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1907 Jamestown Exposition,
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Historical Sketch
The 1907 Jamestown Exposition was held to commemorate the 300th anniversary
of the establishment of Jamestown. Jamestown was the first permanent English
settlement in the United States. The Exposition lasted from April 26 to December
1, 1907 and was held in Norfolk, Virginia. The Episcopal Church exhibited
in the 1907 Exposition was the first Protestant Episcopal Church in America,
guiding the people in building the society and maintaining order. The Committee
on Arrangements of the Jamestown Exposition in conjunction with other churches
and members of the community helped to establish and create this Tercentennial
Celebration in 1907. The committee, on whom this collection is focused, gathered
support, information, artifacts, and photographs all in the effort to hold
an exposition honoring the first settlement in the United States. The Chairmen
of this committee were Reverend Alfred Magill Randolph and Reverend Corbin
Braxton Bryan.
Scope and Contents
The papers of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition date from January 1907 to January
1908. The collection includes paperwork related to the Jamestown Exposition
and the Episcopal Church. The collection contains historical information of
the Episcopal Church at the 1907 Jamestown Exposition. Saint Paul's Episcopal
Church in Norfolk, VA donated these materials. It consists of information
reflecting the planning the exhibit, collecting documents and artifacts, and
correspondence between members of the Exposition committee and other churches
regarding the exhibit. The collection is broken down into two series: I: Business;
and II: Correspondence.
Series Descriptions
Series I: Business. This series
contains information about meeting minutes of the planning committee, bills,
and payments from shipping orders placed throughout the entire year of 1907. The paperwork shows
correspondence between church members about what items were requested and shipped
for display in the Jamestown Exhibit. In addition to shipping orders are notations
of payments/costs of shipping.
Series II: Correspondence.This series contains letters written mostly to Rev. E. P. Minor, the Secretary of the Committee of the Jamestown Exposition. Other letters are addressed to various members of churches across the state of Virginia regarding their involvement in the creation of the exhibit. The correspondence deals with finding photographs, documents, paintings, and other artifacts to include in the exhibit; Mr. and Mrs. P. Yeatman's correspondence concerning the welfare of the exhibit and its maintenance. responses from college ministries; letters to A.R. Goodwin; letters written by Reverend C.B. Bryan about the items being shipped, ways to keep up the display, and offering help to other committee members; a letter written by Reverend Alfred Magill Randolph, the Chairman of the Committee on Arrangements for the Jamestown Exhibit, discussing the impact of the First Episcopalian Church on this region and comments on some of the items that could be found within the Jamestown Exhibit of 1907.
Provenance
A gift from St. Paul's Episcopal Church on May 14, 2007.
Access
Open to researchers without restrictions. Questions on literary property
rights should be directed to the Special Collections Librarian.
Size
1 Hollinger Document Case
Collection Number
MG 89
Container Listing
Box 1:
Series I
Folder 1 Shipping Orders and Payments
Folder 2 Minutes of Committee Meetings
Series II
Folder 3 Letters to E. P. Minor: January/February (I)
Folder 4 Letters to E. p. Minor: March/April (II)
Folder 5 Letters to E. p. Minor: May/June (III)
Folder 6 Letters to E. p. Minor: July/August (IV)
Folder 7 Letters to E. p. Minor: September/October (V)
Folder 8 Letters to E. p. Minor: November/ December (VI)
Folder 9 Letters to E. p. Minor: January 1908 (VII)
Folder 10 Letters to E. p. Minor: Postcards
Folder 11 Letter by Reverend A. F. Randolph
Folder 12 Letters by Reverend C. B. Bryan
Folder 13 Letters from Members of Other Churches
Folder 14 Miscellaneous Correspondence (I) - Yeatman
Folder 15 Miscellaneous Correspondence (II)
Folder 16 Committee Stationary/Letterheads
Revised 9/19/08
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