Church Women United Collection
Scope and Contents
Collection includes correspondence, annual meeting files, program and subject files.
Dates
- created: 1943-2009
- Other: Majority of material found in 1962-2009
Creator
- Church Women United (Berea, Ky.). (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations.
Extent
6.00 boxes_(general)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Church Women United was founded at Berea College in 1943. Berea's chapter of Church Women United was part of the national movement through which any woman of any denomination could volunteer and work together. The chapter met periodically for worship, study, and fellowship. In that order the main activities were WORLD DAY OF PRAYER, on the first Friday in March, MAY FELLOWSHIP DAY on the first Friday of May, and WORLD COMMUNITY DAY, on the first Friday in November. Any offerings collected on those days were used to support self-help projects in many parts of the world. Many women joined this organization to give them a vision of kingdom-building, making them more enthusiastic and effective in their own church family. The last acting president of the Berea chapter was Eleanor Workman, and the last meeting for worship was fall 2004.
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged in seven series.
Source of Acquisition
Materials were donated over a period of many years by the following women: Ruth Eschback, Becky Grandgeorge, Joyce Hannan, Martha Pride, and Roberta Schaffer.
Other Descriptive Information
The collection opened for research in 2009.
Collection Number: BCA 0229 HC 54
Processing Information
The collection finding aid was created in March 2014.
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Berea College Special Collections and Archives Repository
Hutchins Library
100 Campus Drive
Berea Kentucky 40404 US
859.985.3262
special_collections@berea.edu