Department of Church Planning and Research records, 1855-1985 (bulk 1930-1980).

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Department of Church Planning and Research records, 1855-1985 (bulk 1930-1980).

The collection consists of records and reports, mostly dating from between 1930 and 1980, from the Department of Church Planning and Research and the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, organized by borough, city, metropolitan region, and its counterparts including census reports, church community studies, demographic monographs, evaluative reports, denominational histories, minutes, publications of data, and Regional Plan Association publications.

44.9 linear feet (98 boxes)

Related Entities

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Council of Churches of the City of New York. Church Planning and Research Dept.

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Regional Plan Association (New York, N.Y.)

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Council of Churches of the City of New York

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The Council of Churches of the City of New York was founded in 1895 as the New York Federation of Churches and Christian Workers and renamed the Protestant Council of the City of New York in 1943. The Brooklyn Church and Mission Federation (originally formed as the Brooklyn City Tract Society in 1829) merged with the Protestant Council in 1946 to become the Brooklyn Division of the Protestant Council. The Brooklyn Division consolidated the various social services and mission work pr...