WAUWashingtonAssociationChurches1567_5426.xml Guide to the Washington Association of Churches Records approximately 1920-1996 Washington Association of Churches Records Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 4/22/2020)
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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 1567, 5426 Washington Association of Churches Washington Association of Churches records approximately 1920-1996 1935-1996 113 cubic feet Collection materials are in English. Papers of an ecumenical church organization

The Washington Association of Churches is thought to have existed in some form since 1919. The name was originally the Washington-Northern Idaho Council of Christian Education, changing in 1935 to the Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches. The name was shortened to Washington-Northern Idaho Council of Churches in 1959. In 1968 the state council title was changed to Washington State Council of Churches; in 1975, it was renamed the Washington Association of Churches.

The Council of Churches of Washington and Northern Idaho was created by a group of Protestant churches as their agency for cooperative planning, Christian fellowship and united action. Its membership was composed of participating denominations in Washington and Northern Idaho and accredited local councils of churches. In 1966, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle joined the Greater Seattle Council of Churches.

The Council's work was divided into three major divisions: 1) Christian Education, including children's work, youth work, campus ministry, adult work and family life, and pastoral conferences 2) Christian Missions, including evangelism, church planning and strategy, town and country, migrant work, Church world service, faith and order, and 3) Christian Social Relationships, including legislation, church and economic life, social welfare and institutional ministry, international relations, religious liberty, racial and cultural relations. In addition to the divisions, three commissions, Budget and Finance, Public Relations, and Research were constituted to implement the program of the Council. The Departments of United Church Women and United Church Men were formed to "promote and interpret" the program. Each division, commission and department was responsible to the General Board of the Council. An Executive Committee was empowered to act for the Board between its meetings. The General Secretary was the foremost staff member and provided continuity to the Council. This position was held by Gertrude Apel from 1930 until 1958. She was succeeded by Ralph Turnidge, 1959-1964, and Clement Hahn, 1964-1966.

The Washington Association of Churches (WAC) continues to serve as an association of 10 Christian denominations and 11 ecumenical organization which work together on the task of ecumenism in Washington State. Since 1975, WAC has served as a focal point for dialogue, advocacy, action and reflection, facilitating meetings between member churches and forming partnerships with a diverse range of organizations and communities.

Arranged in 3 accessions:

Accession No. 1567-001, Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches and Christian Education records, 1920-1969 (bulk 1940-1966) Accession No. 1567-002, Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches and Christian Education records, 1922-1968 (bulk 1940-1968) Accession No. 5426-001, Washington Association of Churches records, 1935-1996

Organizational records documenting the ecumenical mission of the Washington Association of Churches and their efforts to establish and administer social programs. Includes correspondence, reports, bulletins, minutes, lists, legislation, subject series, committee records, financial records, conferences and conventions, clippings, programs, ephemera; 1920-1996 (bulk 1935-1996).

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 Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Washington Association of Churches (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches and Christian Education--Archives Washington State Council of Churches--Archives Greater Seattle Council of Churches--Archives Seattle Council of Churches--Archives Church Council of Greater Seattle--Archives Local councils of churches--Washington (State)--History--Sources Local councils of churches--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--Sources Local councils of churches--Idaho--History--Sources Membership lists Files (document groupings) Lists (document genres) Financial records Newspaper clippings Newsletters Minutes (Records) Annual reports Business correspondence Records (Documents) Photographs Ephemera Conference materials Apel, Gertrude L Religion Washington (State)

 

Accession No. 1567-001: Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches and Christian Education records, circa 1920-1969 (bulk 1940-1966) 12 cubic feet (12 boxes)

Arrangement: Arranged in 3 series:

Administrative records Subject series Committees and groups

Scope and Content: Correspondence, reports, minutes, clippings, ephemera.

Until 1958 the Washington-Northern Idaho Council shared offices, staff and budget with the Seattle Council of Churches. Dr. Gertrude Apel served as Executive leader of both. In December 1958 the two councils divided their assets and liabilities and established separate budgets. The records in this accession are primarily those of the Washington-Northern Idaho Council but include records of the Seattle Council as well. No attempt has been made to separate the records of the two groups.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Gift of Council of Churches, Washington State, March 22, 1971.

 Administrative records 1/1 1567-001 Historical records undated 1/2-9 1567-001 Organizational records undated Incoming letters 1/10-15 1567-001 A-L, miscellaneous 1937-1966 1/16-18 1567-001 National Council of Churches of Christ 1951-1965 1/19 1567-001 M-N, miscellaneous 1943-1966 1/20 1567-001 Protestant Church, Central United 1949-1964 1/21 1567-001 Protestant Church, United 1944-1966 2/1-3 1567-001 O-V, miscellaneous 1943-1966 2/4 1567-001 Washington State 1937-1964 2/5-6 1567-001 W-Z, miscellaneous 1937-1966 2/7-16 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1935-1966 2/17 1567-001 General correspondence - Council of Churches 1949-1965 2/18-20 1567-001 Memos 1937-1966 Minutes 2/21-3/5 1567-001 General 1936-1966 3/6 1567-001 Executive Meeting 1950 3/7 1567-001 State Regional Meeting 1952 3/8 1567-001 Triennial Meeting 1960 3/9 1567-001 Vancouver, B.C. Meeting 1956 3/10 1567-001 Other minutes 1922-1966 3/11-12 1567-001 Financial records 1936-1963 3/13-4/2 1567-001 Reports 1942-1966 4/3 1567-001 Speeches and writings undated 4/4 1567-001 News releases 1952-1965 4/5-7 1567-001 Newsletters and bulletins undated 4/8-9 1567-001 Programs undated 4/10 1567-001 Notes undated 4/11-5/1 1567-001 Ephemera undated 5/2-4 1567-001 Miscellany undated 5/5-9 1567-001 Clippings undated 5/10 1567-001 Photographs undated Subject series 5/11 1567-001 Campus Ministry 1964-1966 5/12 1567-001 Church Choir Workshop 1953 5/13-20 1567-001 Conferences and conventions 1946-1965 5/21 1567-001 Elk Plain Church 1949 5/22 1567-001 General assembly 1960 5/23 1567-001 Inner city 1960-1965 5/24 1567-001 Itineraries 1965 5/25 1567-001 Leadership education 1950 5/26-6/3 1567-001 Maps regarding churches undated 6/4 1567-001 Miscellaneous churches - Constitution drafts 1949-1956 6/5-6 1567-001 Pastors' convocation 1950-1952 6/7 1567-001 Policy regarding projects 1956, 1966 6/8 1567-001 Post Evanston Team 1954 6/9 1567-001 Pullman 1951 6/10 1567-001 Radio, television. workshop 1959 6/11 1567-001 Recommendations and resolutions 1939-1965 6/12 1567-001 Religious education of children 1945 6/15 1567-001 Richland - United Protestant Church - Constitution drafts 1949-1960 6/14 1567-001 Skagit retreat 1964-1965 6/15 1567-001 South Park Methodist relocation 1958 6/16 1567-001 Spokane Weekday Church Schools 1940 6/17 1567-001 Town and Country convocation 1951 6/18 1567-001 United Church Hostel 1945 6/19 1567-001 Urban Ministry 1966 6/20 1567-001 Vacation Church schools 1953 6/21-23 1567-001 West coast directors' workshop 1953-1958 6/24 1567-001 Yakima Indian churches 1948-1965 Committees and groups 6/25 1567-001 Activities Commission--Minutes 1943-1944 6/26 1567-001 Audio-Visual Committee--General correspondence, minutes, report, ephemera 1945, 1951-1958 Budget and Finance Committee 6/27 1567-001 Organization undated 6/28 1567-001 Incoming letters 1949-1959 6/29 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1949-1964 6/30 1567-001 Minutes 1953-1966 6/31-32 1567-001 Reports 1956-1965 6/33 1567-001 Notes and miscellany undated Bible Conference Committee 6/34 1567-001 Incoming letters 1953-1958 6/35 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1952-1958 6/36 1567-001 Financial records 1952 6/37-38 1567-001 Reports 1952-1957 7/1 1567-001 News releases and newsletters 1951-1952 7/2 1567-001 Programs 1958 7/3-4 1567-001 Ephemera undated 7/5 1567-001 Clippings undated 7/6 1567-001 Miscellany undated Church and Economic Life Committee 7/7 1567-001 Incoming letters 1960-1963 7/8 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1960-1966 7/9 1567-001 Reports 1963-1966 7/10 1567-001 Ephemera and miscellany Church Planning Committee 7/11 1567-001 General correspondence 1965-1966 7/12 1567-001 Minutes and reports 1965 Church World Service Committee 7/13 1567-001 Incoming letters 1955-1966 7/14 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1955, 1960-1966 7/15 1567-001 Interoffice correspondence; memos 1963-1964 7/16 1567-001 Minutes 1963-1966 7/17 1567-001 Reports 1965-1966 7/18 1567-001 News releases 1956-1957 7/19 1567-001 Newsletters 1960-1964 7/20 1567-001 Ephemera undated 7/21 1567-001 Miscellany undated 7/22 1567-001 Subject files - Resolutions, proposals undated Columbia Basin Project Committee

Biographical/Historical Note: The Columbia Basin Project and the subsequent growth of the area affected by this project presented a unique opportunity in cooperative church planning. In 1951, the Council undertook to survey the area in order to predict the number and size of new communities, the population increase of existing communities and project church needs for the next ten years. Guided by its study the Council assigned to certain denominations areas in which they would be responsible for coordinated and planned development. By substituting friendly cooperation for inter-church rivalry they hoped to match secular community building with "spiritual engineering."

7/23 1567-001 Incoming letters 1946-1951 7/24 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1947-1951 7/26 1567-001 Reports 1936, 1946, 1950, 1960 7/27-28 1567-001 Reports (published) 1945 7/29 1567-001 Ephemera undated 7/30 1567-001 Clippings undated 7/31 1567-001 Miscellany undated 7/32 1567-001 Maps undated Columbia Basin Water Festival 7/33 1567-001 General correspondence; minutes; miscellany 1952 7/34 1567-001 Clippings 1952 7/35 1567-001 Council Structure Committee--Outgoing letters 1965 7/36 1567-001 Denominational Executive Advisory Committee - Minutes 1964 Division of Christian Education 7/37 1567-001 General correspondence 1957-1969 7/38 1567-001 Minutes; reports; ephemera 1962 Division of Christian Missions 7/39 1567-001 Incoming letters 1935-1965 7/40 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1957-1965 7/41 1567-001 Minutes 1958-1966 7/22 1567-001 Reports circa 1958-1960 Division of Christian Social Relations 8/1 1567-001 Incoming letters 1960-1965 8/2 1567-001 Outgoing letters; memos 1960-1965 8/3 1567-001 Minutes 1959, 1966 8/4 1567-001 Reports 1960-1965 8/5-6 1567-001 Notes; ephemera; miscellany undated 8/7 1567-001 Subject files - Policy; resolutions circa 1964 Evangelism Department 8/8 1567-001 Organization undated 8/9 1567-001 Incoming letters 1946-1965 8/10 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1943, 1946, 1960-1965 8/11 1567-001 Minutes 1959-1965 8/12 1567-001 Reports 1965 8/13 1567-001 Ephemera; miscellany undated Faith and Order Planning Conference 8/14 1567-001 Incoming letters 1963-1965 8/15 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1964-1966 8/16 1567-001 General correspondence 1965 8/17 1567-001 Minutes circa 1965 8/18 1567-001 Financial records circa 1965 8/19 1567-001 Reports; speeches and writings circa 1965 8/20 1567-001 Notes; ephemera undated 8/21 1567-001 Subject files - Registration circa 1965 8/22 1567-001 Federated Churches Committee--General correspondence; minutes; miscellany 1950, 1958-1959 8/23 1567-001 Historical Committee--General correspondence 1960 8/24 1567-001 Home and Marriage Committee--Organization; general correspondence; minutes; reports; ephemera 1936-1941 8/25 1567-001 Home Missions and Comity Committee--General correspondence; minutes; miscellany 1935 8/26 1567-001 International Justice and Goodwill Committee (State)--Organization; legal documents 1953 International Relations Committee 8/27 1567-001 Incoming letters 1962-1964 8/28 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1963-1965 8/29 1567-001 Minutes; reports; newsletters 1949, 1965 8/30 1567-001 Ephemera undated 8/31 1567-001 Interpretation Committee--General correspondence; minutes 1964 Laboratory School Committee 8/32 1567-001 General correspondence 1941-1945, 1949 8/33 1567-001 Financial records; reports; news releases 1946-1949 8/34 1567-001 Ephemera; clippings undated 8/35 1567-001 Miscellany undated Legislative Committee

Biographical/Historical Note: The Program Section on Legislation was part of the Division of Christian Social Relations. The function of this Program Section was to provide expression to the Christian concerns of its members and for "such legislation as will serve the needs of all the people". The Section formulated a set of "Legislative Principles" which represented the consensus of Council opinion on current social issues. The Council also held Legislative Conferences each biennium concurrent with sessions of the State Legislature, published a newsletter, ALERT, and sent a Legislative Representative to Olympia during sessions. By such means the Council sought to influence Legislation in areas such as tax reform, civil rights, liquor control, narcotics, gambling, Sunday laws, marriage laws, pornography, capital punishment, penal reform, migrants and child welfare.

 8/36 1567-001 Incoming letters 1937-1965 8/37-8 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1937, 1949, 1958-1966 8/39 1567-001 Interoffice correspondence 1962-1965 8/40 1567-001 Minutes 1958-1965 8/41-42 1567-001 Reports; news releases: programs 1956-1965 8/43 1567-001 Speeches and writings undated 8/44 1567-001 Legal documents 1956-1962 8/45 1567-001 Notes undated 9/1 1567-001 Ephemera undated 9/2 1567-001 Miscellany undated Migrant Affairs Committee

Biographical/Historical Note: The Ministry to Migrants was a longtime concern and interest of the Council of Churches. Previously, the work had been carried on by the Council of Christian Education under the leadership of Gertrude Apel. In the early 1940s the Committee for Migrant and Resettlement Work functioned under the joint auspices of the Council and the North American Home Missions Council.

The primary purpose of the Ministry was to provide for the spiritual needs of migrant laborers but it also undertook to meet their immediate material needs. A Council minister visited the labor camps to conduct services and bible classes and eventually a mobile chapel was purchased by the Council. The Migrant Committee maintained a summer staff which coordinated and encouraged the efforts of local communities to operate "Friendship Centers" and to supply food, clothing, bedding, adult classes, and day care for the migrant families.

 9/3 1567-001 Organization (by-laws) undated 9/4 1567-001 Incoming letters 1941-1965 9/5 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1940-1966 9/6 1567-001 General correspondence 1940-1965 9/7 1567-001 Minutes 1940-1966 9/8 1567-001 Financial records 1941-1963 9/9 1567-001 Reports 1965-1966 9/10 1567-001 Miscellany undated Subject files 9/11 1567-001 Recommendations, resolutions 1959 9/12 1567-001 Special subcommittee 1963 9/13 1567-001 Morals and Temperance Committee--Organization; outgoing letters; minutes 1944 9/14 1567-001 Nominating Commission--Organization; general correspondence; reports 1965 Northern Idaho Committee 9/15 1567-001 General correspondence 1954-1955 9/16 1567-001 Reports; ephemera 1955-1956 9/17 1567-001 Pastoral Committee--Minutes; reports 1960-1961 Personnel Committee 9/18 1567-001 Organization undated 9/19 1567-001 Incoming letters 1956-1959 9/20 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1956-1959 9/21 1567-001 Minutes 1957-1958, 1964-1965 9/23 1567-001 Miscellany undated Planning and Strategy Committee

Biographical/Historical Note: The Department of Church Planning and Strategy (later the Program Section on Church Planning and Strategy) was responsible for conducting research and consultation in the field of church extensions and adjustments in order that resources be wisely used, and "competition, duplication and overlapping of efforts" by churches and denominations be eliminated. Membership in the Planning and Strategy Department was composed of representatives of each constituent denomination. All actions and recommendations regarding assignment of responsibilities or allocations of territories of any given area to a church denomination or any agency were submitted to Planning and Strategy for final adoption. Before the Department could make any recommendations a survey of the field was authorized to discover the religious needs of the constituents. Surveys were also made on a city, county or region wide basis for the purpose of long range planning of church extension needs. Some of these surveys are also filed as Report in the main body of the records, as well as in this series.

 9/24-26 1567-001 Organization undated 9/27-35 1567-001 Incoming letters 1935-1966 9/36-10/4 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1935-1966 10/5-7 1567-001 Intraoffice correspondence; memos 1943-1967 10/8-20 1567-001 Minutes 1935-1966 11/1 1567-001 Minutes (miscellaneous) 1946-1965 11/2-5 1567-001 Reports 1933-1967 11/6 1567-001 Notes undated 11/7 1567-001 Ephemera; clippings undated 11/8 1567-001 Miscellany undated Subject files 11/9-11 1567-001 Applications for allocation 1957-1960 11/12 1567-001 Applications for change of status 1955 11/13 1567-001 Applications for relocation 1956-1962 11/14 1567-001 Maps undated 11/15 1567-001 Policy, recommendations 1945-1955 11/16 1567-001 Requests to establish parishes 1964 11/17 1567-001 Survey 1958 11/18 1567-001 Public Relations Committee--General correspondence circa 1965 Puget Sound Radio and Television Committee 11/19 1567-001 Organization circa 1966 11/20 1567-001 General correspondence 1966 11/21 1567-001 Minutes; reports 1966-1967 11/22 1567-001 News releases; notes; ephemera 1966 Religions Liberty Committee 11/23 1567-001 General correspondence 1960-1965 11/24 1567-001 Minutes; reports 1964-1965 11/25 1567-001 Ephemera undated Research Committee (State) 11/26 1567-001 Organization undated 11/27 1567-001 Incoming letters 1950-1961 11/28 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1945, 1955, 1960-1961 11/29 1567-001 Minutes 1955-1958 11/30012/6 1567-001 Reports 1920, 1930, 1940-1953, 1961-1962 12/7 1567-001 Forms 1960-1961 12/8 1567-001 Returning Japanese Mission--General correspondence; reports 1945

Biographical/Historical Note: The Ministry to the Returning Japanese was primarily concerned with integrating Japanese Americans returning, in 1945, from relocation camps into established denominational churches in the city. The Ministry also maintained two hostels to provide temporary shelter.

 12/9 1567-001 Rural Church Commission--General correspondence; ephemera 1951, 1955 Seabeck Christian Conference Committee

Biographical/Historical Note: Seabeck was purchased in 1914 by Lawrence J. Colman and George Colman and administered in perpetual trust by representatives of the Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches, the YMCA and YWCA. It was maintained as a non sectarian camp in order to provide facilities in a pastoral setting for the use of religious groups and conferences. The Seabeck Committee of the Council planned the annual Inter-Church Conference at Seabeck, (Inter-Denominational after 1949) the first of which was held in 1943. The Conference brought together officers and members of Councils of Churches, church leaders, executives, ministers, laymen, laywomen and youth from all parts of the state for business, study, meditation, recreation, and the development of a "united Protestant strategy."

 12/10 1567-001 Organization undated 12/11 1567-001 General correspondence 1948-1963 12/12 1567-001 Minutes 1947-1956 12/13 1567-001 Financial records 1948-1949 12/14 1567-001 Notes; miscellany undated 12/15 1567-001 Ephemera undated Social Welfare Committee 12/16 1567-001 Incoming letters 1961-1963 12/17 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1962-1963 12/18 1567-001 Minutes; reports 1960-1963 12/19 1567-001 Ephemera; miscellany undated 12/20 1567-001 State Civic and Public Affairs Committee--Minutes; ephemera; clippings 1944 State Institutions Committee 12/21 1567-001 Incoming letters 1940-1951 12/22 1567-001 General correspondence; legal documents; ephemera; clippings 1945-1955 12/23 1567-001 Studies Commission--General correspondence; minutes 1965 Town and Country Committee 12/24 1567-001 Organization undated 12/25 1567-001 Incoming letters 1957-1962 12/26 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1957-1962 12/27 1567-001 Minutes 1956-1958 12/28 1567-001 Ephemera; miscellany undated United Church Men, Managers Board 12/29 1567-001 Organization undated 12/30 1567-001 Incoming letters 1959-1964 12/31 1567-001 Outgoing letters 1960-1966 12/32 1567-001 Minutes; ephemera; miscellany 1960-1962 United Church Ministry Committee 12/33 1567-001 Organization 1949-1950 12/34 1567-001 General correspondence; minutes 1949-1950 12/35 1567-001 Reports 1949-1950 United Church Overseas Relief Committee

Biographical/Historical Note: A state committee was formed in 1946 to assume responsibility for promoting overseas relief work. Their activities consisted primarily of collecting clothing, raising funds, purchasing and shipping surplus food to war stricken countries.

 12/36 1567-001 General correspondence; minutes 1946 12/37 1567-001 Reports; miscellany 1946 12/38 1567-001 United Church Women's Department--General correspondence; minutes; miscellany 1959-1962 12/39 1567-001 United Church Youth Movement Committee--Organization; general correspondence; miscellany 1963 12/40 1567-001 Youth Work Committee--General correspondence; minutes; reports 1958, 1962 Accession No. 1567-002: Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches and Christian Education records, 1922-1968 (bulk 1940-1968) 26 cubic feet (26 boxes)

Arrangement: Arranged in 3 series:

Administrative records Subject series Committees and groups

The arrangement of the Committees and Groups series reflects the three major divisions of the Council's work, various committees within those divisions, commissions, departments and special committees. The Council's filing system was kept as much as possible; therefore, records of one committee are often filed with another committee when the subject matter overlaps.

Scope and Content: Correspondence, reports, bulletins, lists, legislation, subject series, financial records, conferences and conventions, programs, ephemera; 1922-1968 (bulk 1940-1968).

The final series, Pacific Northwest Council On Theological Education, consists of records of this Portland organization. Its relationship to the Council is not clear.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Gift of Council of Churches, April 25, 1974

Processing Info: This accession was partially processed in 1991 and sometime previously. The material in the Committees and Groups series has not been processed. The Executive Committee and General Board files contain similar and overlapping material and should be used together. For financial information, see both the financial records files in box 4 and the Financial (Fund Raising) Committee files in boxes 10 and 11.

Because the Washington-Northern Idaho Council of Churches shared offices, staff and budget with the Seattle Council of Churches until 1958, there may be some records of the Seattle Council in these.

Processing Info: Approximately 200 black and white photographs were relocated to the photography collection in the Special Collections Division. They include portraits of church groups and officials; many document the work of United Church Overseas Relief regarding relief supplies for Europe and Korea.

Administrative records 1 1567-002 Historical features 1933, 1950, 1956, undated 1 1567-002 Organizational features 1945, 1949, 1967, undated 1 1567-002 Constitution and by-laws 1935, 1958-1962 1967, undated 1 1567-002 Outgoing letters 1945-1958 Incoming letters 1 1567-002 Bayne, Stephen F. 1958 1 1567-002 Fletcher, Helen L. 1956-1957 1 1567-002 Seattle Symphony 1950-1951 1 1567-002 Letters to Everett Jensen when selected as General Secretary 1961 1 1567-002 Regarding UCYM [United Christian Youth Ministry?] 1958-1961 1 1567-002 Miscellaneous A-Z 1946-1957, 1960 General correspondence 1 1567-002 Barnett, Arthur 1955-1957 1 1567-002 Blake, Eugene C. 1955-1957 1 1567-002 Brace, Steve C. 1957 1 1567-002 Central Labor Council, Seattle 1957 1 1567-002 Chamber of Commerce, Seattle 1951, 1957 1 1567-002 Regarding Champaign (Illinois) weekday church school case 1947-1948 1 1567-002 Regarding Church membership in Washington State 1966 1 1567-002 Church of the Brethren, General Brotherhood Board (Zunkel, Dr. Charles E.) 1949, 1956-1958, 1967 1 1567-002 Clinton, Gordon S. 1949-1958 1 1567-002 Connolly, Thomas A. (Archbishop of Seattle) 1952 1 1567-002 Regarding consultations with local councils 1960, 1966-1967 1 1567-002 Coon (Owen L.) Foundation 1947-1948 1 1567-002 CROP (Christian Rural Overseas Program) 1952-1953 1 1567-002 Regarding denominations 1948-1949 1 1567-002 Regarding divisions of the Washington-Northern Idaho Council of Churches 1959 1 1567-002 Dulles, John Foster 1949-1950 1 1567-002 Foster and Kleiser Co. (advertising) 1947-1954 1 1567-002 Hubbard, Russell H. 1954-1957 1 1567-002 Regarding installation of Ralph Turnidge 1960 1 1567-002 Keister, E. E. (advertising) 1945-1947, undated 1 1567-002 King County Planning Commission 1946-1957 1 1567-002 Magnuson, Warren G. 1956, 1967 1 1567-002 National Council of Religious Features 1952 1 1567-002 Regarding new college [Evergreen State College] 1967 1 1567-002 Nominations 1963 1 1567-002 Regarding Public Relations 1944, 1949 1 1567-002 Seattle Public Appeals Board 1948-1951 1 1567-002 Regarding staff 1966-1967 1 1567-002 Regarding Standing Committees 1957-1961, undated 1 1567-002 Sunset Outdoor Advertising Co. 1942-1958 1 1567-002 Taft, Charles P. 1954, 1958 1 1567-002 Thompson, R. Franklin (College of Puget Sound President) 1950, 1953, 1957 1 1567-002 Tollefson, Thor C. 1949 1 1567-002 Turnidge, Ralph 1956-1957 1 1567-002 Regarding Turnidge, Ralph -- Ecumenical visits/speaking engagements with local councils 1962 1 1567-002 United Church Canvass (Pleasant, Earle B.) 1947-1952 1 1567-002 Washington Liquor Control Board 1947, 1957 1 1567-002 Washington, prison terms and Paroles Board 1951, 1953 1 1567-002 Yates, Riley and MacDonald 1954-1955 1-2 1567-002 Miscellaneous chronological 1923-1968 2 1567-002 Miscellaneous A-Z 1944-1967 2 1567-002 Interdepartmental correspondence - Lowry, Frederick S. 1967 Inter-organizational correspondence 2 1567-002 Local councils 1947, 1959-1967

Arrangement: Unsorted.

 2 1567-002 Local councils -- appointments 1964, 1967 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA Christian Education Division, General Christian Education Commission 2 1567-002 Roberts, A. L. 1957 2 1567-002 Curriculum Development Department 1952-1954 2 1567-002 Religion and Public Education Department 1953-1954 Christian Life and Work Division 2 1567-002 Church and Economic Life Department (Hall, Cameron P.) 1956-1957 2 1567-002 International Justice and Goodwill Department (Lefever, Ernest W.) 1953-1954 2 1567-002 Field Administration Director 1953-1958 2 1567-002 Ministry Department (Million, Elmer) 1957 2 1567-002 Stewardship and Benevolence Department (Regarding Every Member Canvass) 1957 2 1567-002 United Church Women General Department 1954-1955 2 1567-002 Northern California -- Nevada Council of Churches (Book, Dr. Abbott) 1957-1958 Council files

Arrangement: Arranged by city, county or region in Washington State.

 2 1567-002 Council of Churches, Central Columbia Basin 1951-1960 2 1567-002 Council of Churches, Grand Coulee Dam area 1943, 1956, 1959 2-3 1567-002 Council of Churches, Greater Seattle 1959-1961 3 1567-002 Council of Churches, Seattle 1930-1933 3 1567-002 Council of Churches, Lewis County 1952-1955 3 1567-002 Council of Churches, Olympia 1951, 1955-1956 3 1567-002 Council of Churches, Spokane 1949-1956, 1967 3 1567-002 Council of Churches, Tacoma -- Pierce County 1943, 1954-1960 3 1567-002 Council of Churches, Tri-Cities 1967 3 1567-002 Council of Churches, Vancouver circa 1946-1956 3 1567-002 Council of Churches, Wenatchee 1955, 1959-1960 3 1567-002 Council of Churches, Yakima 1946-1955 3 1567-002 Membership 1932-1933, 1954-1961 3 1567-002 Speeches and writings 1937-1967 3 1567-002 Conferences and conventions 1931-1967

Scope and Content: Includes Annual Meetings

 4 1567-002 Financial records 1958-1962

Scope and Content: Includes correspondence regarding finances

 4 1567-002 Reports 1946-1967

Scope and Content: Includes Annual Reports

 4 1567-002 Maps 1943 4 1567-002 News releases 1958-1959, 1967 Newsletters 4 1567-002 The Ecumenical Reporter 1964-1966 4 1567-002 Reporter 1959-1960 4 1567-002 The Link 1967 4 1567-002 Programs 1955, 1960 4 1567-002 Notes 1948, 1963, undated 4 1567-002 Ephemera 1922-1968 4 1567-002 Miscellany 1935, 1950, 1962-1963, undated 5 1567-002 Clippings 1946-1967 Subject series 5 1567-002 Academic freedom 1949, undated 5 1567-002 Advertising -- Washington newspapers and radio stations 1966, undated 5 1567-002 Alcohol -- sale and distribution on Sunday 1967 5 1567-002 Alcohol education 1945-1947 5 1567-002 Alcohol Studies -- summer session at Yale University 1938-1954 5 1567-002 Alcoholism 1946-1951 5 1567-002 American Bible Society 1954-1958, undated 5 1567-002 Armed forces, Ministry to 1942, 1946 5 1567-002 Ashrams 1945, 1948 5 1567-002 Atlantic Charter (poster) undated 5 1567-002 Atomic bomb 1945 5 1567-002 Back-to-church movement 1941 5 1567-002 Baptists--People's Institutional Baptist Church (Seattle) 1945-1946, 1953 5 1567-002 Barosin art exhibit 1957 5 1567-002 Beaver Lake Resort undated 5 1567-002 Bequests 1949, undated 5 1567-002 Bible study circa 1961 5 1567-002 Bill of Human Rights 1947

Scope and Content: Submitted by Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America to United Nations Human Rights Commission.

 5 1567-002 Bonsall, E. H., Reverend -- death of 1954 5 1567-002 Branstrator Truck Engineering Co. (Chapel Car) 1949-1957 5 1567-002 "Breakthru" (children's television program) 1962 5 1567-002 Brethren's Pension Board 1963-1964 5 1567-002 Camp regulations 1954 5 1567-002 Camp sites and conference grounds 1954-1957 5 1567-002 Camp sites and conference grounds -- survey 1961 5 1567-002 Camp rental survey undated 5 1567-002 Cemeteries 1943, undated 5 1567-002 Census of church membership, Seattle -- King County 1949-1950 5 1567-002 Chavez, Cesar 1967 5 1567-002 Chinese exclusion laws -- petition to Congress to modify undated 5 1567-002 Christian Children's Fund (National Council of Churches) 1957-1958 5 1567-002 Christian Science churches in Washington 1953-1954 5 1567-002 Church and state 1946-1947, 1952 5 1567-002 Church buildings 1949 5 1567-002 Churches and social welfare -- national conference 1954-1957 5 1567-002 Civil defense 1953-1961, undated 5 1567-002 Community churches, Pacific Northwest Fellowship of 1955-1957, undated 5 1567-002 Congregationalists-- Magnolia Congregational Community Church (Seattle) 1947-1949, 1956 undated 5 1567-002 Congregationalists--Westminster Congregational Church (Spokane) circa 195-?-196-? 5 1567-002 Conscientious objectors 1940-1946 5 1567-002 Conscription 1945-1947 5 1567-002 Conscription -- Post War Resolution by Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America 1944 5 1567-002 CARE (Cooperative for American Remittances Everywhere, Inc.) 1953-1954 5 1567-002 Council of Churches of Christ In the USA, World Literacy and Christian Literature Committee 1949-1953 5 1567-002 Denominational appointments 1955-1968 5 1567-002 Denominational materials 1961-1963 5 1567-002 Denominational membership (state) 1963, 1968 5 1567-002 Denominations 1962 5 1567-002 Ecumenical Letter 1959-1960 5 1567-002 Education 1965 5 1567-002 Elk Plain Community Church (Elk Plain, Washington) 1949-1950 5 1567-002 Episcopalians--Trinity Episcopal Church (Seattle) 1945, 1947 5 1567-002 Fauntleroy Community Church (Seattle) 1952-1957, undated 5 1567-002 First Christian Church (Seattle) 1956 5 1567-002 Flynn, John 1949-1950 5 1567-002 Forward Thrust 1967 6 1567-002 Girl Scouts -- God and Country Award undated 6 1567-002 Goodman, Reverend Edward 1956 6 1567-002 Goslin, Dr. Martin L. 1954, 1957 6 1567-002 Group Health Cooperative 1948 6 1567-002 Harrison Hot Springs 1956 6 1567-002 Heifer Project 1967, undated 6 1567-002 Helfferich, Dr. Reginald H. 1957 6 1567-002 Holy Land 1967 6 1567-002 Housing -- segregation 1958-1960 6 1567-002 Housing -- segregation -- covenants circa 1968? 6 1567-002 Housing -- segregation -- literature 1959-1960 6 1567-002 Human values in a society of advancing technology (project) 1966 6 1567-002 Hutchins, Charles (Bird Man) 1949, undated 6 1567-002 Ichihara, Kaoru (Seattle Council of Churches Secretary) 1944 6 1567-002 Interchurch Center plans 1962-1963 6 1567-002 Irwin, Dr. Donald 1957 6 1567-002 Issaquah Community Church (Issaquah, Washington) 1956 6 1567-002 Jaffarian, Reverend P. H. 1949-1950

Scope and Content: Audiovisual materials.

 6 1567-002 Japan International Christian University 1951-1960 6 1567-002 Japanese relocation -- general 1942-1946 6 1567-002 Japanese relocation -- Christmas gifts for Japanese children 1944 6 1567-002 Japanese relocation -- final record of United Christian Ministry to returning Japanese 1946 6 1567-002 Japanese relocation -- resolutions and related material 1944 6 1567-002 Japanese relocation -- survey of Nisei in Seattle 1945-1946 6 1567-002 Jensen, Reverend Harold V. (First Baptist Church, Seattle) 1953-1954 6 1567-002 Jensen, Everett J. -- installation as General Secretary 1967 6 1567-002 Langlie, Arthur B. 1952 6 1567-002 Legislation 1959-1963 6 1567-002 Libraries 1963, 1966-1967 6 1567-002 Lilje, Bishop Johannes 1959, undated 6 1567-002 Long, Judge William J. (Juvenile probation and parole) 1950 6 1567-002 Luncheons -- financial campaign kickoff 1949 6 1567-002 Lutherans 1966-1967 6 1567-002 Marshall Co. (Payette, Idaho) (church furniture) 1955 6 1567-002 Martin, William C. (Bishop) 1953, undated 6 1567-002 Meals for Millions Foundation 1952-1958 6 1567-002 Mental health (Washington, Institutions Department) 1967 6 1567-002 Methodists 1948-1949, 1967 undated 6 1567-002 Methodists--First Free Methodist Church (Seattle) 1944-1947, 1956 6 1567-002 Methodists--First Methodist Church (Seattle) 1949-1957 6 1567-002 Methodists--Grace Methodist Church 1944, 1955 6 1567-002 Metro 1958 6 1567-002 Ministers file 1953 6 1567-002 Mitchell, Hugh B. circa 1955 6 1567-002 Mobile chapel tour 1952 6 1567-002 National Federation of Constitutional Liberties 1945 6 1567-002 National Safety Campaign 1967 6 1567-002 Native Americans 1960, 1964, undated 6 1567-002 Native Americans -- land use 1957 6 1567-002 New affiliations and councils 1959-1961 6 1567-002 Office move 1964-1965 6 1567-002 Operation Abolition 1960-1961 6 1567-002 Organs -- Allen Organs advertising circa 1955 6 1567-002 Peace and Vietnam War 1967-1968 6 1567-002 Pickus, Robert -- luncheon 1963 6 1567-002 Powell, Adam Clayton 1967 6 1567-002 Presbyterian Church U.S.A. Washington Synod 1947, 1956-1957 6 1567-002 Presbyterians -- Christian education 1957 6 1567-002 Presbyterians -- Sunday school missions 1955, 1957 6 1567-002 Presbyterians--First United Presbyterian Church (Seattle) 1945 6 1567-002 Presbyterians-University Presbyterian Church (Seattle) 1949, 1962 6 1567-002 Project Equality 1965-1966 6 1567-002 Property values 1959 6 1567-002 Reference materials circa 1967-1968 6 1567-002 Reformation -- 450th anniversary 1967 6 1567-002 Religious Emphasis Week (University of Washington) 1955 7 1567-002 Religious News Service 1955, 1958 7 1567-002 Reporter and other publications 1958-1960 7 1567-002 Rowe, Reverend Dewey 1953 7 1567-002 Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Spiridon (Seattle) 1952 7 1567-002 St. Andrew's House 1966-1967 7 1567-002 Seabury House 1951, undated 7 1567-002 Seattle -- city government 1954 7 1567-002 Seattle Public Library 1945 7 1567-002 Seattle Public Schools 1953-1954 7 1567-002 Shuman, Reverend George 1958 7 1567-002 Skagit County (Washington) -- religious situation 1960, 1967 7 1567-002 Ski resorts, Protestant services at 1966 7 1567-002 Swedenborg Church (Church of New Jerusalem) 1957-1958 7 1567-002 Tax exemption 1958 7 1567-002 Transit system -- advertising 1950-1958 7 1567-002 Travel -- Volunteer Travel Fund 1965 7 1567-002 Turnidge, Ralph -- installation as General Secretary 1960 7 1567-002 UNICEF 1967 7 1567-002 United Protestant Church (Richland, Washington), Trinity United Protestant Church (Starbuck, Washington) and United Protestant Church (Mesa, Washington) 1950-1958 7 1567-002 Universal Military Training 1947 7 1567-002 Washelli Easter Sunrise Service 1957-1958 7 1567-002 Welfare 1967 7 1567-002 Wesley Gardens circa 1955 7 1567-002 Wilson, Harry E. 1955-1956 7 1567-002 World Calendar 1944, undated 7 1567-002 World Council of Churches -- press releases 1967 7 1567-002 World Literacy and Christian Literature Committee ("Lit-Lit") 1967, undated 7 1567-002 World Neighbors and related materials 1953 7 1567-002 YWCA, Seattle -- rededication 1954 Committees and groups 7 1567-002 Associated Council Secretaries Committee 1958-1966 7 1567-002 Bible Committee 1954-1957 7 1567-002 Bishop's Commission For Ecumenical Affairs 1961, 1966 7-8 1567-002 Christian Education Division 1944-1967 7-8 1567-002 Campus Ministry 1960-1968 8 1567-002 Christian Witness in Century 21 1960-1963 8 1567-002 Church World Service 1958-1967 Conferences and conventions 8 1567-002 The Church and the Aging Workshop 1966-1967 8 1567-002 Church Building and Architecture 1960 8 1567-002 Church and Minority Peoples 1943-1944 8 1567-002 Communications Seminar 1964-1965 8 1567-002 Extremist Conference 1965-1966 9 1567-002 Faith and Order Conference 1960-1963 9 1567-002 International Missions Conference 1960-1961 9 1567-002 International Sunday School Convention 1955 9 1567-002 Kawaga Seminar 1936, 1941 9 1567-002 Legislative Conference 1956-1967 9 1567-002 Minority Peoples Conference 1944 9 1567-002 Northwest Christian Missions Conference 1967 9 1567-002 Pastoral Conference 1961-1964 9 1567-002 Planning Conference 1962-1963 9 1567-002 Post Madras Conference 1939 9 1567-002 Seabeck Ecumenical Conference 1958-1967 9 1567-002 Urbanization Conference 1967 9 1567-002 Youth Conferences 1947-1955 9-10 1567-002 Alcohol Problems Association 1960-1963 10 1567-002 Christian Social Relations Division 1965-1967 10 1567-002 Christian Unity, Division Of 1967 10 1567-002 Constitutional Revision Committee 1958, 1967 10 1567-002 Denominational Executives Committee 1966-1967 10 1567-002 Division By Laws Committee 1958 10 1567-002 Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry 1967 10 1567-002 Executive Committee 1919-1967 10-11 1567-002 Financial (Fund Raising) Committee 1930-1935, 1946-1968 11 1567-002 General Board 1933-1943, 1950-1962 11 1567-002 Inter-Faith Advisory Committee 1958-1959 11 1567-002 Interim Administration Committee 1958 11 1567-002 International Relations Program Section 1959-1961, 1966-1967 11 1567-002 Joint Committee 1922-1928, 1962-1964 11 1567-002 Lutheran Pacific Northwest Synod Executive Board 1966-1968 11 1567-002 Missions Division 1957-1959 11 1567-002 Missions In The '70's Committee 1967 12 1567-002 Personnel Commission 1963-1967 12 1567-002 Church Planning and Strategy Program Section 1945, 1952, 1955-1967 12 1567-002 Presbyterians--Presbytery of Seattle 1966 12 1567-002 Public Relations Committee 1961-1966 12 1567-002 Local Arrangements Committee (Civic Luncheon) 1959 12 1567-002 Racial and Cultural Relations Program Section 1960-1963, 1967 12 1567-002 Religious Emphasis Committee 1952 12 1567-002 Religious Liberty Committee 1960-1966 12 1567-002 Research Commission 1960-1961 12 1567-002 Social Welfare and Institutional Ministry 1958-1961, 1966 12 1567-002 Temperance Committee 1937-1944 12 1567-002 Town and Country Program Section 1958-1962, 1968 13-14 1567-002 Evangelism Mission 1936-1943, 1947-1957 14-15 1567-002 Migrant Ministry 1955-1967 15-16 1567-002 Legislative Committee 1943-1958, 1966-1967 17 1567-002 United Church Men 1950-1967 17 1567-002 Urban Ministry Committee 1966-1967 17 1567-002 Unsorted material undated 18 1567-002 United Church Women 1950-1967 19 1567-002 Youth Ministry 1959-1967 19 1567-002 Council of Churches (National) 1951-1967 19 1567-002 Council of Christian Education, Western Washington 1922-1929 20-26 1567-002 Pacific Northwest Council On Theological Education (Portland) 1963-1969 Accession No. 5426-001: Washington Association of Churches records, 1935-1996 75 cubic feet (75 boxes)

Arrangement: Arranged in the original order as provided by the donor.

Scope and Content: Administrative files; 1935-1996.

Organizational records documenting the ecumenical mission of the Washington Association of Churches and their efforts to establish and administer social programs. Includes legislative files, program files, committee files, minutes, newsletters, financial records, and related materials documenting the Washington Association of Churches' involvement on the Immigration Refugee Program, Refuge Resettlement, Sanctuary Project, Native American Taskforce. Also includes records of past Denominational Executives, Reverend Loren Arnett and Reverend John Boonstra.

Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted. For terms of access contact Special Collections.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Gift of the Washington Association of Churches, May 3, 2005.

Processing Info: Minimally processed

 1-43 5426-001 Miscellaneous Administrative Files undated 44-47 5426-001 Farmworker undated 48-49 5426-001 Washington Association of Churches/Refugee Program Files undated 50 5426-001 Washington Association of Churches/Immigrant Refugee Program and Washington Refugee Resettlement Board and Finance undated 51-52 5426-001 Melody's C.R. Files undated 53 5426-001 Old Legislative Files undated 54 5426-001 Sanctuary - Joint Legislative Task Force undated 55 5426-001 Legislative Migrant Workers undated 56 5426-001 Legislative Concerns Committee Minutes 1980-1986 57 5426-001 History - Migrant Farmworker Legislation 1967 58 5426-001 Committee for Agricultural Workers' Legislation undated 59 5426-001 Native American Network, Simple Justice undated 60 5426-001 Native American Task Force Member Files undated 61 5426-001 Hunger, teenage pregnancy, Refugee Resettlement, L. Arnett's Files undated 62 5426-001 Church Camp and miscellaneous, Refugee Resettlement undated 63 5426-001 MBC undated 64 5426-001 Legislature Alert Newsletters undated 65 5426-001 English as a Second Language, Country files undated 66 5426-001 Pat files/Old materials undated 67 5426-001 General information/Mobilization of resources undated 68 5426-001 Log Jam undated 69 5426-001 Ecumenical Reporter, constitution and by-laws undated 70 5426-001 Washington Refugee Resettlement, Melody Salguero undated 71 5426-001 Church Women United undated 72 5426-001 Guest and extras undated 73-74 5426-001 Loren Arnett's files undated 75 5426-001 Edberg undated