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THE HISTORIOGRAPHER of

THE NATIONAL EPISCOPAL HISTORIANS AND ARCHIVISTS and

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE E PISCOPAL CHURCH published to promote the preserving

of church records and the writing of parochial and diocesan history

Winter 2012 Vol. XLX No. I

Editor: Deborah B. Crall, Trinity Cathedral, I 0 0 West Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85 0 03TheHistoriographer@gmai l. com

History of St. John's, Bandon Oregon

Oregon was still a new state when the Oregon Diocese

declared the southern coast a missionary district in

1870. It was a huge area with no roads, populated by a

few farmsteads cut into the

forests. Travel was overland

by horseback, or stagecoach

along the beaches. Missionary

records tell of trips of twenty­

five miles which took all day.

Bandon was settled on the

south side of the Coquille

River and developed into a

shipping center for lumber,

fishing and dairy interests

along the river. By 1898 some

twenty seagoing vessels

traded between Bandon and

San Francisco.

There is an oral tradition of

overlooking the river and bustling little town, and had

the first church bell in Bandon: the tone of the bell was

so bad that local children called it "the cracked pot."

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By 1898 St. John's was the

second largest Episcopal mis­

sion in the district.

William Horsfall served as

missionary and Dean of the

Southern Convocation from

1889 to 1918 and had made

his retirement home in Ban­

don at the site of the present

high school. In 1921 his es­

tate donated the lots where St.

John's now stands, and the

building of 1893 was moved

to the site. St. John's was for­

mally organized as a mission

in 1922.

Episcopal services being held St. John's , Bandon, Oregon, on Delaware Street, 1916. Bandon's great fire of 1936

on Bandon beaches by 1870, �---------------------' destroyed most of Bandon,

but the first recorded service was held in 1885. When

the Rev. William Horsfall of Yorkshire, England, ar-

rived on the south coast in 1889 as missionary, he

found no permanent church buildings in his 2,400

square miles district. He soon began plans for such

buildings, and the cornerstone of St. John's was laid in

1893. The building was sited high on a windy bluff

including St. John's building. The church had great

difficulty reestablishing itself after the fire, for many

people left town after the destruction. Services were

held at the Legion Hall and the Ed Gallier residence.

Insurance covered only one-third of the replacement

cost of the old building, the American Church Build-

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2012 NEHA Conference:

Living Into The Legacy of Hobart & Brent

Come to Buffalo, New York for a "wing" and with a

prayer to attend the 20 12 NEHA Conference, 21-24

August!

The Diocese of Western New York will be observing

the Bi-Centennial of the War of 1812, but their history

encompasses the Iroquois Confederacy, the Erie Ca­

nal, the Underground Railroad, the Pan American Ex­

position and the Inaugural of President Theodore Roo­

sevelt.

The conference program, "Living into the Legacy 0f

Hobart and Brent" will explore the Church's connec­

tion to the historical highlights of the Queen City of

the Lakes.

A tour will include visits to Niagara Falls, Fort Niag­

ara, Freedom Crossing, St. Andrew's Episcopal

Church (dedicated to the 1 ife and works of the Rt. Rev.

Charles Henry Brent), the Darwin Martin House (a

Frank Lloyd Wright design) and the Church of the

Good Shepherd (with Tiffany windows).

We will also worship at St. Paul's Cathedral, designed

by Richard Upjohn. Downtown Buffalo architecture is

varied and impressive with the work of Sullivan,

Richardson, Art Deco, and contemporary, all within

walking distance of the Cathedral. The Central Wharf

and Canalside are waterfront improvements recently

completed as Buffalo develops the resources of our

Inner Harbor to focus on the importance of water

transportation.

There's no snow 111 August, so visit Buffalo and be

surprised by our local treasures and experience our

hospitality.

Susan Witt, conference coordinator

For information on Book Reviews, contact Dr. Carl Stock­ton at cr.stockton@comcast.net.

Deadlines for 2012:

Issue Spring 2012 Summer 2012 Fall2012

Submission Deadline 15 February 2012

I May 201215 August 2012

Bulk Mail Date 20 April 2012 29 June 2012 12 October 2012

Obituaries

Minnesota historian Bob Neslund dies

NEHA has lost a long­

time member and new

trustee. Robert Nes­

lund, only recently

elected to NEHA's

board of trustees, died

9 October 201 1. He

was 70.

Robert Eugene N es­

lund, teacher, histo­

rian, and community

activist, was born on 2

November 1940, 111

'-----------------' Mount Vernon, Wash-

ington. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English

at Wheaton College in 1963 and pursued graduate

studies at the University of Chicago for a year before

accepting a teaching position in Faribault, Minnesota,

initially in English, later in Latin. His tenure at Shat­

tuck-St. Mary's extended for 43 years. During this

time, he earned a Master of Arts degree at St. John's

College in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Neslund was known as an encouraging and exacting

teacher, who also contributed in many other ways to

campus life. He served as chapel organist and as a

resident master; he chaperoned student tours to Italy in

the l 990's; he worked with the student arts magazine

and curated the collection in the school museum for

the sesquicentennial. In addition, he initiated the com­

munity service requirement for graduation and served

as that program's director. Most notably, he indefati­

gably researched the first 150 years of Shattuck-St.

Mary's and was proud of the trove of historical data he

uncovered. It was published as For a Life of Learning

and Service: How Shattuck-St. Mary 's Came to Be.

He carried his scholarship, his interest in history, and

dedication to service into his community activities,

especially after he retired in 2008. He participated en-

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thusiastically m courses of the Cannon Valley Elder

Collegium, delivered Meals on Wheels, served on the

board of Habitat for Humanity, and was an active

member of the Travelers Club. He also wrote a fort­

nightly column for the Daily News about the history of

Faribault and had recently been named chair of the

Heritage Preservation Commission that was working

to preserve Johnson Hall, the last trace in Faribault of

Seabury Divinity School. He was elected to NEHA's

board of trustees at the organization's amrnal confer­

ence this past June in Portland, Oregon.

Church involvement played a large part in Neslund's

life as a member of the congregation of the Cathedral

of Our Merciful Saviour. He sang in the choir, served

as senior warden, was on the board of the Community

Cathedral Cafe, and contributed to Friends of the First

Cathedral newsletter. With Benjamin I. Scott, he co­

authored The First Cathedral. And he was honored

with the Dean's Cross. From 1998 to 2009 he was his­

torian of the Diocese of Minnesota.

Neslund's life touched many. He put into practice his

core values of intellectual curiosity, faith, friendship,

respect and concern for others, appreciation for the

arts and humanities, and regard for tradition but open­

ness to innovation.

Kim Clausen knew Neslund through the Faribault

Heritage Preservation Commission. She said Neslund

had been signing copies of his book and giving them

away at that organization's latest conference.

Neslund was always willing to help with NEHA's his­

tory projects, especially researching and writing the

Minnesota entry in the Historic Episcopal Churches

engagement calendars. "Many of us particularly re­

member his contribution to the NEHA conference in

Racine, Wisconsin, in 2009," reflected the Rev. Chris­

topher Agnew, president of the NEHA board.

A version of this obituary first appeared in the

Faribault Daily News

One mystery leads to another ..... .

After meeting at the 2011

NEHA Conference in Port­

land, Sue Rehkopf shared with

Kurt Cook a copy of the 1899

�t in the late 1860 's and then

···� to Missouri in 1886, the

lack of identifiable pictures

was puzzling.

obituary of Harriet Foote Tut-Only the Archives of the

tie, the wife of Bishop Daniel Episcopal Church had any-

S. Tuttle. The obituary con-thing that might have been

tained a sketch of Mrs. Tuttle what they were looking for,

and they both wondered how a photograph labeled on

true-to-life the sketch really the back as "Bishop Tuttle

was. In order to try to answer folder". The picture is of a

the question they searched the middle-aged bearded cler-

Bishop Tuttle and family, ca. 1895 . Seated, L-R, Bishoparchives of the Diocese of Daniel S. Tuttle, Minerva T. Foote, Christine Tuttle, and gyman, a woman presuma-

Missouri, the Diocese of Utah, Harriet Foote Tuttle. The men standing in the back are bly his wife, and three the Cathedral Church of St. thought to be (from left) George M. Tuttle, Herbert E.

teenage sons. The prob-Tuttle, and Arthur L. Tuttle. Mark in Salt Lake City, the

Photo courtesy Daniel S. Tuttle IV. !ems with this picture are Archives of the Episcopal L ____________________ that the man did not closelyChurch, and the Episcopal Women's History Project.

resemble most photographs of Bishop Tuttle, and his

And came up with nothing positive. For a woman who

as the wife of a Missionary Bishop and later Presiding

daughter was missing from this rather nice family por-

trait.

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Unidentified family. Photo courtesy of The Archives of the Episcopal Church

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created a Tuttle family tree on Ancestry.com.

Using documentary information from the Dio­

cese of Missouri's archives, and the resource

databases from Ancestry.com, he traced the

families of the children of Bishop Tuttle and

his wife. He ultimately located Daniel S. Tut­

tle IV in Frankfort, KY, who was kind enough

to share several pictures of Harriet Tuttle, in­

cluding the one that the obituary sketch was

seemingly made from.

The remaining mystery is the identification of

the family in the picture from the Archives of

the Episcopal Church. If you can help, please

c o n t a c t e i t h e r S u e R e h k o p f a t

srehkopf@diocesemo.org or Kurt Cook at

cook7591@xmission.com.

Sue Rehkopf

Archivist, Diocese of Missouri, St. Louis, MO

and Kurt Cook

Historiographer, Cathedral Church

of St Mark, Salt Lake City, UT

The Seamen's Church Institute Joins Queens College Special Collections

The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) moves 178 years

of archives chronicling the history of its service to

mariners to the Department of Special Collections and

Archives at Queens College, a leading repository of

human rights archival collections.

Founded in 1834 and affiliated with the Episcopal

Church, though nondenominational in terms of its trus­

tees, staff and service to mariners, the Seamen's

Church Institute of New York & New Jersey (SCI) is

the largest, most comprehensive mariners' agency in

North America. Annually, its chaplains visit thousands

of vessels in the Port of New York and New Jersey,

the Port of Oakland, and along 2,200 miles of Amer­

ica's inland waterways. SCI's maritime education fa­

cilities provide navigational training to nearly 1,600

mariners each year through simulator-based facilities

located in Houston, TX and Paducah, KY. The Insti­

tute and its maritime attorneys are recognized as lead­

ing advocates for merchant mariners by the United

States Government, including the United States Con­

gress, the United States Coast Guard, and the Depart­

ment of Homeland Security, as well as the United Na­

tions, the International Maritime Organization, the

International Labor Organization and maritime trade

associations.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the absence of

international regulations meant merchant mariners fre­

quently experienced mistreatment, ranging from unfair

wages to abuse on board. If not for the Seamen's

Church Institute (SCI), which helped to pass important

legislation for seafarers' rights, the boom of interna­

tional shipping might have entirely trampled the hu­

man factor of shipping. Fittingly, SCI has signed an

agreement with a leading repository for human rights

archival collections, the Queens College Department

of Special Collections and Archives, to house the ar­

chives of one of the nation's leading promoters of the

rights of merchant mariners.

Effective September 201 1, an agreement sends SCl's

archives to the academic library of Queens College's

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Flushing campus, where. they will benefit from col­

laborative initiatives and improved exposure to re­

searchers and students. The Queens College Civil

Rights Collections have attracted international atten­

tion, recently featured in a New York Times "City

Room" article (http://tinyurl.com/5wvbr7m). SCI's

archives represent a new, major collection for Queens

College.

SCI's archives document 178 years of the Institute's

work providing pastoral and professional assistance to

seafarers in the Port of New York. The collection de­

tails the development of maritime workers' rights from

the 19th century to the waterfront labor and political

tensions of the 1930's and 1950's. "At its heart," said

SCI Associate Archivist Johnathan Thayer, "this col­

lection represents the voices and perspectives of the

working seafarer in New York."

SCI continues to process records of the Institute, a col­

lection consisting of more than 200 linear feet of paper

documents, photographs, artifacts and publications

collected over SCI's history. Highlight items include

19th century journals from the chaplains of SCI's three

floating chapels, letters from long-time SCI Board

member Franklin D. Roosevelt and a photograph col­

lection dating back to the late 1800's.

View finding aids and a Digital Collection containing

more than 12,000 items from SCI's archives at

www.seamenschurch.org/archives.

Oliver Brewer, Director of Communications,

The Seamen's Church Institute obrewer@seamenschurch.org

http://www. seamenschurch. org

Annual Membership Meeting: Historical Society of the Episcopal Church

HSEC President, the Rev. Dr. Robert Prichard, con­

vened the annual membership meeting of the historical

Society of the Episcopal Church (HSEC) Saturday

evening 18 June 2011 at Virginia Theological Semi­

nary. HSEC Secretary, Dr. J. Michael Utzinger, re­

ported 719 subscriptions to Anglican and Episcopal

History (AEH), 456 individual members in the Soci­

ety, and 106 proxies received for the meeting.

On behalf of the Rev. Dr. Harold Lewis and the Nomi­

nations Committee, Secretary Utzinger presented the

following slate of officers to serve for the next year:

the Rev. Dr. Robert W. Prichard (President), the Rt.

Rev. Dr. Carol J. Gallagher (1st Vice President), Pro­

fessor J. Michael Utzinger (Secretary); and Mr.

George Defilippi (Treasurer). Two new members

were nominated to the Historical Society's Board of

Directors: the Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. King of the St.

Luke's School of Theology at the University of the

South and the Rev. Dr. Nicholas M. Beasley, rector of

the Church of Resurrection in Greenwood, South

Carolina, along with the nomination of current board

member Dr. Cordelia A Moyse of Lancaster, Pennsyl­

vania. The members unanimously elected both the

slate of officers and the nominated board members.

Dr. Edward Bond announced Karen A. Keely of the

Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts, as the

recipient of the Nelson R. Burr Prize for her article

"'Let the Children Have Their Part': The Young

Christian Soldier and the Domestic Missionary

Army," which appeared in the September 2010 issue

of AEH.

Dr. Richard Jones, Professor Emeritus of Missions and

World Religions at Virginia Theological Seminary,

and the Al-Alwani Chair of Muslim-Christian Studies

at the Washington Theological Consortium, spoke on

the history of the Christian churches in Sudan at the

society's banquet dinner.

Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors: HSEC

The annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the

Historical Society of the Episcopal Church (HSEC)

convened at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, 18 June 20 I I.

Mr. Defilippi presented the HSCE Treasurer's Report

to the board, noting that the financial health vf the so­

ciety is excellent. As of the meeting Mr. Defilippi re­

ported a surplus of about $35,000 for 20 1 1, with

$19,000 of income per quarter corning from the en­

dowment.

The Rev. Dr. Prichard brought to the board a motion

from the executive committee:

"The Executive Board recommends the following

constitutional change to the Membership of the

Historical Society of the Episcopal Church:

'Resolved that the following new paragraph be

added at the end of the current Article fX

(Permanent and Other Funds) of the Constitution:

'In the event of the dissolution of the Historical

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Society of the Episcopal Church, all remam111g

assets must be used exclusively for tax exempt

purposes, such as charitable, religious, educa­

tional, and/or scientific purposes."'

The motion carried unanimously.

The Rev. Dr. Prichard also announced the creation of

an Archival Records Committee, consisting of himself,

Dr. Utzinger, and Ms. Alexandra S. Gressitt, serving

as chairperson. The purpose of the committee is to

promote the preservation of the records of the HSEC

committee and to convey official copies of those re­

cords to the Archives of the Episcopal Church.

The Rev. Dr. Craig Townsend reported that HSEC was

able to double the amount of money given in fellow­

ships to scholars working in the areas related to church

history. Grants were awarded to six candidates totaling

$9,280. The recipients were Jason Brunner, Joseph

Hardwick, Russell Lawson, Ross Newton, Trisha

Tucker, and Nathan Wolfe. The next application dead-

Continued on page 7

Board Meeting: HSEC, continued from page 6

line for fellowships will be 1 April 2012.

The Rev. Dr. Al Moss, co-chair of the Committee on

the African American Episcopal Historical Collection

(AAEHC) presented a report from Dr. Mitzi J. Budde,

director of the Payne Library at Virginia Theological

Seminary. The AAEHC has continued its growth and

expansion at Virginia Theological Seminary, espe­

cially under the caring hands of Mr. Christopher Pote

and the Rev. Melana Nelson-Amaker, who serve on

the AAEHC steering committee. Notably this year, the

AAEHC purchased at auction of the papers of the Rev.

Alger Leroy Adams with grants from Trustees of the

Lippencott Fund at St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue,

New York, NY.

The Rev. Dr. Prichard presented a report on behalf of

the Rev. Dr. Alan Hayes. First Nations/Native Ameri­

can Committee notes three current initiatives to the

board. First, is the intention of the committee to pro-

duce an article about archival materials available for

native peoples and their association with the Anglican

Communion. Second, the committee is interested in

sponsoring a contest to promote scholarly research on

the association of native peoples and the Anglican

Communion. And finally, the committee intends to

promote a panel for the Tri-History Conference in

2013.

Ms. Susan Johnson presented a schedule for the annual

meeting to be held at General Convention in Indian­

apolis. The event will be held Tuesday 3 July 2012.

Mr. Tom Mason has agreed to be contact person in

Indianapolis. The Rev. Dr. Prichard announced that

the Rev. Pr. G. Shattuck will be the keynote speaker.

The board requested that Ms. Johnson secure a Gen­

eral Convention booth to share with EWHP and

NEHA.

Dr. J Michael Utzinger,

Secretary, HSEC

Society of American Archivists: Sister M. Claude Lane Award Nominations

The Society of American Archivists' Awards Commit­

tee is now taking nominations for the Sister M. Claude

Lane Award. This award was created in 1974 and rec­

ognizes individuals who have made a significant con­

tribution to the field of religious archives. Criteria for

nomination include:

• lnvolvement and work 111 the Archivists of Reli­

gious Collections Section of the Society of Ameri­

can Archivists.

• Contributions to archival literature that relates to

religious archives.

• Participation and leadership 111 religious archives

organizations.

• Evidence of leadership 111 specific religious ar­

chives.

Only individual archivists are eligible for nomination.

The award is funded by the Society of American Ar­

chivists, in conjunction with the Society of Southwest

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Archivists, in honor of Sister M. Claude Lane, the first

professionally trained archivist at the Catholic Ar­

chives of Texas in Austin, who served there from 1960

until her death in 1974. A certificate awarded by SAA

and a cash prize provided by the Society of Southwest

Archivists is presented to the winner at the annual So­

ciety of American Archivists meeting.

For more information on the Lane Award, including

past winners, see:

http://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/s

ection12-lane

To nominate an archivist for the Lane Award please

complete the nomination form here:

http://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/ Awardsfor

mLane.pdf

All nominations shall be submitted to the Awards

Committee by 28 February 2012.

St. John's, Oregon, continued/ram page I

ing Commission paid a part, and the congregation

raised the remaining funds through pledges and loans.

The new structure was completed in 1939, and memo­

rial gifts of an altar and its necessary appointments

were received from all over the country.

In 1946 the Rev. Dan A. N. Bacot became vicar of St.

John's. He began an active program for young people

which included The Girls Friendly Society, a girls

choir, a boys club, a high school group, a junior high

group, an acolytes program, a Sunday School and a

Vacation Bible School.

All this activity was too much for the limited space in

the church, and in 1949 the parish hall was built with

funds donated by the Sweet family, and named

Theresa Hall as a memorial. In 1956 a classroom and

library were added, funded by the Sweet family as a

memorial to Helen Sweet.

Paul Wessinger, Peter Dally, M. Ramsey Schadewitz,

Robert Burton, Luther Williams, L. Wayne Bond,

James E. Lloyd, Willis A. Augsburger, Chandler C.

Jackson, Eugene C. van Beveren, Lincoln Eng, David

Sweeney, Barbara Mudge, Jo Miller, and Susan

Hazen.

St. John's modern stained glass windows were

added in the 1 980s, produced by Bandon artisan

John C. Campbell on drawings produced by

members. The theme for most of the windows

is the seven sacraments of the Church. The tall

windows in the narthex were added in 2007.

The Rev. Canon Barbara Mudge had retired to

Bandon and in 1999 was persuaded to become

vicar. During her years as vicar the office addi­

tion was completed and the narthex expanded,

funded by the Sweet and Cook families. Many

music programs were offered to the commu-

nity, and St. John's Preschool was begun. The

popular preschool soon outgrew the church

building and was relocated in 2008.

The missionaries and vicars who have served

St. John's include Benjamin Wistar Morris,

William Lund, William Horsfall, Fred Bartlett,

William E. Couper, Arthur W. Bell, Horatio

Gates, Hale B. Eubanks, George R. Turney,

Charles F. Guilbert, Richard B. Bartlett, Robert

When St. John's first building was erected in

1893 it was named St. John's-by-the-Sea, infor­

mally shortened to St. John's. In 2005 Bishop

ftty found the name to be unwieldy, and re­

named the church St. John.

Chandler C. Jackson, The Episcopal Church in

��§�!.--'�Bandon, Port Orford and South Coast of Ore­

lll!'-l�;>!>'""°-'r-":"'·Hh'l1

gon (Bandon, OR: 1 984) ISBN I 0889496-37-5.

Barbara Brown Bakley, Episcopal Marriages of

the Southern Oregon Coast 1884-1940 (Coos

Bay, OR: Bayview Publishers, 1 997) ISBN 1-

889496-25- 1.

Barbara Brown Bakley, Episcopal Baptisms

x===x===XJ and Confirmations of the Southern Oregon

Coast 1873-1940 (Bandon, OR: Bayview Pub­

:::i.-----.:::..:::...=-i:i lishers, 2005) ISBN 1 -889496-27-8.

This image of the Last Supper was created by John C. Camp-

bell and in-

All photos courtesy St. John's, Bandon, Ore­

gon.

stalled in the L. Greene, Daniel Ambrose Norton Bacot, Narthex in 2 0 07 .

Barbara Eakley

Webmaster, St John's, Bandon Oregon

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Archbishop Franklin Roosevelt?

Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt were tower­

ing figures of the twentieth-century, and to a great ex­

tent the success of the Allies in the Second World War

can be laid to their friendship (and, of course, their

leadership). Both were Anglicans, although Churchill

liked to claim he was a buttress rather than a pillar of

the church. Churchill worked hard to foster their

friendship, and before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor he

engineered their meeting in Placentia Bay, Newfound­

land. FDR arrived on the US.S. Augusta, on 9 August

1941. On the next day, Churchill wrote in The Second

World War:

Mr. Roosevelt came aboard H.M.S. Prince of Wales

and, with his Staff officers and several hundred repre­

sentatives of all ranks of the United States Navy and

Marines, attended Divine Service on the quarterdeck.

This service was felt by us all to be a deeply moving

expression of the unity of faith of our two peoples, and

none who took part in it will forget the spectacle pre­

sented that sunlit morning on the crowded quarterdeck

- the symbolism of the Union Jack and the Stars and

Stripes draped side by side on the pulpit; the American

and British chaplains sharing in the reading of the

prayers; the highest naval, military, and air officers of

Britain and the United States grouped in one body be­

hind the President and me; the close-packed ranks of

British and American sailors, completely intermingled,

sharing the same books and joining fervently together

in the prayers and hymns familiar to both. I chose the

hymns myself - "For Those in Peril on the Sea" and

"Onward, Christian Soldiers." We ended with "O

God, Our Help in Ages Past, " ... Every word seemed

to stir the heart. It was a great hour to live.

This meeting in Newfoundland led to the signing of

The Atlantic Charter, whtch became the basis for the

Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, less

than a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In the meetings that led to the signing of the Declara­

tion by United Nations, which now included the Soviet

Union (which had been invaded by Germany on 22

June 194 1 ), Churchill wrote:

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����ro���&���n��� signature of the United Nations Pact. Many telegrams

had passed between Washington, London, and Mos­

cow, but now all was settled. The President had ex­

erted his most fervent efforts to persuade Litvinov, the

Soviet Ambassador, newly restored to favour by the

turn of events, to accept the phrase "religious free­

dom". He was invited to luncheon with us in the Presi­

dent's room on purpose. After his hard experiences in

his own country he had to be careful. Later on the

President had a long talk with him alone about his

soul and the dangers of hell-fire. The accounts which

Mr. Roosevelt gave us on several occasions of what he

said to the Russian were impressive. Indeed, on one

occasion I promised Mr. Roosevelt to recommend him

for the position of Archbishop of Canterbury if he

should lose the next Presidential election. I did not

however make any official recommendation to the

Cabinet or the Crown upon this point, and as he won

the election in 1944 it did not arise.

It is true that the appointment of the Archbishop of

Canterbury, the first amongst equals of Anglican Bish­

ops, is indeed recommended by the British Prime Min­

ister, but Churchill's jest would have been a hard sell.

Roger Prince

Pittstown, NJ

rogercprince@gmail.com

Announcement from the Editor

I have many requests for news about what is happen­

ing in dioceses across the Episcopal Church, and ways

that each local diocese supports and encourages

church archives and historical research. One way to

share news is to send me a copy of the report that the

diocesan historiographer has to submit to the Diocesan

Convention. That way,_ the report can be printed in The

Historiographer, and shared with those around the

larger church. Thank you!

Deborah Crall Editor, The Historiographer

TheHistoriographer@gmail.com

Emerging Archival Scholars Program

The Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI) announces a recruitment and outreach scholarship pro­

gram to encourage minority students at the under­

graduate and graduate levels to consider undertaking

doctoral education focusing in Archival Studies. The

program, which is supported by the Institute of Mu­

seum and Library Services, is designed to introduce

students to the nature of doctoral education and the

rewards and demands of a research-oriented career,

e.g., as a professor, in the archives field. Our goal is to

stimulate and begin to nurture the growth of a new and

more diverse generation of scholars who are versed in

interdisciplinary research that addresses issues in Ar­

chival Studies, broadly conceived.

Up to six Emerging Archival Scholars will be awarded

a scholarship that will cover round-trip travel, accom­

modation, and most meals to attend the annual week­

long Archival Education and Research Institute, at­

tended by faculty and doctoral students from the U.S.

and around the globe. The next Institute, AERI 20 12,

will be held at the University of California, Los Ange­

les (UCLA) from 9- 13 �u:y 20 J 2.

During the Institute, each scholarship recipient will be

assigned both a faculty research and a Ph.D. student

mentor who will help Scholars navigate the Institute

and the intellectual and social environments. Scholar­

ship recipients will participate in a workshop discuss­

ing application processes and expectations for Ph.D.

programs in the U.S. and internationally as well as the

nature and scope of future possible careers. They will

also participate with other AERI attendees in work­

shops, seminars, and field trips.

For Scholars who indicate an interest 111 pursuing a

Ph.D. in this field after attending AERI, mentors will

work with them on a continuing basis and they will be

alerted to other possible opportunities, such as bridge

programs, additional scholarships and research oppor­

tunities that might be available through AERI or at

different academic institutions.

Scholars may also be selected or volunteer for fuller

immersion into the research process and be assigned to

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a research team that will involve the student in a su­

pervised research project that will last no longer than a

year. In this case, participants may be invited and

funded to present their research results in a poster ses­

sion at AERI in 20 13. ,

Applications will be considered only from undergradu­

ate students who have completed their junior year, and

students who have completed their first year of a Mas­

ter's degree program, but have not received a Master's

degree by the time AERI 20 12 begins. App I icants

must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 and be

successfully moving toward an academic major in any

field. No prior knowledge of or experience in Archival

Studies is required.

Students interested in applying for one of the available

scholarships must provide the information below:

• A resume (no more than 2 pages)

• A completed application form available at

l!tlp_://�§..!:i.g���.ucla.edu/fellowshi�.htrr1#��p

• A personal statement (no more than 2 pages, sin­

gle-space) that addresses all of the following ques­

tions:

1) What research interests might you like to pur­

sue in graduate school, and why? 2) What re­

search or scholarly experience do you have in your

field? 3) How do you plan to use the degree that

you are currently seeking?

• Official transcripts of all academic courses com­

pleted at your current academic institution at the

time of application

• Two letters of recommendation from faculty mem­

bers familiar with the student's work

Completed applications are due no later than I March

20 12. Resumes, application forms, personal state­

ments, and letters of recommendation should be sub­

mitted electronically to kwhite@ou.edu.

Official transcripts should be postmarked by I March

20 12 and mailed to Dr. Kelvin White, School of Li­

brary and Information Studies University of Okla­

homa, 40 I W. Brooks, Bizzell Library, Room 120

Norman, OK 73019-6032.

Society of American Archivists:

Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award Nominations

The Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan

Award Subcommittee of the Society of American Ar­

chivists seeks nominations for the 2012 award.

This award recognizes an archivist, editor, group of

individuals, or institution that has increased public

awareness of a specific body of documents through

compilation, transcription, exhibition, or public pres­

entation of archives or manuscript materials for educa­

tional, instructional, or other public purpose. Archives

may include photographs, films, and visual archives.

Publication may be in hard copy, microfilm, digital, or

other circulating medium.

Recent winners include: • 20 1 1 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Li­

braries March On Milwaukee Civil Rights HistoryProject Team

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• 2012 NEHA Conference, page 2

• Annual Meetings of the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church, page 6-7

• Archbishop Franklin Roosevelt? , page 9

• Emerging Archival Scholars Program, page 10

• History of St. John 's, Bandon, Oregon, pages 1, 8

• In Memoriam: Robert Eugene Neslund, page 3

• One Mystery Leads to Another, page 4

• Society of American Archivists Award Nominations, pages 7, 11

• The Seamen 's Church Institute Joins Queens College Special Collections, page 5

Upcoming Events

NEHA Conference:

Living Into the Legacy of Hobart & Brent

Buffalo, NY

2 1-24 August 20 12

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