Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) records

Identifier
irn524126
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.19
  • RG-67.012
Dates
1 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 2006
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Czech
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Japanese
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

14,904 digital images, JPEG

10 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Creator(s)

Biographical History

The Unitarian Service Committee was formed as a standing committee of the American Unitarian Association in May 1940. Its purpose was to be a committee to investigate opportunities both in America and abroad for humanitarian service. In mid 1945, the Universalist Service Committee was formed. The Unitarian Service Committee (USC) separated from the American Unitarian Association (AUA), and USC Canada became a separate entity in December 1948. In 1961, the American Unitarian Association (AUA) united with the Universalist Church of America to establish the Unitarian Universalist Association. The official establishment of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) occurred in 1963, when the Unitarian Service Committee and the Universalist Service Committee merged into one. During and after World War II, The Unitarian Service Committee aided hundreds of displaced persons in occupied countries, allowing many of them to find passage to the United States. The present-day Unitarian Universalist Service Committee continues to endeavor to advance human rights and social justice throughout the world.

Archival History

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

Acquisition

The U.S Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection on loan for reproduction from Dr. Charles Clements at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee on April 6, 2007. The collection was digitized, original documents were sent to the UUSC office. Digital images of records reside in the Museum Archives.

Scope and Content

Contains originals and photocopies of reports, meeting minutes, publications, correspondence, documents, newspaper articles, announcements, programs, obituaries, oral history transcripts, a bibliography, and photographs pertaining to the founding of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), its evolving mission, objectives, and leadership. The records also pertain to the organization's projects, leadership, and offices in the United States and abroad during and after World War II. Other records relate specifically to the international medical missions of the UUSC.

System of Arrangement

The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) records consist of four series. Series 1: UUSC General Historical Records, ca. 1938-1993. Series 2: UUSC War Records, (Bulk 1939-1945). Series 3: Post-War UUSC Records, (Bulk 1945-1990). Series 4: UUSC Medical Missions Records, ca. 1940-1996

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.