A regional laymen's organization, variously: League of Universalist Men (1941-1942), the Universalist Laymen's Council (1938-1941), and the Universalist Laymen's Committee. Papers from the files of Robert F. Needham (1901-), field secretary, 1940-1942, and Herbert O. Lewis (1876/7-1965), chairman, 1938-1942, with some of Lewis's later private papers.
Container List
bMS 290/1 (1) Robert F. Needham. Correspondence, 1965, concerning Lewis's
papers and the laymen's movement.
bMS 290/1 (2) Herbert O. Lewis. Papers, including correspondence and programs,
concerning laymen's organization, 1935-1937.
bMS 290/1 (3) Lewis papers, January-June 1938.
bMS 290/1 (4) Lewis papers, July-December 1938.
bMS 290/1 (5) Lewis papers, 1939.
bMS 290/1 (6) Lewis papers, 1940.
bMS 290/1 (7) Lewis papers, January-June 1941.
bMS 290/1 (8) Lewis papers, July-September 1941.
bMS 290/1 (9) Lewis papers, October-December 1941.
bMS 290/1 (10) Lewis papers, 1942-1944. Includes copy of letter from Needham to Don
Warren on the history of the League of Universalist Men, 23 February
1942.
bMS 290/1 (11) Copies of proposed and adopted by-laws of the Universalist Laymen's
Council, League of Universalist Men, 1941; miscellaneous Lewis papers.
bMS 290/1 (12) Lewis, miscellaneous writings.
bMS 290/1 (13) Lewis, miscellaneous correspondence and clippings, 1951-1952.
bMS 290/1 (14) Robert F. Needham. Papers and correspondence concerning laymen's
organization, 1938-1940. Includes reports and minutes of central
committee and general meetings.
bMS 290/1 (15) Needham papers, 1941.
bMS 290/1 (16) Needham papers, 1942.
bMS 290/1 (17) Membership lists, 1940-1942 and n.d.
bMS 290/1 (18) Clippings, 1938-1941.