Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Church Unity Committee (1949-1973)
Scope and Contents
Records of the Committee on Church Unity, 1949-1955.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1955
Creator
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Church Unity Committee (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.
Biographical / Historical
The Church Unity Committee was composed of a small group of members-at-large appointed by the Yearly Meeting and those Friends who served "in any official capacity as representatives of this Yearly Meeting on State, National, or World Councils of Churches." It had originally been appointed by the Orthodox branch to coordinate ecumenical contacts. The Committee was laid down by Representative Meeting in 1973.
Extent
1 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Church Unity Committee was composed of a small group of members-at-large appointed by the Yearly Meeting and those Friends who served "in any official capacity as representatives of this Yearly Meeting on State, National, or World Councils of Churches." It had originally been appointed by the Orthodox branch to coordinate ecumenical contacts. The Committee was laid down by Representative Meeting in 1973.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Church Unity Committee (Organization)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Church Unity Committee (Organization)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Church Unity Committee (Organization)
- Title
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Church Unity Committee (1949-1973)
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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