Episcopal Diocese Of Oklahoma Archives

Oklahoma Diocese of Oklahoma Archive

Definition of Religious Archives
Church Archivist select, conserve, preserve and keep documents, photographs, sound recordings, vestments, religious artifacts and other records of enduring value as reliable memories of the Body of Christ’s past and they help people find and understand the information they seek in those records……

Record Information
Each entry into the Archive receives a
management number that tells us
when it is received, under which
Bishop, kind of record, number of
donation for the year.
Example: 06MBPFL135

Conservation:
Each artifact requires a different set of
procedures to maintain it for research.
Storage requirements may have to be
modified but we always remain as close
to the recognized storage standards of
each kind of record or artifact.

Preservation Techniques for:
1. Photographs
2. Wire and Tape recordings
3. Paintings
4. Textiles
5. Artifacts
6. Books

Examples of what we keep. This is a picture of the first Indian Mission - 1883

Old Photographs

Records with the Location of places of Episcopal Burials

Antique Books and Bibles Some from the 15 th Century

Bishop Brook’s Library “A 18 th and 19 th Century Library”

Antique Prayer Books and Bibles Examples:
Mohawk Prayer Book 1674
Book of Common Prayer 1761
Apology by Robert Barclay 1701
Breeches Bible 1592
King James Bible 1645

Artifacts of Early writing: Cuneiform Tells from 9,000 years ago parts of manuscripts from 4,500 years ago (Meiotic), parts of Copt manuscripts from the fifth Century AD. Coptic Script Meiotic Script Cuneiform Script

Church Instruments

Stained Glass

Types of artifacts

Records of the Corporation

Local Church Records and Records of Baptisms, Confirmations, etc.

In our inventory of records and artifacts we have over 1 million, 900 thousand documents from the Fifth century B.C. to 2000.

New Projects of Our Archives
From Microfilming of the Archive
to the Digitizing
of the Archival Records for each Episcopal Church in Oklahoma having a record of the Archive on site. Upgrades to be given every five years.

Collection Stories
Church Record surprises:
A guest from Western Oklahoma
Gifts of an Indian Family

Published by the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma Archives copyright : Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma Archives May 02 2006 For more information contact: Rev. Stan Upchurch 924 N. Robinson Oklahoma City, Okla. 73102 405-232-4820 [email_address]

Episcopal Diocese Of Oklahoma Archives

by StanUpchurch on Dec 22, 2008

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