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Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council. Records

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Preservation of this collection was supported with a generous gift from the University of Chicago Service League.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council. Records
Language
Documents in English
Size
6.5 linear feet (12 boxes)
Repository
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center
University of Chicago Library
1100 East 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.
Abstract
This collection contains the records of the Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council, from 1911-1993. Included are administrative records such as minutes, correspondence, budgets and directories of membership. This collection also contains general subject files covering Council projects and affiliated institutions.

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Citation

When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library

Historical Note

Founded in 1911, the Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council’s purpose has remained unchanged; they strive for “the increased efficiency of the spiritual forces of our community along cooperative lines.” The Council has evolved over the years to include a greater variety of religious traditions. It began in 1911 as “the Council of Hyde Park Churches.” In 1929, the name changed first to “The Council of Hyde Park and Kenwood Churches” and changed again in 1939 to “The Council of Hyde Park and Kenwood and Synagogues.” If finally became the Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council in 1984.

The Council has acted as a community organizing agent supporting each specific religious institution, while also working to fulfill its own objective to affect change. The Council explains that:

“its members agree to respect the integrity of their different faiths and the right to practice their beliefs. The Council is dedicated to projects for the betterment of life in the community and to the struggle for human equality. The purpose of the Association is to provide effective channels for cooperative expression of our shared mission for the care of the community. These channels include: community service, social justice, mutual spiritual enrichment and understanding... We seek ways to offer support in times of need, to witness to values that heal and repair division, and to create interfaith understanding.”

The Interfaith Council is known for its Annual Community Thanksgiving Service at Rockefeller Chapel. It is also famous in the Hyde Park and Kenwood community for its hunger projects, running the Open Kitchen and the Pantry.

Scope Note

This collection includes the records of the Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council. The first part of the collection contains administrative materials such as minutes covering 1911-1989, budgets, correspondence, directories of members and meeting records. Following these administrative records are general subject files of Council projects and affiliated institutions, arranged alphabetically. These subject files largely contain correspondence and plans for cooperative events associated with the Council. Box 12 also contains oversized posters announcing upcoming Council events, such as their annual Community Thanksgiving Service and their Brotherhood Dinner.

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INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder 1-9
Title
Executive Committee minutes, 1961-1976
Box 2
Folder 1-7
Title
Executive Committee minutes, 1977-1984
Box 2
Folder 8-9
Title
Minutes, 1911-1920
Box 3
Folder 1-9
Title
Minutes, 1921-1957
Box 4
Folder 1-7
Title
Minutes, 1958-1986
Box 5
Folder 1-5
Title
Minutes, 1986-1989
Box 5
Folder 6-11
Title
Meetings, annual meetings and dinner, 1984-1992
Box 5
Folder 12
Title
Meetings, semi-annual meetings, 1993
Box 6
Folder 1
Title
Budgets, 1960s to 1970s
Box 6
Folder 2
Title
By-laws and constitution, 1983-1984
Box 6
Folder 3-4
Title
General correspondence, 1977-1991
Box 6
Folder 5
Title
Directories and related information, 1976-1991
Box 6
Folder 6
Title
Nominating Committee, 1964-1981
Box 6
Folder 7
Title
Publicity, newspaper clippings, Hyde Park Herald and Chicago Tribune, 1963-1992
Box 6
Folder 8
Title
"53rd Street business men," letter, n.d.
Box 6
Folder 9
Title
Augustana Lutheran Church, Catholic Theological Union, and Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, correspondence and documents, 1971-1990
Box 6
Folder 10
Title
Benefit for Food Pantry, 1986
Box 7
Folder 1
Title
Blue Gargoyle Youth Center, correspondence and documents, 1976-1991
Box 7
Folder 2
Title
B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, Brent House, and Chicago Sinai, correspondence, clippings, documents, 1973-1987
Box 7
Folder 3
Title
Boy Scouts, 1979
Box 7
Folder 4
Title
Brochures, 1982-1991
Box 7
Folder 5
Title
Chicago Theological Seminary, Disciples Divinity House, 57th Street Meeting of Friends, and Hyde Park Christian Reformed Church, correspondence and documents, 1977-1988
Box 7
Folder 6
Title
Christian-Jewish relations, 1980-1988
Box 7
Folder 7
Title
Church Federation of Chicago, 1977
Box 7
Folder 8
Title
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, correspondence, 1977-1987
Box 7
Folder 9
Title
Church of St. Paul and the Redeemer, correspondence, 1967-1990
Box 7
Folder 10
Title
City of Chicago, 1977-1981
Box 7
Folder 11
Title
Common Cause, 1980-1981
Box 7
Folder 12
Title
Community Food Pantry Project, correspondence and documents, 1982-1993
Box 8
Folder 1
Title
Congregation Rodfei Zedek, correspondence, brochures, clippings, papers, 1974-1991
Box 8
Folder 2-4
Title
Council of Hyde Park and Kenwood Churches and Synagogues, history, correspondence and documents, 1911-1976
Box 8
Folder 5
Title
First Baptist Church, First Unitarian Church, Cornell Baptist Church, The Church of the Resurrection, Hyde Park Fellowship Assembly of God, and Hyde Park Seventh Day Adventist, correspondence and documents, 1965-1985
Box 8
Folder 6
Title
Hokin Foundation, correspondence, 1977-1979
Box 8
Folder 7
Title
Hyde Park Jewish Community Center, correspondence, 1977-1987
Box 8
Folder 8
Title
Hyde Park-Kenwood Social Services Guide, 1978-1979
Box 8
Folder 9
Title
Hyde Park-Kenwood Survey of Community Needs, 1981
Box 9
Folder 1
Title
Hyde Park Lutheran Church, correspondence, 1972-1976
Box 9
Folder 2
Title
Hyde Park Methodist Church, correspondence and documents, 1962-1971
Box 9
Folder 3
Title
Hyde Park Union Church, correspondence, newsletters, annual reports, 1961-1991
Box 9
Folder 4
Title
Illinois Central Community Hospital, 1975-1976
Box 9
Folder 5
Title
Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry, 1977-1986
Box 9
Folder 6
Title
Jesuit School of Theology, correspondence, 1973-1981
Box 9
Folder 7-8
Title
KAM Isaiah Israel, correspondence, pamphlets, newsletters, 1963- 1991
Box 10
Folder 1
Title
Kenwood United Church of Christ, correspondence, annual reports, documents, 1960-1992
Box 10
Folder 2
Title
Kiwanis Club, correspondence, 1974-1978
Box 10
Folder 3
Title
Living Peace Baptist Church, correspondence and documents, 1981-1987
Box 10
Folder 4
Title
Lutheran School of Theology, correspondence and documents, 1958-1987
Box 10
Folder 5
Title
McCormick Theological Seminary, correspondence, 1982-1987
Box 10
Folder 6
Title
Meadville/Lombard Theological School, correspondence, 1981- 1987
Box 10
Folder 7
Title
National Council of the Churches of Christ, correspondence, reports, documents, 1977-1983
Box 10
Folder 8
Title
Operation P.U.S.H., correspondence and documents, 1972-1979
Box 10
Folder 9
Title
Program for Resource Sharing, 1977-1981
Box 10
Folder 10
Title
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, correspondence and documents, 1974-1986
Box 10
Folder 11
Title
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, correspondence and documents, 1967-1986
Box 10
Folder 12
Title
St. Ambrose Catholic Church, correspondence, 1963-1987
Box 11
Folder 1
Title
St. Gregory of Nyassa Lutheran Church. Correspondence, 1977- 1983
Box 11
Folder 2
Title
St. James United Methodist Church, correspondence and documents, 1976-1986
Box 11
Folder 3
Title
St. Stephan's Church of Christ and St. Stephan's House, correspondence and documents, 1977-1982
Box 11
Folder 4
Title
Swedenborgian Church in Chicago, Chicago Society of the New Jerusalem, correspondence, 1984-1987
Box 11
Folder 5
Title
Tenth Church of Christ, Scientist, correspondence, 1982-1984
Box 11
Folder 6
Title
Thanksgiving Service at Rockefeller Chapel, programs and posters, 1977-1991
Box 11
Folder 7
Title
The Church Home, correspondence and documents, 1981-1989
Box 11
Folder 8
Title
Together newsletter, 1981
Box 11
Folder 9
Title
Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1976
Box 11
Folder 10
Title
United Church of Hyde Park, correspondence and documents, 1966-1992
Box 11
Folder 11
Title
United Methodist Foundation, correspondence, 1973-1987
Box 11
Folder 12
Title
University Church of Disciples of Christ, correspondence and documents, 1974-1990
Box 11
Folder 13
Title
Vivekananda Vedanta Society, correspondence, 1973-1992
Box 11
Folder 14
Title
White House and U.S. Senate, correspondence, 1979-1981
Box 11
Folder 15
Title
Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.), correspondence, brochures, and documents, 1952-1980
Box 12
Title
Hyde Park and Kenwood Interfaith Council sponsored event posters, 1942-1992