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Rector's Office Guide to Trinity Wall Street Archives Our Mission To further the goals of Trinity Wall Street by preserving, protecting and making available their records of enduring value. Acknowledgments This guide was prepared by Gwynedd Cannan, Ella Jenness, Melissa Haley, Dorthea Sartain, Anne Petrimoulx, Joe Lapinski, and Sarah Quick Special thanks to Bill Dolive, Whitey Flynn, Joseph Galvin, Bibi Khan, Kristen Keller, Boni Joi Koelliker, and Sasheen Murray 1 Rector’s Office ............................................................................................................................... 4 The Reverend William Vesey, D. D., 1697-1746 ....................................................... 4 The Reverend Henry Barclay, D. D., 1746-1764 ....................................................... 5 The Reverend Samuel Auchmuty, D. D., 1764-1777 ................................................. 5 The Right Reverend Charles Inglis, D. D., 1777-1783 ............................................... 6 The Right Reverend Samuel Provoost, 1784-1800..................................................... 7 The Right Reverend Benjamin Moore, S.T.D., 1800-1816 ........................................ 8 The Right Reverend John Henry Hobart, D. D., 1816-1830 ...................................... 9 The Reverend William Berrian, D.D., 1830-1862 .................................................... 10 The Reverend Morgan Dix, S.T.D., D.C.L., D.D. 1862-1908 .................................. 11 The Right Reverend William Thomas Manning D.D., S.T.D., D.C.L., 1908-1921 . 13 The Reverend Caleb Rochford Stetson, S.T.D., 1921-1932 ..................................... 15 The Reverend Frederic Sydney Fleming, D.D., LL.D, S.T.D., 1932-1951 .............. 16 The Reverend John Heuss, D.D., S.T.D., L.H.D. 1952-1966 ................................... 17 The Reverend John Vernon Butler Jr., D.D., S.T.D., 1966-1972 ............................. 18 The Reverend Robert Parks, D.D., S.T.D. 1972-1987.............................................. 19 Executive Assistant to the Rector ............................................................................ 21 The Vestry.................................................................................................................................... 24 Clerk of the Vestry ........................................................................................................ 29 Elections ........................................................................................................................ 30 Real Estate (1700-1815) ............................................................................................... 31 Finance ......................................................................................................................................... 32 OFFICERS, 1815-1997................................................................................................. 33 DEPARTMENTS ......................................................................................................... 48 Real Estate, 1700 – 1975 .............................................................................................. 55 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 1839-1972 ................................................................. 61 Real Estate ................................................................................................................................... 72 Executive Officers ........................................................................................................ 74 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ...................................................... 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CONGREGATIONAL OFFICE ............................................................................................... 96 Clergy 1852-2005 ......................................................................................................... 96 CHAPELS ................................................................................................................... 105 St. Paul’s Chapel ................................................................................................... 105 Chapel of St. Cornelius the Centurion, ............................................................... 107 Chapel of the Intercession .................................................................................... 108 St. Agnes Chapel, 1890-1942 ................................................................................ 108 St. Augustine’s Chapel / All Saints, 1824-1945................................................... 109 St. Christopher’s Chapel ...................................................................................... 110 St. Chrysostom’s Chapel, 1862-1914 ................................................................... 111 St. George’s Chapel, 1861-1872 ........................................................................... 112 St. John’s Chapel, 1883-1912 ............................................................................... 112 St. Luke’s Chapel, 1946-1972 ............................................................................... 113 Trinity Chapel, 1855-1930 .................................................................................... 114 Anniversaries/ Awards/ Events ................................................................................... 115 2 SERVICE MATERIAL, 1846-2010 ........................................................................ 117 SERMONS .................................................................................................................. 119 OFFICIAL ACTS ....................................................................................................... 119 PARISH MINISTRY PROGRAMS ........................................................................... 121 Trinity Church Organizations ..................................................................................... 126 Congregational Council .............................................................................................. 135 Gifts............................................................................................................................. 136 MUSIC ....................................................................................................................................... 136 Programs and Ministry ............................................................................................................ 144 Society for Promoting Religion and Learning ............................................................ 144 Center for Ethics and Corporate Policy ...................................................................... 146 Office of Special Parish Ministries ............................................................................. 147 Frederic Fleming House ........................................................................................... 148 John Heuss House ..................................................................................................... 149 TRINITY CHURCH CEMETERY ........................................................................................ 152 Grants......................................................................................................................................... 155 Communications ....................................................................................................................... 159 Trinity Institute ......................................................................................................................... 168 West Cornwall Conference Center.......................................................................................... 172 Human Resources ..................................................................................................................... 173 St. Margaret’s House ................................................................................................................ 175 Television and New Media ....................................................................................................... 176 Spirituality & Health ................................................................................................................ 151 HISTORIOGRAPHER ............................................................................................................ 179 Archives ..................................................................................................................................... 182 Legal Records ................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Other Collections ...................................................................................................................... 194 3 Rector’s Office 1711-2010 241 boxes; 120.5 linear feet Historical Note: Trinity Church’s charter of 1697 decreed “that there shall be a Rector to have care of the souls of the inhabitants of said Parish, and a perpetual succession of Rectors there.” Only sixteen rectors have served during the first 300 years of the parish. Trinity’s first three rectors after the American Revolution were also Bishops of the Diocese of New York. In the 20th Century, William Manning resigned as Rector of Trinity Church to become Bishop of New York. The current rector heads an influential parish, oversees approximately 200 employees, directs a major New York real estate corporation, and manages a grant program that serves the world-wide
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