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Dryades Street Methodist Episcopal Church South (New Orleans, La.) records

 Collection
Identifier: LACUMC-Dryades

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of Dryades Street Methodist Episcopal Church South (New Orleans, La.). It includes quarterly conference records (1891-1899), registers (1871-1907), and Sunday School records (1853-1902).

Dates

  • 1853 - 1907

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Dryades Street Methodist Episcopal Church South (New Orleans, La.) traces its history to the 1842 founding of First German Methodist Episcopal Church (New Orleans, La.) on Erato Street (originally named Melicerte Street). The congregation moved to Dryades Street in 1852, and they constructed a new, brick building in 1858. In 1874, the congregation left the Louisiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and joined the newly formed German Mission Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. In 1885, they returned to the Louisiana Conference. According to the May 6, 1886, issue of the New Orleans Christian Advocate, the congregation requested that services be conducted in English as well as German. In 1906, the Dryades Street church was sold and the members merged with Felicity Methodist Episcopal Church South (New Orleans, La.).

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

German

Arrangement

This collection is organized by document type, then chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unidentified.

Related Materials

Felicity United Methodist Church (New Orleans, La.) records, Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections, Shreveport, Louisiana.

Title
Finding Aid to the Dryades Street Methodist Episcopal Church South (New Orleans, La.) records
Author
Olivia Brignac and Chris Brown
Date
2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Shreveport LA 71104 US
(318) 869-5462