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Vermont Ecumenical Council Records

 Collection
Identifier: mss-027

Scope and Content Note

The Vermont Ecumenical Council Records include correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial records and other materials which comprise the archives of the Vermont Bible Society (1812-1969), the Vermont Sunday School Association (186301931) and the Vermont Council of Religious Education (1926-1962), as well as the Vermont Council of Churches (1936-1966) and its predecessor, the Vermont Ecumenical Council. Important sub-series include: Vacation Church School (1946-1966), Vermont Council of United Church Women (1952-1957), Turrell Fund (1939-1953), Summer Projects (1936-1964), Department of Camps and Conferences (1952-1967), Buck Lake Christian Camp (1951-1790), and the Killington-Pico Ecumenical Project (1967-1969).

The most extensive of the Vermont Church Council activities represented in this collection is the Summer Projects, a home missionary summer program to be carried out in neglected rural areas. This program included vacation schools, youth activities, recreation, used-clothing sales, church services and health work, all in a religious framework. Reports of the progress and economic conditions of 153 Vermont towns, a valuable resource, can be found in the Summer Projects files.

Dates

  • 1812-1972

Creator

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.

Extent

19 Linear Feet (19 cartons)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract.

Collection includes correspondence, minutes of meetings, and financial and other records, of the council, known originally as Vermont Council of Churches; and records of Vermont Bible Society (1812-1969), Vermont Sunday School Association (1863-1931), and Vermont Council of Religious Education (1926-62).

Location

Library Research Annex

Title
Guide to the Vermont Ecumenical Council Records
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by D. Cunningham
Date
1977 May
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)