Guide to the St. George (Syrian) Orthodox Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records, 1886-1979 AIS.1980.01
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
St. George (Syrian) Orthodox Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
Creator
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Collection Number
AIS.1980.01
Extent
2 microfilm_reels
Date
1886-1979
Abstract
The records of St. George (Syrian) Orthodox Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., consist of baptismal, marriage, and funeral records. They also include church bulletins for 1979; a report on the state of the Parish, July, 1979; and the annual financial report, 1979.
Language
English
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Author
Katie Kirwan. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process in September 2003.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
History
St. George's was founded in the Hill District in 1917 and was moved to a new building at the Boulevard of the Allies and Dawson St. in 1954. St. George's is Syrian Antiochian Orthodox, a division of the Orthodox Church which is under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Antioch. It is a member of the Federation of Orthodox Greek and Catholic Churches of America.
Scope and Content Notes
The records of St. George (Syrian) Orthodox Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., span the years 1886-1979, but are concetrated between 1959 and 1979. They consist of baptismal, marriage, and funeral records. They also include church bulletins for 1979; a report on the state of the Parish, July, 1979; and the annual financial report, 1979.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Acquisition Information
This collection was microfilmed by Archives Service Center with funds provided by NEH grant RC-0036-79-1210, "Survey and Acquisition of Source Materials Relating to Immigrant and Ethnic Life in Southwestern Pa.", 1980.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original records are located at St. George (Syrian) Orthodox Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Preferred Citation
St. George (Syrian) Orthodox Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records, AIS.1980.01, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Previous Citation
St. George (Syrian) Orthodox Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records, AIS.1980.01, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh
St. George (Syrian) Orthodox Church, 3400 Dawson St., Pittsburgh, PA 15202, Records, 1886-1979, AIS Micro 80:01, Archives of Industrial Society, University of Pittsburgh
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Katie Kirwan in May 1980.
Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Dan Horvath in September, 2003. Information about the collection title and the controlled access terms was extracted from the MARC record in the University of Pittsburgh catalog Voyager ID number: 1430495
Copyright
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects
Corporate Names
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
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