MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota Council of Churches, creator. | |
| Title: | Organization records. | |
| Dates: | 1856-1992. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, trustees' and directors' minutes and reports, financial records, and some photographs of a statewide ecumenical agency formed in 1948 bringing together mainline-Protestant denominations in Minnesota to manifest unity in the church, to build common good in the world, and to build relationships between denominations and also within the larger religious community and with other organizations, agencies, and institutions within the nonprofit and public sectors across the state. | |
| Quantity: | 51.2 cubic feet (49 boxes and 1 partial box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The collection includes material on the many activities of the Minnesota Council of Churches (MCC), including youth programs, anniversary celebrations, the Minnesota Protestant Center, interracial programs, ecumenical activities, information about individual lay persons, and international programs. There is no box 10.
ARRANGEMENT
The collection is organized into the following sections:
| Administrative Files | ||
| Executive Director's Files | ||
| Proceedings and Scrapbooks | ||
| Financial Records | ||
| Subject Files |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Council of Churches. Organization records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 5317; 8643; 11,223; 12,084; 12,242;12,365; 16,365; 16,562; 17,337
Processing Information:
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Catalog ID number: 990072286710104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
ADMINISTRATIVE FILES
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 146.K.10.1B | 1 | List of officers, 1859-1962. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1874-1968. 10 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minutes and reports, 1905-1946. 12 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 146.K.10.2F | 2 | Minutes and reports, 1947-1970. 15 folders. | |||||||||||
| Committee on Advance, 1942-1957. | |||||||||||||
| 90th anniversary, 1948-1949. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.1B | 9 | Records of organized classes, 1911-1916. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous agendas, minutes, and reports, 1929-1958. | |||||||||||||
| Posters. | |||||||||||||
| Board of Trustees minutes, 1945-1964. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Board of Directors, 1965-1967, 1972-1973. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minute book: | |||||||||||||
| Social Education and Action Committee, 1948-1959. | |||||||||||||
| Church and labor meeting, 1949-1950. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative Committee, 1949-1950. | |||||||||||||
| Race relations, 1949-1960. | |||||||||||||
| Peace Work Group, 1954-1960. | |||||||||||||
| State conventions, 1929-1930, 1932. | |||||||||||||
| State convention, 1939. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.F.8.1B | 33 | General Assembly files, 1967-1978. 8 folders. | |||||||||||
| 1971 missing. Includes minutes, reports to assemblies, and material distributed at assemblies; not all data is present for each year. See also general assembly files in Executive Director's file series. | |||||||||||||
| Board of Directors meeting files, 1980-1981. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Executive Advisory Committee minutes, 1974-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Executive Advisory Committee files, 1981-1985. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Committee files: | |||||||||||||
| Finance Committee, 1983. | |||||||||||||
| Indian Advisory Committee, 1974-1978. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Inter religious Committee, Jewish/Christian relations, 1978-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.F.8.2F | 34 | Personnel Committee, 1982-1983. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Program Committee, 1975-1976. | |||||||||||||
| Social Justice Committee, 1978-1984. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Coalition of Churches for Migrant Concerns, 1973-1979. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Council of Churches general file, 1981-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Chronological file covering many aspects of MCC work. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.F.8.3B | 35 | Minnesota Council of Churches general file, April 1983-January 1986. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Council of Churches chronological file, March 1985-September 1985. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.F.8.4F | 36 | Minnesota Council of Churches chronological file, October 1985-January 1986. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.F.8.5B | 37 | Regional files: | |||||||||||
| General, 1960s-1980s. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.F.8.6F | 38 | TWO (Todd-Otter Tail-Wadena) Project, 1970s. | |||||||||||
| General. | |||||||||||||
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S FILES
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| 151.B.15.13B | 22 | Stright, Hayden L., 1912-1975. | |||||||||||
| Personal correspondence, printed materials, photographs relating to his MCC work, and typed transcript of Together: the story of church cooperation in Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.14F | 23 | Stright, Hayden L., 1912-1975. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.F.8.7B | 39 | Merriam, Willis J., MCC files, 1975-1981: | |||||||||||
| Administrative Committee. | |||||||||||||
| Advocating Change Together (ACT). | |||||||||||||
| Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC). | |||||||||||||
| Agricultural Extension Service. | |||||||||||||
| American Lutheran Church - national. | |||||||||||||
| American Lutheran Church - northern Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
| American Lutheran Church - southeastern Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
| American Lutheran Church - southwestern Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
| Amnesty International. | |||||||||||||
| Baptismal statement. | |||||||||||||
| Baptists. | |||||||||||||
| Battered Women's Committee. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Bell, Monroe. | |||||||||||||
| Brethren. | |||||||||||||
| Brochures. | |||||||||||||
| Budget Council. | |||||||||||||
| Budget, 1979-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| By-laws. | |||||||||||||
| Catholic. | |||||||||||||
| Catholic Conference file. | |||||||||||||
| Chaplaincy Advisory Committee. | |||||||||||||
| Chaplaincy Advisory Committee, University of Minnesota. | |||||||||||||
| CHARIS. | |||||||||||||
| Chemical dependency. | |||||||||||||
| Children's Defense Fund. | |||||||||||||
| Church and community development. | |||||||||||||
| Church and community resources. | |||||||||||||
| Church Women United. | |||||||||||||
| Church World Service and Fund Raising Unit. | |||||||||||||
| Conference Point Camp. | |||||||||||||
| Citizens League. | |||||||||||||
| Clergy Economic Conference, 1977-1981. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.F.8.8F | 40 | Clergy and Laity Concerned. | |||||||||||
| Clipping service. | |||||||||||||
| Coalition Resource Unit. | |||||||||||||
| Communications: Greg Young. | |||||||||||||
| Inter-religious Biomedical Ethics Committee. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Nominating Committee. | |||||||||||||
| Personnel Committee. | |||||||||||||
| Synod of Lakes and Prairies. | |||||||||||||
| Program Cabinet, 1977-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Merriam, Willis J., personal files: | |||||||||||||
| Including some files as Associate Executive Director of MCC (1969) and some as head of the Wisconsin Council of Churches. | |||||||||||||
| Personal, 1971-1980. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Speaking engagements, 1971. | |||||||||||||
| Nairobi Conference, 1975. | |||||||||||||
| Ecumenical models, 1975. | |||||||||||||
| Race relations, 1954-1968. | |||||||||||||
| American Baptist, 1965-1970. | |||||||||||||
| General business, 1969. | |||||||||||||
| United Protestant Church (Silver Bay, Minn.), 1965-1979. | |||||||||||||
| Congratulations, 1970. | |||||||||||||
| Executive Director's files: | |||||||||||||
| These files were used during the tenures of multiple executive directors. | |||||||||||||
| Administrative Committee, 1970-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Bicentennial Resource Network, 1975-1976. | |||||||||||||
| CAN/CE (Center and Network for Church Educators), 1976-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Church and Community Development Resource Unit, 1975-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Commission on Life and Work, 1986-1988. | |||||||||||||
| Communications Resource Unit, 1978-1983. | |||||||||||||
| Constitutional Review Task Force, 1984-1985. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.F.8.9B | 41 | Denominational executives, 1948-1970. | |||||||||||
| Ecumenical Youth Encounter, 1949-1974. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Fort Snelling Chapel, 1979-1984. | |||||||||||||
| General Assembly files, 1965, 1967-1978. 14 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic ministry, 1970-1978, 1984-1987. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Indian ministry, 1967-1973. | |||||||||||||
| Iron Range Report by Karl N. Aho, 1963. | |||||||||||||
| MCC History Committee, 1967-1971. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.F.8.10F | 42 | MCC structure, 1969. | |||||||||||
| Migrant concerns, 1977-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Christian Youth Council, 1963-1968. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Church Center, 1976-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Foodshare, 1984-1986. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota religious directories, 1981. | |||||||||||||
| News releases, 1971-1973. | |||||||||||||
| Program Cabinet, 1970-1977. | |||||||||||||
| Program Cabinet minutes, 1982-1984. | |||||||||||||
| Regions, 1973-1976. | |||||||||||||
| Region 1, 1974-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 2, 1976-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 3, 1972-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 4, 1974-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 5, 1976-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 6E, 1973-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 6W, 1974-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 7E, 1973-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 7W, 1976-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 8, 1973-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 9, 1976-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 10, 1973-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Region 11 (TCMCC), 1971-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Religion and Leisure Committee minutes, 1965-1973. | |||||||||||||
| Religion and Public Education, 1967-1979. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Rural crisis and hope, 1986-1988. | |||||||||||||
| Rural health initiatives, 1986. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.8.1B | 43 | Rural regional life transformation, 1988-1990. | |||||||||||
| Rural life consultations, 1985-1992. | |||||||||||||
| Rural visions from the heartland, 1985-1986. | |||||||||||||
| Rural Coalition, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| Social Concerns Committee, 1974-1979. | |||||||||||||
| Social Justice Committee: Minutes, 1982-1985. | |||||||||||||
| Sponsorship and Refugee Program (SARP), 1979-1984. | |||||||||||||
| State park ministry, 1966-1972. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| State pastor's conference, 1971-1974. | |||||||||||||
| Study and Planning Committee for Leadership Development, 1968-1970. | |||||||||||||
| Town and country churches, 1965-1970. | |||||||||||||
| Tri-Council Coordinating Committee, 1967-1969. | |||||||||||||
| United Protestant Church (Silver Bay, Minn.), 1957-1987. | |||||||||||||
| Women in ministry, 1981-1982. | |||||||||||||
| Board of directors minutes, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Church Center Commission, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Ecumenical Committee on Refugee Services, 1985. | |||||||||||||
| General Assembly, 1983-1984. | |||||||||||||
| Hunger Action Coalition: | |||||||||||||
| 1982-1985. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.E.18.5B | 49 | Board books, 1977-1988. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| Personnel Committee, 1983-1986. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.8.1B | 43 | Joint Religious Education and Research Fund. | |||||||||||
| Joint Religious Legislative Coalition, 1983-1986. | |||||||||||||
| Mission, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Program Cabinet, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Radio and television, 1984. | |||||||||||||
| Refugee services, 1984-1986. | |||||||||||||
| Regional Committee, 1982. | |||||||||||||
| Un-filed miscellany, 1980s. | |||||||||||||
PROCEEDINGS AND SCRAPBOOKS
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.14.15B | 8 | Proceedings of annual conventions and scrapbook, 1856-1885. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Scrapbook, 1867-1891. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Scrapbook, 1891-1895. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Scrapbook, 1905-1915. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Blue Earth County Sabbath School Association, 1868-1908. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
FINANCIAL RECORDS
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.15B | 24 | Budgets, financial reports and bank information, 1960s-1970s. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.16F | 25 | Budgets, financial reports and bank information, 1960s-1970s. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 148.C.12.8F | 26 | Ledger, 1967-1971. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Journals, 1972-1975. 4 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Cafeteria receipts and disbursements journal, 1964-1968. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Trial balances, 1962-1968. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Receipts and disbursements register, 1960-1962. 1 envelope. | |||||||||||||
| Includes capital fund. | |||||||||||||
| Dodge County Sunday School Association records, 1935-1948. | |||||||||||||
| Includes minutes and financial records. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 148.C.13.1B | 27 | Registers of receipts and disbursements, 1953-1963. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 148.C.13.2F | 28 | Registers of receipts and disbursements, 1925-1942. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Ledger, 1953-1959. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Payroll summary, 1967-1969. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Social Security and income tax book, 1968. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 148.C.13.3B | 29 | Receipts and disbursements register, 1939-1947. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Journal, building fund, 1948-1956. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Receipts and disbursements register, 1949. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Minnsota Church Center: Ledger, 1963-1966. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Church Center operating account ledger, 1967-1968. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Departmental ledgers, 1965-1968. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 148.C.13.4F | 30 | Minnesota Sunday School Association check register, 1911-1914. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Sunday School Association receipt and disbursement register, 1922-1925. 1 envelope. | |||||||||||||
| Dakota County Sunday School Association record book, 1917-1935. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Includes minutes, officers, and statistical reports. | |||||||||||||
| Assorted ledgers, journals, 1960s. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 148.C.13.5B | 31 | Minnesota Sunday School Association check register, 1908-1911, 1914-1916, 1920-1923. 3 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Council of Religious Education check register, 1945-1947. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Council of Churches check register and record of gifts from churches and Sunday Schools, 1946-1949. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Various journals, ledgers, receipts and disbursements registers, 1960s. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 148.C.13.6F | 32 | Various journals, ledgers, receipts and disbursements registers, 1960s. | |||||||||||
| Minutes and administrative records to be interfiled, 1960s-1970s. | |||||||||||||
SUBJECT FILES
Includes committee files interspersed throughout many of the subject files. Committee files are also found under Administrative and Executive Director's Files.
Group 1
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 146.K.10.2F | 2 | Articles of incorporation, approximately 1917-1962. | |||||||||||
| Audio-visual materials, 1950-1970. | |||||||||||||
| Biographical information, 1934-1968. | |||||||||||||
| Centennial (1959) materials, 1957-1961. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Christian century, 1951-1952. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 146.K.10.3B | 3 | Christian Rural Overseas Program (CROP) 1947-1961. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Church planning and adjustment, 1947-1962. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Church planning and adjustment: Silver Bay, 1952-1970. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Church planning and adjustment: A-W, 1952-1960. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| County councils: Dakota Council, 1908-1938. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| County councils: miscellaneous, 1906-1962. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| County councils: training materials, 1929-1931. | |||||||||||||
| County Youth Conference, 1934-1943, 1957. | |||||||||||||
| Scrapbook, 1929-1947. | |||||||||||||
| Evaluation Committee, 1946-1956. | |||||||||||||
| Faribault: Summer School of Christian Education, 1937-1967. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 146.K.10.4F | 4 | Finance Committee, 1920-1962. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| Frontenac Adult Conference, 1943-1955. | |||||||||||||
| Indian Work Committee, 1955-1963. | |||||||||||||
| Inter-denominational Committee, 1943-1952. | |||||||||||||
| Kagana Committee, 1935-1936. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative matters, 1950, 1958-1965. | |||||||||||||
| Lutherans, 1948-1964. | |||||||||||||
| Merger Committee, 1943-1946. | |||||||||||||
| Migrant Committee, 1939-1962. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Christian Young People's Conference, 1928, 1931-1968. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Northwest Christian Youth Conference, 1935. | |||||||||||||
| United Christian Youth Movement, 1957. | |||||||||||||
| Regional Youth Conference, 1954-1956. | |||||||||||||
| World Conference of Christian Youth, 1947. | |||||||||||||
| Young People's Conference worship services, 1929-1955. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Youth Work Camp, 1955, 1957. | |||||||||||||
| Civil War and Sioux Uprising Centennial Commission, 1959-1961. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Federation of Churches, 1924-1932. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 146.K.10.5B | 5 | Minnesota Federation of Churches, 1933-1958. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Protestant Center Committee, 1947-1967. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Corinne de L. Ropes Trust Fund agreement, 1948-1955. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Protestant Center: | |||||||||||||
| Convocation, 1947. | |||||||||||||
| Fund-raising efforts, 1948-1969. | |||||||||||||
| Gifts, 1948-1966. | |||||||||||||
| House Council minutes, 1949-1957, 1960-1963. | |||||||||||||
| Locations Committee, 1958-1962. | |||||||||||||
| Board of Management, 1949-1965. | |||||||||||||
| Printed material, 1949-1969. | |||||||||||||
| Publicity releases, 1948-1967. | |||||||||||||
| Rezoning, 1954, 1957, 1960. | |||||||||||||
| Tenants, 1948-1963. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, 1947-1968. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota State Pastors' Conference, 1930-1943. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 146.K.10.6F | 6 | Minnesota State Pastors' Conference, 1944-1949, 1957. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota State Pastors' Conference: programs, 1931, 1935-1949. | |||||||||||||
| Planning Commission, 1938-1963. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Race Relations Committee, 1952-1963. | |||||||||||||
| Railroad passes, 1943-1960. | |||||||||||||
| "Streams of Life," undated, 1940. | |||||||||||||
| Stright, Hayden L., 1953-1954. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| University of Minnesota, 1956. | |||||||||||||
| Vacation school manuals, undated. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Weekday religious courses, 1924. | |||||||||||||
| White House Conference, 1959-1960. | |||||||||||||
| Youngdahl, Governor Luther, 1950. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.14.4F | 7 | Printed materials. | |||||||||||
| Includes annual reports of Minnesota Council of Religious Education; programs of annual conventions; and Hayden L. Stright, Together: the story of church cooperation. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.1B | 9 | Annual meetings, 1947-1966. 17 folders. | |||||||||||
| Assembly, 1970. | |||||||||||||
| Audio-visual catalog, 1964. | |||||||||||||
| Baptists: directory, 1973-1974. | |||||||||||||
| Beard, James E., 1973. | |||||||||||||
| Brooks, Mrs. Wright W. (Gladys), 1962-1964. | |||||||||||||
| Budget and Finance, minutes, 1952-1963. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Capital fund office, 1963. | |||||||||||||
| Capital fund campaign, 1968-1969. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Centennial Convocation: Minutes, 1957. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.2F | 11 | Children's messenger, 1957-1960. | |||||||||||
| Christian Education Department minutes, 1956-1959, 1966-1968. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Christian Rural Overseas Program (CROP), 1960. | |||||||||||||
| Christian social relations, 1962-1967, 1970-1972. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Church executives retreats, 1957-1966. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Church school, 1945-1957. | |||||||||||||
| Churches' ministry with children, 1965. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Circular material, 1940-1949. 14 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes reports, letters, and informational materials. | |||||||||||||
| Civil rights, 1957-1966. | |||||||||||||
| Communications and press releases, undated, 1971. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Contractors, 1954. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence (denominational), 1948-1958. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.3B | 12 | Correspondence (denominational), 1948-1958. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Denominational contributions, 1972-1977. | |||||||||||||
| Denominational pledges, 1964. | |||||||||||||
| Economic regions, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Ecumenical Fund campaign, minutes, 1967. | |||||||||||||
| Ecumenical Conference: financial, 1973. | |||||||||||||
| Ecumenical Committee: Region 6, 1971-1973. | |||||||||||||
| Ecumenical Committee: Region 7, 1972-1973. | |||||||||||||
| Ecumenical workshops, 1962-1964. | |||||||||||||
| Ecumenical Youth Encounter, 1970-1974. | |||||||||||||
| Electricity charges, 1956. | |||||||||||||
| Executives: directories, 1960-1971. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Executive Advisory Committee, 1976. | |||||||||||||
| Executive Committee, 1964-1969. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Field reports, 1930-1966. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Foundations, undated, 1950-1975. 12 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.4F | 13 | Foundations, undated, 1950-1975. 39 folders. | |||||||||||
| Fund-raising, 1962-1963. | |||||||||||||
| Greater urban parish, 1967-1972. | |||||||||||||
| Group Home, 1971. | |||||||||||||
| Indian Work Department, 1955-1977. 15 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.5B | 14 | Indian Work Department, 1955-1977. 10 folders. | |||||||||||
| Interracial vacation exchange, 1960-1974. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Joint meetings of staff, 1969. | |||||||||||||
| Jonathan Development Corporation, 1970-1971. | |||||||||||||
| Kilde, Lois, 1974. | |||||||||||||
| Kindy, Phillips, 1965. | |||||||||||||
| Layman's Ecumenical Encounter, 1965-1968. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Lutherans, 1960-1970. | |||||||||||||
| Lutheran Church in America, 1975. | |||||||||||||
| Mailings, 1963-1965. | |||||||||||||
| Membership Committee, 1964-1968. | |||||||||||||
| Memorials Committee, 1964-1968. | |||||||||||||
| Memorial endowments, 1973. | |||||||||||||
| Metro news and notes, 1976-1977. | |||||||||||||
| Migrants, 1943-1973. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.6F | 15 | Migrants, 1943-1973. 14 folders. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota-Canada relationships, 1962-1963. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota messenger, 1968-1973, 1976-1981. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Issues wanting. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Protestant-Catholic Consultation on Faith and Order, 1966. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Protestant Church Center, 1952-1972. 14 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.7B | 16 | Minnesota Protestant Church Center, 1952-1972. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.8F | 17 | Minnesota State Pastors' Conference, 1936-1974. 19 folders. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota Valley Council, 1941-1966. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, 1940s-1970. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Motter, Dr. Alton M., 1973. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 123.E.18.5B | 49 | Mower County Council of Churches, 1947-1956. | |||||||||||
| Includes minutes, correspondence, and clippings. | |||||||||||||
| [0.6 cubic feet empty, letter size.] | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.8F | 17 | Multimedia, 1971. | |||||||||||
| Newspaper clippings, 1964-1971. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.9B | 18 | Nominating Committee, 1961-1962, 1972. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Northwest Baptist Home Society, 1976. | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern National Bank, 1965-1970. | |||||||||||||
| Notes, 1965-1970. | |||||||||||||
| Pensions, 1966-1968. | |||||||||||||
| Personnel Committee, 1964-1969. | |||||||||||||
| Planning and Missions Department, undated, 1953-1970. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Presbyterian material, 1976. | |||||||||||||
| Program Cabinet, 1972-1973. | |||||||||||||
| Publicity, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Radio and television, 1961-1970. | |||||||||||||
| Ramsey County: annual meetings, 1937-1951. | |||||||||||||
| Religious Education Department, 1966-1968. | |||||||||||||
| Religion and leisure correspondence, 1966-1972. | |||||||||||||
| Research and Planning Department, 1972-1973. | |||||||||||||
| Resolutions, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Rochester Council of Churches, 1964-1971. | |||||||||||||
| Rouopp, Mrs. Julia, 1956-1968. | |||||||||||||
| St. Paul Council of Churches, 1936-1970. | |||||||||||||
| Seminaries in Minnesota, 1966. | |||||||||||||
| Service awards, 1963-1968. | |||||||||||||
| Silver Bay: United Protestant Church, 1951-1973. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.10F | 19 | Silver Bay: United Protestant Church, 1951-1973. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Social action: miscellany, undated, 1951-1973. | |||||||||||||
| Staff notes, 1974. | |||||||||||||
| Staff Relations Committee, 1971. | |||||||||||||
| Tri-Council Committee, 1966-1971. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Twin Cities Metro Committee minutes, 1968-1973. | |||||||||||||
| Twin Cities Metro Committee educational ministries, 1969. | |||||||||||||
| Twin Ports ministry to seamen, 1970. | |||||||||||||
| United Christian Adult Conference, 1946-1955. | |||||||||||||
| United Church of Christ, 1977. | |||||||||||||
| United Church Men, 1965. | |||||||||||||
| United Church Women, 1953-1976. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| United Methodist Church, 1970, 1976. | |||||||||||||
| Urban Coalition, 1972. | |||||||||||||
| Vacation Church School, 1931-1970. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.11B | 20 | Vacation Church School, 1931-1970. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.B.15.12F | 21 | Vacation Church School, 1931-1970. 18 folders. | |||||||||||
| Wayman African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1961-1965. | |||||||||||||
| Weekday survey, 1955. | |||||||||||||
| Weekday religious education, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Weekday church school resource material, 1961. | |||||||||||||
| Wills, 1965-1973. | |||||||||||||
| World Council of Churches, 1973. | |||||||||||||
| World peace, 1958-1963. | |||||||||||||
| Youth Council, 1928-1971. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
Group 2
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.8.4F | 46 | Abortion, 1972-1974. | |||||||||||
| Affordable housing, 1979-1981. | |||||||||||||
| Aged and aging, 1973-1976. | |||||||||||||
| American Lutheran Church: Southwestern Minnesota, 1973-1974. | |||||||||||||
| Battered women. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Black ministry, 1980s. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Continuing education for clergy, 1975-1978. | |||||||||||||
| Food shelf survey information. | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic ministry. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes photographs. | |||||||||||||
| IMPACT, 1980s. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.8.5B | 47 | Indian ministry, 1980s. 9 folders. | |||||||||||
| Joint Legislative Religious Coalition (JRLC), 1979-1980s. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.8.6F | 48 | Jonathan Project, 1968-1973. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Leisure and recreation. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Lesbian/Gay Committee. | |||||||||||||
| Manna Ministries, 1983-1984. | |||||||||||||
| Migrants, 1950s-1979. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 142.C.19.5B | 50 | Migrant affairs, 1950s. 1 oversize folder. | |||||||||||
| Includes five poster-sized photographs. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.8.6F | 48 | Minnesota Food Bank Network, 1985. | |||||||||||
| Women in ministry. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Includes Jeannette Pickard addresses. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.7.10F | 49 | Church and Community Development Resource Unit. | |||||||||||
| Clergy Conference on Community Development. | |||||||||||||
| Department of Planning and Mission. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Department of Research and Planning. | |||||||||||||
| Hunger. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Church Center: | |||||||||||||
| Building Commission. | |||||||||||||
| Chapel. | |||||||||||||
| News clippings. | |||||||||||||
| Nursing home ministry. | |||||||||||||
| Pamphlets. | |||||||||||||
| Parimutuel betting. | |||||||||||||
| Presbytery of Twin Cities Area. | |||||||||||||
| Shared facilities. | |||||||||||||
| State Fair. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Youth Task Force. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.8.2F | 44 | Battered women. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Black ministry. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Church and Community Development. | |||||||||||||
| Conference on Spirituality and Peacemaking. | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic ministry. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Hunger Action Coalition. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative Advocacy Committee. | |||||||||||||
| Metro Foodshare. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Ecumenical Refugee Resettlement and Sponsorship Services (ERRSS) Project, 1985-1989. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota IMPACT. 4 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 147.I.8.3B | 45 | News clippings. | |||||||||||
| Project Amos coordinator Shannon Bevens correspondence, 1982. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Regional life transformation, 1980s-1990. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Social Justice Committee. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Violence in significant relationships. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Youth ministry. | |||||||||||||
| Old mailing lists. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Church and state -- Minnesota.
- Interdenominational cooperation -- Minnesota.
- Public welfare -- Minnesota.
- Social justice.
- Persons:
- Merriman, Willis J., author.
- Stright, Hayden L., author.
- Organizations:
- Blue Earth County Sabbath School Association, author.
- Dakota County Sunday School Association, author.
- Dodge County Sunday School Association, author.
- Minnesota Sunday School Association, author.
- Mower County Council of Churches, author.
- United Protestant Church (Silver Bay, Minn.), author.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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