Church Federation of Greater Chicago records

  • Creator Names Church Federation of Greater Chicago.
  • Title Church Federation of Greater Chicago records [manuscript], 1908-1985, bulk 1950-1969.
  • Physical description 90.5 linear ft.
  • Collection summary Correspondence, minutes, reports, and financial records on ecumenical activities of the Church Federation of Greater Chicago, chiefly involving Protestant churches and agencies in Chicago and suburbs, and records of related organizations, including the Chicago Cooperative Council of City Missions; the Protestant Women's Protectorate minutes and scrapbooks, 1917-40s; the Chicago Council of Religious Education, 1920s-30s; and the Chicago Conference on Religion and Race. Includes material on social and political issues, urban renewal, crime, race relations, Native Americans, the Vietnam War, and the Hall of Religion at the Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-34. In later decades, the Church Federation also worked with Catholics and helped to sponsor charitable programs for people in need. From 1919 to 1972, Church Women United in Greater Chicago was affiliated with the Church Federation.
  • Acquisition information Gift of the Church Federation of Greater Chicago (M1975.0003; 1989.0777), the Jesuit-Kraus-McCormick Library (1994.0001), and the Episcopal Church Center Archives (1996.0123).
  • Finding Aids Note Descriptive inventory available for a portion of the collection.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Church Federation of Greater Chicago photograph collection, Part 1 (1985.0410) and Church Federation of Greater Chicago photograph collection, Part 2 (1982.0145); the Church Women United in Greater Chicago records; the Church Women United in Greater Chicago photograph collection (1985.0409); as well as publications of the Church Federation of Greater Chicago, cataloged separately.
  • Biographical or Historical Note The Church Federation of Greater Chicago, an interdenominational organization, was founded in 1907. It was known as the Chicago Church Federation Council, 1919-1920, and as the Chicago Church Federation, 1921-May 1944.
  • Names
    • Church Federation of Greater Chicago Archives.
    • Chicago Church Federation.
    • Chicago Church Federation Council
    • Chicago Conference on Religion and Race.
    • Chicago Cooperative Council of City Missions.
    • Chicago Council of Religious Education.
    • Protestant Women's Protectorate (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Church Women United in Greater Chicago.
    • Woman's Church Federation (Chicago, Ill.)
    • World Council of Churches. Assembly (2nd : 1954 : Evanston, Ill.)
    • Hall of Religion (Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933-1934, Chicago, Ill.)
    • Schell, Ralph G.
    • Chicago Conference on Religion and Race.
    • Chicago Cooperative Council of City Missions.
    • Chicago Council of Religious Education.
    • Church Women United in Greater Chicago.
    • Protestant Women's Protectorate (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Woman's Church Federation (Chicago, Ill.)
    • World Council of Churches. Assembly (2nd : 1954 : Evanston, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Church and social problems Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Interdenominational cooperation Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Protestant churches Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Protestantism.
    • Race relations Religious aspects Christianity United States.
    • Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Protest movements.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Religious life and customs 20th century.
    • Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.) Race relations 20th century.
    • Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Financial records. aat
    • Minutes. aat
    • Reports. aat
    • Scrapbooks. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.