Guide to the Survey Commission Records
Prepared by Jean Yrigoeyn, 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.). Survey Commission |
Title: |
Survey Commission Records |
Date Span: |
1948-1951 |
Abstract: |
The Survey Commission was established in 1948 by the General Conference of The Methodist Church for the task of re-organizing the general structure of the denomination with special focus on the general agencies. It reported to the 1952 General Conference where many of its proposals were enacted. |
Quantity: |
1.08 cu. feet |
Resource ID:
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gcah.rg.4054 |
History Note
The Survey Commission was established in 1948 with the purpose of re-organizing and restructuring the administrative agencies of the denomination.
Scope Note
The records are composed of meeting minutes and reports of the Commission.
Preferred Citation
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Survey 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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Church polity. |
Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
1335-3-5:
1 |
Presentation with Respect to a General Survey of The Methodist Church, December 17, |
1948 |
1335-3-5:
2 |
Plan of General Survey of The Methodist Church, April 1, |
1949 |
1335-3-5:
3 |
Progress Report #1 - Plan of Organization of the Local Church, April 6, |
1949 |
1335-3-5:
4 |
Progress Report #2 - General Organization of The Methodist Church, April 12, |
1949 |
1335-3-5:
5 |
Executive Committee Meeting, Chicago, IL - Discussion Materials, July 1, |
1949 |
1335-3-5:
6 |
Progress Report #3 - The Board of Missions and Church Extension, September 2, |
1949 |
1335-3-5:
7 |
Commission Meeting, Chicago, IL - Discussion Material, November 1-3, |
1949 |
1335-3-5:
8 |
A Study in the Organization of the Local Church, April 25, |
1950 |
1335-3-5:
9 |
Commission Meeting, Chicago, IL - Discussion Material, May 9- 11, |
1950 |
1335-3-5:
10 |
Commission Meeting, Chicago, IL - Discussion Material - Folder 1, October 31 - November 2-3, |
1950 |
1335-3-5:
11 |
Commission Meeting, Chicago, IL - Discussion Material - Folder 2, October 31 - November 2-3, |
1950 |
1335-3-6:
1 |
Commission Meeting, Cincinnati, OH - Discussion Material - Folder 1, January 9-11, |
1951 |
1335-3-6:
2 |
Commission Meeting, Cincinnati, OH - Discussion Material - Folder 2, January 9-11, |
1951 |
1335-3-6:
3 |
Progress Report #31 - Other Standing Commissions and Agencies, February 2, |
1951 |
1335-3-6:
4 |
Progress Report #32 - Commissions and Committees Established for the Quadrennium, February 2, |
1951 |
1335-3-6:
5 |
Commission Meeting, Chicago, IL - Discussion Material, April 3-5, |
1951 |
1335-3-6:
6 |
Commission Meeting, Denver, CO - Tentative Church Survey Draft for Discussion Purposes - Folder 1, July 3-7, |
1951 |
1335-3-6:
7 |
Commission Meeting, Denver, CO - Tentative Church Survey Draft for Discussion Purposes - Folder 2, July 3-7, |
1951 |
1335-3-6:
8 |
Commission Meeting, Chicago, IL - Discussion Material - Folder 1, September 13-15, |
1951 |
1335-3-6:
9 |
Commission Meeting, Chicago, IL - Tentative Survey Report Draft for Discussion Purposes - Folder 2, September 13-15, |
1951 |
1335-3-7:
1 |
Commission Meeting, Chicago, IL - Tentative Survey Report Draft for Discussion Purposes - Folder 3, September 13-15, |
1951 |
1335-3-7:
2 |
Executive Committee Meeting, Chicago, IL - Agenda Material, October 12, |
1951 |
1335-3-7:
3 |
Survey Report: Findings and Recommendations, Tentative Draft - Folder 1 |
1951 |
1335-3-7:
4 |
Survey Report: Findings and Recommendations, Tentative Draft - Folder 2 |
1951 |
1335-3-7:
5 |
The Methodist Church Survey Commission Report - Final Draft - Folder 1 |
1951 |
1335-3-7:
6 |
The Methodist Church Survey Commission Report - Final Draft - Folder 2 |
1951 |