Jacalyn Shelley papers, 2002 -- 2007

Creator:: Shelley, Jacalyn
Abstract:: Jacalyn Shelley is an Episcopalian layperson and poet based in New Jersey. The collection contains a donation letter, her Master's thesis on the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church, as well as her research in the form of transcripts of her oral history interviews with seven Episcopal Women priests from the Diocese of New Jersey (the first generation of women priests in Diocese of New Jersey).
Extent:: 0.25 linear feet (0.25 linear feet; 1 box)
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: This collection contains Jacalyn Shelley's Monmouth University Master's thesis on the subject of the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church, as well as her preliminary research in the form of transcripts of her oral history interviews with seven Episcopal Women priests from the Diocese of New Jersey (the first generation of women priests in Diocese of New Jersey). Some transcript folders contain correspondence or annotations to the transcripts. A donation letter for the collection is also included.
Biographical / historical:: Jacalyn Shelley is an Episcopalian layperson and poet based in New Jersey who has significant service in the Church as a Vestry member, Warden and Diocesan Convention deputy.

Acquisition information:: Jacalyn Shelley donated these papers to the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship in July 2007.
Processing information:: Folded materials were flattened and staples and metal clips were removed. All materials were placed in acid-free folders and boxes. The finding aid was created by Ruth Tonkiss Cameron in 2008, and edited by Leah Edelman in 2021.
Arrangement:: This collection is organized in one series arranged by format.
Other information:: Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship (AWTS)

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Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

The following boxes are located offsite: Box 1. Please note that requests for use of boxes held in offsite storage must be made three business days in advance.

Terms of access:

Some material in this collection may be protected by copyright and other rights. Information concerning copyright, fair use, and reproduction requests can be consulted at Columbia's Copyright Advisory Office.

Special conditions of release exist for the transcripts; please consult the release forms attached to the transcripts.

Preferred citation:: Item description, AWTS: Jacalyn Shelley papers, 2002-2007, box #, folder #, The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University in the City of New York.

Location of this collection:: Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

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