First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri, Records, 1824-1997 (C3991)

16.75 linear feet, 18 audio cassettes

INTRODUCTION

The church records include minutes of administrative boards and committees, ministers' and administrators' papers, papers of the Christian Student Congregation, publications, the Bear Creek Church record book, the record book of the Construction Committee, and papers of several affiliated clubs and committees. Documents especially cover the period from the 1920s to 1964. In addition, this collection contains drafts and notes by Mary K. Dains for her history of the First Christian Church published in 1996. Her research includes interview recordings with church members.

DONOR INFORMATION

The First Christian Church, Records were donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri by Mary K. Dains on behalf of the First Christian Church on May 15, 1978 (Accession No. 2152). Additions to the records were made on August 8, 1978 (Accession No. 2188) June, 22, 1983 (Accession No. 2479), February 13, 1984 (Accession No. 2514), June 29, 1984 (Accession No. 2530), September 26, 1984 (Accession No. 2539), January 29, 1985 (Accession No. 2552), November 2, 1987 (Accession No. 2676), March 1, 1989 (Accession No. 2737), September 26, 1989 (Accession No. 2758), May 9, 1990 (Accession No. 2783), February 20, 1991 (Accession No. 2822), July 30, 1991 (Accession No. 2845), September 16, 1991 (Accession No. 2855), and December 10, 1996 (Accession No. 3126).

ORGANIZATIONAL SKETCH

The First Christian Church was founded in Columbia, Missouri in 1832. The congregation had its roots in the Bear Creek Church north of Columbia and was composed of some of the city's most prominent citizens including Stephen and Elizabeth Bedford, Asa Stone, and Elizabeth Ramsey. Meetings were held at the Boone County Courthouse until 1838, when a brick church was built on North Seventh Street. The church moved to the corner of 10th and Walnut Streets in 1868. In 1892, the building was replaced with the present sanctuary. In 1929, the facilities were expanded to include the education building.

The church played a major role in the growing town of Columbia, helping to establish Christian College in 1851, the Bible College of Missouri in 1893, and the Lenoir Memorial Home in 1950. With an active youth group program, ministers were an important part of Christian student activities in Columbia throughout the twentieth century. In addition to local services, the church sponsored missionaries in India and Japan. The First Christian Church is affiliated with the Disciples of Christ International and the Missouri Association of Christian Churches, as well as numerous local organizations of churches and ministers.

In 1956, the church purchased land on West Broadway for the formation of Broadway Christian Church, which opened in 1957. It was incorporated in 1958, and the property was deeded to Broadway Christian Church from First Christian Church in 1959.

Several administrative bodies cooperate to manage the church: the Board of Elders, the Board of Deacons and Deaconesses, the Church Cabinet, the congregation as a whole, and several committees.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The records document church activities since the establishment of the Bear Creek Church in 1824. Documentation of administrative boards and finances is fairly complete throughout the entire period until 1997. Documentation of youth group activities is most extensive from 1941 through 1964. In addition to office records, the collection includes yearbooks, congregational directories, publications, and booklets from the Disciples of Christ International Convention and annual meetings of the Missouri Association of Christian Churches. The records are divided into the following series:

• Histories
• Administrative
• Ministers and Administrators
• Publications
• Financial
• Clubs and Associations
• Photographs
• Affiliates

  The Histories series contains historical research notes, interview records, and written histories about the First Christian Church. These records include manuscripts and notes written by Mary K. Dains, interview records collected as research and as part of an oral history project, manuscript histories of the First Christian Church, and various notes. These files are arranged by Dains’ original folder headings. Histories by the church’s financial officer, A.C. Ragsdale, concern the history of the Laymen's League and Men's Work in Missouri. A list of audio cassettes from this series appears at the end of the inventory.

  The Administrative series contains operating records, subdivided by format and subject. Documents come mainly from the files of Ragsdale and ministers Edward Coffman and Eldon Drennan. Papers of Reverend Clarence E. Lemmon (1888-1963) are also included, as well as miscellaneous materials with an unclear office of origin. The series is arranged alphabetically by format or subject. Minutes frequently include attachments such as financial statements and reports on club activities. The minute book of the Bear Creek Church and the record book of the Construction Committee are located in this series.

  The Ministers and Administrators series contains subject files of church administrators and ministers, arranged alphabetically by last name, then alphabetically by subject. Ed Coffman and Eldon Drennan were both primarily involved with youth activities such as the Christian Student Congregation, so most of their papers deal with this subject. Drennan’s papers also include personal papers and records of his work in Marshalltown, Iowa and Hannibal, Missouri. Papers of Reverend Sam Langley include correspondence and an Easter Day sermon. The papers of C.E. Lemmon, perhaps the most notable minister in the church’s recent history, contain essays, sermons, and subject files on various special issues and short term projects. For more information, consult the C.E. Lemmon Papers (C3472). A.C. Ragsdale's papers concern his work on various matters unrelated to his management of the church's finances.

  The Publications series contains yearbooks, directories, programs, and periodicals which were mostly prepared by the First Christian Church. Newspaper clippings and literature from other affiliated organizations are also included in this series. This series is arranged alphabetically by title and format, then chronologically.

  The Financial series contains financial reports, budgets, account books, and other materials related to the finances of the church. These records include records of estates donated to the church. Arrangement is alphabetical by format.

  The Clubs and Associations series is arranged alphabetically by the name of the club or organization. Records dealing with student activities, women's activities, and men's activities are the most voluminous, but the records of other clubs and organizations are also included. Records of the Christian Student Congregation document social events, camping trips, and other activities of this vibrant student organization. Records of the Christian Women's Fellowship and Women's Council document the sponsorship of missionaries and other activities of church women. Records of Men's Work document the formation of the Laymen's League and other activities of men in the church.

  The Photographs series includes all photographs, lantern slides, and negatives not tied to a specific records series elsewhere in this collection. These photographs include images of the church, congregation, and ministers. Lantern slides contain images of Christian College, the University of Missouri, Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri, and William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri during the 1920s.

  The Affiliates series contains records of organizations affiliated with the First Christian Church and are arranged alphabetically. These include programs from the Disciples of Christ International Conference and various records of the Missouri Association of Christian Churches. Records of Student Religious Council and University Religious Council document Christian youth activities held in Columbia. Records of the United Campus Christian Fellowship contain information on this organization's activities for Christian youth in Missouri and nationwide.

  FOLDER LIST

  Histories Series

  f. 1-43	Dains, Mary K., 1972-1996, n.d.
  f. 1-4	Correspondence, 1972-1994
  f. 5	Interviews, 1980
  f. 6-13	Manuscripts, 1996
  f. 14-40	Notes, n.d.
  f. 14	Already Written Up
  f. 15	Biographical Sketches
  f. 16	Early Ministers Already Written Up
  f. 17	To Be Added
  f. 18	1820s
  f. 19	1830s
  f. 20	1840s
  f. 21	1850s
  f. 22	1860s
  f. 23	1870s
  f. 24-25	1880s
  f. 26-27	1890s
  f. 28-29	1900s
  f. 30	1910s
  f. 31-32	1920s
  f. 33-34	1930s
  f. 35	1940s
  f. 36	1950s-1960s
  f. 37	1970s
  f. 38	1980s-1990s
  f. 39-40	Other
  f. 41	Oral History, 1994-1997
  f. 42	Questionnaires, 1994-1997
  f. 43	Miscellaneous, c. 1995
  f. 44	Langley Cassette, 1991
  f. 45	Published Histories, 1882-1945
  f. 46	Ragsdale, A.C., 1958-1964, n.d.
  f. 47	Women's Christian Missionary Council, 1928-1934
  f. 48	Miscellaneous Histories, 1949-1964

  Administrative Series

  f. 49-66	Administrative Assignments, 1923-1995
  f. 49	1923-1927
  f. 50	1928-1936
  f. 51	1938-1945
  f. 52	1946-1951
  f. 53	1952-1953
  f. 54	1955-1957
  f. 55	1958-1960
  f. 56	1961-1963
  f. 57	1965-1969
  f. 58	1970-1971
  f. 59	1976-1977
  f. 60	1977-1978
  f. 61	1980-1982
  f. 62	1985-1986
  f. 63	1986-1987
  f. 64	1987-1988
  f. 65	1989-1991
  f. 66	1994-1995
  f. 67-68	Articles of Incorporation, 1891-1942
  f. 69-77	Broadway Christian Church, 1951-1978, n.d.
  f. 69	1951-1956
  f. 70	1957
  f. 71-75	1958
  f. 76	1959
  f. 77	1978, n.d.
  f. 78-82	Building and Grounds, 1891-1980, n.d.
  f. 78	Record Book of the Building Committee, 1891-1937
  f. 79-82	Records, 1944-1980, n.d.
  f. 83-86	Bylaws and Constitutions, 1923-1982, n.d.
  f. 87-99	Christian Education Department, 1943-1991
  f. 87	1943
  f. 88	1944
  f. 89	1945
  f. 90	1946
  f. 91	1947
  f. 92	1948
  f. 93	1949-1950
  f. 94	1957-1960
  f. 95	1962-1963
  f. 96	1970-1988
  f. 97	1989
  f. 98	1989-1990
  f. 99	1990-1991
  f. 100-105	Committee for Honoring Dr. and Mrs. Lemmon, 1940-1963, n.d.
  f. 106-175	Correspondence, 1922-1991
  f. 106-107	Coffman, Edward, 1947-1958
  f. 108-157	Drennan, Eldon, 1952-1965
  f. 108	1952-1953
  f. 109-110	1954
  f. 111-113	1955
  f. 114-115	1956
  f. 116-118	1957
  f. 119-124	1958
  f. 125-134	1959
  f. 135-139	1960
  f. 140-144	1961
  f. 145-148	1962
  f. 149-154	1963
  f. 155-156	1964
  f. 157	1965
  f. 158-164	General, 1922-1991
  f. 158	1922-1928
  f. 159	1936-1955
  f. 160	1957-1958
  f. 161	1961-1963
  f. 162	1972-1979
  f. 163	1981-1988
  f. 164	1989-1991
  f. 165-168	Lemmon, Clarence E., 1937-1963
  f. 165	1937-1950
  f. 166	1954-1958
  f. 167	1959-1961
  f. 168	1962-1963
  f. 169-175	Ragsdale, A.C., 1930-1969
  f. 169	1930-1938
  f. 170	1943
  f. 171	1952-1957
  f. 172	1958-1959
  f. 173	1961-1964
  f. 174	1966-1967
  f. 175	1968-1969
  f. 176-177	Job Descriptions, 1953-1982
  f. 178-184	Membership, 1933-1990, n.d.
  f. 178-181	Baptism Records, 1933-1962
  f. 182	Honor Roll, 1943
  f. 183	Shepherding Plan, 1966-1968
  f. 184	Miscellaneous, 1945-1990, n.d.
  f. 185-334	Minutes, 1824-1991
  f. 185	Bear Creek Church Minute Book, 1824-1877
  f. 186	Board of Elders Minute Book, 1905-1922
  f. 187	Deacons and Joint Board Minute Book, 1912-1918
  f. 188-334	Minutes, 1919-1991
  f. 188	1919
  f. 189	1920
  f. 190	1921
  f. 191	1922
  f. 192	1923
  f. 193	1924
  f. 194	1925
  f. 195	1926
  f. 196-197	1927
  f. 198-199	1928
  f. 200-203	1929
  f. 204-206	1930
  f. 207-209	1931
  f. 210-212	1932
  f. 213-215	1933
  f. 216-217	1934
  f. 218-220	1935
  f. 221-223	1936
  f. 224-225	1937
  f. 226-227	1938
  f. 228-229	1939
  f. 230-231	1940
  f. 232-234	1941
  f. 235-237	1942
  f. 238-239	1943
  f. 240-241	1944
  f. 242-244	1945
  f. 245-247	1946
  f. 248-251	1947
  f. 252-254	1948
  f. 255-257	1949
  f. 258-260	1950
  f. 261-264	1951
  f. 265-268	1952
  f. 269-272	1953
  f. 273-276	1954
  f. 277-280	1955
  f. 281-284	1956
  f. 285-288	1957
  f. 289-292	1958
  f. 293-295	1959
  f. 296-298	1960
  f. 299-301	1961
  f. 302	1962
  f. 303-307	1963
  f. 308	1964
  f. 309	1965
  f. 310-311	1966
  f. 312-316	1967
  f. 317-319	1968
  f. 320-321	1969
  f. 322	1974
  f. 323	1978
  f. 324	1979
  f. 325	1980
  f. 326	1981
  f. 327	1982
  f. 328	1983
  f. 329	1984-1985
  f. 330	1986
  f. 331	1987-1988
  f. 332	1989
  f. 333	1990
  f. 334	1991
  f. 335	Organizational Charts, 1942-1968
  f. 336	Pulpit Committee, F. Glynn Burke, 1963
  f. 337-350	Reports, 1910-1991, n.d.
  f. 337	1910-1913
  f. 338	1914-1915
  f. 339	1916
  f. 340	1917
  f. 341	1918-1919
  f. 342	1920-1921
  f. 343	1922-1923
  f. 344	1938
  f. 345	1939
  f. 346	1940
  f. 347	1941
  f. 348	1942
  f. 349	1963-1991
  f. 350	Undated
  f. 351	Student Work, 1953-1959
  f. 352	Miscellaneous, 1910-1981, n.d.

  Ministers and Administrators Series

  f. 353-357	Coffman, Edward, 1939-1948
  f. 353	Ministerial Association, 1947-1948
  f. 354	Parent Plan, 1948-1951
  f. 355	Scouting, 1947
  f. 356	Services, 1939-1942
  f. 357	Social Action, 1947-1948
  f. 358-420	Drennan, Eldon, 1948-1964
  f. 358-359	Central Christian Church, 1957-1958
  f. 360-361	Christian Leaders Advancement School, 1963-1965
  f. 362-372	Christian Youth Fellowship, 1951-1964
  f. 362	Kirksville, Missouri, 1953-1954
  f. 363-365	Photographs, 1951-1958
  f. 366	Sixth District, 1962-1964
  f. 367	State Meetings, 1962-1964
  f. 368-371	Third District Conferences, 1953-1958
  f. 372	Third District Publications, 1954-1957
  f. 373-375	Columbia Ministerial Alliance, 1959-1963
  f. 376	Conference Programs, 1951-1964
  f. 377-378	Culver-Stockton Conference, 1951-1958
  f. 379	Director's Training Institute, 1963-1966
  f. 380-383	Discussion Topics, c. 1960
  f. 384	Memo Book, 1957
  f. 385	National Coaching Conference, 1956
  f. 386	Personal, Education, 1948-1963
  f. 387	Personal, Land Records, 1952-1958
  f. 388-390	Scripts, 1952-1963
  f. 388	JB on Campus, 1963
  f. 389	Feed My Lambs, c. 1960
  f. 390	Radio, 1952-1954
  f. 391-393	Sermons and Services, 1955-1961
  f. 394	Social Welfare, 1959-1960
  f. 395-400	Sports, 1952-1964
  f. 395-396	American Legion Baseball, 1961-1964
  f. 397	Columbia Church League Baseball, 1958-1964
  f. 398	Jaycees Softball, 1959-1963
  f. 399	Kirksville, 1952-1956
  f. 400	YMCA, 1961
  f. 401-403	Staff Association of Religious Workers, 1959-1963
  f. 404	State Laboratory Training School, 1962
  f. 405	State Youth Commission Conference, 1964
  f. 406-408	Student Work Committee, 1959-1961
  f. 409	Twilight Optimist Club, Columbia, Missouri, 1963
  f. 410-413	Young Men's Christian Association, 1959-1963
  f. 414-419	Youth Committee, 1949-1958
  f. 414-415	Central Christian Church, 1949-1958
  f. 416	Kirksville, c. 1955
  f. 417-419	Missouri Third District, 1950-1956
  f. 420	Miscellaneous, 1956-1957
  f. 421	Langley, Samuel C., 1973-1993
  f. 422-429	Lemmon, Clarence E., 1946-1960
  f. 422	Crusade for a Christian World, 1947-1950
  f. 423-424	DP Family, Ricardo, 1954-1959
  f. 425	Driskill Campaign, 1956
  f. 426	Essays and Sermons, 1951-1963
  f. 427-428	Evangelism, 1958-1960
  f. 429	Men's Work, 1946-1952
  f. 430-436	Ragsdale, A.C., 1942-1968
  f. 430	Essays, 1943-1964
  f. 431	History Committee, 1963-1964
  f. 432	Missouri School of Religion, 1965-1968
  f. 433	Rotary Club, 1967
  f. 434-435	Vietnam, 1967
  f. 436	Miscellaneous, 1942-1962

  Publications Series

  f. 437-441	Calendars, 1940-1970
  f. 437	1940-1949
  f. 438	1950-1952
  f. 439	1953-1955
  f. 440	1956-1959
  f. 441	1968-1970
  f. 442	Certificates, 1909-1933
  f. 443-449	Christian Church Visitor, 1943-1994
  f. 443	1943-1946
  f. 444	1947-1949
  f. 445	1950-1954
  f. 446	1955-1956
  f. 447	1958-1959
  f. 448	1960-1964
  f. 449	1965-1994
  f. 450-471	Church Bulletins and Programs, 1907-1978
  f. 450	1907-1909
  f. 451	1920-1921 June
  f. 452	1921 August-1922 May
  f. 453	1922 September-1923 June
  f. 454	1923 September-1924 June
  f. 455	1924 September-December
  f. 456	1925 January-May
  f. 457	1925 September-December
  f. 458	1926 January-May
  f. 459	1926 September-December
  f. 460	1927 January-May
  f. 461	1927 September-December
  f. 462	1928 January-May
  f. 463	1929
  f. 464	1935-1938
  f. 465	1940-1941
  f. 466	1946-1948
  f. 467	1949-1954
  f. 468	1955-1959
  f. 469	1960-1964
  f. 470	1967-1978
  f. 471	Maundy Thursday Communion, 1957-1963
  f. 472	Church Education Memo, 1989-1991
  f. 473-490	Directories and Yearbooks, 1896-1990
  f. 473	1896
  f. 474	1904-1905
  f. 475	1907-1908
  f. 476	1909-1910
  f. 477	1913-1915
  f. 478	1916-1928
  f. 479	c. 1949
  f. 480	c. 1960
  f. 481	1965
  f. 482	1966-1967
  f. 483	1968-1970
  f. 484	1976-1977
  f. 485	1981
  f. 486	1985
  f. 487	1986
  f. 488	1987
  f. 489	1989
  f. 490	1990
  f. 491-497	Newspaper Clippings, 1874-1991
  f. 491	1874-1917
  f. 492	1921-1929
  f. 493	1930-1939
  f. 494	1940-1949
  f. 495	1950-1959
  f. 496	1961-1969
  f. 497	1974-1991
  f. 498-501	Miscellaneous, 1908-1992, n.d.
  f. 498	1908-1962
  f. 499	1966
  f. 500	1976-1978
  f. 501	1991-1992, n.d.

  Financial Series

  f. 502-513	Accounts, 1917-1980
  f. 502	Bonds, 1941
  f. 503	Building Fund, 1925-1941
  f. 504	Building Fund, 1967-1969
  f. 505	Current Expenses and Receipts, 1980-1981
  f. 506	Lemmon Fund, 1963-1969
  f. 507	Mortgage, 1935-1941
  f. 508-512	Permanent and Trust Funds, 1917-1982
  f. 508-510	Reports, 1939-1969
  f. 511-512	Ledgers, 1917-1982
  f. 513	Pledge Book, 1925-1926
  f. 514-516	Audits, 1937-1976
  f. 514	1937-1938
  f. 515	1956-1964
  f. 516	1975-1976
  f. 517-539	Estate Files, 1913-1967, n.d.
  f. 517	Clinkscales, 1959-1964
  f. 518	Dulaney, 1948
  f. 519	Evans, 1948-1950
  f. 520	Heath, 1965-1967
  f. 521-524	Higbee, 1916-1956, n.d.
  f. 525	Hulen, 1942-1946
  f. 526	Lhamon, 1941
  f. 527	Lowery, 1913-1952
  f. 528	Nance, 1964
  f. 529-534	Phillips, 1887-1953, n.d.
  f. 535	Scott, 1952-1953, n.d.
  f. 536	Slaughter, 1947
  f. 537	Turner, 1966
  f. 538	Withers, 1950-1957
  f. 539	Miscellaneous, 1940-1967
  f. 540-544	Fundraising, 1925-1968
  f. 540	Christian Students, 1925
  f. 541-542	Hageman, 1935-1936
  f. 543-544	Renovation Fund, 1968
  f. 545-546	Parsonage, 1954-1969
  f. 547	Property, 1929-1966, n.d.
  f. 548-549	Miscellaneous, 1929-1986

  Clubs and Associations Series

  f. 550-552	Chi Rho Fellowship, 1958-1963
  f. 553-556	Christian Leadership Council, 1940-1969
  f. 557-670	Christian Student Congregation, 1937-1963
  f. 557-558	Activity Calendars, 1937-1961
  f. 559-564	Alumni Reunion, 1951-1962
  f. 565-570	Announcements, 1937-1960, n.d.
  f. 571	Budgets, 1948-1961
  f. 572-573	Corona Powers Memorial, 1956-1957
  f. 574-575	Form Letters, 1938-1961
  f. 576	Home Church Plan, 1955-1958
  f. 577	Housing Annex, 1960-1964
  f. 578	Library, 1962-1963
  f. 579-580	Meetings, 1951-1962
  f. 581-586	Membership, 1951-1963
  f. 581-582	New Students, 1951-1963
  f. 583	Officers, 1939-1963
  f. 584-586	Rosters, 1948-1963
  f. 587	Palm Sunday Vesper Service, 1942
  f. 588-591	Photographs, 1947-1955, n.d.
  f. 592-628	Publications, 1937-1963
  f. 592-594	Alumni Newsletter, 1942-1957
  f. 595	Brickbats and Bouquets, 1941-1942
  f. 596-597	CSC Tabloid, 1937, 1938
  f. 598-615	CSC-er, 1937-1963
  f. 598	1937
  f. 599	1938
  f. 600	1940
  f. 601	1941
  f. 602	1942
  f. 603	1946 February-March
  f. 604	1946 August-1948 May
  f. 605	1948 September-1950 May
  f. 606	1950 September-1952 May
  f. 607	1952 September-1954 May
  f. 608	1954 September-December
  f. 609	1955 January-May
  f. 610	1955 September-December
  f. 611	1956 January-May
  f. 612	1957 November-1959 April
  f. 613	1959 August-1960 May
  f. 614	1961 August-1963 May
  f. 615	1963 September-1964 May
  f. 616	The Goodies, 1955, n.d.
  f. 617-619	Handbook, 1951-1958
  f. 620-621	Programs, 1933-1959
  f. 622	Summer CSC-er, 1961-1963
  f. 623-626	Yearbooks, 1948-1958
  f. 627-628	Miscellaneous, 1940-1962, n.d.
  f. 629-637	Reports to the Board, 1946-1954
  f. 638-661	Retreats, 1942-1962
  f. 638	1942
  f. 639	1946
  f. 640	1949
  f. 641	1950-1951
  f. 642	Spring 1952
  f. 643	Fall 1952
  f. 644	Spring 1953
  f. 645	Spring 1954
  f. 646	Fall 1954
  f. 647	Spring 1955
  f. 648	Fall 1955
  f. 649	Spring 1956
  f. 650	Spring 1957
  f. 651	Fall 1957
  f. 652	Spring 1958
  f. 653	Fall 1958
  f. 654	Spring 1959
  f. 655	Fall 1959
  f. 656	Spring 1960
  f. 657	Fall 1960
  f. 658	Spring 1961
  f. 659	Fall 1961
  f. 660	Spring 1962
  f. 661	Fall 1962
  f. 662	Skits, 1940, n.d.
  f. 663	Song Sheets, 1937-1940
  f. 664-666	Student Center Reports, 1947-1959
  f. 667-668	Student Work Reports, 1952-1957
  f. 669	World War II Letters, 1940-1943
  f. 670	Miscellaneous, 1950-1962
  f. 671-753	Christian Women's Fellowship, 1950-1991
  f. 671	Account Book, Harrah-Fleming Circle, 1976-1990
  f. 672	Bazaar, 1965-1977
  f. 673-675	Budgets, 1967-1988
  f. 676	Calendars and Schedules, 1972-1977
  f. 677	Christian Women United, c. 1977
  f. 678-679	Conferences, 1973-1978
  f. 680-687	Correspondence, 1950-1991, n.d.
  f. 680	1950
  f. 681	1966-1968
  f. 682	1969-1970
  f. 683	1971-1973
  f. 684	1974-1975
  f. 685	1976
  f. 686	1977-1978
  f. 687	1986-1991, n.d.
  f. 688	District Six, 1977-1978
  f. 689-693	Financial Reports, 1972-1987
  f. 689	1972-1973
  f. 690	1974
  f. 691	1975
  f. 692	1976-1978
  f. 693	1985-1987
  f. 694	Fun City, 1973-1976
  f. 695	Literature, 1960-1970
  f. 696-721	Minutes, 1951-1987
  f. 696-701	Brummett Group, 1966-1982
  f. 696	1966-1968
  f. 697	1969-1971
  f. 698	1972-1974
  f. 699	1975-1977
  f. 700	1978-1980
  f. 701	1981-1982
  f. 702-718	Executive Board, 1951-1987
  f. 702-703	1951
  f. 704-705	1952
  f. 706	1953
  f. 707	1954
  f. 708	1955
  f. 709	1956
  f. 710	1957
  f. 711	1958
  f. 712	1968
  f. 713-714	1969
  f. 715	1970
  f. 716	1973
  f. 717	1976-1977
  f. 718	1985-1987
  f. 719	General Meeting, 1985-1987
  f. 720-721	Vern Rossman Circle, 1954-1962
  f. 722	Newspaper Clippings, 1973-1975
  f. 723-724	Organization, 1961-1985
  f. 723	Constitution Bylaws and Rules, 1964-1985
  f. 724	Officers, 1961-1973, n.d.
  f. 725-729	Questionnaires, 1974
  f. 725	A-E
  f. 726	F-J
  f. 727	K-M
  f. 728	N-R
  f. 729	S-W
  f. 730-739	Reports, 1956-1978
  f. 730-736	Activities, 1969-1978
  f. 737	Program Planning Council, c. 1956
  f. 738	Semi-annual, 1966-1970
  f. 739	Miscellaneous, 1972-1982
  f. 740	Rossman Circle, 1958-1961
  f. 741	Service, 1973-1976
  f. 742	Woman's Day, 1963-1968
  f. 743-752	Yearbooks, 1951-1991
  f. 743	1951-1952
  f. 744	1958-1960
  f. 745	1974-1975
  f. 746	1976-1977
  f. 747	1979-1981
  f. 748	1981-1983
  f. 749	1983-1985
  f. 750	1985-1987
  f. 751	1987-1989
  f. 752	1989-1991
  f. 753	Miscellaneous, 1967-1987, n.d.
  f. 754-755	Collegiate Interchurch League, 1949-1952
  f. 756-786	Disciples of Christ Student Fellowship, 1947-1961
  f. 756-771	Conferences, 1947-1960
  f. 756	1947-1948
  f. 757	1951
  f. 758	1952
  f. 759-760	1953
  f. 761	1953-1954
  f. 762	1954
  f. 763	1955
  f. 764	1956
  f. 765	1957
  f. 766-767	1958
  f. 768-769	1959
  f. 770-771	1960
  f. 772-775	Correspondence, 1952-1961
  f. 776-777	Meeting Records, 1951-1961
  f. 778-779	Photographs, 1948-1956, n.d.
  f. 780-782	Photographs, State District Convention, c. 1955
  f. 783-785	Publications, 1954-1960, n.d.
  f. 786	Miscellaneous, 1952-1960, n.d.
  f. 787-824	Men's Work, 1938-1969
  f. 787-797	Advisory Commission, 1943-1968
  f. 787	1943-1945
  f. 788	1946
  f. 789	1946-1947
  f. 790	1948-1950
  f. 791	1957-1959
  f. 792	1961-1963
  f. 793	1964
  f. 794	1965
  f. 795	1966-1967
  f. 796	1967
  f. 797	1968
  f. 798	Horace N. Moore, 1950-1957
  f. 799	Keystone Class, 1954-1965
  f. 800-805	Laymen's League, 1938-1958
  f. 800	1938-1939
  f. 801	1940-1941
  f. 802	1942-1943
  f. 803	1944-1948
  f. 804	1950-1956
  f. 805	1957-1958
  f. 806	Literature, 1944-1967, n.d.
  f. 807-812	Men's Bible Class, 1933-1962
  f. 807	1933-1935
  f. 808	1936-1942
  f. 809	1943-1947
  f. 810	1948-1950
  f. 811	1951-1953
  f. 812	1954-1962
  f. 813	Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, 1946-1968
  f. 814	Photographs, 1951-1962, n.d.
  f. 815-822	Visitation Schedules, 1950-1969
  f. 815	1950-1951
  f. 816	1952-1953
  f. 817	1954-1955
  f. 818	1956-1957
  f. 819	1958-1959
  f. 820	1960-1961
  f. 821	1962-1963
  f. 822	1968-1969
  f. 823	Windermere Conference, 1965-1967
  f. 824	Miscellaneous, 1957-1960, n.d.
  f. 825-848	Women's Council, 1921-1951
  f. 825-829	Contribution Records, 1921-1925
  f. 830	Kit, c. 1951
  f. 831-845	Minutes, 1929-1950
  f. 831	1929
  f. 832	1930
  f. 833	1931
  f. 834	1932
  f. 835	1933
  f. 836	1934
  f. 837	1935
  f. 838	1936
  f. 839	1937
  f. 840	1938
  f. 841	1939
  f. 842	1947
  f. 843	1948
  f. 844	1949
  f. 845	1950
  f. 846-847	Reports, 1935-1950
  f. 848	Yearbooks and Booklets, 1914-1950, n.d.

  Photographs Series

  f. 849-857	Photographs
  f. 849	1920-1929
  f. 850	1930-1947
  f. 851	1953-1958
  f. 852	1960-1969
  f. 853	1960-1969
  f. 854	1960-1969
  f. 855	1963
  f. 856	1970-1979
  f. 857	Undated
  f. 858	Photographs, Nelle Kitchen, 1899-1976
  f. 859-861	Slides, 1920-1929
  f. 859	Identified University Scenes and Portraits, 1920-1928
  f. 860	Unidentified College and University Scenes, c. 1920-1929
  f. 861	Unidentified Portraits and Miscellaneous, c. 1920-1929

  Affiliates Series

  f. 862-863	Association of Religious Staff Workers, 1959-1965, n.d.
  f. 864-866	Boone County Convention of Christian Churches, 1937-1961
  f. 867-869	Christian College, 1951-1967
  f. 870-871	Christian Women's Board of Missions, 1918-1919
  f. 872	City of Columbia, 1947-1965
  f. 873-889	Disciples of Christ, 1917-1969, n.d.
  f. 873-884	International Conference, 1917-1969
  f. 873	1917-1928
  f. 874	1929-1930
  f. 875	1950-1952
  f. 876	1953
  f. 877	1954
  f. 878	1956
  f. 879	1958
  f. 880	1961
  f. 881	1963
  f. 882	1967
  f. 883	1968
  f. 884	1969
  f. 885-889	Miscellaneous, 1925-1969, n.d.
  f. 885	1925-1943
  f. 886	1953-1958
  f. 887	1963-1965
  f. 888	1966-1969
  f. 889	Undated
  f. 890-948	Missouri Association of Christian Churches, 1900-1974
  f. 890-892	Budget Committee, 1966-1968
  f. 893-895	Calendars and Schedules, 1959-1965
  f. 896-900	Correspondence, 1959-1969
  f. 896	1959-1961
  f. 897	1962
  f. 898	1963
  f. 899	1964
  f. 900	1969
  f. 901	District Six, 1957-1962
  f. 902-903	Financial, 1962-1973
  f. 904	Line of Credit Plan, 1964-1966
  f. 905-907	Meetings, 1956-1964
  f. 908	Membership, 1962-1969
  f. 909-910	Program Planning Council, 1962-1966
  f. 911-915	Publications, 1900-1974
  f. 911	1900-1960
  f. 912	1961-1962
  f. 913	1963
  f. 914	1964
  f. 915	1965-1974
  f. 916-936	State Convention, 1933-1979
  f. 916	1933-1937
  f. 917-921	1937
  f. 922	1941-1947
  f. 923	1948-1950
  f. 924	1951-1952
  f. 925	1953
  f. 926	1954
  f. 927	1955
  f. 928	1956
  f. 929	1957
  f. 930	1959
  f. 931	1960-1967
  f. 932	1968
  f. 933	1969
  f. 934	1970-1971
  f. 935	1974
  f. 936	1978-1979
  f. 937-945	Yearbooks, 1964-1978
  f. 937	1964
  f. 938	1965
  f. 939	1966
  f. 940	1967
  f. 941	1968
  f. 942	1969
  f. 943	1970
  f. 944	1974
  f. 945	1978
  f. 946-948	Miscellaneous, 1957-1964, n.d.
  f. 949-950	Missouri Council of Churches, 1957-1976
  f. 951-966	Missouri United Campus Christian Fellowship, 1960-1975, n.d.
  f. 951	Conferences and Retreats, 1960-1963
  f. 952-954	Correspondence, 1960-1964
  f. 955-958	Meetings, 1960-1964
  f. 959	Publications, Local, 1960-1963, n.d.
  f. 960-962	Publications, National, 1949-1965, n.d
  f. 963-964	Reports, 1961-1964, n.d.
  f. 965-966	Miscellaneous, 1960-1975, n.d.
  f. 967	Presbyterian Student Association, 1949-1962
  f. 968-992	Student Religious Council, 1948-1960
  f. 968	Financial, 1948-1957
  f. 969	Membership, 1952-1956
  f. 970-975	Minutes, 1948-1960
  f. 970	1948-1949
  f. 971	1950
  f. 972	1951
  f. 973	1953-1954
  f. 974	1955-1957
  f. 975	1958-1960
  f. 976	Photographs, 1955, n.d.
  f. 977-980	Publications, 1949-1956, n.d.
  f. 977	1949-1952
  f. 978	1953-1954
  f. 979	1955
  f. 980	1956, n.d.
  f. 981-990	Religion in Life Week, 1936-1959
  f. 981	1936-1948
  f. 982	1951
  f. 983	1952-1953
  f. 984-987	1954
  f. 988	1955
  f. 989	1956
  f. 990	1959
  f. 991-992	Miscellaneous, 1948-1956, n.d.
  f. 993-999	United Christian Missionary Society, 1921-1973, n.d.
  f. 993	1921-1924
  f. 994	1937-1960
  f. 995	1961-1963
  f. 996	1964-1965
  f. 997	1966-1967
  f. 998	1968-1973
  f. 999	Undated
  f. 1000-1002	United Christian Youth Movement, 1947-1954, n.d.
  f. 1003-1004	University Religious Council, 1958-1962
  f. 1005	Young Men's Christian Association, 1948-1955
  f. 1006-1009	Miscellaneous Organizations, 1937-1964, n.d.

  AUDIO CASSETTE LIST

  a.c. 1-3	Dains Interviews
  a.c. 1	Nelle Kitchen and Hannah Jones, 1980
  a.c. 2	Roscoe A. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Whitaker, 1980
  a.c. 3	Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Whitaker, 1980
  a.c. 4-16	Dains Oral Histories
  a.c. 4	Nelson and Lorene Trickey, George Peak, Ken Watson, Marie White, and Moray Loring, 1997
  a.c. 5	Norene Henderson, Lovina Scott Ebbe, Connie Guy, and Neil Lise, 1994
  a.c. 6	Donald B. and Thelma Brooker and Norene Henderson, 1994
  a.c. 7	Thomas R. and Mildred Shrout, John Faloon, Betty Mai, and Donald B. and Thelma Brooker, 1994
  a.c. 8	Moray Loring, Paul Keithley, and James E. Smith, 1994
  a.c. 9	Jean Rossman, Mary Omer, and Sue Shaw, 1994
  a.c. 10	Robert and Muriel Leach and Jean Rossman, 1994
  a.c. 11-12	Sam and Ima Lou Langley, 1994
  a.c. 13	Neil Lise, 1994
  a.c. 14	Jim Smith and Thomas R. and Mildred Shrout, 1994
  a.c. 15	Sue Shaw, Hazel Moreau, Lillian Keene, and Mary McMinn, 1994
  a.c. 16	John Yonker and Nelson and Lorene Trickey, 1994
  a.c. 17	Sam S. Langley Cassette, 1991
  a.c. 18	"Greetings to First Christian Church," Teegarden, n.d.

  INDEX TERMS

  These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.

  Index Terms	Location
  4-H clubs--Camping	f. 363-365, 370 (pictorial material)
  American Legion--Baseball	f. 395, 396
  Balance Rock, Boone County, Missouri	f. 861 (pictorial material)
  Bear Creek Church, Boone County, Missouri	f. 185, 917
  Bear Creek Church, Boone County, Missouri--Cemetery	f. 917
  Bear Creek Church, Boone County, Missouri--Site	f. 920 (pictorial material)
  Bishop's Company, Los Angeles, California	f. 976 (pictorial material)
  Bishop's Company, Los Angeles, California	f. 976
  Boone County Convention of Christian Churches, Rocheport, Missouri	f. 864-866
  Boy Scouts--Missouri, Columbia	f. 355, 1008
  Broadway Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri	f. 70, 77 (pictorial material)
  Broadway Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri	f. 69-77
  Burke, F. Glynn	f. 336, 435, 496
  Burke, F. Glynn	f. 855 (pictorial material)
  Central Christian Church, Marshalltown, Iowa	f. 122, 123, 358, 359, 414, 550-555
  Christian College, Columbia, Missouri	f. 859, 860, 867-869 (pictorial material)
  Christian College, Columbia, Missouri	f. 426, 867-869
  Christian College, Columbia, Missouri--Presidents	f. 857, 859-861 (pictorial material)
  Christian College, Columbia, Missouri--Student life	f. 867-869
  Christian College, Columbia, Missouri--Student life	f. 859, 860, 867-869 (pictorial material)
  Christian drama	f. 388, 389, 588, 920
  Christian drama	f. 588, 626, 852, 859, 920, 955, 976 (pictorial material)
  Christian education	f. 87-99, 356-361, 442, 472, 867-869
  Christian ministry	f. 106-177, 336, 353-429, 443-471, 862-866, 873-889, 911-936, 949, 950, 1006-1009
  Christian missionaries	f. 870, 871, 994-1000, 1007, 1010
  Christian Student Congregation, Columbia, Missouri	f. 562, 588-591, 595-616, 623-628, 853, 854, 857 (pictorial material)
  Christian Student Congregation, Columbia, Missouri	f. 107, 108, 118-155, 160, 199, 354, 356, 393, 397, 557-670
  Christian Woman's Missionary Society, Missouri	f. 47, 846, 870, 871
  Christian Youth Fellowhship, Marshalltown, Iowa	f. 359, 363-365, 368-370, 414, 415
  Christian Youth Fellowship, Missouri	f. 363, 366, 367, 416-419
  Church Women United in Missouri, Jefferson City, Missouri	f. 677
  Coffman, Edward	f. 588, 589, 754, 755, 976 (pictorial material)
  Coffman, Edward	f. 106, 107, 353-357, 559, 560, 572-575, 581, 582, 644-651, 667, 668, 754, 758-764, 970-974
  Collegiate Interchurch League, Columbia, Missouri	f. 754, 755
  Columbia Ministerial Alliance, Columbia, Missouri	f. 373-375
  Commission on Adolescent Behavior, Columbia, Missouri	f. 161
  Commission on Friendly Relations Among Foreign Students, Jefferson City, Missouri	f. 949
  Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Missouri	f. 859 (pictorial material)
  Dains, Mary K.	f. 1-43
  Disciples of Christ	f. 43, 120, 494, 789, 790, 798, 873-889, 904
  Disciples of Christ--Christian Men's Fellowship Advisory Council	f. 791-798
  Disciples of Christ--Missouri	f. 366-372, 380, 890-948
  Disciples of Christ--Missouri--History	f. 48
  Disciples of Christ--National Laymen's Advisory Commission	f. 789, 790, 798
  Disciples Student Fellowship, Missouri	f. 607, 613, 756-786
  Drennan, Eldon	f. 363, 364, 415, 420, 575, 588, 589, 853, 855 (pictorial material)
  Drennan, Eldon	f. 108-157, 358-420, 550-552, 581, 582, 652-661, 766-773, 862, 863, 893-899
  Evangelistic work	f. 183, 422, 425, 427, 428
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri	f. 1-107, 118-184, 186-352, 354-357, 360-362, 437-549
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri	f. 479, 849-857, 859 (pictorial material)
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Buildings and architecture	f. 78-82, 507, 543-546, 577
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Chi Rho	f. 550-552
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Christian Leaders Class	f. 553-556
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Christian Leadership Class	f. 43
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Christian Leadership Council	f. 553-556
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Christian Women's Federation	f. 120
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Congregation	f. 5, 41, 42, 178-184, 473-490, 503, 517-539
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Congregation	f. 849, 850, 852-857 (pictorial material)
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--History	f. 1-48, 349, 350, 431, 479, 917-920
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Men	f. 46, 429, 430, 787-824
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Ministers	f. 44, 106-175, 336, 353-429, 859 (pictorial material)
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Missionaries	f. 849, 850, 857 (pictorial material)
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Missionary work	f. 43, 47, 498, 846, 848, 849, 871
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Women	f. 858 (pictorial material)
  First Christian Church, Columbia, Missouri--Women	f. 47, 671-753, 825-848, 858
  First Christian Church, Hannibal, Missouri	f. 110, 113-115, 415
  First Christian Church, Kirksville, Missouri	f. 108, 110, 113
  Football--High school	f. 390, 399
  Fun City, Columbia, Missouri	f. 694
  German Americans--Missouri, 1950s	f. 423, 424
  Halloween costumes	f. 859, 860 (pictorial material)
  Iowa High School Athletic Association	f. 116
  Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945	f. 669
  Koinonia Farm, Americus, Georgia	f. 118
  Langley, Sam Spence (1926- )	f. 44, 421, 501
  Lemmon, C.E. (1888-1963)	f. 77, 850, 851, 855 (pictorial material)
  Lemmon, C.E. (1888-1963)	f. 43, 100-105, 165-168, 422-429, 479, 496, 574, 575, 864, 865, 867
  Lhamon, J.D.	f. 857 (pictorial material)
  Ministerial Association, Columbia, Missouri	f. 353
  Missouri Christian Missionary Society, Jefferson City, Missouri	f. 113-116
  Missouri Council of Churches, Jefferson City, Missouri	f. 357, 949, 950
  Missouri Farmers Association--Radio scripts	f. 390
  Missouri School of Religion	f. 432
  Missouri United Campus Christian Fellowship, Columbia, Missouri	f. 863, 951-966
  Missouri, Canton	f. 859 (pictorial material)
  Missouri, Columbia	f. 161, 859, 860, 872, 917-921 (pictorial material)
  Missouri, Kirksville--High school--Football	f. 399
  Missouri, Kirksville--High school--Football	f. 399 (pictorial material)
  Missouri, Teachers Colleges--Football	f. 399 (pictorial material)
  Missouri, Teachers Colleges--Football	f. 399
  Palmer, Jewell	f. 849, 858 (pictorial material)
  Phillips, Richard (1825- )--Biography	f. 529
  Presbyterian Student Association, Columbia, Missouri	f. 967
  Ragsdale, A.C. (1890-1969)	f. 787, 790 (pictorial material)
  Ragsdale, A.C. (1890-1969)	f. 46, 69, 169-175, 336, 430-436, 502-539, 587, 787-824, 890-892, 900, 902, 903
  Religion-in-Life Week, Columbia, Missouri	f. 981-990
  Rotary Club, Columbia, Missouri	f. 433
  Steamboat--Capitol	f. 861 (pictorial material)
  Student Religious Council, Columbia, Missouri	f. 106, 356, 968-992
  Twilight Optimist Club, Columbia, Missouri	f. 409
  United Campus Christian Fellowship, Missouri	f. 951-966
  United Christian Missionary Society	f. 435, 993-999
  United Christian Youth Movement	f. 1000-1002
  United States. Army, 2nd Armored Division--Newsletter	f. 560
  University of Missouri	f. 859, 860 (pictorial material)
  University of Missouri, Campus Ecumenical Center	f. 401
  University of Missouri, Elmer Ellis Library	f. 383
  University of Missouri, Presbyterian Student Center	f. 967
  University of Missouri, Religious Staff Workers Association	f. 401-404, 862, 863
  University of Missouri--Football	f. 861 (pictorial material)
  University of Missouri--Student housing	f. 577
  University Religious Council, Columbia, Missouri	f. 1003, 1004
  Vietnamese War, 1961-1975	f. 434, 435
  William Woods College, Fulton, Missouri	f. 859, 860 (pictorial material)
  World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans	f. 669
  World War, 1939-1945--Missouri, Columbia	f. 669
  Young Men's Christian Association, Columbia, Missouri	f. 410-413, 1005
  Young Men's Christian Association--Basketball	f. 358, 400
  Youth--Religious life	f. 106-157, 174, 354-357, 362-372, 376-384, 388, 389, 399, 400, 405-408, 410-419, 540, 550-670, 754-786, 951-1009
  Youth--Religious life	f. 588-591, 595-616, 623-628, 778-782, 852-854 (pictorial material)