International Missionary Council Archives - Part 1a (H-10,000: Early History and Committees)
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International Missionary Council
Quantity: 7,036 microfiches.
Abstract:Files which document the formation and development of the International Missionary Council as well as the ecumenical and missionary history of countries throughout the world.
YDSL Record Group No. Fiche Ms85
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Location of originals:Yale University Library, Divinity Library Special Collections (microfiche from originals at World Council of Churches Library)
Arrangement
This collection has been organised into the following series and subseries:
- Series I: Early History & Policy
- Series II: World Missionary Conference1910
- Series III: Continuation Committee of W.M.C. and Emergency
Committee of Co-operating Missions
- 3.1. Minutes, misc.
- 3.2. Constitution
- 3.3. Executive Committee of Cont. Cttee
- 3.4. K. Maclennan
- 3.5. Special Committees of Cont. Cttee
- 3.6. Future International Co-operation
- 3.7. Secretaries' Reports To Members of Continuation Cttee
- 3.8. Dissolution of Continuation Cttee
- 3.9. Emergency Committee - General
- 3.10. Emergency Committee - Minutes
- 3.11. Emergency Committee - Finance
- 3.12. Meetings of British members of Continuation Committee
- 3.13. Transfer to I.M.C. of Continuation Cttee Sub-Cttees' Records
- 3.14. Transfer to I.M.C. of Emergency Cttee's Responsibilities
- Series IV: Continuation Committee
- 4.1. Papers for Meetings
- 4.2. Correspondence
- 4.2.1. General
- 4.2.2. Rev. Arthur J. Brown (Chairman, Ctee of Rev. & Counsel, New York)
- 4.2.3. Henry T. Hodgkin (Friends For. Mission Asoc.)
- 4.2.4. Rev. Frank Lenwood (London Missionary Soc.)
- 4.2.5. Rev. J.N. Ogilvie (Church of Scotland)
- 4.2.6. Dr. C.R. Watson (Chairman, Special Cttee on Missy. Survey)
- 4.2.7. Dr. J.H. Franklin
- 4.2.8. Dr. R.E. Speer
- 4.3. Committee on Christian Literature
- 4.4. Committee on Missionary Survey &
Occupation
- 4.4.1. Reports to Continuation Committee
- 4.4.2. Minutes, American Section
- 4.4.3. Minutes, British Section
- 4.4.4. Correspondence With Chairman (Dr. C.R. Watson; USA)
- 4.4.5. Correspondence With Vice-Chairman (U.K.)
- 4.4.6. Correspondence With John R. Mott
- 4.4.7. Missionary Survey of India - Corres. w. Rev. W.H. Findlay
- 4.4.8. Missionary Survey of India - Documents
- 4.4.9. Missionary Survey of China
- 4.4.10. Vice-Chairman's Papers (Canon Waller) (1913-1915)
- 4.5. Occupation and Committee on Missionary Statistics
- 4.6. Committee on the Church in the Mission Field
- 4.7. Work Among Moslems Committee
- 4.7.1. Lucknow Conference 1911: Lucknow Continuation Cttee1911/4
- 4.7.2. Reports to Continuation Committee
- 4.7.3. Minutes
- 4.7.4. French Sub-Committee
- 4.7.5. British Moslem Committee, C.B.M.S.
- 4.7.6. Constitution of Committee; Papers for Committee
- 4.7.7. Investigation on Islam in West Africa (1913/4)
- 4.7.8. Conferences in the Near East
- 4.7.9. Miscellaneous Papers
- 4.8. Education Committee (British Section)
- 4.8.1. Special Committee on Education (European Section) - Minutes
- 4.8.2. Special Committee on Education (European Section) - Minutes and Conference Reports
- 4.8.3. Reports to Continuation Committee
- 4.8.4. Memoranda submitted to the European Section
- 4.8.5. Correspondence between Chairman & JHO, and with American Section
- 4.8.6. Elementary Teachers
- 4.8.7. Non-Christian Teachers
- 4.8.8. Industrial Training
- 4.8.9. Training of Educational Missionaries
- 4.8.10. Rev. Wm. Miller
- 4.8.11. C.B.M.S.: papers re. Education Cttee meetings
- 4.8.12. Papers on Educational Problems in Mission Field
- 4.8.13. Imperial Conference: Education Section (1923)
- 4.8.14. Sir Michael Sadler
- 4.8.15. Miscellaneous Papers
- 4.8.16. Memoranda on Women's Colleges
- 4.8.17. Conference on Women's College (1913 Oct)
- 4.8.18. Women's Colleges: General Correspondence
- 4.8.19. JHO's corres. re. Women's College, Bombay
- 4.8.20. T.R.W. Lunt (Secretary) corres. re. Women's College, Bombay
- 4.9. Education Committee (American Section)
- 4.10. Committee on Medical Missions and Committee on Missions and Governments
- Series V: IMC Committee Meetings
- 5.1. Crans, 1920
- 5.1.1. Minutes
- 5.1.2. Membership, Delegates
- 5.1.3. Notes of Meeting held at Crans
- 5.1.4. Papers regarding Meeting
- 5.1.5. C.B.M.S. Documents regarding Crans Meeting 1920
- 5.1.6. Constitution: replies from national bodies (a) to Crans proposal; (b) to L. Mohonk decisions
- 5.1.7. Correspondence with North America and Canada regarding dates and type of organ
- 5.2. Lake Mohonk, Sep 30 - Oct 6, 1921
- 5.3. Canterbury, July 27 - 30, 1922 and Meetings of American and British Sections, 1921 - 1927
- 5.4. Oxford, July 9 - 16, 1923
- 5.5. Atlantic City, 1925.
- 5.6. Rattvik, Sweden, 1926
- 5.7. Williamstown, July 11-21, 1929.
- 5.8. Herrnhut, June/July, 1932
- 5.9. Salisbury 1934
- 5.10. London Meeting 1933
- 5.11. Northfield 1935
- 5.12. Old Jordans, 1936
- 5.13. London - Ad Interim, July 1937
- 5.14. Kastel Hemmen, Ad Interim Comm.,1939
- 5.15. Geneva, Ad Interim 1946 Feb 16 - 19
- 5.16. Oegstgeest, 1946 Sep 7 - 10
- 5.16.1. General
- 5.16.2. Folder - Papers circulated to Committee, and Group Reports
- 5.16.3. W.C.C. Liaison with Constituent Councils
- 5.16.4. W.C.C./ I.M.C.: Amsterdam, 1948 Aug 22 - Sep 4
- 5.16.5. Joint Commission on East Asia, I.M.C./W.C.C.
- 5.16.6. W.C.C./I.M.C. Officers' Group
- 5.16.7. Membership (Councils)
- 5.16.8. Membership (Councils not affiliated to I.M.C., etc)
- 5.16.9. Committee (Holland) 1948: Accomodation
- 5.16.10. Finance
- 5.16.11. Minutes: Printing and Distribution
- 5.16.12. Letters of Thanks and Appreciation
- 5.16.13. Correspondence with New York office
- 5.17. Whitby, Ad Interim Committee, 1950 Jul 19 - 25
- 5.18. Pre-Willingen 1952 - Missionary Obligation of
the Church Studies (1)
- 5.18.1. 1947 - 1948, Research Committee
- 5.18.2. Possible 'Sending Countries'
Conference on M.O.C.
- 5.18.2.1. Folder: First Draft Aims and Programme
- 5.18.2.2. Folder: C.B.M.S. Secretaries, August 1949
- 5.18.2.3. Folder: I.M.C. Counsellors, 1949 Sep
- 5.18.2.4. Folder: Circular letters
- 5.18.2.5. Folder: Interim Report
- 5.18.2.6. Correspondence with British Societies
- 5.18.2.7. Folder: Edingburgh House Group, 1950 Jun 2
- 5.18.2.8. Documents supporting agenda:
- 5.18.2.9. Folder: C.B.M.S. Annual Conference, 1950 Jun 14
- 5.18.2.10. Folder: British Societies correspondence
- 5.18.3. Correspondence with North America
- 5.18.4. Correspondence with Continental Europe
- 5.19. Pre-Willingen 1952 - Missionary Obligation of
the Church Studies (2)
- 5.19.1. Correspondence with Constituent Councils and Younger Churches
- 5.19.2. General Correspondence; Individuals
- 5.19.3. Correspondence with S.C.M., W.C.C., W.S.C.F.
- 5.19.4. Miscellaneous Notes and Memos
- 5.19.5. File - Accommodation
- 5.20. Pre-Willingen 1952 - Missionary Obligation of the Church Studies (3)
- 5.21. Staten Island, Ad Interim Committee, 1954 Jul
- 5.22. Breviere, Administrative Committee, 1959 Jul 20 - 24
- 5.23. St. Andrews, 1960 August
- 5.1. Crans, 1920
- Series VI: IMC Counsellors Meetings
- Series VII: IMC Officers Meetings
- Series VIII: Staff Conferences and Meetings
- 8.1. Staff Conferences
- 8.1.1. Oxford, February 6-7. 1954
- 8.1.2. Oxford, July 4-16,1955.
- 8.1.3. Cambridge: July 12-14, 1956
- 8.1.4. Old Jordans, April 11-18, 1957.
- 8.1.5. St. Katherine's. Jan 30-Feb 4, 1958.
- 8.1.6. Oxford. Sep. 16-18, 1958.
- 8.1.7. Paris, July 25-26, 1959
- 8.1.8. Westgate-on-Sea, Apr 1960
- 8.1.9. Warwick May 19-24, 1961
- 8.2. I.M.C. New York Staff Meetings.
- 8.3. I.M.C. London Staff Meetings.
- 8.1. Staff Conferences
- Series IX: Other Administrative Material
Historical Note
The International Missionary Council (IMC) emerged from the world missionary conference held at Edinburgh in 1910 and was officially established in London in 1921. A New York office was established in 1924. The IMC linked some 14 interdenominational associations of sending societies - such as the Division of Foreign Missions of the National Council of Church of Christ, USA - with some 16 interdenominational field bodies, such as the National Christian Council of India. It linked 14 interdenominational associations of missionary societies with some 16 field bodies and devoted itself to the study and resolution of such issues as missionary freedom, general and theological education, opium addiction, labour, slavery, racial discrimination, the church in rural and industrial society, home and family life, and - from very early on - the emerging ecumenical movement. The IMC became associated with the World Council of Churches in 1939, and, in 1961, it became integrated with the WCC as its Commission on World Mission and Evangelism.
The Council served its member bodies through study, consultation and programmes of mutual assistance. Questions were considered as they arose. Missionary freedom, general and theological education, opium addiction, labour, slavery, racial discrimination, the church in rural and industrial society, home and family life, and literature were the main emphases. IMC officers, staff, and committees consulted, stimulated, and advised an increasing number of local and regional church bodies. Several major international conferences were held, of which the complete records are available in the IMC archives for study and research. The meeting in Jerusalem, 1928, made the message its first consideration, especially in relation to modern secularism. At Madras, 1938, the study of the Christian message in a non-Christian world was emphasized. At the international gathering in Whitby, Ontario, 1947, the IMC set itself to discover the relevance of the gospel to the world recovering from war. At the IMC meeting at Willingen, Germany, 1952, delegates of younger churches stated their belief in church unity as an essential condition of effective witness and advance. Finally, at the meeting in Ghana, 1958, a theological education fund was established, providing for substantial aid for buildings, facilities, and libraries of institutions in which churches were united in training for the ministry.
Scope and Contents
The files in this collection provide information not only about the formation and development of the International Missionary Council but also about the ecumenical and missionary history of countries throughout the world.
Though wide-based in the participation of thousands of Christian workers of many nationalities, the Council was most deeply indebted to the formative leadership and services of J. H. Oldham, John R. Mott, William Paton, and A. L. Warnshuis. The WCC library contains many papers and letters relating to the work of these pioneers of the IMC.
Preferred CitationInternational Missionary Council Archives - Part 1a (H-10,000: Early History and Committees), Record Group No. Fiche Ms85, Special Collections, Yale Divinity School Library.
Container List
Series I Early History & Policy
Future of Co-operative Work
Co-operation
General
Folder: National and International Co-operation
International Missionary Co-operation
Organization of I.M.C.
Contents: Oldham / Gould - IMC should not be international "committee", i.e. meeting regularly and abiding by majority decisions, but "conference" taking into account opinions of all associated missions boards, meeting (say) every 2 yrs. and in between, work in hand of officers (and exec. cttee?)
Date: 1921 May 3, 25
IMC Officers' Meetings
Contents: (meeting with vice-chairmen) Invitation; Agenda; letter re. enlarged meeting of CBMS Standing Cttee 30.5.30; Statement of Literature A/C and sales of Jerusalem publications; Financial statement 24.3.30; Budget 1929; Income/Expenditure 1929; sources of income 1929; suggested division of Budget 1930; Africa work; Religious education; Portuguese Africa; Notes of meeting; Minutes
Date: 1930 May 29
Office Relations
Continental Conference, Bremen 1921
IMC Quarterly Notes
IMC various
C.B.M.S. Constitution
Membership of C.B.M.S., 1918-1919
Series II World Missionary Conference
Printed Minutes
Commissions 1 - 8
General
Questionnaires
Misc.
Series III Continuation Committee of W.M.C. and Emergency Committee of Co-operating Missions
Minutes, misc.
Constitution
Executive Committee of Cont. Cttee
K. Maclennan
Special Committees of Cont. Cttee
Future International Co-operation
Secretaries' Reports To Members of Continuation Cttee
Dissolution of Continuation Cttee
Emergency Committee - General
Emergency Committee - Minutes
Emergency Committee - Finance
Meetings of British members of Continuation Committee
Transfer to I.M.C. of Continuation Cttee Sub-Cttees' Records
Transfer to I.M.C. of Emergency Cttee's Responsibilities
Series IV Continuation Committee
Papers for Meetings
Correspondence
General
Contents: Considerable correspondence between John R. Mott (Chairman) and J.H. Oldham (Secretary) regarding the work of the Continuation Cttee and its Special Cttees; regarding relations with German missions and German Christians; regarding operation of sections of Cont. Cttee during wartime; regarding methods of preparation for postwar resumption of work of ContinuationCttee; etc.
Date: 1910-1915
Contents: Letter JHO to JRMott - reporting meeting of missionary leaders in London. (a) Suggest representative national cttees. continue the work, keeping touch where possible; (b) J.H. Oldham & K. Maclennan offered services to CBMS: appointed Joint Secretaries with Hawkins and Wilson: (c) Standing Cttee of CBMS will invite British members of Cont. Cttee to join as private members of Standing Cttee.
Rev. Arthur J. Brown (Chairman, Ctee of Rev. & Counsel, New York)
Henry T. Hodgkin (Friends For. Mission Asoc.)
Rev. Frank Lenwood (London Missionary Soc.)
Rev. J.N. Ogilvie (Church of Scotland)
Dr. C.R. Watson (Chairman, Special Cttee on Missy. Survey)
Dr. J.H. Franklin
Dr. R.E. Speer
Committee on Christian Literature
Correspondence with Chairman (Dr. J.H. Ritson)
General Correspondence
Survey Of Christian Literature 1912
Committee on Missionary Survey & Occupation
Reports to Continuation Committee
Minutes, American Section
Minutes, British Section
Correspondence With Chairman (Dr. C.R. Watson; USA)
Correspondence With Vice-Chairman (U.K.)
Correspondence With John R. Mott
Missionary Survey of India - Corres. w. Rev. W.H. Findlay
Contents: Appt. as Director of Survey to Standing Cttee on Survey, Nat. Missy. Council of India, in co-operation w. Cttee on Missy. Survey & Occupation; specimen outline of Mysore survey; consultation w. missy. societies (B.B.); memorandum on Survey; submitted to CBMS 17.6.15; visit to USA; to India; decisions of Indian cttee on scope of survey; possible American colleague; finance; finance of co-operative work (22.12.15); survey in areas under German missions.
Date: 1915
Contents: Offers of survey staff in India; Mr. Findlay working without salary; use of printed Prospectus; death of Mrs. Findlay 2.3.18; survey results and mission policy; publishing and selling costs; future finances; annual statistics of missions; application of survey methods elsewhere; photograph
Date: 1918
Missionary Survey of India - Documents
Missionary Survey of China
Vice-Chairman's Papers (Canon Waller) (1913-1915)
Occupation and Committee on Missionary Statistics
Methods and Purpose of Missionary Survey
Committee on Missionary Statistics: Reports to Continuation Committee
Memoranda on Methods and Purpose of Statistical Surveys
Committee on the Church in the Mission Field
Minutes, European Section
Minutes, American Section
Reports to Continuation Committee
The Church the Instrument
I.R.M. Group on Church & Mission in India
Church & Mission (various countries)
Older and Younger Churches
Work Among Moslems Committee
Lucknow Conference 1911: Lucknow Continuation Cttee
Reports to Continuation Committee
Minutes
French Sub-Committee
British Moslem Committee, C.B.M.S.
Constitution of Committee; Papers for Committee
Investigation on Islam in West Africa (1913/4)
Conferences in the Near East
Miscellaneous Papers
Education Committee (British Section)
Special Committee on Education (European Section) - Minutes
Special Committee on Education (European Section) - Minutes and Conference Reports
Reports to Continuation Committee
Memoranda submitted to the European Section
Correspondence between Chairman & JHO, and with American Section
Elementary Teachers
Non-Christian Teachers
Industrial Training
Training of Educational Missionaries
Rev. Wm. Miller
C.B.M.S.: papers re. Education Cttee meetings
Papers on Educational Problems in Mission Field
Imperial Conference: Education Section (1923)
Sir Michael Sadler
Miscellaneous Papers
Memoranda on Women's Colleges
Conference on Women's College (1913 Oct)
Women's Colleges: General Correspondence
JHO's corres. re. Women's College, Bombay
T.R.W. Lunt (Secretary) corres. re. Women's College, Bombay
Education Committee (American Section)
Minutes
Reports to Continuation Committee
Miscellaneous Papers
Inter-College Board
T.H.P. Sailer
Correspondence
Contents: Considerable correspondence between T.H.P. Sailer (Sec., American Section) and JH Oldam (Sec., Continuation Committee) regarding articles for I.R.M.; work of American Section; reports for Continuation Committee; possible publications by Education Committee; industrial education; procedure when communicating with missionaries on field; training of educational missionaries; women's colleges in India; 'bulletin'; constitutions of union colleges; Christian university in Japan; education in village India; appointment of committee members; Inter-College Board; difficulty of having 2 sections; sections' relation to American and British Boards; Conscience Clause, India; Research School, China; survey of higher education in China
Date: 1912-1917
Reports, etc. sent by Dr. Sailer
Research School, China
Acknowledgements from societies
Educational Bibliographies
Committee on Medical Missions and Committee on Missions and Governments
Committee on Medical Missions
Minutes:
Committee on Missions and Governments
Reports to Contiunation Committee:
Contents: Letter from Cont. Cttee circulating Statement, and asking for comments (N.B. The Committee on Missions and Governments confined itself to preparing the Statement, and stated (1911) that "each country should form a national group to deal with all questions arising between their Missions and their own Government")
Date: 1914 Mar 6
British Committee on Missions and Governments
Memoranda on Government and Islam
Supranationality of Missions
Series V IMC Committee Meetings
Crans, 1920
Minutes
Membership, Delegates
Notes of Meeting held at Crans
Papers regarding Meeting
C.B.M.S. Documents regarding Crans Meeting 1920
Folder: Crans documents belonging to CBMS.
Folder: Replies from Societies regarding proposed international committee.
Constitution: replies from national bodies (a) to Crans proposal; (b) to L. Mohonk decisions
Folder - Replies regarding proposed constitution of International Missionary Committee
Folder - Reactions to L. Mohonk decisions
Correspondence with North America and Canada regarding dates and type of organ
Lake Mohonk, Sep 30 - Oct 6, 1921
Agenda and Preparatory Papers
Minutes
Japan Continuation Committee and China Continuation Committee
Draft papers, etc
Distribution of Minutes
Newspaper Reports of Mohonk Meeting
Notes of Discussions
Record of meeting
Canterbury, July 27 - 30, 1922 and Meetings of American and British Sections, 1921 - 1927
Miniutes, Canterbury 1922
I.M.C.: Committee of the Council 1922 meeting
I.M.C. Committee of the Council, Canterbury 1922
Meeting of American, Continental, British Sections 1921-27
Oxford, July 9 - 16, 1923
General
Membership
Printed Documents, etc.
Preparatory Papers, etc.
Stencilled papers:
Other stencilled papers:
Atlantic City, 1925.
Committee Papers
Rattvik, Sweden, 1926
Williamstown, July 11-21, 1929.
Membership
General Correspondence, Agenda, etc.
Finance of Meeting
Williamstown Papers
Preliminary papers:
Findings: (drafts)
Herrnhut, June/July, 1932
Organization
Stencilled documents
Preliminary Papers, Resolutions, etc.
Printed Documents
Stencilled Documents
Printed Documents:
Salisbury 1934
London Meeting 1933
Northfield 1935
General
Papers submitted at Northfield
Reports submitted at Northfield
Finance and Policy
Preparatory papers
Post Northfield
Old Jordans, 1936
General
Agenda and papers submitted:
Minutes, Preparation, Printing, and Dispatch
London - Ad Interim, July 1937
Agenda
Minutes, Preparation, Printing, and Distribution.
Kastel Hemmen, Ad Interim Comm.,1939
Preliminary Correspondence and Papers
Minutes
Geneva, Ad Interim 1946 Feb 16 - 19
Minutes
Papers Circulated
General
Letter from Dr. Normal Goodall, enclosing:
Letter from Dr. Goodall and Dr. Decker, enclosing:
General
Preliminary Papers
Correspondence, Membership, Programme, etc.
Folder: Correspondence:
Folder: Membership:
Folder: Programme arrangements:
Folder: Joint Committee, I.M.C./W.C.C.:
Minutes: Distribution and Printing
Other Papers
Oegstgeest, 1946 Sep 7 - 10
General
Folder - Papers circulated to Committee, and Group Reports
W.C.C. Liaison with Constituent Councils
W.C.C./ I.M.C.: Amsterdam, 1948 Aug 22 - Sep 4
General
W.C.C. Committees:
First Assembly of the World Council of Churches:
Folder - Bookstall, Amsterdam
Folder - W.C.C. Correspondence
Joint Commission on East Asia, I.M.C./W.C.C.
W.C.C./I.M.C. Officers' Group
Membership (Councils)
Folder: Circular letters
Contents: Correspondence with Councils regarding representatives appointed - Astralia, Belgium, Brazil, Ceylon, China, Congo, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Mexico, Near East, Netherlands, Netherlands Indies, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Puerto Rico, River Plate, Siam, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A.
Date: n.d.
Membership (Councils not affiliated to I.M.C., etc)
Committee (Holland) 1948: Accomodation
Finance
Minutes: Printing and Distribution
Letters of Thanks and Appreciation
Correspondence with New York office
Folder: C.W.R.
Contents: Correspondence between Miss Standley and Dr. Ranson regarding papers to be supplied for meeting, travel plans, membership of meeting, Finance Committee, financial support for meeting, international exchange problems, Research Committee, circular letters, timetable for various I.M.C. meetings, possible meeting of representatives of national Christian Councils, Dr. Decker's Far East journey, W.C.C. Assembly, proposed agenda, etc.
Date: n.d.
Folder: Decker
Contents: Correspondence between Miss Standley and Dr. Decker regarding financial support for delegates, membership, travel plans in Europe, permission for Japanese nationals to enter area, discussions in Japan and Manila, Edinburgh House meeting of Lambeth Conference bishops, arrangements at Oegstgeest, East Asia Commission, etc.
Date: n.d.
Folder: Albright
Folder: Offprints of I.M.C. Constitution
Whitby, Ad Interim Committee, 1950 Jul 19 - 25
General
Folder - Summary of Ad Interim Committee Decisions, 1950
Folder - Printing, Circulation of Minutes
Contents: Correspondence between New York and London offices regarding alterations in draft minutes, E.J. Bingle to edit, minute regarding IMCCAJ, CWR's circular letter from New York to coincide with distribution from London, copies of proofs for use at Policy Group (CBMS) and Committee of Reference and Council (FMC, NCCCUSA)
Date: n.d.
Pre-Willingen 1952 - Missionary Obligation of the Church Studies (1)
1947 - 1948, Research Committee
Possible 'Sending Countries' Conference on M.O.C.
Folder: First Draft Aims and Programme
Folder: C.B.M.S. Secretaries, August 1949
Folder: I.M.C. Counsellors, 1949 Sep
Folder: Circular letters
Folder: Interim Report
Correspondence with British Societies
Folder: Edingburgh House Group, 1950 Jun 2
Documents supporting agenda:
Folder: C.B.M.S. Annual Conference, 1950 Jun 14
Folder: British Societies correspondence
Contents: A. McLeish (World Dominion) Memoranda by A. McLeish as follows:"Sending Countries Conference 1951"; "Reflections on Missionary Strategy and the Church on the Field" (resulting from conference of Fellowship of Interdenominational Missionary Societies, London); "The Missionary Obligation of the Church" (resulting from C.B.M.S. Annual Conference)
Date: 1950
Correspondence with North America
Folder: C.W. Ranson
Contents: letters between Norman Goodall and C.W. Ranson regarding first draft proposing Sending Countries Conference; possible geographical division of responsibility; possible 'Commissions' replacing (or preparing for) S.C. Conference; revised 'aims and programme' SC 2a and 2b; appointment of study director in North America; material for use at S.V.M. Quadrennial; papers on M.O.C. for Whitby 1950 Ad Interim Committee
Date: 1949 May - 1950 Jun
Folder: Dr. Glora Wysner
Contents: letters between Norman Goodall and Dr. Wysner regarding representation at W.S.C.F. General Committee 1949 Aug; approaches to possible study directors; letters to constituent councils; points from I.M.C. Counsellors' Meeting, N.Y.; responsibilities of American study director, and NG's general direction of studies; request to Research Committee of F.M.C., North America to assume responsibility for organizing and carrying forward M.O.C. study in North America; basic memoranda M.O.1; objections to title 'Sending Countries Conference'; Notes on discussion of proposed outline for a Study of M.O.C. by Fellowship of Professors of Missions, Union Theological Seminary, 1949 Nov 12; appointment of Reverend Theodore Romig as Secretary of sub-committee directing M.O.C. study in America; list of persons participating in M.O.C. study; participation of women in study; F.M.C. Annual Meeting 1951 to make M.O.C. its main topic; American sub-committee's view that cross section of church should participate in study; extension of Mr. Romig's period of service.
Date: 1949 May - 1950 Nov
Folder: T.F. Romig
Contents: letters between Norman Goodall and T.F. Romig regarding possible outline of study under each Aim; inclusion of survey of needs and opportunities in various areas of the world; E.J. Bingle's article "The Changing pattern of Foreign Missions"; T.R. Milford's comments on M.O.1; reference articles; invitation to members of study group on Aim II; invitation to Church Councils to organize local study groups; list of members of study commissions or local groups;offprints from Theology Today of NG's statement on Aim I; circulation of contributed papers from Europe and America
Date: 1949 Dec - 1951 Mar
Folder: North America
Correspondence with Continental Europe
Folder: Germany
Folder: Holland
Folder: Scandinavia
Contents: Correspondence between Norman Goodall and B.G.M. Sundkler regarding panels of consultants; volume of Biblical Stuides conerning M.O.C.; inability to undertake direction of Biblical Volume; possible co-ordination for Scandinavian studies; progress report on Scandinavian groups; "Items for the Agenda of the Commission on Missions, L.W.F. 1952"; letter sent to Secretaries in Nordic countries; plan for Swedish Institute of Missionary Research
Date: 1949 Sep - 1951 Feb
Pre-Willingen 1952 - Missionary Obligation of the Church Studies (2)
Correspondence with Constituent Councils and Younger Churches
Folder: Constituent Councils related to New York office
Folder: Constituent Councils related to London office
Folder - Younger Churches
General Correspondence; Individuals
Folder: Article for Christian News Letter, J.H. Oldham
Folder: Comments on N. Goodall's letter of 1949 Jun 9
Folder: I.M.C. Vice-Chairmen
Folder: Possible Contributors or Consultants
Contents: Comments from Bishop Geoffrey Allen (Cairo), D.M. Baillie, John Bailliet, H. Cunliffe Jones, Kenneth Grayston, K.G. Grubb, A.J. Haile (South Rhodesia), Friar Hebert, Gwennyth Hubble, Basil Jackson, J.E. Jessop, H.C. Lefever (Bangalore) enclosing Notes, John Marsh, N. Micklem, Miss E. Moreland, A. Victor Murray, Geoffrey Nuttall, W.T. Osborn, E.A. Payne, C.K. Samsbury, E.D. Soper (Singapore), R.W. Stopford, W.S. Tindal, A.R. Vidler
Date: n.d.
Folder: B.B.C.
Correspondence with S.C.M., W.C.C., W.S.C.F.
Folder: S.C.M./W.S.C.F.
General
Philip Potter (S.C.M.):
K.H. Ting (W.S.C.F.):
P. Maury (W.S.C.F.)
Folder: W.C.C.
General
Jean Fraser (Youth Department):
General
Folder: W.C.C. - J.C. Hoekendijk
Correspondence
Contents: Correspondence between Norman Goodall and J.C. Hoekendijk regarding J.C. Hoekendijk's appointment to Evangelism Secretariat; appointment to be combined with direction of M.O.C. studies in Europe; studies on Biblical foundations of missions; first draft 'Aims'; document M.O.1; relation to other parts of study; formation of study groups; regional 'bibliographies' of related work; inter-connection with ecumenical study on Evangelism; participation of youth organizations; possible Continental Study Conference 1951
Date: 1949 Mar - 1950 Dec
Miscellaneous Notes and Memos
General
Folder: Notes and Memos
Folder: Press Cuttings
Folder: Names for Panels
File - Accommodation
General
Pre-Willingen 1952 - Missionary Obligation of the Church Studies (3)
Aim I (Missionary Obligation of the Church)
Folder: Biblical Volume
Folder: Rowley and Comments
Folder: M.O.C. Papers (Britain)
Aim III (The Present Position of the Missionary Societies)
Folder: Documents
Folder: Financial Trends
Staten Island, Ad Interim Committee, 1954 Jul
Papers
Preparatory papers supporting agenda items:
Correspondence
Contents: Correspondence between London and New York offices (mostly Nielsen/Wysner) regarding group discussions in London, in New York, and following Staten Island meeting, on the place of the Department of Missionary Studies (I.M.C. Research Department) in the Division of Ecumenical studies, W.C.C.; on the Younger Church study; on the China study
Date: 1953 Dec 21 - 1954 Jul 2
Joint Committee I.M.C./W.C.C.
Breviere, Administrative Committee, 1959 Jul 20 - 24
St. Andrews, 1960 August
Ad Hoc Committee on Evangelism
General
Papers
General
Administrative Committee. Aug 12 - 15.
General
Papers
Series VI IMC Counsellors Meetings
British Group meeting, 1941 Sep 8 - 9
General
Folder: Agenda and supporting papers
Folder: Accomodation, purpose of meeting
British Counsellors meeting, 1942 Oct 27 - 28
General
Folder: Agenda and supporting papers
Folder: Correspondence with members
Folder: Messages
British Counsellors meeting, 1944, Jun 20
General
Folder: Agenda and supporting papers
British Counsellors meeting, 1945, Jun 19
General
Folder: Agenda and supporting papers
IMC Counsellors, N. America
Series VII IMC Officers Meetings
Oxford, 1955
Cambridge, 1956
New Haven, 1957
Montreal
Series VIII Staff Conferences and Meetings
Staff Conferences
Oxford, February 6-7. 1954
Oxford, July 4-16,1955.
Cambridge: July 12-14, 1956
General
Papers
Old Jordans, April 11-18, 1957.
General
Papers
St. Katherine's. Jan 30-Feb 4, 1958.
General
Papers
Oxford. Sep. 16-18, 1958.
General
Papers
Paris, July 25-26, 1959
Westgate-on-Sea, Apr 1960
Papers
Warwick May 19-24, 1961
General
Papers
I.M.C. New York Staff Meetings.
I.M.C. London Staff Meetings.
Series IX Other Administrative Material
Administration (1)
Administration (2)
Administration (3)