Reverend John T. Enwright papers, 1884-1975.

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Enwright, John T., 1904-1975. Reverend John T. Enwright papers, 1884-1975.

Reverend John T. Enwright papers, 1884-1975.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/739097371

The collection documents Reverend Enwright's personal life, ministerial work, and civic involvement from the 1930s to 1975. Personal papers document Enwright's non-professional activities and family life. includes sermons and speeches, correspondence, programming, and administration relating to Enwright's position as pastor of Beecher Memorial United Church of Christ and Plymouth Congregational Church (later Plymouth Congregation United Church of Christ), and includes sermons and speeches delivered throughout his career. Major topics related to Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ include the relocation of the church, Sunday services, and special programming. A significant portion of this series reflects Enwright's involvement in the Congregational Christian Churches and United Church of Christ, as well as the Convention of the South, Southeast Conference, and Georgia-South Carolina Association -- regional bodies within those organizations. These materials relate to the unification of the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church; meetings, conferences, and conventions; domestic and international missionary work; and social and racial justice, especially through the Board of Homeland Ministries. Correspondence, organizational records, and other materials relate to Enwright's work with racial and social justice organizations and youth programs, such as the Concerned Clergy Committee (especially in response to the 1969 Hospital Workers' Strike); Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance; Political Action Committee; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Economic Opportunity Commission; and Community Organization Federal Credit Union, of which he was co-founder. Materials also document Enwright's involvement in statewide initiatives, such as the South Carolina Council on Human Relations and South Carolina Commission for Farm Workers, Inc. A small portion of the collection contains church-related audio recordings, religious sheet music, publications, and newspaper clippings.

8.0 linear feet (16 archival boxes)

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library