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Records of Christ's Mission - Collection 276
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Collection 276 [September 13, 2005]
Christ's Mission; 1883-1984
Records; 1894-1984
Volume:55 Boxes (DC), Audio Tape, Films, Oversize Materials, Phonograph Records,
Photographs, Video (24.99 cubic feet)
Restrictions: None
Brief Description. Correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, personnel files, manuscripts,
pamphlets, audits and other records which document the work of the mission, which provided
support to priests who wished to leave the Roman Catholic Church. The mission also sponsored
lectures, conferences and publications on perceived errors in Catholic theology and the influence
of the Catholic Church in American society.
Historical Background
| Founded |
1883 (Various publications and letters of the mission give various
dates for its founding: 1879, 1880, 1881, 1887. In the later years of the
mission, 1883 is usually given as the date and it is the date from which
most anniversaries were calculated.) |
| Headquarters location |
|
1879-1891 |
Rev. James A. O'Connor held meetings in various buildings around
New York City, especially the Masonic Temple at the corner of 6th
Avenue and 23rd Street |
|
1891-1907? |
142 West 21st Street, New York, New York |
|
1907-1923? |
331 West 57th Street, New York, NY |
|
1923? |
330 West 55th Street, New York, NY |
|
1925-1930 |
Meetings of the mission held in various locations because there was no
permanent building |
|
1930-1937 |
Rented offices and auditorium in the Mecca Temple on West 55th
Street, New York, NY |
|
1937-1948? |
229 West 48th Street, New York, NY |
|
1948-? |
756 7th Avenue, New York 19, NY |
|
ca. 1950s |
The Converted Catholic published at 160 Fifth Avenue, New York 10,
NY |
|
ca 1950s |
The Converted Catholic published at 27 East 22nd Street, New York,
NY |
|
ca 1950s-1960s? |
Editorial offices for The Converted Catholic and administrative offices
were at 250 West 57th Street, New York, NY |
|
1952-1964 |
369 Carpenter Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York; this was also the home
for ex-priests. At the end of 1964, Christ's Mission became a New
Jersey corporation. The New York corporation remained in existence
but was inactive. |
|
1964 to 1980s? |
275 State Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07602 |
| Executive officers |
|
1881-1911 |
James A. O'Connor, director (the head of the mission was usually also
the editor of the magazine) |
|
1911-1916 |
Manuel Ferrando, director |
|
1916-1918 |
Eli M. Ericksen, director |
|
1918-1920 |
Harry B. Morgan, director |
|
1921-1923 |
Sefrano Testa, (acting) superintendent |
|
1923-1926 |
Aristide Malinverni, superintendent |
|
1927-1928 |
Thomas Charles Marshall, director |
|
1930-193? |
Terance Magowan, director |
|
1937-1948 |
Anthony Caliandro, director |
|
1948-1950 |
Leo Herbert Lehman, director |
|
1950-1951 |
H. Clay Mitchell, (acting) director |
|
1951-1958 |
Walter M. Montano, executive director |
|
1958-1960 |
Walter M. Montano, Stuart Garver; co-executive directors |
|
1960-1977 |
Stuart P. Garver, executive director |
|
1978-1984 |
Royal L. Peck, executive director (in 1982 the title was changed to
president) |
|
1984 |
Larry Green, executive director |
| Other significant officers |
|
Ca. 1950s-1960s |
R. G. Hawley, Business Manager |
|
ca. 1960s |
Angelo Lovallo, director of extension services |
|
1978?-1984 |
Miriam Pain, assistant to the executive director |
| Significant events in organizational history |
|
1878 |
Rev. John A O'Connor, an ex-Catholic priest who had become a
Protestant minister, moved to New York City with his family |
|
1879 |
O'Connor began preaching at various spots around New York City and
formed the Independent Catholic Church. He was especially concerned
to reach and help Catholics who were dissatisfied with the doctrines of
their church. |
|
1881 |
O'Connor began a mission with the purpose of providing spiritual and
practical support for ex-Catholic priests |
|
1883 |
The first issue of the mission's magazine, The Converted Catholic, was
published |
|
June 23, 1887 |
The mission was incorporated as Christ's Mission |
|
October 11,
1891 |
First permanent headquarters of the mission dedicated and opened |
|
1928 |
The Converted Catholic was merged with the magazine The
Protestant, published in Washington, DC. The mission still continued
to print tracts and other publications. |
|
1940 |
Leo H. Lehman revived the magazine The Converted Catholic for the
mission |
|
1952 |
Mission established a home where ex-priests can live while they are
starting their new life. The mission had provided practical support for
ex-priests since its founding, but this was the first permanent home. |
|
March 1958 |
The missions's magazine was renamed Christian Heritage |
|
April 19-21,
1960 |
Conference, sponsored by the mission and led by Stuart Garver, of
several leading Fundamentalist and Evangelical Protestant theologians,
writers and church leaders to critique Roman Catholic theology and
practice. |
|
February 1978 |
Last issue of Christian Heritage. The mission continued to publish a
newsletter. |
|
1980s |
Mission began to send teams to Italy to evangelize and plant churches.
The groups were called Centurions. |
|
August 1, 1984 |
Christ's Mission was absorbed by International Crusades, which
changed its name to International Teams |
| Ministry emphasis |
The mission was started to provide support for Catholic priests who
wished to leave the priesthood (often to become Protestant ministers).
It also had a strong secondary emphasis (which as time went by
appeared to become its primary emphasis) of providing speakers and
publications on ways that the Catholic church departed from basic
Christian beliefs and the power and influence of the Catholic hierarchy
in the United States. In the last years of the mission's separate exist, it
shifted its emphasis almost entirely to evangelistic work in Italy. |
| Geographical
emphasis |
The work of the mission was almost for most of its history within the
United States, although it did support several ex-priests from South
America and the Philippines and supported church planting and
evangelistic work in the Philippines, at least. |
| Mergers |
The missions' magazine, The Converted Catholic was merged with
The Protestant in 1928. In 1940 the mission resumed publishing the
magazine. In 1984, the personnel and assets of the mission were
absorbed by International Crusades |
| Other significant information |
|
|
Clyde Taylor, Louis King, Louis Hutchins were on the board of
trustees at various times |
[Note: In the Scope & Content section, the notation "folder
2-5" means "Box 2, Folder 5"]
Scope and Content Series: Executive
director's files
Arrangement: Files are arranged by director, then alphabetically
by folder title, based on the significant word in the title. For example, "Winter
Appeal, 1977" would be filed under "A", with the other appeal files. The materials
were received by the Archives in a somewhat disordered state and the files were
alphabetized by the archivist, because this appeared to reflect the original
order. Most of the folder titles are original, a few were assigned by the archivist.
Date Range: 1894-1984
Volume: 8.4 cubic feet
Boxes: 1-20, 46
Geographic coverage: United States, Italy, a very few from
other countries such as the Philippines
Type of documents: Correspondence, manuscripts of articles
and conference speeches, reports, pamphlets
Subjects: Activities of the mission, critiques of Roman Catholic
theology and practice from a Protestant perspective, influence and power of
the Roman Catholic Church in American society
Notes: The collection contains only the files of the last two
executive directors, although a few folders contain materials from Walter Montano,
who preceded Garver.
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Series: Executive director's files
Subseries: A. Stuart P. Garver
Arrangement: Alphabetical by folder title, based on the significant
word in the title
Date Range: 1894-1978 (most of the documents are from 1950-1978)
Volume: 6.6 cubic feet
Boxes: 1-16
Geographic coverage: United States, Philippines
Correspondents: Howard Ferrin, James K. Montgomery, Kenneth
Opperman Notes: Garver's files are especially concerned with
the production of the mission's magazine, fund-raising, the scheduling of speakers
at churches and conferences, the production of films, pamphlets and other means
of carrying the mission's message. There are several topical folders of material
(usually containing only one or two items) about the Roman Catholic Church and
its relations to Protestants. Boxes 2 through 9 contain Garver's general correspondence
and give a good idea of the work of the mission. The correspondence tends to
be in several sets of folders, covering a chronological period. These sets were
kept together and arranged chronologically.
Exceptional items: Folders 2-3 through 2-6 contain materials
from the April 1960 Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania conference. At this meeting,
which was organized by Christ's Mission, several leading Fundamentalist and
Evangelical Protestants got together to discuss Roman Catholic doctrine and
the influence of the Catholic Church in the United States. Among the participants
were Donald G. Barnhouse Sr., Louis H. Benes, Geoffrey W. Bromley, Terrelle
B. Crum, Harry Denman, Frank E. Gaebelein, James Leo Garrett Jr, Stuart Garver,
Carl Henry, Oswald C. J. Hoffman, John H. Kromminga, John Alexander Mackay,
Harold John Ockenga, Bernard L. Ramm, Harold Paul Sloan, Clyde W. Taylor. The
files contain transcripts of the discussion, as a well as an article about the
conference that appeared in Christianity Today magazine. See also audio
tapes T3-T8 and film F3.
Folders 9-8 through 9-12 contain scripts, correspondence, and other materials
relating to production of Christ Missions's films, including The Hidden
Power, Menacing Shadows, The One True Church, and 95.
Folder 13-9 contains a few clippings relating to questions of some Protestant
churchmen as to whether a Catholic president could resist the influence of the
Catholic Church hierarchy.
Folder 13-11 contains a report by Kenneth Opperman on his meeting with Pope
Paul VI.
The historical materials file (folder 10-1) contains a wide range of miscellaneous
material on the mission's history, including several early pamphlets about the
work of James A O'Connor, information about the celebration of various anniversaries,
and notes, apparently for use in the magazine or in a history of mission, on
the lives of the men who served as directors of the mission. For more information
on the early history of the mission, see folders 10-2, 13-12, 19-8.
Folders through 16-8 contain hundreds of press releases statements and other
documents from the Vatican press office relating to the Second Vatican Ecumenical
Council, popularly known as Vatican II. These are statements from the Vatican
about the various activities and subgroups of the council, as well as speeches
and statements by Pope John XXIII and various cardinals and bishops. The documents
cover sessions of the council in 1962, 1963 and 1964. There are also statements
from the Federal Protestant Council of Italy and a few articles about the Vatican
Council. These are good records for the day-to-day activities of the Vatican
II. Apparently Christ's Mission had someone there as a press representative
or asked someone on the Federal Protestant Council to send materials.
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Series: Executive director's files
Subseries: B. Royal L. Peck
Arrangement: Alphabetical by folder title
Date Range: 1954-1984 (almost all the documents are from 1978-1984)
Volume: 1.8 cubic feet
Boxes: 17-20, 46
Geographic coverage: United States, Italy
Correspondents: Clyde Taylor
Notes: The files for Royal L. Peck are many concerned with
staff policy, fund-raising, and a shift in emphasis from work within the United
States to sending teams to evangelize and plant churches in the Latin area of
Europe, especially Italy. The files contain very little on the final dissolution
of the mission. There are also newsletters from other Evangelical organizations
and related groups which Peck apparently kept for reference.
Exceptional items:
Folder 19-8 contains material on the history of the mission
Folders 17-23 through 18-4 and 19-12 through 20-2 contain a great deal of information
on the development of the Centurion project, which was to send teams of short-term
missionaries to the Latin area of Europe (Italy, France, Spain) to evangelize
and start churches. This had developed out of Peck's experiences on similar
teams in Italy in the mid-1970s. The documents in the files trace the origins
of the project and contain many of the team members prayer letters to supporters,
describing their activities. Folder 20-10 contains information on Peck's ministry
in Italy before he came to Christ's Mission
Folder 18-5 contains the letter set out to CM supporters when the magazine Christian
Heritage was discontinued
Folder 19-6 contains fund raising letters and ideas which Peck had gathered
from other Evangelical organizations
Folder 46-6 contains the paper Peck gave at the 1980 Consultation on World Evangelization
on "Reaching Nominal Christians Among Roman Catholics." (Folder 46-15 and 46-16
contains some Lausanne newsletters, as well as newsletters of World Evangelical
fellowship)
Folder 46-9 contains the secretary's notebook which, lays out the rules for
handling various significant events in the life of Christ's Mission, such as
the annual banquet and the board of trustees meeting.
Folder 46-13 has articles and memos about the impact of political terrorism
on missionary work.
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Series: Ex-Priest Files
Arrangement: First few files in box 20 are on the work with
ex-priest in general and are arranged alphabetically. The rest of the files
are arranged alphabetically by the name of the individual.
Date Range: 1921-1977
Volume: 10.2 cubic feet
Boxes: 20-45
Geographic coverage: United States, Europe, South America
Type of documents: Correspondence, memos
Notes: Files consist almost entirely of files of correspondence
and other materials from individual ex-priests (and in a few case, ex-nuns),
dealing with the kind of help and counseling Christ's Mission could provide.
There are a few general folders (in box 20) on policies and arrangements for
providing assistance to ex-priests. In some cases, the mission helped the ex-priests
immigrate to the United States. Some of the ex-priests became Protestant ministers
and speakers for the mission, in which case their files often have some information
about their speaking engagements. Many files contain autobiographical statements
or testimonies both as to the individual's reasons for leaving the Catholic
Church and a description of his faith in Jesus Christ. Many articles also contain
articles by or about the individual of the folder.
Exceptional items:
Folder 38-7 contains a friendly letter from a priest who is definitely not leaving
the church and who gives a sympathetic critique of the mission's work.
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Series: Board of Directors Files
Arrangement: Alphabetical by title. (The minutes and accompanying
reports which were originally kept in blue notebooks were removed by the archivist
and placed in files labeled "Minutes and materials")
Date Range: 1933-1984
Volume: 3.8 cubic feet
Boxes: 47-55
Geographic coverage: United States, Italy
Type of documents: Minutes, reports, audits, correspondence
Subjects: History, programs, governance and finance of Christ's
Mission Notes: These files consist of material relating to
the governing board of the mission, apparently kept together by Royal Peck.
Besides minutes of meetings and reports of the executive director and other
staff members, there are financial records such as budgets and audits; correspondence
with board members; reports on the activities of ex-priests sponsored by the
mission; reports on properties owned by the mission.
Provenance
The materials in this collection were given to the Archives of the Billy Graham Center by
International Teams in September 1984.
Accession: 84-112
September 13, 2005
Bob Shuster
J. Aernie
B. Brollier
K. Hayward
J. Wells
LOCATION RECORD
Accession: 84-112
Type of Material: Audio Tapes
The following items are located in the AUDIO TAPE file.
Item# - Reel or cassette, speed, length, number of sides, contents (title of session, participants)according to the program, date.
| # |
R/C |
Speed |
Length |
Sides |
Contents |
Dates |
| T1 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
1 |
Message on witnessing to Roman Catholics given by Hugh
Farrel at a Presbyterian Church in Flushing, NY. There is a
brief introduction recorded in 1967 by Rev. Louis Hutchins. |
4/20/1958 |
| T2 |
R |
3/34 |
-- |
2 |
Sermon by Dr. Adrian at a church in Wyoming on behalf of
Christ's Mission |
3/27/1960 |
| T3 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
Tape of the proceedings of the council of Protestant clergy,
scholars and journalists convened in Buck Hills Fall,
Pennsylvania, to discuss the Roman Catholic Church. Among
the participants Donald Grey Barnhouse Sr., Louis H. Benes,
Geoffrey W. Bromiley, Terrelle B. Crum, Harry Denman,
Frank E. Gaebelein, James Leo Garrett Jr. of Southern Baptist
Seminary, Stuart P. Garver, Carl F. H. Henry of Christianity
Today magazine, Oswald C. J. Hoffman, John H. Kromminga,
John MacKay the president emeritus of Princeton Seminary,
Harold John Ockenga, Bernard Ramm of the California Baptist
Seminary at Covina, Harold Paul Sloan, and Clyde Taylor of
National Association of Evangelicals. Side 1 has part 1 and
side 2 has part three of the day's discussion |
4/19/1960 |
| T4 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
Continuation of Buck Hill Falls meeting. Side 1 has part 2 and
side 2 has part 4 of the day's discussion. |
4/19/1960 |
| T5 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
Continuation of Buck Hill Falls meeting. Side 1 has part 1 and
side 2 has part 3 of the day's discussion. |
4/20/1960 |
| T6 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
Continuation of Buck Hill Falls meeting Side 1 has part 2 and
side 2 has part 4 of the day's discussion. |
4/20/1960 |
| T7 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
Continuation of Buck Hill Falls meeting. Side 1 has part 1 and
side 2 has part 3 of the day's discussion |
4/21/1960 |
| T8 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
Continuation of Buck Hill Falls meeting. Side 1 has part 2 and
side 2 has part 4 of the day's discussion. |
4/21/1960 |
| T9 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
Recording of the board of trustees meeting of Christ's Mission |
2/16/1961 |
| T10 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
Continuation of tape T10 |
2/16/1961 |
| T11 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
Conference of Protestant missionaries and ministers about
Roman Catholicism in Latin America. Introductory comments
by Stuart Garver and comments by other attendances. |
9/27/1961 |
| T12 |
R |
7 ½ |
-- |
1 |
Dictated article, apparently by by Anthony LaVollo on the
First Vatican Council of 1870. |
7/6/1962 |
| T13 |
R |
7 ½ |
-- |
1 |
Continuation of tape 11 |
7/6/1962 |
| T14 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
1 |
Audio recording of a television program on the CBS network,
called Town Meeting of the World, on CBS, the first
international broadcast that used the Telstar satellite to hold a
simultaneous panel with participants from in Europe and North
America. Hosted by Eric Severeid and including Franklin
Clark Fry of the Lutheran Church in America, Cardinal
Laurean Rugambwa of Tanganyika, Father Hans Kung, Bishop
Lesslie Newbigin of the Church of South India, discussing the
state of Christian church at that time. The program was
broadcast three days after the opening of the first session of the
2nd Vatican Council in Rome. October 14, 1963. There are
several portions of the tape where someone is talking over the
program. |
10/14/1963 |
| T15 |
R |
3 3/4 |
ca. 30 |
1 |
Emmet McLoughlin, a former priest, speaking about the
"Roman Catholic Church and the Negro" |
Ca. 1963 |
| T16 |
R |
7 ½ |
Ca. 60 |
1 |
Recording of a conference apparently in Germany of
Protestants from different parts of the world, describing
relations between Protestants and Catholics, especially in light
of the Vatican II Council and trends in the Catholic Church.
Speakers include Vergil Gerber and Stuart Garver. |
Ca. 1966 |
| T17 |
R |
7 ½ |
Ca. 60 |
1 |
Continuation of 9 |
Ca, 1966 |
| T18 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
1 |
Speech by Kenneth Opperman of the Avenue Road Church in
Toronto, Canada, at Christ's Mission annual banquet |
1968 |
| T19 |
R |
7 ½ |
-- |
1 |
First half of recording of the annual Christ's Mission banquet |
10/31/1969 |
| T20 |
R |
7 ½ |
-- |
1 |
Second half of recording of the annual Christ's Mission
banquet, concluding with talk by Dr. Vernon Grounds |
10/31/1969 |
| T21 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
Side 1 contains a sermon by Kenneth Opperman about his
experiences leading evangelistic meetings at Catholic
seminaries. Side 2 contains a sermon by an unidentified man |
Ca. 1970 |
| T22 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
1 |
Christ's Mission annual banquet. Rev. Paul Fryhling was the
speaker. |
1/8/19 |
| T23 |
R |
3 3/4 |
-- |
2 |
The annual Christ's Mission banquet. Antonio Pezzota was the
speaker, introduced by Stuart Garver. The speech does not
begin until side 2. |
1/17/1975 |
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LOCATION RECORD
Type of material: Films
Accession: 84-112
The Archives has one copy of each film, in 16mm format, unless otherwise noted. The
following items are in the FILM FILE:
| Film # |
b&w
/ c |
Length
in
minutes |
Title |
Description |
Date |
| F1 |
b&w |
ca. 30 |
Menacing
Shadows |
Produced and directed by Jack Dabner for Christ's Mission. Semi-drama format tells the story of use by the Roman Catholic hierarchy
in the United States of their economic and social power to intimidate
and control and the work of Christ's Mission to assist priests who
leave the church and inform the Protestant community |
ca.
1950s |
| F2 |
c |
ca. 30 |
One True
Church |
Panel discussion, chaired by Charles W. Anderson, president of
Northeastern Bible Institute. The panel examines what they consider
faults in the Roman Catholic claim to be the universal Christian
Church. Three ex-priests on the staff of Christ's Mission present the
Catholic position (Angelo L. LoVallo, Francis J. Kieda, Alfredo
Forez) and three Protestants ministers critique it (Rev. Stuart Garver,
Rev. Lehman D. Ketcham, Arnold T. Williamson). Very beginning
of film is missing, film is in very poor condition. |
ca.
1950s |
| F2a |
--- |
ca. 30 |
One True
Church |
Soundtrack of F3 |
ca.
1950s |
| F3 |
b&w |
ca. 30 |
95 |
Produced by IFA Films for Christ's Mission. Film, which is
introduced by Stuart Garver of Christ's Mission, consists of segments
from a three day council in Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania. The
council consisted of various Protestant ministers, journalist and
educators and dealt with what they perceived to be flaws in Roman
Catholic theology and practice and whether . They also discussed the
dangers of secularism and materialism in American culture. People
at the meeting included James Leo Garrett Jr. of Southern Baptist
Seminary, Clyde Taylor of National Association of Evangelicals,
John MacKay the president emeritus of Princeton Seminary, Bernard
Ramm of the California Baptist Seminary at Covina, Harold John
Ockenga, Carl F. H. Henry of Christianity Today magazine, Donald
Grey Barnhouse Jr., and Harold Paul Sloan. |
4/19-21/60 |
| F3a |
b&w |
ca. 30 |
95 |
Soundtrack of F4 |
4/19-21/60 |
| F3b |
b&w |
ca. 30 |
95 |
Negative of F4 |
4/19-21/60 |
| F4 |
c |
ca. 60 |
Hidden
Power |
Drama produced by Iverson-Ford Associates for Christ's Mission,
starring John Randolph and written and directed by David E. Ferrin.
The film tells the story of an American Catholic going through
confirmation hearings for a post in South America and his gradual
discovery of Roman Catholic persecution of Protestants in South
America and authoritarian attitudes in the United States. Color badly
faded. 2 copies |
ca.
1960 |
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LOCATION RECORD
Accession: 84-112
Type of material: Oversize Materials
The following items are in the OVERSIZE FILE. Request by collection number and folder location (in parentheses).
BLUEPRINTS AND RECORDS, 1923-1957. (OS14 ) Blueprints, specifications, and other documents about the house in Sea Cliff, New York, purchased by Christ's Mission ca. 1956 as a home for ex-priests making the transition to another life.
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LOCATION RECORD
Accession: 84-112
Type of material: Phonograph Records
The following items are located in the PHONOGRAPH RECORD FILE:
| # |
Size |
Speed |
Min. per
side |
Contents |
Dates |
| P1 |
12 " |
78 rpm |
5 |
Part 1of a talk by Rev. Leo Lehman on his experiences as a Catholic
priest and decision to leave the church, and how salvation is through
Jesus Christ alone. |
June 10,
1948 |
| P2 |
12 " |
78 rpm |
5 |
Parts 2 and 5 of the talk by Rev. Leo Lehman started on P1 |
June 10,
1948 |
| P3 |
12 " |
78 rpm |
5 |
Parts 3 and 4 of the talk by Rev. Leo Lehman started on P1 |
June 10,
1948 |
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LOCATION RECORD
Accession: 84-112
Type of material: Photographs
The following items are located in the PHOTO FILE; request by folder title (in bold) at the beginning of each entry below.
BLANSHARD, PAUL. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
BROMILEY, GEOFFREY W. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
CARTWRIGHT, PETER. 1 b&w. Photo of a painting of Cartwright. N.d.
CHINIQUY, CHARLES. 5 b&w. Copies of pictures of Chiniquy, one a copy of an 1848
image. N.d.
CHRIST'S MISSION. 139 b&w, 1 color. (2 folders) Many snap shots of the staff at work
particularly on the magazine and sending out mailings; charts on the efficiency of the mission;
the properties of the Mission such as the Duncan Center, 27 East 22nd Street; the annual banquet;
covers of The Converted Catholic; displays of the Mission's work and publications at various
conferences, members of the board of trustees. Included in the pictures are Alfredo Florenz,
Stuart Garver, Norm Gordon, Robert Hawley, I. A. Iverson, Elverta Matthews, Leo Lehman,
Angelo LoVallo, Bob Meyers, Walter M. Montano, Royal Peck, J. Rodriguez, Clyde Taylor,
John Zanon, William Zittel. 1951-1970.
CHRIST'S MISSIONANNUAL BANQUET. 46 b&w. Scenes from the Mission's annual
banquet. Includes pictures of Royal Peck speaking in 1976. 1956-1976, n.d.
CHRIST'S MISSIONEX-PRIESTS. 74 b&w, 1 color. Snapshots and photos of ex-Roman
Catholic priests, most but not all of whom were assisted by Christ's Mission. Also some photos
of the Evangelical Bible Institute of Italy in Naples. Included are pictures of Agustin Batlle, Tom
Bremnen, William E. Burke, Hugh Farrell, Alfredo Florez, Robert Fortier, Angelo LoVallo, Carl
Marzena, and many others. 1955-1961, n.d.
CRISWELL, WILLIAM A. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
EDMAN, V. RAYMOND. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
EISENHOWER, DWIGHT DAVID. 4 b&w. Eisenhower in uniforms; with his wife with wife
Mamie and Rev. James Blackstone, receiving an honorary doctorate at Catholic University, and
attending Mass at Catholic University with Bishop Patrick O'Boyle. 1953-1954, N.d.
ELLIS, FRANKLIN F. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
ELVEE, RICHARD A. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
EVANGELISTIC WORKUNITED KINGDOM.1 b&w. Photo of a drawing of William
Booth preaching in London in 1895 at the spot where the Salvation Army was founded. N.d.
EVANGELISTIC WORKUNITED STATES. 13 b&w. Scenes from an evangelistic
meeting in a tent, apparently sponsored by Christ's Mission. Pictures of Christian evangelistic
signs around the United States. N.d.
FREED, PAUL. 2 b&w. Freed with Kremlin in background, Freed and another man standing
on a bridge, possibly in Moscow. N.d.
GESSWEIN, ARMIN. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
GRAHAM, WILLIAM FRANKLIN "BILLY" - 1960s. 2 b&w. Billy Graham at the Wycliffe
Bible Translators banquet, with George Ivey and others; Billy Graham standing in front of
microphones from the New York area. 1960, n.d.
HADEN, BEN. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
HALVERSON, RICHARD C. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
HARRISON, EVERETT F. 1 b&w. Portrait photo.
HENRY, CARL F. H. 2 b&w. Portrait photos. 1971, n.d.
HILLIS, DON. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. 1959.
HOOVER, HERBERT. 1 b&w. Photo of Hoover on his 80th birthday. 1954.
JOHN XIII (POPE) 1 b&w. Picture of the pope blessing a man. N.d.
JONES, CLARENCE W. 1 b&w. Picture of minister in Ecuador government pinning a medal
on Jones as the representative of HCJB radio station. N.d.
KENNEDY, JOHN F. 1 b&w. Kennedy with George McGovern. 1961.
KHRUSHCHEV, NIKITA. 1 b&w. Khrushchev meeting with Archbishop Jozsef Grosz in
Hungary. 1958.
LAURIN, ROY L. 1 b&w. 1 portrait photo.
LUTHER, MARTIN. 2 b&w. Photo of a statue of Luther, apparently in a German city; still
from a movie about Luther. 1953, n.d.
LIDDON, HENRY PARRY. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
MACARTHUR, DOUGLAS. 3 b&w. Portrait photo, MacArthur leaving the US Capitol after
appearing before joint committees. 1951.
MACKAY, JOHN. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
MAIER, PAUL L. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
MAIER, WALTER A. 2 b&w. Portrait photos. N.d.
MARCANTONIO, VICTOR. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. 1949.
MCINTYRE, J. FRANCIS. 1 b&w. McIntyre being installed as a bishop by Cardinal
Spellman. 1948
MCKENDREE, WILLIAM. 1 b&w. Photo of a painting. N.d.
MEYER, CARL S. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. 1960.
MINDZENTY, JOZSEF. 2 b&w. Portrait photo and picture of Cardinal Mindzenty presiding at
a Mass. N.d.
MORGAN, G. CAMPBELL. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
MYERS, PAUL. 1 b&w. Meyers in uniform as "First Mate Paul" n.d.
NIXON, RICHARD MILHOUS. 3 b&w. Nixon getting a haircut, meeting with a priest, and
receiving the one billionth Bible of the American Bible Society. N.d.
NUNS. 10 b&w, 1 color. Pictures of Roman Catholic nuns in various activities, actress Deborah
Kerr portraying a nun in a film, Carlata F. Gonzalez, Theresa Newman and others. 1948-1974,
n.d.
PAUL VI (POPE) 7 b&w. Pope Paul presiding at various rites, with Cardinal Mindszenty,
John F. Kennedy, Charles DeGaulle. 1967-1972.
PERON, JUAN. 1 b&w. Peron sitting in front of microphones. 1955.
PERSECUTIONLATIN AMERICA. 14 b&w. Pictures related to scenes of attacks on
Protestant congregations, property and missionaries in Columbia. Includes picture of the ruins of
a chapel of World Evangelization Crusade. 1951-1969
PIERCE, ROBERT. 2 b&w. Pierce talking with three other men in front of a microphone.
Pierce in the uniform of a United Nations correspondent. N.d.
PIERSON, ARTHUR TAPPAN. 1 b&w. Photo of a drawing or painting of Pierson. N.d.
PIUS XII (POPE) 14 b&w. Photos of ope Pius meeting with various officials, including Joseph
P. Kennedy and Myron C. Taylor, James D. Zellerbach, Victor Anfuso, John Foster Dulles,
Harold E. Stassen, Clare Booth Luce, and Richard Nixon. 1949-1958
REES, PAUL S. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
SAVAGE, H.H. 1 b&w. Portrait photo, marked with white lines for use in magazine. N.d.
SCHAEFFER, FRANCIS IV. Portrait photo. N.d.
SHEEN, FULTON J. 1 b&w. Portrait photo, 1953.
SPELLMAN, FRANCIS JOSEPH. 3 b&w. Cardinal Spellman meeting with educators, school
children, and American soldiers. 1950-1956, n.d.
STALIN, JOSEPH. 1 b&w. Close up photo of head. N.d.
TAYLOR, CLYDE W. 1 b&w. Portrait photo. N.d.
TRUMAN, HARRY S. 1 b&w. Close-up photo of face. 1949.
VATICAN COUNCIL (2: 1962-1965) 84 b&w, 4 color. Bishops and other members of the
Catholic Church in session at the council and entering or leaving the church, Cardinal Spellman
with John XXIII, the American Cardinals at the council, a Greek Patriarch, the Maronite
Patriarch, various portions of the council deliberating, the press corps, Popes John XXIII and
Paul VI presiding at the council, African bishops, Protestant observers (including Jesse M. Bader,
Fred Pierce Corson, Frederick Grant, Douglas Horton, J.H. Jackson, George Lindbeck, Albert C.
Outler, Harold Roberts, Edmund Schlink, K. E. Skydsgaard), Greek orthodox observers,
observers from the Moscow Patriarchate, Christian Democrats from Latin America, meeting of
Pope Paul with Patriarch Athenagoras in Jerusalem,
WESLEY, CHARLES. 1 b&w. Photo of a painting of Wesley. N.d.
WESLEY, JOHN. 1 b&w. Photo of a painting of Wesley. N.d.
WIMBISH, JOHN S. 2 b&w. 2 portrait photos. N.d.
WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES. 3 b&w. Portrait of unidentified church leaders at the
WCC headquarters in Geneva, picture of youth leaders at a WCC conference in Geneva
marching for peace and justice. 1971, n.d.
*****
LOCATION RECORD
Type of material: Videos
Accession: 84-112
The Archives has one copy of each video, unless otherwise noted. The following items are in the Video FILE:
| Video
# |
Type
|
b&w /
c |
Length
in
minutes |
Title |
Description
|
Date
|
| V1 |
2" Reel |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Brief program apparently about Christ's Mission. The
Archives does not have the equipment to play this tape. |
N.d. |
| Box |
Folders |
First Folder/Last Folder |
Dates |
| BOX LIST |
| I. Executive Director Files |
| Ia. Stuart Garver |
| 1 |
21 |
1951 & 1952 Appeals / Being Boycotted by Catholic Church |
1950-1977 |
| 2 |
14 |
Bolivian Indian Mission / "A" Miscellaneous |
1946-1977 |
| 3 |
12 |
"B" Miscellaneous / "M" Miscellaneous |
1955-1958 |
| 4 |
15 |
"Mc" Miscellaneous / General Correspondence - A |
1955-1965 |
| 5 |
7 |
General Correspondence - B / General Correspondence - H |
1959-1962 |
| 6 |
12 |
General Correspondence - H / General Correspondence - R |
1950-1962 |
| 7 |
11 |
General Correspondence - R / X-Y-Z |
1959-1970 |
| 8 |
8 |
G / Mr. Garver's General Correspondence: |
1970-1977 |
| 9 |
17 |
Mr. Garver's General Correspondence / Hansen |
1945-1977 |
| 10 |
13 |
Historical Materials / Magazine - Christian Heritage Index |
1894-1978 |
| 11 |
10 |
Magazine - Christian Heritage Index / [Magazine] Mailbag |
1911-1977 |
| 12 |
10 |
Mail Bag Mtl. - Returned by Dr. Montano / Maps & Indices |
1944-1974 |
| 13 |
18 |
Missionary Organizations / Pro CA - Books, etc. |
1894-1978 |
| 14 |
25 |
Promotion / Situations - Current |
1951-1973 |
| 15 |
12 |
Speaking Engagement & Mat. / Vatican II |
1956-1970 |
| 16 |
8 |
Vatican II / Vatican II - Federal Council of Protestant Churches
in Italy - Press Statements |
1960-1965 |
| Ib. Royal L. Peck |
| 17 |
24 |
ACMC Newsletter / Centurion Church Planters |
1954-1984 |
| 18 |
16 |
Centurions - Prayer letters - Alpha / ECFA Financial
accountability |
1978-1984 |
| 19 |
15 |
Eeigenburg, Dennis and Jill / Italy Project I - Missionary
Profiles |
1979-1984 |
| 20 |
12 |
Italy Project I - Letter to Team and Candidate Office /
Personnel |
1975-1984 |
| 46 |
17 |
Policies and Procedures, Organization Structure / Urbana '84 |
1967-1984 |
| II. Ex-Priest Files |
| 20 |
14 |
Ex-Priest / "A" Miscellaneous |
1946-1976 |
| 21 |
25 |
Adams, H.G. / Ardanaz, Francisco, Javier |
1933-1976 |
| 22 |
24 |
Ardanaz / Beato, Rev. Leo |
1948-1976 |
| 23 |
28 |
Bednar, Emil / Bruner, Marie |
1949-1975 |
| 24 |
27 |
Burke, William / Chanco, A.L. |
1947-1971 |
| 25 |
17 |
Charbonneau, Joseph / Costi, Aldo |
1949-1974 |
| 26 |
23 |
Costi, Aldo / de Lima, Ebion, Rev. |
1933-1976 |
| 27 |
27 |
De Mendonca, Albert / Emard, L. |
1945-1973 |
| 28 |
18 |
Enriquez, Felipe R. / Fernandez, Joseph A. |
1947-1975 |
| 29 |
20 |
Ferraro, Mario Carmen / Gamez, John |
1935-1968 |
| 30 |
27 |
Garcia, Florindo / Gugliemlmi, Francesco |
1949-1976 |
| 31 |
27 |
Guillen, Rafael Moreno / Iriarte, Jose |
1948-1975 |
| 32 |
6 |
Itkin, Michel / Jamison, Mary R. |
1946-1963 |
| 33 |
18 |
John, Father / Lallano, Rev. Jose |
1951-1966 |
| 34 |
16 |
Lallano, Jose / Lero, Myrtle (X-Nun) |
1938-1975 |
| 35 |
27 |
Llamazares, Lope / Marzena, Charles Dr. |
1927-1971 |
| 36 |
29 |
Mazierski, Roman / Moser, Josef |
1940-1976 |
| 37 |
13 |
Mulhern, John / Negrini, Luciano |
1942-1974 |
| 38 |
16 |
Negrini, Luciano / O'Gorman, Henry |
1951-1971 |
| 39 |
24 |
Olivio, Escalabrino / Pellicer, Jaime Omar |
1949-1970 |
| 40 |
23 |
Pellicer, Jaime Omar / Prouteau, Fernand (School Papers) |
1946-1977 |
| 41 |
20 |
Puig, Pedro Fernandez / Rodas, Mauro |
1950-1972 |
| 42 |
27 |
Rodriguez, Jose Joaquin / Selva, Peter |
1949-1977 |
| 43 |
30 |
Selva, Ronald R. / Mathews Thazhath |
1921-1974 |
| 44 |
21 |
Theriseta (Nun) / Vila, Samuel (Spain) |
1949-1970 |
| 45 |
24 |
Vila, Samual (Spain) / Zuniga, Benigno |
1947-1975 |
| III. Board of Trustees |
| 47 |
14 |
Accountant's Report / Audit Fiscal Year 1961/1962-1 of 2 |
1959-1981 |
| 48 |
12 |
Audit Fiscal Year 1961/1962-2 of 2 / Correspondence - July
1956 - June 11, 1957 |
1948-1983 |
| 49 |
13 |
Correspondence, etc / Executive Committee |
1957-1979 |
| 50 |
14 |
Executive Committee Meeting-9/22/81 / Minutes & Materials,
1933-1948 |
1933-1983 |
| 51 |
4 |
Minutes & Materials, 1948-1951 / Minutes & Materials, 1957-1958 |
1948-1958 |
| 52 |
5 |
Minutes & Materials, 1958-1959 / Minutes & Materials, 1964-1965 |
1958-1965 |
| 53 |
7 |
Minutes & Materials, 1966-1967 / Minutes & Materials, 1978 |
1966-1978 |
| 54 |
6 |
Minutes & Materials, 1978-1979 / Minutes & Materials, 1982-1983 |
1978-1983 |
| 55 |
15 |
Minutes & Materials, 1983-1984 / Williamson, Arnold |
1952-1984 |