Guide to the Records of the Commission for the Study and Action on the Jurisdictional
System
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
10/1/2003
Overview of Records
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| Record Creator: |
Methodist Church (U.S.). Commission for the Study and Action on the Jurisdictional System |
| Title: |
Records of the Commission for the Study and
Action on the Jurisdictional System |
| Dates: |
1940-
1960 |
| Abstract: |
One of the first commissions established by the General Conference to look into the issues of racial segregation within the denomination and how to effectively end it. |
| Extent: |
1 cu. feet |
| Resource ID:
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gcah.rg.4315 |
History Note
The Commission to Study and Recommend Action Concerning the Jurisdictional System was created by the General Conference of 1956, composed of seventy members from all six jurisdictions, and assigned the following responsibility and authority: to make a thorough study of the jurisdictional system, with special reference to its philosophy, its effectiveness, its weaknesses, and its relationship to the future of the Methodist Church; and, to carry on studies and conduct hearings in all the jurisdictions on racial segregation in the Methodist Church, and other problems related to the jurisdictional system. Finally, the commission was to develop courses of action directed toward greater interracial brotherhood and the spirit of Christian love.
Scope Note
Contains the final report of the Commission, minutes from various jurisdictional hearing sessions, various resources used by the Commission, correspondence, news releases, resolutions and personal statements made before and by the Commission.
Preferred Citation
When citing material
from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file
folder, Jurisdictional System Study Commission, 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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African Americans |
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Church controversies |
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Church polity |
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Race relations-Religious aspects |
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Racism |
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Segregation-Religious aspects. |
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African American
Methodists |
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1335-4-7:
1 |
Report to the 1960 General Conference (Drafts) |
1959 |
| 1335-4-7:
2 |
Report of the Sub-Committee of the Commission to Study the Jurisdictional System, March 4, |
1959 |
| 1335-4-7:
3 |
Recommendations from the Commission, September 22, |
1959 |
| 1335-4-7:
4 |
Jurisdictional System Hearings: Plans, Minutes and Reports |
1957-1958 |
| 1335-4-7:
5 |
Pilot Hearing (Transcript) Evanston, IL, May 10, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-7:
6 |
Jurisdictional Conferences (Selected Notes) |
1952-1956 |
| 1335-4-7:
7 |
Hearing: Central Jurisdiction (Transcript) Baltimore, MD, October 9-10, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-7:
8 |
Hearing: Central Jurisdiction (Transcript) New Orleans, LA, October 14, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-7:
9 |
Hearing: North Central Jurisdiction (Transcript) Minneapolis, MN, October 22-23, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-7:
10 |
Hearing: North Central Jurisdiction (Transcript) Detroit, MI, November 20, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-7:
11 |
Hearing: North Central Jurisdiction (Transcript) Columbus, OH, November 22-23, Folder 1 |
1957 |
| 1335-4-7:
12 |
Hearing: North Central Jurisdiction (Transcript) Columbus, OH, November 22-23, Folder 2 |
1957 |
| 1335-4-7:
13 |
Hearing: Northeastern Jurisdiction (Transcript) Philadelphia, PA, October 9, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-8:
1 |
Hearing: Northeastern Jurisdiction (Transcript) Boston, MA, October 11, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-8:
2 |
Hearing: Northeastern Jurisdiction (Transcript) New York, NY, October 14-15, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-8:
3 |
Hearing: Northeastern Jurisdiction (Transcript) Pittsburgh, PA, October 16, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-8:
4 |
Hearing: South Central Jurisdiction (Transcript) Kansas City, MO, October 18, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-8:
5 |
Hearing: South Central Jurisdiction (Transcript) Oklahoma City, OK, October 11, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-8:
6 |
Hearing: South Central Jurisdiction (Transcript) San Antonio, TX, October 14, |
1957 |
| 1335-4-8:
7 |
Hearing: South Central Jurisdiction (Transcript) Shreveport, LA, October 16-17, |
1957 |
| 1336-4-1:
1 |
Hearing: Southeastern Jurisdiction (Transcript) Orangeburg, SC, October 11, |
1957 |
| 1336-4-1:
2 |
Hearing: Southeastern Jurisdiction (Transcript) Louisville, KY, October 22-23, Folder 1 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-1:
3 |
Hearing: Southeastern Jurisdiction (Transcript) Louisville, KY, October 22-23, Folder 2 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-1:
4 |
Hearing: Southeastern Jurisdiction (Transcript) Montgomery, AL, October 24-25, Folder 1 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-1:
5 |
Hearing: Southeastern Jurisdiction (Transcript) Montgomery, AL, October 24-25, Folder 2 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-1:
6 |
Hearing: Southeastern Jurisdiction (Transcript) Atlanta, GA, October 28-29, |
1957 |
| 1336-4-1:
7 |
Hearing: Western Jurisdiction (Transcript) Denver, CO, September 10, |
1957 |
| 1336-4-1:
8 |
Hearing: Western Jurisdiction (Transcript) Seattle, WA, September 19-20, |
1957 |
| 1336-4-1:
9 |
Hearing: Western Jurisdiction (Transcript) Los Angeles, CA, September 13, |
1957 |
| 1336-4-2:
1 |
Hearing: Western Jurisdiction (Transcript) San Francisco, CA, September 16, |
1957 |
| 1336-4-2:
2 |
Resource: "Methodism in the Changing Southeast" Southeastern Jurisdiction Council |
1952 |
| 1336-4-2:
3 |
Resource: Commission to Study the Central Jurisdiction Report, April, |
1952 |
| 1336-4-2:
4 |
Resource: Philosophy and Effectiveness of the Jurisdictional Structure of The Methodist Church, Adopted by the College of Bishops and the Executive Committee of the Southeastern Jurisdiction |
1955-1956 |
| 1336-4-2:
5 |
Resource: The Methodist Church Since Unification: A Study of Statistical Trends and Characteristics |
1940-1957 |
| 1336-4-2:
6 |
Resource: Report on the Lexington Conference, Central Jurisdiction, Prepared by the Board of National Missions |
1957-1957 |
| 1336-4-2:
7 |
Resource: Selected Work Documents - Six Research Studies Prepared for the Commission for Study and Action on the Jurisdictional System |
1960 |
| 1336-4-2:
8 |
Resource: Printed Materials on Race |
1955-1957 |
| 1336-4-2:
9 |
Correspondence: February 15, |
1958 |
| 1336-4-2:
10 |
News Releases and Articles |
1957 |
| 1336-4-2:
11 |
Notebook: Pre-Conference Material for Convocation on Urban Life, Board of National Missions |
1958 |
| 1336-4-3:
1 |
Meeting: Follow-up Conference to the Conference on the "Inclusive Church", Milwaukee, WI, April 19, |
1958 |
| 1336-4-3:
2 |
Personal Statements Made at Jurisdictional Hearings - Folder 1 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-3:
3 |
Personal Statements Made at Jurisdictional Hearings - Folder 2 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-3:
4 |
Resolutions and Correspondence - Folder 1 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-3:
5 |
Resolutions and Correspondence - Folder 2 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-3:
6 |
Resolutions and Correspondence - Folder 3 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-3:
7 |
Resolutions from Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference - Folder 1 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-3:
8 |
Resolutions from Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference - Folder 2 |
1957 |
| 1336-4-4:
1 |
General Statistics and Charts re: Jurisdictions |
1940-1957 |
