Series 1: Administrative records, 1846 -- 1944
- Extent:
- 1.5 linear feet 1.5 linear feet; 3 boxes
- Scope and content:
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This series contains the administrative records of the Evangelical Alliance in the United States. Records include lists of the Alliance's various committees, lists of Branch Alliances and officers, registers of guests, and Executive Committee Minutes. Among the more notable documents in this series are an autograph book lithograph from the inaugural meeting of the Evangelical Alliance in the United Kingdom from 1846 and the Dissolution Document of the United States branch of the Alliance from 1944, which stated that all of the Alliance's assets be transferred to the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. Topics covered in this series range from administrative issues to serious issues of religion around the world, including the persecution of both the Baptists and the Jews in Russia and the persecution of the Armenians by the Turkish.
- Arrangement:
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This series is arranged alphabetically.
Contents
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This series is open for research.
- Parent restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
Onsite storage.
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