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Congregational Foundation for Education records, 1917-1935.

 Collection
Identifier: RG4991
Abstract The Congregational Foundation for Education was established in 1921 by the National Council of Congregational Churches. The program was created to help facilitate the relationships between the various churches in the Chicago area. The group worked to make resources and education available across all churches. In 1927 the foundation merged with the Congregational Education Society but maintained the same name after the merger so that the organization could receive any bequests made prior to...
Dates: 1917-1935

Congregational Home Missionary Society records, 1882-1963.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5341
Abstract The Congregational Home Missionary Society provided financial assistance for congregations that could not afford to support their own minister. They also engaged in missionary activities in locations such as states west of the Mississippi, the southern Ohio River region, Black churches in northern cities, and foreign-speaking churches. The CHMS came out of the American Home Missionary Society, which was a multi-denominational organization started in 1826 to assist congregations that are...
Dates: 1882-1963

Congregational Library & Archives Artwork collection, 1770-1998, undated.

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Identifier: RG5459
Abstract

This collection was formed in 2023 as a way to quickly see all of the artwork that is in the Congregational Library & Archives. The list will likely see growth as we identify pieces of artwork located elsewhere in the collection or with the purchase of new pieces. This collections contains 51 pieces of artwork. A majoirty of the 51 pieces are portraits, but the collection also includes architectural drawings and a bust.

Dates: 1770-1998, undated

Congregational Ministers' Union of Chicago and Vicinity records, 1857-1900.

 Collection
Identifier: RG5001
Abstract

The union formed in 1857 out of meetings held by Chicago pastors. They gathered together for prayer and to improve the relationships between the various churches. They also worked together on sermons, career development and coordinating special activities. It is not known when the union stopped meeting. This collection contains meeting minutes and record of incidentals. The incidental record contains volume two but volume one is missing.

Dates: 1857-1900

Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society records, 1841-1917.

 Collection
Identifier: RG0741
Abstract The Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society developed from the union of two earlier organizations: The Massachusetts Sabbath-School Society, and the American Doctrinal Tract Society. These two organizations joined in 1868 to form the Congregational Sabbath-School and Publishing Society. Its purpose was to "explain...and support the Congregational faith and polity" and to promote Sabbath-school organization and education. The Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society...
Dates: 1841-1917

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Church records and registers. 379
Church membership. 120
Baptismal records. 88
Marriage records. 81
Associations, institutions, etc. 72
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New England's Hidden Histories. 71
Church finance. 68
Necrologies. 43
Clergy -- Correspondence. 33
Pews and pew rights. 32
Women -- Societies and clubs. 32
Church history. 31
Church discipline. 30
Diaries. 29
Sunday schools. 28
Installation (clergy). 26
Scrapbooks. 25
Sermons. 23
Sermons, American. 22
Clergy -- United States. 20
Correspondence. 20
Ordination. 19
Church societies. 18
Photographs. 18
Sermons, American -- Early works to 1800. 18
Covenants (Church polity). 17
Church correspondence. 16
Home missions. 16
Registers of births, etc. 13
Worship programs. 13
Church buildings. 12
Creeds. 11
Charities. 10
Church controversies. 10
Church newsletters. 10
Christian education. 9
Covenants (Church polity) -- Congregational churches. 9
Letters. 9
Community organization. 8
Corporate minutes. 8
Women in church work. 8
Baptism. 7
Religious institutions. 7
Christian education of children. 6
Church architecture -- Designs and plans. 6
Church bulletins. 6
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.). 6
Missionaries -- Correspondence. 6
Music in churches. 6
Obituaries. 6
Unitarian controversy. 6
Women -- Religious life. 6
Christian union. 5
Church polity. 5
Clergy conferences. 5
Constitutions. 5
Excommunication. 5
Fraternal organizations. 5
Genealogy. 5
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. 5
Vital statistics. 5
Anniversaries. 4
Antislavery movements. 4
Baptism and church membership. 4
Church bells. 4
Church charities. 4
Church property. 4
Church statistics. 4
Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election. 4
Clergy -- Pictorial works. 4
Commonplace books. 4
Corporation reports -- Religious aspects. 4
Gay rights -- Religious aspects. 4
Legal documents. 4
Missions -- Africa. 4
Social surveys. 4
Speeches, addresses, etc., American. 4
Wills. 4
Women clergy. 4
Account books. 3
Autobiography. 3
Biography. 3
Book collecting. 3
Christian stewardship. 3
Christianity and politics. 3
Church and state. 3
Church lands. 3
City missions. 3
Clergy -- Finance, Personal. 3
Conference proceedings. 3
Congregational churches. 3
Deacons -- Congregational churches. 3
Education, Higher. 3
Education. 3
Funeral sermons. 3
Guest books. 3
Indians of North America -- Missions. 3
Lectures and lecturing. 3
Missionaries -- India. 3
Missionaries -- Turkey. 3
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Language
English 1055
German 6
Greek, Modern (1453-) 1
Latin 1
Spanish; Castilian 1
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Tamil 1
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Names
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 56
Chicago (Ill.) 15
Chicago Theological Seminary 14
Ecclesiastical Council. 12
American Home Missionary Society 9
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Old South Church (Boston, Mass.) 7
United Church Board for World Ministries. 7
Andover Theological Seminary 6
Christian Church (Denomination) 6
Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890 6
National Council of Congregational Churches of the United States 5
United Church Board for World Missionaries. 5
American Missionary Association. 4
Andover Newton Theological School 4
Brockton (Mass.) 4
Codman, John, 1782-1847 4
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (U.S.) 4
Park , Edwards Amasa 4
Park Street Church (Boston, Mass.) 4
United Church of Christ 4
Beecher, Edward 3
Berkeley Temple Congregational Church (Boston, Mass.) 3
Bethany Congregational Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 3
Boston Seaman's Friend Society. 3
Cambridge (Mass.) 3
Clarke, Jonas Bowen. 3
Congregational Association of Detroit 3
Congregational Christian Historical Society 3
Congregational Churches. 3
Congregational Library (Boston, Mass.) 3
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758 3
Evangelical and Reformed Church 3
Fagley, Frederick Louis, 1879-1958 3
First Church (Ipswich, Mass.) 3
General Association of Illinois 3
General Conference of the German Evangelical Congregational Churches of North America. 3
German Congregational Church. 3
Langworthy, Isaac P. (Isaac Pendleton), 1806-1888 3
Massachusetts Congregational Christian Conference. 3
Minister's Club (Boston, Mass.) 3
Missionary Society of Connecticut 3
North Bridgewater (Mass.) 3
Pilgrim Memorial Church (Pittsfield, Mass.) 3
South Church (Salem, Mass.) 3
Taylor, Richard H. (Richard Henry) 3
Tenney, Samuel 3
United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns 3
Woman's Board of Missions 3
Wood, Robert Watson 3
Abington (Mass.) 2
Albro, John A. (John Adams), 1799-1866 2
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Japan Mission 2
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Prudential Committee. 2
American Congregational Union. 2
American Education Society. 2
American Tract Society 2
Anderson, Rufus 2
Arlington (Mass.) 2
Barnard, John 2
Barnstable (Mass.) 2
Barton, William Eleazar 2
Bascom, Flavel, 1804-1890 2
Baxter, Joseph, 1676-1745 2
Beckwith, Kenneth D., 1896- 2
Beecher, Henry Ward 2
Bethany Church (Montpelier, Vt.) 2
Broadway Tabernacle (New York, N.Y.) 2
Brooks, Phillips 2
Bushnell, Horace 2
Butman, Harry R. 2
Cherokee Association of Congregational Churches (Iowa) 2
Chicago Congregational Union. 2
Church in Brattle Square (Boston, Mass.) 2
Church of Christ at Concord (Concord, Mass.) 2
Clarendon Congregational Church (Hyde Park, Boston, Mass.) 2
Clark, Joseph S. (Joseph Sylvester) 2
Colorado Springs (Colo.) 2
Community Renewal Society (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Congregational Christian Service Committee 2
Congregational Church (Sturbridge, Mass.) 2
Congregational Conference of Ohio. 2
Congregational Home Missionary Society 2
Congregational Publishing Society 2
Conrad, Arcturus Z. (Arcturus Zodiac) 2
Dartmouth College 2
Doane, Carla Strong 2
Doane, Edward Topping 2
Eliot, John 2
Emmons, Nathanael 2
Finney, Charles G. 2
First Church (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.) 2
First Church of Christ (Granville, Mass.) 2
First Church of Christ (Lancaster, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church (Brimfield, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church (Newton, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church (Rockport, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church and Society (Taunton, Mass.) 2
First Congregational Church of Monee (Monee, Ill.) 2
Foster, Lemuel 2
General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches. 2
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