Church Council of Greater Seattle records, 1935-2003.

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Church Council of Greater Seattle records, 1935-2003.

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These records document the Church Council of Greater Seattle from its founding in 1919 through 2003. Included are records of some organizations that existed separately for a time and then merged with the Seattle or Washington-Northern Idaho councils. Also included are records of the state, regional, and national councils or other councils with which the Seattle council had close ties. Records include correspondence, minutes, speeches and writings, reports, financial records, newsletters, news releases, scrapbooks, and ephemera. Persons represented in the records include Gertrude L. Apel, William B. Cate, Lemuel Petersen, Roy Bergen Guild, Jessie Kinnear Kenton, Raymond G. Hunthausen, and David C. Bloom. Additional organizations reflected significantly in the records include the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, the American Friends Service Committee, Neighbors in Need (Seattle), the Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches and Christian Education, the Washington Association of Churches (Seattle), the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America, and the 1982 Target Seattle conference.

120 cubic feet, including textual materials, photographs, and 1 sound cassette (99 cartons, 5 boxes, 1 roll)

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ND Univ of Washington Libraries (OCLC Worldshare ILL Beta)

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Washington Association of Churches (Seattle, Wash.)

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The Washington-Northern Idaho Council of Churches was first incoporated in 1935, with Dr. Gertrude Apel serving as an executive staff member. He also served on the executive staff in the Seattle Federation of Churches until 1958, at which point the state council and King County Council of Churches split after a consultation with the long-time ecumenical leader, Ross Sanderson. In 1967, the state council's title was changed to the Washington Council of Churches and later, in 1975, it...

Greater Seattle Council of Churches

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Council of Churches of Greater Seattle

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Cate, William B.

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Washington and Northern Idaho Council of Churches and Christian Education

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Target Seattle (1982 : Seattle, Wash.)

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Guild, Roy Bergen, 1872-1945

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American friends service committee

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Quaker organization formed to promote peace and reconciliation through its social service and relief programs. From the description of American Friends Service Committee records, 1933-1988 (bulk 1933-1938). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983753 The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was organized in June 1917 as an outgrowth of and coordination point for the anti-war and relief activities of various bodies of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States. A ...

American Civil Liberties Union of Washington

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an organization dedicated to the protection of constitutional rights and liberties in the United States. It was founded in 1920 by a group of civil libertarians. The ACLU operates by providing legal counsel in cases involving civil liberties. It has been active in cases relating to academic freedom, separation of church and state, the right to privacy, due process of law, freedom of speech, other freedoms guaranteed in the process of law....

Seattle Council of Churches

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Church Council of Greater Seattle

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An ecumenical council of local churches originally founded in 1919, the Church Council of Greater Seattle underwent various reorganizations and name changes over the years. Earlier names included the Seattle Council of Churches, the Seattle Council of Churches and Christian Education, the Seattle-King County Council of Churches and Christian Education, and the Greater Seattle Council of Churches; the 1970 reorganization was accompanied by the most recent name, Church Council of Greater Seattle. ...

Seattle-King County Council of Churches and Christian Education

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Petersen, Lemuel.

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Neighbors in Need (Organization : Seattle, Wash.)

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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America

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Official name, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America; informally known as National Council of Churches USA or variants; earlier name, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America was organized in 1908; it was one of eight organizations which merged to form the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America on November 29, 1950. From t...

Kenton, Jessie Kinnear, 1917-

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Seattle Council of Churches and Christian Education

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Bloom, David C.

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Hunthausen, Raymond G.

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Apel, Gertrude L.

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