Episcopal Diocese of Utah records

Collection

Identifier: MS 0686

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Episcopal Diocese of Utah records (1867-1988) contain correspondence, speeches, articles, journals of convocation, journal excerpts, ledgers, financial materials, pamphlets, booklets, programs, meeting minutes, agendas, and news clippings. The Episcopal Diocese of Utah, organized in 1866, comprises most of the state of Utah, with the exception of the Southeast corner. The diocese has twenty-one churches and fifty clergies. Most of the collection deals with the various bishops that served the diocese, and the materials that they used and kept while ministering. Also included in the collection are materials on the construction and development of St. Mark's Hospital, which is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates

1867-1988

Creator

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Utah (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms .

Organizational History

The Episcopal Church was the first protestant church organized with concerted effort in Utah. The Rev. Daniel Tuttle was chosen as missionary bishop of Montana, Idaho and Utah on October 5, 1866, and was consecrated on May 1, 1867. He served as bishop until 1886. Tuttle arrived in Salt Lake City on July 4, 1867. George Foote and T.W. Haskins, who held the first church service at Independence Hall in May of 1867 and began raising funds for a school, preceded him. St. Mark's school opened on July 1, 1867, the first non-Mormon school in Utah. Rowland Hall boarding and day school for girls opened in 1880. The two schools combined and became Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School in 1964.

The cornerstone of the Cathedral Church of St. Mark was laid July 30, 1870. The parish was formally organized in November of that year, with Bishop Tuttle as Rector. The Cathedral was occupied in May of 1871, and is listed on the Utah State and National Historic Registers.

In 1870, church services were first held in Ogden, at the train station. The School of the Good Shepherd opened in October of that year, with thirteen students. In April of 1874, the cornerstone of the Church of the Good Shepherd was laid. The church was consecrated on February 6, 1875.

The Rt. Rev. Abiel Leonard served as bishop from 1888 until 1903 and continued Bishop Tuttle's mission. Numerous churches were opened in mining and other communities, including missions to the Ute Indians in the Uintah Basin.

St. Mark's Hospital was organized in 1872 with representatives from the Episcopal Church, Camp Douglas and the mining industry. The hospital moved to increasingly larger quarters several times, and is now located at 1200 East and 3900 South. The hospital was sold in 1987. The assets from sale of the hospital increased the church's stewardship in the state, facilitating capital purchases and improvements to various parishes, and buildings in Salt Lake City and Ogden to house Episcopal Community Services, which assists under-served populations.

The Episcopal Church in Utah is a diocese of the Episcopal Church USA, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Extent

32 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Episcopal Diocese of Utah (boxes 1-53) in 1974.

Donated by Episcopal Diocese of Utah (boxes 54-57) in 1993.

Donated by Episcopal Diocese of Utah (box 57, folder 23) in 2002.

Donated by Episcopal Diocese of Utah (boxes 58-119) in 2003.