| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Council of Churches of Christ of Greater Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Council of Churches of Christ of Greater Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1941-1975 | | | | Abstract: | The Council of Churches of Christ of Greater Cleveland is interdenominational organization founded in 1911 as the Federated Churches of Cleveland to coordinate the community welfare and education activities of 67 Cleveland, Ohio, churches. In 1934, a new constitution was adopted, which officially changed the name of the organization to the Cleveland Church Federation. A new constitution in 1958 changed the Federation's name to the Cleveland Area Church Federation. In 1965 the Cleveland Area Church Federation adopted another new constitution and new name, Council of Churches of Christ of Greater Cleveland, and in 1985, the Council adopted its present name, Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland. The Metropolitan Affairs Commission was one of three commissions organized within the Council of Churches ca. 1965. It was responsible for issue-centered action programs during the 1960s in three areas; race, civil rights, and poverty. The collection consists of agendas, minutes, reports, memos, notes, correspondence, rosters, budget ledgers, contracts, financial statements, income tax forms, insurance policies, posters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, press releases, newsletters, schedules, and transcripts. | | | | Call #: | MS 4813 | | | | Extent: | 2.60 linear feet (4 containers and 3 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Council of Churches of Christ of Greater Cleveland. | Council of Churches of Christ of Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Affairs Commission. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Local church councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Interdenominational cooperation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious aspects. | Urbanization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Karl F. Bruch, Jr. Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bruch, Karl F., Jr. | | | | Dates: | 1951-1973 | | | | Abstract: | Karl F. Bruch Jr. was active in church, politics, and civil rights in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, particularly during the 1960s-1970s. He was president of Fair Housing Inc., a real estate company committed to integrating neighborhoods in the Cleveland area. He was also a member of the Greater Cleveland Council of Churches and a director of its Metropolitan Affairs Commission, and the United Presbyterian Church's Synod of Ohio Evangelism and Social Witness and the Commission on Religion and Race. Bruch was also a member of the Fenn College Board of Trustees at the time it was incorporated into Cleveland State University. The collection consists of agendas, minutes of meetings, reports, a roster, newspaper clippings, newsletters, correspondence, announcements, legal documents, press releases, and financial documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 4815 | | | | Extent: | 3.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bruch, Karl F., Jr. | Fenn College. | Cleveland State University. | United Presbyterian Church of North America. | United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race. | Fair Housing Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) | Council of Churches of Christ of Greater Cleveland. | Council of Churches of Christ of Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Affairs Commission. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious aspects. | Urbanization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Local church councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Interdenominational cooperation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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