Guide to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education Office of Church and Society Records
Title
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education Office of Church and Society Records
Inclusive Dates
1945-1966
Call Number
RG 52
Creator(s)
Creator110
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Office of Church and Society.
Quantity
15.00 cubic feet (15 boxes)
Restrictions on Access
Open for research.
Repository
Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA
Administrative History
The Board of Christian Education created an Office of Church and Society as part of its general reorganization in 1959-60. The function of the Office was to help the Church to understand the society in which its members lived, so that it might effectively minister to individuals and so that it would have a place in that society rather than existing apart from it. It was involved with such issues as the social implications of the gospel, the church and economic life, international affairs, race relations, and alcoholism. The Office fulfilled its responsibilities through a variety of projects, studies, surveys, and investigations, working on its own as well as with various secular agencies.
Record Group 52 contains correspondence, minutes, reports, studies and articles relating to the work of the Office of Church and Society.
The Presbyterian Historical Society holds additional resources related to this collection:
Researchers should also consult RG 78 (United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education Council on Church and Society Records) for additional information related to the Office of Church and Society.
Researchers should also consult RG 540 (Advisory Council on Church and Society Records) for additional information related to the Office of Church and Society.
Corporate Subject
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Office of Church and Society.
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Division of Social Education and Action.
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Social Education and Action.
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Social Education and Action.
Topical Subject
Church and social problems--Presbyterian Church.
Church and the world.
Christian sociology.
Genre-form
Correspondence. aat
Minutes (administrative records) aat
Research notes. aat
Corporate Added Name
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Division of Social Education and Action.
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Social Education and Action.
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Social Education and Action.
| Box | Folder | Description | |
| 1 | 1 | Finding Aid to Record Group and Draft of Contents | |
| 2 | "The Function of the Office of Church and Society" | ||
| 3 | U.S. Government--Treaties: Bricker Amendment--Printed Material | ||
| 4 | The Bricker Amendment--Correspondence, 1952-54 | ||
| 5-6 | Special Studies: National Purpose; Responsible Society, Princeton, NJ; Seattle, WA, Correspondence and Papers; Minutes; Background Material, 1960-61 | ||
| 7 | Research: Race - Aquinas Fund Project, 1960-63 | ||
| 8 | City Church Study Committee - Reports and Correspondence, 1963-65 | ||
| 9 | Guide for the Development of a New Church, by Richard S. McCarroll, 1960 | ||
| 10 | The Grace-Evangel Church Area, Philadelphia, PA, by J. Oscar McCloud, 1960 | ||
| 11 | A Church Planning Report for the East Bay of San Francisco, CA, by Charles Thorne, 1958 | ||
| 12 | First Presbyterian Church, Oakland, CA, by Charles Thorne, 1957 | ||
| 13 | An Analysis of the Social Control by Churches Miami Presbytery - Synod of Ohio, 1960 | ||
| 14 | Preliminary Summary Report of Survey of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Detroit, by Charles Thorne, 1958 | ||
| 15 | Self-Study Guide for the City Church – Bridesburg Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA, 1956 | ||
| 16 | An Overview of Presbyterianism in the City of Philadelphia, by Charles Thorne, 1959 | ||
| 17 | The Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL, by Charles Thorne, 1956 | ||
| 18 | Strategy in the South End and Roxbury Areas of Boston, by Charles Thorne, 1956 | ||
| 19 | Summary Report of Self-Study Conferences of Presbyterian U.S.A. Churches, San Francisco, CA, 1956 | ||
| 20 | The Presbyterian Church in American Politics – A Study in Contemporary Church-State Relations, by Gordon L. Shull, 1955 | ||
| 21 | Changing Emphases of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. on Social Problems, by Edgar Allen Walker, 1940 | ||
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES | |||
| 2 | 1 | Division of Christian Life and Work - International Relations, 1954-57 | |
| 2 | Division of Christian Life and Work - Department of Social Welfare, 1954-57 | ||
| 3 | General Board, 1957-62 | ||
| 4 | General Board--Beirut Conference on Arab Refugees, 1951, 1956-60 | ||
| 5 | Department of Religious Liberty, 1954-57 | ||
| 6 | Racial and Cultural Relations Department-- Interdenominational Staff Committee, 1953-61 | ||
| 7 | International Affairs--Education and Action Committee, 1953-62 | ||
| 8 | Division of Home Missions, 1959 | ||
| 9 | Church World Service--Migration Service Policy Committee, 1952 | ||
| 10 | Christian Life and Work--Church and Economic Life, 1951-58 | ||
| 11 | Department of Social Welfare and Department of Pastoral Services--Joint Committee on Problems of Alcohol, 1953-61 | ||
| 12-18 | Denominational Staff Council, 1960-66 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Home Missions Division--General, 1958-63 | |
| 2-3 | Home Missions Division--Urban Church Department, 1955-65 | ||
| 4 | Air Force Manual Incident, 1960 | ||
| 5-6 | International Affairs--Program for Peace, 1960 | ||
| 7 | Washington Office Committee, 1953-61 | ||
| 8-10 | Christian Life and Mission, 1952-63 | ||
| 11 | Assemblies of the Division of Christian Life and Work-- Background Papers, 1951-54 | ||
| 12-15 | Assemblies of the Division of Christian Life and Work, 1955-61 | ||
| 16 | Presbyterian Displaced Persons Committee, 1948-52 | ||
| 4 | 1 | National Association of Intergroup Relations– Officials, Conferences, etc. 1955-63 | |
| 2 | Interboard Commission--Minutes, 1959 | ||
| 3 | Interboard Commissions--Correspondence and Minutes, 1948-54 | ||
| 4 | Counseling Committee--Department of Studies (COEMAR), 1960-61 | ||
| 5 | Advisory Committee on Church and Society, 1960-62 | ||
| 6 | Consultative Committee on Evangelism, 1958-60 | ||
| 7 | Committee on Administration and Leadership Program (CALP), 1954-62 | ||
| 8 | Subcommittee on Group Relations, 1958-60 | ||
| 9 | CALP–Local Church Project, 1957-59 | ||
| 10 | Administrative Committee--City Church Project, 1961-62 | ||
| 11 | Administrative Committee--City Church Project, 1963-64 | ||
| 12 | Southern Interagency Conference, 1956-62 | ||
| 13 | Social Education and Action Committees, 1952-60 | ||
| 14 | Committee on Christian Home--Office of Family Education Research, 1953-59 | ||
| 15 | Committee on Christian Home--Office of Family Education Research, Miscellaneous Articles | ||
| 16 | Committee on Christian Home--Office of Family Education Research, Working Papers 1-8 | ||
| 17 | Committee on Christian Home--Office of Family Education Research | ||
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES | |||
| 5 | 1 | Race Relations, 1952-63 | |
| 2 | International Affairs, 1946-57 | ||
| 3 | International Affairs, 1957-64 | ||
| 4 | International Affairs, 1960-64 | ||
| 5 | Church and Economic Life--General Commission, 1951-64 | ||
| 6 | Church and Economic Life, 1961-64 | ||
| 7 | Department of Social Welfare, 1955-62 | ||
| 8 | Department of Social Welfare, 1963-64 | ||
| 9 | Department of Social Welfare--Committee on Study and Survey, 1958-62 | ||
| 6 | 1-3 | United Church Women--Social Relations, 1954-62 | |
| 4-5 | Denominational Staff Council, 1951-60 | ||
| 6 | In-Service Training Committee, 1958-60 | ||
| 7 | Presbyterian Council of North and West, 1951-57 | ||
| 8 | Race Relations--Correspondence, 1945-51 | ||
| 9 | Race Relations--Correspondence, 1952-55 | ||
| 10 | Advisory Committee on Racial and Cultural Relations, 1945-46 | ||
| 11 | Advisory Committee--Institute on Racial and Cultural Relations, 1945-50 | ||
| 12 | Executive Committee--Department of Racial and Cultural Relations, 1953-61 | ||
| 7 | 1 | General Committee--Department of Racial and Cultural Relations, 1954-63 | |
| 2 | Race Relations--Pattern of Action Projects (Chicago, Westchester, Union, Tulsa, Springfield, St. Paul, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati), 1945-46 | ||
| 3 | Race Relations--Pattern of Action Projects (Chicago, Westchester, Union, Tulsa, Springfield, St. Paul, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati), 1947-48 | ||
| 4 | United Church Women--Christian Social Relations, Race Emphasis, 1960-61 | ||
| 5 | United Church Women--Christian Social Relations, Race Emphasis, 1962-64 | ||
| 6 | Special Committee on Relations Between Church and State--Minutes, 1960-61 | ||
| 7 | Special Committee on Relations Between Church and State--Correspondence, 1960-63 | ||
| 8 | Special Committee on Relations Between Church and State--Reports, 1961 | ||
| 9 | Special Studies--Church-State Relations, 1959-60 | ||
| 10 | Special Studies--Church-State Relations, 1959-63 | ||
| 11 | Relations Between Church and State--Miscellaneous, 1960-61 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Special Studies--Responsible Marriage and Parenthood, 1960 | |
| 2 | Special Studies--Responsible Marriage and Parenthood, 1961 | ||
| 3 | Special Studies--Responsible Marriage and Parenthood, 1962 | ||
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES | |||
| 8 | 4 | United Church Women--Advisory Committee, 1958-61 | |
| 5 | United Church Women - Administrative Committee, 1958-61 | ||
| 6 | United Church Women - Assembly Committee, 1960-62 | ||
| 7 | Christian Life and Work - Department of International Affairs - General Committee, 1953-62 | ||
| 8 | United Church Women - Local Councils, 1958-63 | ||
| 9 | United Church Women - Executive Committee, 1959-61 | ||
| 10 | United Church Women - Committee of 75 for Anniversary of World Day of Prayer, 1959-61 | ||
| 11 | United Church Women - Board of Managers, 1958-61 | ||
| 12 | United Church Women - Brochures, Pamphlets, Miscellaneous, 1958-62 | ||
| 9 | l | Handbook on Racial and Cultural Relations | |
| 2 | Race Issues - Presbyterian Church, 1940-51 | ||
| 3 | Race Issues - Presbyterian Church, 1952-57 | ||
| 4 | Race Issues - Presbyterian Church, 1958-62 | ||
| 5 | Federal Council of Churches (FCC)--Publications 1941-44 | ||
| 6 | FCC - Publications, 1945-46 | ||
| 7 | FCC - Publications, 1947-48 | ||
| 8 | FCC - Publications, 1949-52; 1957 | ||
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES | |||
| 9 | 9 | Miscellaneous, 1953-63 | |
| 10 | Advisory Committee on Race Relations, 1948-49 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Denominational Staff Council - Correspondence, Minutes and Reports, 1957-62 | |
| 2 | Interracial News Service - Bi-monthly Digest, Vol. 24, 1953-Vol. 36, 1965 | ||
| 3 | Institute on Racial and Cultural Relations, 1947-51 | ||
| 4 | Christian Life and Work - Board Minutes, Correspondence, 1951-64 | ||
| 5 | Washington Staff Conferences, 1959-1965 | ||
| 6 | Criticism of, 1950-60 | ||
| 7 | General Papers, 1952-62 | ||
| 8 | Christian Life and Work - Executive Board, 1956-61 | ||
| 9 | Christian Life and Work - Executive Board, 1961 | ||
| 10 | Christian Life and Work - Executive Board, 1962 | ||
| 11 | Christian Life and Work - Executive Board, 1963 | ||
| 12 | Christian Life and Work - Executive Board, 1964 | ||
| 13 | Publications of the Office of Social Education and Action, 1949-1951 | ||
| 11 | 1-2 | Church and Economic Life - Brochures - Booklets, 1950-64 | |
| 3 | Consultation on the Ministry of the Church to Labor and Management, 1958 | ||
| 4 | Christian Life and Work - Church and Economic Life, 1957-64 | ||
| 5 | World Order Study Conferences, 1948-49 | ||
| 6 | 4th World Order Study Conference, 1953 | ||
| 7 | 5th World Order Study Conference, 1958 | ||
| 8 | 5th World Order Study Conference - Booklets, 1958 | ||
| 9 | 4th National Study Conference, 1962 | ||
| 10-11 | 4th National Study Conference - Printed Matter, 1962 | ||
| 12 | Div. of Christian Life and Work-Consultations- Persistent Pockets of Poverty, 1962 | ||
| 13 | Follow-up to the 4th National Study Conference - Reactions-proposals, 1962-63 | ||
| 12 | 1 | National Study Conference on Church and Economic Life, 1950 | |
| 2 | Third National Study Conference on Church and Economic Life, 1956 | ||
| 3 | Social Welfare - Social issues and policies, 1957-63 | ||
| 4 | Social Welfare - Executive Committee, 1957-63 | ||
| 5 | Social Welfare - Denominational Executive Council, 1959-63 | ||
| 6 | Conference on Policy and Strategy in Social Welfare in the Southwest, 1957 | ||
| 7-8 | Social Welfare - Conference on Social Welfare, 1955 | ||
| 9-10 | Dept. of Social Welfare - Correspondence, Minutes of the 1961 Conference, 1958-62 | ||
| 11 | Christian Life and Work - Dept. of Social Welfare, 1955-63 | ||
| 12 | Christian Life and Work - Dept. of Religious Liberty, 1955-64 | ||
| 13 | Christian Life and Work - Executive Committee, 1954-62 | ||
| 13 | 1 | McCormick Theological Seminary and Social Education and Action Staff - Research Seminar - Correspondence, 1954-58 | |
| 2 | McCormick Theological Seminary and S.E.A. Staff - Research Seminar - Reports, Papers, Work Notes, 1954-58 | ||
| 3 | International Corner - News and Comments For Radio from the Office of International Affairs - Vol. I, 1963-64 | ||
| 4 | International Corner - Vol. II, 1964-66 | ||
| 5 | Correspondence, 1948, 1951-58 | ||
| 6 | Correspondence of Clifford Earle, Secretary to Paul C. Payne, concerning the condemnation of Senator Joseph McCarthy | ||
| 7 | (Thesis) A Letter to Presbyterians during the McCarthy Era, by K. Stephen Parmelee | ||
| 8 | Charleston, SC Conference, May 1956 | ||
| 9 | Presbyterian Policy towards Certain Temperance Organizations -Correspondence, 1955-59 | ||
| 10 | Fellowship Commission and Fellowship House, 1959-66 | ||
| 11 | Yale University - School of Alcohol Studies, 1945-54 | ||
| 12 | Yale University - School of Alcohol Studies, 1955-59 | ||
| 13 | Yale University - School of Alcohol Studies, 1960-61 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Fund for the Republic, 1955-56 | |
| 2 | Norman, OK Conference re local Church and Integration, October 1956 | ||
| 3 | Fund for the Republic - Gatlinburg, TN Conference, 1957 | ||
| 4 | Fund for the Republic, 1957-58 | ||
| 5 | Women's Organizations, 1950-58 | ||
| 6 | National Citizens' Council on Civil Rights, 1948-49 | ||
| 7 | Southern Regional Council, 1949 | ||
| 8 | General Assembly Interracial Service and Other Material on the Racial Issue, 1948-50 | ||
| INTERDENOMINATIONAL INSTITUTE ON RACIAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS | |||
| 14 | 9 | 1949-51 | |
| 10 | Projects, 1949-51 | ||
| 11 | 1948-49 | ||
| 12 | 1950 | ||
| 13 | 1951 | ||
| 14 | 1952 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 1953 | |
| 2 | 1954 | ||
| 3 | 1955-56 | ||
| 4 | Social Education and Action Publications, 1943-51 | ||
| 5 | Social Education and Action - Form Letters, 1945-51 | ||
| 6 | Social Education and Action - Form Letters, 1951-55 | ||
| 7 | Church and Industrial Relations and Advisory Committee on the Church and Organized Labor, ca. 1949 | ||
| 8 | Adventures in Brotherhood Projects - Nevin Kendall Race Relations, 1945-49 | ||
| 9 | Adventures in Christian Fellowship, 1947-48 | ||
| 10 | Labor Relations - Donnelley and Co, 1943-44, 1950 | ||
| 11 | World Order Movement - U.N. Charter, 1945-51 | ||
| 12 | Correspondence, 1945-50 | ||
| 13 | Labor Temple - Correspondence, 1951-52 | ||
| 14 | Institute on Racial and Cultural Relations - William H. McConaghy, First Director - Correspondence, 1949-51 | ||
| 15 | Race Survey - Conducted by Institute on Racial and Cultural Relations, 1950-51 | ||
| 16 | Racial and Cultural Activities in the Field of Education - Correspondence, 1945-50 |