DENZIL A. CARTY:

An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Carty, Denzil A., creator.
	Title:	Denzil A. Carty papers.
	Dates:	1931-1988.
	Abstract:	Biographical information, correspondence, minutes, newspaper clippings, reports, and printed materials documenting activities of black Episcopal priest Denzil Carty in the Protestant Episcopal Church and in many racial, interracial, and interdenominational organizations in St. Paul.
	Quantity:	3.25 cubic feet (7 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf location

Denzil Angus Carty was born in St. John's Antigua, British West Indies, on March 30, 1904, the son of Robert A. and Cecil (Edwards) Carty. He was educated in the New York City high schools, the City College of New York, and the General Theological Seminary, New York City, where he studied for the Episcopal priesthood. He was ordained in New York City, and did graduate work at Xavier University (New Orleans) and at Wayne State University (Detroit).

In the 1930s Carty served three New York City parishes: All Souls', St. Philip's, and St. Luke's. During World War II he served (1944-1946) as captain and chaplain of the 512th Port Battalion in Europe. Carty came to St. Paul in 1950 as rector of St. Philip's Episcopal Church, a black congregation in the Summit-University neighborhood, which he served until his retirement in June, 1975. He died August 24, 1975.

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The papers reveal Carty's activities in the following organizations: American Legion, Department of Minnesota; Fair Employment Practices Commission; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; St. Paul Urban Coalition; St. Paul Urban League; St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority; the St. Paul and Minnesota councils of human and civil rights; and the St. Paul Opportunities and Industrialization Center.

Civil and human rights organizations and activities, especially in St. Paul and Minnesota, are well documented in the papers, as are evidences of discrimination in schooling, housing, and employment. Carty took an active role in the organizations noted above and worked closely with civic, religious, and political leaders on the local, state, and national levels.

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ARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:


		Personal Papers
		Subject Files

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Denzil A. Carty Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples

Accession Information:

Accession number: 11,924; 12,108; 12,231; 14,163; 16,841

Processing Information:

Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, May 1990; additions by David B. Peterson, March 2014.

Catalog ID number: 990017129370104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

PERSONAL PAPERS

Location

Box

P1725

Biographical information, undated and 1939-1975.

Correspondence: New York City activities, 1931-1935 and 1939.

Personal correspondence, June 21, 1954-August 2, 1973. 2 folders.

U.S. Army basic training notes, 1944?

Lovette Corporation (1955) and Associated Negro Credit Union, 1955, 1956, and 1958.

Location

Box

P1725

Miscellaneous printed materials, undated and 1955-1970. 2 folders.

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SUBJECT FILES

Location

Box

P1725

American Legion. Department of Minnesota: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1956-1958, 1960. 2 folders.

Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth in Action (Brooklyn, New York): Information kit, 1967-1968.

Black communities, undated and 1956-1970.

Community Health and Welfare Planning Council:

Demonstration and rehabilitation programs, 1968-1970.

Decision '69: A Study of Selected United Fund Agency Services and programs to the poor and minority residents of St. Paul, 1969.

Community Resources Council, 1967.

Education, 1965-1969.

Miscellaneous letters, reports, and statements, including information on PACE (Program for the Advancement of Community Education) and PIE (Parents for Integrated Education).

Location

Box

P1725

Episcopal Community Services: 25th annual meeting, 1988.

Includes a letter written to Carty's wife Sylvia by Ruth and George LeMoine.

Fair Employment Practices Commission, 1949 and 1954-1956.

Family Service of St. Paul: Special Study Committee, 1966-1967.

Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth, 1964-1966.

Greater St. Paul Leisure Time Activities Council: Minutes and reports, December 1955-January 1957.

Housing:

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, undated and 1954-1971. 5 folders.

Model Neighborhood Planning Council, 1969.

North Central Voters League proposals, June and October 1965.

Indian issues, 1954-1956, 1959.

Location

Box

P1725

Minnesota Citizens' Conference on Courts, undated, 1962, 1966-1967. 4 folders.

Minnesota Conference on Religion and Race: Conference programs and background materials, February 1964.

Minnesota Council for Civil and Human Rights: Minutes and correspondence, June 1959-May 1960. 2 folders.

Includes information on housing and on Indians.

Minnesota Council for Fair Employment Practices: Minutes, newsletters, and correspondence, February 1948-January 1955. 2 folders.

Location

Box

P1725

Minnesota Council for Fair Employment Practices: Minutes, newsletters, and correspondence, 1955-1957, 1959. 2 folders.

Minnesota Council of Churches:

Race Relations Committee: Minutes, newsletters, and brochures, 1952, 1958, 1965.

Ministry to Indians and migrants: Printed materials, undated and 1955.

Minnesota Jewish Council:

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1955-1958.

McCarran-Walter Immigration Act repeal, undated and 1952-1956.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, undated and 1948-1959, 1965, 1967. 2 folders.

Location

Box

P1725

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People bias cases:

General, 1954-1959.

University of Minnesota, undated and 1958-1959.

Protestant Episcopal Church, undated and 1950-1974. 5 folders.

St. Paul Human and Civil Rights Commission:

Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1965-1966.

Dismissal of Seth R. Phillips, Executive Secretary, 1964-1966.

Mann vs. St. Paul Public Schools, 1965-1966.

St. Paul Opportunities Industrialization Center:

Correspondence, miscellaneous papers, and minutes, October 8, 1969 and March 31-November 5, 1971. 2 folders.

Location

Box

P1725

Board of Management's reply to regional trip report, July 1971.

Audits and reports, 1970-1971.

St. Paul Public Schools Racial Balance Program, undated and 1964-1970.

St. Paul Urban Coalition: Minutes of meetings and related papers, 1968-1969.

St. Paul Urban League: Minutes of meetings and related papers, 1953-1971.

Summit-University Community Council: Minutes of meetings, proposals, and other papers, undated and 1965-1966.

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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:: Veterans -- Minnesota.; Urban renewal -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.; Segregation in education -- Minnesota.; Religious tolerance -- Minnesota.; Religion.; Racism -- Minnesota.; Race relations -- Religious aspects.; Race relations -- Minnesota.; Race discrimination -- Minnesota.; Jews -- Minnesota.; Indians of North America -- Civil rights.; Discrimination in housing -- Minnesota.; Discrimination in employment -- Minnesota.; Discrimination in education -- Minnesota.; Chaplains, Military.; City planning -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.; Civil rights -- Minnesota.; African American clergy -- Minnesota.; African American Episcopalians.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Minnesota.; African Americans -- Education -- Minnesota.; African Americans -- Housing -- Minnesota.; African Americans -- Relations with Jews -- Minnesota.; African Americans -- Religion.

Organizations:: American Legion. Department of Minnesota.; Episcopal Church. Minnesota. Saint Paul.; Minnesota Council for Civil and Human Rights.; Minnesota Council for Fair Employment Practices.; Minnesota Council of Churches.; Minnesota Jewish Council.; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.; Saint Paul (Minn.). Human and Civil Rights Commission.; Saint Paul Model Cities (Program).; St. Paul Opportunities Industrialization Center.; St. Paul Urban Coalition.; St. Paul Urban League.; Summit-University Community Council (Saint Paul, Minn.).; United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Places:: Saint Paul (Minn.).

Occupations:: Clergy.

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