Overview
Papers of Unitarian Universalist minister Christopher G. Raible, including records and correspondence from his various positions within the AUA and UUA. The papers span 1948-1971.
Dates
- Creation: 1948-1971.
Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
1 boxesThis collection contains the records and correspondence of Christopher Raible that relate to a number of the various positions he held in the administration and ministry of the American Unitarian Association (AUA) and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). These files include records relating to the Departments of Communication and Extension and histories of the youth movement in American Unitarianism and the Unitarian Fellowship movement.
Biographical / Historical
Christopher G. Raible (1933-) was born in New England. He attended the University of Chicago, the University of Manchester in England, and the Starr King School for the Ministry. He served pastorates in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Charleston, West Virginia; and Worcester, Massachusetts. Raible was the first publisher of The Unitarian Universalist World; the last president of the Universalist Historical Society; and chairman of the Unitarian Universalist Association Commission on Common Worship. He is the author of Hymns for the Cerebration of Strife (1967), Muddy York Mud: Scandal and Scurrility in Upper Canada (1992), and The Power of the Press: The Lasting Impressions Made by Canada's Early Printers (2007); as well as co-editor of 73 Voices: Personal, Wistful, Hopeful: An Anthology of Aspirations, Meditations, Prayers (1972).
General note
The number after the slash in each entry in the following list indicates the box number, and the number in parentheses is the folder number.
- Title
- Raible, Christopher G. Papers, 1948-1971: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div01260
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.
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