Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts & Archives
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Processed by:
Paul Brockman
3 November 1994
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 5 reels of positive 35 mm. microfilm
COLLECTION DATES: Inclusive, 1867-1992; Bulk 1936-1992
PROVENANCE: Robert Brown, P. O. Box 46, Prairie Creek, IN 47869, 20 October 1994
RESTRICTIONS: Not to be interlibrary loaned or photocopied.
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.
ALTERNATE FORMATS: None
OTHER FINDING AIDS: None
RELATED HOLDINGS: Union Christion College Records, 1863-1929 (F 685-689)
ACCESSION NUMBER: 95.0001
The Merom Conference Center was opened in 1936 as Merom Institute, an ecumenical religious center supported by eleven Protestant denominations that held seminars, camps, and community activities. In 1977 the Indiana-Kentucky Conference, United Church of Christ, took it over and, in 1984, renamed it Merom Conference Center. It is located in the old College Hall of Union Christian College, a small coeducational liberal arts institution that existed from 1858-1924.
Source: Indiana: A New Historical Guide. Indianapolis, IHS, 1989.
The majority of the collection consists of the meeting minutes of the Merom Conference Center and Merom Institute, 1936-1992. Included are constitutions and by-laws, budget reports, officers and committee reports, correspondence, executive committee minutes, and board of trustees minutes.
Also included in reel 4 (F 1196) are minutes and church membership records of Big Spring, Indiana, Christian Church, 1867-1961.
1: (F 1193) Board Minutes and Related Materials, 1936-1971
2: (F 1194) Board Minutes and Related Materials, 1971-1984
3: (F 1195) Board Minutes and Related Materials, 1985-1992
4: (F 1196) Big Spring Christian Church Records, 1867-1969; Merom Institute Records, 1970-1975; Indiana-Kentucky Conference, Christian Church Records, 1970-1975
5: (F 1197) Merom Institute Records, 1964-1980
MAIN ENTRY: Merom Conference Center
SUBJECT ENTRIES: Merom Institute
Merom Conference Center
United Church of Christ. Indiana-Kentucky Conference
Big Springs Christian Church (Big Springs, Ind.)
Church conference centers--Indiana--Merom
Church history--Big Springs (Ind.)
Merom (Ind.)
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