Identity elements
Reference code
ASM0539
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Plymouth Congregational Church records
Date(s)
- Circa 1910s-2010s (Creation)
Extent
estimated 70 linear feet
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Plymouth Congregational Church is a historic church located in Coconut Grove in Miami, Florida on lands originally donated by George Spalding and George E. Merrick. The church was founded in 1917 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Plymouth Congregational Church records contains historical records created and maintained by the church from around the 1910s through 2010s. The collection contains (but is not limited to) church records on baptisms, weddings, and funerals; architectural drawings of the building and grounds (including the Little Schoolhouse); church bulletins; educational materials; organizational records, including minister files, records maintained by church organizations (eg. Music Committee, Women's Fellowship Circles), and information on governance; ephemera related to events; press clippings; scrapbooks, photographs; and sermons and memorial tapes.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
This collection is unprocessed, but is open for research. This collection is housed off-campus and must be requested a minimum of seven calendar days in advance for consultation in Special Collections. Please contact asc.library@miami.edu to request materials from this collection.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Plymouth Congregational Church records finding aid © 2021 University of Miami. All rights reserved. Requests to reproduce or publish materials from this collection should be directed to asc.library@miami.edu.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift of Plymouth Congregational Church, 2019.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding aid created by Kalani Adolpho, 02-2021.
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Plymouth Congregational Church (Creator)