Manuscripts Collection
Robert Marshall Anderson was born in December 1933 in New York City. Before attending Berkeley Divinity School, he was educated at Hobarth College, Colgate University, and served with the U.S. Army in Korea. His wife Mary (n_e Evans) was a Minnesotan and the two were married in Edina, Minnesota in 1960. The couple had four children. Before being elected Bishop of Minnesota in 1977, Anderson was Dean of St. Mark's Cathedral in Salt Lake City, Utah. Highlights of his tenure included leading the largest capital fund drive in Minnesota history, which raised nearly four million dollars for diocesan activities, as well as the implementation of major changes brought about by the 1976 convention: the ordination of women, the introduction of the new Book of Common Prayer, and new roles for the laity in the church. In 1993, Anderson retired and moved with his wife to Door County, Wisconsin.
Alphabetically arranged subject files of Bishop Robert M. Anderson. Major topics include Minnesota's two Episcopal private schools, Breck and Shattuck-St. Mary's, and the Minnesota Commission on Indian Work. Many files also concern programs for clergy continuing education and well-being. The files include some papers of the previous bishop, Philip McNairy.
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Accession number: 15,348
Processed by: Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, October 1998.
Catalog ID number: 001735158
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
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Correspondence and reports of the Abortion Study Group appointed by the Bishop.
Programs and administrative correspondence relating to the annual observance of a day recognizing the Black presence in the Episcopal church.
A project which produced innovative, eye-catching advertisements for the Episcopal church. Includes press releases, copies of ads, and correspondence reacting to the ads.
A handbook on using the ads created by the Episcopal Ad Project to promote the church.
Reports, correspondence, and other materials concerning the Episcopal Society for Ministry on Aging and the Minnesota diocese's Commission on Aging.
A housing cooperative for senior citizens sponsored by the Episcopal Church Home.
Minutes, financial records, reports, and other materials concerning a private, Episcopal school located in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
Minutes, correspondence, brochures, and training manuals for an Episcopal camp located in Cass Lake, Minnesota.
Correspondence and articles concerning efforts to influence U.S. policy on Central America.
Minutes, correspondence, proposals, and other material concerning a church program to identify new and expanding ministries and raise funds to support them.
Minutes and reports, including "Christian Education in the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota: Realities, Needs, Potential" (1987).
A publication of Minnesota Clericus and later of the Continuing Education committee of the Commission on Ministry.
Includes human resource policies, memoranda, articles, surveys, and other materials primarily concerning health and wellness issues for clergy and their family members, as well as some continuing education materials.
Includes proposals for funding submitted to the Coalition by various organizations and projects as well as correspondence and other materials.
Mainly materials concerning St. John's University.
Includes minutes, correspondence, and other materials.
Includes correspondence between the two dioceses, newsletters, and reports.
Includes reports, articles, resolutions, agendas, correspondence, and other materials concerning the annual convention of the Diocese of Minnesota.
Correspondence, reports, and minutes of an Episcopal movement devoted to Christian spiritual development.
Miscellaneous correspondence concerning administrative matters, letters of thanks, etc.
Annual reports, grant applications, and miscellaneous correspondence.
Minutes, correspondence, annual meeting materials, newsletters, and other materials.
Minutes and reports of the official human service effort of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota.
Budget and other financial reports, minutes, correspondence and memoranda.
Primarily concerns the controversy surrounding the ordination of a gay or lesbian priests.
Includes samples of ordination examinations, correspondence, and other materials.
Correspondence and reports of the Diocesan Commission on Ministry with the Handicapped and the Task Force on Accessibility.
Reports and correspondence with government leaders, clergy, and parishioners concerning human rights abuses in Iran.
Annual reports, minutes, correspondence, and other materials concerning lay readers and chalice bearers.
Minutes, correspondence, and memoranda from the commission on liturgy and music.
Correspondence, memoranda, programs from services, and reports, including the 1991 report, "Toward Full Communion Between the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America," concerning the ecumenical efforts of the Episcopal and Lutheran churches.
Correspondence, announcements, and other material related to a clergy retreat at a St. Paul facility.
Mainly weekly reports from Howard Anderson, describing meetings, financial status, staff and clergy issues, and other matters related to the Episcopal Church's ministry to Native Americans. Also includes correspondence, memoranda, and materials related to the annual Indian Convocation at the Cass Lake camp.
Minutes, memoranda, bylaws and articles of incorporation, and reports of a nonprofit corporation formed by the Diocese in the mid-1960s to receive, invest, and distribute the funds raised in the Diocese's funding campaigns.
Notes, minutes, memoranda, and other records of the Mission Strategy Commission.
Includes 8 black and white photographs and 4 strips of negatives depicting
the launch of the
Includes correspondence, newsletters, a list of speakers, a bibliography, and the handbook, "Taking Action: A Resource Guide for Parish Peace Activities.
Reports, proposals, and related material.
Includes grant applications, reports, and correspondence.
Minutes, correspondence, and reports of the Synod of Province VI, which includes the dioceses of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other administrative records of eight of the nine regions comprising the Diocese of Minnesota.
Northwestern region of the state.
Northeastern or "Arrowhead" region of the state.
Central region of the state.
Southwestern region of the state.
Southeastern region of the state.
North metro area.
City of Minneapolis.
Southwest metro area.
Conference handouts, correspondence, and schedules related to the conferences held by the diocese for the purpose of screening candidates for the ministry.
Sermons and other speeches given by Anderson on various occasions.
Correspondence, resolutions, notes, minutes, reports, articles, newsletters, and other materials concerning the commission's study of issues in human sexuality, particularly the status of homosexuality in the Episcopal Church.
Correspondence, minutes, and reports concerning an Episcopal private school located in Faribault. (See also Whipple Schools for earlier years.)
Reports and memoranda concerning social action issues, primarily the Iran/Contra scandal of the mid-1980s.
Articles by Bishop Anderson.
Correspondence, memoranda, and other materials concerning the establishment and activities of the Spirituality Center at St. John's University in Collegeville.
Articles and correspondence concerning the church's response to the closing of a 3M plant in Freehold, New Jersey.
Memoranda, articles of incorporation, minutes, and other records of the trustees of the Diocese of Minnesota.
Correspondence, reports, and grant request forms.
Correspondence and related materials concerning the work with students at the University of Minnesota.
Materials used in a program designed to facilitate planning and training.
Minutes, reports, correspondence, memoranda, brochures, and catalogs of the Bishop Whipple Schools: Shattuck School, Saint Mary's Hall, and Saint James School. (See Shattuck-St. Mary's School for records from later years.)
Memoranda, notes, reports, and other records of the Youth Advisory Board.
Correspondence and memoranda on various matters.