Ira J. Taylor Library - Archives - Bishop Henry White Warren Papers

The papers of Henry White Warren, teacher, lecturer and author, were deposited in the archives of the Ira J. Taylor Library presumably by Louise Iliff. More materials have been added to the original deposit from various sources including research by Professor Martin Rist. The container holding material on the closing of the Iliff School of Theology is restricted, unless otherwise authorized.

In the general category of writings there are speeches, addresses and a series of sermons and sketches, both of which are incomplete. Personal correspondence deals with his duties as Bishop, involving certificates of transfer and conference appointments, and his involvement with the Iliff School of Theology. The correspondence also includes some aspects of the effect of the panic of 1893 in Colorado. For more detailed information, please go to:

HENRY WHITE WARREN:	A CHRONOLOGY
Date	Event
Jan. 4, 1831	Birth of Henry White Warren at Williamsburg, Massachusetts; to Mather Warren and Anna Millier (Fairfield) Warren.
1844	Birth of Elizabeth Sarah Fraser
1851	Henry White Warren taught natural sciences at Amenia Seminary.
1853	Henry White Warren graduated from Wesleyan University at Middletown, Connecticut, with an A.B. degree.
April, 1855	Henry White Warren married Diantha L. Kilgore of Barlett, New Hampshire.
1856	Birth of Carrie Louise Warren (Frizelle).
1857	Henry White Warren ordained Deacon by Bishop Baker.
1858	Henry White Warren received the degree of F.A. (Master of Arts) from Wesleyan University at Middletown, Connecticut.
1859	Henry White Warren ordained Elder by Bishop Ames.
1860	Birth of Ellen Russell Warren (Van Pelt) to Henry and Diantha Warren.
1863	Henry White Warren elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
1866	Henry White Warren preached the election sermon before the Legislature in Massachusetts.
June 21, 1867	Death of Diantha Kilgore.
1868	Henry White Warren made a trip to Europe, Palestine, and Egypt.
1872	Henry White Warren given a Doctor of Divinity degree by Dickenson College and a Doctor of Law degree by Ohio Wesleyan.
1873	Henry White Warren made a trip to Europe.
1877-78	Henry White Warren was president of the Rocky Mountain Climbing Club.
May 12, 1880	Henry White Warren elected Bishop; presided at his first annual conference in Georgetown, Colorado; Elizabeth Sarah Fraser Iliff met Bishop Warren.
May 19, 1880	Consecration service held for Bishop Henry White Warren.
June 1880	Bishop Warren founded Morristown Industrial College. Bishop Warren helped found Gammon School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dec. 27, 1883	Bishop Warren and Elizabeth Fraser Iliff were married in the Evans Chapel by Bishop Simpson.
1884	Elizabeth and Bishop Warren were appointed D.U. trustees (both served until 1912).
June 1884	Elizabeth Iliff Warren announces conditional offer of $100,000 to endow a graduate school of theology at D.U.
1886	Bishop and Elizabeth Warren made an episcopal visit to Alaska.
1887	The Warren Family purchased land in Santa Cruz, California, and named it "Epworth by the Sea." The Warren Family began building "Gray Gables" at the corner of South Milwaukee and East Warren Avenue in University Park Denver. Bishop Warren, Elizabeth Iliff Warren, and William Seward Iliff attended the Methodist Conference in the Orient (1887-1888).
1888	Elizabeth Iliff Warren donated $1,000 for the building of Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church in Denver.
1889	The Warren Family begins construction on Fitzroy Place (at the block of South Cook and South Madison Streets, East Evans and East Warren Avenues, in Denver.
July 2, 1889	Elizabeth Iliff Warren gave $100,000 to D.U. for the establishment of a school of theology.
1891	Elizabeth Iliff Warren gave Schaffenburg Mansion to the Methodist Church for use as the Frances Merritt Deaconess Home.
June 8, 1892	Cornerstone of Iliff Hall laid.
1893	Iliff Hall completed. Fitzroy Place built at East Warren and South Cook, University Park, Denver. Iliff (Family) Associated purchased library of Bishop Foster for Iliff School of Theology.
1896	Bishop Warren began editorship of The Study (1896-1900).
1899	Bishop Warren had his appendix removed while visiting in Buenos Aires.
April 1900	Iliff School of Theology closed for financial reasons.
Dec. 1901	Elizabeth Iliff Warren promised $25,000 and Bishop Warren promised $5,000, and both promised to raise an additional $20,000 for D.U. if the University's trustees would insure the organization of the Iliff School of Theology as a separate institution by June 1,1902, and either deed or perpetually lease the southwest corner of the University's campus to the new school.
1903	Elizabeth Iliff Warren, William Seward Iliff, Sr., and Louise Iliff were appointed trustees of the Iliff School of Theology. Each served until her or his death in 1920, 1946, and 1966 respectively).
Aug. 27, 1903	Iliff School of Theology was incorporated as an independent institution.
1909	Elizabeth Iliff Warren had Iliff Hall refinished and refurbished.
1910	Bishop Warren was given the LL.D. degree from the University of Denver. Elizabeth Iliff Warren gave $25,000 and Bishop Warren gave $5,000 for the University of Denver endowment.
Sept. 10, 1910	Iliff School of Theology reopened as an independent institution.
1910-11	Fire at Fitzroy Place forced Warren family to leave the house at 857 Grant Street.
May 1912	Bishop Warren presided at the General Conference of the Methodist Church in Minneapolis where his retirement was approved. Elizabeth Iliff Warren and Louise Iliff accompanied him
June 1912	Bishop Warren was ill; the Warren Family reoccupied Fitzroy
July 23, 1912	Death of Bishop Henry White Warren at 8:12 p.m. from pneumonia.
Feb. 14, 1920	Death of Elizabeth Iliff Warren. Elizabeth Iliff Warren was buried at Fairmount Cemetery beside Bishop Warren.
1933	Death of Carrie Louise (Warren) Frizelle
1946	Death of Ellen Russell (Warren) Van Pelt.