History
Founded in 1919, the Unitarian Laymen's League was for its first fifteen years the major fund-raising arm of the AUA. In addition, it financed preaching missions and recruited ministerial candidates. In May 1962, the Unitarian Laymen's League and the National Association of Universalist Men merged to form the Unitarian Universalist Laymen's League. Its stated objectives were to "stimulate interest in religious and social problems, to encourage friendly relations among men of the Unitarian and Universalist faiths, and to aid in the advancement of liberal religious ideas."
Using the Collections
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Every collection is identified with a bMS number. In most of the finding aids, the bMS number is followed by a slash and a box number. Please note the bMS number and box number of the collection you are interested in, and contact Research Services to inquire about the collection or to make an appointment.
Collection Number | Laymen's League | Hollis Record |
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bms 12151 | Association of Universalist Men. (UCA) Correspondence File, 1956-1960 | AXW2582 |
bms 01201 | Laymen's League. (AUA & UUA) Executive Director Records, 1951-1971; 1974 | AXV6426 |
bms 01203 | Laymen's League. (AUA & UUA) Records (includes dissolution records, 1926-1965; 1975-1979 | AXV3615 |
bms 01208 | Laymen's League. (AUA & UUA) Auditor reports, 1941; 1943-1968 | AXV6426 |
bms 01205 | Laymen's League. (AUA & UUA) Continental Council Records, 1951-1974 | AXV4150 |
bms 01210 | Laymen's League. (AUA & UUA) Subject Files and Committee Records, 1953-1979 | AXV1996 |
bms 11073 | Laymen's League. (AUA & UUA) Executive Committee Meeting Records, 1919-1963 | AXV1205 |
bms 01204 | Laymen's League. (AUA & UUA) Handbooks, 1964-1966 | AXV3757 |
bms 11176 | Laymen's League. (AUA) 1954 letter from Ben Bagdikian to H. Talbot Pearson | BMQ7837 |
bms 11163 | Laymen's League. (AUA) Administrative Records, 1955 | AXV1192 |
bms 11072 | Laymen's League. (AUA) Administrative Subject Files, 1930-1961 | AXV1192 |
bms 11078 | Laymen's League. (AUA) Annual Meeting Minutes, 1920-1927; 1953-1960 | AXV1198 |
bms 11107 | Laymen's League. (AUA) General Correspondence, 1955-1960 | AXV1192 |
bms 01425 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Annual Meeting Records, 1965 | AXV1996 |
bms 01206 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Continental Council Correspondence Records, 1956-1975 | AXV4150 |
bms 01426 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Correspondence, 1966 | AXV2617 |
bms 01372 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Correspondence, 1966; 1969; 1976 | AXV2617 |
bms 01427 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Executive Committee Meeting Records, 1967 | AXV6415 |
bms 01207 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Executive Director Administrative Correspondence Files, 1952-1975 | AXV6426 |
bms 01211 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Executive Director Administrative Subject Files Records, 1960-1974 | AXV6448 |
bms 01213 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Executive Director Records, Administrative Subject Files, 1946-1966 | AXV6426 |
bms 01209 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Executive Director Committee Records, 1953-1970; 1974 | AXV6426 |
bms 01212 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Executive Vice-President Records, Administrative Subject Files, 1960-1979 | AXV6455 |
bms 01419 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Financial Records Check Logs, 1974-1975 | AXV1996 |
bms 01319 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Publication Sample: "Reposed," Summer 1967 | AXV3757 |
bms 01202 | Laymen's League. (UUA) Records, Correspondence Files, 1961-1970 | AXV2617 |
bms 01283 | National Laymen's Committee (UCA) Five year program, 1924-1925 | BKM6973 |