History of First Congregational Church, Montclair NJ

Clara De Boer, Archivist, Talk on Building, 1985, Windows Hand drawn notes, symbolism

Clara De Boer, Archivist, Talk on Building, 1985, book excerpt

Clara DeBoer, Archivist, Talk on Building, 1985 File Folder

Archivist, Annual Report, May, 1987

A photograph of one of my predecessors. Mr. Churchill was appointed by Archibald Black. There are some interesting items about the Churchill family in a book available online, MONTCLAIR, The Evolution of a Suburban Town by Edwin B. Goodell published in 1934. [ http://ia600302.us.archive.org/5/items/montclairevoluti00goodrich/montclairevoluti00goodrich.pdf ] [ photo0005]

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ARCHIVIST -  1986 Your archivist has had to labor under adverse conditions this past year. First, the pastor held out the promise that the Archives would be moved back to the old Trustees' Room in the tower - with the proviso this time around that it would be heated, lighted, cleaned, painted, supplied with cupboards and (most important) freed of pigeons. That hasn't happened yet. What has happened is that the Archives workroom has had a pull-down ladder put into its ceiling. You can rest assured that this was not at my urging. In the process, about a ton of plaster dust has been deposited over my desk, everything on the desk, and on the table given by Virginia Cambreleng, as well as on the stacks of archive boxes. The large pictures that were moved out of the room were moved into the Archive display room, effectively blocking access to  files  and  cupboards  there. Under these conditions I have prepared an address for one Forum sessio...

THE ARCHIVIST ANNUAL REPORT 1986-87 This year has been a year to identify things - to answer the question, I wonder who gave us that? With the gracious help of Barbara Vreeland and Jody Carpenter, we discovered some answers and have given them permanence in brass. We have placed plaques on the following gifts to the Woman's Guild in the Guild Room: The beautiful ebony Steinway piano - In memory of Lily Murray Jones, by Wally Jones and his brothers, 1948. The lovely grandfather's clock - In memory of Emma Lippincott Blauvelt, by her daughter, Mrs. A.O. Miller, 1917. The eleven-piece dining room set (long table, side board, small table, and eight red velvet chairs), gift of Lillian Pantall Conwell, 1952. Additional items identified: During the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of our church, the Decker brothers gave a gift to the church in memory of their parents, Josiah and Mary Adelaide Decker, from which the tapestry was purchased for the Guild Room. Two p...