Episcopal Bishops of North Dakota Correspondence, 1893-1953
Collection Overview
Title: Episcopal Bishops of North Dakota Correspondence, 1893-1953
ID: OGLMC1485
Extent: 8.0 Items
Date Acquired: 12/24/2004
Subjects: Religion, Religion - Episcopal Church
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
Brief information on each of the bishops:
Henry Benjamin Whipple was the first Episcopal bishop for Minnesota, elected in 1859. He was known for his work with native peoples and particularly with the Episcopal mission to the Ojibwe at the White Earth Reservation in north-central Minnesota.
William David Walker served as the first missionary bishop in North Dakota after being consecrated in December 1883. He later was the third bishop of Western New York.
Cameron D. Mann was consecrated in December 1901 as the third bishop for the missionary district of North Dakota. After about eleven years, he became missionary bishop of Southern Florida and later was the first bishop of South Florida when this diocese was established in 1922.
John Poyntz Tyler served as the fourth missionary bishop of North Dakota following his consecration in January 1914. He was a nephew of U.S. President John Tyler. Bishop Tyler died shortly after indicating his intention to resign in July 1931.
Frederick Bethune Bartlett was consecrated in December 1931 as the fifth bishop for North Dakota. He served for about four years before becoming bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho.
Douglas Henry Atwill was the next bishop for the Missionary Diocese of North Dakota and was consecrated in January 1937. He served for about fourteen years before resigning in February 1951.
Richard R. Emery, a native of Minnesota, succeeded Atwill as missionary bishop, elected in October 1951. Bishop Emery was killed in a car-train accident in Grand Forks in February 1964.
Source:
Wilkins, Robert P., and Wynona H. Wilkins. God Giveth the Increase: The History of the Episcopal Church in North Dakota. Fargo, ND: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1959.
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Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Method: Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum Rare Manuscripts and Archives, Watchung, New Jersey; 2005-2753
Related Materials: St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records; OGLMC 959
Preferred Citation: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Processing Information: Processed by Michael Swanson, Archivist
Other Note: Contents of this collection are included at the end of Box 2 of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records because the materials are closely related.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Folder 1: Correspondence of Episcopal Bishops],
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- Folder 1: Correspondence of Episcopal Bishops
- Item 1: Note of H.B. Whipple, 16 September 1893 from White Earth, Minnesota
- Item 2: Note of William D. Walker, 1 May 1908 from Buffalo, New York
- Along with the note is an image of Bishop Walker from a publication.
- Item 3: Autograph letter of Cameron Mann, 5 March 1908 from Fargo, North Dakota
- Along with the letter is an image of Bishop Mann from a publication.
- Item 4: Autograph letter of John Poyntz Tyler, 23 June 1917 from Fargo, North Dakota
- Item 5: Note of John Poyntz Tyler, 23 June 1917 from Fargo, North Dakota
- Item 6: Autograph letter of Frederick B. Bartlett, 22 May 1934 from Fargo, North Dakota
- Item 7: Note of Douglass Atwill, 18 September 1937 from Fargo, North Dakota
- Along with the note is an image of Bishop Atwill from a publication.
- Item 8: Autograph letter of Richard R. Emery, 17 February 1953 from Fargo, North Dakota
- Item 1: Note of H.B. Whipple, 16 September 1893 from White Earth, Minnesota