Guide to the Administrative Files of the Commission on Interjurisdictional Relations
Prepared by Jean Yrigoyen, Assistant Archivist, and L. Dale Patterson, Archivist
United Methodist Archives and History Center
General Commission on Archives and History, Madison, New Jersey
5/23/2003
Overview of Records
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| Record Creator: |
Methodist Church (U.S.). Commission on Interjurisdictional Relations |
| Title: |
Administrative Files of the Commission on Interjurisdictional Relations |
| Date Span: |
1956-1970 |
| Abstract: |
The Commission on Interjurisdictional Relations developed the plan which abolished the Central Jurisdiction within The Methodist Church. These records deal with the committee meetings and correspondence of the commission. |
| Quantity: |
0.54 cu. feet |
| Resource ID:
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gcah.rg.1293 |
History Note
The Commission on Interjurisdictional Relations developed the plan which abolished the racially segregated Central Jurisdiction.
Created in 1956 as the Commission to Study the Jurisdictional System, it was re-constituted in 1960 as the Commission on Interjurisdictional Relations. The records here constitute material kept by Leonard Slutz, the secretary for the North Central delegation of the commission.
Scope Note
These series contains minutes of the meetings, correspondence, resolutions, research projects.
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Series: Advisory Councils
Series: Interjurisdictional Relations
subseries: Documents
subseries: Minutes and Correspondence
Series: Jurisdictional System
Preferred Citation
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Interjurisdictional Commission Records, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the items' call number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Access Restrictions
Denominational agency journals, reports and committee minutes are open to the public unless they have been closed in accordance with requirements specified in the Discipline. Denominational agency staff office records are closed for twenty-five (25) years after creation. Personnel records are closed for at least 75 years. Appeals can be made to the General Commission on Archives and History, P. O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940.
Restrictions on Use
Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required.
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Subject Terms |
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Subject Topics |
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Church and social problems |
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Church polity |
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Race relations. |
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Functions |
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Study commissions. |
Series: Advisory Councils
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1336-2-8:
5 |
Advisory Council on Interjurisdictional Affairs, Southeastern Jurisdiction: Minutes and Correspondence |
1964-1965 |
| 1336-2-8:
6 |
Meeting: Joint Advisory Council of the Southeastern and Central Jurisdiction - Correspondence, Reports and Minutes, December 7- 8, |
1965 |
| 1336-2-8:
7 |
Meeting: Conference and Area Advisory Councils, Central Jurisdiction, Southeastern Region - Minutes and Correspondence, February 25, |
1966 |
| 1336-2-8:
8 |
Advisory Council Joint Drafting Committee |
1965-1966 |
Series: Interjurisdictional Relations
Sub-series: Documents
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1335-3-1:
9 |
Suggestions for Successful Mergers |
1961-1966 |
| 1335-3-1:
10 |
Report: Toward a Racially Inclusive Methodist Church |
1965-1966 |
| 1335-3-2:
1 |
Commission Reports to the General Conference and other Resource Materials - Folder 1 |
1962-1970 |
| 1335-3-2:
2 |
Commission Reports to the General Conference and other Resource Materials - Folder 2 |
1962-1970 |
| 1335-3-2:
3 |
Methodist Information Press Releases |
1964-1966 |
Sub-series: Minutes and Correspondence
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1336-2-8:
9 |
Minutes and Related Materials |
1964-1966 |
| 1336-2-8:
10 |
Correspondence: Leonard D. Slutz |
1964 |
| 1336-2-8:
11 |
Correspondence: Leonard D. Slutz |
1965 |
| 1335-3-1:
1 |
Correspondence: Leonard D. Slutz |
1966 |
| 1335-3-1:
2 |
Correspondence: Leonard D. Slutz |
1967 |
| 1335-3-1:
3 |
Correspondence with Commission Members |
1964-1965 |
| 1335-3-1:
4 |
Correspondence with Commission Members |
1966 |
| 1335-3-1:
5 |
Correspondence Re: Special Session of the 1964 General Conference, November 7-11, |
1966 |
| 1335-3-1:
6 |
Correspondence Re: Meeting, Lake Junaluska, NC, July 1-2, 1965 |
1965-1966 |
| 1335-3-1:
7 |
Appeal to the Judicial Council for a Declaratory Decision Re: S.E. Jurisdictional Conference, S.E. Jurisdiction and The Committee of Five, Central Jurisdiction |
1964-1966 |
| 1335-3-1:
8 |
Resolutions for Mergers |
1965 |
Series: Jurisdictional System
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1336-2-8:
1 |
Committee to Study the Jurisdictional System: Minutes and Reports to the 1960 General Conference (Drafts) |
1956-1959 |
| 1336-2-8:
2 |
Hearings on the Jurisdictional System |
1956-1959 |
| 1336-2-8:
3 |
Reports on Hearings on the Jurisdictional System |
1958 |
| 1336-2-8:
4 |
Jurisdictional System Discussion Documents |
1956-1958 |
