[English] Christian Social Council (CSC)

This material is held atLambeth Palace Library

  • Reference
    • GB 109 CSC
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1928-1939
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 25 files

Scope and Content

Includes records generated by the Council’s foundation and operational activities. Also includes Council's committees meeting papers.

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

Related Material

Commission of the Churches for International Friendship and Social Responsibility (CCIFSR)

Bibliography

Thirty Years of the British Council of Churches 1942-1972 by Ernest A Payne