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Minnesota Historical Society

The majority of Unity Church archives and books produced by the church are housed at the Minnesota Historical Society library. See below for some of the resources housed there. For a full listing, visit the MNHS library website.

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As the official repository for the Unitarian Universalist Association, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, and Beacon Press, the collections are particularly strong in the Unitarian Universalist (UU) tradition, and also include UU ministers' papers and the records of UU affiliated groups. Beyond the UU tradition, we collect the papers of Harvard Divinity School faculty, select records of Harvard Divinity School, and the records of other religious organizations and individuals.

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Some of the holdings in the MNHS library:

Collection: Unity Church (st. Paul, Minn.): An Inventory Of Its Church Records

For details and library locations, visit the Unity Church page at MNHS. Note: Archival materials post-1983 have been moved to the library but have not been cataloged yet.

Administrative records include organizational and membership data; correspondence, minutes, and other papers of the board of trustees; reports and correspondence concerning annual membership meetings; financial records; fund-raising materials (1948-1955); planning commission correspondence and minutes (1953-1956); records of several building committees (1881-1927, 1956-1959); and annual reports of the church and the minister (1930-1969).

There are records of the Church School; several women's and social clubs and guilds; music and choir committees; Ministers Guild; social action committee (1950s, 1964-1966); library committee; and religious education committee. Also included are programs for worship services and church events; bulletins and newsletters; clippings; correspondence containing information on the Minnesota Unitarian Conference and the American Unitarian Association; and letters and articles by several of the ministers. Arthur Foote's papers consist of correspondence with parishioners, other individuals, and Unitarian-Universalist organizations; and files concerning Foote's service on the Governor's Advisory Council on Mental Health (1948-1953).

Unity Unitarian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota

Available at Gale Family Library Photograph Album (294)

Creation Date ca.1930

Format 1 album (19 photoprints) : b&w ; 7 x 10 in.

Description Exterior and interior views of the church at Portland and Grotto, St. Paul. Interior views are mainly details of sanctuary woodwork.

Unity Church.

Call Number / Location BX9861.S2 U596

Creation Date 1957?

Contents The first stirrings -- The critical years -- Bursting at the seams.

Kissin' wears out, cookin' don't.

Call Number / Location TX715 .K82 1950z.

Other title Unity Church centennial cookbook.