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Payne Collection","Faculty and staff","Religion","University History","The collection is open to research.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The collection is arranged in the following series:","Series I. Personal Papers, 1917-2003: Included in this series are materials that document the lives and careers of Alfred and Virle Payne. The series is divided into two subseries: Subseries A contains papers relating to Alfred Payne and includes such materials as biographical sketches, certificates and tributes; general personal correspondence; press clippings; and photographs. Apart from the biographical sketches, filed at the beginning of the subseries, and the correspondence and photographs gathered at the end, the subseries is arranged alphabetically. Subseries B relates to Virle Payne's early life, focusing largely on her academic activities from high school through Winthrop College and postgraduate work at the University of Tennessee, as well as her brief employment at Anderson College and her involvement with Baptist Student Union. The subseries, arranged alphabetically, contains correspondence, reports, programs, and ephemera. ","Series II. Public Addresses, 1946-2003: Materials in this series relate to Payne's many spiritual orations, including benedictions, blessings and graces, invocations, and general prayers delivered at athletic events, memorial services, building dedications, and many other public events; as well as general public remarks. Many of the files include the texts and/or drafts of Payne's orations. Many also include background notes and information about the people or organizations for which the address was delivered and programs for the events at which they were delivered. Some of the files document specific events at which Payne spoke, other files are broader, grouping similar events together under a broad heading (e.g., \"Basketball Games\"). The series is generally arranged alphabetically, but unidentified addresses are gathered under general headings at the end of the series. ","Series III. Writings, 1945-2003: This series includes working papers (notes, drafts, correspondence) relating to Payne's two books,  A University at Prayer  and  A Community at Prayer , as well as additional projects that never reached publication. Also included are a collection of typescript drafts of pieces that were later published and papers intended for distribution but not publication. The series concludes with a large collection of book reviews--both typescript drafts and published pieces--written by Payne.","Series IV. Subject Files, 1929-2003: Arranged alphabetically, this series documents many subjects in which Payne had a personal interest, including individuals and organizations with which he had a personal connection; or that he gathered as supporting materials when composing his own works. The series is arranged alphabetically by topic.  Content Warning: This collection contains materials gathered by Payne during his World War II military service that users may find distressing or offensive, including symbols and propaganda associated with the Nazi regime and images of atrocities committed during the war. Specific materials, such as a swastika armband, images of Adolf Hitler, and photographs of corpses may be distressing or offensive to users. Please engage with the materials at your discretion.","Alfred Cook \"Al\" Payne, son of Earnest Silas Payne and Minnie Othello Donahoe, was born in Cartersville, Georgia, on February 21, 1916. After graduating from Cartersville High School, he obatined a BS in general science at Clemson University in 1938. ","Following graduation, Payne accepted a position as assistant secretary of the YMCA at Texas A. \u0026 M. University. In 1941, he married Virginia Virle Crow (1917-2014); the couple would have two daughters. ","During World War II, Payne served as a captain of infantry in the European Theatre of Operations and participated in the liberation of Paris, earning five battle stars and the Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster.","Following his military service, Payne attended Yale University Divinity School, receiving a bachelor's of divinity in religion and higher education in 1946. That same year, he was named associate secretary of the YMCA at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and was ordained at Blacksburg Baptist Church the following year. ","In 1949, Payne accepted a position with the YMCA at the University of Pittsburgh, and from 1951 to 1953, he took postgraduate courses in philosophy at the university. Payne returned to Virginia Tech in 1958, succeeding Paul Derring as secretary of the YMCA. He was appointed assistant to the dean of students in 1964 and later as counselor for relgious affairs. Among his duties during this time, Payne was responsible for supervision of the Memorial Chapel, coordination of campus religious programs, and serving as a liaison with off-campus churches and clergy. ","A popular public speaker, Payne was frequently called upon for invocations, benedictions and blessings, as well as remarks at campus and local events. He formally retired from the university in 1981 but continued to be very active on campus and in various community and civic organizations. In 1987, he published a collection of his campus prayers in  A University at Prayer , followed by  A Community at Prayer  in 1993. He also wrote a number of essays for various publications and hundreds of published book reviews. In 1993, Virginia Tech recognized his service by naming Payne Hall in his honor. ","Alfred C. Payne died in Blacksburg in 2003. ","Virginia Virle Crow, daughter of Edward E. Crow and Emmie Johnson, was born in Fairforest, South Carolina, on April 2, 1917. Best known by her middle name, Crow graduated from Fairforest High School. She earned a BS degree at Winthrop College in 1938, and took graduate courses at the University of Tennessee in 1939. Later that year, she joined the faculty of Anderson College (Anderson, South Carolina) as director of the home economics department. Evidence in this collection suggests that Cook continued to work at Anderson through 1941, the year she married Alfred C. Payne. The couple would have two children. ","In 1960, Virle Payne accepted a position at Virginia Tech as an instructor in clothing, textiles and related art, and she earned an MS at Virginia Tech in 1962. She continued to work at Virginia Tech until 1967, when she joined the faculty at Radford College (now Radford University), where she served as assistant director of home economics and directed the preschool before retiring in the 1980s.  ","Virle Payne died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on January 22, 2014. ","The guide to the Alfred C. 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Content Warning: This collection contains materials gathered by Payne during his World War II military service that users may find distressing or offensive, including symbols and propaganda associated with the Nazi regime and atrocities committed during the war. Please engage with the materials at your discretion (materials are also noted at the series level in this finding aid).","The following item was removed from the collection to be cataloged for the Rare Book Collection: ","History, V Corps  [S.l.: s.n., 1945] (cover title: \"V Corps Operations in the E T O, 6 Jan. 1942 - 9 May 1945\")","Papers of Alfred C. Payne (1916-2003), assistant to the dean of students and counselor for religious affairs at Virginia Tech from 1964 to 1981. 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Subseries B relates to Virle Payne's early life, focusing largely on her academic activities from high school through Winthrop College and postgraduate work at the University of Tennessee, as well as her brief employment at Anderson College and her involvement with Baptist Student Union. The subseries, arranged alphabetically, contains correspondence, reports, programs, and ephemera. ","Series II. Public Addresses, 1946-2003: Materials in this series relate to Payne's many spiritual orations, including benedictions, blessings and graces, invocations, and general prayers delivered at athletic events, memorial services, building dedications, and many other public events; as well as general public remarks. Many of the files include the texts and/or drafts of Payne's orations. Many also include background notes and information about the people or organizations for which the address was delivered and programs for the events at which they were delivered. 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Subject Files, 1929-2003: Arranged alphabetically, this series documents many subjects in which Payne had a personal interest, including individuals and organizations with which he had a personal connection; or that he gathered as supporting materials when composing his own works. The series is arranged alphabetically by topic.  Content Warning: This collection contains materials gathered by Payne during his World War II military service that users may find distressing or offensive, including symbols and propaganda associated with the Nazi regime and images of atrocities committed during the war. Specific materials, such as a swastika armband, images of Adolf Hitler, and photographs of corpses may be distressing or offensive to users. Please engage with the materials at your discretion.","Alfred Cook \"Al\" Payne, son of Earnest Silas Payne and Minnie Othello Donahoe, was born in Cartersville, Georgia, on February 21, 1916. 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","In 1949, Payne accepted a position with the YMCA at the University of Pittsburgh, and from 1951 to 1953, he took postgraduate courses in philosophy at the university. Payne returned to Virginia Tech in 1958, succeeding Paul Derring as secretary of the YMCA. He was appointed assistant to the dean of students in 1964 and later as counselor for relgious affairs. Among his duties during this time, Payne was responsible for supervision of the Memorial Chapel, coordination of campus religious programs, and serving as a liaison with off-campus churches and clergy. ","A popular public speaker, Payne was frequently called upon for invocations, benedictions and blessings, as well as remarks at campus and local events. He formally retired from the university in 1981 but continued to be very active on campus and in various community and civic organizations. In 1987, he published a collection of his campus prayers in  A University at Prayer , followed by  A Community at Prayer  in 1993. He also wrote a number of essays for various publications and hundreds of published book reviews. In 1993, Virginia Tech recognized his service by naming Payne Hall in his honor. ","Alfred C. Payne died in Blacksburg in 2003. ","Virginia Virle Crow, daughter of Edward E. Crow and Emmie Johnson, was born in Fairforest, South Carolina, on April 2, 1917. Best known by her middle name, Crow graduated from Fairforest High School. She earned a BS degree at Winthrop College in 1938, and took graduate courses at the University of Tennessee in 1939. Later that year, she joined the faculty of Anderson College (Anderson, South Carolina) as director of the home economics department. Evidence in this collection suggests that Cook continued to work at Anderson through 1941, the year she married Alfred C. Payne. The couple would have two children. ","In 1960, Virle Payne accepted a position at Virginia Tech as an instructor in clothing, textiles and related art, and she earned an MS at Virginia Tech in 1962. She continued to work at Virginia Tech until 1967, when she joined the faculty at Radford College (now Radford University), where she served as assistant director of home economics and directed the preschool before retiring in the 1980s.  ","Virle Payne died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on January 22, 2014. ","The guide to the Alfred C. Payne Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alfred C. 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Finally, reports include documents on pastor searches and current leadership. There are some financial reports directly related to the leadership. ","Series VII: Manuscripts consists of drafst of short stories and the history of Blacksburg Baptist Church. The History of Blacksburg Baptist Church is the primary work in the series, and includes documents related to revisions.","Series VIII: Membership consists of multiple documents related to the members of the church. This includes attendance and registration records. There are church directories of the membership and leadership. The Church Dismissal Letters contain letters for people joining the church or leaving to attend a different church. The newsletters contain documents related to the church news and events. A scrapbook and wedding newspaper clippings are also found in this series. ","Series IX: Photographs contains film strips, micro slide films, negatives, and photographs. 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There are also printed out copies of microfilm pages which have been sorted into the \"microfilm copies\" and \"permanent file copies.\" Many of the documents in these two series are duplicates of the original materials found in the other series. Some of the materials in the microfilm and permanent file copies are not found in the originals. ","\nSeries I: Baptist Young People's Union contains the records of the organization. Materials consists of items in the 1930s. ","Series II: Church Building Committee contains records related to the construction of the church and rooms. Materials are organized by the type of material. There are architectural documents with designs for a new church building. There are building codes, contracts, plans and studies. The correspondences consist of letters regarding the church construction, including the architect. Film strips, micro slide films, and photographs include architectural designs and photographs of completed construction. The notes and reports explain plans for the construction. ","Series III: Church Bulletins contains the church service bulletins. The bulletins contain the church service dates and order of worship. This includes information on the order of events, music, prayers, scripture readings, communion, and more. Bulletins also list upcoming events during the week and other announcements. They also list the church's leadership members. ","Series IV: Correspondences contains correspondences related to church activities. Some correspondences have been separated into other series, including Series II: Church Building Committee. The series is organized based on the author of the letter. Some authors only wrote one or two letters, and they have been organized into the bulk \"Multiple Authors\" sub-series. There are also copied duplicates of letters.","Series V: Financials consists of all documents related to financial information. This includes annual reports, bank deposit books, checkbooks, ledger books, memorials record books, and treasurer's book. There are also multiple years of reports documents that discuss quarterly and yearly finances at the church and the church's organizations. The series also contain bills, checks, coal tickets, and freight bills. Finally, there are finance committee minutes books that provide information on the committee's discussions. ","Series VI: Leadership contains documents about and from the church's leaders. This includes Constitutions and By-Laws for the church. The deacons minutes books provide details on deacons meetings. There are also sermon outlines and reverend papers. Finally, reports include documents on pastor searches and current leadership. There are some financial reports directly related to the leadership. ","Series VII: Manuscripts consists of drafst of short stories and the history of Blacksburg Baptist Church. 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Withholding tax records were shredded to protect personally identifiable information, including social security numbers, of employees. Salaries without names are available in budgets elsewhere in collection. IRS instructions were weeded, as information is available elsewhere and not specific to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.","The collection is arranged into the following series:","Series I. Chronological subject files, 1905-2004 (bulk 1919-1969),  is organized chronologically with single dates followed by date ranges (e.g., 1937, 1937-1938, 1938, 1938-1939).","Within each date and date range, the files are typically arranged by assigned number codes, which are in parentheses at the end of folder titles. Folders without a number code are listed first, in rough alphabetical order, followed by numbered folders in ascending numerical order. ","The number codes represent the system used in the Bishop's office. 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Stuart Hall, 1929-1953, is arranged in chronological order, which one subgroup in original order.\n \nSubseries D. St. Peter's-in-the-Mountains and St. John's-in-the-Mountains, 1914-1966, are in original order, with some materials grouped together under original titles and divisions. These materials are mostly financial records.\n \nSubseries E. Standing and Steering Committees, 1919-1956, are in original order, with some materials grouped together under original titles and divisions.\n","Series IV. Record books, 1866-1973,  are primarily bound volumes of financial accounts and recordings of church activities. The series is divided by format into five subseries \n \nSubseries A. Daily Cash Books, 1930-1963, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries B. Rector's Monthly Reports, 1940-1948, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries C. Special Accounts, 1942-1961, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries D. Ledgers, 1919-1955, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries E. Secretary's and Treasurer's Books, 1866-1900, 1913-1921, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries F. Convocation Minutes, 1907-1915, [1925]-1942, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries G. Parish and Church Registers, 1873-1973, is arranged chronologically.\n","Series V. Photographic materials, [ca. 1910s-1920s],  is divided by format and arranged chronologically.","These materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.","These materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.","These materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.","This group of materials was wrapped together in brown paper under this title and remains in original order.","This group of materials was wrapped together in brown paper under this title.","This group of materials was tied together and remains in original order.","The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia was originally formed from the Diocese of Virginia, which was organized in 1795 and included the area that is now the states of Virginia and West Virginia. West Virginia achieved its statehood in 1863, and split from the Diocese in 1877. In 1892 the Diocese of Southern Virginia was formed, and in 1919 the western part of the diocese split off to form the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. ","Robert Carter Jett, D.D. (1865-1950), of the Virginia Episcopal School, was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese in March 1920. He selected Roanoke as the headquarters, and St. John's for his parish church. Bishop Jett established a diocesan newsletter, encouraged interdenominational cooperation among the Protestant sects, and oversaw a program of church construction and the growth of mission schools. ","In 1938 Bishop Jett retired and Henry Disbrow Phillips (1882-1955) assumed the duties of Bishop of the Diocese. Under Phillips' leadership, the Diocese continued to expand in parishioners and influence, most notably in the growth in the Diocese's function in education. ","William Henry Marmion, D.D. (1907-2002), became the third Bishop of Southwestern Virginia in May 1954, and led the Diocese through an era of social upheaval in the 1960s. Bishop Marmion was strongly against racial segregation, and was confronted with the problem of challenging the long-held beliefs of many of his parishioners while integrating Black people into the church at the same time. The 1960s and 1970s also saw women pushing for a higher status in society, and the Diocese saw women increasingly become part of the church leadership as lay readers, deacons, and priests. Bishop Marmion also guided his parish into accepting the revisions of the Book of Common Prayer. ","Bishop Marmion retired in 1979, and A. Heath Light (b. 1929) assumed leadership that same year until 1996. Bishop F. Neff Powell served from 1996 to 2013, when Mark Bourlakas assumed the bishopric. ","For more information on the early history of the Diocese, see  Hills of the Lord: the Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938  by Katherine L. Brown (Roanoke : Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979; call number BX5917.V8 B67 1979).","The guide to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","These photographs are large and rolled. They are loose in Box 1.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records was completed in November 1988. Small additions were integrated with additional description created in 1989-1992. Description was further updated in 2020-2021, including identified chronological subdivisions.","The processing, arrangement, and description for additions from 1990-2017 (Boxes 94-109) was completed in 2022-2023. Series and subseries were created at this time. Within these boxes, titles within brackets [] were created by archivists.","This item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries.","This item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries.","See the  Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records II, Ms2011-018  and  Bishop William H. Marmion Papers, Ms1986-013 , also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).","The  Archives of the Episcopal Church  in Austin, Texas, also have related materials, including the holdings for the  Episcopal Appalachian Ministries  (formerly  Appalachian People's Service Organization), which contain material from the  Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.","The records of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia consist of administrative records, including incoming (often from parishioners) and outgoing correspondence, with a scattering of newspaper clippings, photographs, building plans and surveys, pamphlets, financial records, and meeting minutes, from the central administrative office in Roanoke and the churches within the Diocese. Many of these materials belonged to the Bishop and his office, including Bishops R. C. Jett, H. D. Phillips, William H. Marmion, and A. Heath Light.","Some documents are numbered 259.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding Lt. Col. Paul Welles, instructor at Virginia Military Institute.","Includes photographs and undated newsclippings.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes undated letter to Bishop Marmion.","Some documents are numbered 228.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes newsclippings and photographs.","Includes undated article regarding Reverend Maurice Henry Hopson.","Some documents are numbered 155.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding Reverend S. Janney Hutton's resignation.","Some documents are numbered 232.","Includes newsclipping 1951 regarding Dr. Homer Howard, nominated for president of Radford College.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding repairs to church.","Some documents are numbered 154.","Includes information regarding Reverend Kenneth H. Anthony.","Includes newspaper clipping regarding Deaconess Margaret D. Binns.","Includes material regarding renovation.","Includes historical information.","Includes Radford Pulaski Religion and Labor Fellowship.","Contains Laboratories and Youth Conference materials.","Includes segregation and integraion at Hemlock Haven.","Includes undated news clippings, negatives, and various historical reports on the parish.","Includes survey and information concerning the Reredos Memorial to James C., Annie M., and Lewis W. Langhorne.","Includes information regarding Foy J. Howard, Senior Warden Emeritus.","These files are in rough alphabetical and original order, with subseries based on dividers in the collection. They include files of Rev. James C. Walsh and others. Majority of materials relate to the Department of Christian Education.","Includes attendees lists, fees, supply lists, etc. for youth conferences at Hemlock Haven for boys and girls of all ages.","Contains materials related to Women's Auxiliary and Dante, Virginia.","Contains account books, check book, cancelled checks, notes, and bank statements.","Contains letters, ephemera, and typed financial reports.","Contains typed financial lists.","Contains loose financial lists and a membership record.","Contains expense report.","Contains expense report.","Contains calculations of Official Acts.","Contains report form.","Contains summary and letter.","Contains summaries and notes.","Contains notes.","Contains notes and Paul F. Hebberger quote.","Contains letters and notes.","Contains letter and financial notes.","Contains report and notes.","Contains lists of congregants, official acts, expense accounts and funds, appropriations, visitations, meeting minutes, etc.","Contains parochial reports of official acts, lists of clergy and council/conference attendees, treasurer reports, funds and budgets, etc.","Contains accounts of the Bishop Robert C. Jett, roll calls and service/salaries of clergy, reports on church properties, etc.","Contains mission fund account, appointments of clergy, parochial official acts, etc.","Contains trustees' accounts, bonds, investments, etc.","Contains annual parochial accounts and official acts with typed reports.","Loose item removed from 1896 section of book and put at the end of the folder.","Contains programs, notes, letters, financial calculations, etc. Also includes paper book was wrapped in. (Items did not seem to be inserted into the book in any particular order.)","Some items are loose in the minute book, so please maintain original order by retaining location items are stored in.","Contains incomplete records about the history of the parish and lists of people and acts. Loose materials were taken out of book and placed at end of folder. Of note is a 1939 letter from Claudius Lee of VPI looking into the baptismal info for his wife Sarah Otey.","Photographs are primarily of Diosece buildings, such as churches and children's homes; children living at the children's homes and staff; and college campuses and their students, including Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg and Virginia College in Roanoke.","Postcards depict scenes in Lynchburg, Tazewell, Roanoke, Covington, Blue Ridge Mountains, and other places in southwest Virginia.","Mounted photographs are mainly of church buildings, children's homes, and children at the homes.","A couple printed photos from this booklet are in Folder 1.","Booklet for children's home in Covington, Virginia, depicts the campus, the children and alumni, and staff. Many of the originals are in the folders 1 and 3.","The following publications were separated to the Rare Book Collection: ","Franklin County Virginia , compiled and edited by J. G. Claiborne, Lynchburg, Va., Supplement to the  County News , Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1926.","Annual Report of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia and Journal of the Proceeedings of the Annual Council , 1988 (69th Annual Council), 1991 (72nd Annual Council)-1998 (70th Annual Council). Call number BX5918.S922 A3.","Restricted materials were separated to restricted folder, VES [Virginia Episcopal School]--Trustees '82, 1982.","These materials were separated from Box 104, Folder 3, VES [Virginia Episcopal School]--Trustees '82, 1981-1982.","The following book was separated to the Rare Book Collection:  Franklin County Virginia , compiled and edited by J. G. Claiborne, Lynchburg, Va., Supplement to the  County News , Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1926.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records consist of the Diocese's administrative records, including incoming (often from parishioners) and outgoing correspondence, with a scattering of newspaper clippings, photographs, building plans and surveys, pamphlets, and meeting minutes, from the central administrative office in Roanoke and the churches within the Diocese.","Please note:  This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The records were permanently deposited to Special Collections and University Archives by the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia in 1985. A small initial deposit was made in 1976, and additional materials were received from 1989 thru 1992. Some materials were accessioned in 2012 and 2017."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Religion"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Religion"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["148.3 Cubic Feet 109 boxes, 1 folder"],"extent_tesim":["148.3 Cubic Feet 109 boxes, 1 folder"],"date_range_isim":[1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research, except for Folder 1, which is restricted for 75 years from date of creation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder is restricted for 75 years from date of creation (2057) in order to protect personally identifiable information.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access","Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research, except for Folder 1, which is restricted for 75 years from date of creation.","This folder is restricted for 75 years from date of creation (2057) in order to protect personally identifiable information."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSome of this collection has been digitized and is \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/lh/episcopal\"\u003eavailable online\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Existence and Location of Copies"],"altformavail_tesim":["Some of this collection has been digitized and is  available online ."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDuplicates and blank pages were weeded. Withholding tax records were shredded to protect personally identifiable information, including social security numbers, of employees. Salaries without names are available in budgets elsewhere in collection. IRS instructions were weeded, as information is available elsewhere and not specific to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["Duplicates and blank pages were weeded. Withholding tax records were shredded to protect personally identifiable information, including social security numbers, of employees. Salaries without names are available in budgets elsewhere in collection. IRS instructions were weeded, as information is available elsewhere and not specific to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged into the following series:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries I. 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Alphabetical subject files, 1923-1968, (bulk 1950-1968),\u003c/emph\u003e is arranged in rough alphabetical order, divided based on the original dividers used by the Diocese, which remain in the collection. The series includes files of Rev. James C. Walsh and others. A large portion of materials relate to the Department of Christian Education.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries III. Records of individuals or organizations, 1913-1969,\u003c/emph\u003e is divided by creator. \n\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A. Robert B. Claytor files, 1956, 1969, is arranged chronologically. Claytor was chair of the 1956 Episcopal Census Committee, whose records dominate this subseries. \n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B. Women's Auxiliary Records, 1913-1955, is predominately in original order.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries C. 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Photographic materials, [ca. 1910s-1920s],\u003c/emph\u003e is divided by format and arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis group of materials was wrapped together in brown paper under this title and remains in original order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis group of materials was wrapped together in brown paper under this title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis group of materials was tied together and remains in original order.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged into the following series:","Series I. 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A large portion of materials relate to the Department of Christian Education.","Series III. Records of individuals or organizations, 1913-1969,  is divided by creator. \n \nSubseries A. Robert B. Claytor files, 1956, 1969, is arranged chronologically. Claytor was chair of the 1956 Episcopal Census Committee, whose records dominate this subseries. \n \nSubseries B. Women's Auxiliary Records, 1913-1955, is predominately in original order.\n \nSubseries C. Stuart Hall, 1929-1953, is arranged in chronological order, which one subgroup in original order.\n \nSubseries D. St. Peter's-in-the-Mountains and St. John's-in-the-Mountains, 1914-1966, are in original order, with some materials grouped together under original titles and divisions. These materials are mostly financial records.\n \nSubseries E. Standing and Steering Committees, 1919-1956, are in original order, with some materials grouped together under original titles and divisions.\n","Series IV. Record books, 1866-1973,  are primarily bound volumes of financial accounts and recordings of church activities. The series is divided by format into five subseries \n \nSubseries A. Daily Cash Books, 1930-1963, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries B. Rector's Monthly Reports, 1940-1948, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries C. Special Accounts, 1942-1961, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries D. Ledgers, 1919-1955, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries E. Secretary's and Treasurer's Books, 1866-1900, 1913-1921, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries F. Convocation Minutes, 1907-1915, [1925]-1942, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries G. Parish and Church Registers, 1873-1973, is arranged chronologically.\n","Series V. 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(1865-1950), of the Virginia Episcopal School, was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese in March 1920. He selected Roanoke as the headquarters, and St. John's for his parish church. Bishop Jett established a diocesan newsletter, encouraged interdenominational cooperation among the Protestant sects, and oversaw a program of church construction and the growth of mission schools. ","In 1938 Bishop Jett retired and Henry Disbrow Phillips (1882-1955) assumed the duties of Bishop of the Diocese. Under Phillips' leadership, the Diocese continued to expand in parishioners and influence, most notably in the growth in the Diocese's function in education. ","William Henry Marmion, D.D. (1907-2002), became the third Bishop of Southwestern Virginia in May 1954, and led the Diocese through an era of social upheaval in the 1960s. Bishop Marmion was strongly against racial segregation, and was confronted with the problem of challenging the long-held beliefs of many of his parishioners while integrating Black people into the church at the same time. The 1960s and 1970s also saw women pushing for a higher status in society, and the Diocese saw women increasingly become part of the church leadership as lay readers, deacons, and priests. Bishop Marmion also guided his parish into accepting the revisions of the Book of Common Prayer. ","Bishop Marmion retired in 1979, and A. Heath Light (b. 1929) assumed leadership that same year until 1996. Bishop F. Neff Powell served from 1996 to 2013, when Mark Bourlakas assumed the bishopric. ","For more information on the early history of the Diocese, see  Hills of the Lord: the Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938  by Katherine L. Brown (Roanoke : Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979; call number BX5917.V8 B67 1979)."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs are large and rolled. They are loose in Box 1.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General note"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","These photographs are large and rolled. They are loose in Box 1."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records, Ms1985-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records, Ms1985-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records was completed in November 1988. Small additions were integrated with additional description created in 1989-1992. Description was further updated in 2020-2021, including identified chronological subdivisions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description for additions from 1990-2017 (Boxes 94-109) was completed in 2022-2023. Series and subseries were created at this time. Within these boxes, titles within brackets [] were created by archivists.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information","Processing Information","Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records was completed in November 1988. Small additions were integrated with additional description created in 1989-1992. Description was further updated in 2020-2021, including identified chronological subdivisions.","The processing, arrangement, and description for additions from 1990-2017 (Boxes 94-109) was completed in 2022-2023. Series and subseries were created at this time. Within these boxes, titles within brackets [] were created by archivists.","This item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries.","This item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2658.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eEpiscopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records II, Ms2011-018\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1439.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eBishop William H. Marmion Papers, Ms1986-013\u003c/a\u003e, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.episcopalarchives.org/\"\u003eArchives of the Episcopal Church\u003c/a\u003e in Austin, Texas, also have related materials, including the holdings for the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.episcopalarchives.org/episcopal-appalachian-ministries\"\u003eEpiscopal Appalachian Ministries\u003c/a\u003e (formerly  Appalachian People's Service Organization), which contain material from the  Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See the  Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records II, Ms2011-018  and  Bishop William H. Marmion Papers, Ms1986-013 , also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).","The  Archives of the Episcopal Church  in Austin, Texas, also have related materials, including the holdings for the  Episcopal Appalachian Ministries  (formerly  Appalachian People's Service Organization), which contain material from the  Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe records of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia consist of administrative records, including incoming (often from parishioners) and outgoing correspondence, with a scattering of newspaper clippings, photographs, building plans and surveys, pamphlets, financial records, and meeting minutes, from the central administrative office in Roanoke and the churches within the Diocese. Many of these materials belonged to the Bishop and his office, including Bishops R. C. Jett, H. D. Phillips, William H. Marmion, and A. 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Jett, roll calls and service/salaries of clergy, reports on church properties, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains mission fund account, appointments of clergy, parochial official acts, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains trustees' accounts, bonds, investments, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains annual parochial accounts and official acts with typed reports.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLoose item removed from 1896 section of book and put at the end of the folder.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains programs, notes, letters, financial calculations, etc. Also includes paper book was wrapped in. (Items did not seem to be inserted into the book in any particular order.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome items are loose in the minute book, so please maintain original order by retaining location items are stored in.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContains incomplete records about the history of the parish and lists of people and acts. 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Many of these materials belonged to the Bishop and his office, including Bishops R. C. Jett, H. D. Phillips, William H. Marmion, and A. Heath Light.","Some documents are numbered 259.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding Lt. Col. Paul Welles, instructor at Virginia Military Institute.","Includes photographs and undated newsclippings.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes undated letter to Bishop Marmion.","Some documents are numbered 228.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes newsclippings and photographs.","Includes undated article regarding Reverend Maurice Henry Hopson.","Some documents are numbered 155.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding Reverend S. Janney Hutton's resignation.","Some documents are numbered 232.","Includes newsclipping 1951 regarding Dr. Homer Howard, nominated for president of Radford College.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding repairs to church.","Some documents are numbered 154.","Includes information regarding Reverend Kenneth H. Anthony.","Includes newspaper clipping regarding Deaconess Margaret D. Binns.","Includes material regarding renovation.","Includes historical information.","Includes Radford Pulaski Religion and Labor Fellowship.","Contains Laboratories and Youth Conference materials.","Includes segregation and integraion at Hemlock Haven.","Includes undated news clippings, negatives, and various historical reports on the parish.","Includes survey and information concerning the Reredos Memorial to James C., Annie M., and Lewis W. Langhorne.","Includes information regarding Foy J. Howard, Senior Warden Emeritus.","These files are in rough alphabetical and original order, with subseries based on dividers in the collection. They include files of Rev. James C. Walsh and others. Majority of materials relate to the Department of Christian Education.","Includes attendees lists, fees, supply lists, etc. for youth conferences at Hemlock Haven for boys and girls of all ages.","Contains materials related to Women's Auxiliary and Dante, Virginia.","Contains account books, check book, cancelled checks, notes, and bank statements.","Contains letters, ephemera, and typed financial reports.","Contains typed financial lists.","Contains loose financial lists and a membership record.","Contains expense report.","Contains expense report.","Contains calculations of Official Acts.","Contains report form.","Contains summary and letter.","Contains summaries and notes.","Contains notes.","Contains notes and Paul F. 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(Items did not seem to be inserted into the book in any particular order.)","Some items are loose in the minute book, so please maintain original order by retaining location items are stored in.","Contains incomplete records about the history of the parish and lists of people and acts. Loose materials were taken out of book and placed at end of folder. Of note is a 1939 letter from Claudius Lee of VPI looking into the baptismal info for his wife Sarah Otey.","Photographs are primarily of Diosece buildings, such as churches and children's homes; children living at the children's homes and staff; and college campuses and their students, including Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg and Virginia College in Roanoke.","Postcards depict scenes in Lynchburg, Tazewell, Roanoke, Covington, Blue Ridge Mountains, and other places in southwest Virginia.","Mounted photographs are mainly of church buildings, children's homes, and children at the homes.","A couple printed photos from this booklet are in Folder 1.","Booklet for children's home in Covington, Virginia, depicts the campus, the children and alumni, and staff. Many of the originals are in the folders 1 and 3."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following publications were separated to the Rare Book Collection: \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFranklin County Virginia\u003c/title\u003e, compiled and edited by J. G. Claiborne, Lynchburg, Va., Supplement to the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCounty News\u003c/title\u003e, Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1926.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAnnual Report of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia and Journal of the Proceeedings of the Annual Council\u003c/title\u003e, 1988 (69th Annual Council), 1991 (72nd Annual Council)-1998 (70th Annual Council). 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Claiborne, Lynchburg, Va., Supplement to the  County News , Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1926.","Annual Report of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia and Journal of the Proceeedings of the Annual Council , 1988 (69th Annual Council), 1991 (72nd Annual Council)-1998 (70th Annual Council). Call number BX5918.S922 A3.","Restricted materials were separated to restricted folder, VES [Virginia Episcopal School]--Trustees '82, 1982.","These materials were separated from Box 104, Folder 3, VES [Virginia Episcopal School]--Trustees '82, 1981-1982.","The following book was separated to the Rare Book Collection:  Franklin County Virginia , compiled and edited by J. G. Claiborne, Lynchburg, Va., Supplement to the  County News , Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1926."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_52cedd4dc03978bee672483539080186\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records consist of the Diocese's administrative records, including incoming (often from parishioners) and outgoing correspondence, with a scattering of newspaper clippings, photographs, building plans and surveys, pamphlets, and meeting minutes, from the central administrative office in Roanoke and the churches within the Diocese.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records consist of the Diocese's administrative records, including incoming (often from parishioners) and outgoing correspondence, with a scattering of newspaper clippings, photographs, building plans and surveys, pamphlets, and meeting minutes, from the central administrative office in Roanoke and the churches within the Diocese."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_e41de8798ebe8031e9bc85628b950749\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["Please note:  This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"names_coll_ssim":["Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southern Virginia","Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia","Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. Standing Committee","Jett, Robert C. (Robert Carter), 1865-1950","Light, A. Heath (Arthur Heath), 1929-","Marmion, William H. (William Henry), 1907-2002","Phillips, Henry D. (Henry Disbrow), 1882-1955"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southern Virginia","Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia","Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. Standing Committee","Jett, Robert C. (Robert Carter), 1865-1950","Light, A. Heath (Arthur Heath), 1929-","Marmion, William H. (William Henry), 1907-2002","Phillips, Henry D. (Henry Disbrow), 1882-1955"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southern Virginia","Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia","Episcopal Church. Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. Standing Committee"],"persname_ssim":["Jett, Robert C. (Robert Carter), 1865-1950","Light, A. Heath (Arthur Heath), 1929-","Marmion, William H. (William Henry), 1907-2002","Phillips, Henry D. 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Withholding tax records were shredded to protect personally identifiable information, including social security numbers, of employees. Salaries without names are available in budgets elsewhere in collection. IRS instructions were weeded, as information is available elsewhere and not specific to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.","The collection is arranged into the following series:","Series I. Chronological subject files, 1905-2004 (bulk 1919-1969),  is organized chronologically with single dates followed by date ranges (e.g., 1937, 1937-1938, 1938, 1938-1939).","Within each date and date range, the files are typically arranged by assigned number codes, which are in parentheses at the end of folder titles. Folders without a number code are listed first, in rough alphabetical order, followed by numbered folders in ascending numerical order. ","The number codes represent the system used in the Bishop's office. That numbering system is organized first with Episcopal parishes and churches listed alphabetically, followed by subjects. Not every year has materials from each parish or subject. ","Series II. Alphabetical subject files, 1923-1968, (bulk 1950-1968),  is arranged in rough alphabetical order, divided based on the original dividers used by the Diocese, which remain in the collection. The series includes files of Rev. James C. Walsh and others. A large portion of materials relate to the Department of Christian Education.","Series III. Records of individuals or organizations, 1913-1969,  is divided by creator. \n \nSubseries A. Robert B. Claytor files, 1956, 1969, is arranged chronologically. Claytor was chair of the 1956 Episcopal Census Committee, whose records dominate this subseries. \n \nSubseries B. Women's Auxiliary Records, 1913-1955, is predominately in original order.\n \nSubseries C. Stuart Hall, 1929-1953, is arranged in chronological order, which one subgroup in original order.\n \nSubseries D. St. Peter's-in-the-Mountains and St. John's-in-the-Mountains, 1914-1966, are in original order, with some materials grouped together under original titles and divisions. These materials are mostly financial records.\n \nSubseries E. Standing and Steering Committees, 1919-1956, are in original order, with some materials grouped together under original titles and divisions.\n","Series IV. Record books, 1866-1973,  are primarily bound volumes of financial accounts and recordings of church activities. The series is divided by format into five subseries \n \nSubseries A. Daily Cash Books, 1930-1963, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries B. Rector's Monthly Reports, 1940-1948, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries C. Special Accounts, 1942-1961, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries D. Ledgers, 1919-1955, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries E. Secretary's and Treasurer's Books, 1866-1900, 1913-1921, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries F. Convocation Minutes, 1907-1915, [1925]-1942, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries G. Parish and Church Registers, 1873-1973, is arranged chronologically.\n","Series V. Photographic materials, [ca. 1910s-1920s],  is divided by format and arranged chronologically.","These materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.","These materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.","These materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.","This group of materials was wrapped together in brown paper under this title and remains in original order.","This group of materials was wrapped together in brown paper under this title.","This group of materials was tied together and remains in original order.","The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia was originally formed from the Diocese of Virginia, which was organized in 1795 and included the area that is now the states of Virginia and West Virginia. West Virginia achieved its statehood in 1863, and split from the Diocese in 1877. In 1892 the Diocese of Southern Virginia was formed, and in 1919 the western part of the diocese split off to form the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. ","Robert Carter Jett, D.D. (1865-1950), of the Virginia Episcopal School, was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese in March 1920. He selected Roanoke as the headquarters, and St. John's for his parish church. Bishop Jett established a diocesan newsletter, encouraged interdenominational cooperation among the Protestant sects, and oversaw a program of church construction and the growth of mission schools. ","In 1938 Bishop Jett retired and Henry Disbrow Phillips (1882-1955) assumed the duties of Bishop of the Diocese. Under Phillips' leadership, the Diocese continued to expand in parishioners and influence, most notably in the growth in the Diocese's function in education. ","William Henry Marmion, D.D. (1907-2002), became the third Bishop of Southwestern Virginia in May 1954, and led the Diocese through an era of social upheaval in the 1960s. Bishop Marmion was strongly against racial segregation, and was confronted with the problem of challenging the long-held beliefs of many of his parishioners while integrating Black people into the church at the same time. The 1960s and 1970s also saw women pushing for a higher status in society, and the Diocese saw women increasingly become part of the church leadership as lay readers, deacons, and priests. Bishop Marmion also guided his parish into accepting the revisions of the Book of Common Prayer. ","Bishop Marmion retired in 1979, and A. Heath Light (b. 1929) assumed leadership that same year until 1996. Bishop F. Neff Powell served from 1996 to 2013, when Mark Bourlakas assumed the bishopric. ","For more information on the early history of the Diocese, see  Hills of the Lord: the Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938  by Katherine L. Brown (Roanoke : Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979; call number BX5917.V8 B67 1979).","The guide to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","These photographs are large and rolled. They are loose in Box 1.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records was completed in November 1988. Small additions were integrated with additional description created in 1989-1992. Description was further updated in 2020-2021, including identified chronological subdivisions.","The processing, arrangement, and description for additions from 1990-2017 (Boxes 94-109) was completed in 2022-2023. Series and subseries were created at this time. Within these boxes, titles within brackets [] were created by archivists.","This item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries.","This item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries.","See the  Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records II, Ms2011-018  and  Bishop William H. Marmion Papers, Ms1986-013 , also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).","The  Archives of the Episcopal Church  in Austin, Texas, also have related materials, including the holdings for the  Episcopal Appalachian Ministries  (formerly  Appalachian People's Service Organization), which contain material from the  Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.","The records of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia consist of administrative records, including incoming (often from parishioners) and outgoing correspondence, with a scattering of newspaper clippings, photographs, building plans and surveys, pamphlets, financial records, and meeting minutes, from the central administrative office in Roanoke and the churches within the Diocese. Many of these materials belonged to the Bishop and his office, including Bishops R. C. Jett, H. D. Phillips, William H. Marmion, and A. Heath Light.","Some documents are numbered 259.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding Lt. Col. Paul Welles, instructor at Virginia Military Institute.","Includes photographs and undated newsclippings.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes undated letter to Bishop Marmion.","Some documents are numbered 228.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes newsclippings and photographs.","Includes undated article regarding Reverend Maurice Henry Hopson.","Some documents are numbered 155.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding Reverend S. Janney Hutton's resignation.","Some documents are numbered 232.","Includes newsclipping 1951 regarding Dr. Homer Howard, nominated for president of Radford College.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding repairs to church.","Some documents are numbered 154.","Includes information regarding Reverend Kenneth H. Anthony.","Includes newspaper clipping regarding Deaconess Margaret D. Binns.","Includes material regarding renovation.","Includes historical information.","Includes Radford Pulaski Religion and Labor Fellowship.","Contains Laboratories and Youth Conference materials.","Includes segregation and integraion at Hemlock Haven.","Includes undated news clippings, negatives, and various historical reports on the parish.","Includes survey and information concerning the Reredos Memorial to James C., Annie M., and Lewis W. Langhorne.","Includes information regarding Foy J. Howard, Senior Warden Emeritus.","These files are in rough alphabetical and original order, with subseries based on dividers in the collection. They include files of Rev. James C. Walsh and others. Majority of materials relate to the Department of Christian Education.","Includes attendees lists, fees, supply lists, etc. for youth conferences at Hemlock Haven for boys and girls of all ages.","Contains materials related to Women's Auxiliary and Dante, Virginia.","Contains account books, check book, cancelled checks, notes, and bank statements.","Contains letters, ephemera, and typed financial reports.","Contains typed financial lists.","Contains loose financial lists and a membership record.","Contains expense report.","Contains expense report.","Contains calculations of Official Acts.","Contains report form.","Contains summary and letter.","Contains summaries and notes.","Contains notes.","Contains notes and Paul F. Hebberger quote.","Contains letters and notes.","Contains letter and financial notes.","Contains report and notes.","Contains lists of congregants, official acts, expense accounts and funds, appropriations, visitations, meeting minutes, etc.","Contains parochial reports of official acts, lists of clergy and council/conference attendees, treasurer reports, funds and budgets, etc.","Contains accounts of the Bishop Robert C. Jett, roll calls and service/salaries of clergy, reports on church properties, etc.","Contains mission fund account, appointments of clergy, parochial official acts, etc.","Contains trustees' accounts, bonds, investments, etc.","Contains annual parochial accounts and official acts with typed reports.","Loose item removed from 1896 section of book and put at the end of the folder.","Contains programs, notes, letters, financial calculations, etc. Also includes paper book was wrapped in. (Items did not seem to be inserted into the book in any particular order.)","Some items are loose in the minute book, so please maintain original order by retaining location items are stored in.","Contains incomplete records about the history of the parish and lists of people and acts. Loose materials were taken out of book and placed at end of folder. Of note is a 1939 letter from Claudius Lee of VPI looking into the baptismal info for his wife Sarah Otey.","Photographs are primarily of Diosece buildings, such as churches and children's homes; children living at the children's homes and staff; and college campuses and their students, including Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg and Virginia College in Roanoke.","Postcards depict scenes in Lynchburg, Tazewell, Roanoke, Covington, Blue Ridge Mountains, and other places in southwest Virginia.","Mounted photographs are mainly of church buildings, children's homes, and children at the homes.","A couple printed photos from this booklet are in Folder 1.","Booklet for children's home in Covington, Virginia, depicts the campus, the children and alumni, and staff. Many of the originals are in the folders 1 and 3.","The following publications were separated to the Rare Book Collection: ","Franklin County Virginia , compiled and edited by J. G. Claiborne, Lynchburg, Va., Supplement to the  County News , Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1926.","Annual Report of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia and Journal of the Proceeedings of the Annual Council , 1988 (69th Annual Council), 1991 (72nd Annual Council)-1998 (70th Annual Council). Call number BX5918.S922 A3.","Restricted materials were separated to restricted folder, VES [Virginia Episcopal School]--Trustees '82, 1982.","These materials were separated from Box 104, Folder 3, VES [Virginia Episcopal School]--Trustees '82, 1981-1982.","The following book was separated to the Rare Book Collection:  Franklin County Virginia , compiled and edited by J. G. Claiborne, Lynchburg, Va., Supplement to the  County News , Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1926.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records consist of the Diocese's administrative records, including incoming (often from parishioners) and outgoing correspondence, with a scattering of newspaper clippings, photographs, building plans and surveys, pamphlets, and meeting minutes, from the central administrative office in Roanoke and the churches within the Diocese.","Please note:  This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The records were permanently deposited to Special Collections and University Archives by the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia in 1985. A small initial deposit was made in 1976, and additional materials were received from 1989 thru 1992. Some materials were accessioned in 2012 and 2017."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Religion"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Religion"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["148.3 Cubic Feet 109 boxes, 1 folder"],"extent_tesim":["148.3 Cubic Feet 109 boxes, 1 folder"],"date_range_isim":[1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research, except for Folder 1, which is restricted for 75 years from date of creation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder is restricted for 75 years from date of creation (2057) in order to protect personally identifiable information.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access","Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research, except for Folder 1, which is restricted for 75 years from date of creation.","This folder is restricted for 75 years from date of creation (2057) in order to protect personally identifiable information."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSome of this collection has been digitized and is \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://imagebase.lib.vt.edu/browse.php?folio_ID=/lh/episcopal\"\u003eavailable online\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Existence and Location of Copies"],"altformavail_tesim":["Some of this collection has been digitized and is  available online ."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDuplicates and blank pages were weeded. Withholding tax records were shredded to protect personally identifiable information, including social security numbers, of employees. Salaries without names are available in budgets elsewhere in collection. IRS instructions were weeded, as information is available elsewhere and not specific to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["Duplicates and blank pages were weeded. Withholding tax records were shredded to protect personally identifiable information, including social security numbers, of employees. Salaries without names are available in budgets elsewhere in collection. IRS instructions were weeded, as information is available elsewhere and not specific to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged into the following series:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries I. 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Alphabetical subject files, 1923-1968, (bulk 1950-1968),\u003c/emph\u003e is arranged in rough alphabetical order, divided based on the original dividers used by the Diocese, which remain in the collection. The series includes files of Rev. James C. Walsh and others. A large portion of materials relate to the Department of Christian Education.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries III. Records of individuals or organizations, 1913-1969,\u003c/emph\u003e is divided by creator. \n\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A. Robert B. Claytor files, 1956, 1969, is arranged chronologically. Claytor was chair of the 1956 Episcopal Census Committee, whose records dominate this subseries. \n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B. Women's Auxiliary Records, 1913-1955, is predominately in original order.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries C. 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Photographic materials, [ca. 1910s-1920s],\u003c/emph\u003e is divided by format and arranged chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese materials were bound together under this title and remain in original order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis group of materials was wrapped together in brown paper under this title and remains in original order.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis group of materials was wrapped together in brown paper under this title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis group of materials was tied together and remains in original order.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement","Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is arranged into the following series:","Series I. 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A large portion of materials relate to the Department of Christian Education.","Series III. Records of individuals or organizations, 1913-1969,  is divided by creator. \n \nSubseries A. Robert B. Claytor files, 1956, 1969, is arranged chronologically. Claytor was chair of the 1956 Episcopal Census Committee, whose records dominate this subseries. \n \nSubseries B. Women's Auxiliary Records, 1913-1955, is predominately in original order.\n \nSubseries C. Stuart Hall, 1929-1953, is arranged in chronological order, which one subgroup in original order.\n \nSubseries D. St. Peter's-in-the-Mountains and St. John's-in-the-Mountains, 1914-1966, are in original order, with some materials grouped together under original titles and divisions. These materials are mostly financial records.\n \nSubseries E. Standing and Steering Committees, 1919-1956, are in original order, with some materials grouped together under original titles and divisions.\n","Series IV. Record books, 1866-1973,  are primarily bound volumes of financial accounts and recordings of church activities. The series is divided by format into five subseries \n \nSubseries A. Daily Cash Books, 1930-1963, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries B. Rector's Monthly Reports, 1940-1948, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries C. Special Accounts, 1942-1961, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries D. Ledgers, 1919-1955, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries E. Secretary's and Treasurer's Books, 1866-1900, 1913-1921, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries F. Convocation Minutes, 1907-1915, [1925]-1942, is arranged chronologically.\n \nSubseries G. Parish and Church Registers, 1873-1973, is arranged chronologically.\n","Series V. 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(1865-1950), of the Virginia Episcopal School, was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese in March 1920. He selected Roanoke as the headquarters, and St. John's for his parish church. Bishop Jett established a diocesan newsletter, encouraged interdenominational cooperation among the Protestant sects, and oversaw a program of church construction and the growth of mission schools. ","In 1938 Bishop Jett retired and Henry Disbrow Phillips (1882-1955) assumed the duties of Bishop of the Diocese. Under Phillips' leadership, the Diocese continued to expand in parishioners and influence, most notably in the growth in the Diocese's function in education. ","William Henry Marmion, D.D. (1907-2002), became the third Bishop of Southwestern Virginia in May 1954, and led the Diocese through an era of social upheaval in the 1960s. Bishop Marmion was strongly against racial segregation, and was confronted with the problem of challenging the long-held beliefs of many of his parishioners while integrating Black people into the church at the same time. The 1960s and 1970s also saw women pushing for a higher status in society, and the Diocese saw women increasingly become part of the church leadership as lay readers, deacons, and priests. Bishop Marmion also guided his parish into accepting the revisions of the Book of Common Prayer. ","Bishop Marmion retired in 1979, and A. Heath Light (b. 1929) assumed leadership that same year until 1996. Bishop F. Neff Powell served from 1996 to 2013, when Mark Bourlakas assumed the bishopric. ","For more information on the early history of the Diocese, see  Hills of the Lord: the Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938  by Katherine L. Brown (Roanoke : Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979; call number BX5917.V8 B67 1979)."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese photographs are large and rolled. They are loose in Box 1.\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description","General note"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","These photographs are large and rolled. They are loose in Box 1."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records, Ms1985-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records, Ms1985-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records was completed in November 1988. Small additions were integrated with additional description created in 1989-1992. Description was further updated in 2020-2021, including identified chronological subdivisions.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description for additions from 1990-2017 (Boxes 94-109) was completed in 2022-2023. Series and subseries were created at this time. Within these boxes, titles within brackets [] were created by archivists.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information","Processing Information","Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records was completed in November 1988. Small additions were integrated with additional description created in 1989-1992. Description was further updated in 2020-2021, including identified chronological subdivisions.","The processing, arrangement, and description for additions from 1990-2017 (Boxes 94-109) was completed in 2022-2023. Series and subseries were created at this time. Within these boxes, titles within brackets [] were created by archivists.","This item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries.","This item was among the parish registers in Box 105, so during processing, they were kept together under the same subseries."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2658.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eEpiscopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records II, Ms2011-018\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1439.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eBishop William H. Marmion Papers, Ms1986-013\u003c/a\u003e, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.episcopalarchives.org/\"\u003eArchives of the Episcopal Church\u003c/a\u003e in Austin, Texas, also have related materials, including the holdings for the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.episcopalarchives.org/episcopal-appalachian-ministries\"\u003eEpiscopal Appalachian Ministries\u003c/a\u003e (formerly  Appalachian People's Service Organization), which contain material from the  Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See the  Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records II, Ms2011-018  and  Bishop William H. Marmion Papers, Ms1986-013 , also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).","The  Archives of the Episcopal Church  in Austin, Texas, also have related materials, including the holdings for the  Episcopal Appalachian Ministries  (formerly  Appalachian People's Service Organization), which contain material from the  Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe records of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia consist of administrative records, including incoming (often from parishioners) and outgoing correspondence, with a scattering of newspaper clippings, photographs, building plans and surveys, pamphlets, financial records, and meeting minutes, from the central administrative office in Roanoke and the churches within the Diocese. Many of these materials belonged to the Bishop and his office, including Bishops R. C. Jett, H. D. Phillips, William H. Marmion, and A. 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Many of these materials belonged to the Bishop and his office, including Bishops R. C. Jett, H. D. Phillips, William H. Marmion, and A. Heath Light.","Some documents are numbered 259.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding Lt. Col. Paul Welles, instructor at Virginia Military Institute.","Includes photographs and undated newsclippings.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes undated letter to Bishop Marmion.","Some documents are numbered 228.","Some documents are numbered 235.","Includes newsclippings and photographs.","Includes undated article regarding Reverend Maurice Henry Hopson.","Some documents are numbered 155.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding Reverend S. Janney Hutton's resignation.","Some documents are numbered 232.","Includes newsclipping 1951 regarding Dr. Homer Howard, nominated for president of Radford College.","Includes undated newsclipping regarding repairs to church.","Some documents are numbered 154.","Includes information regarding Reverend Kenneth H. Anthony.","Includes newspaper clipping regarding Deaconess Margaret D. Binns.","Includes material regarding renovation.","Includes historical information.","Includes Radford Pulaski Religion and Labor Fellowship.","Contains Laboratories and Youth Conference materials.","Includes segregation and integraion at Hemlock Haven.","Includes undated news clippings, negatives, and various historical reports on the parish.","Includes survey and information concerning the Reredos Memorial to James C., Annie M., and Lewis W. Langhorne.","Includes information regarding Foy J. 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(Items did not seem to be inserted into the book in any particular order.)","Some items are loose in the minute book, so please maintain original order by retaining location items are stored in.","Contains incomplete records about the history of the parish and lists of people and acts. Loose materials were taken out of book and placed at end of folder. Of note is a 1939 letter from Claudius Lee of VPI looking into the baptismal info for his wife Sarah Otey.","Photographs are primarily of Diosece buildings, such as churches and children's homes; children living at the children's homes and staff; and college campuses and their students, including Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg and Virginia College in Roanoke.","Postcards depict scenes in Lynchburg, Tazewell, Roanoke, Covington, Blue Ridge Mountains, and other places in southwest Virginia.","Mounted photographs are mainly of church buildings, children's homes, and children at the homes.","A couple printed photos from this booklet are in Folder 1.","Booklet for children's home in Covington, Virginia, depicts the campus, the children and alumni, and staff. Many of the originals are in the folders 1 and 3."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following publications were separated to the Rare Book Collection: \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFranklin County Virginia\u003c/title\u003e, compiled and edited by J. G. Claiborne, Lynchburg, Va., Supplement to the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCounty News\u003c/title\u003e, Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1926.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAnnual Report of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia and Journal of the Proceeedings of the Annual Council\u003c/title\u003e, 1988 (69th Annual Council), 1991 (72nd Annual Council)-1998 (70th Annual Council). 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Claiborne, Lynchburg, Va., Supplement to the  County News , Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1926.","Annual Report of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia and Journal of the Proceeedings of the Annual Council , 1988 (69th Annual Council), 1991 (72nd Annual Council)-1998 (70th Annual Council). Call number BX5918.S922 A3.","Restricted materials were separated to restricted folder, VES [Virginia Episcopal School]--Trustees '82, 1982.","These materials were separated from Box 104, Folder 3, VES [Virginia Episcopal School]--Trustees '82, 1981-1982.","The following book was separated to the Rare Book Collection:  Franklin County Virginia , compiled and edited by J. G. Claiborne, Lynchburg, Va., Supplement to the  County News , Rocky Mount, Virginia, 1926."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_52cedd4dc03978bee672483539080186\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records consist of the Diocese's administrative records, including incoming (often from parishioners) and outgoing correspondence, with a scattering of newspaper clippings, photographs, building plans and surveys, pamphlets, and meeting minutes, from the central administrative office in Roanoke and the churches within the Diocese.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia Records consist of the Diocese's administrative records, including incoming (often from parishioners) and outgoing correspondence, with a scattering of newspaper clippings, photographs, building plans and surveys, pamphlets, and meeting minutes, from the central administrative office in Roanoke and the churches within the Diocese."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_e41de8798ebe8031e9bc85628b950749\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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This series arranged by type of material. Folders for each material type are in chronological order. Items within each folder are in their original, reverse chronological order. ","Series II: Christ Church, Schuyler consists of expense records, correspondence, Woman's Auxiliary, Sunday School supply magazine, and Parochial reports. These materials are organized in alphabetical order by type of the materials. Within each file, the materials are in chronological order.  ","Series III: St. Andrew's of Galax has a single service records book (March 4, 1956 - August 20, 1967). ","Series IV: St. John's of Roanoke includes pages of correspondence from 1936-1940. Some correspondence deals with expenses. Letters are in chronological order.","Series V: St. Peter's of Roanoke comprises a single book of minutes for the Vestry meetings (Jan. 7, 1917 - Feb. 22, 1957). ","Series VI: Standing Committee contains correspondence, council meeting records, and signed Canon 9, section I, subsection III change documents. This series arranged by type of material. Folders for each material type are in chronological order. Items within each folder are in chronological order.","The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia was originally formed from the Diocese of Virginia, which was organized in 1795 and included the area that is now the states of Virginia and West Virginia. West Virginia achieved its statehood in 1863, and split from the Diocese in 1877. In 1892 the Diocese of Southern Virginia was formed, and in 1919 the western part of the diocese split off to form the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. Robert Carter Jett, D.D., of the Virginia Episcopal School, was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese in March 1920. He selected Roanoke as the headquarters, and St. John's for his parish church. Bishop Jett established a diocesan newsletter, encouraged interdenominational cooperation among the Protestant sects, and oversaw a program of church construction and the growth of mission schools. In 1938 Bishop Jett retired and Henry Disbrow Phillips assumed the duties of Bishop of the Diocese. Under Phillips' leadership, the Diocese continued to expand in parishioners and influence, most notably in the growth in the Diocese's function in education. William Henry Marmion became the third Bishop of Southwestern Virginia in May 1954, and led the Diocese through an era of social upheaval in the 1960s. Bishop Marmion was strongly against racial segregation, and was confronted with the problem of challenging the long-held beliefs of many of his parishioners while integrating blacks into the church at the same time. 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In 1938 Bishop Jett retired and Henry Disbrow Phillips assumed the duties of Bishop of the Diocese. Under Phillips' leadership, the Diocese continued to expand in parishioners and influence, most notably in the growth in the Diocese's function in education. William Henry Marmion became the third Bishop of Southwestern Virginia in May 1954, and led the Diocese through an era of social upheaval in the 1960s. Bishop Marmion was strongly against racial segregation, and was confronted with the problem of challenging the long-held beliefs of many of his parishioners while integrating blacks into the church at the same time. The 1960s and 1970s also saw women pushing for a higher status in society, and the Diocese saw women increasingly become part of the church leadership as lay readers, deacons, and priests. Bishop Marmion also guided his parish into accepting the revisions of the Book of Common Prayer. 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In 1892 the Diocese of Southern Virginia was formed, and in 1919 the western part of the diocese split off to form the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. Robert Carter Jett, D.D., of the Virginia Episcopal School, was consecrated Bishop of the Diocese in March 1920. He selected Roanoke as the headquarters, and St. John's for his parish church. Bishop Jett established a diocesan newsletter, encouraged interdenominational cooperation among the Protestant sects, and oversaw a program of church construction and the growth of mission schools. In 1938 Bishop Jett retired and Henry Disbrow Phillips assumed the duties of Bishop of the Diocese. Under Phillips' leadership, the Diocese continued to expand in parishioners and influence, most notably in the growth in the Diocese's function in education. William Henry Marmion became the third Bishop of Southwestern Virginia in May 1954, and led the Diocese through an era of social upheaval in the 1960s. Bishop Marmion was strongly against racial segregation, and was confronted with the problem of challenging the long-held beliefs of many of his parishioners while integrating blacks into the church at the same time. The 1960s and 1970s also saw women pushing for a higher status in society, and the Diocese saw women increasingly become part of the church leadership as lay readers, deacons, and priests. Bishop Marmion also guided his parish into accepting the revisions of the Book of Common Prayer. Bishop Marmion retired in 1979, and Bishop Heath Light assumed leadership that same year. ","The Standing Committee of the diocese meets under the authority of the Canons of General Convention and the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. The Standing Committee is primarily concerned with issues of ordination, clergy discipline, and real property.","See  Hills of the Lord: the Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938  by Katherine L. 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The records contain Christ Church of Roanoke, Christ Church of Schuyler, St. Andrew's in Galax, St. John's in Roanoke, and Saint Peter's in Roanoke, as well as those of the diocese Standing Committee.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection includes accounting records, attendance records, documents from the diocese, bills, correspondence, and service programs for five churches and one diocese organization. The records contain Christ Church of Roanoke, Christ Church of Schuyler, St. Andrew's in Galax, St. John's in Roanoke, and Saint Peter's in Roanoke, as well as those of the diocese Standing Committee."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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She was the wife of Lexington Presbyterian minister, Rev. William Spotswood White (1800-1873), minister of the Lexington Presbyterian Church from 1848-1867. They had seven children who lived to adulthood: James Jones \"Old Zeus\" White (faculty member at Washington and Lee University), Rev. George William White, Eliza Westmore White Wade, Rev. Henry Martyn White, Harriet Newell White McCrum, Captain Hugh Augustus White (who died at Manassas), and Thomas Spotswood White. Jane and William also had a son, John Spotswood White, who died in infancy. She was a devout Christian as evidenced by her writings. Jane died on October 3, 1878.","This collection contains a scrapbook, diary, and correspondence belonging to Jane Isabella Watt White. ","The scrapbook was started in 1855 and primarily contains newspaper clippings, including obituaries for relatives such as her parents (George and Margaret Watt), Jane Watt, Sarah Maria Massie (sister), and Harriet McCrum (daughter) as well as other individuals including Clement P. McKennie. Other clippings are published poems, prayers, and religious meditations. Of particular note are several handwritten items. One is a handwritten poem written \"To the Memory of my Sister Eliza\" (Eliza Westmore). Another is \"For a little girl's sampler\" copied by hand by Jane. The last item is labeled \"Extracts from 'Aunt's Scrapbook'\" (Mrs. D. J. Jones) written out by someone with the initials E. J. G. of Williamsburg, Va. Three letters are also tipped into the scrapbook. The first letter is dated April 6, 1841 and was written to White by James Jones of Mountain Hall in Nottoway County, Virginia. Jones was a physician and statesman who goes into detail about the \"febrile attacks\" (seizures) his wife (Catherine) recently experienced and describes at length her condition. He wrote, \"I believe I have the best medical aid our part of the Country affords on which I look for Divine Blessing with some comfort.\" The second letter is dated May 12, 1848 and written to Rev. William and Jane White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall who describes the last days of her husband, James Jones, before his passing in April. She thanks Rev. White for remembering her husband during his sermon. She ends the letter by giving information about her husband's early life. The final letter is dated August 26, 1848 and written to Rev. William White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall. It acknowledges his move from Charlottesville for a new job [as minister of Lexington Presbyterian Church]. She wrote, \"I fear that the mountains will be a barrier\" between his family and her. She mentions James (her son) and describes him as a \"link (among others) in the chain of my comforts that has been broken off.\" ","The collection also includes a few letters. One was written in March 1848 by Jane to her father, George Watt, with a letter written by William White to him on the back of Jane's. Jane shares that her oldest son (James) has accepted Christ into this life a year after his brother George. She goes into detail describing the kind of person James is. William also shares his excitement over seeing his sons sitting at the \"table of the Lord.\" Another letter was written to Jane by her son, Hugh, while he was studying at the Union Theological Seminary in April 1861. The letter outlines his thoughts about the war founded in his religious beliefs. He informs his mother that he is mustering in the Hampden-Sydney company although he hasn't joined it, saying he prefers to join a company at Washington College. There are two letters written by Jane to her son Tommie. One was written at the start of his military service during the Civil War. The first letter acknowledges that he is her youngest child and she says, \"O! how it rends my heart to give you up, especially as you are not a Christian.\" The second letter was written after the death of his brother Hugh in 1862. Both letters are undated. Both letters plead with him to come to Christ. The last letter in the collection was written by Margaret Junkin Preston to Jane on September 1862 offering her condolences on the loss of son Hugh.","Jane's diary spans from 1855-1875 though is not comprehensive. As evidenced by her writing, she was a devout Christian. The subjects of her diary include religion, her children, their spouses, her grandchildren, the Civil War (including her thoughts about the North, her sons, Liberty Hall Volunteers), illness (such as typhoid fever, scarlet fever,  diptheria), and death (family and friends). Of particular note is her inclusion of the death of an enslaved boy named John Daniel in her diary. She mentions his death in her July 29, 1856 entry writing, \"The death of a little servant boy saddened us much. His illness was long, and severe, but his death was comforting.\" Jane wrote out the conversation she had with John Daniel as he was on his death bed, which was rooted in religion. She documented that he suffered from fever, a violent pain in his head, and partial paralysis. He was eleven years old.","Rev. William S. White wrote a letter to his father-in-law on the back of his wife's letter to her father.","includes transcription","includes her conversation with John Daniel on his death bed","The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  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They had seven children who lived to adulthood: James Jones \"Old Zeus\" White (faculty member at Washington and Lee University), Rev. George William White, Eliza Westmore White Wade, Rev. Henry Martyn White, Harriet Newell White McCrum, Captain Hugh Augustus White (who died at Manassas), and Thomas Spotswood White. Jane and William also had a son, John Spotswood White, who died in infancy. She was a devout Christian as evidenced by her writings. Jane died on October 3, 1878."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Identification of item], Jane Isabella Watt White Papers (WLU Coll. 0265), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Identification of item], Jane Isabella Watt White Papers (WLU Coll. 0265), Special Collections and Archives, James G. 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Three letters are also tipped into the scrapbook. The first letter is dated April 6, 1841 and was written to White by James Jones of Mountain Hall in Nottoway County, Virginia. Jones was a physician and statesman who goes into detail about the \"febrile attacks\" (seizures) his wife (Catherine) recently experienced and describes at length her condition. He wrote, \"I believe I have the best medical aid our part of the Country affords on which I look for Divine Blessing with some comfort.\" The second letter is dated May 12, 1848 and written to Rev. William and Jane White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall who describes the last days of her husband, James Jones, before his passing in April. She thanks Rev. White for remembering her husband during his sermon. She ends the letter by giving information about her husband's early life. The final letter is dated August 26, 1848 and written to Rev. William White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall. It acknowledges his move from Charlottesville for a new job [as minister of Lexington Presbyterian Church]. She wrote, \"I fear that the mountains will be a barrier\" between his family and her. She mentions James (her son) and describes him as a \"link (among others) in the chain of my comforts that has been broken off.\" \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes a few letters. One was written in March 1848 by Jane to her father, George Watt, with a letter written by William White to him on the back of Jane's. Jane shares that her oldest son (James) has accepted Christ into this life a year after his brother George. She goes into detail describing the kind of person James is. William also shares his excitement over seeing his sons sitting at the \"table of the Lord.\" Another letter was written to Jane by her son, Hugh, while he was studying at the Union Theological Seminary in April 1861. The letter outlines his thoughts about the war founded in his religious beliefs. He informs his mother that he is mustering in the Hampden-Sydney company although he hasn't joined it, saying he prefers to join a company at Washington College. There are two letters written by Jane to her son Tommie. One was written at the start of his military service during the Civil War. The first letter acknowledges that he is her youngest child and she says, \"O! how it rends my heart to give you up, especially as you are not a Christian.\" The second letter was written after the death of his brother Hugh in 1862. Both letters are undated. Both letters plead with him to come to Christ. The last letter in the collection was written by Margaret Junkin Preston to Jane on September 1862 offering her condolences on the loss of son Hugh.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJane's diary spans from 1855-1875 though is not comprehensive. As evidenced by her writing, she was a devout Christian. 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One is a handwritten poem written \"To the Memory of my Sister Eliza\" (Eliza Westmore). Another is \"For a little girl's sampler\" copied by hand by Jane. The last item is labeled \"Extracts from 'Aunt's Scrapbook'\" (Mrs. D. J. Jones) written out by someone with the initials E. J. G. of Williamsburg, Va. Three letters are also tipped into the scrapbook. The first letter is dated April 6, 1841 and was written to White by James Jones of Mountain Hall in Nottoway County, Virginia. Jones was a physician and statesman who goes into detail about the \"febrile attacks\" (seizures) his wife (Catherine) recently experienced and describes at length her condition. He wrote, \"I believe I have the best medical aid our part of the Country affords on which I look for Divine Blessing with some comfort.\" The second letter is dated May 12, 1848 and written to Rev. William and Jane White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall who describes the last days of her husband, James Jones, before his passing in April. She thanks Rev. White for remembering her husband during his sermon. She ends the letter by giving information about her husband's early life. The final letter is dated August 26, 1848 and written to Rev. William White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall. It acknowledges his move from Charlottesville for a new job [as minister of Lexington Presbyterian Church]. She wrote, \"I fear that the mountains will be a barrier\" between his family and her. She mentions James (her son) and describes him as a \"link (among others) in the chain of my comforts that has been broken off.\" ","The collection also includes a few letters. One was written in March 1848 by Jane to her father, George Watt, with a letter written by William White to him on the back of Jane's. Jane shares that her oldest son (James) has accepted Christ into this life a year after his brother George. She goes into detail describing the kind of person James is. William also shares his excitement over seeing his sons sitting at the \"table of the Lord.\" Another letter was written to Jane by her son, Hugh, while he was studying at the Union Theological Seminary in April 1861. The letter outlines his thoughts about the war founded in his religious beliefs. He informs his mother that he is mustering in the Hampden-Sydney company although he hasn't joined it, saying he prefers to join a company at Washington College. There are two letters written by Jane to her son Tommie. One was written at the start of his military service during the Civil War. The first letter acknowledges that he is her youngest child and she says, \"O! how it rends my heart to give you up, especially as you are not a Christian.\" The second letter was written after the death of his brother Hugh in 1862. Both letters are undated. Both letters plead with him to come to Christ. The last letter in the collection was written by Margaret Junkin Preston to Jane on September 1862 offering her condolences on the loss of son Hugh.","Jane's diary spans from 1855-1875 though is not comprehensive. As evidenced by her writing, she was a devout Christian. The subjects of her diary include religion, her children, their spouses, her grandchildren, the Civil War (including her thoughts about the North, her sons, Liberty Hall Volunteers), illness (such as typhoid fever, scarlet fever,  diptheria), and death (family and friends). Of particular note is her inclusion of the death of an enslaved boy named John Daniel in her diary. She mentions his death in her July 29, 1856 entry writing, \"The death of a little servant boy saddened us much. 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Jones was a physician and statesman who goes into detail about the \"febrile attacks\" (seizures) his wife (Catherine) recently experienced and describes at length her condition. He wrote, \"I believe I have the best medical aid our part of the Country affords on which I look for Divine Blessing with some comfort.\" The second letter is dated May 12, 1848 and written to Rev. William and Jane White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall who describes the last days of her husband, James Jones, before his passing in April. She thanks Rev. White for remembering her husband during his sermon. She ends the letter by giving information about her husband's early life. The final letter is dated August 26, 1848 and written to Rev. William White by Catherine Jones of Mountain Hall. It acknowledges his move from Charlottesville for a new job [as minister of Lexington Presbyterian Church]. She wrote, \"I fear that the mountains will be a barrier\" between his family and her. She mentions James (her son) and describes him as a \"link (among others) in the chain of my comforts that has been broken off.\" ","The collection also includes a few letters. One was written in March 1848 by Jane to her father, George Watt, with a letter written by William White to him on the back of Jane's. Jane shares that her oldest son (James) has accepted Christ into this life a year after his brother George. She goes into detail describing the kind of person James is. William also shares his excitement over seeing his sons sitting at the \"table of the Lord.\" Another letter was written to Jane by her son, Hugh, while he was studying at the Union Theological Seminary in April 1861. The letter outlines his thoughts about the war founded in his religious beliefs. He informs his mother that he is mustering in the Hampden-Sydney company although he hasn't joined it, saying he prefers to join a company at Washington College. There are two letters written by Jane to her son Tommie. One was written at the start of his military service during the Civil War. The first letter acknowledges that he is her youngest child and she says, \"O! how it rends my heart to give you up, especially as you are not a Christian.\" The second letter was written after the death of his brother Hugh in 1862. Both letters are undated. Both letters plead with him to come to Christ. The last letter in the collection was written by Margaret Junkin Preston to Jane on September 1862 offering her condolences on the loss of son Hugh.","Jane's diary spans from 1855-1875 though is not comprehensive. As evidenced by her writing, she was a devout Christian. The subjects of her diary include religion, her children, their spouses, her grandchildren, the Civil War (including her thoughts about the North, her sons, Liberty Hall Volunteers), illness (such as typhoid fever, scarlet fever,  diptheria), and death (family and friends). Of particular note is her inclusion of the death of an enslaved boy named John Daniel in her diary. She mentions his death in her July 29, 1856 entry writing, \"The death of a little servant boy saddened us much. His illness was long, and severe, but his death was comforting.\" Jane wrote out the conversation she had with John Daniel as he was on his death bed, which was rooted in religion. She documented that he suffered from fever, a violent pain in his head, and partial paralysis. He was eleven years old.","Rev. William S. White wrote a letter to his father-in-law on the back of his wife's letter to her father.","includes transcription","includes her conversation with John Daniel on his death bed","The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  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They had seven children who lived to adulthood: James Jones \"Old Zeus\" White (faculty member at Washington and Lee University), Rev. George William White, Eliza Westmore White Wade, Rev. Henry Martyn White, Harriet Newell White McCrum, Captain Hugh Augustus White (who died at Manassas), and Thomas Spotswood White. Jane and William also had a son, John Spotswood White, who died in infancy. She was a devout Christian as evidenced by her writings. Jane died on October 3, 1878."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Identification of item], Jane Isabella Watt White Papers (WLU Coll. 0265), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Identification of item], Jane Isabella Watt White Papers (WLU Coll. 0265), Special Collections and Archives, James G. 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It acknowledges his move from Charlottesville for a new job [as minister of Lexington Presbyterian Church]. She wrote, \"I fear that the mountains will be a barrier\" between his family and her. She mentions James (her son) and describes him as a \"link (among others) in the chain of my comforts that has been broken off.\" \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes a few letters. One was written in March 1848 by Jane to her father, George Watt, with a letter written by William White to him on the back of Jane's. Jane shares that her oldest son (James) has accepted Christ into this life a year after his brother George. She goes into detail describing the kind of person James is. William also shares his excitement over seeing his sons sitting at the \"table of the Lord.\" Another letter was written to Jane by her son, Hugh, while he was studying at the Union Theological Seminary in April 1861. The letter outlines his thoughts about the war founded in his religious beliefs. He informs his mother that he is mustering in the Hampden-Sydney company although he hasn't joined it, saying he prefers to join a company at Washington College. There are two letters written by Jane to her son Tommie. One was written at the start of his military service during the Civil War. The first letter acknowledges that he is her youngest child and she says, \"O! how it rends my heart to give you up, especially as you are not a Christian.\" The second letter was written after the death of his brother Hugh in 1862. Both letters are undated. Both letters plead with him to come to Christ. The last letter in the collection was written by Margaret Junkin Preston to Jane on September 1862 offering her condolences on the loss of son Hugh.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJane's diary spans from 1855-1875 though is not comprehensive. As evidenced by her writing, she was a devout Christian. 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One is a handwritten poem written \"To the Memory of my Sister Eliza\" (Eliza Westmore). Another is \"For a little girl's sampler\" copied by hand by Jane. The last item is labeled \"Extracts from 'Aunt's Scrapbook'\" (Mrs. D. J. Jones) written out by someone with the initials E. J. G. of Williamsburg, Va. Three letters are also tipped into the scrapbook. The first letter is dated April 6, 1841 and was written to White by James Jones of Mountain Hall in Nottoway County, Virginia. Jones was a physician and statesman who goes into detail about the \"febrile attacks\" (seizures) his wife (Catherine) recently experienced and describes at length her condition. He wrote, \"I believe I have the best medical aid our part of the Country affords on which I look for Divine Blessing with some comfort.\" The second letter is dated May 12, 1848 and written to Rev. 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Jane shares that her oldest son (James) has accepted Christ into this life a year after his brother George. She goes into detail describing the kind of person James is. William also shares his excitement over seeing his sons sitting at the \"table of the Lord.\" Another letter was written to Jane by her son, Hugh, while he was studying at the Union Theological Seminary in April 1861. The letter outlines his thoughts about the war founded in his religious beliefs. He informs his mother that he is mustering in the Hampden-Sydney company although he hasn't joined it, saying he prefers to join a company at Washington College. There are two letters written by Jane to her son Tommie. One was written at the start of his military service during the Civil War. The first letter acknowledges that he is her youngest child and she says, \"O! how it rends my heart to give you up, especially as you are not a Christian.\" The second letter was written after the death of his brother Hugh in 1862. 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