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COLLECTION Identifier: bMS 11053

Southwestern Unitarian Conference. Records, 1942-1954

Overview

Records of the Southwestern Unitarian Conference, including correspondence, reports, clippings, and photographs. The records span 1942-1954.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-1954

Access

There are no restrictions on access to this collection.

Extent

1 box

Biographical / Historical

The Southwestern Unitarian Conference was founded as a regional organization designed to connect local Unitarian church communities and related entities to each other and to the American Unitarian Association. Comprised largely of Unitarian churches in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, along with some counties in Tennessee and Missouri., the conference hosts annual meetings and events, runs newsletters, summer camps, and promote church development in and around the Southwest, all while fostering a belief in liberal religion. It's by-laws were adopted November 18, 1939.

General note

The number after the slash in each entry in the following list indicates the box number, and the number in parentheses is the folder number.

Processing Information

Processed by Marguerite McHale, 2019.

Title
Southwestern Unitarian Conference. Records, 1942-1954: A Finding Aid.
Author
Andover-Harvard Theological Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
div11053

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository

Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.

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