The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That the General Convention urge the individual dioceses to make provision for the preservation and care of their permanent records, using local resources and those that are available to the dioceses through the Archives of the Episcopal Church, and, where outside institutional repositories are used for depositing Church records, that the Dioceses consult with the Archivist of the Episcopal Church to secure a favorable deposit agreement that guarantees access, preservation and the permanent custody of the records by the Episcopal Church; and be it further

Resolved, That in those instances where any diocese or congregation determines that it is unable to provide for the security or preservation of its permanent records, the General Convention direct that such collections, or permanent security copies thereof, shall be deposited in the Archives of the Episcopal Church, where they shall be preserved and made available to the Diocese and the research community.