Guide to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Fifty Million Fund Records

Descriptive Summary

Title

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Fifty Million Fund Records

Inclusive Dates

1963-1973

Call Number

RG 119

Creator(s)

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Fifty Million Fund.

Quantity

22.00 cubic feet

Restrictions on Access

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

Repository

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

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Administrative History

The Commission on Capital Needs was established by authorization of the General Assembly and was to have 100 members representing all of the Synods and regions of the Church, with a smaller Executive Committee not to exceed twenty members. The staff was administratively related to the General Council. Ruling Elder John Park Lee was Executive Secretary of the Commission. The survey and preliminary activities of the Commission were supported by advances from the General Assembly Boards.

The Capital Needs Campaign Committee was directly related to the General Assembly, whereas the Commission on Capital Needs had been administratively related to the General Council.

The Treasurer of the Fifty Million Fund was Roger Johnson. Contributions were cleared through the Central Receiving Agency of the General Council. The accounting for expenditures as well as receipts and distribution were in a separate set of books in the Department of Budget and Finance of the General Council.

The United Presbyterian Foundation, upon instruction of General Assembly, handled the sale of certain securities that were contributed to the Fifty Million Fund. These were only unusual transactions where the certificates or similar gifts required special handling and the use of resolutions adopted by the Fund and the General Assembly.

The Director of Information for Public Relations was Dr. Paul Bliss. The three peak points for publicity opportunities were the launching of the judicatory campaign, major gift plans and results, and congregational campaigns.

The Campaign was conducted by areas and not simultaneously across the country. Pledges were made during 1965 through 1967. The fund raising phase of the effort virtually completed in 1968, the Committee was discharged by the General Assembly in that year. The follow-up phase was conducted by the Director, who was administratively related to the Office of the General Assembly, with three Continuation Counselors in the field.

Boards and Agencies which participated in the Fifty Million Fund were the Board of National Missions, the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations, the Board of Christian Education, the Board of Pensions, the Council on Theological Education, the National Presbyterian Center, and the Presbyterian Historical Society.

Related Material

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Folio material belonging to the collection will be found in the map case.

A key to abbreviations used in this finding aid follows:

BCE Board of Christian Education
BNM Board of National Missions
CNC Commission on Capital Needs
CNCC Capital Needs Campaign Committee
COEMAR Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations
CTE Council on Theological Education
FMF Fifty Million Fund
I & S Interpretation and Stewardship
NPC National Presbyterian Center
PHS Presbyterian Historical Society

Catalog Headings

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

Corporate Subject

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Finance.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Fifty Million Fund.

Topical Subject

Fund raising.

Corporate Added Name

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly. Capital Needs Campaign Committee.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Council. Commission on Capital Needs.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 119
	2	Extract from Minutes of I & S Cabinet; Letters to Members of CNC and Synod and Presbytery Executives; Report on Survey, 1963
	3	Minutes, Papers, Reports, 1964
	4	Minutes, Papers, Reports, 1965-67
	5	Balance Sheet--May 31, 1965
	6	Reports to General Assembly, 1964-1971
	7-10	Jubilee Health Center: Reports, Agreement, By-Laws, Correspondence, 1964-70
	11	BNM Policy on "The Use of Funds in National Missions from FMF"
	12	Needs
	13	Newsletters from Synods, 1966
	14-15	and Presbyteries, 1967
	16	Sample Form--"Request for Project Designation"
	17	Staff Reports
	18-20	Memos to Area Counselors, 1965-67
	21	Memos to Synod and Presbytery Executives, Area Counselors, Committees, 1964-67
	22	Newsletters and Reports--Area Counselors A-F
	23	Newsletters and Reports--Area Counselors G-L

2	1	Newsletters and Reports--Area Counselors M-R
	2	Newsletters and Reports--Area Counselors S-Z
	3	Designations
	4-5	"Documented Needs"--August, 1965
	6	"Documented Needs"--December, 1965
	7	Guide for Church Campaigns and Guide for Presbytery Major Gifts Campaigns
	8	News Releases
	9	Newsletters
	10	Presbyterian Life--Progress Reports, 1965-67
	11	Production: Bulletin Covers and Inserts; Pamphlets; Congregational Folders; Church Calendars; Certificates; Filmstrips; List of Publications and Visual Aids
	12	Publicity--Poster: Prints, Slides, Negatives
	13	Public Relations
	14	"Speakers and Writers' Guide" manuscript
	15-16	Transmittal Lists (presbytery/synod)--General
	17	Transmittal Lists (presbytery/synod)--A-I
	18	Transmittal Lists (presbytery/synod)--K-M
	19	Transmittal Lists (presbytery/synod)--N-N

3	1	Transmittal Lists (presbytery/synod)--N-P
	2	Transmittal Lists (presbytery/synod)--P-W
	3	Capital Needs Campaign Committee--Personnel Matters
	4-5	Counselors--Personnel Matters
	6-12	Correspondence, A-S

4	1	Correspondence, S
	2	Correspondence, T-Z
	3	Paul Bliss, Director of Information; Stanley Matthews, Assistant Director, 1964-70
	4	"Speakers' and Writers' Guide--April 1, 1965
	5	Sponsors--Correspondence and Lists
	6	Regrets and Undecided
	7-8	A-Z, 1965

		Summary of Results--Synod and Presbytery

4	9	Florida; Mid-South; Washington/Alaska, 1968
	10	Arizona-Missouri, 1967
	11	New England-Wisconsin, 1967
	12-13	COEMAR--Items in Listing of Documented Needs
	14	National Missions--Revised List of Capital Needs, September, 1966
	15	Compendium--September, 1964
		Card Files--Sponsors
		File # 1--Alphabetically Arranged by Name
		Files # 2 and 3--Alphabetically Arranged by State

5	1-5	Documented Needs Book, 1964-66
	6	A Listing of Capital Needs of the Agencies, May, 1963
	7	Cincinnati Presbytery--Press Coverage--Victory Dinner, May, 1965
	8	Genesee Valley Presbytery--Press Coverage, April, 1965
	9	Puerto Rico Presbytery--Guide for the Campaign in the Local Church
	10	"The Power of a Penny, a Punch, and a Prayer" by Helen Kromer–Script, Program, Pictures
	11	Printed Materials
	12-16	Printed and Mimeographed Materials: Newsletters and Reports from Synods, Presbyteries, Area Counselors, and Department of Public Relations
	17	The Campaign in the Synod of Michigan

		Synods and Presbyteries--Correspondence and Certifications of Project Designations

6	1-19	Arizona-Illinois

7	1-15	Indiana-Minnesota

8	1-12	Missouri-New York (Genesee Valley)

9	1-10	New York (Geneva)-Ohio

10	1-10	Oklahoma/Arkansas-Pennsylvania

11	1-11	Rockies-Wisconsin

12	1	Gift Acknowledgements--BCE, 1969-71
	2-3	BCE, 1963-68
	4-6	COEMAR, 1963-71
	7	Colleges 1966-71
	8-9	Budget and Finance, 1964-71
	10	General Assembly
	11	Campaign Committee; Commission Members; Commission on Capital Needs--Correspondence and Lists
	12	Council on Church Support and Foundations, 1963-71
	13	Correspondence with Thompson, Blake, and Hudnut
	14	G.A. Special Committee on Alcoholism; Commission on Religion and Race; U.P. Foundation; PHS; Hubbard Press; Gift Acknowledgments, 1963-71

13	1	National Major Gifts and Prospects--Lists
	2	Staff Meetings; Chaplains; Campaign Sponsors; Personnel; Motion Picture; Applications; Public Relations
	3	Staff Meetings
	4	Public Relations--Marts and Lundy
	5	News Releases; Radio and TV; General Council, T.M. Taylor; National General Mission Consultative Conference; Frank Heinze, Priorities Commission Supporting Services, Office of Information
	6-8	National Missions, 1963-71
	9	Board of Pensions; Presbyterian Interracial Council; Presbyterian Life; National Council of United Presbyterian Men; CTE
	10-11	Seminaries
	12-13	Field Staff--Klusmeyer, McCloskey, Penick, 1967-71

14	1-2	Correspondence--General
	3-11	Synods and Presbyteries, A-N

15	1-6	Synods and Presbyteries, N-W
	7	Memos. to Committees, Chairmen, Counselors
	8	Percentage of Pay-Up--Analysis of Contributions for Areas with Completed Campaigns 1967-71
	9	Correspondence--Major Gifts: Christian Education; Board of Pensions
	10	Area Counselor's Manual
	11	Documented Needs

16	1-2	NPC--Fund Development
	3-4	NPC--Programs
	5	NPC--Lowell Ditzen, Dir. 1969-71
	6	Douglas Klusmeyer
	7-8	Charles McCloskey
	9	Frank Penick
	10	Round Table
	11	Printed Materials
	12	Public Relations
	13-14	General Correspondence, 1964-71
	15	Correspondence--Klusmeyer, 1964-71
	16	Correspondence--McCloskey, 1964-71
	17	Correspondence--Penick, 1964-71
	18	Correspondence--Lee, 1963-1971
	19	"Stimulated Gifts"
	20	Public Relations
	21	Designations, Goals

17	1	Documented Needs--Projects Ia-If
	2	Projects IIg-IIj
	3-11	1-100

18	1-9	101-286

l9	1-2	CTE--Report of Direct Contributions by the Seminaries
	3	CTE--Correspondence and Reports
	4-5	CTE--Dubuque Seminary
	6-7	CTE--Louisville Seminary
	8	CTE--McCormick Seminary
	9-10	CTE--Pittsburgh Seminary
	11-12	CTE--Princeton Seminary
	13	CTE--San Francisco Seminary
	14	CTE--Records of Pledges and Payments
	15-16	CTE--Transmittal Letters
		Card File - CTE Documented Needs

20	1	Budget and Finance Department--Moving Estimates of Area Counselors
	2	CNCC--Additional Projects
	3	CNCC--Analysis of Contributions
	4	CNCC--Budgets, 1967-1972
	5	CNCC--Contracts--Marts and Lundy--Copy of Contract
	6	Contributions--Procedure (Special Handling)
	7	Correspondence, 1969-73
	8	The Boards' Participation (Advances by Boards for Operating Costs)
	9	Minutes, 1964-67
	10	Blue Book Material, 1973
	11	Discount--Promissory Notes
	12	CNCC--Executive Committee
	13	Expenditure Reports, 1969
	14	CNCC--Finance Committee Correspondence
	15	CNCC--Follow-Up or Continuing Committee
	16	CNCC--Forecast of FMF Total
	17	CNCC--Major Gift Donors: Correspondence; Special Major Gift Donors; Major Donor Pledge--M.R. Wilson
	18	Oversubscriptions
	19	NPC, PHS
	20	Self-Allocation Procedure (Fair Share)
	21	Tentative Program for Consultative Company
	22	Treasury Services Offered
	23	An Son Corporation
	24	Continuing File--General Assembly Statistics, Part III
	25	"Unfinished"
	26	Marion Laboratories Stock
	27-30	Budget, 1963-67
	31-33	CNCC--General Correspondence, 1963-65

21	1-3	1966-68
	4-5	Expenditure Reports, 1965
	6	Director--Unfinished
	7	Documented Needs--Authorized Procedures
	8	John Park Lee (Personal)
	9	Literature
	10	Newsletter
	11	Personnel--Correspondence
	12	Reports
	13	Staff Reports
	14	Excerpts from Official Minutes and Dockets
	15	Special Committee on Capital Needs, 1960-62
	16	Capital Funds Relating to Building Funds Campaign--BNM and COEMAR, 1953-59
	17	Building Funds Commission (Resume of History, Functions, etc.)
	18	General Council--Capital Needs--Working Papers, 1960
	19	Manual
	20	Correspondence, 1971-72
	21	FMF Reports, 1972
	22	Reports to Treasurer from Agencies and FMF Status Reports
	23-25	Equalization Letters, 1969-71

22	1-3	FMF Actions, 1965-73
	4	Ad Hoc Committee on Capital Needs--Agenda, Correspondence, etc, 1964-73
	5	Minutes, 1964-73
	6	Ad Hoc Meetings: Working Copies of Minutes and Back-up Papers
	7	Architectural Consultant
	8	Correspondence, 1970-73
	9	Policy and Procedures, 1963-73
	10	Project Lists
	11	Publicity
	12	Redesignations, 1969-72
	13	Statistics
	14-15	Treasury Memos, 1971-73

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