Historiographer Report
by David Leedy, Historiographer

The Archives of The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth consists of four distinct sections: History Library, Documents, Photographs, and Ephimera. You may expect an announcement regarding the History Library of a major acquisition within the coming months. At this time, there are no photographs, which have been received by the archives for storage and preservation. We do have some ephimera, the latest being a gift by John Dosher of his CD – "Contemporary Eucharist of The Episcopal Church Rite 2 with Hymns of Worship and Praise" by John E. Dosher. This report is about the Documents Section.

In addition to the documents forwarded to me one by one for the last six months, several months ago I was handed a box of documents when I attended an event at St. Luke’s in the Meadow. The box of documents, belonging to a deceased parishioner, primarily consisted of old parish newsletters, of which I retained only a few in their parish history file to indicate the life in that parish. I also retained several old parish annual reports as well as some of the Rector’s Christmas Letters.

Among the treasures I discovered in the box was the announcement dated September 26, 1985 that The Rev. Mart Gayland Pool had been called to be their new Rector and Headmaster of their School as well as an invitation to the celebration on October 20th and the service bulletin. I found "The Celebration of a New Ministry – The Institution of The Reverend James Taylor Horton, Jr." as rector of the church on October 18, 1978 as well as "The Order of Service for The Holy Eucharist and for the Ordination to the Diaconate" of John Allen Buchanan by the Right Reverend A. Donald Davies, Bishop of Dallas on November 9, 1970 at St. James Church in Texarkana and then a service bulletin with a date of October 22, 1972 instituting The Rev. John Buchanan as Rector of Saint Luke’s in the Meadow Episcopal Church. I also found documentation of the merger of St. Francis Episcopal Church, a mission church, with St. Luke’s. Another treasure I found was "The Ordination of a Deacon The Diocese of Dallas," dated June 28, 1980 where a young Frank Bryan Reeves was ordained. Finally, I was excited to find Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Diocesan Newsletter dated Lent 1983, which had yet to receive a formal name (the Diocese of Fort Worth began on January 1, 1983).

Below are listed the folders in the Documents section of the Archives. As with everything in the archives, they are available for study and research to all members of the diocese, clergy and lay. I note with some concern the parishes and faith communities for which we have no folders or very few documents in their folders. Please send copies of news clippings about your church as well as copies of anything that could possibly have historical value to me at the diocesan office. Also, when going through the effects of deceased parents, friends, or parishioners, remember that those dusty old documents and photographs may have some historical value to the diocese and give that "Old Historiographer" some joy in finding a new treasure.

Parish Histories

• Arlington Parish Histories - St. Alban's
• Bowie Parish Histories - St. Patrick's
• Brownwood Parish Histories - Good Shepherd
• Brownwood Parish Histories - St. John's
• Burkburnett Parish Histories - St. John The Divine
• Comanche Parish Histories - St. Matthew's
• Dublin Parish Histories - Trinity
• Eastland Parish Histories - St. John's
• FW Parish Histories - All Saints
• FW Parish Histories - Christ The King
• FW Parish Histories - Holy Apostles
• FW Parish Histories - San Juan Holy Apostol
• FW Parish Histories - San Miguel
• FW Parish Histories - St. Andrew's
• FW Parish Histories - St. Christopher's
• FW Parish Histories - St. Elisabeth's
• FW Parish Histories - St. John's
• FW Parish Histories - St. Martin of the Meadow
• FW Parish Histories - St. Timothy's
• FW Parish Histories - Trinity
• Graford/Possum King PH - St. Peter's By The Lake
• Hamilton Parish Histories - St. Mary's
• Henrietta Parish Histories - Trinity
• Hubbard Parish Histories - St. Alban's
• Hurst Parish Histories - St. Stephen's
• Mansfield Parish Histories - St. Gregory's
• Stephenville Parish Histories - St. Luke's
• Wichita Falls Parish Histories - All Saints
• Wichita Falls Parish Histories - Good Shepherd
• Wise County Parish Histories - Ascension/St. Mark's

Bishops

• Gregg, Alexander
• Freeman - No Folder
• Garrett, Alexander
• Moore, Harry Tunis, including a copy of an unsigned biography
• Mason, C. Avery
• Davies, A. Donald, including the Order of Service for the Consecration
• Terwilliger, Robert E. (Suffragan Bishop)
• Pope, Clarence C. Jr.
• Iker, Jack Leo
• Guilick, Edwin F. (Ted) Jr. (First Provisional Bishop)
• Ohl, C. Wallis (Second Provisional Bishop)- No Folder

Diocese of Dallas

• Diocese of Dallas - 24th Annual Council, May 1919 - List of Parishes and Missions only
• Diocese of Dallas - 55th Annual Convention, September 1945 - List of Parishes and Missions.
• Diocese of Dallas - Conventions various
• Diocese of Dallas - Minutes of Special Convention , June 1982
• Diocese of Dallas - History Books
• Diocese of Dallas - Miscellaneous

Diocese of Fort Worth

• Diocese of Fort Worth - 27th Annual Convention, November 14, 2009 and Special Convention, February 9, 2009, including journals, copy of convention address autographed by Bp. Gulick, etc.
• Diocese of Fort Worth - Ordination of The Rev. Susan Slaughter, including letter from the Presiding Bishop dated November 12, The Ordination of Susan Slaughter To The Sacred Order of Priests, copy of sermon preached and autographed by Bishop Ted Gulick
• Diocese of Fort Worth - Ordination of The Rev. ClayOla Gitaine, including The Diocese of Olympia Ordination to the Sacred Order of Priests
• Diocese of Fort Worth Correspondence, including
  • Letter from the Presiding Bishop, dated November 12th
  • Letter from Bp. Ohl and The Rev. Jambor to Bishop Gulick and the Diocese of Kentucky, dated Feruary 7, 2010
  • Letter from Secretary of National Council of Daughters of the King dated May 6, 2009
  • Letter from Secretary of House of Bishops dated April 24, 2009
• Diocese of Fort Worth - African American History Studies
• Diocese of Fort Worth - The Rev. Edwin F. Wickens
• Diocese of Fort Worth - Schism
• Diocese of Fort Worth - Miscellaneous

Other Documents - by title

• Accokeek - Fort Worth Connection
• Blessing of Same Sex Unions
• Brite Episcopal Studies
• The Episcopal Church, including Bonnie Anderson letter of Nov. 6, 2009 to Gen. Convention Delegates
• Forward In Mission, including Vol. 1, No. 1 before name was adopted; Vol. 1, No. 3 when name was Fort Worth; Forward, Vol. 3, No. 2 when name was For Ward, etc.
• Reformed Episcopal Church, including Apostolic Succession (in that denomination)
• Rottstein, George - Copy of Letter to Board of Missions dated September 1, 1856
• Women's Ordination
• Contemporary Eucharist (Music) by John E. Dosher