Guide to the Edgewood Presbyterian Church, Edgewood, Pa. Records, 1891-1984 AIS.1985.07

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Summary Information

Scope and Content Notes

Administrative Information

Controlled Access Headings

Previous Citation

Collection Inventory

Series I. Minutes of Congregation

Series II. Minutes of Session

Series III. Church Register

Summary Information

Repository

ULS Archives & Special Collections

Title

Edgewood Presbyterian Church, Edgewood, Pa. Records

Creator

Edgewood Presbyterian Church (Edgewood, Pa.).

Collection Number

AIS.1985.07

Date

1891-1984

Extent

3.0 microfilm reels (2,474 frames)

Abstract

The Edgewood Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, Pennsylvania, was founded on March 26, 1891. The collection contains minutes of the congregation and session and a church register.

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Scope and Content Notes

The Edgewood Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, Pennsylvania, was founded on March 26, 1891 with the establishment of a Sabbath school and chapel. The by-laws of the congregation were adopted on November 4, 1891 and the first communion service was held on January 10, 1892. The congregation merged with the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkinsburg to form the First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood in 1983.

The collection contains minutes of the congregation and session and a church register from 1891-1984. The church register contains information regarding lists of pastors, elders, deacons, trustess, suspended members, communicants, baptisms, marriages, and deaths. See also the Microfilmed Records of the First Presbyterian Church, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, 1866-1983, AIS.1985.8.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

ULS Archives & Special Collections, July 25, 1988

Revision Description

 Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to EAD Version 2002 July 1, 2006

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

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.

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Edgewood Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, Pennsylvania in 1985.

Processing Information note

This collection was processed by David Rosenberg on July 25, 1988.

Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Michael O'Malley on August 18, 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: 1374599

Existence and Location of Copies

Original records are in the possession of the Edgewood Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, Pennsylvania.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

• Edgewood Presbyterian Church (Edgewood, Pa.).
• First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood (Edgewood, Pa.).
• First Presbyterian Church of Wilkinsburg (Wilkinsburg, Pa.).

Geographic Name(s)

• Edgewood (Allegheny County, Pa.) -- Church history
• Pennsylvania -- Church history

Subject(s)

• Baptismal records
• Church records and registers -- Pennsylvania -- Edgewood
• Churches and Synagogues
• Clergy -- Pennsylvania
• Deacons -- Pennsylvania
• Deacons -- Presbyterian Church
• Elders (Church officers) -- Pennsylvania
• Presbyterian Church -- Clergy
• Presbyterian Church -- Pennsylvania

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Previous Citation

Edgewood Presbyterian Church, Edgewood, Pa. Records, 1891-1984, AIS.1985.07, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Edgewood Presbyterian Church (Edgewood, Pa.) Records, 1891-1984, Micro, ais 85:7, Archives of Industrial Society, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15260

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