Maryland Churches United Records
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Scope and Contents
The Maryland Churches United Records document the functions and projects of the organization including various programs, fundraising, volunteering projects, and ecumenical services. Materials include annual reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, films, correspondence, financial records, and church historical information projects.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-1975
Creator
- Maryland Churches United (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
To the extent that they own copyright, the donor has assigned the copyright of this collection to the University Foundation. However, copyright for some items in this collection are held by their respective creators.
Historical Note
The Maryland Churches United (MCU) was founded in 1972, after the Maryland Council of Churches dissolved in 1970. The Maryland Council of Churches (MCC) was previously founded in 1937. The Maryland Churches United was an inter-church agency for Christian cooperation whose mission included furthering Christian education, communication, missions, social service, and social action.
In 1988, the name of the MCU organization was changed to the Central Maryland Ecumenical Council, Inc. (CMEC). The Christian organization advocates to support social, economic, racial, and environmental issues. Its activities continue to focus on ecumenism and collaborating to support social justice concerns.
[Information for this historical note was gathered from the Central Maryland Ecumenical Council website www.cmecouncil.org/History.html]
Extent
8.42 Linear Feet (9 containers)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as an inventory.
Custodial History
The collection was originally part of the Maryland Council of Churches (MCC) records, which were donated to the University of Baltimore by Walter C. Houck on October 8, 1973 and were collected in multiple accessions between 1973 and 1977. The Maryland Churches United records were part of an accrual that was transferred on August 4, 1977.
Processing Information
Eight boxes in the collection have been processed and described as a folder inventory. One box is not inventoried.
Subject
- Church Women United (Organization)
- Maryland Church Women United (Organization)
- Maryland Council of Churches (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Maryland Churches United Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by archives staff. Revised by Aiden Faust (2011). Revised by Laura Bell (2022).
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Baltimore Studies Archives Repository
H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons, Room 104
1415 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore Maryland 21201 USA
410-837-4253
specialcollections@ubalt.edu