SAMPLE CLASSIFICATION SCHEME FOR THE ARRANGEMENT
OF DIOCESAN ARCHIVES OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
 
The Archives of the Episcopal Church USA
November 2002
 
 
 
 
           
RG Number    RECORD GROUP
  Record sub-group
  Record sub-group
  Record Series
 
I. Diocesan Organizational Archives
 
RG 1 RECORDS OF THE EPISCOPATE
RG 1-A Records of the Diocesan Bishops
RG 1-A.1 Papers of the Ordinary
  Personal and Family Papers
  Records of Episcopate and the Office of the Bishop
  Records Relating to Other Affiliations
 
RG 1-B Records of the Suffragan Bishops
 
RG 1-C Official Acts of the Bishops
  Confirmations
  Parochial Reports
  Lay Readers Licenses
  Licensed Lay Persons
  Postulant/Candidate/Deacon Personnel Files
  Re-Marriage Records [Confidential]
  Certificates of Consecration of Church Buildings
RG 1-C.1 Clergy Files and Transactions [Confidential]
  Letters Dimissory
  Renunciations
  Depositions
  Institutions
  Receptions
  Non-parochial Reports
  Chaplain's Reports
  Clerical Changes
  Deployment Files
 
RG 1-D Records of the Canon to the Ordinary
 
RG 1-E Records and Papers of Other (Non-jurisdictional) Bishops
 
RG 2 RECORDS OF THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION/COUNCIL
 
RG 2-A Records of the Secretary of Convention/Registrar/Recording Secretary
  Official Publications: Journal of Diocesan Convention
  Lay Delegate Certification Forms
  Ballots and Voting Records
  Parish Filings
  Correspondence Files
  Statistical Data
 
RG 2-B Records of Convention Committees, Standing (Extant)
RG 2-B.1 The Executive Committee
RG 2-B.2 The Diocesan Finance Committee
RG 2-B.3 The Program and Budget Committee
RG 2-B.4 The Communications Committee
 
RG 2-C Records of Convention Commissions
RG 2-C.1 The Commission on Ministry
RG 2-C.2 The Ecumenical Commission
 
RG 2-D Records of Canonical Committees of Convention
RG 2-D.1 The Committee on the Dispatch of Business
RG 2-D.2 The Committee on Qualifications
RG 2-D.3 The Committee on the Admission of Parishes and Missions
RG 2-D.4 The Committee on Constitution and Canons
 
RG 2-E Records of Diocesan Convocations
 
 
RG 3 RECORDS OF THE TREASURER/BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR
 
RG 3-A Financial Records
  Audit Papers/Financial Statements
  Books of Account and Reconciliations
  Special Accounts
  Payroll Registers and Journals
  Budget Papers and Supporting Documents
 
RG 3-B Legal Records
  Property Instruments
  Bequest and Estate Papers
  Contracts (loans, trusts, etc.)
  Insurance Records
  Copyrights
  Pensions Records
 
RG 3-C General Business Records
  Diocesan Property Files
  Parish Correspondence and Transaction Files
  Parish Property Files
  General Subject Files
  Trust Fund Records: Register and Legacy/Trust Files
  Personnel Records and Files
  Diocesan Advance Fund Files
  Venture in Mission Fund Files
  Episcopal Housing Corporation
  Development Office/Fund-raising Files
  Statistical Reports and Data
 
RG 3-D Personnel/Human Resources Office
  Personnel Records and Files
  Medical Health Payment Reports
  Pension Plan and Enrollment Records
 
RG 4 RECORDS OF THE CHANCELLOR
 
RG 5 RECORDS OF THE REGISTRAR-HISTORIOGRAPHER
  Episcopal Register
  Clippings
  Scrapbooks
  Vertical Files
 
RG 6 RECORDS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE
RG 6-A Official Acts
  Annual Reports
  Minutes and Addenda
  Postulant/Candidate Records
  Applications for Parish/Mission Status
  Testimonials of Election to the Episcopate, Approved and Declined
  Consents and Declinations to Episcopal Ordinations and Consecrations
 
RG 6-A.1 Parish, Mission and Congregation Filings
  Constitutions/Bylaws
  Property/Real Estate Transactions
  Loans and Encumbrances
RG 6-A.2 Records of Ecclesiastical Presentments and Trials
 
RG 6-B Sub-committees of the Standing Committee
 
RG 7 RECORDS OF THE DIOCESAN COUNCIL/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
 
RG 7-A Records of the Secretary of Council
 
RG 7-B Records of the Committees of Diocesan Council
  Executive Committee
  Administration/Finance, etc.
 
RG 7-C Records of Defunct Council Departments/Archdeaconries, etc.
 
 
RG 8 RECORDS OF AD-HOC, SPECIAL, AND BISHOP'S ADVISORY COMMITTEES OF THE DIOCESE
 
RG 9 RECORDS OF THE DIOCESAN MISSION PROGRAM
 
RG 9 Administrative Officers and Program Staff:
RG 9.1 Archdeacons
RG 9.2 Assistants for Administration
RG 9.3 Christian Educators
RG 9.4 Ministry to Minority Communities
RG 9.5 Ministry to the Deaf
RG 9.6 Campus/College Ministry
RG 9.7 Hospital Ministry
RG 9.8 Youth Ministry
RG 9.10.1 Communications Office
RG 9.10.2 Diocesan Periodical/Newspaper
RG 9.10.3 Photograph Files (prints and negatives)
RG 9.10.4 Audio-Visual Records
RG 9.10.5 Diocesan Publications Series
 
RG 9-B Records of the Diocesan Camps and Conference Center
 
RG 10 RECORDS OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE
 
 
RG 11 RECORDS OF THE PARISHES AND MISSIONS OF THE DIOCESE
 
RG 11-A Records of Closed Parishes and Missions
 
RG 11-B Records (Deposited) of Active Parishes, Missions and Congregations
  Architectural Plans and Drawings
 
 
RG 12 PAPERS AND COLLECTIONS OF CLERGY AND LAITY OF THE DIOCESE
 
RG 12-A Papers of Clergy
 
RG 12-B Papers of Laity
 
RG 13 RECORDS OF DIOCESAN ORGANIZATIONS
 
RG 13-A Extant Organizations
RG 13-A.1 The Episcopal Church Women and Antecedent Organizations
RG 13-A.2 The Church Periodical Club
RG 13-A.3 The Diocesan Altar Guild
 
RG 13-B Defunct Organizations
RG 13-B.1 The Fleur de Lis Society
  Camp Lawrence
 
RG 14 RECORDS OF ANCILLARY EPISCOPAL ORGANIZATIONS (Separately Incorporated Bodies)
 
RG 14-A Extant Organizations
RG 14-A.1 The Episcopal Charitable Society
RG 14-A.2 The Trustees of Donations
RG 14-A.3 The Episcopal City Mission
 
RG 14-B Defunct Organizations
  The Society for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of Clergymen of the Episcopal Church
 
 
RG 15 RECORDS OF RELATED JURISDICTIONS
RG 15.1 Journals of Separated Dioceses
RG 15.2 Journals of General Convention of PECUSA
RG 15.3 Records of the Province
 
RG 16 RECORDS INTERNAL TO THE DIOCESAN ARCHIVES
  Operational Records
RG 16-A.1 Accessions Register
RG 16-A.2 Collection Management Control Files
RG 16-A.3 Deeds of Gift/Deposit Agreements
RG 16-A.4 Researchers' Forms of Consent
RG 16-A.5 Reference (Look-up) Files
RG 16-A.6 Registers/Inventories/Finding Aids
RG 16-A.7 Operations Manual
RG 16-A.8 Retention and Disposition Schedules
 
RG 16-B Records of the Archivist
RG 16-B.1 Annual Reports
RG 16-B.2 Correspondence
RG 16-B 3 Subject Files
 
 
II. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
 
RG 20 AUDIO AND VISUAL RECORDS
  Photographic Collection
  Machine Readable Records
  Moving Pictures/Films
  Transparency Slides
 
RG 21 ARTIFACT COLLECTION
 
RG 22 PARISH HISTORY COLLECTION [an artificial collection]
  Parish Vertical Files
  Published Histories
 
RG 23 BIOGRAPHICAL COLLECTION [an artificial collection]
 
RG 24 SCRAPBOOK COLLECTION (unidentified authors)
 
 
 


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