Overview
Since the middle of the 1800s, there have been several attempts to merge the Universalist and Unitarian Churches. See our timeline of significant dates in the merger process.
Below is a list of records related specifically to the Unitarian Universalist merger that occurred in 1961. These are not the only records that have to do with merger; in fact, many of the other records in this repository have to do with the merger in some way. The records listed below, however, relate to the merger in very specific ways.
Using the Collections
Because many collections are stored offsite, please place requests at least two business days in advance of your intended visit. (See Visit Special Collections.)
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 | Records of Unitarian Universalist Merger | Hollis Record |
|---|---|---|
| bms 10042 | Biennial Conference, AUA, UCA, CLC--Program Committee, Administrative Records, Detroit, Michigan, 1955 | AXY8234 |
| bms 10014 | Coordinating Committee on Consolidation. Reports and Correspondence of Interim Committees 1954-1961 | AXY7959 |
| bms 10038 | Coordinating Committee on Consolidation. Minutes, February 10, 1960 - January 31, 1961 | BKM6995 |
| bms 10027 | Council of Liberal Churches. Adult Education Publications Files | AXY8300 |
| bms 10032 | Council of Liberal Churches. Annual Report, 1956-1957 | AXY0089 |
| bms 10054 | Council of Liberal Churches. Central Administrative Subject Files | AXY0089 |
| bms 10003 | Council of Liberal Churches. Division of Education "Superintendents Packets," 1954-56 | AXY7828 |
| bms 14001 | Council of Liberal Churches. Division of Education (Subject Arrangement), 1825-1969 | AXY8300 |
| bms 10001 | Council of Liberal Churches. Division of Education Administrative Subject Files, 1922-1968 | AXY8268 |
| bms 10002 | Council of Liberal Churches. Division of Education, Administrative Subject Files, 1949-1964 | AXY8268 |
| bms 10047 | Council of Liberal Churches. Division of Education, Miscellaneous Records, 1945-1958 | AXY8268 |
| bms 10011 | Council of Liberal Churches. Division of Public Information Administrative Subject Files, 1953-1960 | AXY8504 |
| bms 10005 | Council of Liberal Churches. Division of Public Information, Publications Files, 1935-1962 | AXY8489 |
| bms 10051 | Council of Liberal Churches. Joint Commission on Church Union, History of Unitarian Universalist Comity | AXY7837 |
| bms 10043 | Council of Liberal Churches. Joint Program Committee, Meeting Minutes, 1960 | AXY8125 |
| bms 10048 | Council of Liberal Churches. Bulletins, handbooks, reports, by-laws, correspondence, 1953-1958 | AXY0089 |
| bms 10013 | Council of Liberal Churches. Recording Secretary Administrative Subject Files, 1940-1961 | AXY8582 |
| bms 10055 | Council of Liberal Churches. Resource Files: Church By-Laws; Chaplains | AXY0089 |
| bms 10053 | Council of Liberal Churches. Scrapbook: News Clippings; photographs, n.d. | AXY7796 |
| bms 15001 | Council of Liberal Churches. Audio-Visual Collection. Photographs of Churches | AXY8371 |
| bms 10039 | Council of Liberal Churches. Senextet Conference on Standards Conference Reports and Papers, 1951-1952; 1954-1959; 1961-1962 | AXY8251 |
| bms 10033 | Council of Liberal Churches. Miscellaneous Records, 1955-1964 | AXY0089 |
| bms 00054 | Free Church of America, 1927-1937 | BKL2411 |
| bms 10036 | Free Church of America, Merger Record Group, Report: May 12, 1932 | AXY8259 |
| bms 10045 | Free Church of America, Miscellaneous Records and Correspondence | AXY8259 |
| bms 10012 | Joint Commission on Merger. Administrative Subject Files, 1946-1964 | 004797894 |
| bms 10028 | Joint Commission on Merger. Correspondence, 1958-1960 | 004797894 |
| bms 10052 | Joint Commission on Merger. Reports, 1956-1960 (miscellaneous) | 004797894 |
| bms 10044 | Joint Commission on Merger. Resource Files: Correspondence/Writings 18th and 19th Centuries | 004797894 |
| bms 10050 | Joint Commission on Merger. Miscellaneous Records, 1954-1959 | 004797894 |
| bms 01449 | Joint Commission on Merger. Correspondence and Reports, 1953-1972 | BLB4162 |
| bms 10046 | Joint Executive Boards, Miscellaneous Records, 1933-1960 | AXY8389 |
| bms 00471 | Universalist Church of America. Merger records, 1950-1951 | BKM2527 |
| bms 00410 | Universalist Church of America. General Assembly. Records, 1874-1960 (especially boxes 14-19) | BKM0681 |
| bms 00443 | Universalists and Unitarians for Cooperation without Consolidation. Records, 1959-1960. | BKM1452 |