National Conference of Christians and Jews
records, 1962–1980

Collection Information

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Series Contents

Cataloging Information

Processed by

Betty Alberty and Paul Brockman
February 2006

Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269

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COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION:	8 Boxes
COLLECTION DATES:	1962–1980
PROVENANCE:	Indiana Region National Conference of Christians and Jews, Indianapolis ,Indiana, September 1981
RESTRICTIONS:	None
COPYRIGHT:
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS:	Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society.
ALTERNATE FORMATS:
RELATED HOLDINGS:
ACCESSION NUMBER:	1981.0905
NOTES:

The National Conference of Christians and Jews was founded in 1928, to bring together "individuals from all religious groups who, without compromise of conscience or of their distinctive religious differences, work together for human relations." National headquarters, with a staff of 200, are on Fifth Avenue in New York. There are also 75 regional organizations.

The NCCJ has programs for adults and youth in community relations, the administration of justice, education, inter-creedal relations, and equal opportunity for employment. The programs include workshops, training programs, sponsorship of Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week, awards, and a quarterly newsletter.

The Indiana regional organization of NCCJ, in existence since at least 1955, operates with a part-time staff which frequently changes. There is a board of about twenty-five members. A distinct effort is made to balance various groups on the board, which includes well-known civic leaders. Principal sources of revenue are memberships, both corporate and individual, and an annual Brotherhood Dinner which not only gives awards but raises funds.

For adults, the principal NCCJ programs have been organized dialogues between different groups-- Clergy-Business, Black-Jewish, Labor-Management, Interfaith; conferences on subjects like criminal justice, affirmative action, and the Holocaust; and Brotherhood dinners and awards.

For young adults there has been an ongoing program of High School Human Relations Councils and Awards, as well as a Peer Leadership program and a Youth Council. For younger children there is a continuing Green Circle program.

Sources:

Materials in collection.
Newspaper file at Indiana State Library Encyclopedia of Associations.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This collection, filling eight manuscript boxes, consists of minutes, correspondence, circulars, and programs from the period 1962-1980. It is arranged by organization and function, and chronologically within these categories.

Series 1 contain records of the Indiana regional office of NCCJ, from 1964–80 with heavy emphasis on the years 1977-79. Included are board minutes which run from 1969–80. Among the related items are correspondence from 1978-79; monthly program reports for the years 1964–77, and papers from individual conferences and dialogues. There also is a complete account of the membership campaigns of 1978 and 1979. Related items from other Indiana cities include an incomplete file of the regional newsletter, as well as accounts of early activity in Fort Wayne and South Bend.

Series 2 contains material from the national organization such as workshops, correspondence newsletters and correspondence, 1979.

Series 3 include materials from related organizations at the local and national level.

series CONTENTS

Series 1: Indiana Regional Office Records, 1969–1980

CONTENTS	CONTAINER
Statement of Purpose, Articles and By-Laws	Box 1, Folder 1
Indiana Board Minutes, 1969–70	Box 1, Folder 2
Indiana Board Minutes, 1971	Box 1, Folder 3
Indiana Board Minutes, 1972	Box 1, Folder 4
Indiana Board Minutes, 1973	Box 1, Folder 5
Indiana Board Minutes, 1974	Box 1, Folder 6
Indiana Board Minutes, 1975	Box 1, Folder 7
Indiana Board Minutes, 1976	Box 1, Folder 8
Indiana Board Minutes, 1977	Box 1, Folder 9
Indiana Board Minutes, 1978	Box 1, Folder 10
Indiana Board Minutes, 1979	Box 1, Folder 11
Indiana Board Minutes, 1980	Box 1, Folder 12
Indiana Advisory Council, 1968, 1976–77	Box 1, Folder 13
Indiana Public Affairs Advisory Council, 1975	Box 1, Folder 14
Annual Meeting, 1978	Box 1, Folder 15
General Correspondence, 1978	Box 1, Folder 16
General Correspondence, 1979	Box 1, Folder 17
Correspondence, Enid Brodsky, Director, 1978–79	Box 1, Folder 18
Correspondence, Keith Pegg, 1978	Box 1, Folder 19
Indiana Part-Time Employees, 1978–79	Box 2, Folder 1
Indiana Monthly Program Reports, 1964	Box 2, Folder 2
Indiana Monthly Program Reports, 1965	Box 2, Folder 3
Indiana Monthly Program Reports, 1966–67	Box 2, Folder 4
Indiana Monthly Program Reports, 1968–69	Box 2, Folder 5
Indiana Monthly Program Reports, 1970–71	Box 2, Folder 6
Indiana Monthly Program Reports, 1972–73	Box 2, Folder 7
Indiana Monthly Program Reports, 1973–74	Box 2, Folder 8
Indiana Monthly Program Reports, 1974–75	Box 2, Folder 9
Indiana Monthly Program Reports, 1975–76	Box 2, Folder 10
Indiana Monthly Program Reports, 1976–77	Box 2, Folder 11
Indiana Board Program Committee, 1978	Box 2, Folder 12
Indiana Programs, Affirmative Action Workshop, 1978	Box 2, Folder 13
Indiana Programs, Black-Jewish Dialogue, 1979–80	Box 2, Folder 14
Indiana Programs, Brotherhood Dinner, 1970–76	Box 2, Folder 15
Indiana Programs, Brotherhood Dinner, Financial Reports, 1970–76	Box 2, Folder 16
Indiana Programs, Brotherhood Dinner, 1975–76	Box 2, Folder 17
Indiana Programs, Brotherhood Awards Dinner, 1978	Box 2, Folder 18
Indiana Programs, Brotherhood Luncheon, 1975–79	Box 2, Folder 19
Indiana Programs, Brotherhood Week, 1979	Box 2, Folder 20
Indiana Programs, Cities in Schools, 1980	Box 2, Folder 21
Indiana Programs, Clergy-Business Dialogues, 1976–77	Box 3, Folder 1
Indiana Programs, Clergy-Business Dialogues, 1978	Box 3, Folder 2
Indiana Programs, Communications Unit	Box 3, Folder 3
Indiana Programs, Green Circle, 1978	Box 3, Folder 4
Indiana Programs, Green Circle, 1979	Box 3, Folder 5
Indiana Programs, Green Circle, Evaluations, 1978–79	Box 3, Folder 6
Indiana Programs, High School Human Relations Award, 1975–79	Box 3, Folder 7
Indiana Programs, Holocaust Conference, 1979	Box 3, Folder 8
Indiana Programs, High School Human Relations Council	Box 3, Folder 9
Indiana Programs, High School Human Relations Council, Mini Conference on Desegregation, 1979	Box 3, Folder 10
Indiana Programs, Interfaith Dialogue, 1975–77	Box 3, Folder 11
Indiana Programs, Interfaith Conference, 1978	Box 3, Folder 12
Indiana Programs, Mid-East Conflict Task Force, 1974	Box 3, Folder 13
Indiana Programs, Peer Leadership Program, 1980	Box 3, Folder 14
Indiana Programs, Study Committee, 1978–79	Box 3, Folder 15
Indiana Programs, Youth Council, 1978	Box 3, Folder 16
Indiana Programs, Youth Day, 1979	Box 3, Folder 17
Indiana Financial Contributors, 1973–74	Box 4, Folder 1
Indiana Financial Contributors, 1975–76	Box 4, Folder 2
Indiana Financial Contributors, 1977	Box 4, Folder 3
Indiana Financial Fund-Raising Proposal, 1978–79	Box 4, Folder 4
Indiana Financial Campaign 1978, Sample Letters	Box 4, Folder 5
Indiana Financial Campaign 1978, Teams	Box 4, Folder 6
Indiana Financial Campaign 1978, Workers	Box 4, Folder 7
Indiana Financial Campaign 1978, Structure and Materials	Box 4, Folder 8
Indiana Financial Campaign 1978, Follow-up	Box 4, Folder 9
Indiana Financial Campaign 1978, Wrap-up	Box 4, Folder 10
Indiana Financial Campaign 1978, Evaluation	Box 4, Folder 11
Indiana Financial, Local Budget, 1978–79	Box 4, Folder 12
Indiana Financial Campaign 1978, Contributions Report	Box 4, Folder 13
Indiana Financial Campaign 1979, Lists	Box 4, Folder 14
Indiana Financial Campaign 1979, Materials	Box 4, Folder 15
Indiana Financial Campaign 1979, Materials II	Box 4, Folder 16
Indiana Financial Campaign 1979, Correspondence	Box 4, Folder 17
Indiana Financial Campaign 1979, Results	Box 4, Folder 18
Indiana Financial Campaign 1979, Workers Results	Box 4, Folder 19
Indiana Financial, Bills, Religious News Service, 1977–78	Box 5, Folder 1
Indiana Financial, Bills, Religious News Service, 1979	Box 5, Folder 2
Indiana Financial, Vouchers, 1977–78	Box 5, Folder 3
Indiana, Various Lists	Box 5, Folder 4
Indiana Newsletter, 1967–74	Box 5, Folder 5
Indiana Newsletter, 1978	Box 5, Folder 6
Indiana Public Relations, News Releases, 1978	Box 5, Folder 7
Indiana Public Relations, Press Releases, 1979–80	Box 5, Folder 8
Indiana Public Relations, Media, 1978–79	Box 5, Folder 9
Fort Wayne Development 1979	Box 5, Folder 10
South Bend Program Reports, 1962–63	Box 5, Folder 11
South Bend-Mishawaka, 1963–74	Box 5, Folder 12
Statewide Activity, 1976–77	Box 5, Folder 13

Series 2: National Organization Materials, 1974–1979

CONTENTS	CONTAINER
National By-Laws	Box 5, Folder 14
National, 1974–76	Box 5, Folder 15
National Board, 1976	Box 5, Folder 16
National, 1977	Box 5, Folder 17
National Workshop “The Right To Be Me,” 1974	Box 6, Folder 1
National, 1978 (1 of 2)	Box 6, Folder 2
National, 1978 (2 of 2)	Box 6, Folder 3
National, Financial Report, 1978–79	Box 6, Folder 4
National, Correspondence, Peter Mellette, 1978–79	Box 6, Folder 5
National, 1979	Box 6, Folder 6
National, Annual Meeting, 1979	Box 6, Folder 7
National, Regional Newsletter, 1978	Box 6, Folder 8
National, Labor-Management Conference, 1978	Box 6, Folder 9

Series 3: Related Organizations, 1971–1979

CONTENTS	CONTAINER
Related Organizations, Bloomington Jewish Community	Box 6, Folder 10
Related Organizations, Catholic League	Box 6, Folder 11
Related Organizations, CTS, 1978	Box 6, Folder 12
Related Organizations, Church Federation, 1978–79	Box 6, Folder 13
Related Organizations, Indiana Church Councilor, 1979	Box 6, Folder 14
Related Organizations, Citizens Coalition for Full Employment	Box 6, Folder 15
Related Organizations, Common Cause—Indiana	Box 6, Folder 16
Related Organizations, Community-Based Corrections	Box 6, Folder 17
Related Organizations, Community Service Council, 1979	Box 6, Folder 18
Related Organizations, Community Service Council, Public Affairs Committee	Box 6, Folder 19
Related Organizations, Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee	Box 7, Folder 1
Related Organizations, IMPACT, 1978–79	Box 7, Folder 2
Related Organizations, Indiana Civil Rights Commission	Box 7, Folder 3
Related Organizations, IICHE, 1971–76	Box 7, Folder 4
Related Organizations, IICHE, 1977	Box 7, Folder 5
Related Organizations, IICHE, 1978	Box 7, Folder 6
Related Organizations, IICHE, 1979	Box 7, Folder 7
Related Organizations, Indiana Interreligious Commission on Human Rights, 1979	Box 7, Folder 8
Related Organizations, IICHE Publications	Box 7, Folder 9
Related Organizations, Indianapolis Human Rights Commission Annual Reports, 1977–78	Box 7, Folder 10
Related Organizations, Jewish Human Relations Council	Box 7, Folder 11
Related Organizations, National Task Force on Minority Suppliers	Box 7, Folder 12
Related Organizations, National Interreligious Task Force on Criminal Justice	Box 7, Folder 13
Related Organizations, Perry Township Human Relations Council Project Equality of Indiana	Box 8, Folder 1
Related Organizations, Project Equality of Indiana Minority Vendors Guide, 1979–80	Box 8, Folder 2
Related Organizations, La Raza Annual Report, 1977	Box 8, Folder 3
Related Organizations, Commission on Religion in Schools	Box 8, Folder 4
Related Organizations, Statewide Health Coordinating Council	Box 8, Folder 5
Related Organizations, United Way Admissions Committee	Box 8, Folder 6
Related Organizations, Urban League Human Relations Consortium	Box 8, Folder 7
Related Organizations, Volunteer Bureau	Box 8, Folder 8
Related Organizations, Youth for Crispus Attucks	Box 8, Folder 9
Related Organizations, Other	Box 8, Folder 10

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M 0360

National Conference of Christians and Jews records, 1962–1980