Second Church (Salem, Mass.) Records, 1897-1933, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The Second Church of Salem records consist of administrative, financial, pastoral, and social records of this Salem, Massachusetts, church. The collection has been arranged chronologically within five series.
Series I. Church Administrative Records consists of by-laws, reports, and records relating to the unification of the East and Barton Square churches.
Series II. Financial contains account books, bank books, bills, cancelled checks, deposit records, records of pew sales and valuations, treasurer’s reports, and other financial records of the church.
Series III. Pastoral contains some papers of Alfred Manchester.
Series IV. Church Social Activities contains the records of various committees and the church Association.
Series V. Other contains an undated list of families of the North Society.
Dates
- Creation: 1897-1933, undated
Creator
- Second Church (Salem, Mass.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Historical Sketch
In September 1897, members of committees of the East and the Barton Square Societies of Salem, Massachusetts, met to consider forming a united society. On April 24, 1899, the Independent Congregational Church in Barton Square in Salem united with East Church Society and Second Church in one corporation to be called the Second Church in Salem. Services were held in the church at Washington Square (now the Salem Witch Museum) with Alfred Manchester elected Pastor. In 1923, the North Church and Second Church reunited with the First Church of Salem. The East Church reunited with the First Church in 1956, and the former East Church building of 1844-1846 is now being used as the Salem Witch Museum.
Second Church Succession of Ministers
Alfred Manchester 1899-1926
James Luther Adams 1927-1934
Duncan Howlett 1934-1938
Frank B. Crandall 1938-1953
Edmond Ayers 1953-1955
Extent
2 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Second Church of Salem records consist of administrative, financial, pastoral, and social records of this Salem, Massachusetts, church.
Series List
SERIES I. Church Administrative Records
SERIES II. Financial Records
SERIES III. Pastoral Activities
SERIES IV. Church Social Activities
SERIES V. Other
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
The Second Church Alliance daybook was a gift of Robert Craig in December 1989 (accession #89068). The scrapbook was donated by Mrs. Albert R. Plant of Providence, RI, on April 18, 1929. The provenance of the rest of the material is unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Tamara Gaydos, August 2018.
Subject
- Edwards, Joseph H. M. (Person)
- Gove, William H. (William Hazeltine), 1817-1876 (Person)
- Manchester, Alfred, 1849-1926 (Person)
- Perkins, Frank S. (Person)
- Towle, Edward D. (Person)
- Independent Congregational Church, in Barton Square (Salem, Mass.) (Organization)
- Title
- SECOND CHURCH (SALEM, MASS.) RECORDS, 1897-1933, undated
- Author
- Processed by: Tamara Gaydos; machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository