US-RPB-of1Q.C1 Guide to the Brown University Christian Association records1881-1969 Finding aid prepared by Brown University Library staff. Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Brown University Archives

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English 34.5 Linear feet 1881-1969 The Brown Christian Association records contain material relating to various issues in which the BCA was involved, such as disarmament and conscientious objectors during World War II, various relief organizations for post-war Europe, and organizations that provided aid to poor children in the United States. The collection includes annual reports, journals, and newsletters produced by the organization; correspondence and files of K. Brooke Anderson and Joe Wang; records related to campus activities during World War II; peace activities; and subject files. The materials are dated from 1881 to 1969. Brown University Christian Association. Brown University Christian Association records Administrative history

The Brown Christian Association was organized as the Young Men's Christian Association of Brown University on November 16, 1881. Its stated purpose was "To promote growth in grace and Christian fellowship among its members, and aggressive Christian work especially by and for students." Under the auspices of the association, weekly prayer and conference meetings were held, as well as weekly prayer meetings for the individual classes.

In 1928 K. Brooke Anderson came to Brown as executive secretary of the Brown Christian Association, and remained in that position until his retirement in 1957. The Interfaith Commission was organized in 1936 to bring about better understanding among Catholics, Jews, and Protestants. The Peace Commission became active in 1937, holding weekly meetings, sending out student speakers, and sponsoring demonstrations on Armistice Day and National Peace Day.

In 1958 the University Christian Association was formed by the merger of the Brown Christian Association, the Pembroke Christian Association, and various student groups of the neighboring churches.

Through the years the Christian Association sponsored a wide variety of programs. The Community Commission counseled boys at the Rhode Island Training School and provided recreation for children at the John Hope Center. The World Commission brought political leaders to the campus and sponsored the Peace Week program. The Personal Life Commission presented vocational and marriage lectures. The Christian Faith and Heritage Commission arranged Bible study and vesper services. The annual Religious Embassy sponsored campus-wide discussions led by clergymen of all faiths. The Brown and Pembroke Christian Associations came under the Chaplain’s office in the early 1950s with funding from the University, and the Newman Club and Hillel Club and other sectarian organizations were recognized and allowed to meet on campus for worship or study, but discouraged from holding social gatherings. In 1956 the Religious Embassy was replaced by Religious Symposium Week with meetings arranged by three groups, the University Christian Council, the Newman Club, and the Hillel Foundation. Reverend Sam H. Newcomer served as executive secretary of the Brown Christian Association from 1957 to 1963.

Annual reports Series I 1908-1959 Annual report 1 1908-1909 Report of the General Secretary for the fall term 1 190 Annual report (digest) 1 1910-1911 Annual report 1 1911-1912 Annual report 1 1913-1914 Annual report 1 1914-1915 Annual report 1 1915-1916 Annual report 1 1916-1917 Annual report 1 1918-1919 Annual report 1 1921-1922 Annual report 1 1926-1927 Annual report 1 1927-1928 Annual report 1 1928-1929 Annual report 1 1929-1930 Annual report 1 1930-1931 Annual report 1 1931-1932 Annual report 1 1932-1933 Annual report 1 1933-1934 Annual report 1 1934-1935 Annual report 1 1935-1936 Annual report 1 1936-1937 Annual report 1 1937-1938 Annual report 1 1938-1939 Annual report 1 1939-1940 Annual report 1 1943-1944 Annual report 1 1944-1945 Annual report 1 1945-1946 Annual report 1 1946-1947 Annual report 1 1947-1948 Annual report 1 1948-1949 Annual report 1 1949-1950 Annual report 2 1950-1951 Annual report 2 1951-1952 Annual report 2 1952-1953 Annual report 2 1953-1954 Annual report 2 1954-1955 Annual report 2 1955-1956 Annual report 2 1956-1957 Annual report 2 1957-1958 Annual report 2 1958-1959 Journals Series II 1929-1956 Journal 3 1929 Journal 3 1930 Journal 4 1931 Journal 4 1932 Journal 4 1933 Journal 1934 Journal 5 1935 Journal 6 1936 Journal 6 1937 Journal 6 1938 Journal 8 1939 Journal 8 1940 Journal 8 1941 Journal 9 1942 Journal 9 1943 Journal 9 1944 Journal 10 1945 Journal 10 1946 Journal 10 1947 Journal 11 1948 Journal 11 1949 Journal 12 1950 Journal 12 1951 Journal 13 1952 Journal 13 1953 Journal 14 1954 Journal 14 1955 Journal 15 1956 Religious Embassy Series III 1929-1956 Religious Embassy - Brochure 16 undated Religious Embassy - Financial 16 undated Religious Embassy- Publicity 16 1939-1940 Religious Embassy 16 1940 Religious Embassy - Leaders 16 1941 Religious Embassy 16 1943-1944 Religious Embassy 16 1943-1944 Religious Embassy - Publicity 16 1944 Religious Embassy 16 1944-1945 Religious Embassy 17 1945-1946 Religious Embassy 17 1947 Religious Embassy - Programs 17 1947-1949 Religious Embassy 17 1948 Religious Embassy - Publicity 17 1948 Religious Embassy 17 1949 Religious Embassy 17 1950 Religious Embassy 17 1951 Religious Embassy 17 195 Religious Embassy 18 1953 Religious Embassy - Report 18 1953 Religious Embassy - Scrapbook 18 1953 Religious Embassy 18 1954 Religious Embassy 18 1955 Religious Embassy 18 1956 Religious Embassy - Correspondence and forms 18 1955 Speakers - Abbott, John 19 undated Speakers - Baldwin, Robert 19 undated Speakers - Baxter, Chester T. 19 undated Speakers - Beecher, Robert 19 undated Speakers - Berlew, Herman D. 19 undated Speakers - Berndt, William 19 undated Speakers - Bertocci, Peter 19 undated Speakers - Billinsky, John M. 19 undated Speakers - Buck, Charles 19 undated Speakers - Campbell, Donald 19 undated Speakers - Conway, Pierre 19 undated Speakers - Cooke, Bruce 19 undated Speakers - Crist, Bert 19 undated Speakers - DeRogatia, Rev. David 19 undated Speakers - Engle, Gale 19 undated Speakers - Ferris, Theodore P. 19 undated Speakers - Favier, Edwin 19 undated Speakers - Flisher, Leonard H. 19 undated Speakers - Fox, Lewis 19 undated Speakers - Geoghegan, Arthur T. 19 undated Speakers - Gezork, Herbert 19 undated Speakers - Giddings, Randall C. 19 undated Speakers - Glenn, Leslie 19 undated Speakers - Goodwin, Artemas 19 undated Speakers - Goodwin, Shirley B. 19 undated Speakers - Hall, Raymond 19 undated Speakers - Hampton, William R. 19 undated Speakers - Harcourt, John B. 19 undated Speakers - Harmon, John J. 19 undated Speakers - Hart, William 19 undated Speakers - Herman, William H. 19 undated Speakers - Hevey, Jerome J. 19 undated Speakers - Hicks, Frederick G. 19 undated Speakers - Johnson, Richard 19 undated Speakers - Kane, H. Victor 19 undated Speakers - Kelley, Thomas J. 19 undated Speakers - King, David 19 undated Speakers - Koehler, John 19 undated Speakers - Kumekawa, Glenn 19 undated Speakers - Ladd, John 19 undated Speakers - Libby, Merton 19 undated Speakers - Lewisohn, Ludwig 19 undated Speakers - Lightbourne, James 19 undated Speakers - Little, Robert 19 undated Speakers - Lowell, Howard 19 undated Speakers - Metzner, Harold C. 19 undated Speakers - Lynch, Arthur 19 undated Speakers - McElroy, Paul 19 undated Speakers - Miller, Samuel H. 19 undated Speakers - Morris, Richard 19 undated Speakers - Morton, Richard Knowles 19 undated Speakers - Mousley, Harvey K. 19 undated Speakers - Murphy, Francis X. 19 undated Speakers - Nelson, John Oliver 19 undated Speakers - Nichols, Roger 19 undated Speakers - Noyes, Lloyd 19 undated Speakers - Olsen, Howard 19 undated Speakers - Pangborn, Cyrus R. 19 undated Speakers - Parkander, J.A. 19 undated Speakers - Parsons, Jim 19 undated Speakers - Payne, Glenn H. 19 undated Speakers - Pemberton, Prentiss 19 undated Speakers - Perry, Rev. Albert 19 undated Speakers - Proctor, S.D. 19 undated Speakers - Rodriguez, Charles 19 undated Speakers - Rosen, Nathan N. 19 undated Speakers - Rudin, Jacob P. 19 undated Speakers - Saunders, Wilbour E. 19 undated Speakers - Scaringi, Gene 19 undated Speakers - Sillen, Walter 19 undated Speakers - Souter, Lex King 19 undated Speakers - Spurrier, P.M. 19 undated Speakers - Sterrett, P. Vaughn 19 undated Speakers - Thomas, Albert 19 undated Speakers - Weaver, Robert L. 19 undated Speakers - Wright, Donald G. 19 undated Speakers - Wyatt, John 19 undated Speakers - Zimmer, John 19 undated Speakers - Zuber, Rev. 19 undated Speakers - Zigmond, Maurice K. 19 undated World War II newsletters Series IV 1943-1946 Newsletter material 20 1943-1944 Newsletter material 20 1945-1946 Newsletter - Men in service, A-H 20 1943-1944 Newsletter - Men in service, I-P 20 1943-1944 Newsletter - Men in service, Q-Z 20 1943-1944 Newsletter - Men in service, A-H 20 1945-1946 Newsletter - Men in service, I-P 20 1945-1946 Newsletter - Men in service, Q-Z 20 1945-1946 Newsletter, Miscellaneous 20 1943-1944 General files Series V 1881-1958 Activities - Reports 21 1947-1948 Adams, James P. 21 1944-1945 Administration 21 1944-1945 Administration 21 1945-1946 Administrative correspondence 21 undated Administrative correspondence 21 1949-1950 Agenda 21 1947-1948 American Friends Service Committee 21 1934 American Friends Service Committee 21 1936-1937 American Friends Service Committee 21 1937-1939 American Friends Service Committee 21 1944-1945 American Friends Service Committee 21 1945-1946 American Friends Service Committee 21 1948-1949 Annual report 21 1944-1945 Annual report 21 1945-1946 Annual reports (not BCA) 21 undated Appeals 21 1940-1950 Asia Foundation Book Drive 21 undated B.C.A. Bulletin 22 1949 B.C.A. Graduate Drive 22 1938-1947 B.C.A. historical 22 undated B.C.A. - Pertinent information, some qualifications for leadership in the BCA 22 undated B.C.A. Report to the Corporation 22 1954 B.C.A. Undergraduate Drive 22 1936-1937 Baptist Students-in-Industry seminar 22 1948 Baptist Students-in-Industry seminar 22 1949 Bear Facts 22 1956 Blood Bank 22 1949-1950 Brown Chapel 22 undated Brown Community Fund - By-laws 22 undated Brown Community Fund 22 undated Brown Community Fund 22 1948-1950 Brown Community Fund 22 1949-1950 Brown in the Far East 23 1935-1937 Brown in the Near East 23 1936 Brown Newsletter, The 23 1943-1945 Brown World Affairs Week 23 1951 Cabinet 23 1944-1945 Cabinet 23 1945-1946 Cabinet 23 1949-1950 Cabinet - Commission Reports 23 undated Cabinet - Lists (R. Phillips) 23 undated Camp Yagoog 23 1955 Camps - Summer and Work 23 1944-1945 Camps - Summer and Work 23 1945-1946 Canterbury Club - Constitution 23 undated CARE 23 undated Children's Welfare Federation 23 1943-1944 Children's Welfare Federation 23 1944-1945 Children's Welfare Federation 23 1945-1946 China Friendship Day 23 1945 Chinese Student Fund 23 undated Christian Associations in other colleges 23 1944-1945 Christian Associations in other colleges 23 1945-1946 Christian Associations in other colleges 23 1948-1949 Christian Community Commission 24 1944-1945 Christian Community Commission 24 1945-1946 Christian Community Commission 24 1949-1950 Christian Community Commission 24 1948-1949 Christian Community Commission 24 1956-1957 Christian Faith and Heritage Community 24 undated Christian Faith and Heritage Community - Hurd 24 undated Church unity 24 1948-1950 Civil liberties and freedom of speech 24 circa 1935 Civilian Public Service 24 1944-1945 Civilian Public Service 24 1945-1946 Clothing drive 24 1936-1938 Commission Reports 24 1945-1946 Conferences 24 1937 Conferences 24 1937-1938 Conferences 25 1938-1939 Conferences 25 1945-1946 Conferences, Becket 25 1945-1946 Conferences 25 1948-1949 Conferences 25 1954 Conferences 25 1956-1957 Congregational Christian Committee for War Victims and Reconstruction 25 undated Congregational Christian Churches 25 undated Conscientious objectors 25 1943-1944 Conscientious objectors 25 1948 Conscription 25 1945-1946 Conscription news 25 1946-1947 Conscription news 26 1947-1948 Conscription news 26 1948-1949 Conscription news 26 1949-1950 Constitution 26 undated Correspondence, Interoffice 26 undated Correspondence with Yale 26 undated Council on Community Service 26 undated Courtship and marriage course 26 1946 Courtship and marriage course 26 1948-1950 Courtship and marriage course 26 1953 Courtship and marriage course 26 1955-1956 Courtship and marriage course 26 1947-1955 Deputations - General 26 undated Deputations 26 1937-1938 Deputations 26 1943-1944 Deputations 26 1945-1946 Deputations 26 1946 Deputations 26 1949 Deputations 26 1953 Deputations 26 1955-1956 Deputations 26 1956-1957 Disarmament 26 undated Displaced Persons Student Fund 27 1953 Displaced Person Student Fund 27 1949-1950 Displaced persons 27 1949 Eddy, Sherwood 27 undated Effective citizenship 27 undated Employment Bureau 27 1931-1938 Financial Accounts - Graduates 27 1944-1951 Financial Accounts - Undergraduates 27 1949-1950 Food relief 27 1941-1943 Food relief 27 1944-1946 Foreign Policy Association 27 1938-1944 Foreign students 27 undated Foreign students 27 before 1939 Foreign students 27 1949 Foreign students 27 1953-1954 Fraternity Presidents 28 undated Freshman cabinet 28 1936-1937 Freshman Induction Service 28 undated Freshman Mixer 28 1955 Freshman program 28 1937-1938 Freshman program 28 1943-1944 Freshman program 28 1945-1946 Freshman program 28 1953-1954 Freshman Week 28 undated Freshman Week 28 1929-1930 Freshman Week 28 1934 Freshman Week 28 1938 Freshman Week 28 1938-1939 Freshman Week 28 1941 Freshman Week 28 1946 Freshman Week 28 1947 Freshman Week 28 1948 Freshman Week 28 1953 Freshman Week 28 1953 Freshman Week 28 1954 Freshman Week: Yawgoog Outing 28 1954 Freshman Week 28 1954-1955 Freshman Week 28 1956 Freshman Week 29 1956-1957 Freshman Week 29 1957 Fund drive 29 1910-1929, 1941-1948 Fund drive 29 1928-1931 Fund drive 29 1932-1934 Fund drive 29 1936 Fund drive 29 1937 Fund drive 29 1937-1938 Fund drive 29 1943-1944 Fund drive 29 1945-1946 Fund drive 29 1948-1949 Fund drive 29 1949-1950 Fund drive - Poll on disposition 29 1949-1950 Graduate Advisory Committee 45 1881-1900 Graduate Advisory Committee 30 1909-1921 Graduate Advisory Committee 30 1928-1946 Graduate Budget - Bookkeeping and finance 30 undated Graduate committee 30 1943-1944 Graduate committee 30 1945-1946 Graduate committee 30 1947-1948 Graduate committee 30 1948-1949 Graduate committee - Budget 30 1949-1954 Graduate committee - Correspondence 30 1949-1950 Graduate committee - Correspondence 30 1950-1954 Graduate Drive data 30 1937-1938 Graduate Drive report 30 1937-1938 Graduate Drive report 30 1938-1939 Graduate Financial Campaign 30 1925-1931 Graduate financial report 31 1927-1928 Graduate financial report 31 1928-1929 Graduate financial report 31 1929-1930 Graduate financial report 31 1930-1931 Graduate financial report 31 1936-1937 Graduate financial report 31 1937-1938 Graduate financial report 31 1938-1939 Graduate financial report 31 1939-1940 Graduate financial report 31 1940-1941 Graduate financial report 31 1941-1942 Graduate financial report 31 1942-1943 Graduate financial report 31 1943-1944 Graduate financial report 31 1944-1945 Graduate financial report 31 1949-1950 Hillel Foundation 31 undated Honor code 31 1936-1937 Hsu, Eugene 31 undated Induction services for new members and cabinet 31 undated Interfaith 7 1937 Interfaith 7 1940-1941 Interfaith 7 1943-1944 Interfaith 7 1945-1946 Interfaith - Correspondence 7 1937-1939 Interfaith Conference 7 1946 Interfaith publication, ed. by Benson Y. Landis 31 1941 International seminar 31 1944 International Service Institute 31 1945-1946 Inter-race 31 1943-1944 Inter-race 31 1945-194 Japanese Christian University 31 undated Job analysis 31 undated John Hope Community Center 31 1948-1949 Koinonia Farm 31 undated Lenten discussion groups 31 1934-1936 Lenten discussion groups 31 1938 Letters, H-L 31 1928-1929 Letters, L-P 32 1928-1929 Letters, R-W 32 1928-1929 Letters 32 1936-1937 Letters 32 1937-1938 Letters 32 1938-1939 Letters 32 1949-1950 Letters - Charlie Lincoln 32 undated Letters - Alumni 32 1945-1946 Letters - Alumni 32 1948-1949 Letters - Alumni 32 1948-1950 Letters - Alumni 32 1956-1957 Letters - Chaplain 32 undated Letters - Friedl Lang 32 undated Letters - Linwood Dodge 32 undated Letters - Parents 32 1929 Letters - Parents 7 1945-1946 Letters - Parents 7 1949-1950 Letters - Parents 7 1955-1956 Letters - Parents 7 1956-1957 Letters - Special Letters 7 1933-1936 Letters - Special Letters 7 1938-1939 Letters - Special Letters 7 1945-1946 Letters - Special Letters 7 1945-1946 Letters - Students 7 1943-1944 Letters - Students 7 1945-1946 Letters - Students 7 1948-1949 Letters - Students 7 1956-1957 Letters - Students, foreign 7 1956-1957 Letters - Wally Ross (MIT) 7 undated Library 7 1945-1946 Lists 7 1937-1938 Lists 7 1945-1946 Lists 7 1955-1956 Lists - Brown, Pembroke, Graduate, Foreign 7 1954-1955 Lists - Brown, Pembroke, Graduate, Foreign 7 1955-1956 Lists - Brown, Pembroke, Graduate, Foreign 7 1956-1957 Lists - Membership 7 1952 Lists - Membership 7 1954-1955 Lists - Membership 7 1956-1957 Lists - Outings, etc. 7 undated Log 7 1941-1942 Log 7 1940-1941 Log 7 1939-1940 Mimeographed copies of items printed 33 1945-1946 Minutes 45 1896-1911 Minutes 45 1931-1952 Miscellaneous 33 undated Miscellaneous and office correspondence 33 1945-1946 Model League 33 undated National Assembly 33 1946-1947 National Economy League 33 undated National Intercollegiate Christian Council 33 undated National Student Relief Committee 33 undated Near East Foundation 33 1945-1946 Negro Scholarship Service 33 1953-1954 New England Institute on International Relations 33 1937-1939 O-At-Ka 33 undated Outing Reservation cabins 33 1937 Outing Reservation 33 1938 Outing Reservation 33 1949 P 33 1945 Pacifism 33 1943-1944 Pacifism - Hope or Illusion 45 undated Peace Commission 33 1936-1937 Peace Commission - Survey 34 1936-1937 Peace Commission 34 1946-1947 Peace - Literature 34 1945-1946 Peace Week 34 1940 Peace Week 34 1940 Peace week 34 1940 Scope and Contents note

Includes photographs.

Peace week 34 1947 Peace week 34 1948 Pembroke Christian Association, Minutes 34 1955 Pembroke Christian Association, Minutes 34 1958 Pembroke Christian Association - secretary - treasurer's book 34 1944-1946 Photographs 34 undated Plan for BCA Fund Drive (Hugh Conklin) 34 1935 Pledge lists 34 1940-1941 Programs 34 1945-1946 Program 34 1947 Program 34 1948-1949 Program 39 1952-1953 Programs, Commissions, Retreats 34 1950-1952 Prohibition 39 undated Records of the YWCA, 1896-1905 45 1896-1905 References 39 1945-1946 Religion on campus 39 1938 Religion in higher education 39 undated Reporter, The 39 1943-1944 Reporter, The 39 1945-1946 Reporter, The 39 1946-1947 Reservation meetings 39 1945-1946 Returning vets 39 1945-1946 Retirement Fund receipts 39 undated Rhode Island Social Hygiene 39 1946-1947 Selective Service 39 1943-1944 Selective Service 39 1946 Social Action Commission 39 undated Speakers 39 1935-1937 Speakers 39 1945-1946 Speakers 39 1948-1949 Speakers Bureau 39 1937-1938 Station Wagon 39 1945-1946 Stimson letter on Japan 39 1940 Student Christian Movement in New England 39 1934-1935 Student Christian Movement in New England 39 1950 Student Christian Movement in New England 39 1956-1957 Student Christian Movement in New England 39 1937-1938 Student Christian Movement in New England 39 1938-1942 Student Christian Movement in New England 48 1945-1946 Student Christian Movement in New England 48 1947-1948 Student Christian Movement in New England - Survey 35 1947-1948 Student Christian Movement in New England 35 1948-1949 Student Christian Movement in New England 48 1949-1950 Student Christian Movement in New England 35 1956-1957 Student employment 48 1938-1939 Student employment 35 1943-1944 Student lists - Fraternities 35 1938 Students lists, Class of 1942 - Denominations 35 undated Students lists, Class of 1942 - Interests 35 undated Student protest against war 35 1937-1938 Summer Job Records 35 1937 Summer Opportunities 35 1956 Summer Opportunities 35 1957 Treasurer's account book 45 1921-1922 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1930-1931 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1931-1932 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1932-1933 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1933-1934 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1934-1935 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1936-1937 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1937-1938 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1938-1939 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1939-1940 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1940-1941 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1941-1942 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1943-1944 Undergraduate Financial Report 35 1944-1945 Undergraduate Master List 35 1945-1946 Undergraduate Master List 35 1946-1947 Undergraduate Treasury 35 undated United Negro College Fund 35 1948-1949 United States Christian Council 35 undated United Student Peace Committee 48 1936-1937 University Christian Association - Formation 48 1957-1958 University Christian Association - Negotiations 48 undated University Christian Council 48 undated University Notices 48 1948-1949 Urban League 48 undated Veteran's Commission to Study World Peace 48 undated Vocational Guidance Association of Rhode Island 48 undated Vocations 48 1945-1946 Vocations Commission 48 1947-1948 War and Peace Commission 48 1939-1940 Worker's Defense Bulletin 48 undated World Affairs Week 48 1951 World Affairs Week 48 1954 World Affairs Week 48 1955 World Affairs Week 48 1956 World Community Commission 49 1946 World Community Commission 49 1948-1949 World Community Commission 49 1949-1950 World Community Commission 49 1950-1951 World Community Commission 49 1954-1955 World Community Commission 49 1956-1957 World Community Commission - Panels 49 1954-1955 World Relatedness Commission 49 1945-1946 World Student Christian Federation 49 undated World Student Service Fund 49 undated World Student Service Fund 37 1949-1950 World University Service 37 1954 World Youth Fund 37 1946-1947 World Youth Fund 37 1947-1948 World's Student Christian Federation 37 1949-1950 Worship 37 undated YMCA Dues 37 1906 YMCA 37 1946-1948 YMCA 37 1948-1949 YMCA 37 1949-1950 Youth Group 37 1943-1944 General files Series VI 1957-1967 Alcoholism 44 undated American Friends Service Committee 44 undated Arab refugee scholarship and aid for Arab students 44 undated Atlanta trip, January 44 1964 Bailey Scholarship 44 undated Bicentennial 44 undated Brown Charities 44 undated Choctaw County, Ala., SCOPE project 44 undated Christian Faith and Life Community 44 undated Civil rights and Voter registration, Atlanta and Mississippi 56 undated Community service coordination committee 44 undated Conference sites 44 undated Conference on South Africa 44 undated Congregational -- Presbyterian 44 undated Contemporary theologians 44 undated Dartmouth conference 53 1966 April 1-2 Denominational information 53 undated East Harlem Protestant parish 53 undated Easter Eve 53 undated Ecumenical dialogue 53 undated Episcopal college church 53 undated Episcopal Society for Cultural and rRcial Unity 53 undated Faculty firesides 53 undated Fellini Film Festival 53 undated Fellowship of the Holy Spirit 53 undated Finances 53 undated Freedom singers concert 53 undated Freshman conference, Portsmouth Priory 53 1967 Freshman Week 53 1965-1967 Good neighbor pledge 53 undated Graduate School activities 53 undated Graduate students 53 undated Housing 54 undated Insurance (work camp) 54 undated President Keeney 54 undated Lectures 54 undated Paul Lehmann 54 undated Life and order of the church 54 undated Memorial room 54 undated Methodist student loans 54 undated Sam Miller 54 undated Mission - '63 54 undated Mission - '64 54 undated NAACP, '61 - '62 54 undated National student association 54 undated NSCF quadrennial, '63 - '64 55 undated National student council of YMCA 55 undated Negro students 55 undated Newman club 55 undated O-At-Ka 55 undated Operation abolition 55 undated Operation Crossroads Africa 55 undated Pembroke - administration 62 undated Pembroke - alumnae article 62 undated Pembroke - faculty firesides 62 undated Pembroke - freshman program 62 undated Pembroke - pudding party 62 undated Pembroke - social work conference 62 undated Pembroke - Yale weekend 62 undated Photographs (general) 62 undated Pre-freshmen week conference on religion 62 1965 Pre-freshmen week conference on religion 62 1966 Program - Peace 62 undated Projects committee 62 undated Publicity 62 undated Publicity (general) 61 undated Puerto Rico 61 undated Race relations (general) 61 undated Recruitment of Negro applicants (information for students comm.) 61 undated Residential seminar 61 undated Rhode Island Council on Community Services 56 undated St. Augustine appeal 56 undated SCOPE 56 undated Selma 56 undated Seminar 57 1964-1965 Seminar in Christianity 57 undated Seminaries 57 undated Seminars 57 undated Sex and marriage 57 undated Social action 57 undated Southern Christian Leadership Conference 57 undated Special Service 57 undated STAFF - reports 57 undated Student Christian Movement - Brazil 60 undated Student Christian Movement Commission 60 undated Student housing 60 undated Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 60 undated Study seminars 60 undated Summer service - general 60 undated Theatre weekend 60 undated Theological education 60 undated Tutorials 60 undated Tutoring program - NSM and project 60 undated UCA colloquia 59 1966-1967 Union seminary conference for women 59 undated University Christian mission 59 1957-1960 UCA activities and calendar dates 59 1959-1963 Advisory committee 59 undated UCA advisory committee 59 1957-1962 UCA appraisal committee 59 undated UCA brochures 59 undated UCA cabinet reports etc. 58 1959 UCA constitution 58 undated UCA council meetings 58 1964-1965 UCA executive board minutes 58 1962-1963 UCA finance committee 58 undated UCA forum commission 58 undated UCA historical data 58 undated UCA lists 58 undated UCA newsletter 58 undated UCA planning conference material 58 undated UCA solicitations 58 undated University Vesper Services 58 undated JSS - Upward bound 59 undated Urban league 59 undated Urban league of Rhode Island 59 undated Work camps 59 undated University Christian Movement 65 undated Latin America Summer Program Series VII 1964-1969 Latin American Prospects 66 1965 LASP - clippings 66 undated Dominican Republic 66 1964 Dominican Republic 66 1965 Guatemala 66 1968 Mexico 66 1965 Mr. Elmendorf 66 undated Budget 67 1965 Applicants Accepted 67 1965 Fund Raising 67 1966 Indemnity, etc. 67 1966 Budget 1966 67 undated Orientation 67 1966 LASP 67 1965 Financial Commitments 67 undated Guatemala 67 1965 Committee 67 undated Latin America Summer Projects 68 undated Orientation 68 1969 V-5-a 68 undated V-5-b 68 undated V-5-c 68 undated Dominican Republic 68 1964 Printed Forms 68 undated LASP - UCA budget 68 1969 LASP 68 1968-1969 General 68 1966 Financial Aid 69 1968 Application 69 1967 Guatemala 69 undated Central America trip 69 1967 Peace Corps correspondence 69 undated LASP 69 1967-1968 Nigeria Project 69 1967 Honduras 69 1966 Selection Committee 69 1967 Latin America 69 undated Requests for funds 69 undated Latin America Committee 69 undated K. Brooke Anderson Series VIII 1936-1957 Announcements 63 undated Children's Welfare Federation 63 undated Correspondence-Personal 63 1936-1938 Correspondence-Personal 63 1936-1938 Correspondence-Personal 63 1937-1938 Correspondence-Personal 63 1937-1938 Correspondence-Personal 63 1937-1938 Correspondence-Personal 63 1938-1939 Correspondence-Personal 63 1938-1939 Correspondence-Personal 63 1943-1944 Correspondence-Personal 63 1943-1944 Correspondence-Personal 63 1944-1945 Correspondence-Personal 63 1945-1946 Correspondence-Personal 64 1946-1947 Correspondence-Personal 64 1946-1947 Correspondence-Personal 64 1946-1947 Correspondence-Personal 64 1947-1948 Correspondence-Personal 64 1949-1950 Correspondence-Personal 64 1954-1955 Correspondence-Personal 64 1956-1957 Correspondence 64 1945 May Correspondence 64 1945 June Correspondence 64 1945 July Correspondence 64 1945 August Correspondence 64 1945 September Correspondence 64 1945 October Correspondence 64 1945 November Correspondence 64 1945 December Correspondence 64 1946 January Correspondence 64 1946 February Correspondence 64 1946 March Correspondence 64 1946 April Correspondence 64 1946 May Correspondence with Joe Wang Series IX 1937-1954 Correspondence 50 1937-1939 Correspondence 50 1940 Correspondence 50 1941 Correspondence 50 1942 Correspondence 50 1943 Correspondence 50 1944 Correspondence 50 1945 Correspondence 50 1946 Correspondence 50 1947 Correspondence 50 1948 Correspondence 50 1950 Correspondence 50 1951 Correspondence 50 1952 Correspondence 50 1953 Correspondence 50 1954 Unsorted correspondence 50 undated Foreign student fund 50 undated Brown scholarship fund in China 50 undated Peace Series X 1928-1942, undated Peace 42 undated Peace 42 1928 Peace 42 1929 Peace 42 1930 Peace 42 1931 Peace 42 1932 Peace 42 1933 Peace 42 1934 Peace 42 1935 Peace 42 1935 Peace 43 1936 Peace 43 1936 Peace 43 1937 Peace 43 1937 Peace 43 1938 Peace 43 1939 Peace 43 1940 Peace 43 1942 Assorted files Series XI 1890-1958, undated Deputations 36 undated Letters to Parents 36 1943-1944 K.B. Anderson 36 1945-1947 Graduate Advisory Committee 36 1957-1958 BCA Operating Budget 36 1957-1958 Ice Carnival 36 undated Marriage Series 36 undated Annual Report 36 undated Dean Everett M. Baker 36 undated Correspondence with students 36 undated Peace Week 36 1940 Peace Action 36 undated World Wide Communion 36 undated Chris Kolb's folder 38 undated Henry Bowman correspondence 38 undated June 1943- June 1944 38 1943-1944 Van der Graff accelerator 38 undated Embassy 38 undated In other colleges, suggestive 38 undated Mimeographed material on embassy (old embassy) 38 undated Discussion Leaders 38 1952 Prayers for students 38 undated Correspondence with students 38 1953 Transportation 38 undated Brown University 38 undated Embassy 38 circa 1900-1954 World Community Commission (WCC) 38 undated BCA 38 undated Unsorted materials 38 undated WCC - Letters and proposal plans 40 1957 copies of WCC fliers 40 1955-1956 WCC letters 40 undated Dinners, outings and trips 40 1956-1957 WCC planning meeting notes 40 undated WCC panels 40 undated WCC reception list 40 1956 WCC - Thanksgiving dinner; Christmas dinner 40 undated WCC coffee hours 40 undated WCC world Nelos 40 undated WCC 40 1955-1956 Suggestive material 40 1949-1950 WCC - miscellaneous 40 undated WCC - miscellaneous 41 undated WCC completed letters 41 1955 WCC planning meeting 41 1955-1956 WCC commission reports 41 1954 WCC administrative conference 41 undated WCC alumni bulletin 41 1957 Athens conference 41 undated Correspondence with parents 41 undated Correspondence, alumni and undergraduates 41 undated Administration correspondence 41 undated KBA file, Freshman Week 41 1955-1956 BCA program 41 undated Religious symposium, biographies and photos 41 1956 Social ethics bibliography 41 undated WCC college day outing replies 41 undated Letters - WCC, inactive panels 41 1956 Letters in progress, WCC 41 1956-1957 WCC panels 41 1957-1958 World Community Commission (WCC) 41 undated WCC historian mailing list 41 1956-1957 WCC home visiting files 41 undated Report by John Seid: World affairs week 41 1956 Worship services 41 undated YMCA correspondence 41 undated YMCA annual report 41 undated Letters - Taylor Jenkins 41 undated Report draft: ACSC 41 undated WCC - miscellaneous 41 undated Graduate letters 41 1937-1938 Bulletin 41 undated World youth travel - personnel 41 undated Publicity received 46 1951 Notes for 1941 BCA drive 46 1940 Executive Committee minutes 46 1948 Summer service projects 46 1941 Educational publications: outline for model assemblies 46 1930 September Northfield - emergency peace campaign 46 undated References 46 undated National Economy League 46 undated Newsletter 46 undated Brown Christian Association International (2 folders) 46 1950-1959 Program - BCA 46 undated Freshman Cabinet 46 1939-1940 International Club - Lincoln Society 47 1948 YMCA materials 47 1900-1949 BCA Annual Report digests 47 1908-1916 Sesquicentennial 47 undated Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company 47 1928 Religious symposium, biographies and photos 47 undated Correspondence (4 folders) 47 undated Unsorted materials 47 undated Community Fund 47 1938 Leader's report 47 1953 Bible Study Committee 51 1897 Graduate Advisory Committee 51 1928-1956 Graduate Advisory Committee 51 1890-1897 Information Bureau Committee 51 undated Missionary Committee 51 1899-1909 Bulletin 52 1913 England trip 52 1934 Technology 52 1933 World Student Christian Federation 52 undated Student Christian Movement in New England 52 1948-1955 Freshman Week 52 undated Reports 52 undated Annual Report 52 undated KBA 52 undated University notices (2 folders) 52 1954-1955 Reports 52 1948 Speakers Bureau 52 1938-1939 World Affairs Week 52 1955 KBA report 52 1957 Collection information

The Brown University Christian Association records have been organized into eleven series: I. Annual reports, 1908-1959 II. Journals, 1929-1956 III. Religious Embassy, 1929-1956 IV. World War II newsletters, 1943-1946 V. General files, 1881-1958 VI. General files, 1957-1967 VII. Latin America Summer Program, 1964-1969 VIII. K. Brooke Anderson, 1936-1957 IX. Correspondence with Joe Wang, 1937-1954 X. Peace, 1928-1942, undated XI. Assorted files, 1890-1958, undated

The Brown Christian Association records contain material relating to various issues in which the BCA was involved, such as disarmament and conscientious objectors during World War II, various relief organizations for post-war Europe, and organizations that provided aid to poor children in the United States. The collection includes annual reports, journals, and newsletters produced by the organization; correspondence and files of K. Brooke Anderson and Joe Wang; records related to campus activities during World War II; peace activities; and subject files. The materials are dated form 1881 to 1969.

There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.

Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.

Brown University Christian Association records, OF-1Q-C1, Brown University Archives.

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Related materials can be found in the K. Brooke Anderson Papers, Ms.2011.010, Brown University Library.

Names American Friends Service Committee Brown University Young Men's Christian Association Subjects Christian college students--religious life Christian college students--Religious life--Societies, etc. Occupations

Types of Materials Annual reports Financial records Letters (Correspondence) Publications RIAMCO Browsing Term Education