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Container
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Title
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Milwaukee Mss 128
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Series: Historical Background Material
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Printed histories
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Historical Sketch, Grand Avenue Congregation Church, 1907
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Box
61
Folder
18
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Our Pilgrim Inheritance, by Charles Beale, 1920
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Box
1
Folder
1
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One Hundred Years of Christian Service, 1947
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Box
61
Folder
12
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Church History Pamphlets, 1950-1981
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Commemorative events and anniversaries
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Building dedication, 1888
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Box
1
Folder
3
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60th anniversary, 1907
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Box
1
Folder
4
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70th anniversary, 1917
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Pilgrim landing 300th anniversary, Pageant script, 1920
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Box
1
Folder
6
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75th anniversary, 1922
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Centennial
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Programs, sermon, reminiscences of Ovid B. Blix
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Faith of Our Fathers script by Lulu M. Dysart
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Box
61
Folder
11
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Centennial Observance, 1947
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Box
1
Folder
9
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110th anniversary, 1957
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Box
61
Folder
9
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Celebration--150 Years, 1997
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Box
61
Folder
7
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Beale, Arthur Stanley (1881-1938)
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Box
61
Folder
8
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Brochures, 1986, undated
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Box
61
Folder
10
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Celebrations and Services, 1972-1986
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Box
61
Folder
13
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Church Manual, 1887
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Box
61
Folder
14
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Church Manual, undated
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Box
1
Folder
10
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Members of prominence, pre 1930
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Box
1
Folder
11
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Miscellany
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Box
61
Folder
15
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Mission Statement and Procedures, 1970-1975
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Box
61
Folder
16
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National Register of Historic Places, 1984-1986
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Newspaper clippings
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Box
1
Folder
12-13
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1932-1963
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Box
61
Folder
17
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1930-1987
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Box
61
Folder
19
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Performance Arts, 1970-1988
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Photographs
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Box
1
Folder
14
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Photocopies
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Box
62
Folder
1
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Sale of Church, 1996-1998
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Box
1
Folder
15
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State Historical Society, Correspondence regarding deposit of records
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Box
1
Folder
16
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Stenson report and GAC role as urban church and long-range planning, 1964
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Box
62
Folder
2
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Title Abstract, 1835-1997
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Box
1
Folder
17
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Union with Pilgrim Church, 1915
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Box
1
Folder
18
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World War I, Members in the service
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Box
1
Folder
19
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World War II, Honor Roll and correspondence
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Box
1
Folder
20
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Yearbook statistical reports, 1905-1923
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Series: Administrative Records
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Box
1
Folder
21
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Constitutions and by-laws, 1914-1974
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Box
28
Folder
2
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Legal papers regarding dissolution of Second Congregational Society and incorporation of GAC, 1952
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Administrative bodies
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Box
2
Folder
6
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Board of Religious Education, 1948-1951
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Box
53
Folder
2-3
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Board of Christian Education, Minutes, 1952-1975
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Board of Trustees, Minutes and correspondence
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Box
2
Folder
7-10
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1920-1931
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Box
3
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1932-1947
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Box
4
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1948-1965
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Box
53
Folder
4-6
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Minutes, 1964-1997
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Board of Worship
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Minutes
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Box
5
Folder
1-5
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1931-1966
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Box
54
Folder
1-3
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1967-1983, 1986-1997
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Box
6
Folder
1-3
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Correspondence, 1934-1953
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Church Council
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Pastor's Staff, 1904-1912
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Box
2
Folder
6
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1948-1964
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Minutes
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Box
54
Folder
4-5
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1931-1967
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Box
55
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1967-1989
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Box
56
Folder
1-3
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1989-1997
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Box
2
Folder
3
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Clerk's correspondence, 1901-1950
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Congregational meetings
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Box
1
Folder
22
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1910-1931
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Box
2
Folder
1-2
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1933-1966
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Minutes
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Box
56
Folder
4
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1947-1967
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Box
57
Folder
1-3
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1966-1997
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Box
53
Folder
1
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Miscellaneous, 1924-1935
: 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.
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Baptism Records, circa 1857-1980
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Box
42
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A-H
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Box
43
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I-Spra
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Box
44
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Spru-Z
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Committees
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Box
6
Folder
4-7
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Every Member Canvass, 1926-1965
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Box
6
Folder
8
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House Committee, 1949-1951
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Pastoral committees
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Box
6
Folder
9
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1903
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Box
7
Folder
1-3
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1923, 1947, 1954
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Box
7
Folder
4
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Publicity Committee, 1950
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Box
7
Folder
5
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Records Committee, 1956-1958
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Box
7
Folder
6
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Social Action, 1953-1954
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Financial records
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Box
7
Folder
7
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Benevolence account, 1919-1936
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Box
7
Folder
8
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Building alteration and Pastor's Assistant Fund, 1907
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Individual pledge records
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1918-1933
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Box
8
Folder
1-2
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A-C
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Box
9
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D-K
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Box
8
Folder
3-4
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L-P
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Box
10
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R-Z
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1934-1948
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Box
11
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A-H
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Box
12
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I-S
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Box
13
Folder
1-2
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T-Z
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Box
13
Folder
3-4
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1952-1954
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1955-1958
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Box
13
Folder
5-6
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A-K
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Box
14
Folder
1-2
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L-Z
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Box
14
Folder
3-5
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1959-1961
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Summary financial statements, Annual and monthly
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Box
15
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1912-1959
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Box
16
Folder
1-2
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1960-1973
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Membership records
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Alphabetical records, circa 1857-1997
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Box
45
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A-B
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Box
46
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C-E
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Box
47
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F-H
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Box
48
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H-L
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Box
49
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L-N
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Box
50
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O-R
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Box
51
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S-T
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Box
52
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U-Z
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Membership books
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Box
16
Folder
3
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109-2341, 1857-1915
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Box
17
Folder
1-2
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2342-4102, 1916-1934
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Membership lists
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Box
18
Folder
1
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1847-1887, compiled 1940
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Box
18
Folder
2
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1922
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Box
18
Folder
3-5
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1931, 1952-1955
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Box
19
Folder
1
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1960-1963
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Box
19
Folder
2
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Dismission book stubs, 1935-1940
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Box
19
Folder
3
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Members by geographic location, 1956
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Box
20
Folder
1
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Information on people associated with GAC, 1955
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Membership updates
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Box
20
Folder
2
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1947-1951
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Box
21
Folder
1
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1952-1968
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Subject files
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Box
21
Folder
2
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Church magazine, 1929-1931
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Box
21
Folder
3
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Church use requests, 1949-1955
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Box
22
Folder
1
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Memorial donations and bequests
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Merger of Congregational and E&R churches, 1948-1961
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Box
22
Folder
2
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Issue at GAC
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Box
22
Folder
3
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Laymen's Committee of Concern
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Box
22
Folder
4
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Literature on constitution
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Box
23
Folder
1
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Wisconsin churches not approving merger
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Box
23
Folder
2
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Messenger, 1954-1958
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Box
23
Folder
3
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Music
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Box
23
Folder
4
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Name change, 1927-1931
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Box
23
Folder
5
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Parish visitor
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Pastors
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Box
23
Folder
6
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Curtis, Otis, 1847-1848
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Box
23
Folder
7
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Ladd, George, 1872-1881
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Box
23
Folder
8
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Ide, George, 1881-1903
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Box
24
Folder
1
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Beale, Charles, 1904-1924
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Box
24
Folder
2
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Beale, Arthur, 1924-1934
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Box
24
Folder
3
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Sheldon, Frank, 1935-1947
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Box
24
Folder
4
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Avery, Perry, 1947-1954
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Box
24
Folder
5
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Tarr, Donald, 1955-1959
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Box
24
Folder
6
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Howell, David, 1959-1966
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Box
24
Folder
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Kelley, John, 1966-1969
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Personnel
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Box
24
Folder
8
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Pulpit supply correspondence, 1901-1903
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Box
25
Folder
1-2
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Pastoral candidates, 1903
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Box
25
Folder
3
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Choir director/organist, 1934
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Box
25
Folder
4
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Interim pastors, 1947
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Box
25
Folder
5
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Associate pastors, 1952-1956
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Box
25
Folder
6
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Miscellaneous personnel, 1924-1956
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Physical plant
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Box
26
Folder
1
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New century planning, 1948-1955
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Box
26
Folder
2
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Building modernization, 1955
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Box
26
Folder
3
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Construction bids and contracts, 1931, 1955-1958
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Series: Organizations
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Box
32
Folder
5
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Bible Book of the Month Club
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Foreign Missionary Society
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Minutes
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Box
26
Folder
4
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1869-1880
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Box
26
Folder
8-9
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1895-1916
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Box
27
Folder
1
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1917-1923
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Box
26
Folder
7
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Treasurer's records, 1892-1903
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Home Missionary Society
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Box
28
Folder
1
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Minutes, 1903-1928
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Box
27
Folder
3
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Treasurer's records, 1909-1925
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Box
32
Folder
6
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Men's Club, 1922-1971
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Box
32
Folder
7
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Mr. and Mrs. Club, 1947-1959
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Sunday Nighters (formerly Young Peoples' Club)
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Box
32
Folder
8-9
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1930-1947
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Box
33
Folder
1
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Financial records, 1935-1945
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Sunday School
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Box
33
Folder
2
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General, 1920-1954
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Box
33
Folder
3-5
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Financial records, 1890-1948
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Box
26
Folder
5-6
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Woman's Board of Missions, 1880-1890
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Women's Guild (also Women's Union)
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Box
27
Folder
3
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Constitutions, 1917-1949
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Circles
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Box
31
Folder
2
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General membership lists, 1955-1965
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Box
31
Folder
3
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Alice Keenan Sheldon Circle, 1944-1953
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Box
31
Folder
4
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Business and Professional Women, 1949-1954
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Charlotte Willard Circle
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Box
31
Folder
5-8
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Minutes, 1916-1966
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Box
31
Folder
9-10
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Financial records
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Box
31
Folder
11
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Friendly Service, 1956-1963
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Box
31
Folder
12
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Script, “The Red Chair Waits,” 1960
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Box
58
Folder
1
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Dorcas Circle, Minutes, 1970-1980
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Esther Circle
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Box
31
Folder
13
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1962-1964
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Box
58
Folder
1-2
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Minutes, 1980-1993
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Box
31
Folder
1
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Kitchen Circle, 1945-1953
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Box
31
Folder
2
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Martha Circle, 1955
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Box
31
Folder
3
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Mary Avery Circle, 1951-1954
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Box
31
Folder
4
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Service Circle, 1942-1953
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Box
30
Folder
5
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Lectures and entertainment, 1922
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Minutes
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Box
27
Folder
4-7
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1901-1932
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Box
29
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1932-1967
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Box
58
Folder
3
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1964-1970
: Includes financial reports.
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Box
58
Folder
4
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1971-1994
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Box
27
Folder
2
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Missionary Department, 1928-1936
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Box
31
Folder
1
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Programs, 1940-1966
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Box
30
Folder
6-8
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Scrapbooks, 1914-1933
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Box
30
Folder
1-4
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Treasurer's records, 1923-1961
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Series: Publications
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Annual reports
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Box
33
Folder
6
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1958-1973
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Box
58
Folder
5-6
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1971-1997
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Box
34
Folder
1
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Brochures
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Box
34
Folder
2
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Directories, 1898-1964
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Box
59
Folder
1
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Church Directories, 1952-1993
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Box
59
Folder
2
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The Little Bible, by Charles Beale, 1910
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Box
34
Folder
3
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Who's Who at GAC, 1949-1959
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Box
34
Folder
4
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Pilgrim Church Cook Book, 1914
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Box
34
Folder
5
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Our Church News, 1919-1931
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Free Church Messenger and Messenger
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Box
34
Folder
6-12
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1942-1954
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Box
35
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1955-1967
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Box
36
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1968-1972
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Box
37
Folder
1-5
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1973-1977
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Box
59
Folder
3-7
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1978-1980, 1982-1983
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Box
60
Folder
1-8
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1984-1991
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Box
61
Folder
1-6
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1992-1997
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Calendars, with order of worship
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Box
37
Folder
6-12
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1901-1919
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Box
38
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1920-1928
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Box
39
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1929-1937
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Box
40
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1938-1947
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Series: External Organizations
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Box
62
Folder
3
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Central City Churches, Inc., 1980-1983
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Box
41
Folder
1
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Congregational Club of Milwaukee, 1904-1969
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Box
41
Folder
2
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Fairhaven Home, 1960-1963
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Box
41
Folder
3
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Finnish Luther Church, l910-1939
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Box
41
Folder
4
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Milwaukee Area Congregational Churches, 1904-1960
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Box
41
Folder
5
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Milwaukee Area ecumenical groups, 1947-1967
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Box
41
Folder
6
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Milwaukee Association of Congregational Churches, 1952-1962
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Box
41
Folder
7
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National Congregational Church literature
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Box
41
Folder
8
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Southeast Wisconsin Association, 1963-1965
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Box
41
Folder
9
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West Allis Church, 1926
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PH 3967
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Series: Photographs
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Prints
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Church Views
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Exteriors
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Church façade
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Box/Folder
1/1
Item
1-2
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Before rear addition
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Box/Folder
1/1
Item
3-6
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After rear addition
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Box/Folder
1/1
Item
7-8
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Side entrance
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Interiors
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Box/Folder
1/2
Item
9
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Sanctuary showing pastors, choir, pipe organ, and congregation
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Box/Folder
1/2
Item
10
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Coat room
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Box/Folder
1/2
Item
11-12
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Fellowship halls/classrooms
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Box/Folder
1/3
Item
13
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“1860s [sic] in Retrospect,” April 30, 1961
: Mr. Walter Candy, church clerk, Mr. Lloyd Stenson depicting Dr. William DeLoss Love and Mrs. Leslie Guell, depicting Mrs. William DeLoss Love.
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117th anniversary celebration
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Box/Folder
1/4
Item
14-15
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Buffet table
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Box/Folder
1/4
Item
16-17
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Cutting anniversary cake
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Box/Folder
1/4
Item
18
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Rev. David Howell with parishioner
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Box/Folder
1/4
Item
19-23
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Parishioners at anniversary celebration
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Negatives
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Envelope
1-5
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117th anniversary celebration
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