Grand Avenue Congregational Church Records, 1857-1998

Container Title
Series: Administrative Records
Box   1
Folder   21
Constitutions and by-laws, 1914-1974
Box   28
Folder   2
Legal papers regarding dissolution of Second Congregational Society and incorporation of GAC, 1952
Administrative bodies
Box   2
Folder   6
Board of Religious Education, 1948-1951
Box   53
Folder   2-3
Board of Christian Education, Minutes, 1952-1975
Board of Trustees, Minutes and correspondence
Box   2
Folder   7-10
1920-1931
Box   3
1932-1947
Box   4
1948-1965
Box   53
Folder   4-6
Minutes, 1964-1997
Board of Worship
Minutes
Box   5
Folder   1-5
1931-1966
Box   54
Folder   1-3
1967-1983, 1986-1997
Box   6
Folder   1-3
Correspondence, 1934-1953
Church Council
Box   2
Folder   5
Pastor's Staff, 1904-1912
Box   2
Folder   6
1948-1964
Minutes
Box   54
Folder   4-5
1931-1967
Box   55
1967-1989
Box   56
Folder   1-3
1989-1997
Box   2
Folder   3
Clerk's correspondence, 1901-1950
Congregational meetings
Box   1
Folder   22
1910-1931
Box   2
Folder   1-2
1933-1966
Minutes
Box   56
Folder   4
1947-1967
Box   57
Folder   1-3
1966-1997
Box   53
Folder   1
Miscellaneous, 1924-1935
Scope and Content Note: Includes minutes of meetings and combined meetings of the Board of Deacons and Deaconesses, Board of Worship, and Church Council, a worship survey, and correspondence.
Baptism Records, circa 1857-1980
Box   42
A-H
Box   43
I-Spra
Box   44
Spru-Z
Committees
Box   6
Folder   4-7
Every Member Canvass, 1926-1965
Box   6
Folder   8
House Committee, 1949-1951
Pastoral committees
Box   6
Folder   9
1903
Box   7
Folder   1-3
1923, 1947, 1954
Box   7
Folder   4
Publicity Committee, 1950
Box   7
Folder   5
Records Committee, 1956-1958
Box   7
Folder   6
Social Action, 1953-1954
Financial records
Box   7
Folder   7
Benevolence account, 1919-1936
Box   7
Folder   8
Building alteration and Pastor's Assistant Fund, 1907
Individual pledge records
1918-1933
Box   8
Folder   1-2
A-C
Box   9
D-K
Box   8
Folder   3-4
L-P
Box   10
R-Z
1934-1948
Box   11
A-H
Box   12
I-S
Box   13
Folder   1-2
T-Z
Box   13
Folder   3-4
1952-1954
1955-1958
Box   13
Folder   5-6
A-K
Box   14
Folder   1-2
L-Z
Box   14
Folder   3-5
1959-1961
Summary financial statements, Annual and monthly
Box   15
1912-1959
Box   16
Folder   1-2
1960-1973
Membership records
Alphabetical records, circa 1857-1997
Box   45
A-B
Box   46
C-E
Box   47
F-H
Box   48
H-L
Box   49
L-N
Box   50
O-R
Box   51
S-T
Box   52
U-Z
Membership books
Box   16
Folder   3
109-2341, 1857-1915
Box   17
Folder   1-2
2342-4102, 1916-1934
Membership lists
Box   18
Folder   1
1847-1887, compiled 1940
Box   18
Folder   2
1922
Box   18
Folder   3-5
1931, 1952-1955
Box   19
Folder   1
1960-1963
Box   19
Folder   2
Dismission book stubs, 1935-1940
Box   19
Folder   3
Members by geographic location, 1956
Box   20
Folder   1
Information on people associated with GAC, 1955
Membership updates
Box   20
Folder   2
1947-1951
Box   21
Folder   1
1952-1968
Subject files
Box   21
Folder   2
Church magazine, 1929-1931
Box   21
Folder   3
Church use requests, 1949-1955
Box   22
Folder   1
Memorial donations and bequests
Merger of Congregational and E&R churches, 1948-1961
Box   22
Folder   2
Issue at GAC
Box   22
Folder   3
Laymen's Committee of Concern
Box   22
Folder   4
Literature on constitution
Box   23
Folder   1
Wisconsin churches not approving merger
Box   23
Folder   2
Messenger, 1954-1958
Box   23
Folder   3
Music
Box   23
Folder   4
Name change, 1927-1931
Box   23
Folder   5
Parish visitor
Pastors
Box   23
Folder   6
Curtis, Otis, 1847-1848
Box   23
Folder   7
Ladd, George, 1872-1881
Box   23
Folder   8
Ide, George, 1881-1903
Box   24
Folder   1
Beale, Charles, 1904-1924
Box   24
Folder   2
Beale, Arthur, 1924-1934
Box   24
Folder   3
Sheldon, Frank, 1935-1947
Box   24
Folder   4
Avery, Perry, 1947-1954
Box   24
Folder   5
Tarr, Donald, 1955-1959
Box   24
Folder   6
Howell, David, 1959-1966
Box   24
Folder   7
Kelley, John, 1966-1969
Personnel
Box   24
Folder   8
Pulpit supply correspondence, 1901-1903
Box   25
Folder   1-2
Pastoral candidates, 1903
Box   25
Folder   3
Choir director/organist, 1934
Box   25
Folder   4
Interim pastors, 1947
Box   25
Folder   5
Associate pastors, 1952-1956
Box   25
Folder   6
Miscellaneous personnel, 1924-1956
Physical plant
Box   26
Folder   1
New century planning, 1948-1955
Box   26
Folder   2
Building modernization, 1955
Box   26
Folder   3
Construction bids and contracts, 1931, 1955-1958