Finding aid for the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Cleveland Chapter Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Cleveland Chapter
Title: Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Cleveland Chapter Records
Dates: 1961-1968
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity was the local chapter of a national organization (f. 1961) open to members in communion with the Protestant Episcopal Church. The Cleveland Chapter supported the 1968 presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy, and the "Poor People's" Campaign with monetary and food contributions, while opposing the Vietnamese War. The collection consists of bylaws, minutes, an address by the Right Reverend John Harris Burt, membership lists, and a membership card file.
MS Number MS 4199
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

History of the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Cleveland Chapter

The Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity (f. 1961) was a national organization with local chapters open to members in communion with the Protestant Episcopal Church. The national organization was governed by a board of directors which sponsored annual meetings and granted and renewed local charters. Local units such as the Cleveland, Ohio, Chapter elected officers and were encouraged to carry out a program of activities that complemented those of the national organization. The Cleveland Chapter supported the 1968 presidential campaign of Senator Eugene McCarthy, and the "Poor People's" Campaign with monetary and food contributions, while opposing the Vietnamese War.


Scope and Content

The Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Cleveland Chapter Records, 1961-1968, consist of bylaws, minutes, an address by the Right Reverend John Harris Burt, membership lists, and a membership card file.

This collection pertains primarily to the rules governing the society and names and addresses of Cleveland, Ohio area members. Those studying the Cleveland movement to oppose the Vietnam War and support the Poor People's Campaign will find this collection useful.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and is maintained in three folders.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity. Cleveland Chapter -- Archives.
Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Episcopal Church.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4199 Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Cleveland Chapter Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

William Perry, 1979.

Processing Information

Processed by Bari Oyler Stith in 1988.