American Encyclopaedia of Christianity records, 1920 -- 1927

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Series 2 : American Encyclopaedia of Christianity records, circa 1920 -- 1927

This series is open for research.

4.25 linear feet; 4.25 linear feet; 7 boxes including 1 OS box

This series contains correspondence, editorial minutes, plans and drafts, and promotional items. Rockwell's replies to letters may be found among the correspondence files. The series begins with the second and third groups of papers received by Rockwell concerning the work towards production of the Encyclopaedia recovered from other members of the committees. Rockwell's own files as secretary to the Editorial Board follow these initial sections and are retained in the alphabetical order which was his personal method of file arrangement. The correspondence also includes carbon copies of replies by Rockwell and his annotations on letters received.

This series is arranged by accession date, and then alphabetically.



Box 2 Folder 1-7 Second collected sources, 1920 -- 1921

Memorandum of Mutual Understanding, Nov. 1920 2 1 2 Finances-Planning, 1920-21; Finances-Founders' Committee, 1921; University Club Luncheon, Jan. 1921; Endorsements, 1921; Denominational Counsellors Advisory Board, 1921; Founders' Committee and Denominational Counsellors, 1921


Box 2 Folder 8-22 Third collected sources, key papers, 1920 -- 1926

Memoranda of Mutual Understanding, 1920-23, 1926; Contracts -Editorial Board/Appleton, 1923-26; Finances, 1926; Denominational Counsellors Nominations, 1921; Resolutions and Endorsements, 1924-25; Editorial Principles and Sample Pages, 1925-26 ; Article Titles List A-B; Potential Writers; Articles Assigned to Writers, 1926; Directions to Writers, 1926; Sources-Sample Publications; Promotional Leaflets; Henkle-Financial Plans, Dec. 1925; Rockwell-Progress Report to Denominational Counsellors, Dec.1925; Rockwell-Kentucky Travel, 1926  



Box 3 W. W. Rockwell's records, A-B, circa 1922 -- 1927



Box 4 W. W. Rockwell's records, C-E, circa 1922 -- 1927



Box 5 W. W. Rockwell's records, E-K, circa 1922 -- 1927



Box 6 W. W. Rockwell's records, L-R, circa 1922 -- 1927



Box 7 W. W. Rockwell's records, R-Z, circa 1922 -- 1927



Box 8OS Oversize materials, circa 1922 -- 1927

German Publisher's Advertisement with 16th Century Images [Transferred from Series 2 box 5 f16]; Editorial Principles and Sample Pages, 1925-26 [Transferred from Series 2 box 2 f13]; Names of Founders [Transferred from Series 2 box 5 f9]