Finding Aid for the The Church of the Epiphany Records, 1964-2000 103
Processed by CSRC - Erin Rush .
Chicano Studies Research Center Library
2009
144 Haines Hall
Box 951544
Los Angeles, California 90095-1544
librarian@chicano.ucla.edu
Contributing Institution:
Chicano Studies Research Center Library
Title: The Church of the Epiphany Records
Creator:
Church of the Epiphany (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: 103
Physical Description:
7 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1964-2000
Abstract: This is a collection of papers, photos and printed materials relating to the Los Angeles Church of the Epiphany in Lincoln
Heights, which served as a base for the Chicano Civil Rights Movement and more particularly the organizing efforts of Cesar
Chavez.
Physical Location: The Chicano Studies Research Center Library.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
Open for research.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by the Very Reverend Will Waters, August 29, 2007.
Arrangement
The material is in the order determined by the initial archivist. The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series 1. Clippings
- Series 2. Photographic material
- Series 3. Correspondence
- Series 4. Printed material
Biography
The Church of the Epiphany in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles was founded in 1883, and is the oldest standing
Episcopal Church in the City of Los Angeles. Bishop Johnson, the first Bishop of the new Diocese of Los Angeles, gave his
first sermon as a new Bishop at Epiphany and many Bishops from all over the Anglican Communion including Robert Runcie, the
former Archbishop of Canterbury, have preached and celebrated at Epiphany. Cesar Chavez, the Founder of the United Farmworkers
Union and long time friend of Epiphany, also graced its pulpit. In 2005 the church was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural
Monument.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], The Church of the Epiphany Records, 103, Chicano Studies Research Center, University of California,
Los Angeles.
Processing Information
Processed by Erin Rush in 2009. Finding aid edited by Esmeralda Gomez under the supervision of Doug Johnson in 2020.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of clippings, photographs, correspondence, printed material, and ephemera. These materials document
the church's decades of involvement with the Chicano Movement and other civil rights struggles, as well as more common ecclesiastical
issues. There is also a significant amount of material on Maria Cueto and Raisa Nemikin, two church employees who were jailed
for several months in the 1970s for refusing to cooperate with a federal investigation into Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion
Nacional (FALN), a Puerto Rican separatist group.
Publication Rights
These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user
must assume full responsibility for any use of materials, including but not limited to infringement of copyright and publication
rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
National Brown Beret Organization
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993
Chicano movement.
United Farm Workers
FALN (Organization)
Box 8, Folder 5
Cesar Chavez, UFW
1971-1993
Box 8, Folder 6
Various Church events and issues
1981
Box 8, Folder 8
Lydia Lopez to chair new Hispanic Commission
1978
Box 8, Folder 9
Various Episcopal news
1977
Box 8, Folder 10
Rt. Rev Robert C. Rusack, Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles
1964
Box 8, Folders 13-14
Various Episcopal church news and events
1980-1982
Box 8, Folder 16
Various Episcopal church events and news reports
1936-1987
Box 9, Folder 1
Various church events and news reports
1982
Scope and Contents
Includes recipes.
Box 9, Folder 3
Virginia Ram and various church events
1981-03-1982-04
Box 10, Folder 13
Newspaper articles on various church events
1987
Box 11, Folders 1-12
The Episcopal News
1983-1994
Series 2. Photographic Material
Box 1, Folders 1-4
Cultural events
1967-1988
Physical Description: Color Slides
Scope and Contents
Folder 3 includes photos of Cessar Chavez.
Box 1, Folder 5
Various members and events
undated
Box 2, Folder 1
Church priests, congregants, and events
1981-1983
Box 2, Folder 2
Church events and congregants
1978-1986
Scope and Contents
Includes: Deanery Day at Cathedral, 1978; Centennial, January 1986.
Box 2, Folder 3
Congregants and events
1968-1988
General
Photographs by Nancy Tovar.
Box 2, Folder 4
Chris Ram birthday / Virginia Ram funeral
1971-1980
Box 2, Folder 5
Slides of neighborhood, mural, etc.
1976-1979
Box 2, Folder 6
Day of the Dead
1978-1979
General
Photographs by Nancy Tovar; includes flier and correspondence releasing images
Box 2, Folder 7
United Neighborhoods Organization (UNO) meeting / police chief Daryl Gates
1979-1981
Box 2, Folder 11
Various church congregants and events
1988
Box 2, Folder 12
Huelga, Sacramento
1976-1981
Box 2, Folder 13
Camping Trip / 4th of July parade
1946-1967
Box 3, Folder 3
Various church congregants, services, and events
1983
Scope and Contents
Includes church kitchen fire.
Box 3, Folder 4
Various church events
1985
Scope and Contents
UNO Meetings; Bishop Garver Installation; Pat Martinez, UCLA Law Graduation
Box 6, Folder 11
Hispanic Convention
1976-1977
Box 7, Folder 1
UFW rally
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photograph of seven ministers.
Box 7, Folder 2
Church, house, and dining hall
undated
Box 7, Folder 13
Church ministers group photo
undated
Scope and Contents
Also includes: quincenera girl; children; Virgina Ram; Fr. Walters.
Box 8, Folder 11
Miscellaneous
1981
General
Includes: Camp Stevens; Easter Service; various church members and events.
Box 10, Folder 14
Virginia Ram and flowers mural
undated
Box 10, Folder 15
Laughing ministers
undated
Box 10, Folder 16
Folklorico girls / church service / funeral procession
undated
Box 10, folder 12
Fiesta Canterbury Cinco De Mayo
1973-1977
Scope and Contents
Includes fliers, church schedule, and artwork..
Box 4, Folder 9
Maria Cueto and Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional
1977-1985
General
Church staff members Maria Cueto and Raisa Nemikin were imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with FBI investigation of Episcopal
Church and "terrorist" Puerto Rican independence movement (FALN); folder includes correspondence of Nancy Von Lauderback and
Bishop John M. Allin.
Box 5, Folder 3
Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
1977-1978
General
Correspondence From: Rt. Rev. Milton L. Wood, D.D. To: Rev. Charles E. Bennison, Jr.; Correspondence From: Robert S. Potter
To: Elizabeth Fink, Esq.; Correspondence From: Robert S. Potter To: Kenneth W. Greenawalt, Esq.; Correspondence From: Robert
S. Potter To: Rt. Rev. John M. Allin; Correspondence From: Robert S. Potter To: Members of the Executive Council The Episcopal
Church; Anonymous Correspondence; Memorandum: Rev. Richard Gillett
Box 6, Folder 7
General convention
1981-1982
Scope and Contents
Topics include: Salvadoran refugees; San Gabriel Parish Endowment; ordination. Includes correspondence from Rev. Canon Oliver
B. Garver to Rev. Roger H. Wood.
Box 8, Folder 17
List of grievances against Rev. Patrica O'Reilly and Rev. Bryan Jones
1987-02-12-1987-02-16
General
Invitation to anniversary service possibly dated incorrectly.
Series 4. Printed Material
Box 3, Folder 1
Various church events and announcements
1968-1990
Box 3, Folder 2
Various church events
1991
Box 3, Folder 5
Hispanic ministry and East Los Angeles Parish
1973
Box 3, Folder 7
Oliver B. Garver, Jr.
1973
Box 3, Folder 8
Various programs for church services
1987-1988
Box 4, Folders 1-2
Various programs for church services and events
undated
Box 4, Folder 3
Various programs for church services and events
1987-1988
Box 4, Folder 4
Papers and programs
1984-1997
Scope and Contents
Includes music lyrics, song and prayer books, and funeral service programs.
Box 4, Folder 5
John B. Luce transfer to Los Angeles
1965-1966
Box 4, Folder 6
Church of Angels
1967-1968
Scope and Contents
Includes material on: Brown Berets; riots; school walk-outs at Roosevelt High School; Cesar Chavez; UCLA student refuses draft.
Box 4, Folder 7
Chicano Walkouts
1971-1972
Box 4, Folder 8
Grant proposal and various church events
1980
Box 5, Folder 1
Maria Cueto, Raisa Nemikin, and Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional
1977-1978
Box 5, Folder 4
Education for a New Mañana Association of Mexican-American Educators Inc.
1965
General
First Annual Issues Conference December 3-4, 1965 San Diego, CA
Box 5, Folder 5
Bilingual education / Latin youth dropouts
1965-1974
Box 5, Folder 6
Church programs
1967-1969
General
Drawing by Allan R. Crite
Box 5, Folder 7
Hispanic Ministry Development Report to the Commission on Hispanic Ministry Diocese of Los Angeles
1981
Box 5, Folder 8
Church of the Epiphany Celebration Blessing Supplementary Music
1984
Box 5, Folder 10
Cathedral Center Arts Program Exhibition
undated
Scope and Contents
Katrina Carter, Artist
Box 5, Folder 11
Service programs, invitations, and fliers on various events
1988-1990
Box 5, Folder 12
Service programs / Nomination letter: Virginia Ram for executive council
1985-1988
Box 5, Folder 13
The Church of the Epiphany
1971-1978
Box 5, Folder 14
Service programs
1987-1988
Box 5, Folder 15
Service programs
1981-1983
Box 5, Folder 16
Service programs
1987-1988
Box 6, Folder 1
Service programs
1973-1979
Box 6, Folder 2
The Church of the Epiphany
1979-1980
Box 6, Folder 3
Archbishop of Canterbury visits Los Angeles
1981
Scope and Contents
Includes material on: Urban Assembly; cathedral grant; UNO convention election; Lydia Lopez, president
Box 6, Folder 4
Various church events
1982-1983
Box 7, Folder 3
United Neighborhoods Organization (UNO) / South Central Organizing Committee (SCOC) / East Valley Organization (EVO)
1979-1981
Scope and Contents
Includes material on Mike Dukakis.
Box 7, Folders 4-5
United Neighborhood Organization
1981-1982
General
Includes: monthly dues report; UNO Handbook; media documentation (copies of newspaper clippings); proposed convention amendments.
Box 7, Folder 6
Immanuel Episcopal Church Newsletter and The Witness
1977-03-25
Scope and Contents
Includes: eight issues of
The Witness; petition regarding Maria Cueto and Raisa Nemikin of FALN; letter from Church and Society, Southern California Chapter to
Bishop Allin re: Maria Cueto and Raisa Nemikin.
Box 7, Folder 7
The Witness: various articles regarding Maria Cueto and Raisa Nemikin of FALN
1985-1986
Scope and Contents
Includes three issues: vol. 68 nos. 5 and 7, vol.69 no.3. Also includes: correspondance to Nancy Von Lauderback from Federal
Correctional Institution re: Maria Cueto and returned material (dry flowers ensealed in white paper not authorized).
Box 7, Folder 8
Maria Cueto and Steven Guerra Trial
1983-1984
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondance to Nancy Von Lauderbach from. Church and Society, West.
Box 7, Folder 9
Maria Cueto and Steven Guerra of Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional
1977-1982
Scope and Contents
Includes: LA Episcopal Urban Caucus meeting minutes; correspondence to Vestry Members from the Parish of East LA.
Box 7, Folder 11
Hispanic Commission
1988
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence to Nancy Von Lauderback from St. Margaret's Episcopal Church.
Box 7, Folder 12
Analysis of the Existing Structure and Proposal for Rehabilitation
1982-1991
Scope and Contents
Includes material on: A Day of Vestry retreat; personal notes; the Finance and Fundraising Committee meeting minutes; Joint
Consolidated Adjusted Tax Bill; correspondence to Nancy Von Lauderback from Frederick H. Borsch; LA Police Dept. Preliminary
Investigation of Burglary.
Box 8, Folder 3
Various pamphlets, conference report, newsletters, and fliers
1967-1974
Box 8, Folder 4
Various newsletters, fliers, and programs
1981
Box 8, Folder 12
The Hispanic Challenge to the Episcopal Church, Opportunity for Mission in the 80s
undated
General
Virginia Ram's personal copy
Box 9, Folder 2
History of Church of the Epiphany and Diocese of Los Angeles
1945-1983
Box 9, Folder 5
Ruben Salazar's death / riots / The National Chicano Moratorium
circa. 1971
Box 9, Folder 6
Ruben Salazar death and inquiry
circa. 1990
Box 9, Folder 7
Church programs and fliers
1983-1990
Box 9, Folders 8-9
Various church issues and events
1981-1988
Box 10, Folders 1-2
Various church events and issues
1988
Box 10, Folder 3
A Cleansing Fire: the Rise of the Chicano Movement and the Church of the Epiphany
1965-1980
Box 10, Folder 4
Proposal to Change Committee to Stop Home Destruction From Watch-Dog Barrio Homeowners Movement in East Los Angeles
circa. 1970
Box 10, Folder 5
Cut tissue paper made by Virginia Ram
undated
Box 10, Folder 6
Various church members and church events
undated
Box 10, Folder 7
El Pescador newspaper and fliers
1973-1981
Box 10, Folder 8
Church events and issues
1973-1980
Box 10, Folder 9
Various church events and issues
1967-1991
Box 10, Folder 10
Vietnam War photocopies
1969-1971
Box 10, Folder 11
Various church event and issues
1977-1993
Box 10, Folder 17
Copy of statement by Raisa Nemikin, Pedro Archuleta, and Maria Cueto
1997-07-21
Scope and Contents
Statement released by New York Committee Against Grand Jury Repression; includes prisoner numbers of Raisa, Pedro, and Maria.
