Organizations of the First Congregational Church" 37/9 First segment of draft for "Review of the Work and Activities of the Ladies' Aid Organizations of the First Congregational Church" 37/10 Second segment of draft for "Review of the Work and Activities of the Ladies' Aid Organizations of the First Congregational Church" 1923 November

46 37/11 Third segment of draft for "Review of the Work and Activities of the Ladies' Aid Organizations of the First Congregational Church" /12 Roll book 1893 September September 37/13 Roll book 1905 September August 37/14 Life Club records circa /15 Literary Circle readings and debate topics Includes the text of the lecture "The Domestic and Social Life of the Early Colonists" and the debate "Does the History of Political Parties in America Prove That a Political Career Is Debasing to Manhood?" /16 Marketing and Community Relations director's reports 2014 Subseries 12 : Membership Commission Also called the New Membership Committee and the Membership Outreach Commission. 37/17 Promotional brochures and registration forms circa /18 Events and greeters calendars /1 Correspondence and memos ; /2 Correspondence, memos, guidelines, and surveys /3 Flyer for new members picnic circa /4 List of young couples invited to Reverend Royald V. Caldwell's residence on June 13,

47 38/5 Meeting minutes /6 Meeting minutes /7 Meeting minutes /8 Meeting minutes /9 Meeting minutes /10 Meeting minutes /11 Meeting minutes /12 Meeting minutes and reports 2008 October 14; /13 "Membership Information" 1963 February 22 38/14 Report 1926 January 14 38/15 Rosters /16 Rosters ; /17 Rosters /18 Welcome Team manual 1997 Subseries 13 : Men's groups Includes materials relating several groups which overlapped and/or were closely related. 38/19 First Church Men - Event programs /20 First Church Men newsletters /21 First Church Men membership roster circa

48 38/22 First Church Men - Song lyrics circa /23 Typescript of article about Laymen's Fellowship /24 Laymen's Fellowship - Correspondence 1953 November 38/25 Laymen's Fellowship - Institute of Churchmanship program 1955 March 13 38/26 Men's Brotherhood/First Church Men - Father-and-Son Supper invitation and RSVP cards 1929, circa /27 Clipping re Men's Brotherhood 1928 April 9 38/28 Men's Brotherhood - Correspondence /29 Church Brotherhood - Ephemera circa /1 Men's Brotherhood - Treasurer's report 1924 February 11 39/2 Men's Brotherhood - Meeting minutes, notices, etc /3 Men's Brotherhood - Menu for Ladies' Night Banquet 1914 June 1 39/4 Men's Brotherhood - Menu for unidentified event circa /5 Men's Brotherhood - Annual reports /6 Men's Brotherhood - Roster of officers circa /7 Minute Men recruitment cards undated 39/8 Men's Sunday Service League calendars 1902 November- December 39/9 Program for Division of Missions events /10 Division of Missions - Program for international dinner 1955 October

49 39/11 Missionary Department reports /12 Report of Department of Missions for 1942 circa 1943 Subseries 14 : Music-Art-Drama (MAD) Committee Also briefly known as Music-Art-Drama-Dance (MADD) Committee. 39/13 By-law amendments re Music-Art-Drama-Dance Committee 1982 January 31 39/14 Correspondence and memos 1972, /15 Meeting minutes /16 Meeting minutes March 39/17 Meeting minutes 1981 April-1984 May 39/18 Meeting minutes 1984 September July 39/19 Park Block Revels Steering Committee meeting minutes /20 Recommended policy regarding musical events 1973 October 25 39/21 Presentation proposing an Arts Coordinator 1984 November 7 39/22 Report /23 Rosters Box 134 Scrapbook/album Subseries 15 : Music Committee 39/24 Research files 49

50 39/25 Letter re Music Department by-laws 1920 December 30 39/26 By-laws /27 Correspondence - letter from Music Committee chairman to Board of Trustees 1904 August 17 39/28 Correspondence and memos /29 Correspondence and memos /30 Finances - Budget /31 Financial records /32 Meeting minutes 1935 June 2 39/33 Meeting minutes Includes some attached documents. 39/34 Meeting minutes Includes some attached documents October /35 Meeting minutes 1977 December /36 Meeting minutes /37 Meeting minutes /38 Meeting minutes /39 Meeting minutes /1 Meeting minutes /2 Meeting minutes ; /3 Summer newsletter 1960 August 25 40/4 Reports