Inventory of the Bishop Edward L. Parsons: Pamphlets, Articles, and Sermons on Church Unity
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Inventory of the Bishop Edward L. Parsons: Pamphlets, Articles, and Sermons on Church Unity
Collection number: GTU 2001-4-02
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Title: Bishop Edward L. Parsons:pamphlets, articles, and sermons on church unity
Dates: 1919-1950
Collection number: GTU 2001-4-02
Creator:
Parsons, Edward Lambe B. (1868-1960)
Collection Size:
.1 linear feet (12 items)
Repository: The Graduate Theological Union. Library.
Berkeley, CA 94709
Abstract: Twelve papers from the collection of Edward L. Parsons, 1868-1960, who served as pastor at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Berkeley,
California, 1904-1919. He was Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Francisco, 1919-1924, and Bishop of California, 1924-1941.
Physical location: GTU 2001-4-02
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Graduate Theological Union. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Graduate Theological Union
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 by the reader.
Bishop Edward L. Parsons:pamphlets, articles, and sermons on church unity, GTU 2001-4-02. Graduate Theological Union Archives,
Berkeley, CA.
Duplicate material from the Parsons Collection at the University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library. Sent by Bancroft
staff to the GTU Archives.
Biography / Administrative History
Edward L. Parsons, 1868-1960, served as pastor at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Berkeley, California, 1904-1919. He was Bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of San Francisco, 1919-1924, and Bishop of California, 1924-1941. Parsons was a strong activist for
social welfare concerns, and in the promotion of Christian union.
Scope and Content of Collection
Contents include the following: The bishop and the pastoral relationship; The Christian in the modern world; The Fellowship
of Reconciliation (2 editions); Lambeth and unity; The Liberal evangelicals message in our church today; No escape from decision;
Reunion and the world mission of the church; The ruling eldership; So holy oracle of God; Time for decision; and Edward
L. Parsons autobiography.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Parsons, Edward Lambe, 1868-1960.
Christian union--United States--History--20th Century--Sources.
United States--Church history--20th Century--Sources.
The complete Edward Lambe Parsons Papers, 1865-1968 are located in the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley;
BANC MSS 86/58c.