Verna J. Dozier Papers: Finding Aid - Virginia Theological

Verna J. Dozier Papers:

Finding Aid

African American Episcopal Historical

Collection

Virginia Theological Seminary Archives

Bishop Payne Library

3737 Seminary Road, Alexandria, Virginia

22304-5201

703-461-1850

[email protected]

http://www.vts.edu/aaehc

Published on April 27, 2011

Revised June 08, 2012

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Title: The Verna J. Dozier Papers

Collection Date(s): 1940 - 2006, bulk c. 1975 – 2003

Extent and Forms of Material: 15 linear feet, including sermons, manuscripts,

photographs, audio tapes, video tapes and compact discs

Creator: Verna Josephine Dozier, 1917-2006

Abstract: Verna J. Dozier was an educator and prominent lay theologian in the Diocese

of Washington of the Episcopal Church. This collection contains her personal papers.

Repository: African American Episcopal Historical Collection, Virginia Theological

Seminary Archives, Bishop Payne Library, 3737 Seminary Road, Alexandria, Virginia

22304-5201, 703-461-1850, http://www.vts.edu/aaehc.

Collection Number: RG A23

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.vts.edu/aaehc

Processing Note: Processed by Christopher Pote, 2010; Revised by Joseph Thompson,

2012.

INFORMATION FOR USERS OF THE COLLECTION

Conditions Governing Access: This collection is open for research use. Access to files

containing financial and medical information is restricted. Please contact the Archives

staff to schedule and appointment.

Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Use of

audio/visual material must be requested in advance. Access to some fragile materials

may be restricted.

Technical Access: Special equipment may be needed to view certain audio/visual

materials. Permission and access must be requested in advance.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: The AAEHC holds copyright to all

unpublished materials. The AAEHC does not hold copyright to published materials or

materials covered under previous copyright agreement. Collection items are available for

reproduction for a small fee per item.

Preferred Citation: [Title and date of item], Verna J. Dozier Papers, box number X,

folder number XX, African American Episcopal Historical Collection, Virginia

Theological Seminary Archives.

IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Administrative/Biographical History: Verna Josephine Dozier was born in

Washington, D.C. on October 9, 1917. She was the older of two daughters of Lonna and

Lucie Dozier. Verna’s sister, Lois Gertrude, was born on May 1, 1919. Verna attended

and graduated early from Dunbar High School, and then enrolled in Howard University.

She graduated from Howard in 1937 with a bachelor’s degree in English and then

received her master’s from Howard in English Literature the following year.

After receiving her master’s degree, Verna began working for the DC Public Schools

system. She taught English at Brown Junior High and Cardoza and Ballou High Schools

totaling a combined 34 years. In 1959, at Ballou, Verna was named Chairman of the

English Department and was advisor for the school newspaper. She would progress

professionally and, in 1968, became Curriculum Specialist in English and a team leader

for the Urban Teachers Corps. In 1972, as Assistant Director for the Department of

English, Verna helped create and lead a Title III grant to develop new curricula in

collaboration with both teachers and students. At the age of 57, Verna retired from the

DC Public Schools system and started to focus on what would become her second career.

Verna’s religious life began at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church where she attended

services with her mother and sister. In college she would attend services at the Howard

University chapel, often accompanied by her agnostic father. In the 1950s, Verna began

to grow a reputation as a skilled teacher of scripture and would increasingly participate in

activities of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, even teaching at the Diocesan School

of Christian Living.

In 1955, encouraged by her friend Bill Baxter, Verna joined St. Mark’s Episcopal

Church, Capitol Hill. It was here that Verna found a home in the Episcopal Church and

remained a parishioner for most of her life. Lois Dozier would remain at the Nineteenth

Street Baptist Church for the rest of hers.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, with her reputation spreading, Verna began to work

with women’s groups and, in particular, the Episcopal Church Women. It was at this

time that a close friendship with Dee Hahn-Rollins (nee Hahn) would develop. This

friendship continued until the end of Verna’s life; Ms. Hahn-Rollins would act as

executrix of Verna’s estate.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Verna dedicated her time to her second career as lay theologian.

She travelled the country and world teaching scripture, attending national and local

church conferences, consulting to church groups, participating in and leading adult

religious education events, and attending ecumenical conferences. It is at this time that

Verna started to publish her teachings and writings. She published Equipping the Saints,

a guide to studying scripture, in 1981. The following year Verna published an influential

book encouraging laity to be more active and proactive in the ministry of the Church

titled The Authority of the Laity.

The Dream of God: A Call to Return, Verna’s most influential and resonating book, was

published in 1991. This is during a prolific era for Verna when her time and teachings

were in high demand. She would do many interviews, contribute chapters to several

books, and publish many articles about her work and mission; most of which can be

found in this collection. Verna was even an adjunct professor here at Virginia

Theological Seminary teaching a class on the New Testament with Barbara Hall.

In 1992, Verna moved into Collington Episcopal Life Care Community in Mitchellville,

Maryland, with her sister Lois. This would be their last residence. Lois, lifelong friend,

companion, and roommate, died in 1998. Verna continued to travel, speak and write after

moving into Collington, but the pace slowed greatly as the new millennium approached

and the affects of Parkinson’s disease increased. Although fairly incapacitated for the

last several years, Verna still welcomed guests and enjoyed it when friends would read to

her from the Bible or the writings of Shakespeare. Verna Josephine Dozier died

September 1, 2006.

Verna’s was an accomplished life. She published 7 books, contributed chapters to four

more, wrote over ten articles and gave countless speeches and sermons. She delivered

the sermon at her friend’s, Bishop Jane H. Dixon, consecration as bishop, gave at least

four commencement addresses, and received 2 honorary doctorate degrees. A book about

ambiguity, a subject important to Verna, was in the works, but never published. Those

manuscripts are found in this collection.

Scope and Content: This collection consists of the materials belonging to Verna J.

Dozier at the time of her passing. It is known that both Verna and her sister Lois

destroyed many personal and family documents; this includes almost the entirety of their

correspondence. The items they did keep can be found here. This includes some

correspondence and many familial photographs, but the bulk of the collection is centered

on Verna’s ministry. Included herein are sermons, published works, interviews,

transcripts, photographs and videos all providing evidence of this part of her important

and influential life. She also preserved materials from the places she visited and many

people with whom she connected.

In addition to Verna’s items, there are two other possible creators of this material. First,

this collection contains the few items of Lois’ that Verna kept. These items have been

placed together and can be found in the first series.

The second ancillary collection is the Hahn-Rollins Series. Dee Hahn-Rollins and

subsequently her daughter, Stacey, were the executrices of Verna’s estate. It is apparent

that they too collected materials pertaining to Verna’s ministry, as well as soliciting and

collecting information about Verna posthumously. Here are a large number of sermons

(mostly duplicates), interview transcripts and audio/visual materials. This series also

contains some outgoing correspondence from Verna; these items are unique to this series.

System of Arrangement: This collection is arranged into 22 series. Seven of these

series are further broken down into subseries. When possible, folders are arranged

alphabetically and then chronologically. Images and then audio and visual materials can

be found near the end of the collection. The Hahn-Rollins’ materials are listed and

housed last.

Series 01, Personal/Biographical Information

This series contains the few personal materials of Verna’s in this collection. It consists of

five subseries: Verna J. Dozier; Correspondence; Ephemera; Lois G. Dozier; and Lonna

Dozier. The first three subseries all pertain to Verna, while the last two subseries are

about close family members, sister Lois and father Lonna.

Subseries 01.01, Verna J. Dozier

Although there are many photographs, documents pertaining to Verna’s personal

life are scarce. This subseries contains the few items that do exist. The bulk of

this series is the two scrapbooks which hold mementos of Verna’s ministry and

letters from many well-wishers. Also found is this series is “Verna’s Collington

Guest Book.” This contains inscriptions from many of the people that visited

Verna in her nursing home room and is evidential of the many lives she touched.

Box Folder Title/Contents


1 1 Personal and Biographical Materials

1 2 Appointment book – 1998/1999 academic year

1 3 Scrapbook #1

1 4-5 Scrapbook #2

1 6 “Verna’s Collington Guest Book”

Subseries 01.02, Correspondence

This subseries contains the bulk of the correspondence found in the collection. As

previously mentioned, Verna and Lois destroyed many personal and familial

items, correspondence believed to be among them. Items here were mostly sent

to Verna and relate to all the places she had preached/taught and the people she

met along the way. Some of these letters contain photographs which remain with

the original correspondence. Very little outgoing correspondence is represented

here. This subseries is arranged chronologically by year.

[The collection does contain some outgoing correspondence of Verna’s to Dee

Hahn-Rollins. These items can be found in Series 22, The Hahn-Rollins Series

at the end of the collection.]



1 7 1956

1 8 1964

1 9 1972

1 10 1975

1 11 1976

1 12 1984

1 13 1986

1 14 1987

1 15 1989

1 16 1990

1 17 1991

1 18 1992

1 19 1993

2 1 1994

2 2 1995

2 3 1996

2 4 1997

2 5 1998

2 6 1999

2 7 2001

2 8 2003

2 9 2006

2 10 Date unknown

2 11 “Need to Correspond”

Subseries 01.03, Ephemera

This subseries contains the non-documentary, non-photographic materials of the

collection. Contained herein are various items including 3 pairs of glasses,

nametags, and Verna’s ever-present black beret, among other things.

Box -- Title/Contents


30 1 beret

30 1 coin purse

30 1 Japanese folding fan

30 1 “Lakota necklace”

30 1 magnetic cross

30 1 passport

30 1 stamp

30 3 eyeglasses

30 3 bookmarks

30 4 nametags

30 2 small frames and photographs

Subseries 01.04, Lois G. Dozier

This subseries contains the items of and about Verna’s sister Lois. The few

remaining pieces of correspondence, materials from her work at Howard

University, as well as several items pertaining to Lois’s passing. There is also one

large scrapbook commemorating Lois’s retirement from Howard University; this

piece is over-sized and is housed separately. For pictures related to Lois, please

see Series 18, Images.



2 12 Items concerning Lois’s death

2 13 Correspondence

2 14 Howard University

2 15 Meditation

31 -- Scrapbook #3 – Commemorating Lois’s retirement

Subseries 01.05, Lonna Dozier

This subseries consists of the one non-photographic item related to Lonna Dozier,

Verna’s father: Mr. Dozier’s hand-written will, dated December 1945. Mr.

Dozier was a large and influential part of Verna’s life and she recollected about

his teachings in her writings and speeches. This subseries is arranged in one

folder.


2 16 Subseries 01.05, Lonna Dozier

Series 02, Published Writings, Interviews, and Speeches (by VJD)

Arranged in five subseries, this series contains the published materials of Verna that she

kept. As a prolific writer and speaker, she was published in many forms. The subseries

reflect those forms: books, articles, interviews, speeches and sermons. This series does

not encompass the entirety of her publications, but these were the items Verna kept in her

personal papers. Other publications of Verna’s can be found in Series 22, the Hahn-

Rollins Series.

Subseries 02.01, Books

This subseries contains three of the seven books that Verna published. These

items remain with this collection; most of her other published books can be found

in the Bishop Payne Library collection or in Series 22, the Hahn-Rollins Series.

This subseries is arranged chronologically by publication date.



2 17 The Authority of the Laity with Celia A. Hahn; with Study Guide. Washington, D.C.: The

Alban Institute, 1982. [2 copies, 1 missing study guide]

2 18 The Calling of the Laity: Verna Dozier’s Anthology. Washington, D.C.: The Alban Institute,

1988. [2 copies]

2 19 The Dream of God: A Call to Return. Boston: Cowley Publications, 1991.

Subseries 02.02, Published Articles

This subseries contains many of the published articles authored by Verna. A

frequent contributor to Sojourner and The Witness, many of Verna’s articles can

be found here. This is not a comprehensive list of all her published articles, but

these were the ones she kept. First published in 1948, Verna continued to write

about religious and social issues for 60 years. This subseries is arranged

chronologically by date of publication.



3 1 “A Philosophy for Negro Teachers” The Journal of the Columbian Educational Association

Vol. X, No. 1, May 1948, p. 5.

3 2 “Religious Institutions, the Behavioral Sciences, and I” Journal of Religion and the Applied

Behavioral Sciences Vol. 1, No. 2, Fall 1979, pp. 2-8.

3 3 “Responding to the Call to Ministry” Action Information Vol. 6, No. 2, April 1980, pp.4-6.

3 4 “Saying ‘Yes’ in a ‘No’ world” The Witness Vol. 73, No. 5, May 1990, pp. 8-9.

3 5 “Seeking the New Vision” Sojourners Vol. 23, No. 5, June 1994, pp. 30-31.

3 6 “Where will God Dwell?” Sojourners Vol. 23, No. 6, July 1994, pp. 30-32.

3 7 “Living Bread” Sojourner Vol. 23, No. 7, August 1994, pp. 36-37.

3 8 “Turned Upside Down” Sojourners Vol. 23, No. 8, September-October 1994, pp. 28-31.

3 9 “Fulfilling the Time” Sojourners Vol. 23, No. 9, November 1994, pp. 35-36.

3 10 “A Manual for success?” The Witness Vol. 78, No. 10, October 1995, p. 3.

3 11 “Leaning into rigidity” The Witness Vol. 79, No. 11, November 1996, p. 24.

3 12 “Christmas 1996” The Gospel According to St. Mark’s, December 1996.

Subseries 02.03, Published Interviews

Being such a prolific writer, speaker, and teacher, it is easy to understand that she

was also interviewed frequently. This subseries contains the interviews published

in print found in the collection and is arranged chronologically by publication

date. For oral history transcripts, please see Series 22, the Hahn-Rollins Series;

for audio of Verna, please see Series 20, Audio.



3 13 “Talking about lay ministry: with Verna Dozier, lay person, teacher, consultant” Action

Information Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1975, pp. 1-3.

3 14 “Ambiguity: the essence of faith” The Witness Vol. 81, No. 4, April 1988, pp. 22-23.

3 15 “The Ministry of All Believers” B&R Winter 1991, pp. 7-9.

3 16 “Living into ambiguity” The Witness Vol. 76, No. 3, March 1993, pp. 10-12.

3 17 “Joining Christ on shifting ground” The Witness Vol. 78, No. 3, March 1995, pp. 10-11.

Subseries 02.04, Published Speeches & Sermons

While many of the transcripts of Verna’s sermons, speeches, addresses, and

lectures can be found in this collection, this series contains only those that were

published. Two of these were given right here at Virginia Theological Seminary.

This subseries is arranged chronologically by the publication date. For the bulk of

the transcripts that Verna kept, please see Series 06, Transcripts. For additional

transcripts of Verna, please see Series 22, the Hahn-Rollins Series.



3 18 Commencement Address – Virginia Theological Seminary. May 14, 1983, The Virginia

Seminary Journal Vol. XXXV, No. 2, December 1983, pp. 6-7.

3 19 Commencement Address – Virginia Theological Seminary. May 1987, The Virginia

Seminary Journal Vol. XXXIX, No. 1, October 1987, 10-13.

3 20 Worship that Works: with Selected Sermons. New York, NY: Education, Evangelism and

Ministry Development and the Office of Communication, The Episcopal Church Center,

1993.

3 21 “Praying the Lord’s Prayer” Ratherview Vol. 20, No. 1, Fall 1997, pp. 8-9.

Series 03, Publications and clippings about Verna J. Dozier

This series consists of the book, journal articles and newspaper/journal clippings about

Verna Dozier. Many of the clippings are regional, informing about when and where

Verna will be speaking or report about Verna’s most recent lectures. Many of the articles

also highlight Verna’s role as influential layperson and Bible teacher. Also contained

herein is one book: Confronted by God: The Essential Verna Dozier; a compilation of

interview transcripts and excerpts from unpublished manuscripts. The bases of this book

can be found in the next series (Series 04, Manuscripts) and in Series 22, the Hahn-

Rollins Series. This series is arranged chronologically by publication date. The

clippings have been photocopied, originals destroyed.



3 22 “Verna Dozier: Helping People Find Meaning” Caring People Vol. 6, Spring 1993, pp. 28-

31.

3 23 “Passion for a Teaching and for the Bible Come Together in Verna Dozier” Senior Link Vol.

IV, No. 3, December 1997, pp. 3-4.

3 24 “Verna Dozier: Prophet of Justice” The Living Church Vol. 219, No. 5, August 1, 1999, p. 10

3 25 Confronted by God: The Essential Verna Dozier. Cynthia L. Shattuck and Fredrica Harris

Thompsett, Eds. New York: Seabury Books, 2006. [37 copies]

3 267 Clippings

Series 04, Manuscripts

This series contains the unpublished manuscripts found in the collection. Portions of this

material may have been used to publish Confronted by God. The rest of the series

remains unpublished and gives insight to the projects Verna was working on.

Subseries 04.01 Ambiguity

Verna had intended to publish a book about her thoughts on ambiguity and, for

years, gathered many examples thereof. This series contains the evidence of these

activities: drafts, revisions, articles, jottings, clippings and notes. The items in

this subseries were scattered throughout the collection, but clearly belong together

because of the underlying theme of ambiguity. This series is arranged in the order

these materials were gathered from the collection.



4 1-3 Subseries 04.01, Ambiguity

Subseries 04.02 Unidentified manuscripts

This subseries contains the unidentified manuscripts in the collection. These

consist of small pages with notes, large groups of hand-written pages, as well as

typed. Some of these are articles; others may be chapters of a book. These

materials were scattered throughout the collection and gathered here. Which, if

any, of these manuscripts has been published, is currently unknown. The

materials are arranged as gathered; groupings are those of Verna.


4 4-5 Subseries 04.02, Unidentified manuscripts

Subseries 04.03 Novel manuscript

This subseries contains what is believed to be the unpublished manuscript of a

novel. This manuscript was found in two bags and separated into 17 smaller

groups. The fragile, hand-written in pencil documents have been re-housed in

four boxes; each page moved to individual enclosures. This manuscript even

includes a brief outline and character sketches. There is no mention of this

manuscript anywhere else in the collection. The original groupings have been

maintained and this series is maintained in the order it was found.


5-9 Subseries 04.03, Novel manuscript

Series 05, Dream of God

This series contains the materials related to Verna’s book The Dream of God: A Call to

Return. Published in 1991, this book is an adaptation/compilation of the Advent Lecture

Series that Verna used to present to the congregation of St. Mark’s, Washington, DC,

annually. This series is broken into three subseries, the first containing drafts and

revisions, the second is items “For the Book”, and the third “Responses to the book”

[Verna’s designation]. For an actual copy of Dream of God, please see the Bishop Payne

Library catalog or Series 22, the Hahn-Rollins Series; for transcripts of actual Advent

Lectures, please see Series 06.04 Advent Lectures.

Subseries 05.01, Dream of God

This subseries contains drafts, edits and revisions of Dream of God, typically

arranged by chapter. Some of the edits are Verna’s, some are those of her editors

from Cowley Publications, but many are also from acquaintances from which she

sought feedback. The subseries is arranged in original order; groupings are those

of Verna.


10 1-3 Subseries 05.01, Dream of God

Subseries 05.02 “For the book”

This subseries contains the contents of an envelope marked in Verna’s

handwriting “For the Book.” Contained herein are items related to the writing

and publishing of Dream of God. It consists of correspondence with the publisher

and other acquaintances, newspaper clippings, book chapters, magazine articles,

and hand-written notes. Split over two folders, this subseries is maintained in the

order of the items in the original envelope.


10 4-5 Subseries 05.02, “For the book”

Subseries 05.03, “Responses to the book”

This subseries contains the contents of an envelope marked in Verna’s

handwriting “Responses to the book.” These materials are mostly correspondence

to the author in response to Dream of God. The bulk of the subseries consists of

letters and cards from friends and colleagues, and no doubt strangers, almost

exclusively supportive of Verna’s work. Many book reviews were also clipped

and kept in this envelope. The current order is that of the original housing.


10 6 Subseries 05.03, “Responses for the book”

Series 06, Transcripts

This series contains the transcripts of many of the public speaking engagements of

Verna’s. She was invited often to speak, preach and/or teach to congregations and

conferences all around the world. The total number is indeterminable, but the existing

transcripts of those endeavors are contained herein. Some of these may have been

published or adapted for publication; some were definitely copied for distribution. This

series is divided into four subseries: Sermons; Speeches, Addresses, and Teachings;

Parables – Gospel of Luke; and Advent Lectures. Some of these transcripts possibly

belong to multiple subseries, but mode of delivery and intent, when known, was

considered during arrangement; transcripts have been cross-referenced when possible.

Subseries 06.01 Sermons

This subseries contains the transcripts of sermons delivered by Verna. These

sermons are physically in many different forms: handwritten pages, typed pages

and photocopies; many contain notations. In keeping with Episcopal tradition, the

sermons are arranged in order of the Bible verse for which they were written; Old

Testament first, followed by New. Although never to be limited to one verse,

Verna would often use several; in such cases the transcript is filed under the

Gospel verse [Matthew, Mark, Luke or John] then cross-referenced with the

remaining verses listed. When no Bible verse was provided, the sermons are

arranged alphabetically by event and then alphabetically by title (if supplied).

When no verse, event, or title is supplied, the sermons are arranged alphabetically

by the first line of the text. Sermons with more than one of these headings are

cross-referenced accordingly.

This is NOT an exhaustive list of all the sermons found in the collection. Verna

also kept some sermons she preached with the materials from the church in which

she preached it. For more sermons, please see Series 13, Churches – Episcopal

and Series 15, Organizations. [Some of the sermons in these series may be

duplicates.]


Series 06, Sermon, Speech and Lecture Transcripts

Subseries 06.01, Sermons

Old Testament

-- Sermon: Genesis 12:1-8 [Please see Sermon: John 3:1-7]


-- Sermon: 1 Samuel 2:1-8 [Please see Sermon: Healing Service for AIDS]

-- Sermon: Psalm 33 [Please see Sermon: John 15:9-17]

-- Sermon: Psalm 33:12-22 [Please see Sermon: John 3:1-7]

-- Sermon: Psalm 69 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 10:16-33]

-- Sermon: Psalm 82 [Please see Sermon: The Hammer and the Fire]

-- Sermon: Psalm 85 [Please see Sermon: Luke 3:7-18]

-- Sermon: Psalm 90 [Please see Sermon: Mark 10:17-31]



-- Sermon: Psalm 119:9-16 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 5:21-24, 27-30, 33-37]

-- Sermon: Psalm 126 [Please see Sermon: John 1:6-8, 19-28]

Sermon: Psalm 130 [Please see Sermon: Mark 1:14-20 & Sermon: Healing Service for

AIDS]

11 1 Sermon: Psalm 145 [Also: Jonah 3:10-4:11; Philippians 1:21-27; Matthew 21:28-32], St.

Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost [September

20], 1987


-- Sermon: Isaiah 44:1-8 [Please see Sermon: John 20:19-23]

-- Sermon: Isaiah 53:1-12 [Please see Sermon: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20]

-- Sermon: Isaiah 60:1-6 [Please see Sermon: Mark 1:7]

-- Sermon: Isaiah 61:1-3 [Please see Sermon: Healing Service for AIDS]

-- Sermon: Isaiah 61:1-4 [Please see: Sermon: Absalom Jones’ Day UBE Celebration]

-- Sermon: Isaiah 65:17-25 [Please see Sermon: John 1:6-8, 19-28]

-- Sermon: Jeremiah 3:21-4:2 [Please see Sermon: Mark 1:14-20]

-- Sermon: Jeremiah 20:7-13 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 10:16-33]

-- Sermon: Jeremiah 23:23-29 [Please see Sermon: The Hammer and the Fire]

11 2 Sermon: Ezekiel 34:4 [Also: John 10:11], St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC –

Good Shepherd Sunday [April 24], 1994

-- Sermon: Amos 5:6-7 [Please see Sermon: Mark 10:17-31]

-- Sermon: Jonah 3:10-4:11 [Please see Sermon: Psalm 145]

-- Sermon: Zephaniah 3:14-10 [Please see Sermon: Luke 3:7-18]

-- Sermon: Ecclesiasticus 15:11-20 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 5:21-24, 27-30, 33-37]

11 3 Sermon: Baruch 5:1-9 [Also: Luke 3:1-6; Philippians 1:1-11; Luke 1:1-6] - Advent, undated

New Testament

-- Sermon: Matthew 4:1-11 [Please see Sermon: The Precondition for the Wilderness]

-- Sermon: Matthew 5:13-20 [Please see: Sermon: Absalom Jones’ Day UBE Celebration]

11 4 Sermon: Matthew 5:21-24, 27-30, 33-37 [also: Ecclesiasticus 15:11-20; Psalm 119:9-16; 1

Corinthians 3:1-9], [“Thurgood Marshall and Arthur Ashe”], Calvary Church, Washington,

DC – Epiphany 6A, February 14, 1993

11 5 Sermon: Matthew 10:16-33 [also: Jeremiah 20:7-13; Psalm 69; Romans 5:15-19], Bethlehem

Chapel – Proper 7A, Pentecost 2, June 24, 1984

-- Sermon: Matthew 20:20-28 [Please see Sermon: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20]

-- Sermon: Matthew 21:28-32 [Please see Sermon: Psalm 145]

11 6 Sermon: Mark 1:7 [also: Isaiah 60:1-6], Wesley United Methodist Church, Bethlehem, PA –

1 Epiphany, January 7, 1979 [re: Baptism of Jesus]

-- Sermon: Mark 1:9-13 [Please see Sermon: The Precondition for the Wilderness]

11 7 Sermon: Mark 1:14-20 [also: Jeremiah 3:21-4:2; Psalm 130; 1 Corinthians 7:17-23], Grace

Cathedral, San Francisco, CA – Epiphany 3B, January 27, 1982

11 8 Sermon: Mark 5:22-24, 35b-43, Bethlehem Chapel, National Cathedral, Washington, DC –

June 26, 1988

11 9 Sermon: Mark 10:17-31 [also: Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Psalm 90; Hebrews 10:17-31], Diocese of

Alaska – Proper 23B, October 1985

-- Sermon: Luke 1:1-6 [Please see Sermon: Baruch 5:1-9]


11 10 Sermon: Luke 3:7-18 [also: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Psalm 85; Philippians 4:4-9], National

Cathedral, Washington, DC – Advent 3C, December 12, 1982

-- Sermon: Luke 4:1-13 [Please see Sermon: The Precondition for the Wilderness]

-- Sermon: Luke 12:49-56 [Please see Sermon: The Hammer and the Fire]

11 11 Sermon: John 1:6-8, 19-28 [also: Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28],

National Cathedral – Advent 3B, December 13, 1981

11 12 Sermon: John 1:47-51 [also: Genesis 28:10-17; Psalm 103:19-22], Bethlehem Chapel,

National Cathedral, Washington, DC – St. Michael’s Day, September 29, 1991

11 13 Sermon: John 3:1-7 [also: Genesis 12:1-8; Psalm 33:12-22; Romans 4:1-17], St. Michael’s,

Pineville, LA – Lent 2A, March 15, 1981

11 14 Sermon: John 8:12-20 [also: Romans 5:1-11], Black Episcopal Clergy Association, Our

Saviour, Washington, DC – March 16, 1977 [re: “Doers of the Word”]

-- Sermon: John 10:11 [Please see Sermon: Ezekiel 34:4]

11 15 Sermon: John 15:1-8 [also: Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 148; 1 Peter 3:8-18], St. Paul’s Cathedral,

San Diego, CA – Easter 6A, May 20, 1990

11 16 Sermon: John 15:9-17 [also: Acts 11:19-30; Psalm 33; 1 John 4:7-21], St. Luke’s, San

Antonio, TX – Easter 6B, May 8, 1988

11 17 Sermon: John 20:19-23 [also: Isaiah 44:1-8; Psalm 104:25-32; 1 Corinthians 12:4-13; Acts

2:1-11], All Saints, Jacksonville, FL – Pentecost, May 22, 1988

-- Sermon: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11 [Please see Sermon: John 20:19-23]



-- Sermon: Romans 4:1-17 [Please see Sermon: John 3:1-7]


-- Sermon: Romans 5:15-19 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 10:16-33]

-- Sermon: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 5:21-24, 27-30, 33-37]

-- Sermon: 1 Corinthians 7:17-23 [Please see Sermon: Mark 1:14-20]

-- Sermon: 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 [Please see Sermon: John 20:19-23]

11 18 Sermon: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 [also: Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 20:20-28] Grace Church,

Tucson, AZ – February 22, 1984 [re: “Celebration of Lay Ministry”, “Bishop’s School of

Ministry, Diocese of Arizona”]

-- Sermon: Philippians 1:1-11 [Please see Sermon: Baruch 5:1-9]

-- Sermon: Philippians 1:21-27 [Please see Sermon: Psalm 145]

-- Sermon: Philippians 4:4-9 [Please see Sermon: Luke 3:7-18]

-- Sermon: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 [Please see Sermon: John 1:6-8, 19-28]

-- Sermon: Hebrews 10:17-31 [Please see Sermon: Mark 10:17-31]

-- Sermon: Hebrews 12:1-14 [Please see Sermon: The Hammer and the Fire]

-- Sermon: James 1:1-12 [Please see: Sermon: Absalom Jones’ Day UBE Celebration]

-- Sermon: 1 Peter 3:8-18 [Please see Sermon: John 15:1-8]

-- Sermon: 1 John 4:7-21 [Please see Sermon: John 15:9-17]

Event/Organization –alphabetical

11 19 Sermon: Absalom Jones’ Day UBE Celebration, [Isaiah 61:1-4; James 1:1-12; Matthew 5:13-

20], National Cathedral, Washington, DC – February 15, 1987

11 20 Sermon: “Celebration of the ten years of the Ordained Ministry of the Reverend M. Chotard

Doll”, Calvary Episcopal Church, Cincinnati, OH – June 14, 1988

11 21 Sermon: Church of the Brethren Annual Conference – undated

11 22 Sermon: Dedication, Mary Magdalene clerestory window, St. Mark’s, Washington, DC –

October 21, 1984

11 23 Sermon: Ecumenical Service, Church of the Saviour – August 19, 1990

11 24 Sermon: Episcopal Women’s Caucus – September 5, 1992

11 25 Sermon: Healing Service for AIDS, [1 Samuel 2:1-8; Psalm 130; Isaiah 61:1-3], National

Cathedral, Washington, DC – May 5, 1990

11 26 Sermon: Installation as Associate Rector, Mary Anne Dorner, Episcopal Church of the Good

Shepherd, Dunedin, FL – January 28, 1995

11 27 Sermon: Installation as Rector, Jane Holmes Dixon, St. Philip’s, Laurel, MD - September 27,

1986

11 28 Sermon: Installation as Vicar, Kenneth Wayne Howard, St. Nicholas’, Washington, DC –

November 5, 1995

11 29 Sermon: Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Summit, Cincinnati, OH – March 1, 1997

11 30 Sermon: Ordination, Priesthood, Natalia Beck Vonnegut, St. John’s, Crawfordsville, IN –

January 8, 1977 [re: Women in the priesthood]

11 31 Sermon: Ordination, Priesthood, Jane Holmes Dixon, Good Shepherd Church, Burke, VA –

January 16, 1982

11 32 Sermon: Ordination, Episcopate, Jane Holmes Dixon, Diocese of Washington – November

19, 1992

11 33 Sermon: Ordination, unknown - undated

11 34 Sermon: Woman’s Day, Church of Atonement, Washington, DC – Whitsunday [Pentecost],

1978

Title - alphabetical

11 35 Sermon: The Hammer and the Fire [Jeremiah 23:23-29; Psalm 82; Luke 12:49-56; Hebrews

12:1-14], St. Mark’s, Washington, DC – August 17, 1986

11 36 Sermon: The Lord’s Prayer Sermon – undated

11 37 Sermon: No Graven Images – undated

11 38 Sermon: Palm Sunday Sermon, National Cathedral, Washington, DC – March 24, 1991

11 39 Sermon: The Precondition for the Wilderness [Mark 1:9-12; Luke 4:1-13] – undated [1st part

of 5 part series on “Wilderness” – ALL 5 HOUSED HERE]

No event or title, first line, date, then alphabetical

11 40 Sermon: [“You, the people of St. Mark’s, have just elected me…”], St. Mark’s, Washington,

DC, [re: Serving as St. Mark’s Senior Warden] – April 18, 1971

11 41 Sermon: [“When the Watergate business was just beginning…”], St. Mark’s, Washington,

DC, [re: Adam and Eve story] – July 1, 1973

11 42 Sermon: [“Christmas has come – so what?”], [re: Epiphany] – January 12, 1975

11 43 Sermon: [“When we welcome the newly baptized…”], St. Philip’s, Laurel MD – September

10, 1978

11 44 Sermon: [“The deepest cry of the human spirit…”], St. John’s, Lafayette, IN – January 1979

11 45 Sermon: [“Someone asked Mahatma Gandhi…”], St. Mark’s, Washington, DC – September

28, 1980

11 46 Sermon: [“We have participated this morning in the ancient rite…”] Church of the

Resurrection, Alexandria, VA – Third Sunday of Advent, December 15, 1985

11 47 Sermon: [“Ninety years ago, when St. Philip the Evangelist was founded…”] St. Philip the

Evangelist, Washington, DC – c. 1986

11 48 Sermon: [“What factors enter into your making a decision?”], St. Mark’s, Washington, DC –

July 16, 1995

11 49 Sermon: [“I was at Resurrection last Sunday afternoon…”], Church of the Resurrection –

December 10, 1995

11 50 Sermon: [“From what I could gather from the people who spoke to me…”], St. Mark’s,

Washington, DC, [re: Serving as St. Mark’s Senior Warden] – undated

11 51 Sermon: [“How do you discern the manifestations of the Holy Spirit…”] – undated

11 52 Sermon: [“In the forty-third chapter of the poet-prophet Isaiah…”] - undated

11 53 Sermon: [“O the glorious fifty days from the Resurrection to Pentecost…”] - undated

11 54 Sermon: [“Our scriptures are very upbeat…”] - undated

11 55 Sermon: [“We human beings spend an inordinate amount of time trying to make sure we are

right”…] – undated

Subseries 06.02 Speeches, Addresses, and Teachings

This subseries contains all the non-sermon public addresses, lectures, speeches

and teachings delivered by Verna. The majority of these are framed around the

Bible and Christian ethics, but their tone and audience suggest they were

delivered outside of the church service. The transcripts are often typed, but some

original manuscripts exist; there are also many photocopies. This subseries is

arranged alphabetically by the name of the event or organization for which it was

delivered, then alphabetically by title (if supplied). When neither of exist, the

addresses are arranged alphabetically by first line.


Subseries 06.02, Speeches, Addresses, and Teachings

Event/organization – alphabetical

11 56 Address: 19th

Street Baptist Church – undated

11 57 Address: Association of Anglican Musicians – undated

11 58 Address: Capitol Hill Group Ministry - undated

11 59 Address: Christian Education Conference – March 26, 1976

11 60 Address: Christian Educators Shared Adventures Conference, San Antonio, TX – January 25-

27, 1980

11 61 Address: Commencement Address, Episcopal Divinity School – May 21, 1992

11 62 Address: Commencement Address, Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, TX – May 20, 1997

11 63 Address: Commencement Address, Virginia Theological Seminary – May 19, 1983

11 64 Address: Commencement Address, unknown - undated

11 65 Address: Convocation on the Ministry of the Laity, Andover Newton Theological School,

Newton Centre, MA – October 21-23, 1988

11 66 Address: Diocesan Centennial [Diocese of Washington] - 1995

11 67 Address: Founders’ Day Convocation, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN – October

9, 1989

11 68 Address: Hood Conference - 1985

11 69 Address: National EYC Study Conference, Sewanee, TN – August 27, 1963

11 70 Address: Third Conference on Ministry and Education, All Saints’ Church, Atlanta, GA –

October 2-3, 1981


11 71 Address: Doing, “Ridgecrest ‘86” – November 14, 1986

11 72 Address: The Ministry of the People of God, Diocese of California - 1982

11 73 Address: The Responsibility of the Seminaries for the Future Leadership of the Church in the

Face of New Constituencies – undated

11 74 Address: Toward a Theology of Christian Education – undated

By first line - date, then undated alphabetical

11 75 Address: [“If mankind has a tomorrow…”] – November 19, 1970.

11 76 Address: [“I am fifty-seven years old…”], Potter’s House, Washington, DC – January, 1976

11 77 Address: [“For the second time in a little over two months…”], Potter’s House, Washington,

DC [re: Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy] – undated

11 78 Address: [“For your synod program dealing with developing leaders…”], [re: Teaching

leadership] – undated

11 79 Address: [“Our ministry is the continuing word of Christ…], undated

11 80 Address: [“Peace is defined for my by four quotations…”] - undated

11 81 Address: [“The collect for Pentecost reads…”’ - undated

11 82 Address: [“The kingdom of God is at hand. What are you going to do about?”], four (4) part

series, [re: The parables of Jesus] – undated

11 83 Incomplete and/or unknown

Subseries 06.03 Parables – Gospel of Luke

This is a small subseries contained in only one folder. It consists of several

different lectures/teachings numbered sequentially one through eight, with a brief

outline page. Audience and location of delivery are unknown, but it is clear that

these eight presentations are centered on the parables in the Gospel of St. Luke.


12 1 Subseries 06.03, Parables – Gospel of Luke

Subseries 06.04 Advent Lectures

This subseries contains the contents of several envelopes and groups of papers

labeled “Advent Lectures.” These lectures were presented in a four-part series to

the congregations at St. Mark’s, Washington, DC. Many transcripts of these

lectures are included; the number of times Verna presented these lectures is not

known. These transcripts were used in The Dream of God (1991) and other

Advent sermons were published in their entirety in Worship that Works (1993).

[This work can be found in Subseries 02.04, Published Speeches & Sermons]

This subseries is arranged in the order the items were found. For a video of the

Advent Lecture Series, please see Series 19, Videos.


12 2-3 Subseries 06.05, Advent Lectures

Series 07, Bible Study

One of Verna’s greatest influences on the Episcopal, and wider Christian community,

was in the realm of Bible study. Verna would not only teach how to study the Bible, but

also how to conduct Bible study. This series contains the Bible study materials found in

the collection. Although much of this collection could be and may been used for that

purpose, these are the materials found in folders or envelopes specifically labeled as such.

This series is in original order as found in the collection. Contained herein are materials

from courses, official literature, programs, as well as handwritten notes and jottings by

Verna.


12 4 Series 07, Bible Study Materials [Over-sized materials have from this series been placed in

the AAEHC map case. Please see archivist for assistance.]

Series 08, Meditations

This series contains the contents of two folders labeled “Meditations.” These are mostly

typed documents that appear to be used for further analysis of texts or thoughts. Many of

these sheets are similar in appearance to sermons and other addresses, as well as much of

Verna’s Bible study materials. Exact use of these materials is unknown.


12 5 Series 08, Meditations

Series 09, Honors, Awards & Events

This series contains the honors and awards bestowed upon Verna and other major events

celebrating Verna’s life and accomplishments. In addition to the actual physical award,

much of this collection is the accompanying material of the events themselves. Included

herein are the awards, honorary degrees, and citations. Some event-specific

correspondence and pictures are also present. This series is arranged chronologically by

event date; the materials for each event have remained in the order Verna kept them. The

larger materials have been moved to flat boxes, please see container list for exact

location.



12 6 Certificate of Merit – Princeton University-Trenton Schools Institute, August 1965

12 7 Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa – Virginia Theological Seminary, May 18, 1978

[For actual degree, please see Box 31, Folder 1]

12 8 Citation for Distinguishing Christian Service – Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, May

26, 1984 [For actual degree, please see Box 31, Folder 2]

FF -- Warden Emerita – St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Capitol Hill, October 25, 1987

12 9 70th

Birthday Celebration – November 22, 1987

12 10 Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa – The University of the South, October 9, 1989 [For

actual degree, please see Box 31, Folder 3]

12 11 Trustees’ Award – The Episcopal Divinity School, May 21, 1992

31 4 Vida Scudder Award at the 1997 General Convention of the Episcopal Church – Episcopal

Church Publishing Company and The Witness, 1997

12 12 80th

Birthday Celebration – October 10, 1997

12 13 Celebration of the Life and Witness of Verna J. Dozier and Dedication of the Dozier

Clerestory Window – St. Mark’s, Washington, DC, May 30, 1999

12 14 Trustee Emerita – Alban Institute, undated [Faded signature is that of Loren B. Mead,

Founder and President]

Series 10, Conferences, Seminars and Conventions

This series contains the materials gathered by Verna for or about conferences, seminars

and conventions that she attended. Also included are materials from conferences led by

Verna, as well as correspondence from, or in response to, these conferences. This series

is arranged chronologically by date of conference; each folder remains in the original

order Verna had filed them.


Series 10, Conferences, Seminars, Conventions and Commemorations

13 1 “Reconvening of the Ryton Farm Conference” – November 4, 1972

13 2 The 65th

General Convention of the Episcopal Church – Anaheim, 1976

13 3 “Christian Education Shared Adventures” – San Antonio, TX, January 25-27, 1980.

13 4 “Mutual Ministry” – Moravian Theological Seminary, Bethlehem, PA, November 13 & 14,

1981

13 5 “Awareness and Culture Through Reading” – Etta L. Booker Memorial Committee Book

Fair, Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Washington, DC, November 30, 1991

13 6 Centennial of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington – 1995

13 7 Diocese of Newark’s Evangelism Conference – 1996

Series 11, Writings, Sermons & Speeches by others

This series contains the materials of other authors that Verna had collected. These

consist of articles, sermons and speeches. This portion of the series is arranged

alphabetically by author. The series is further broken down into 3 subseries.



13 8 Blees, Robert A. “Role Playing: Theory and Dynamics” – August 24, 1965.

13 9 “Christ the King” – Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston, MA. November 23, [?].

Unknown.

13 10 Hahn-Rollins, Dee. “Women Artists & Their Art: A Search for Female Imagery” – St. Mary

of the Woods WED Program, January 23, 1978

13 11 Hahn-Rollins, Dee. “The First and Second Wave of Feminism in the United States” – St.

Mary of the Woods WED Program, February 27, 1978

13 12 King, Martin Luther, Jr. – Excerpts from Nobel Prize acceptance speech – Oslo, Norway,

December 10, 1964.

13 13 Kubicek, Kirk Alan. “If Jesus Is King, How Should the Church Look?” –

www.episcopalchurch.org, November 26, 2000.

13 14 “On the walls in the Pottery Room at Pendle Hill” – Undated

13 15 Simpson, John A. Paper: “Anglicanism: Present and Future.” – Washington National

Cathedral, February 13, 1992.

13 16 Spong, John S. “The Continuing Christian Need for Judaism” – The Arrington Lecture,

University of the South, April 26, 1979.

13 17 Talbott, Lucy B. Untitled – 1993.

13 18 Wink, Walter. “The Angles of the Churches” Chapter 3 in Unmasking the Powers: The

Invisible Forces that Determine Human Existence. Volume 2. 1986

13 19 Wogaman, J. Philip. Sermon: “Amos: Prophet of Social Justice.” Amos 2:6-8, 5:8-9; 5:18-

24; 6:4-7; 7:7-8. – Foundry United Methodist Church, January 17, 1999.

Subseries 11.01, Charles Payne Articles

This subseries contains the writings of Charles Payne that Verna had collected.

These are both photocopies from original works as well as typed pages. It is not

known if these typed pages are originally from Mr. Payne or if they are transcripts

from another party.



13 20 Payne, Charles. “A Rationale for Including Multicultural Education and its Implement in the

Daily Lesson Plan.” Journal of Research and Development in Education. Vol. 11, No. 1,

1977.

13 21 Payne, Charles. “Anecdote on Some Cultural Differences and Their Implications for

Teachers.” – Source and date unknown

13 22 Payne, Charles. “Implications from Learning Principles for Multi-cultural Education.” –

Source and date unknown.

13 23 Payne, Charles and Bennett, Carson. “’Middle Class Aura’ in Public Schools.” – Source and

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/

date unknown

13 24 Payne, Charles. “Teacher Pride.” – Source and date unknown.

13 25 Payne, Charles. “The Preparation of Multi-cultural Teachers as Opposed to the Narrower

Concept of Ethnic Studies.” – Paper presented to the first conference of IFEQ; undated.

Subseries 11.02 “Reviews/Reactions to Sisters and Brothers”

This subseries contains the responses Verna received after publishing Sisters and

Brothers: Reclaiming a Biblical Idea of Community (1993). These are in the form

of professional reviews, newspaper clippings, and hand-written and typed

correspondence. These materials came from an envelope labeled

“Reviews/Reactions to Sisters and Brothers” and the original order has been

maintained.


13 26 Subseries 11.02, “Reviews/Reactions to Sisters and Brothers”

Subseries 11.03 Clippings by or about others

This series contains the loose newspaper and magazine clippings found

throughout the collection. It is unclear the exact reason why Verna preserved

these materials. All newspaper clippings have been photocopied and the originals

discarded; some original magazine clippings remain. Topics of the articles

include race and faith; there are also several comics present here. Most items

were found loose in the collection and are now gathered in one folder.


13 27 Subseries 11.03, Clippings by or about others

Series 12, Publications

This series contains all the publications that do not already exist in previous series. This

series contains magazines, 2 small books and one large report. These publications do not

have written materials by or about Verna. They were found loose throughout the

collection and are arranged chronologically by date.



14 1 Bread Risen, Bread Broken: 150 Readings on Peace and Justice from Anglican Sources,

Thomas Lee Hayes, Compiler and Editor – undated

14 2 The Church Women by Colleen Ivey Hartsoe – 1994

14 3 Final Report on the Institute for Teachers of Disadvantaged Youth – 1965

14 4 In Dialogue: An Episcopal Guide for Adult Bible Study by Joseph P. Russell and John D.

Vogelsang – 1986

14 5 Intelligence Report – Issue 88, Fall 1997

14 6 The Living Pulpit – Vol. 6, No. 2, April/June 1997

14 7 Sonnets for Christmas by Charles Duell Kean – 1963

14 8 Southern Changes – Vol. 16, No. 4, Winter 1994

14 9 Two Sides of the Coin, sermons by Gordon Crosby – August 1965

14 10 We Are Theologians by Frederica Harris Thompsett – 2004

14 11 The Witness Vol. 79, No. 4, April 1996

14 12 The Witness Vol. 79, No. 9, September 1996

14 13 The Witness Vol. 83, No. 5, May 2000

Series 13, Churches – Episcopal

This series contains the materials in the collection about Episcopal churches. It is known

that Verna travelled extensively presenting sermons and speeches, as well as teaching

Bible study. Verna kept files for these parishes and it is presumed that these materials

were collected by her while visiting there. The types of material in these folders vary

from bulletins and newsletters to sermons by Verna and correspondence to her by clergy,

vestry, and parishioners. The arrangement is that of Verna’s, alphabetical by church

name.

This series also contains the materials from St. Mark’s, Washington, DC. This was

Verna’s home parish and she kept separate files and folders for her St. Mark’s materials.

It is included here because it contains the same types of information, including sermons.

It also includes papers from her time as vestrywoman, the parish’s first Senior Warden

and subsequent appointment as Warden Emerita. The St. Mark’s materials in contained in

four folders; original order was maintained.



14 14 Church of the Epiphany, Washington, D.C.

14 15 Church of the Holy Cross, Dunn Loring, VA [Artwork from this envelope has been placed in

the AAEHC map case. Please see archivist for assistance.]

14 16 Church of the Resurrection, Alexandria, VA

14 17 Church of the Transfiguration, Towaco, NJ

14 18 Christ Church, Alexandria, VA

14 19 Christ Church, Raleigh, NC

15 1 Grace Church, Alexandria, VA

15 2 Grace Church, Keswick, VA

15 3 Grace Church (Georgetown), Washington, D.C.

15 4 Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, Alexandria, VA

15 5 Saint Michael and All Angels, Dallas, TX

15 6 St. Andrew, Jackson, MS

15 7 St. Barnabas [Location unknown]

15 8 St. George’s, Fredericksburg, VA

15 9 St. George’s, Glendale, MD

15 10 St. James’, Baltimore, MD

15 11 St. James’s, Richmond, VA

15 12 St. John’s, Ellicott City, MD

15 13 St. John’s, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

15 14 St. Luke’s, Bethesda, MD

15 15 St. Luke’s, Darien, CT

15 16 St. Margaret’s [Location unknown]

15 17-20 St. Mark’s, Washington, D.C.

16 1 St. Martin’s in-the-Field, Severna Park, MD

16 2 St. Nicholas, Darnestown, MD

16 3 St. Paul’s, Newport News, VA

16 4 St. Richard’s, Winter park, FL

16 5 St. Timothy’s, Washington, D.C.

16 6 St. Thomas’, Hamilton, NY [Over-sized materials have from this series been placed in the

AAEHC map case. Please see archivist for assistance.]

16 7 Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, MA

16 8 Trinity Church, Lewiston, ME

16 9 Trinity Church, Upperville, VA

Series 14, Churches – Non-Episcopal

This series contains the same materials as the previous series, only not from churches in

the Episcopal tradition. This series contains bulletins, newsletters, correspondence, notes

and sermons from Verna’s visits to these parishes. These folders were kept by Verna and

original order maintained; folders are arranged alphabetically.



16 10 Church of the Disciples, Washington, D.C.

16 11 Grace Presbyterian Church, Springfield, MA

16 12 Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.

16 13 St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Kitchener, Ontario

Series 15, Organizations

This series contains all the materials of organizations that are not individual churches.

These materials are from Episcopal dioceses and agencies, publishers, seminaries, and

other groups with which Verna was affiliated. The items contained herein are fliers,

newsletters, correspondence, pictures, and sermons; sermons that were either delivered to

or commissioned by these organizations.

This series contains the correspondence and papers from Cowley Publications and

Sojourners Magazine; two houses that published Verna’s work, including Dream of God,

and gives insight to Verna’s publication processes. Verna kept folders on most of these

organizations and her order was maintained. Folders are arranged alphabetically.



16 14 Alban Institute

16 15 The American Society of the Order of St. John

16 16 Boston University School of Theology

16 17 Church Publishing, Inc.

16 18 Claiming the Blessing

16 19-20 College of Preachers

17 1 Collington Episcopal Life Care Community

17 2 Consultation on Church Union

17 3 Cowley Publications

17 4 D.C. Public Schools

17 5 Diocese of Indianapolis

17 6 Diocese of Southern Ohio

31 5 Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast

17 7-9 Diocese of Washington

18 1-2 Diocese of Western North Carolina

18 3 Episcopal Church of the United State of America

18 4 Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of Washington

18 5 Episcopal Divinity School

18 6 Episcopal Senior Ministries for the Diocese of Washington

18 7 General Board of Examining Chaplains of the Episcopal Church

18 8 Green Belt Movement

18 9 Group Health Association, Inc.

18 10 House of Bishops

18 11 KERAWOP

18 12 Lodge of the Carpenter, Dayspring, Germantown, MD

18 13 LuraMedia

18 14 Office and Black and Urban Ministries

18 15 Race Matters Group

18 16 Seabury-Western Theological Seminary

18 17 Sewanee: The University of the South

18 18 Sojourners Magazine

18 19 Sophia House

18 20 United States Post Office Department

18 21-22 Virginia Theological Seminary

Series 16, People/Individuals

This series contains the materials that Verna kept on certain individuals. There was a

folder in her materials for each of these people. These people consist of friends,

colleagues and confidants. There is wide variety of materials here including

correspondence, writings, sermons, pictures, poetry, and even some answered letters by

Verna. The series is arranged alphabetically by last name.



19 1 Adebonojo, Mary

19 2 Baxter, William M.

19 3 Daw, Carl P., Jr.

19 4-5 Dixon, Jane Holmes

19 6 Dorner, Mary Anne

19 7 Erickson, Charles

19 8 Hall, Barbara

19 9 Hopkins, Michael

19 10-11 Hoppin, Ruth

19 12 Lloyd, B.

19 13 Mandela, Nelson

19 14 Miller, Martha Kate

19 15 Perkins, Edmund T.

19 16 Pierce, Vera Grace

19 17 Thurman, Howard

19 18 Walker, John Thomas

Series 17, Miscellaneous

This small series contains the few items found throughout the collection that do not

belong anywhere else. The two items of note in this folder are a menu for breakfast at the

White House and homemade book that was presented to Verna as a gift. The creator of

the book is unknown.


22 1 Series 17, Miscellaneous

Series 18, Images

This series contains the majority of the photographic and other visual materials in the

collection. Verna had many photo albums and other groups of images. These photos are

of family and friends, places she visited and preached at, as well as of the many events

she attended. All of the images have been re-housed into separate boxes and archival

safe enclosures, but the original order of the albums, boxes of photographs, and rolls of

film has been maintained. This series consists of six subseries: Verna J. Dozier; Family;

Events; Framed Items; Grouped Images; and Loose Photographs.


This subseries contains the images of Verna herself. These images are mostly

solely of her from various stages in her life, including a Howard University

graduation photo and one at the pulpit at National Cathedral. Most of these

images were found loose throughout the collection. This subseries is by no means

exhaustive, images of and with Verna exist throughout the entire Series.


20 1 Subseries 18.01, Verna

Subseries 18.02, Family

This subseries contains the images that Verna preserved of her family members.

Many of these images are of her parents and sister, Lois. Some are of earlier

family members and in older formats. Extreme care is required when handling

these fragile images.


20 2-4 Subseries 18.02, Family [For portrait of Lois G. Dozier, please see Box 31, Folder 6]

Subseries 18.03, Events

This subseries contains the photographic evidence of just a handful of the many

events that Verna attended or lead. Each event’s images were grouped together

and labeled as such in the collection. Many of these event images were given to

Verna from event organizers or attendees. These images are mostly 3X5 and 4X6

color photographs and have been placed in hanging photograph boxes.

Box Sheets Title/Contents


24 1A-1C The 65th


24 2A-2I Lois’ Retirement Reception, Howard University – June 26, 1980

24 3A-3D Nairobi National Church Event – circa July, 1985

24 4A Kanuga Conference – September, 1986

24 5A-5M 70th


24 6A-6N “Awareness and Culture Through Reading” – Etta L. Booker Memorial Committee Book


24 7A-7B “At Grace Cathedral – 1991”

24 8A Celebration of the Life and Witness of Verna J. Dozier and Dedication of the Dozier


24 9A Diocese of South Dakota, Diocesan Convention – date unknown

Subseries 18.04, Framed items

This subseries contains the images that were previously in frames. Presumably on

display at some point in Verna life, these images consist of family members, photos of

and with friends, and at events. Many of the framed images were recently labeled with

names. Although removed from the image, the labels have been preserved and remain

with the item. All of the images have been removed from the frames and re-housed.

There are also two small framed images that could not be removed, these items were

placed in Subseries 01.03, Ephemera.


20 5 Subseries 18.04, Framed Items [For over-sized piece “Does the Road Wind Uphill all

the Way,” please see Box 31, Folder 7.]

Subseries 18.05, Grouped images

This subseries consists of all the images found in the collection that were

intentionally grouped together. The images in the first 11 folders of this subseries

were found in a blue photograph box. The divisions presented are those of Verna

and the original order of the divisions and photographs within has been

maintained.

The remainder of the subseries is from the many photo albums found in the

collection. Some of these were constructed by Verna and others were given as

gifts. There also exists 2 Ziploc bags of photographs, 2 rolls of film and one

blank envelope. These items were re-housed to hanging photograph boxes.


Subseries 18.05, Grouped Images

20 6 Box of Photographs – “Verna”

20 7 Box of Photographs – “Family”

20 8 Box of Photographs – “Jan & Verna”

20 9 Box of Photographs – “Francis Pilkington”

20 10 Box of Photographs – “Rollins Family”

20 11 Box of Photographs – “Lois”

20 12 Box of Photographs – “19th

Street Baptist”

21 1 Box of Photographs – “Portis Family”

21 2 Box of Photographs – “Friends of Lois”

21 3 Box of Photographs – “Lois – Sunday School Party”

21 4 Box of Photographs – Loose

Box Sheet

24 10A-

10T

Photo Album #1

25 1A-1F Photo Album #2

25 2A-2B Photo Album #3



25 5A-5C Photo Album #6

25 6A-6D Photo Album #7

25 7A-7M Roll of Film #1

25 8A-8D Roll of Film #2

25 9A-9C Ziploc bag #1

25 10A-

10D

Ziploc bag #2

25 11A Blank envelope

Subseries 18.06, Loose photographs

This subseries consists of the loose photographs found throughout the collection.

These are mostly modern processes and vary in size. Many of these photographs

are of Verna and her sister, as well as many friends. The majority of these being

taken in Verna’s later years. There is even some artwork towards the end of the

subseries. The images have been re-housed to a hanging photo box.

Box Sheet Title/Contents

25 12A-

12NN Subseries 18.06, Loose photographs

Series 19, Videos

This series contains the video materials of the collection. Mostly on VHS, with several

DVDs, these videos are mainly of Verna. This includes a recording of her Advent

Lecture Series as well as other preaching endeavors. The remainder of the series is

recordings of news programs. Due to the two different formats, the VHS tapes and

DVDs are housed separately, but the series is arranged chronologically by date; undated

or unknown items are found at the end the series. Arrangements must be made in

advance to view the videos.

Box Tapes Title/Contents

Series 19, Videos

26 1-15 Verna Dozier: From Us to Me – The Sorry Journey of the People of God – 1988 Advent

Lecture Series, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.

[Four part series on 4 VHS cassettes; have 3 complete VHS sets, 1 partial VHS sets (Parts

II, III, IV), 1 partial DVD set (Part I). For DVDs, please see AAEHC CD Box #1, DVD

1]

27 1 Verna Dozier at Grace Church, Keswick, VA – March 1-3, 1996 [1 VHS cassette]

AAEHC

CD #1

[DVD]

2

Nightline: “The Deep Dive.” July 13, 1999 [1 DVD]

27 2 Diane Rehm Interview about book Finding My Voice. Today Show, NBC, 9/9/99 [1 VHS

cassette]

27 3 The Authority of the Laity – First Cut, undated [1 VHS cassette]

27 4 Heart of the Matter – BBC, undated

27 5 Verna Dozier Looks at Luke, Volume 1 – Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, undated

[1 VHS cassette; do not have other volumes]

AAEHC

CD #1

[DVD]

3

Verna Dozier: Unjust Steward – undated [1 DVD, poor quality]

Series 20, Audio

Verna’s collection contained a large number of standard audio cassettes; this series

contains those items. As with the video material, these are largely recordings of Verna.

Some are professionally produced as part of series or recordings of Verna’s presentations.

Some are more informal recordings of addresses, sermons, and oral history interviews.

The remainder of the series is a self-help course and 2 tapes of Lois Dozier. This series is

arranged chronologically; unknown or undated items are found at the end of the series.

Arrangements must be made in advance to hear the tapes.

After the completion of the arrangement and description of this collection in 2010, other

tapes belonging to Verna Dozier were found in the collection. They were then added to

this finding aid. They were given to the archive in an envelope labeled “Tapes of

Interviews with VJD *About her thoughts on Ambiguity.” That envelope contained the

following tapes: Box 28, Tapes 17-25, 27, 29-30, 35-36; Box 29 Tapes 1 and 10.

Box Tapes Title/Contents

Series 20, Audio

28 1 The Story of the Bible, Verna Dozier - The Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation, Inc. 1980.

28 2 The Lord’s prayer/Spirituality Under Judgment, Verna Dozier - The Episcopal Radio-TV

Foundation, Inc. 1985.

28 3-4 The Ministry To Ministers: The Ministry of Ministers, Dr. Verna Dozier, Bible Scholar and

Teacher – The Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation, Inc. 1985. [2 copies]

28 5 “Verna Dozier November 26, 1989 – Cathedral of St. John the Divine”

28 6-8 She Has Done a Beautiful Thing by Verna J. Dozier – Cowley Publications, 1989. Tapes

1&2 [Have 2 copies of #1]

28 9 “Verna Dozier’s Sermon – September 26, 1993”

28 10 “Sermon by Verna Dozier (& Reading Before) – July 16, 1995, 6th

Sunday after Pentecost” at

St. Mark’s.

28 11-12 “Verna Dozier 11/24/95” – Tapes #1 & 2

28 13-16 “Women and the Word 3/96” – Tapes #1-4

28 17 “Verna Dozier w/Carol B-C 4/23/98”

28 18 “Verna Dozier & Jim Steen #4 5/9/98”

28 19 “Verna Dozier #6 6/22/98”

28 20 “Verna Dozier #7 7/6/98”

28 21 “Verna Dozier #8 7/20/98”

28 22 “Verna Dozier #9 8/2/98”

28 23 “Verna Dozier #11 9/14/98”

28 24 “Verna Dozier #12 conv 9/28/98”

28 25 “Verna Dozier Tape #15 2/1/99”

28 26 “Verna Dozier #16 – 3/1/99”

28 27 “Verna Conversation 17 4/6/99”

28 28 “A Celebration of the Life and Witness of Verna J. Dozier – May 30, 1999”

28 29 “Verna bio interview #2 7/11/99”

28 30 “Bio interview #3 w/Verna Dozier 8/2/99”

28

28

28 31 “Mary Cosby – 11/26/99” [Mary Cosby speaking about Verna, interviewer unknown]

28 32 “Verna #5 – 12/2/99”

28 33 “Verna #6 – 2/7/2000 “

28 34 “10/12 – Verna #13”

28 35 “T8003 News Hour Daily 6/24”

28 36

Side A

“Verna w/Jim Steen (& Dee Rollins) #1 #14 11/9”

28 36

Side B

“Verna, Jim Steen (& Dee Rollins) #2 3/26”

29 1 “Verna Dozier & Jim Steen #1 on Eve & Snake” – undated

29 2-3 “Self Healing Experience – Brenda Astor, R.N.” - undated

29 4 “Lois Dozier” – undated

29 5 “Lois Dozier #2” - undated

29 6-9 Unknown event – cassettes 1,2,4 & 5; undated

29 10 Unknown event - undated

Series 21, Floppy Discs

The collection contained 11 floppy discs; this series consists of those discs. Ten of the

discs were labeled “Verna’s Conversation w/ CBC” and numbered 1-3, 5-10, and 12-15.

The location of the missing parts of the conversation is unknown. Arrangements to use

these discs must be made well in advance.

Box Disk Title/Contents


29 1-10 “Verna’s Conversation w/ CBC” – Tapes 1-3,5-10, 12-15

29 11 Blank disc

Series 22, The Hahn-Rollins Series

Dee Hahn-Rollins was an extremely close friend, confidant, and travel companion of

Verna; she even acted as executrix of Verna’s estate. Mrs. Hahn-Rollins and her

husband, the Rev. Al Rollins, received and held Verna’s belongings until their donation.

Mrs. Hahn-Rollins passed before the collection was subsequently donated to the African

American Episcopal Historical Collection. The material in this series consists of the

items about Verna that Dee Hahn-Rollins and her family (husband Al and daughter

Stacey) kept.

This series consists of items from Verna’s memorial service, obituaries, and “Personal

Remembrances of Verna.” After Verna passed away, the Hahn-Rollins’ solicited people

to mail them their personal thoughts on Verna, those responses can be found here. There

are also two CDs, one from Verna’s memorial service and another recorded a month later

titled “Rememberances of Verna Dozier.”

This series also contains clippings about Verna, as well as some of her published work.

There is also a large number of correspondence from Verna to Mrs. Hahn-Rollins and her

family. This series also contains many sermons [most of which are duplicates from

Series 06.01 Sermons] and some photographs. This series can easily serve as a quick-

reference guide to Verna’s life, but for in-depth analysis, the whole collection should be

consulted.



22 2-3 About Verna Dozier

22 4 Transcripts

22 5 Correspondence from Verna Dozier

22 6-7 Contents of 3-ring binder – items collected about Verna Dozier

23 1 Correspondence

23 2 “Kenya!”

23 3 Miscellaneous

23 4 The Authority of the Laity, Verna Dozier with Celia Hahn, 1982

23 5 The Calling of the Laity: Verna Dozier’s Anthology, Verna Dozier, 1988

23 6 The Dream of God, Verna Dozier, 1991

23 7 Equipping the Saints, Verna Dozier, 1981

21 5 Photographs

AAEHC

CD #1

[CD] 4 “Verna Dozier Requiem Mass 09-30-06” - CD

AAEHC

CD #1

[CD] 5 “Rememberances [sic] of Verna Dozier 8 October 2006” – CD

Series 01, Personal/Biographical Information





Subseries 01.05, Lonna Dozier

Series 02, Published Writings, Interviews, and Speeches (by VJD)







Subseries 04.01, Ambiguity

Subseries 04.02, Novel manuscript

Subseries 04.03, Unidentified manuscripts

Series 05, Dream of God

Subseries 05.01, Dream of God

Subseries 05.02, “For the book”

Series 06, Transcripts



Subseries 06.03, Parables – Gospel of Luke

Subseries 06.04, Advent Lectures

Series 07, Bible Study

Series 08, Meditations


Series 10, Conferences, Seminars and Conventions



Subseries 11.02, Clippings by or about others






Series 17, Miscellaneous

Series 18, Images


Subseries 18.02, Family


Subseries 18.04, Framed items

Subseries 18.05, Grouped images

Subseries 18.06, Loose photographs

Series 19, Videos

Series 20, Audio



Acquisition Information: This collection was donated by the Estate of Verna J. Dozier,

thru Stacey Hahn-Ruff and Dee Hahn-Rollins, executrices, in November 2007.

Additional materials were added in December 2009.

Access Points: Dozier, Verna J.

Dozier, Verna J.--Papers

Dozier, Verna J.--Photographs

Dozier, Verna J.--Sermons

Dozier, Lois G.

African American Episcopalians

African American Episcopalians – Washington (D.C.)

Black Episcopalians

Black Episcopalians – Washington (D.C.)

Black -- Religious Aspects -- Christianity

Blacks -- History

Blacks -- Religion

Episcopal Church. Diocese of Washington.

Episcopal Church--Sermons.

Episcopal Church--Washington (D.C.)

Episcopalian women

Dixon, Jane Holmes, 1937-

Laity – Episcopal Church

Laity – Episcopal Church – Biography

Lay Ministry

Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia (Alexandria, VA)

St. Mark’s Church (Washington, D.C.: Episcopal)

Walker, John Thomas, 1925-1989

Women in the Episcopal Church

Episcopalians – Biography

Episcopal Church

CONTAINER LISTING

Box Folder Title/Contents Subseries 01.01, Verna J. Dozier

1 1 Personal and Biographical Materials

1 2 Appointment book – 1998/1999 academic year

1 3 Scrapbook #1

1 4-5 Scrapbook #2

1 6 “Verna’s Collington Guest Book”


1 7 1956

1 8 1964

1 9 1972

1 10 1975

1 11 1976

1 12 1984

1 13 1986

1 14 1987

1 15 1989

1 16 1990

1 17 1991

1 18 1992

1 19 1993

2 1 1994

2 2 1995

2 3 1996

2 4 1997

2 5 1998

2 6 1999

2 7 2001

2 8 2003

2 9 2006

2 10 Date unknown

2 11 “Need to Correspond”


30 1 beret

30 1 coin purse

30 1 Japanese folding fan

30 1 “Lakota necklace”

30 1 magnetic cross

30 1 passport

30 1 stamp

30 3 eyeglasses

30 3 bookmarks

30 4 nametags

30 2 small frames and photographs


2 12 Items concerning Lois’s death

2 13 Correspondence

2 14 Howard University

2 15 Meditation

31 -- Scrapbook #3 – Commemorating Lois’s retirement

2 16 Subseries 01.05, Lonna Dozier


2 17 The Authority of the Laity with Celia A. Hahn; with Study Guide. Washington, D.C.: The

Alban Institute, 1982. [2 copies, 1 missing study guide]

2 18 The Calling of the Laity: Verna Dozier’s Anthology. Washington, D.C.: The Alban

Institute, 1988. [2 copies]

2 19 The Dream of God: A Call to Return. Boston: Cowley Publications, 1991.


3 1 “A Philosophy for Negro Teachers” The Journal of the Columbian Educational

Association Vol. X, No. 1, May 1948, p. 5.

3 2 “Religious Institutions, the Behavioral Sciences, and I” Journal of Religion and the

Applied Behavioral Sciences Vol. 1, No. 2, Fall 1979, pp. 2-8.

3 3 “Responding to the Call to Ministry” Action Information Vol. 6, No. 2, April 1980, pp.4-

6.

3 4 “Saying ‘Yes’ in a ‘No’ world” The Witness Vol. 73, No. 5, May 1990, pp. 8-9.

3 5 “Seeking the New Vision” Sojourners Vol. 23, No. 5, June 1994, pp. 30-31.

3 6 “Where will God Dwell?” Sojourners Vol. 23, No. 6, July 1994, pp. 30-32.

3 7 “Living Bread” Sojourner Vol. 23, No. 7, August 1994, pp. 36-37.

3 8 “Turned Upside Down” Sojourners Vol. 23, No. 8, September-October 1994, pp. 28-31.

3 9 “Fulfilling the Time” Sojourners Vol. 23, No. 9, November 1994, pp. 35-36.

3 10 “A Manual for success?” The Witness Vol. 78, No. 10, October 1995, p. 3.

3 11 “Leaning into rigidity” The Witness Vol. 79, No. 11, November 1996, p. 24.

3 12 “Christmas 1996” The Gospel According to St. Mark’s, December 1996.


3 13 “Talking about lay ministry: with Verna Dozier, lay person, teacher, consultant” Action

Information Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1975, pp. 1-3.

3 14 “Ambiguity: the essence of faith” The Witness Vol. 81, No. 4, April 1988, pp. 22-23.

3 15 “The Ministry of All Believers” B&R Winter 1991, pp. 7-9.

3 16 “Living into ambiguity” The Witness Vol. 76, No. 3, March 1993, pp. 10-12.

3 17 “Joining Christ on shifting ground” The Witness Vol. 78, No. 3, March 1995, pp. 10-11.


3 18 Commencement Address – Virginia Theological Seminary. May 14, 1983, The Virginia

Seminary Journal Vol. XXXV, No. 2, December 1983, pp. 6-7.

3 19 Commencement Address – Virginia Theological Seminary. May 1987, The Virginia

Seminary Journal Vol. XXXIX, No. 1, October 1987, 10-13.

3 20 Worship that Works: with Selected Sermons. New York, NY: Education, Evangelism and

Ministry Development and the Office of Communication, The Episcopal Church Center,

1993.

3 21 “Praying the Lord’s Prayer” Ratherview Vol. 20, No. 1, Fall 1997, pp. 8-9.


3 22 “Verna Dozier: Helping People Find Meaning” Caring People Vol. 6, Spring 1993, pp.

28-31.

3 23 “Passion for a Teaching and for the Bible Come Together in Verna Dozier” Senior Link

Vol. IV, No. 3, December 1997, pp. 3-4.

3 24 “Verna Dozier: Prophet of Justice” The Living Church Vol. 219, No. 5, August 1, 1999,

p. 10

3 25 Confronted by God: The Essential Verna Dozier. Cynthia L. Shattuck and Fredrica

Harris Thompsett, Eds. New York: Seabury Books, 2006. [37 copies]

3 26 Clippings


4 1-3 Subseries 04.01, Ambiguity

4 4-5 Subseries 04.02, Unidentified manuscripts

5-9 Subseries 04.03, Novel manuscript

10 1-3 Subseries 05.01, Dream of God

10 4-5 Subseries 05.02, “For the book”

10 6 Subseries 05.03, “Responses for the book”

Series 06, Sermon, Speech and Lecture Transcripts


Old Testament



-- Sermon: 1 Samuel 2:1-8 [Please see Sermon: Healing Service for AIDS]



-- Sermon: Psalm 69 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 10:16-33]

-- Sermon: Psalm 82 [Please see Sermon: The Hammer and the Fire]

-- Sermon: Psalm 85 [Please see Sermon: Luke 3:7-18]

-- Sermon: Psalm 90 [Please see Sermon: Mark 10:17-31]



-- Sermon: Psalm 119:9-16 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 5:21-24, 27-30, 33-37]

-- Sermon: Psalm 126 [Please see Sermon: John 1:6-8, 19-28]

Sermon: Psalm 130 [Please see Sermon: Mark 1:14-20 & Sermon: Healing Service for

AIDS]

11 1 Sermon: Psalm 145 [Also: Jonah 3:10-4:11; Philippians 1:21-27; Matthew 21:28-32], St.

Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

[September 20], 1987


-- Sermon: Isaiah 44:1-8 [Please see Sermon: John 20:19-23]

-- Sermon: Isaiah 53:1-12 [Please see Sermon: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20]

-- Sermon: Isaiah 60:1-6 [Please see Sermon: Mark 1:7]

-- Sermon: Isaiah 61:1-3 [Please see Sermon: Healing Service for AIDS]

-- Sermon: Isaiah 61:1-4 [Please see: Sermon: Absalom Jones’ Day UBE Celebration]

-- Sermon: Isaiah 65:17-25 [Please see Sermon: John 1:6-8, 19-28]

-- Sermon: Jeremiah 3:21-4:2 [Please see Sermon: Mark 1:14-20]

-- Sermon: Jeremiah 20:7-13 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 10:16-33]

-- Sermon: Jeremiah 23:23-29 [Please see Sermon: The Hammer and the Fire]

11 2 Sermon: Ezekiel 34:4 [Also: John 10:11], St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC

– Good Shepherd Sunday [April 24], 1994

-- Sermon: Amos 5:6-7 [Please see Sermon: Mark 10:17-31]

-- Sermon: Jonah 3:10-4:11 [Please see Sermon: Psalm 145]

-- Sermon: Zephaniah 3:14-10 [Please see Sermon: Luke 3:7-18]

-- Sermon: Ecclesiasticus 15:11-20 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 5:21-24, 27-30, 33-37]

11 3 Sermon: Baruch 5:1-9 [Also: Luke 3:1-6; Philippians 1:1-11; Luke 1:1-6] - Advent,

undated

New Testament

-- Sermon: Matthew 4:1-11 [Please see Sermon: The Precondition for the Wilderness]

-- Sermon: Matthew 5:13-20 [Please see: Sermon: Absalom Jones’ Day UBE Celebration]

11 4 Sermon: Matthew 5:21-24, 27-30, 33-37 [also: Ecclesiasticus 15:11-20; Psalm 119:9-16;

1 Corinthians 3:1-9], [“Thurgood Marshall and Arthur Ashe”], Calvary Church,

Washington, DC – Epiphany 6A, February 14, 1993

11 5 Sermon: Matthew 10:16-33 [also: Jeremiah 20:7-13; Psalm 69; Romans 5:15-19],

Bethlehem Chapel – Proper 7A, Pentecost 2, June 24, 1984

-- Sermon: Matthew 20:20-28 [Please see Sermon: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20]

-- Sermon: Matthew 21:28-32 [Please see Sermon: Psalm 145]

11 6 Sermon: Mark 1:7 [also: Isaiah 60:1-6], Wesley United Methodist Church, Bethlehem,

PA – 1 Epiphany, January 7, 1979 [re: Baptism of Jesus]

-- Sermon: Mark 1:9-13 [Please see Sermon: The Precondition for the Wilderness]

11 7 Sermon: Mark 1:14-20 [also: Jeremiah 3:21-4:2; Psalm 130; 1 Corinthians 7:17-23],

Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA – Epiphany 3B, January 27, 1982

11 8 Sermon: Mark 5:22-24, 35b-43, Bethlehem Chapel, National Cathedral, Washington, DC

– June 26, 1988

11 9 Sermon: Mark 10:17-31 [also: Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Psalm 90; Hebrews 10:17-31],

Diocese of Alaska – Proper 23B, October 1985



11 10 Sermon: Luke 3:7-18 [also: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Psalm 85; Philippians 4:4-9], National

Cathedral, Washington, DC – Advent 3C, December 12, 1982

-- Sermon: Luke 4:1-13 [Please see Sermon: The Precondition for the Wilderness]

-- Sermon: Luke 12:49-56 [Please see Sermon: The Hammer and the Fire]

11 11 Sermon: John 1:6-8, 19-28 [also: Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 126; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28],

National Cathedral – Advent 3B, December 13, 1981

11 12 Sermon: John 1:47-51 [also: Genesis 28:10-17; Psalm 103:19-22], Bethlehem Chapel,

National Cathedral, Washington, DC – St. Michael’s Day, September 29, 1991

11 13 Sermon: John 3:1-7 [also: Genesis 12:1-8; Psalm 33:12-22; Romans 4:1-17], St.

Michael’s, Pineville, LA – Lent 2A, March 15, 1981

11 14 Sermon: John 8:12-20 [also: Romans 5:1-11], Black Episcopal Clergy Association, Our

Saviour, Washington, DC – March 16, 1977 [re: “Doers of the Word”]

-- Sermon: John 10:11 [Please see Sermon: Ezekiel 34:4]

11 15 Sermon: John 15:1-8 [also: Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 148; 1 Peter 3:8-18], St. Paul’s

Cathedral, San Diego, CA – Easter 6A, May 20, 1990

11 16 Sermon: John 15:9-17 [also: Acts 11:19-30; Psalm 33; 1 John 4:7-21], St. Luke’s, San

Antonio, TX – Easter 6B, May 8, 1988

11 17 Sermon: John 20:19-23 [also: Isaiah 44:1-8; Psalm 104:25-32; 1 Corinthians 12:4-13;

Acts 2:1-11], All Saints, Jacksonville, FL – Pentecost, May 22, 1988






-- Sermon: Romans 5:15-19 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 10:16-33]

-- Sermon: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 [Please see Sermon: Matthew 5:21-24, 27-30, 33-37]

-- Sermon: 1 Corinthians 7:17-23 [Please see Sermon: Mark 1:14-20]

-- Sermon: 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 [Please see Sermon: John 20:19-23]

11 18 Sermon: 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 [also: Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 20:20-28] Grace Church,

Tucson, AZ – February 22, 1984 [re: “Celebration of Lay Ministry”, “Bishop’s School of

Ministry, Diocese of Arizona”]

-- Sermon: Philippians 1:1-11 [Please see Sermon: Baruch 5:1-9]

-- Sermon: Philippians 1:21-27 [Please see Sermon: Psalm 145]

-- Sermon: Philippians 4:4-9 [Please see Sermon: Luke 3:7-18]

-- Sermon: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 [Please see Sermon: John 1:6-8, 19-28]

-- Sermon: Hebrews 10:17-31 [Please see Sermon: Mark 10:17-31]

-- Sermon: Hebrews 12:1-14 [Please see Sermon: The Hammer and the Fire]

-- Sermon: James 1:1-12 [Please see: Sermon: Absalom Jones’ Day UBE Celebration]

-- Sermon: 1 Peter 3:8-18 [Please see Sermon: John 15:1-8]

-- Sermon: 1 John 4:7-21 [Please see Sermon: John 15:9-17]

Event/Organization –alphabetical

11 19 Sermon: Absalom Jones’ Day UBE Celebration, [Isaiah 61:1-4; James 1:1-12; Matthew

5:13-20], National Cathedral, Washington, DC – February 15, 1987

11 20 Sermon: “Celebration of the ten years of the Ordained Ministry of the Reverend M.

Chotard Doll”, Calvary Episcopal Church, Cincinnati, OH – June 14, 1988

11 21 Sermon: Church of the Brethren Annual Conference – undated

11 22 Sermon: Dedication, Mary Magdalene clerestory window, St. Mark’s, Washington, DC –

October 21, 1984

11 23 Sermon: Ecumenical Service, Church of the Saviour – August 19, 1990

11 24 Sermon: Episcopal Women’s Caucus – September 5, 1992

11 25 Sermon: Healing Service for AIDS, [1 Samuel 2:1-8; Psalm 130; Isaiah 61:1-3], National

Cathedral, Washington, DC – May 5, 1990

11 26 Sermon: Installation as Associate Rector, Mary Anne Dorner, Episcopal Church of the

Good Shepherd, Dunedin, FL – January 28, 1995

11 27 Sermon: Installation as Rector, Jane Holmes Dixon, St. Philip’s, Laurel, MD - September

27, 1986

11 28 Sermon: Installation as Vicar, Kenneth Wayne Howard, St. Nicholas’, Washington, DC –

November 5, 1995

11 29 Sermon: Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation Summit, Cincinnati, OH – March 1, 1997

11 30 Sermon: Ordination, Priesthood, Natalia Beck Vonnegut, St. John’s, Crawfordsville, IN –

January 8, 1977 [re: Women in the priesthood]

11 31 Sermon: Ordination, Priesthood, Jane Holmes Dixon, Good Shepherd Church, Burke, VA

– January 16, 1982

11 32 Sermon: Ordination, Episcopate, Jane Holmes Dixon, Diocese of Washington –

November 19, 1992

11 33 Sermon: Ordination, unknown - undated

11 34 Sermon: Woman’s Day, Church of Atonement, Washington, DC – Whitsunday

[Pentecost], 1978


11 35 Sermon: The Hammer and the Fire [Jeremiah 23:23-29; Psalm 82; Luke 12:49-56;

Hebrews 12:1-14], St. Mark’s, Washington, DC – August 17, 1986

11 36 Sermon: The Lord’s Prayer Sermon – undated

11 37 Sermon: No Graven Images – undated

11 38 Sermon: Palm Sunday Sermon, National Cathedral, Washington, DC – March 24, 1991

11 39 Sermon: The Precondition for the Wilderness [Mark 1:9-12; Luke 4:1-13] – undated [1st

part of 5 part series on “Wilderness” – ALL 5 HOUSED HERE]

No event or title, first line, date, then alphabetical

11 40 Sermon: [“You, the people of St. Mark’s, have just elected me…”], St. Mark’s,

Washington, DC, [re: Serving as St. Mark’s Senior Warden] – April 18, 1971

11 41 Sermon: [“When the Watergate business was just beginning…”], St. Mark’s,

Washington, DC, [re: Adam and Eve story] – July 1, 1973

11 42 Sermon: [“Christmas has come – so what?”], [re: Epiphany] – January 12, 1975

11 43 Sermon: [“When we welcome the newly baptized…”], St. Philip’s, Laurel MD –

September 10, 1978

11 44 Sermon: [“The deepest cry of the human spirit…”], St. John’s, Lafayette, IN – January

1979

11 45 Sermon: [“Someone asked Mahatma Gandhi…”], St. Mark’s, Washington, DC –

September 28, 1980

11 46 Sermon: [“We have participated this morning in the ancient rite…”] Church of the

Resurrection, Alexandria, VA – Third Sunday of Advent, December 15, 1985

11 47 Sermon: [“Ninety years ago, when St. Philip the Evangelist was founded…”] St. Philip

the Evangelist, Washington, DC – c. 1986

11 48 Sermon: [“What factors enter into your making a decision?”], St. Mark’s, Washington,

DC – July 16, 1995

11 49 Sermon: [“I was at Resurrection last Sunday afternoon…”], Church of the Resurrection –

December 10, 1995

11 50 Sermon: [“From what I could gather from the people who spoke to me…”], St. Mark’s,

Washington, DC, [re: Serving as St. Mark’s Senior Warden] – undated

11 51 Sermon: [“How do you discern the manifestations of the Holy Spirit…”] – undated

11 52 Sermon: [“In the forty-third chapter of the poet-prophet Isaiah…”] - undated

11 53 Sermon: [“O the glorious fifty days from the Resurrection to Pentecost…”] - undated

11 54 Sermon: [“Our scriptures are very upbeat…”] - undated

11 55 Sermon: [“We human beings spend an inordinate amount of time trying to make sure we

are right”…] – undated


Event/organization – alphabetical

11 56 Address: 19th

Street Baptist Church – undated

11 57 Address: Association of Anglican Musicians – undated

11 58 Address: Capitol Hill Group Ministry - undated

11 59 Address: Christian Education Conference – March 26, 1976

11 60 Address: Christian Educators Shared Adventures Conference, San Antonio, TX – January

25-27, 1980

11 61 Address: Commencement Address, Episcopal Divinity School – May 21, 1992

11 62 Address: Commencement Address, Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, TX – May 20,

1997

11 63 Address: Commencement Address, Virginia Theological Seminary – May 19, 1983

11 64 Address: Commencement Address, unknown - undated

11 65 Address: Convocation on the Ministry of the Laity, Andover Newton Theological School,

Newton Centre, MA – October 21-23, 1988

11 66 Address: Diocesan Centennial [Diocese of Washington] - 1995

11 67 Address: Founders’ Day Convocation, The University of the South, Sewanee, TN –

October 9, 1989

11 68 Address: Hood Conference - 1985

11 69 Address: National EYC Study Conference, Sewanee, TN – August 27, 1963

11 70 Address: Third Conference on Ministry and Education, All Saints’ Church, Atlanta, GA –

October 2-3, 1981


11 71 Address: Doing, “Ridgecrest ‘86” – November 14, 1986

11 72 Address: The Ministry of the People of God, Diocese of California - 1982

11 73 Address: The Responsibility of the Seminaries for the Future Leadership of the Church in

the Face of New Constituencies – undated

11 74 Address: Toward a Theology of Christian Education – undated

By first line - date, then undated alphabetical

11 75 Address: [“If mankind has a tomorrow…”] – November 19, 1970.

11 76 Address: [“I am fifty-seven years old…”], Potter’s House, Washington, DC – January,

1976

11 77 Address: [“For the second time in a little over two months…”], Potter’s House,

Washington, DC [re: Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy] – undated

11 78 Address: [“For your synod program dealing with developing leaders…”], [re: Teaching

leadership] – undated

11 79 Address: [“Our ministry is the continuing word of Christ…], undated

11 80 Address: [“Peace is defined for my by four quotations…”] - undated

11 81 Address: [“The collect for Pentecost reads…”’ - undated

11 82 Address: [“The kingdom of God is at hand. What are you going to do about?”], four (4)

part series, [re: The parables of Jesus] – undated

11 83 Incomplete and/or unknown

12 1 Subseries 06.03, Parables – Gospel of Luke

12 2-3 Subseries 06.05, Advent Lectures

12 4 Series 07, Bible Study Materials [Over-sized materials have from this series been placed

in the AAEHC map case. Please see archivist for assistance.]

12 5 Series 08, Meditations


12 6 Certificate of Merit – Princeton University-Trenton Schools Institute, August 1965

12 7 Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa – Virginia Theological Seminary, May 18,

1978 [For actual degree, please see Box 31, Folder 1]

12 8 Citation for Distinguishing Christian Service – Seabury-Western Theological Seminary,

May 26, 1984 [For actual degree, please see Box 31, Folder 2]

FF -- Warden Emerita – St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Capitol Hill, October 25, 1987

12 9 70th


12 10 Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa – The University of the South, October 9, 1989 [For

actual degree, please see Box 31, Folder 3]

12 11 Trustees’ Award – The Episcopal Divinity School, May 21, 1992

31 4 Vida Scudder Award at the 1997 General Convention of the Episcopal Church –

Episcopal Church Publishing Company and The Witness, 1997

12 12 80th

Birthday Celebration – October 10, 1997

12 13 Celebration of the Life and Witness of Verna J. Dozier and Dedication of the Dozier


12 14 Trustee Emerita – Alban Institute, undated [Faded signature is that of Loren B. Mead,

Founder and President]

Series 10, Conferences, Seminars, Conventions and Commemorations

13 1 “Reconvening of the Ryton Farm Conference” – November 4, 1972

13 2 The 65th


13 3 “Christian Education Shared Adventures” – San Antonio, TX, January 25-27, 1980.

13 4 “Mutual Ministry” – Moravian Theological Seminary, Bethlehem, PA, November 13 &

14, 1981

13 5 “Awareness and Culture Through Reading” – Etta L. Booker Memorial Committee Book


13 6 Centennial of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington – 1995

13 7 Diocese of Newark’s Evangelism Conference – 1996


13 8 Blees, Robert A. “Role Playing: Theory and Dynamics” – August 24, 1965.

13 9 “Christ the King” – Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston, MA. November 23, [?].

Unknown.

13 10 Hahn-Rollins, Dee. “Women Artists & Their Art: A Search for Female Imagery” – St.

Mary of the Woods WED Program, January 23, 1978

13 11 Hahn-Rollins, Dee. “The First and Second Wave of Feminism in the United States” – St.

Mary of the Woods WED Program, February 27, 1978

13 12 King, Martin Luther, Jr. – Excerpts from Nobel Prize acceptance speech – Oslo, Norway,

December 10, 1964.

13 13 Kubicek, Kirk Alan. “If Jesus Is King, How Should the Church Look?” –

www.episcopalchurch.org, November 26, 2000.

13 14 “On the walls in the Pottery Room at Pendle Hill” – Undated

13 15 Simpson, John A. Paper: “Anglicanism: Present and Future.” – Washington National

Cathedral, February 13, 1992.

13 16 Spong, John S. “The Continuing Christian Need for Judaism” – The Arrington Lecture,

University of the South, April 26, 1979.

13 17 Talbott, Lucy B. Untitled – 1993.

13 18 Wink, Walter. “The Angles of the Churches” Chapter 3 in Unmasking the Powers: The

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/

Invisible Forces that Determine Human Existence. Volume 2. 1986

13 19 Wogaman, J. Philip. Sermon: “Amos: Prophet of Social Justice.” Amos 2:6-8, 5:8-9;

5:18-24; 6:4-7; 7:7-8. – Foundry United Methodist Church, January 17, 1999.


13 20 Payne, Charles. “A Rationale for Including Multicultural Education and its Implement in

the Daily Lesson Plan.” Journal of Research and Development in Education. Vol. 11, No.

1, 1977.

13 21 Payne, Charles. “Anecdote on Some Cultural Differences and Their Implications for

Teachers.” – Source and date unknown

13 22 Payne, Charles. “Implications from Learning Principles for Multi-cultural Education.” –

Source and date unknown.

13 23 Payne, Charles and Bennett, Carson. “’Middle Class Aura’ in Public Schools.” – Source

and date unknown

13 24 Payne, Charles. “Teacher Pride.” – Source and date unknown.

13 25 Payne, Charles. “The Preparation of Multi-cultural Teachers as Opposed to the Narrower

Concept of Ethnic Studies.” – Paper presented to the first conference of IFEQ; undated.

13 26 Subseries 11.02, “Reviews/Reactions to Sisters and Brothers”

13 27 Subseries 11.03, Clippings by or about others


14 1 Bread Risen, Bread Broken: 150 Readings on Peace and Justice from Anglican Sources,

Thomas Lee Hayes, Compiler and Editor – undated

14 2 The Church Women by Colleen Ivey Hartsoe – 1994

14 3 Final Report on the Institute for Teachers of Disadvantaged Youth – 1965

14 4 In Dialogue: An Episcopal Guide for Adult Bible Study by Joseph P. Russell and John D.

Vogelsang – 1986

14 5 Intelligence Report – Issue 88, Fall 1997

14 6 The Living Pulpit – Vol. 6, No. 2, April/June 1997

14 7 Sonnets for Christmas by Charles Duell Kean – 1963

14 8 Southern Changes – Vol. 16, No. 4, Winter 1994

14 9 Two Sides of the Coin, sermons by Gordon Crosby – August 1965

14 10 We Are Theologians by Frederica Harris Thompsett – 2004

14 11 The Witness Vol. 79, No. 4, April 1996

14 12 The Witness Vol. 79, No. 9, September 1996

14 13 The Witness Vol. 83, No. 5, May 2000


14 14 Church of the Epiphany, Washington, D.C.

14 15 Church of the Holy Cross, Dunn Loring, VA [Artwork from this envelope has been

placed in the AAEHC map case. Please see archivist for assistance.]

14 16 Church of the Resurrection, Alexandria, VA

14 17 Church of the Transfiguration, Towaco, NJ

14 18 Christ Church, Alexandria, VA

14 19 Christ Church, Raleigh, NC

15 1 Grace Church, Alexandria, VA

15 2 Grace Church, Keswick, VA

15 3 Grace Church (Georgetown), Washington, D.C.

15 4 Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, Alexandria, VA

15 5 Saint Michael and All Angels, Dallas, TX

15 6 St. Andrew, Jackson, MS

15 7 St. Barnabas [Location unknown]

15 8 St. George’s, Fredericksburg, VA

15 9 St. George’s, Glendale, MD

15 10 St. James’, Baltimore, MD

15 11 St. James’s, Richmond, VA

15 12 St. John’s, Ellicott City, MD

15 13 St. John’s, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

15 14 St. Luke’s, Bethesda, MD

15 15 St. Luke’s, Darien, CT

15 16 St. Margaret’s [Location unknown]

15 17-20 St. Mark’s, Washington, D.C.

16 1 St. Martin’s in-the-Field, Severna Park, MD

16 2 St. Nicholas, Darnestown, MD

16 3 St. Paul’s, Newport News, VA

16 4 St. Richard’s, Winter park, FL

16 5 St. Timothy’s, Washington, D.C.

16 6 St. Thomas’, Hamilton, NY [Over-sized materials have from this series been placed in the

AAEHC map case. Please see archivist for assistance.]

16 7 Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, MA

16 8 Trinity Church, Lewiston, ME

16 9 Trinity Church, Upperville, VA


16 10 Church of the Disciples, Washington, D.C.

16 11 Grace Presbyterian Church, Springfield, MA

16 12 Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.

16 13 St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Kitchener, Ontario


16 14 Alban Institute

16 15 The American Society of the Order of St. John

16 16 Boston University School of Theology

16 17 Church Publishing, Inc.

16 18 Claiming the Blessing

16 19-20 College of Preachers

17 1 Collington Episcopal Life Care Community

17 2 Consultation on Church Union

17 3 Cowley Publications

17 4 D.C. Public Schools

17 5 Diocese of Indianapolis

17 6 Diocese of Southern Ohio

31 5 Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast

17 7-9 Diocese of Washington

18 1-2 Diocese of Western North Carolina

18 3 Episcopal Church of the United State of America

18 4 Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of Washington

18 5 Episcopal Divinity School

18 6 Episcopal Senior Ministries for the Diocese of Washington

18 7 General Board of Examining Chaplains of the Episcopal Church

18 8 Green Belt Movement

18 9 Group Health Association, Inc.

18 10 House of Bishops

18 11 KERAWOP

18 12 Lodge of the Carpenter, Dayspring, Germantown, MD

18 13 LuraMedia

18 14 Office and Black and Urban Ministries

18 15 Race Matters Group

18 16 Seabury-Western Theological Seminary

18 17 Sewanee: The University of the South

18 18 Sojourners Magazine

18 19 Sophia House

18 20 United States Post Office Department

18 21-22 Virginia Theological Seminary


19 1 Adebonojo, Mary

19 2 Baxter, William M.

19 3 Daw, Carl P., Jr.

19 4-5 Dixon, Jane Holmes

19 6 Dorner, Mary Anne

19 7 Erickson, Charles

19 8 Hall, Barbara

19 9 Hopkins, Michael

19 10-11 Hoppin, Ruth

19 12 Lloyd, B.

19 13 Mandela, Nelson

19 14 Miller, Martha Kate

19 15 Perkins, Edmund T.

19 16 Pierce, Vera Grace

19 17 Thurman, Howard

19 18 Walker, John Thomas

22 1 Series 17, Miscellaneous

20 1 Subseries 18.01, Verna

20 2-4 Subseries 18.02, Family [For portrait of Lois G. Dozier, please see Box 31, Folder 6]


24 1A-1C The 65th


24 2A-2I Lois’ Retirement Reception, Howard University – June 26, 1980

24 3A-3D Nairobi National Church Event – circa July, 1985

24 4A Kanuga Conference – September, 1986

24 5A-5M 70th


24 6A-6N “Awareness and Culture Through Reading” – Etta L. Booker Memorial Committee Book


24 7A-7B “At Grace Cathedral – 1991”

24 8A Celebration of the Life and Witness of Verna J. Dozier and Dedication of the Dozier


24 9A Diocese of South Dakota, Diocesan Convention – date unknown

20 5 Subseries 18.04, Framed Items [For over-sized piece “Does the Road Wind Uphill all

the Way,” please see Box 31, Folder 7.]

Subseries 18.05, Grouped Images

20 6 Box of Photographs – “Verna”

20 7 Box of Photographs – “Family”

20 8 Box of Photographs – “Jan & Verna”

20 9 Box of Photographs – “Francis Pilkington”

20 10 Box of Photographs – “Rollins Family”

20 11 Box of Photographs – “Lois”

20 12 Box of Photographs – “19th

Street Baptist”

21 1 Box of Photographs – “Portis Family”

21 2 Box of Photographs – “Friends of Lois”

21 3 Box of Photographs – “Lois – Sunday School Party”

21 4 Box of Photographs – Loose

Box Sheet

24 10A-

10T

Photo Album #1





25 5A-5C Photo Album #6

25 6A-6D Photo Album #7

25 7A-7M Roll of Film #1

25 8A-8D Roll of Film #2

25 9A-9C Ziploc bag #1

25 10A-

10D

Ziploc bag #2

25 11A Blank envelope

25 12A-

12NN Subseries 18.06, Loose photographs

Series 19, Videos

26 1-15 Verna Dozier: From Us to Me – The Sorry Journey of the People of God – 1988 Advent

Lecture Series, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C.

[Four part series on 4 VHS cassettes; have 3 complete VHS sets, 1 partial VHS sets (Parts

II, III, IV), 1 partial DVD set (Part I). For DVDs, please see AAEHC CD Box #1, DVD

1]

27 1 Verna Dozier at Grace Church, Keswick, VA – March 1-3, 1996 [1 VHS cassette]

AAEHC

CD #1

[DVD]

2

Nightline: “The Deep Dive.” July 13, 1999 [1 DVD]

27 2 Diane Rehm Interview about book Finding My Voice. Today Show, NBC, 9/9/99 [1 VHS

cassette]

27 3 The Authority of the Laity – First Cut, undated [1 VHS cassette]

27 4 Heart of the Matter – BBC, undated

27 5 Verna Dozier Looks at Luke, Volume 1 – Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, undated

[1 VHS cassette; do not have other volumes]

AAEHC

CD #1

[DVD]

3

Verna Dozier: Unjust Steward – undated [1 DVD, poor quality]

Series 20, Audio

28 1 The Story of the Bible, Verna Dozier - The Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation, Inc. 1980.

28 2 The Lord’s prayer/Spirituality Under Judgment, Verna Dozier - The Episcopal Radio-TV

Foundation, Inc. 1985.

28 3-4 The Ministry To Ministers: The Ministry of Ministers, Dr. Verna Dozier, Bible Scholar

and Teacher – The Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation, Inc. 1985. [2 copies]

28 5 “Verna Dozier November 26, 1989 – Cathedral of St. John the Divine”

28 6-8 She Has Done a Beautiful Thing by Verna J. Dozier – Cowley Publications, 1989. Tapes

1&2 [Have 2 copies of #1]

28 9 “Verna Dozier’s Sermon – September 26, 1993”

28 10 “Sermon by Verna Dozier (& Reading Before) – July 16, 1995, 6th

Sunday after

Pentecost” at St. Mark’s.

28 11-12 “Verna Dozier 11/24/95” – Tapes #1 & 2

28 13-16 “Women and the Word 3/96” – Tapes #1-4

28 17 “Verna Dozier w/Carol B-C 4/23/98”

28 18 “Verna Dozier & Jim Steen #4 5/9/98”

28 19 “Verna Dozier #6 6/22/98”

28 20 “Verna Dozier #7 7/6/98”

28 21 “Verna Dozier #8 7/20/98”

28 22 “Verna Dozier #9 8/2/98”

28 23 “Verna Dozier #11 9/14/98”

28 24 “Verna Dozier #12 conv 9/28/98”

28 25 “Verna Dozier Tape #15 2/1/99”

28 26 “Verna Dozier #16 – 3/1/99”

28 27 “Verna Conversation 17 4/6/99”

28 28 “A Celebration of the Life and Witness of Verna J. Dozier – May 30, 1999”

28 29 “Verna bio interview #2 7/11/99”

28 30 “Bio interview #3 w/Verna Dozier 8/2/99”

28 31 “Mary Cosby – 11/26/99” [Mary Cosby speaking about Verna, interviewer unknown]

28 32 “Verna #5 – 12/2/99”

28 33 “Verna #6 – 2/7/2000 “

28 34 “10/12 – Verna #13”

28 35 “T8003 News Hour Daily 6/24”

28 36

Side A

“Verna w/Jim Steen (& Dee Rollins) #1 #14 11/9”

28 36

Side B

“Verna, Jim Steen (& Dee Rollins) #2 3/26”

29 1 “Verna Dozier & Jim Steen #1 on Eve & Snake” – undated

29 2-3 “Self Healing Experience – Brenda Astor, R.N.” - undated

29 4 “Lois Dozier” – undated

29 5 “Lois Dozier #2” - undated

29 6-9 Unknown event – cassettes 1,2,4 & 5; undated

29 10 Unknown event - undated


29 1-10 “Verna’s Conversation w/ CBC” – Tapes 1-3,5-10, 12-15

29 11 Blank disc


22 2-3 About Verna Dozier

22 4 Transcripts

22 5 Correspondence from Verna Dozier

22 6-7 Contents of 3-ring binder – items collected about Verna Dozier

23 1 Correspondence

23 2 “Kenya!”

23 3 Miscellaneous

23 4 The Authority of the Laity, Verna Dozier with Celia Hahn, 1982

23 5 The Calling of the Laity: Verna Dozier’s Anthology, Verna Dozier, 1988

23 6 The Dream of God, Verna Dozier, 1991

23 7 Equipping the Saints, Verna Dozier, 1981

21 5 Photographs

AAEHC

CD #1

[CD] 4 “Verna Dozier Requiem Mass 09-30-06” - CD

AAEHC

CD #1

[CD] 5 “Rememberances [sic] of Verna Dozier 8 October 2006” – CD

Verna J. Dozier Papers: Finding Aid - Virginia Theological

Documents

Transcript of Verna J. Dozier Papers: Finding Aid - Virginia Theological