Includes records generated by the Council’s foundation and operational activities. Also includes Council's committees meeting papers.
[English] Christian Social Council (CSC)
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- ReferenceGB 109 CSC
- Dates of Creation1928-1939
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description25 files
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The [English] Christian Social Council (CSC) (being the Council of Churches in England on Social Questions) had its inaugural meeting on 21 January 1929. It evolved out of the Conference on Politics, Economic and Citizenship held in Birmingham in 1924.
In 1939 the [English] Christian Social Council was incorporated with the British Christian Council for International Friendship, Life & Work (BCCIFLW) to form the Commission of the Churches for International Friendship and Social Responsibility (CCIFSR).
Arrangement
Arranged into 7 series
CSC/1/1 - foundation
CSC/2/1 minutes of main committee
CSC/2/2 minutes of executive committee
CSC/2/3 minutes of research committee
CSC/2/4 minutes of vocational research committee
CSC/3/1 annual reports
CSC/7/1 operational files
Access Information
Open
Appraisal Information
Material to be kept permanently
Accruals
No further accruals expected
Bibliography
Thirty Years of the British Council of Churches 1942-1972 by Ernest A Payne