Finding aid for the Glenville Congregational Church Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Glenville Congregational Church
Title: Glenville Congregational Church Records
Dates: 1910-1962
Extent: 0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
Abstract: Glenville Congregational Church was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1901 by Reverend William Colbert Detling and originally called the People's Church of Glenville. The name was changed to Glenville Congregational Church in 1910. It was disbanded in January, 1962. The collection consists of trustees' minutes, committee reports, material on the resignation of Rev. Albert B. Eby, church roll, church register, church transfer records, printed directories, and miscellaneous material, including a typed history and articles of incorporation.
MS Number MS 3852
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Glenville Congregational Church Records, 1910-1962 and undated, consist of trustees' minutes, committee reports, material on the resignation of Rev. Albert B. Eby, church roll, church register, church transfer records, printed directories, and miscellaneous material, including a typed history and articles of incorporation.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of religion and the Congregational Church in Cleveland, Ohio, in the twentieth century.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Glenville Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio)

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3852 Glenville Congregational Church Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection

Glenville Congregational Church Records 1910-1962 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Minutes 1910-1918
1 1 Reports 1918-1930
1 1 Church roll 1925-1927
1 2 Loose material removed from volume located in Folder 1 1912-1929
1 3 Church register 1948-1960
Box Folder
2 1 Church directory 1962
2 1 Baptisms 1948-1960
2 2 Church transfer records 1956-1963
2 3 Printed directories 1927-1954
2 4 Miscellaneous material, including church history, programs, receipts, and bond report 1920-1931 undated