Title: Wisconsin Council of Churches Records
Inclusive Dates: 1875, 1904-1959

Creator:

• Wisconsin Council of Churches

Call Number: Wis Mss WB

Quantity: 10.4 c.f. (26 archives boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

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Abstract:

Records of the Council, founded in 1898 to work with the National Council of Churches. The collection contains mainly official records and correspondence of the Council and its agencies, the Interdenominational Youth Program, Laymen's Conference, Pastors' Conference, and Vacation Bible Institute. Activities discussed in the papers are often of a civic, educational, or legislative nature. Many of the files are those of Ellis H. Dana, an officer of the Council. An early name of the council was the Wisconsin Federation of Churches and Christian Workers; the current name is the Wisconsin Conference of Churches.

Language: English

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The Wisconsin Council of Churches is a direct outgrowth of the Wisconsin Federation of Reforms. The latter held its first meeting in 1898. In 1902 the name was changed to the Wisconsin Federation of Churches and Christian Workers and the constitution was changed to bring the work of the Federation into alliance with the National Council of Churches. As such, the Wisconsin Council of Churches is one of the oldest of the State Federations. Since October, 1945, Reverend Ellis H. Dana has served as Executive Vice President of the Council, with offices in Madison.

The Wisconsin Council of Churches Records deal mainly with the official activities and correspondence of the Council and its various agencies such as Interdenominational Youth Programs, Laymens' Conference, Pastors' Conference, and Vacation Church School Institutes. The material has been kept in its original alphabetical subject order and arranged by months within each folder.

Acquisition Information

Presented by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, Madison, Wisconsin, 1959 and 1961. One folder of material was presented by Dr. Charles R, Bell, Jr. of Pasadena, California in 1961. This material has been integrated into the collection.

Processing Information

Processed by Jack T. Ericson, March 18, 1964.

Box   1	Agenda, 1945-1947
Box   1	Annual Meetings, 1904-1910, 1930-1937, 1940-1959
Box   1	Architects' Conference, 1947-1948
Box   1	Articles of Incorporation, 1947
Box   2	Audio-Visual Education, 1950-1954
Box   2	Badger Village, 1942-1956
Box   3	Board of Directors, 1947-1958
Box   3	Bradfield Committee, 1954-1956
Box   3	Bus Bill, 1945-1951
Box   4	Christian Education, 1935-1957
Box   5	Church Peace Union, 1950-1951
Box   5	Church and State, 1948-1956
Box   5	Church World Service, 1946-1951
Box   5	Citizenship and Legislation, 1946-1957
Box   6	Comity Commission, 1930-1957
Box   6	Constitutions, 1935-1956
Box   6	Defense Areas, 1941-1943, 1948-1950
Box   6	Delegate and Commission Lists, 1945-1956
Box   7	Denominational Executives, 1942-1956
Box   7	Displaced Persons, 1951
Box   7	Employment, 1945-1958
Box   7	Evangelism and Workshop, 1946-1956
Box   7	Executive Committee, 1935-1958
Box   7	Executive Secretary's Reports, 1935-1944
Box   8	Family Camp, 1949-1957
Box   8	Federal Council, 1946-1950
	Finance
Box   8	Budget, 1953-1956
Box   8	Church and Group Contributions, 1946-1947
Box   8	Commission, 1937-1958
Box   9	Corporation Contributions, 1946-1950
Box   9	Denominational Contributions, 1944-1950
Box   9	General, 1945-1954
Box   10	General, 1955-1956
Box   10	Individual Contributions, 1946-1950
Box   10	First Church Survey, 1949-1951
Box   10	Hoff, John H. - Correspondence, 1953-1957
	Home Missions Council
Box   10	1908-1925
Box   11	1926-1948
Box   11	Human Rights, 1948
Box   11	Incorporation, 1946-1948
Box   11	Information Service, 1945-1954 (weekly publication)
Box   12	In-Service Training, 1949-1950
Box   12	Institutional Chaplain, 1943-1950
Box   12	International Christian University - Japan, 1950-1956
Box   12	International Council of Religious Education, 1947-1950
Box   12	Joint Department of Religious Liberty, 1951
Box   12	Jones, E. Stanley. Church Federation, 1948
Box   12	Kaub, Verne P. - American Council of Christian Laymen, 1950-1953
Box   12	Labor, 1946-47
	Laboratory Schools
Box   12	1946-1953
Box   13	1954-1956
	Laymens' Conference
Box   13	1945-1949
Box   14	1950-1956
Box   14	Leaders' Retreat, 1952-1956
Box   14	Leadership Training, 1945-1956
Box   14	Legislative Bills, 1946-1947
Box   14	Legislative Service, 1956
Box   14	Legislative Seminar, 1950-1952
Box   15	Local Councils, 1945-1957
Box   15	Madison Council, 1947
Box   15	Men's Work, 1950-1958
Box   15	Miller, J. Quinter, 1947
Box   15	Ministerial Association, 1945-1956
	Minutes
Box   15	Board of Directors, 1951-1957
	Executive Committee - see Executive Committee
Box   16	Miscellaneous, 1934-1958
	Miscellaneous
Box   16	1875-1952
Box   17	1953-1957
Box   17	Printed Materials, 1932-1959
Box   18	National Council, 1950-56
Box   18	New Friends, 1947-1948
Box   18	Nominations, 1949-1956
Box   18	Officer and Membership Lists, 1945-1954
	Pastors' Conferences
Box   18	1946-1947
Box   19	1948-1957
Box   19	Photographs
Box   20	Press, 1950
Box   20	Prospective County Councils, 1937-1938
Box   20	Protestant Headquarters, 1954-1955
Box   20	Protestant World, 1949-1951
Box   20	Public Relations, 1946-1957
	Radio
Box   20	1947-1950
Box   21	1951-1956
Box   21	Re-Appraisal, 1945-1952
Box   21	Registering Social Concern, 1945-1951
Box   21	Released Time, 1945-1951
Box   21	Religious Liberty Committee, 1946-1947
Box   21	Research and Information, 1946-1957
Box   22	Rural Church Center, 1951-1957
	Schools
Box   22	Durand, 1951
Box   22	Lima, 1951
Box   22	Shattuck - Jackson Proposal, 1948
Box   22	Social Agencies, 1946-1957
Box   22	Social Relations, 1935-1953
Box   23	State Fair Booth, 1950-1954
Box   23	State Fair Committee, 1955
Box   23	Stewardship Institutes, 1956-1957
Box   23	Strategy and Planning, 1956
Box   23	Survey and Rural, 1926-1953
Box   23	Television, 1951-1954
Box   23	Temperance, 1946-1956
Box   24	Thank You Letters, 1956
Box   24	Town and Country, 1945-1957
	United Christian Youth Movement
Box   24	1946-1954
Box   25	1955-1957
Box   25	United Nations Seminars, 1947-1955
Box   25	Universal Military Training, 1948-1952
Box   25	Urban Life, 1946-1956
	Vacation Church School Institute
Box   25	1950-1954
Box   26	1955-1958
Box   26	Vatican, 1950-1951
Box   26	Washington Trip, 1946-1948
Box   26	Weekday Religious Education, 1938-1949
Box   26	Wisconsin Councilor, 1945-1951
Box   26	Wisconsin Hospital Survey, 1947
Box   26	Wisconsin Welfare Council, 1947
Box   26	World Council of Churches, 1947-1954
Box   26	YMCA, 1950-1951
Box   26	Youth, 1935-1951