Department of Archives & Special Collections
Online Payments  My Library Account
General Special Collections Blues Archives Visual Collections Modern Political Archives
Circulation & Access Current Exhibits Past Exhibits Publications
Visiting Special Collections FAQs

Bishop Duncan Montgomery Gray, Jr. Collection

MUM00766

PURL

 http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00766/

Return to Table of Contents »

Summary Information

Repository
University of Mississippi Libraries
Creator
Rev. Duncan M. Gray, Jr.
Title
Bishop Duncan Montgomery Gray, Jr. Collection
ID
MUM00766
Date
1954-2000
Extent
21.0 boxes
General Physical Description note
21 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other materials relating to the life and career of Gray, a clergyman and civil rights advocate.

Preferred Citation

Bishop Duncan Montgomery Gray, Jr. Collection (MUM00766), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

Return to Table of Contents »

Biographical Note

Duncan Montgomery Gray was born in Canton, Mississippi in 1926. He attended high school in Greenwood, Mississippi before graduating in 1944 from Central High in Jackson. Upon graduation, he entered the Navy and was sent to Tulane University on the Navy-12 Program. In 1953 he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity from the University of the South, Sewanee. In 1954 Gray was one of the few members that comprised the diocesan department of Christian Social Relations when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. Gray urged the diocese to take a stand on segregation and took it upon himself to draft the radical document entitled, “The Church Considers the Supreme Court Decision” in which he used biblical references to support his argument that racial segregation was a sin. As a fourth generation Mississippian, Duncan Gray, Jr. devoted his pastoral career to the parishes and communities of Mississippi. From 1953 to 1957, Gray served as Vicar of Calvary Church, Cleveland, and priest-in-charge of Grace Church, Rosedale. His tenure as Rector of St. Peter's, Oxford, and priest-in-charge of Holy Innocents, Como lasted from 1957-1965. Gray was best known for his work as a civil rights activist, especially his efforts at the University of Mississippi in the fall of 1962 during the school's integration by James Meredith. Gray was rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Oxford at the time and encouraged his parishioners to “”uproot and cast out” the seeds of “anger and hatred, bitterness and prejudice.” During the Ole Miss riots, in which two people were killed, Gray boldly attempted to calm the crowd of rioters as he clung to the Confederate statue in the campus square, but was ultimately absorbed into the crowd.

After Oxford, Gray served as rector at St. Paul’s in Meridian until 1974 when he was elected as the Bishop of Mississippi, a position he held for nineteen years (1974-1993). As bishop during a turbulent time, Gray supported the controversial revision of the 1928 Book of Common Prayer and the ordination of women. His other diocesan commitments included roles as chairman of the Mississippi Religious Leadership Conference; president of the Standing Committee; dean of the Board of Examining Chaplains; and chairman of the departments of College Work, Christian Education, Communications, and Christian Social Relations. Bishop Gray also served the Church as chairman and member of the General Convention’s Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons and as chairman of the House of Bishops’ Committee on Canons and Committee on Rules. Additionally he held the position of vice chairman of the Board of The Archives of the Episcopal Church. From 1991 to 1997, Duncan Gray Jr. was chancellor of Sewanee: The University of the South. He was the subject of a 1997 book, And Also With You: Duncan Gray and the American Dilemma, written by the Will Campbell.

Return to Table of Contents »

Administrative Information

Publication Information

University of Mississippi Libraries 2017

Access Restrictions

The Bishop Duncan Montgomery Gray, Jr. Collection is open for research.

Copyright Restrictions

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Custodial History note

Gift of Bishop Duncan M. Gray Jr.

Return to Table of Contents »

Related Materials

Related Materials at the University of Mississippi

Return to Table of Contents »

Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

  • Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Biography
  • Meredith, James, 1933-

Subject(s)

  • Civil Rights
  • Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Oxford Race relations
  • College integration - Mississippi - Oxford
  • Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Episcopal Church

Return to Table of Contents »

Collection Inventory

Box 1 

1.1 Oxford-St. Peter’s material 1951-1996 

Scope and Content

Contains material on the history of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Oxford, Mississippi. Bishop Gray, Jr. served in that church in the 1960s.

1.2 Ordination of Duncan Gray, Jr. April 8, 1953 

Scope and Content

Contains material on the ordination of Duncan Gray, Jr. at Grace Episcopal Church in Canton, Mississippi.

1.3 Mississippi State Religious Emphasis Week 1956 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence and materials related to Religious Emphasis Week in 1956.

1.4-1.5 Mississippi State Religious Emphasis Week 1956 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence and materials related to Religious Emphasis Week in 1956.

1.6 Oxford, 1962—Talks and personal folder 1962-1963 

Scope and Content

Contains speeches, correspondence, and pamphlets related to the integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by James H. Meredith.

1.7-1.18 Correspondence-out of state-positive 1962-1963 

Scope and Content

Contains positive correspondence from out of state related to the integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by James H. Meredith and the actions of Reverend Duncan M. Gray, Jr. surrounding the integration.

1.19-1.21 Correspondence- out of state- negative 1962-1963 

Scope and Content

Contains negative correspondence from out of state related to the integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by James H. Meredith and the actions of Reverend Duncan M. Gray, Jr. surrounding the integration.

1.22 Correspondence- in state- negative 

Scope and Content

Contains negative correspondence from in state related to the integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by James H. Meredith and the actions of Reverend Duncan M. Gray, Jr. surrounding the integration.

1.23-1.26 Correspondence- in state- positive 1962-1963  

Scope and Content

Contains positive correspondence from out of state related to the integration of the University of Mississippi in 1962. Contains speeches and correspondence relating to the University of Mississippi riot of 1962 surrounding its integration.

1.27-1.28 Post Oxford riot-addresses and correspondence 1962-1963 

Scope and Content

Contains speeches and correspondence relating to the University of Mississippi riot of 1962 surrounding its integration.

1.29-1.32 Correspondence- out of state- church business 

1.33 University of Mississippi papers 1962-1963  

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 2 

2.1-2.3 Ed King Papers 1963-1964 

Scope and Content

Contains manuscripts from Ed King and his relationship with Duncan M. Gray, Jr.

2.4-2.16 Mississippi Council on Human Relations 1954-1980 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence and pamphlets relating to the Mississippi Council on Human Relations. Includes letter to Myrlie Evers regarding murder of Medgar Evers. Also included: correspondence from Aaron Henry, Jean Fairfax, Leslie Dunbar, Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Maxwell Hahn, Frank Ellis Smith, Hodding Carter, Carroll Gratin, LeRoy Percy, Frank Ellis Smith, Paul Anthony, John Brademas, Sargent Shriver, and Governor Paul Johnson

2.17 Southern Regional Council and COFO 1964-1988 

Scope and Content

Contains information on COFO (Council of Federated Organizations) summer program in Mississippi and activities of the Southern Regional Council.

2.18-2.19 Christian Social Relations – Province IV Study and follow-up 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence and reports relating to Duncan Gray’s work with the Department of Christian Social Relations regarding the Episcopal Church’s reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on segregation in public schools. Includes draft copy of Gray’s study “Segregation and the Bible.”

2.20 Committee of Concern 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence and pamphlets relating to the Committee of Concern, an interracial and interfaith organization dedicated to rebuilding churches destroyed by arson.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 3 

3.1-3.3 Christian Social Relations 1954-1956 

Scope and Content

Contains copies of the pamphlet “The Church Considers the Supreme Court Decision,” and correspondence relating to Gray’s work with the Department of Christian Social Relations. Also contains the Episcopal Church publication Just, Right, and Necessary, which considers various organizations’ reactions to the Supreme Court decision on segregation.

3.4 Katallagete materials 1968-1988 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence and documents relating to the Committee of Southern Churchmen publication, Katallagete, and Duncan Gray’s contribution to the Winter 1968-1969 issue titled, “In Defense of the Steeple.” Contains two copies of this issue.

3.5 Meridian 1962-1974 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, clippings, reports, and pamphlets relating to Duncan Gray’s work in Meridian, Mississippi, including his service on the Committee of Conscience, the Mississippi Council on Human Relations, as rector of St. Paul’s Parish, and his election as bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi.

3.6 Sovereignty commission 1956-1997 

3.7 Walker Suits 1963-1967 

3.8 Oral History Project – Don Williams 1999 

Scope and Content

Contains transcripts of an oral history interview of Duncan Gray conducted by Don Williams as part of the Civil Rights Documentation Project and correspondence relating to the interview.

3.9 Lloyd Paper 2008 

Scope and Content

Contains copies of a research paper titled, “The Church Confronts Racism: Duncan Gray and the ‘Ole Miss Crisis,’” written by Gabriel Lloyd of St. Albans School in Washington, D.C.

3.10 University of Mississippi – Center for the Study of Southern Culture – interview 2009 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence between Brenda West and Duncan Gray scheduling an oral history interview to be conducted by Joe York of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture.

3.11 Millsaps College- Oral History Project 1965-1967 

Scope and Content

Contains transcripts of a 1965 oral history interview conducted by Gordon Henderson for the Millsaps Oral History Project in which Gray recounts the violence that surrounded James Meredith’s admission to the University of Mississippi and race relations in Oxford.

3.12 Interviews Relating to Civil Rights 1983-2000 

Scope and Content

Contains documents relating to various projects on Duncan Gray and/or the history of the civil rights movement that utilized interviews with Gray.

3.13-3.14 Open Doors – UM 40th anniversary of integration 2002-2003 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, event schedules, photographs, brochures, and background material relating to the University of Mississippi’s “Open Doors” observance of the fortieth anniversary of its integration.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 4 

4.1 Faulkner articles 1954-1997 

Scope and Content

Contains magazine articles, newspaper clippings, and tourist brochures related to William Faulkner.

4.2-4.7 Faulkner – Sally Wolff-King interview 1963-2007 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence notes, proof edits, and photo copies of “ ‘He Like to call Me Padre’: Bishop Duncan Gray Remembers William Faulkner” from The Southern Quarterly.

4.8 Faulkner – University of Mississippi Faulkner Conference, July 27-Aug. 1, 1997 1997 

Scope and Content

Contains conference programs, issue of Oxford Town, and poster related to the University of Mississippi Faulkner Conference.

4.9 Faulkner – Centennial, Sept. 25,1997 1997-1999 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, remarks, program, articles, and newspaper clippings related to the University of Mississippi Faulkner Conference, Centennial Program, and statue dedication.

4.10 Faulkner – copies of presentations 1996 

Scope and Content

Contains presentations on Faulkner from Emory University and St. Phillip’s Cathedral in Atlanta, Georgia.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 5 

5.1-5.8 House of Bishops 1975-1999 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, session information, committee appointments, journal articles, and newspaper clippings related to the House of Bishops meeting. Topics include ordination of women, sexuality, poverty, racism.

5.9 Dr. Gar Alperovitz – “Economic Community” 

Scope and Content

Contains responses to and copies of two papers written by Dr. Gar Alperovitz, “The Centrality of Community” and “Planning for Sustained Community.”

5.10 Gray Center – Council 1988-1990 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, a program, and a news article related to the 161st Annual Council of the Diocese of Mississippi and the Gray Center development.

5.11 Episcopal Churchwomen 1990-1993 

Scope and Content

Contains calendars, correspondence, and brochures related to the Episcopal Churchwomen and the ECW 100th Annual Meeting.

5.12 “The Stewardship of the Church Pension Group” 1996 

5.13-5.15 General Convention 1988-1194 

5.16 Council 1990 

Scope and Content

Contains copies of The Church News, schedules, newspaper clippings, and correspondence related to the 163rd Annual Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi.

5.17 Council 1991 

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, schedule, and other documents related to the 164th Annual Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi.

5.18-5.20 Council 1992 

Scope and Content

Contains program, Bishop’s Address, Council agenda, correspondence and resolutions related to the 165th Annual Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi.

5.21-5.22 Council 1993 

Scope and Content

Contains delegate list, correspondence, resolutions, Bishop’s Address, agendas, and reports related to the 166th Annual Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi.

5.23 Council 1998 

Scope and Content

Contains a copy of The Mississippi Episcopalian, resolutions, programs and reports related to the 171st Annual Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 6 

6.1-6.5 Central Gulf Coast 1995-1997, 1999, 2004 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence and travel documents related to Gray’s visitations to the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast.

6.6 Capital Punishment – Jimmy Lee Gray, et al. 

Scope and Content

Contains documents related to several death penalty cases, focusing on Jimmy Lee Gray.

6.7 Bethesda Home, Falwell 1986-1993 

Scope and Content

Contains legal documents, correspondence, memos, and newspaper clippings related to a lawsuit involving Reverend Joseph Rowland, Reverend Benjamin Bell, and the Bethesda Home for Girls of Hattiesburg, MS.

6.8 Arms Control – Millsaps Symposium 1981 

Scope and Content

Contains pamphlets, journals, and newspaper clippings related to the nuclear arms race and the Millsaps College Student Symposium in November of 1981.

6.9 American Episcopal Church, et al. 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, journal articles, church bulletins, memos, and newsletters related to the American Episcopal Church, the United Episcopal Church, and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church of Jackson MS.

6.10 Association of Christian Training and Service (ACTS) – December 1994 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, budget proposals, questionnaires, pamphlets, and reports related to the Board of Directors of the Association for Christian Training and Service meeting held December 2-13, 1994.

6.11 Abortion 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, articles, pamphlets, newsletters, and reports related to the debate over abortion.

6.12-6.13 St. Andrew’s Cathedral and School 1989-1996 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, photos, newspaper clippings, school history, zoning application and plats, related to the sale of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School property.

6.14-6.15 Sabbatical File 1982-1983 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, sabbatical proposal, travel arrangements, and itineraries related to the Bishop’s Sabbatical at Oxford University in the summer of 1983.

6.16 Scientific Creationism and the Legislature 1981-1987 

Scope and Content

Contains journal articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports, and a house bill related to scientific creationism.

6.17 “The Race Against Time” February 20, 1992 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence related to Gray’s participation in a panel discussion on the history of race in Mississippi.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 7 

7.1-7.2 Panama, Bishop Ottley 1984-2009 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, reference letter, press releases, and ordination ceremony program related to James H. Ottley, who served as Bishop of Panama from 19841-1995 and as the Bishop of El Salvador from 1985-1992.

7.3-7.5 Companion Diocese-Panama 1974-1986 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, photos and a church bulletin related to the companion relationship between the Episcopal Dioceses of Mississippi and Panama and Companion Diocese Week, June 2-9, 1985. Also contains Golden Anniversary Edition of La Campana, a short history of the Episcopal Church in Panama published in celebration of the 50th anniversary of St. Luke’s Cathedral.

7.6 Panama Clipping 1990 

Scope and Content

Contains newspaper clippings related to the U.S. invasion of Panama, Manuel Noriega, and Panamanian refugees.

7.7 Panama – Congressional, etc. 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, resolutions, notes, and articles related to a resolution on Panama adopted by the Annual Council of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Mississippi, humanitarian efforts, and violence in Latin America.

7.8-7.9 Panama Visit 1989-1990 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, reports, statements, Bishop’s Address, and notes related to refugees, poverty, foreign aid, and a National Council of Churches delegation visit to Panama in January 1990.

7.10-7.11 National Altar Guild Associations (Judy McLarty) 1991-2008 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, newsletters, itineraries, pamphlets, meeting agendas, notes, and memos related to the work and administration of the National Altar Guild Association of the Episcopal Church. Also contains memorial service program for guild member William “Sandy” Anderson.

7.12 Dr. John Macquarrie’s Mississippi Itinerary and Subsequent Contacts 1983-2001 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, Mississippi itinerary, photographs of Dr. John Macquarrie, copy of The Church News, and travel arrangements related to Dr. Macquarrie’s 1984 visit to Mississippi.

7.13 Lutheran/Anglican Dialogue 1999 

Scope and Content

Contains publications related to a Lutheran proposal for the revision of the Concordat of Agreement.

7.14 Infant Communion 

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 8 

8.1-8.4 House of Bishops 1992-1993; 2000-2006 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, resolutions, and sermon notes related to House of Bishops meetings.

8.5 Clergy Group—Women’s Ordination 

8.6 Creationism Seminar—Ole Miss, March 28, 1985 1982-1985 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, publications, and reports related to evolution, creationism and the University of Mississippi Creationism Symposium.

8.7 Hattiesburg School 1988 

Scope and Content

Contains church bulletins, correspondence, vestry member list, and newspaper articles related to the establishment of a parochial school by Trinity Episcopal Church in Hattiesburg, MS.

8.8-8.9 DuBose Scholarship Fund 1991-1997 

Scope and Content

Contains Board Meeting agenda, correspondence, financial statements, and by-law resolutions related to the DuBose Scholarship Fund, donoros/donations, and award recipients.

8.10 Ecumenical Affairs 1992-1996 

Scope and Content

Contains ordination programs, studies on marriage and marriage counseling, a copy of Baptism: Eucharist and Ministry, and an issue of Mississippi Today.

8.11 EHCO (Ecumenical Health Care Organization) 1993 

Scope and Content

Contains budget and statistical reports, correspondence, EHCO Board of Directors meeting notes related to the operation of Whispering Pines Hospice.

8.12 Hospice Ministries 

Scope and Content

Contains brochure and donor prospectus for Mississippi’s Hospice Ministries.

8.13 Hispanic Ministry 

Scope and Content

Contains bilingual liturgy and a Spanish-language newspaper.

8.14 Flag Commission 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, memos, newspaper articles and clippings related to debate over the adoption of a new state flag and the work of the Mississippi State Flag Commission.

8.15 Central Gulf Coast—Tourist Guide 

Scope and Content

Contains promotional material including visitor guides, menus, and maps related to the Central Gulf Coast region.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 9 

9.1-9.3 Faulkner materials 1960-2009 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, promotional materials related to Rowan Oak rededication, Faulkner conference, A Faulkner 100: The Centennial Exhibition, and May/June 2005 issue of The Oxford American containing Faulkner short story “Rose of Lebanon.”

9.4-9.11 Will Campbell Project 1956-1998 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, manuscript notes, and journal articles related to the lives and careers of Duncan Gray and Will Campbell. Research on the University Greys, the Battle of Gettysburg, the University of Mississippi, integration and Sewanee.

9.12-9.14 And Also With You: Duncan Gray and the American Dilemmamaterials 1997  

Scope and Content

CContains correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, journal articles, book reviews, and promotional materials related to Will Campbell’s book And Also With You: Duncan Gray and the American Dilemma.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 10 

10.1-10.9 Sewanee material 1952-1953, 1996-1999, 2000-2008 

Scope and Content

Contains journal articles, newspaper clippings, and a memo related to the integration of Sewanee’s School of Theology and Highlander Folk School and Sewanee faculty resignation. Also includes articles, sermon, pamphlets, correspondence, and a schedule related to the William Porcher DuBose lectures. Contains correspondence related to a portrait of Duncan Gray after his retirement as chancellor of Sewanee.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 11 

11.1-11.5 Lambeth Conference – 1978 1977-1978; 1987-1988;  

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, conference diary, reports, resolutions, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, service bulletins, and speech and lecture transcripts related to the Lambeth Conference. Subjects include: Ordination of women, South Africa, poverty, economic policy, and the Middle East.

11.6 Highlander Folk School 1957-2002 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence and an essay responding to allegations that the Highlander Folk School propagated Communist ideology.

11.7-11.13 Homosexual Issue 1977-1998 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, sermons, articles, newspaper clippings, resolutions, and a pamphlet related to homosexuality and the Episcopal Church.

11.14 Sexuality Study 1987-1993 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, reports, and questionnaires regarding sexuality and Christianity, and a study on homosexuality undertaken by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

11.15-11.17 Sexual Misconduct Guidelines 1988-1993 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, insurance documents, journal articles, and diocesan guidelines regarding sexual misconduct and clergy members.

11.18 Penthouse affair 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, resolutions, press releases, and a report regarding allegations of sexual misconduct against Episcopal priests which appeared in Penthouse magazine.

11.19-11.26 House of Bishops material 1980-1997 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence and study documents related to House of Bishops meeting. Subjects include Reverend Walter C. Righter, Embezzlement, Ellen Cooke, sexuality, Kanuga IV, Province IV, sexual misconduct and ordination of women.

11.27 Louisiana Clergy – May 1, 2001 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, travel expenses, notes, and address list prepared for meeting of Episcopal clergy in the Diocese of Louisiana.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 12 

12.1-12.12 Sewanee material 1952-2003 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, newspaper articles, and a copy of Sewanee Theological Review. Also included correspondence, pamphlets, campaign updates, speeches, and development meeting minutes.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 13 

13.1-13.3 Canonical material 1984-1990 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, reports, resolutions, and a committee list related to passing legislation on human sexuality.

13.4-13.6 Diocese of Mississippi materials 1991-1998 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, directories, pamphlets, newspaper articles, church publications, bishop’s address, and resumes.

13.7-13.8 Diocesan Council 2000-2003 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, budget statements, Diocesan Council Agenda, and programs.

13.9 Executive Council and “815” 1989-1993 

Scope and Content

Contains Executive Council Visitation minutes, Episcopal Church Race and Ethnic Relations audit, and Episcopal Church directories.

13.10-13.19 General Convention 1997-2003 

Scope and Content

Contains newsletters, convention schedule, correspondence summary of actions, photos, preparatory reading materials, resolution proposal guidelines and other miscellaneous convention-related materials.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 14 

14.1 Standing Committee – Special 1990-1991 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, search committee procedure guidelines, budget proposals, meeting minutes, diocese and nominee profiles, voting tally sheets, and a copy of The Mississippi Episcopalian related to the election of a bishop coadjutor for the Diocese of Mississippi.

14.2-14.4 Coadjutor materials 1990-1991 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, search committee notes, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, ballots, and programs related to the nomination and election of a bishop coadjutor for the Diocese of Mississippi.

14.5-14.10 Archives of the Episcopal Church 1980-1993 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, record management guidelines, collection notes, budget and proposals, Commission on Racism survey, and Board of the Archives directory.

14.11-14.13 Clergy Conference 1990-1992 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, conference schedule, agenda, notes, new clergy list, worship service programs, and travel plans related to clergy conference.

14.14-14.18 Province IV Bishops Meeting 1987-1988 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, press releases, resolutions, list of Province IV bishops, newspaper clippings, and personal essays dealing with sexuality and ordination.

14.19 Diocesan Council, February 1-3, 2002 2002 

Scope and Content

Contains histories of the Diocese of Mississippi, programs, diocese budget, policy list, travel documents, and newspaper clippings.

14.20 Revisions of Canons on the Episcopate and Title III 1993-1994 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, notes, and revision drafts related to Title III Canons.

14.21 Revisions of Canons on the Episcopate and Title IV 1991-1994 

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, resolution, and draft related to Title IV Canons.

14.22 Canons 

Scope and Content

Contains draft of Title IV revision regarding ecclesiastical discipline.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 15 

15.1-15.3 Standing Comission on the Consitution and Canons-General Convention 1984-1985 

15.4-15.7 House of Bishops-Ordination 1974 

Return to Table of Contents »

Boxes 16-17 

Clippings, 1942; 1959; 1961-1996 

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 18 

18.1 Correspondence and documents related to the journal Per/Se Summer 1967 

Periodicals: 

Challenge, April 1958 

Christianity and Crisis: A Christian Journal of Opinion,  October 1962 

The Citizen November 1961 

The Cross and the Flag, December 1962  

The Crusader, July 1962,  

The Churchman,  November 1962 

Dan Smoot Report,  August, October 1962 

Destiny: Magazine of National Life,  March 1962 

The Episcopalian,  February 1963 

Harper's Magazine, February 1964 

Life, October 1962 

The Living Church, 

New South, March 1963 

The Patriot, February 1963 

Presbyterian Life, November 1962 

The Reporter November 1962 

The Souther Patriot,  February 1963 

The Speaker of Tau Kappa Alpha  May 1963 

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 19 

Scrapbook 

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 20 

Integration and Civil Rights Material 1962-1964; 1993 

Scope and Content

Accounts, sermons, articles and reports on the 1962 Integration of the University of Mississippi and the Civil Rights Movement.

Return to Table of Contents »

Box 21-23: RESTRICTED MATERIAL 

Return to Table of Contents »