Guide to the Cecil Corbett Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Cecil Corbett Papers

Inclusive Dates

1935-2002

Bulk Dates

1965-1990

Call Number

RG 535

Creator(s)

Corbett, Cecil, 1931-2020.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Native American Consulting Committee.

Quantity

18.15 cubic feet (19 boxes)

Language

Materials primarily in English with some items in Spanish and Japanese.

Restrictions on Access

Open for research. Medical, educational, and psychological records of living people are closed.

Digital Content

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Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Rev. Dr. Cecil Elwood Corbett ("Speaking Eagle") was born on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in Cherokee, North Carolina on March 4, 1931. He was the son of Frank Paul Corbett (1898-1966) and Phoebe Corbett (née Coleman; 1904-1958), a Choctaw Indigenous woman. Cecil was a member of the Nez Percé Tribe of Idaho. He attended elementary and high school in Pierre, South Dakota. He attended Wahpeton State School of Science (North Dakota State College of Science) and Cook Christian Training School (CCTS; Phoenix, Arizona campus) before receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Huron College in South Dakota in 1957. While attending CCTS, he met Irene Blatchford. The two married on December 29, 1951, and they were members of First Presbyterian Church in Kamiah, Idaho. Before entering seminary, Corbett served Ascension Presbyterian Church in Peever, South Dakota under the Board of National Missions for several months in 1955. During seminary, he worked as a student pastor at Bloomington Congregational Church in Bloomington, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary in Iowa in 1962 and was ordained by Dakota Presbytery on September 7, 1961. He was awarded honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees by Huron College in 1968 and by Dubuque Theological Seminary in 1972.

After seminary, Corbett served First Presbyterian Church at Flandreau, South Dakota, where he worked among the Santee. In 1963, he received a call from the Pima First Presbyterian Church at Sacaton, Arizona to serve among the Pima on the Gila River Indian Reservation (Gila River Indian Community). Corbett became associate director for program of CCTS (Tempe, Arizona campus; later names include Charles Cook Theological School and Cook College and Theological School) in 1967, soon after becoming executive director in 1968. He served in that position until 1989, when he became chancellor.

Corbett served the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (UPCUSA) and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (PC(USA)) in a variety of roles and functions. While serving as "Consultant for Ministries with Indians," he participated in the formation of the Consulting Panel on Ministries With Indians (part of the Council on Church Strategy and Development, Board of National Missions, UPCUSA) in 1970. The Panel brought together Presbyterian Church leaders from Native American communities to provide consultation regarding mission strategy in relation to the needs and opportunities of Native Americans. Variant names of the Panel include the Presbyterian Indian Consulting Panel, the Indian Consulting Panel, and the American Indian Consulting Panel. Around 1973, the Panel effectively became the Native American Consulting Committee (NACC) of the Program Agency. NACC was originally composed of five members from specific synods (synods of the Southwest, the Sun, Alaska-Northwest, Pacific, and Lakes and Prairies) and seven members at large.

Corbett's roles at CCTS and in NACC led to his participation in the establishment of the Native American Theological Education Consortium (NATEC; circa 1976). Created through the Presbyterian Church's Major Mission Fund, NATEC developed and trained Native Americans for ministry through Theological Education by Extension (TEE). The Consortium was originally comprised of CCTS, Huron College, and Dubuque Theological Seminary. Corbett also participated in the formation of the Native American Theological Association (NATA) in 1977, an ecumenical organization that functioned as an agency of Native American communities to facilitate the accreditation of related educational programs and of candidates for ordination through their respective denominations.

Additionally, Corbett was a member of the executive committee of the Council on Church and Race (COCAR; UPCUSA), field associate for the Board of National Missions (UPCUSA), and moderator of the Presbytery of Phoenix (1970). He held several titles and roles within the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. (NCCC), including chairperson of the National Indian Goals Committee.

Collection Overview

The collection contains correspondence, ephemera, minutes, printed materials, reports, and other records that chiefly document the professional career of Cecil Corbett and his roles within the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (UPCUSA) and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (PC(USA)). Materials also document Corbett's career in higher and theological education, his involvement in ecumenical organizations, and his activities with other national, regional, and local organizations that represent and serve Native Americans. Corbett maintained most of the files, most likely on-site at Cook Christian Training School (CCTS) in Tempe, Arizona.

The UPCUSA / PC(USA) Files series, circa 1951-1993, chiefly contains materials documenting Corbett's work within and associated with the Presbyterian Church.

The Native American Consulting Committee (NACC) Files subseries, 1961-1993, contains files of correspondence, ephemera, financial documents, memoranda, minutes, policies, printed materials, proposals, reports, and other records documenting Corbett's involvement in the creation, work, and activities of the NACC of the Program Agency. There are also files of NACC's predecessor entity the Indian Consulting Panel and files pertaining to NACC's "Indian Quest" newsletter and its publication.

The Other UPCUSA / PC(USA) Files subseries, circa 1951-1993, contains files of correspondence, ephemera, memoranda, minutes, printed materials, proposals, reports, and other records documenting Corbett's involvement in and communications with various Presbyterian Church entities and some ecumenical organizations as well. The largest and first group of files pertains to Presbyterian Church entities such as the Board of National Missions, the Council on Church and Race (COCAR), the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC), the Native American Theological Education Consortium (NATEC), the Program Agency, and the Vocation Agency. This first group of files also pertains to ecumenical organizations including the Joint Strategy Action Committee (JSAC), the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. (NCCC), and the Native American Theological Association (NATA). A second and smaller group of files pertains to Corbett's work and communications with various Presbyterian congregations, presbyteries, and synods, chiefly the presbyteries of Grand Canyon and Phoenix. The third group of files pertains to Corbett's work with other Christian denominations, chiefly the United Methodist Church and the Episcopal Church, in the area of Native American ministry.

The Higher / Theological Education Files and Subject Files series, 1935-2002, contains files of correspondence, ephemera, financial documents, minutes, memoranda, proposals, reports, and other records chiefly documenting Corbett's career in higher education and his involvement in national, regional, and local organizations that serve and represent Native Americans. The first group of files pertains to higher education entities, chiefly Cook Christian Training School (CCTS). The second group of files are subject files pertaining to various Native American groups and organizations, including the National Fellowship of Indian Workers (NFIW) and the National Indian Training and Research Center (NITRC). The third group of files are subject files kept by Corbett on various places and topics.

The Personal Papers series, 1937-1992, contains general files of conference materials, newspaper clippings, other printed materials, sermons, and other writings either created by or collected by Corbett. There is also a small file of biographical items pertaining to Corbett.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is arranged as follows:

SERIES I: UPCUSA / PC(USA) FILES, CIRCA 1951-1993

Subseries 1: Native American Consulting Committee (NACC) Files, 1961-1993

Subseries 2: Other UPCUSA / PC(USA) Files, circa 1951-1993

SERIES II: HIGHER / THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FILES AND SUBJECT FILES, 1935-2002

SERIES III: PERSONAL PAPERS, 1937-1992

Alternative Formats

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Related Material

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the National Ministries Division, Racial/Ethic Ministries (Louisville) in 1997 and donated by Cecil Corbett in 2010.

Processing Information

Collection processed and guide prepared in 2022 by Nicholas Skaggs, Processing Archivist.

While the processor maintained creator-supplied folder titles, the processor also created additional description to supplement folder titles. Processor-supplied descriptions are enclosed in square brackets in the Collection Inventory.

Preferred Citation

Cecil Corbett Papers, RG 535, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Personal Name Subject

Corbett, Cecil, 1931-2020.

Corporate Subject

Cook Christian Training School.

Joint Strategy and Action Committee (New York, N.Y.)

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

National Fellowship of Indian Workers (U.S.)

National Indian Training and Research Center (Tempe, Ariz.)

Native American Theological Association.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Consulting Panel on Indian Ministries.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly Mission Council.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Native American Consulting Committee.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Grand Canyon.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Program Agency.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Vocation Agency.

Topical Subject

Church work with youth--United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

Indigenous peoples of North America--United States. local

Indigenous Presbyterians. local

Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) people. local

Presbyterian Church--Education.

Presbyterian universities and colleges.

Geographic Subject

Tempe (Ariz.)

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Financial records. aat

Minutes (administrative records) aat

Newspaper clippings. aat

Printed ephemera. aat

Printed materials (object genre) aat

Proposals. aat

Publications (documents) aat

Reports. aat

Subject files. local

Corporate Added Name

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Native American Consulting Committee.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats

		SERIES I: UPCUSA / PC(USA) FILES, CIRCA 1951-1993

		Subseries 1: Native American Consulting Committee (NACC) Files, 1961-1993

1	1	"Alphabet Soup" (acronym lists), 1978-1992, undated
1	2	American Indian Institute, Bozeman, Mont. [chiefly proposals to NACC], circa 1977-1978
1	3-4	Churchwide policy on Native American ministry (UPCUSA / PC(USA)), circa 1974-1989
1	5	Cook Christian Training School (CCTS) and NACC - "Additional Resources for Native Peoples of North America: A Study Theme for 1986," 1986
1	6	Council on Church and Race (COCAR; UPCUSA / PC(USA)) - Cross Caucus meetings [includes minutes and Racial Ethnic Convocation materials], circa 1980-1991, undated
1	7	COCAR (PC(USA)) - New York-based councils meetings [includes minutes], 1985-1987
1	8	Denver Indian Center, Denver, Colo., 1977-1978
1	9	Educational opportunities and resources / Financial aid [chiefly for Native American students], circa 1969-1985, undated
1	10	General Assembly (196th, Phoenix, Ariz., 1984) [includes "Indian Gathering '84" / "Native American Gathering '84" materials], 1984
1	11	General Assembly Church Loan Committee, Evangelism and Church Development Ministry Unit (PC(USA)) [includes policies and guidelines], 1988-1991
1	12	General Assembly Council (PC(USA)) binder [includes minutes and Budget Work Group materials], circa 1990-1991
1	13-14	Indian Consulting Panel (UPCUSA) - Binder of minutes and proposals funded or denied [includes Joint Strategy Action Committee (JSAC) Coordinating Committee materials], 1970-1971
1	15-19	Indian Consulting Panel (UPCUSA) - Chronological files [includes correspondence, minutes, and reports], circa 1969-1975, undated
1	20	Indian Consulting Panel (UPCUSA) - "Indian Ministry Priorities" report, 1969
1	21	Indian Consulting Panel (UPCUSA) - Sidney H. Byrd [includes correspondence], 1961-1975
1	22	Indian Consulting Panel / American Indian Consulting Panel (UPCUSA), Youth Sub-Committee - "Instructional Packages for Indian Youth Ministry Training Modules" proposal, 1972 September 1
1	23	Indian Consulting Panel / Consulting Panel on Indian Ministries (UPCUSA) - Roles, structure, and procedures, circa 1972-1973
1	24	"Indian Quest: quest - a seeking; adventure; to search a trail" (by NACC), circa 1974
1	25-27	"Indian Quest" newsletter - Articles [includes photographs], circa 1980-1992
1	28	"Indian Quest" newsletter - Articles and correspondence, circa 1971-1991

2	1	"Indian Quest" newsletter - Correspondence and mailing lists, circa 1980-1988
2	2	"Indian Quest" newsletter - Mockups and rough drafts, circa 1979-1991
2	3	"Indian Quest" newsletter issues, 1977-1992
2	3	"Indian Quest" newsletter issue, 1977 October	Digital
2	4	MORIAH [includes photograph], circa 1987-1988
2	5	National Indian Youth Conference (Cook Christian Training School (CCTS), Tempe, Ariz., March 30-April 1, 1973), 1973
2	6	National Indian Youth Conference (Camp Loughridge, Tulsa, Okla., August 17-21, 1977), 1976-1977
2	7	National Indian Youth Conference / Camp (Outlaw Ranch, Custer, S.D., August 14-17, 1979), 1979
2	8	Native American Consulting Committee (NACC) - Chronological files [chiefly correspondence], 1969-1974
2	8	NACC - Chronological files - Proposal to the Board of the Program Agency, circa 1973-1974	Digital
2	9-25	NACC - Chronological files [chiefly correspondence], 1975-1982 April

3	1-11	NACC - Chronological files [chiefly correspondence], 1982 May-1993, undated
3	12	NACC - Emergency education fund grants, circa 1977-1985, undated
3	13	NACC - Financial, 1977-1993
3	14	NACC - Eugene Begay [includes scholarship materials], 1977-1981
3	15	NACC - General file [includes letterhead and assorted forms], circa 1980-1991, undated
3	16	NACC - LGS. # 37-52 [photocopies of handwritten transcripts], undated
3	17	NACC - Meetings [includes Synod of Alaska-Northwest itineration materials], circa 1976-1977
3	18	NACC - Meetings [includes minutes and Indian Consulting Panel (UPCUSA) materials], 1973-1974
3	19-27	NACC - Meetings [includes minutes and executive committee materials], 1975-1989, undated
3	28	NACC - Membership lists and rosters, circa 1974-1990
3	29	NACC - Program Agency (UPCUSA) binder [includes Synod of Lakes and Prairies materials], circa 1975-1976
3	30	NACC binder - Cyrus Peck [includes data, minutes, and reports], circa 1976
3	31	NACC position paper - "The Tribe Sends a Voice as They Come," 1975 February
3	32	NACC position paper recommendations, circa 1976-1978
3	33	Native American Pastors' Retreat (Zephyr Cove, Nev., January 25-28, 1981) [includes packet materials], 1979-1981
3	34	Native American Planning Consultation (for synods, Program Agency (UPCUSA), and NACC; Denver, Colo., March 21-22, 1980), 1979-1980
3	35	Native American Youth Ministry Internship Project [includes "Youth Ministry Internship Evaluation Report" (1976) and Summer Youth Ministry Internship Project newsletters], circa 1969-1992

4	1	Office of Native American Mission Development, Program Agency (UPCUSA) [includes Rev. Walter Hosea Holmes' materials], circa 1975-1980
4	2	Orientation for new workers (for Synod of Alaska-Northwest and Synod of Pacific; Portland, Or., January 29-31, 1981) [includes packet and planning materials], 1980-1981
4	3	Program Agency (UPCUSA) [includes NACC materials], circa 1971-1977
4	4	Program Agency, Mission Service Unit on Church and Race (UPCUSA) binder - Steering Committee meeting of Program Agency / NACC / synods regarding UPCUSA Native American ministry and missions (Tempe, Ariz., December 28-29, 1975), circa 1975
4	5	Proposals [chiefly from external organizations], circa 1969-1980
4	6	"Report of 1981 Conference of the Presbyterian Church: Dakota Presbytery and the Synod of Lakes and Prairies," Sisseton, S.D. (October 16-18, 1981), 1981
4	7-8	Reports [includes reports created and received by NACC], 1977-1985
4	9	Video Evangelism Project, circa 1990-1992
4	10	Video Evangelism Project - Upstream Productions, circa 1990-1992
4	11	Western Shoshone Nation land rights in Nevada and California, 1983
4	12	Youth Ministry Design Conference, Ghost Ranch, N.M. (June 20-26, 1976), 1976
4	13	Youth Ministry Training Event, Huron College, Huron, S.D. (June 12-16, 1972), 1972

		Subseries 2: Other UPCUSA / PC(USA) Files, circa 1951-1993

		UPCUSA / PC(USA) and Ecumenical Entities Files
4	14	Administrative Services, Council on (UPCUSA), circa 1978-1979
4	15	Administrative Services, Council on (UPCUSA) - Meeting workbook (binder), Chicago, Ill. (February 26-28, 1977), 1977
4	16	Administrative Services, Council on (UPCUSA) - Meeting workbook (binder), Chicago, Ill. (October 23-25, 1977), 1977
4	17	Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities - Annual meeting, 1987
4	18	Board of Christian Education / Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) [chiefly correspondence], circa 1964-1976
4	19	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - Cabinet and Office of Institutional Development report, 1972 April
4	20-21	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - Chronological files [chiefly correspondence and memoranda], circa 1954-1972, undated
4	22	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - Department of Voluntary Service, circa 1967-1968
4	23	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - Division of Church Strategy and Development (DCSD) [includes minutes and reports], circa 1966-1969
4	24	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - DCSD, Indian Committee [Advisory Committee on Ministries With Indians], circa 1965-1969
4	25	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - DCSD, Indian Committee [Advisory Committee on Ministries With Indians] - Nez Percé joint session conference (Spalding, Idaho, March 5-6, 1968), circa 1966-1968
4	26	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - George Bryant, 1967-1968
4	27	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - Mission Strategy and Evangelism, circa 1966-1967
4	28-29	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - "Presbytery Exploration of Mission" draft, 1968 February 12
4	30-31	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - Staff [chiefly correspondence received and sent by Corbett while serving as a consultant with the Board of National Missions in Indian Ministries], circa 1969-1970

5	1	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - Task Force on the Crisis in the Nation, circa 1967-1968
5	2	Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) - Women's Division / Women's Giving [includes Office of Specific Interests and Material Aid materials], circa 1965-1978, undated
5	3	Commission on Ecumenical Relations (UPCUSA), 1965-1971
5	4-5	Council on Church and Race (COCAR; UPCUSA / PC(USA)) [includes correspondence, minutes, printed items, and reports], circa 1971-1986
5	6	COCAR (UPCUSA) - Meeting (binder), New York (September 30-October 1, 1970), 1970
5	7	COCAR (UPCUSA / PC(USA)) - Native American Colloquium [chiefly handwritten notes], circa 1981-1983
5	8	COCAR (UPCUSA) - White Racism Work Group, circa 1975-1977
5	9	Council on Theological Education (UPCUSA) [includes cue sheet and script], undated
5	10	"Exploration of Mission" (binder), undated
5	11	General Assembly [chiefly printed materials, including "The General Assembly Daily News;" also includes materials pertaining to C. R. Ehrhardt], circa 1970-1986, undated
5	12	General Assembly Council (PC(USA)) [chiefly mission statements and reports], 1984-1986
5	13	General Assembly Council (PC(USA)) - Churchwide Financial Issues Task Force, 1984-1985
5	14	General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC; UPCUSA) - Ad Hoc Committee to Study and Recommend Changes in GAMC Membership, 1973
5	15-18	GAMC (UPCUSA) - Chronological files [chiefly correspondence, memoranda, and reports], 1972-1982, undated
5	19	GAMC (UPCUSA) - Major Mission Funding Campaign proposals, 1976
5	20	GAMC (UPCUSA) - Major Mission Funding Campaign proposals [chiefly from Synod of the Southwest], 1976
5	21	GAMC (UPCUSA) - Major Mission Funding Task Force, circa 1975-1976
5	22-24	GAMC (UPCUSA) - Minutes, 1971-1973 November

6	1-2	GAMC (UPCUSA) - Minutes, 1974 February-November
6	3-10	Joint Strategy and Action Committee (JSAC) - Chronological files [includes JSAC Indian Ministries Task Force materials], circa 1969-1987, undated
6	11-13	JSAC - Coordinating Committee proposals (binder), 1969-1970
6	14	JSAC - Indian Ministries Strategy and Screening Task Force (binder), 1970-1971
6	15	JSAC - Indian Screening Task Force, circa 1971-1973
6	16	JSAC - Joint Native American Staff (JNAS) narrative report, circa 1977-1978
6	17	JSAC - National Council of Churches (NCC) policy statements, circa 1951-1979
6	18	JSAC - Proposals, circa 1970-1975
6	19	Major Mission Fund (UPCUSA), circa 1976-1979
6	20	National Committee on the Self-Development of People (UPCUSA), circa 1970-1983

7	1-3	National Council of the Churches of Christ (NCCC) - Chronological files [chiefly correspondence and memoranda], circa 1955-1986, undated
7	4-5	NCCC - Commission on Justice, Liberation, and Human Fulfillment (CJLHF), circa 1973-1984, undated
7	6	NCCC - CJLHF binder, 1973-1978
7	7	NCCC - CJLHF committee meeting (binder), Chicago, Ill. (March 2-3, 1975), 1975
7	8-9	NCCC - Division of Christian Life and Mission (DCLM), circa 1967-1969, undated
7	10-17	NCCC - Governing Board [includes minutes], 1960-1983
7	18	NCCC - Governing Board presentation (May 9-11, 1979), 1979
7	19	NCCC - International Affairs Inter-Unit Working Group, circa 1974-1979

8	1	NCCC - International Affairs Inter-Unit Working Group, circa 1974-1979
8	2-4	NCCC - National Indian Goals Study, circa 1958-1968, undated
8	5	NCCC - Office of Research, Evaluation, and Planning's "1976 Program Audit, Triennium," 1976-1978
8	6	NCCC - Proposed Los Angeles project ("Indian Action-Research Project"), circa 1965
8	7	NCCC - Racial Justice Working Group, Division of Church and Society, 1978-1986, undated
8	8-9	Native American Theological Association (NATA) [chiefly correspondence and minutes], circa 1977-1981
8	10	NATA - Board meetings (binder) [includes minutes], circa 1984-1987
8	11	NATA - Budget / Bylaws, circa 1977-1978
8	12-16	NATA - Chronological files [chiefly correspondence, minutes, and reports], 1976-1986, undated
8	17	NATA - Curriculum, grant, and internship information, circa 1980-1982
8	18	NATA - Minneapolis, Minn. (binder) [includes minutes and executive materials], circa 1975-1981
8	19	NATA - "Recommendations About Curriculum and Organization" (prepared by United Theological Seminary (New Brighton, Minn.) and Cook Christian Training School), 1976 December 16
8	20-21	Native American Theological Education Consortium (NATEC) - Chronological files [chiefly correspondence, financial data, and printed items], circa 1976-1985, undated
8	21	NATEC - Chronological files - Pamphlet, circa 1976-1977	Digital
8	22	NATEC - Doctor of Ministry program (binder), circa 1983
8	23	Ordination - Book of Order (PC(USA)), 1985, undated
8	24	Overtures, circa 1968-1984, undated
8	25	Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS), circa 1974-1980, undated
8	26	PCUS - "Consultation on the Mission of the Church from the Perspective of PCUS Ethnic Minorities," 1977
8	27	Presbyterian Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO), Inc., circa 1968-1974
8	28	Presbyterian Peacemaking Program (UPCUSA) - "Peacemaking: The Believers' Calling," circa 1982-1983, undated

9	1-3	Program Agency (UPCUSA / PC(USA)) - Chronological files, circa 1973-1987, undated
9	4	Program Agency (UPCUSA / PC(USA)) - Committee on Minority Education, circa 1983-1988
9	5	Program Agency (UPCUSA) - "Comprehensive Review," 1982 October 14
9	6	Program Agency (UPCUSA / PC(USA)) - Congregational Development Program / Ministries With Congregations Unit, 1978-1986, undated
9	7	Program Agency (UPCUSA) - Health and Human Services Unit, circa 1974
9	8	Program Agency (UPCUSA) - Ministries of Health, Education, and Social Justice / Social Welfare, 1975-1984, undated
9	9	Program Agency (UPCUSA) - Mission Development Fund, circa 1975
9	10	Program Agency (UPCUSA) - Mission Program Services Unit / Mission Service Unit on Church and Race, circa 1973-1980, undated
9	11	Program Agency (UPCUSA) - Policy Group on Nuclear and Chemical Waste [chiefly "Christian Concern About Nuclear and Other Hazardous Wastes" by Rustum Roy], circa 1979-1980
9	12	Program Agency, Board of the (UPCUSA) - Meeting (binder; New York, N.Y., February 28-March 1, 1975), circa 1974-1975
9	13	Program Agency, Board of the (UPCUSA) - Meeting (binder; New York, N.Y., October 21-23, 1976), circa 1968-1976
9	14	Program Agency, Board of the (UPCUSA) - Meeting (binder; New York, N.Y., October 21-23, 1977), circa 1976-1978
9	15	Program Agency, Board of the (UPCUSA) - Minutes, 1980
9	16	Racial Ethnic Ministries and Racial Justice, Committee on (UPCUSA / PC(USA)), 1980-1985
9	17	Racial Ethnic Ministries and Racial Justice, Committee on (UPCUSA) [RE 480 Dallas], 1979-1980
9	18-20	Racial Ethnic Ministry Unit (UPCUSA / PC(USA)), circa 1980-1991
9	21	Racial Ethnic Ministry Unit (PC(USA)) - Meeting (San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 24, 1991), circa 1988-1991
9	22	Racial Ethnic Ministry Unit (PC(USA)) - Mission design, 1987
9	23	Reunion of the UPCUSA and the PCUS, circa 1981-1984
9	24	Roving Volunteers in Christ's Service (RVCS), 1981-1982
9	25	Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) - "Poor People's Campaign," circa 1968
9	26	Support Agency (UPCUSA / PC(USA)), 1972-1987, undated
9	27	Theology in Americas [includes Spanish language materials], circa 1977-1983, undated

10	1	Theology in Americas [includes Spanish language materials], circa 1977-1983, undated
10	2	United Church Board for Homeland Ministries - "The Indian Treaty Rights Consultation," Boston, Mass. (June 6-7, 1977), 1977
10	3-4	United Presbyterian Health, Education, and Welfare Association (UPHEWA), circa 1970-1976, undated
10	5	Vocation Agency (UPCUSA / PC(USA)) [chiefly correspondence], circa 1973-1985, undated
10	6	Vocation Agency (PC(USA)) - Church Vocations Ministry Unit [includes minutes], 1987-1991
10	7	Vocation Agency (UPCUSA) - Consulting Committee on Ethnic Minority Ministries [includes minutes], circa 1979-1982, undated
10	8-9	Vocation Agency (UPCUSA) - Task Force on Improving Minority Prospects, circa 1974-1977, undated
10	10	World Council of Churches (WCC), circa 1975-1980
10	11	World Council of Churches (WCC) - World Convocation on Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation (Seoul, South Korea, March 5-13, 1990), circa 1989-1990

		Congregations / Presbyteries / Synods Files
10	12	Congregations [multiple; chiefly printed items and ephemera], 1966-1987, undated
10	13	Presbytery of Alaska / Presbytery of Yukon, circa 1973-1984
10	14	Presbytery of Chicago, circa 1967-1970
10	15	Presbytery of Dakota, circa 1961-1983
10	16	Presbytery of Detroit, 1966-1984
10	17	Presbytery of Grand Canyon [includes candidates for ministry materials], circa 1979-1986, undated
10	18	Presbytery of Grand Canyon [includes Commission on Church Personnel and Care of Candidates materials], circa 1978-1982, undated
10	19-21	Presbytery of Grand Canyon - Chronological files [chiefly correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and reports], circa 1972-1985
10	22	National Capital Presbytery / National Capital Union Presbytery, circa 1981-1984
10	23	Presbytery of Nevada, 1979-1986
10	24-27	Presbytery of Phoenix [includes Synod of Arizona materials], circa 1956-1993, undated

11	1	Presbytery of Western Colorado, circa 1976-1979
11	2	Presbyteries [multiple], circa 1971-1985
11	3	Synod of Alaska-Northwest, circa 1973-1982, undated
11	4	Synod of Lakes and Prairies [includes Native American Consulting Task Force materials], circa 1975-1988
11	5	Synod of the Pacific / Golden Gate Mission Area, circa 1972-1985, undated
11	6	Synod of Red River (PCUS) / Synod of the Sun (UPCUSA / PC(USA)), circa 1977-1984, undated
11	7	Synod of the Southwest, circa 1972-1985, undated
11	8	Synods [multiple], circa 1970-1985, undated

		Other Christian Denominations Files
11	9	American Baptist Churches USA, circa 1973-1989
11	10	Anglican Church of Canada / Other Canadian churches, circa 1969-1987
11	11	Christian Reformed Church, 1968-1979
11	12-16	Episcopal Church [includes Executive Council and National Committee on Indian Work materials], circa 1968-1990, undated
11	17	Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches [includes Berne Church Conference on Human Contacts materials], circa 1986
11	18-19	Lutheran churches, circa 1968-1984, undated
11	20	Lutheran churches - "Lutheran Church and Indian People" conference (Cook Christian Training School, Tempe, Ariz., August 6, 1968), circa 1967-1968
11	21	Multiple denominations [including Mennonite and Roman Catholic], 1973-1989
11	22	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches, 1968-1985, undated
11	23	Reformed Church in America, circa 1972-1981, undated
11	24-25	United Church of Christ [includes Council for American Indian Ministry materials], circa 1961-1986
11	26-27	United Methodist Church, circa 1968-1990, undated

12	1	United Methodist Church, circa 1968-1990, undated
12	2-3	United Methodist Church [includes National United Methodist Native American Center (Oklahoma City, Okla.) materials], circa 1980-1984
12	4	United Methodist Church - Committee of Inquiry on Indian Affairs, 1978

		SERIES II: HIGHER / THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FILES AND SUBJECT FILES, 1935-2002

		Higher / Theological Education Files
12	5	Arizona State University (Tempe) / University of Arizona (Tucson), circa 1967-1985, undated
12	6	Arizona State University - VISTA volunteers, circa 1966, undated
12	7	Chris Corpus (Spotted Eagle) [includes photographs], circa 1972-1973, undated
12	8	Cook Christian Training School / Charles Cook Theological School / Cook College and Theological School (CCTS), Tempe, Ariz. - Cecil Corbett, 25th Anniversary of Ordination for, 1986 September 28
12	9	CCTS - Chronological files [includes Board of Trustees minutes], 1957-1969
12	10	CCTS - Chronological files [includes ephemera, minutes, reports, and printed items], 1970-1979
12	10	CCTS - Chronological files - "Cook Christian Training School: Three Phases of Its Ministry," 1979 May	Digital
12	11	CCTS - Chronological files [includes ephemera, minutes, reports, and printed items], circa 1980-1982
12	12	CCTS - Chronological files [includes ephemera, minutes, reports, and printed items], circa 1983-1986
12	12	CCTS - Chronological files - "Free as the Eagle," circa 1983	Digital
12	13-15	CCTS - Chronological files [includes ephemera, minutes, reports, and printed items], 1987-1990, undated
12	16	CCTS - Classes, conferences, lectures, symposiums, and workshops (held at CCTS), circa 1971-1987, undated
12	17-23	CCTS - Correspondence [chiefly received by Corbett], circa 1962-1969

13	1-7	CCTS - Correspondence [chiefly received by Corbett], 1970-2002, undated
13	8	CCTS - Correspondence - Grandchildren and relatives of Dr. Charles H. Cook, circa 1964-1974
13	9	CCTS - Documentary filmmaking class, circa 1969-1970
13	10	CCTS - Financial, circa 1972-1990
13	11	CCTS - "Indian Highways" newsletter [includes correspondence and newsletter issues], circa 1964-1987
13	11	CCTS - "Indian Highways" newsletter - No. 154, 1975 May	Digital
13	12	CCTS - J. David Barkley (business manager), circa 1980-1983
13	13	CCTS - Lemuel F. Ignacio, circa 1986-1988
13	14	CCTS - Margaret B. Allen estate, circa 1983-1985
13	15	CCTS - Phoenix Select Planning Committee [regarding capital and endowment campaign], circa 1990-1993
13	16	CCTS - Photographs [mostly unidentified], undated
13	17	CCTS - Program Committee, circa 1968-1970
13	18	CCTS - "Self-Development of Indian People" project proposal, undated
13	19	CCTS - Source materials on Native American studies (H. S. Randolph), circa 1958-1969
13	20-21	CCTS - Staff retreats [chiefly packets], 1991-2002
13	22	Friendship Press [includes drafts of Corbett's "The Earth Is the Lord's"], 1983-1986
13	23	Huron College, Huron, S.D., circa 1968-1984, undated
13	24	Irene Gronau Memorial Endowment for Health Career Scholarships (solicitation of contributions document submitted by Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, Sisseton, S.D.), 1980 October
13	25-28	President's / Presidents' Roundtable, 1979-1984

14	1-2	President's / Presidents' Roundtable, 1985-1992
14	3	Presidents of Racial Ethnic Schools and Colleges, 1985-1988
14	4	San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, Calif., 1971-1986
14	5	Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska [chiefly printed materials], 1977-1988, undated
14	6-7	University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa [includes Board of Directors / Seminary Council of Advisors materials], circa 1968-1987, undated
14	8	Vancouver School of Theology, circa 1982-1988

		Subject Files - Native American Groups and Organizations
14	9	Advocates for Indian Education: The Northwest Tribes, Spokane, Wash., circa 1969-1975
14	10	Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) [chiefly printed materials], 1969-1985
14	11	American Indian Lawyer Training Program, Oakland, Calif., circa 1973-1974
14	12	American Indian Movement (AIM), 1970-1981
14	13	American Indian Rehabilitation Services, Inc., Illinois, 1973
14	14	Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc., New York, N.Y., circa 1971-1985
14	15-16	Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S. Department of the Interior), 1963-1990, undated
14	17	Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S. Department of the Interior) - Shiprock Agency / Teec Nos Pos Boarding School, Ariz., circa 1977
14	18	Call of the Council of Drums, Indian Service Organization, Denver, Colo., circa 1969
14	19	Cherokee Boys Club, Inc., Cherokee, N.C., circa 1973-1983
14	20	Dakota Indians / Lakota Indians / Great Sioux Nation, circa 1961-1985, undated
14	21	Fellowship of Navajo Christian Missions [includes Central Committee materials], circa 1968-1970
14	22	First Nations Financial Project (FNFP), Falmouth, Va., circa 1985-1987
14	23	Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), Washington, D.C. [includes Native American Working Group materials], circa 1976-1992
14	24	Ganado Learning Center / College of Ganado, Arizona, circa 1969-1984
14	25	Gila River Indian Community / Reservation, Arizona, circa 1965-1984
14	26	"in Deo" Foundation, Inc., Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, circa 1983-1984, undated
14	27	Indian Coordinating Committee, Tempe, Ariz., circa 1968-1971
14	28	Institute for the Development of Indian Law, Washington, D.C., 1971-1982, undated
14	29	Interreligious Foundation for Community Organizations, Inc., New York, N.Y. [includes Indian Task Force materials], circa 1969-1978, undated
14	30	Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Phoenix, Ariz., circa 1975-1980, undated

15	1	Kickapoo Tribe / Texas Band of Kickapoo Indians, circa 1981-1982
15	2	Meskwaki / Mesquakie Nation, Tama, Iowa, circa 1968-1976
15	3-6	Multiple groups, nations, organizations, and tribes - A-W, circa 1950-1991, undated
15	7	National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Washington, D.C., 1966-1983, undated
15	8	National Council on Indian Awareness (NCIA), circa 1969-1970
15	9-11	National Fellowship of Indian Workers (NFIW) [includes regional materials], circa 1964-1982, undated
15	12	NFIW [includes YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park Center materials], circa 1966-1976
15	13	NFIW [includes Pacific-Southwest Regional Fellowship of Indian Workers materials], circa 1968-1976
15	14	NFIW - Newsletters, 1956-1966
15	15	NFIW - Plains Regional Conference, circa 1954-1971
15	16	National Indian Committee / Council on Alcohol and Drugs, circa 1968-1970
15	17	National Indian Education Association (NIEA), Saint Paul, Minn. [includes Board of National Missions (UPCUSA) Steering Committee on Indian Education materials], circa 1970-1974
15	18	NIEA [includes "Indian Education Consultation Conference" materials], circa 1971-1972
15	19-20	National Indian Training and Research Center (NITRC), Tempe, Ariz., 1968-1970

16	1-2	NITRC, circa 1970-1971
16	3	NITRC [includes Sherman Indian School materials], circa 1972
16	4	NITRC, circa 1973-1976, undated
16	5	NITRC - Board of Directors [includes minutes], circa 1969-1975
16	6	NITRC - Reports [includes annual and audit reports], circa 1970-1973
16	7	National Indian Youth Council, Inc., Albuquerque, N.M. [includes Emergency Fund for Legal Aid (UPCUSA) materials], circa 1968-1984, undated
16	8	Native American Center, Spokane, Wash., circa 1976
16	9	Native American Philanthropic News Service, Washington, D.C., 1978
16	10	Native American Rights Fund, Boulder, Colo., 1973-1990, undated
16	11	Navajo Indians, circa 1966-1989, undated
16	12	Nez Percé Tribal Executive Committee, Lapwai, Idaho [also includes Nez Percé Presbyterians materials], 1944-1985, undated
16	13	Phoenix Indian Center, Arizona, circa 1969-1984, undated
16	14	Phoenix Indian School, Arizona, circa 1970-1973, undated
16	15	Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc., Pine Hill, N.M., 1983-1984
16	16	Sioux City American Indian Center, Iowa, circa 1971-1980, undated
16	17	South Dakota United Indian Association, Rapid City, S.D., circa 1973
16	18	Southwest Intergroup Relations Council, Inc., Austin, Tex. [includes minutes], circa 1968-1971, undated
16	19	Tribal Leaders Conference, Minneapolis, Minn., 1966 October
16	20	Yakima Indian Christian Mission, Toppenish, Wash., circa 1973-1977

		Subject Files - Topical
16	21	Alaska [includes Alaska Natives land claims materials], circa 1971-1984
16	22	Alaska - Ecumenical Consultation on Training for Ministry, circa 1980-1986, undated
16	23	Alcoholism, 1977-1984, undated
16	24	Arizona, circa 1965-1991, undated
16	25	Australia [chiefly Aboriginal Legal Service, Ltd. materials], 1973-1979
16	26	Bi-National Community / Bi-National Service, circa 1990-1991
16	27	California - "American Indian Community Survey," 1988 August 1
16	28	Central America, circa 1984-1985
16	29	Child welfare, circa 1970-1986, undated
16	30	Church growth, circa 1970-1981
16	31	Community development and housing, 1967-1988, undated
16	32	Domestic violence, circa 1984-1985

17	1	Economic development, circa 1986-1988
17	2	Education, circa 1966-1986, undated
17	3	Education [chiefly related to confirmation education], circa 1977-1979
17	4	Education [chiefly related to multicultural education], circa 1971-1982, undated
17	5-6	Education [chiefly related to theological education], 1967-2000, undated
17	7	Energy / Natural resources, 1980-1982, undated
17	8	Evangelism, circa 1969-1983, undated
17	9	Fundraising, 1984-1988, undated
17	10	Healthcare / Mental health, circa 1968-1983, undated
17	11	Hunger (world), circa 1975-1976
17	12-13	Law, legislation, and policies [chiefly pertaining to Native Americans], circa 1963-1985, undated
17	14	Legal aid / Legal defense [includes Emergency Fund for Legal Aid (UPCUSA) materials], 1969-1984, undated
17	15-16	Media (audio-visual resources) [chiefly pertaining to films], circa 1969-1984, undated
17	17	Minority colleges, circa 1967-1987, undated
17	18	Native American arts and literature, circa 1970-1984, undated
17	19	Native American community development, circa 1968, undated
17	20	Native American culture and history, circa 1970-1982, undated
17	21	Native American fishing and water rights, circa 1976-1981
17	22	Native American land, treaty, and tribal rights, circa 1966-1984, undated

18	1	Native American land, treaty, and tribal rights, circa 1966-1984, undated
18	2	Native American ministry and mission work, 1935-1985, undated
18	3	Native American religion and spirituality, 1968-1982, undated
18	4	Race / Racial justice / Racism, circa 1964-1985, undated
18	5	Orme Dam (Arizona), circa 1979-1981, undated
18	6	Transitional Year Program, circa 1967-1968
18	7	Urban ministry and projects, circa 1964-1988, undated
18	8	Wounded Knee (South Dakota) [includes Corbett's presentation materials to the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC)], circa 1971-1974, undated
18	9	Youth ministry [includes Youth Club Program, Inc. materials], circa 1971-1981, undated

		SERIES III: PERSONAL PAPERS, 1937-1992

18	10-11	Addresses, papers, speeches, and other writings - Cecil Corbett, circa 1966-1985, undated
18	12	Articles, essays, and papers - General file, 1937-1992, undated
18	13	Biographical file - Cecil Corbett [includes photographs], circa 1968-1990
18	13	Biographical file - Cecil Corbett - "Mission Digest: Developing Indian Leadership," no. 1, 1971	Digital
18	13	Biographical file - Cecil Corbett - "The Indian Culture Has Something to Say" (article by Corbett), circa 1985	Digital
18	13	Biographical file - Cecil Corbett - Newspaper clipping of Corbett receiving honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Huron College, South Dakota, 1968	Digital
18	13	Biographical file - Cecil Corbett - Photograph of Corbett receiving honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Huron College, South Dakota, 1968	Digital
18	13	Biographical file - Cecil Corbett - Second photograph of Corbett receiving honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Huron College, South Dakota, 1968	Digital
18	14-17	Conferences - General files [includes Japanese language materials; oversize materials removed to box 19], 1969-1987, undated
18	18-19	News articles [chiefly newspaper clippings] - General files, circa 1964-1988, undated
18	20	Obituaries - General file, 1985-1989
18	21	Printed materials and ephemera - General file, 1936-1990, undated
18	22	Sermons - Cecil Corbett, undated

		Oversize Materials
19	1	Oversize materials removed from box 18, folder 14 (Conferences - General files), circa 1972-1974

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