Chicago Conference on Religion and Race records

Descriptive Summary

Title
Chicago Conference on Religion and Race records
Dates
1963-1983
Creator
Chicago Conference on Religion and Race
Creator
Ragland, Albert M, Church Federation of Greater Chicago
Size
27 linear ft. (23 boxes)
Language
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.

Scope and Content

Correspondence, minutes, memos, financial records, press releases, and other administrative files of the Chicago Conference on Religion and Race (CCRR), which was founded after the January 1963 Chicago meeting of the National Conference on Religion and Race to facilitate inter-group cooperation without establishing a separate agency. Includes materials on the Tri-Faith Employment Project, a training and referral effort operated by the CCRR in conjunction with other private and public employment bodies.

Conditions for Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.

Preferred Citation

A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.

Custodial History

Most of this collection was a gift of the Church Federation of Greater Chicago (1989.0777).

Related Material

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the John M. Ragland papers (including Albert Ragland files); the John M. Ragland collection of visual materials (1986.0048); and the Chicago Conference on Religion and Race photograph collection (1986.0047).

Indexed Terms

Meeting Name

National Conference on Religion and Race(1963 :Chicago, Ill.)