Guide to the Records of the Five Points Mission
Prepared by Robert Drew Simpson, Assistant Archivist; Robert J. Wafula, Student Assistant; and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist
United Methodist Archives and History Center
General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church
10/3/2000
(Published for the Drew University Methodist Library)
Overview of Series
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| Record Creator: |
Five Points Mission (New York, N.Y.) |
| Title: |
Records of the Five Points Mission |
| Date Span: |
1845 - 1995 |
| Abstract: |
Five Point Mission in New York was one of the first definite city missions established in American Methodism. It was organized in 1844 under the auspices of the Ladies' Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York City. |
| Extent: |
5.79 Cubic feet |
| Resource ID:
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drew.in.2383 |
History Note
Five Point Mission in New York City - site of the former brewery - was one of the first city missions established in American Methodism. It was organized in 1844 under the auspices of the Ladies' Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York City. The first officers of this missionary society were Mrs. E. S. Janes, called first directress; Mrs. J. A. Wright, second directress; and the Phoebe Palmer, the third such officer.
At first, the organization occupied a small room on the corner of Cross and Little Water streets, but it outgrew those quarters. The mission then purchased an old brewery at the corner of Park and Cross streets.
They bought the ground, tore down the old brewery, and erected their mission house in 1853. Not wishing to lose the drama of their action, they issued a monthly periodical, Voice From the Old Brewery. They established a large Sunday school, hired a small paid staff, and set about to help the children in their own homes and teach and guide them when they attended the various classes of the mission.
Scope Note
The Five Points Mission collection reflects the work of the church to help those in need during the second half of the nineteenth century and continuing to letter half of the twentieth century. The bulk of the material is administrative in nature. Within these administrative files are stories of adoptions and of the birth mothers who gave up their children up. Other materials record the work of the mission in baptisms, marriages, burials and subsequent wills. The more mundane issues, such as the use of the building and the everyday running of the mission, were recorded in the Administration series. The publications, The Echo and the Fair Reporter, as well as monthly reports, tap into the pulse of the mission as it tried to carry out its commission. A historical program put together by the mission in 1978 recaps the history of the mission through the media of slides, cassettes, and a script.
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Series: Administration
Series: Administrative
Series: Church Records
Series: Clerical Records
Series: Historical
Series: Publications
Preferred Citation
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Five Points Mission Collection, Methodist Collection - Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding this collection. Copyright still owned by Drew. Permissions to publish must be directed to Drew.
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Subject Terms |
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Additional Creators - Corporate |
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Methodist Episcopal Church. |
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Subject Topics |
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Baptism |
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Children |
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Church and social problems |
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Church charities |
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Church work with children |
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Church work with families |
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Church work with orphans |
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Church work with the homeless |
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Church work with the poor-Methodist Church |
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Church work with the unemployed |
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Church work with women |
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Community life |
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Family |
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Financial records |
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Genealogy |
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Marriage |
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Methodist Church-Missions |
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Missions |
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Poverty |
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Social reformers |
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Women |
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Women in church work. |
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Subject Geographic |
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New York (N.Y.). |
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Genre |
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Account books |
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Adoption records |
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Annual reports |
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Audio cassettes |
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Audio-visual materials |
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Brochures |
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Correspondence |
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Financial records |
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Historical drama |
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Journals |
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Marriage records |
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Minute books |
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Minutes |
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Publications |
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Reports |
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Slides |
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Wills. |
Series: Administration
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 2129-3-1:
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Monthly Report: May - April |
1857-1858 |
| 2129-3-1:
2 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1859-1860 |
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3 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1860-1861 |
| 2129-3-1:
4 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1862-1863 |
| 2129-3-1:
5 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1863-1864 |
| 2129-3-1:
6 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1864-1865 |
| 2129-3-2:
1 |
Monthly Report: January - December |
1863-1865 |
| 2129-3-2:
2 |
Monthly Report: February - February |
1867-1873 |
| 2129-3-2:
3 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1876-1877 |
| 2129-3-2:
4 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1877-1879 |
| 2129-3-2:
5 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1879-1880 |
| 2129-3-2:
6 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1880-1881 |
| 2129-3-3:
1 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1881-1882 |
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2 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1882-1883 |
| 2129-3-3:
3 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1883-1884 |
| 2129-3-3:
4 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1884-1885 |
| 2129-3-3:
5 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1885-1886 |
| 2129-3-3:
6 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1886-1887 |
| 2129-3-3:
7 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1887-1888 |
| 2129-3-4:
1 |
Monthly Report: May - April |
1888-1889 |
| 2129-3-4:
2 |
Monthly Report: May - December |
1909 |
| 2129-3-4:
3 |
Annual Reports |
1845-1872 |
| 2129-3-4:
4 |
Annual Reports |
1873-1887 |
| 2129-3-5:
1 |
Annual Reports |
1852-1897 |
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2 |
Annual Reports |
1888-1909 |
| 2129-3-6:
1 |
Annual Reports |
1909-1929 |
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2 |
Annual Reports |
1910-1929 |
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3 |
Annual Reports |
1930-1950 |
| 2129-3-7:
1 |
Annual Reports |
1930-1950 |
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2 |
Annual Reports |
1930-1950 |
| 2129-3-7:
3 |
Annual Reports |
1953-1959 |
| 2129-3-7:
4 |
Annual Minutes |
1848-1852 |
| 2129-3-8:
1 |
Annual Minutes |
1854-1857 |
| 2129-3-8:
2 |
Board Minutes. April - June |
1939-1943 |
| 2129-3-8:
3 |
Board Minutes. September - December |
1943-1944 |
| 2129-3-8:
4 |
Board Minutes. January - December |
1951-1952 |
| 2129-3-8:
5 |
Board Minutes. October - May |
1957-1960 |
| 2129-3-8:
6 |
Board Minutes. March - October |
1965 |
| 2129-3-8:
7 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1966 |
| 2129-3-8:
8 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1967 |
| 2129-3-8:
9 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1968 |
| 2129-4-1:
1 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1969 |
| 2129-4-1:
2 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1970 |
| 2129-4-1:
3 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1971 |
| 2129-4-1:
4 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1972-1973 |
| 2129-4-1:
5 |
Board Minutes. March, October, November |
1974 |
| 2129-4-1:
6 |
Board Minutes. January - December |
1975 |
| 2129-4-1:
7 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1976 |
| 2129-4-1:
8 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1977 |
| 2129-4-1:
9 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1978 |
| 2129-4-1:
10 |
Board Minutes |
1979 |
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11 |
Board Minutes. January - November |
1980 |
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12 |
Board Minutes. January - December |
1981 |
| 2129-4-2:
1 |
Annual Reports |
1968-1982 |
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2 |
Recording Secretary's Minutes. January - March |
1932-1939 |
| 2129-4-2:
3 |
Executive Committee Reports |
1968-1970 |
| 2129-4-2:
4 |
Recording Secretary's Book |
1911-1922 |
| 2129-4-2:
5 |
Recording Secretary's Book. September - November |
1922-1925 |
| 2129-4-3:
1 |
Recording Secretary's Book. November - December |
1925-1931 |
| 2129-4-3:
2 |
Nominating Committee |
1966-1971 |
| 2129-4-3:
3 |
Miscellaneous |
1957-1967 |
| 2129-4-3:
4 |
Miscellaneous Notes and Clippings |
1899-1970 |
| 2129-4-3:
5 |
Mobilization for Youth. Two Bridges Co-operative Ministry. |
1964-1966 |
| 2129-4-3:
6 |
Handbell Material and Correspondence |
1969-1973 |
| 2129-4-3:
7 |
Finance Committee Minutes Book |
1954-1967 |
| 2129-4-4:
1 |
Rules for use of Building |
1862-1888 |
| 2129-4-4:
2 |
Audit Report |
1968-1974 |
| 2129-4-4:
3 |
Financial Records. Disbursements |
1949-1966 |
| 2129-4-4:
4 |
Financial Records |
1959-1969 |
| 2129-4-5:
1 |
Financial Records. Receipts |
1947-1959 |
Series: Administrative
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 2129-4-7:
8 |
Acts of Incorporation, Constitution, and By-Laws |
1975-1980 |
| 2129-4-7:
9 |
Correspondence |
1961-1973 |
| 2129-5-1:
1 |
Reports. Chinese United Methodist Church |
1966-1971 |
Series: Church Records
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Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 2129-5-1:
6 |
Deaths, Graves, and Wills |
1917-1944 |
Series: Clerical Records
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 2129-4-6:
1 |
Marriages |
1851-1885 |
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2 |
Baptism and Marriages |
1862-1951 |
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Marriages |
1934-1935 |
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4 |
Marriages |
1935-1947 |
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5 |
Marriages |
1958-1963 |
| 2129-4-7:
1 |
Adoption Records |
1856-1863 |
| 2129-4-7:
2 |
Adoption Records |
1864-1898 |
| 2129-4-7:
3 |
Membership |
1904-1957 |
Series: Historical
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 2129-4-7:
6 |
Historical Presentation |
1978 |
| 2129-4-7:
7 |
Archives and Historical Correspondence |
1967-1973 |
| 2129-5-1:
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Slides. Historical Presentation on Five Points Mission |
1978 |
| 2129-5-1:
3 |
Slides. Historical Presentation on Five Points Mission |
1978 |
| 2129-5-1:
4 |
Tape. Historical Presentation on Five Points Mission |
1978 |
| 2129-5-1:
5 |
Historical Images |
1850-1923 |
Series: Publications
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 2129-4-7:
4 |
Echo |
1967-1995 |
| 2129-4-7:
5 |
Fair Reporter |
1925 |
