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).
Indexed Terms
- Ragland, Albert M.
- Chicago Conference on Religion and Race
- Church Federation of Greater Chicago
- Tri-Faith Employment Program (Chicago, Ill.)
- African Americans -- Employment -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Relations with Jews -- 20th century
- Discrimination in employment -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Employment agencies -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Race -- Religious aspects -- Judaism -- 20th century
- Race -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- 20th century
- Social service -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Race relations -- 20th century
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Minutes
- Press releases
Meeting Name
National Conference on Religion and Race(1963 :Chicago, Ill.)