bMS 471

Universalist Church of America. Merger Records, 1950-1951. Universalist-Unitarian Commission on Federal Union, 1950-1955.

Container List:

bMS 471/1 (1) Report of the Joint UU Commission on Church Union, [1950].

bMS 471/1 (2) Universalist Church of America, Survey Department meetings, April 4-5, 1951.

bMS 471/1 (3) Universalist Church of America, General Assembly, minutes, August 1951.

bMS 471/1 (4) Joint Interim Commission to Evaluate Federal Union, minutes and related documents, 1951-1955.

bMS 471/1 (5) Map of United States showing Universalist churches and state conventions and Unitarian churches and conferences/councils, May 1951.

bMS 471/1 (6) Preamble for UU Federal Union.

bMS 471/1 (7) UU Joint Commission Report of Committee on Statement and vote of the churches. January 9, 1952.

bMS 471/1 (8) Report of the UU Commission on Federal Union. February 1952.

bMS 471/1 (9) Universalist Church of America. Department of Education, April 1952.

bMS 471/1 (10) Unitarian Fellowship Procedure in its relationship with the Universalist denomination, October 7, 1952.

bMS 471/1 (11) UU Commission on Federal Union. Details of Federal Union Plan, [spring 1953?].

bMS 471/1 (12) Proposed By-Laws for Federal Union, [spring 1953?].

bMS 471/1 (13) Resolution concerning the name of the proposed corporation, n.d.

bMS 471/1 (14) Minutes of informal meeting, May 21, 1953.

bMS 471/1 (15) Record of votes on Federal Union, June 1, 1953.

bMS 471/1 (16) Memo to Board of Trustees, Universalist Church of America, July 15, 1953.

bMS 471/1 (17) Interim Commission on Federal Union. Sub-committee on possible next steps, January 14, 1955.

bMS 471/1 (18) Joint Interim Commission on Federal Union. Report to Detroit, first redraft, March 7, 1955.

bMS 471/1 (19) Joint Interim Commission on Federal Union. "A First Report to the Churches," March 25, 1955.

bMS 471/1 (20) Joint Interim Commission on Federal Union. Letter from Chair, May 18, 1055.

bMS 471/1 (21) Joint Interim Commission on Federal Union. Final report to the Detroit Biennial, August 27, 1955.

bMS 471/1 (22) Universalist Church of America. General Assembly, n.d., Vote to adopt...recommendations of Joint Interim Commission.

bMS 471/1 (23) Correspondence relation to Federal Union in UCA files, 1951-1955.

bMS 471/1 (24) Federal Union - printed material.

bMS 471/1 (25) Articles, sermons, comments on Federal Union.

Joint Merger Commission, 1956-1960

bMS 471/1 (26) Joint Merger Commission. Reports, 1957-1960.

bMS 471/1 (27) Joint Merger Commission. Treasurer's reports, 1956-1960.

bMS 471/1 (28) Correspondence, 1956.

bMS 471/1 (29) Correspondence, 1957.

bMS 471/1 (30) Correspondence, January-June 1958.

bMS 471/1 (31) Correspondence, July-December 1958.

bMS 471/1 (32) Correspondence, January-June 1959.

bMS 471/2 (1) Correspondence, July-December 1959.

bMS 471/2 (2) Correspondence, 1960.

bMS 471/2 (3) Letters from the UCA about merger, 1957-1960.

bMS 471/2 (4) Joint Merger Commission. Memorandum, February 26, 1958.

bMS 471/2 (5) Joint Merger Commission. Letter to ministers and churches, January 26, 1959.

bMS 471/2 (6) Joint Merger Commission. Letter to churches, June 1, 1959.

bMS 471/2 (7) Joint Merger Commission. Letter to churches, September 10, 1959.

bMS 471/2 (8) Joint Merger Commission. Letter to churches with Suppl. no. 2 to proposed plan to consolidate, October 1, 1959.

bMS 471/2 (9) Joint Merger Commission. Letter to churches, October 13, 1959.

bMS 471/2 (10) Joint Merger Commission. Letter to churches, November 13, 1959.

bMS 471/2 (11) Joint Merger Commission. Letter to churches, April 1, 1960.

bMS 471/2 (12) Merger publication: "Manual: Merger and Alternatives" September, 1958.

bMS 471/2 (13) Merger publication: "Study Guide: Merger and Alternatives" September 1958.

bMS 471/2 (14) Proposed Constitution and amendments, July 27, 1959.

bMS 471/2 (15) Proposed motions relating to consolidation as prepared by counsel and legislative acts passed by states of Massachusetts and New York.

bMS 471/2 (16) Merger publication: "A Proposed Plan to Consolidate the AUA and the UCA."

bMS 471/2 (17) Merger publication: "The Plan to Consolidate the AUA and the UCA" as approved at Syracuse, October 31, 1959.

bMS 471/2 (18) Joint Merger Commission. First Plebiscite Report.

bMS 471/2 (19) Joint Merger Commission. Second Plebiscite Report.

bMS 471/2 (20) "The Report", 1960. Fact sheets on Consolidation Plebiscite.

bMS 471/2 (21) UCA files on churches who can vote on plebiscite.

bMS 471/2 (22) Brief history on Merger Commission.

bMS 471/2 (23) The Syracuse meeting, 1959.

bMS 471/2 (24) Comments on merger by Phil Giles.

bMS 471/2 (25) Statements by Universalists and Unitarians on merger.

bMS 471/3 (1) Western Unitarian Conference and Mid-west Universalist Conference regarding cooperation.

bMS 471/3 (2) Local church material on merger.

bMS 471/3 (3) Committee to Preserve the Inclusiveness of the Universalist Church. Includes printed matter and correspondence between Giles and Albert Q. Perry.

bMS 471/3 (4) Committee for Continuing Universalist Churches, 1961.

Coordinating Committee on Consolidation

bMS 471/3 (5) Coordinating Committee on Consolidation. Reports and correspondence, 1959-1961. Folder one.

bMS 471/3 (6) Coordinating Committee on Consolidation. Folder two.

bMS 471/3 (7) Coordinating Committee on Consolidation. Folder three.

bMS 471/3 (8) CCC. Interim Committee 1 - Nominations.

bMS 471/3 (9) CCC. Interim Committee 2 - Organization. Folder one.

bMS 471/3 (10) CCC. Interim Committee 2 - Organization. Folder two.

bMS 471/4 (1) CCC. Interim Committee 3 - Fund Raising. Folder one.

bMS 471/4 (2) CCC. Interim Committee 3 - Fund Raising. Folder two.

bMS 471/4 (3) CCC. Interim Committee 4 - Religions. Folder one.

bMS 471/4 (4) CCC. Interim Committee 4 - Religions. Folder two.

bMS 471/4 (5) CCC. Interim Committee 5 - Ministerial Fellowship and Pensions.