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Papers of the Clergy Consultation Service

 Collection
Identifier: MS128

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

These materials collected by E. Spencer Parsons consist of articles, newspaper ephemera, correspondence, minutes of meetings, membership rosters, and sermons and addresses related to the activities of the Clergy Consultation Service between 1968 and 1976. A book on the history of the organization is also included: Arlene Carmen and Howard Moody, Abortion Counseling and Social Change: from Illegal Act to Medical Practice; The Story of the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion (1973).

Dates

  • 1967-1979

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for materials resides with the creators of the items in question unless otherwise designated.

Extent

1.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

E. Spencer Parsons served as chairman of both the Chicago Clergy Consultation Service on Problem Pregnancies, and the Illinois Clergy Consultation Service. This collection contains articles and newspaper ephemera on abortion, his files related to the National Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion (1969-1973), the Chicago Clergy Consultation Service on Problem Pregnancies (1967-1973), and the Illinois Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights (1974-1979). The collection includes articles, newspaper ephemera, correspondence, minutes of meetings, membership rosters, sermons and addresses.

Method of Acquisition

E. Spencer Parsons, dean of Rockefeller Chapel of the University of Chicago, donated this collection on the Clergy Consultation Service and its activities to the McCormick Library in October 1999.

Related Materials

Women's Ephemera Files (WEF) on abortion and JANE. Inquire at the McCormick Library reference desk for these materials. Paula Kamen collection on JANE (Series CXXV) Jenny Knauss collection on women's health (Series XCIII).

Processing Information

Collection processed by Sigrid Pohl Perry in July 2000 and encoded by her into XMetaL in September 2004.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Papers of the Clergy Consultation Service
Author
Sigrid Pohl Perry
Date
01/01/2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Library Details

Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository

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