Case Studies

The Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ Records Survey

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Abstract

Between 1980 and 1983 the Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ surveyed the records held by its 160 local congregations.' The survey had its genesis in 1976, when enthusiasm for historical matters led the Conference to create a state-level historical committee. Among other responsibilities it was charged with encouraging and educating churches in the preservation of their historical records. The committee, composed of lay volunteers, soon recognized that it had little idea of the kinds or quantities of records which might be found in parish collections, let alone how they should be preserved. In its dilemma the committee turned to the Minnesota Historical Society, hoping that the society's field representatives might be able to conduct a survey for it. That notion was impracticable, but the society did encourage an application to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for financial support for a full-scale survey.

How to Cite:

Hage, A. A., (1985) “The Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ Records Survey”, Archival Issues 10(1), 53–62. doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/archivalissues.8124