Guide to the Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records, 1946-1992 AIS.1992.06

Arrangement

Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records
Creator
Calvary Episcopal Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Collection Number
AIS.1992.06
Extent
2 microfilm_reels (733 frames)
Date
1946-1992
Abstract
The microfilmed records of the Calvary Episcopal Church contain baptismal, marriage, and burials records from 1946-1992.
Language
English .
Author
ASC Staff. Revisions occurred to the finding aid as a part of the encoding process on October, 2003.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System
Archives & Special Collections
Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
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History

The Calvary Episcopal Parish was organized in 1855. It was incorporated and a charter was granted in 1859. The first building housing the church was a brick structure used jointly by St. Peter's German Lutheran Church and St. John's Evangelical Protestant Church a short distance north of Penn Avenue, between what is now Sheridan and Collins Avenues. In 1904, a lot at Walnut and Shady was purchased from George Washington Hailman and a year later in 1905, Messrs. Cram, Godhue and Ferguson of Boston were engaged as architects. Howard Hager Co. of Pittsburgh was awarded the building contract. The new edifice was completed and the first service was held in 1906. Missions of Calvary were: 1879 - St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Wilkinsburg; 1885 - St. James' Episcopal Church of Homewood, now in Penn Hills; 1887 - Church of the Ascension; 1924 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Mount Lebanon; 1931 - Fox Chapel Episcopal Church.

Scope and Content

The records of the Calvary Episcopal Church include two series. Series I contains Baptisms, 1986-1992; Canonical Register of Baptized Persons, 1946-1992; and Canonical Register of Baptisms, 1946-1986. Series II includes Communicant record, Nov. 1964-May 1982; Canonical Register of Marriages, 1968-July 18, 1992; and Canonical Register of Burials, Jan. 1968-Sept. 1992, Dec. 1991.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

These records were a gift of Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15206 in 1992.

Existence and Location of Copies

This has been microfilmed by the Archives Service Center and the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society from originals in the possession of Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15206.

Preferred Citation

Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records, 1946-1992, AIS.1992.06, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Previous Citation

Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. Records, 1946-1992, AIS.1992.06, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., Records, ais 92:6, Archives of Industrial Society, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by ASC Staff in 1992. Revision and rearrangement for the encoded version of the finding aid provided by Dan Horvath in October, 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: 1418097

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

    • Calvary Episcopal Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    • Episcopal Church -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

    Geographic Names

    • Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Genealogy
    • Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Church history

    Genres

    • Vital records (Document genre)
    • Church records
    • Marriage records
    • Death records
    • Communion records

    Other Subjects

    • Church records and registers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Baptismal records -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
    • Churches and Synagogues
    • Church buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

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