A Guide to the University Religious Association Records
Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
University of Florida Smathers Libraries - Special and Area Studies Collections
March 2005
Descriptive Summary |
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| Provenance: | University Religious Association (Gainesville, Fla.) | |
| Title: | University Religious Association Records | |
| Dates: | 1947-1973 | |
| Abstract: | Minutes of the Association, correspondence, and photocopies of six scrapbooks. | |
| Extent: | 1 linear feet. (3 Boxes) | |
| Identification: | Manuscript Collection 34 | |
Biographical/Historical Note
The University Religious Association (formerly Student Religious Association) was an umbrella group for the various ministries serving the student body of the University. Members of the faculty of the Department of Religion served as faculty advisors. Originally, the Student Religious Association was a student organization which coordinated program activities, social services, and religious holiday services. The Association's key event was the Religion-in-Life Week (see Manuscript Collection 33).
Scope and Content
The records in this collection were assembled from the files of faculty advisors in the Department of Religion, most notably Austin Creel, Delton Scudder, and Richard Hiers. The collection contains correspondence minutes of the Association, the Association's constitution, and photocopies of six scrapbooks encompassing the dates 1947-1962.
Access or Use Restrictions
Access
Collection is open for research.
Related Material
For additional material pertaining to the Association's Religion-in-Life Week events see Manuscript Collection 33.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], University Religious Association Records, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Contents List
Selected Subjects and Access Points |
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| The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog: | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| University of Florida -- Religion. | ||
| Personal Names: | ||
| Creel, Austin B. | ||
| Hiers, Richard H. | ||
| Scudder, Delton Lewis, 1906- | ||
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