Greenleaf Friends Church and Academy Records, 1924-2005

Series

Identifier: 22

Staff Only

Content description

Records consist of various newletters, bulletins, monthly publications, reports, directories, member obituaries/memorials, written histories, newspaper clippings, correspondence, business and financial documents, brochures, missions, and membership transfer records and 5 examples of the Academy high school annual "Amicus".

Dates

Creation: 1924-2005

Restrictions on access

Collection is available for research

Historical note

At the turn of the 20th century, Friends began to migrate west. Some settled in southwest Idaho and named the colony Greenleaf after the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier. Preacher Anson Cox visited the valley in 1900. George Tish, the first homesteader, was followed by William Brown, whose house became the first meeting place for the Quakers. Anson Cox moved to Greenleaf in 1905 and became the first pastor. A church was built in 1908 for $1715.15. By 1938, Greenleaf Friends Church claimed to be "one of the largest rural churches in the state" (Greenleaf Academy Alumni Association: 1913-1938). The stone church seen today was contructed in 1944. Since 1908, Greenleaf Academy, started in the back of the church, has been closely tied with the church and continues in Christian education of K-12 students to this day. Greenleaf Friends Church continues to serve Christ and the community in the Boise Valley.

Extent

0 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Summary

At the turn of the 20th century, Friends settled in southwest Idaho, naming their colony Greenleaf after the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and the first church building was constructed in 1908. Since 1908, Greenleaf Academy, started in the back of the church, has been closely tied with the church and continues in Christian education of K-12 students. Records consist of various newletters, bulletins, monthly publications, reports, directories, member obituaries/memorials, written histories, newspaper clippings, correspondence, business and financial documents, brochures, missions, and membership transfer records and 5 examples of the Academy high school annual "Amicus".