Buchanan Bible Study Club Records
Description of Contents
Collection includes newspaper clippings (1928-1942), scrapbooks (1920-1972), correspondence (1970-1973) and meeting minutes (1941-1965). Also includes tax records (1970-1975), 15 volumes of the Modern Reader's Bible, a complete set of programs from 1920 to 1971, and miscellaneous items such as program study notes, pamphlets, constitution and a copy of Isabella Buchanan's book Women of the Bible.
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1978
Creator
- Buchanan Bible Study Club (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Organization)
Access
The collection is available for use in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library during the department's open hours.
History
Organized March 5, 1920, by Isabella Reid Buchanan. Buchanan, the wife of John C. Buchanan, was a pioneer Minnesota club woman and Bible teacher. The object of the club was "to promote the systematic study of the Bible and the training of Bible teachers. It shall be strictly non-sectarian and no doctrinal discussion shall be allowed. The Bible shall be presented in systematic courses with a study of the historical and geographical setting of each book, with special emphasis on its contents and inspirational literature." The club was affiliated with the Federated Woman's Club. The club sponsored the religious weekday classes for the children in the city of Minneapolis. In the 1960s, it sponsored classes at Grant Elementary School through the Community Improvement Program and was involved with the Community Covenant Church.
Extent
4 Linear Feet (14 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Buchanan Bible Study Club Records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Hennepin County Library Special Collections Repository
Minneapolis Central Library
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis MN 55401 U.S.A.
612-543-8200
specialcoll@hclib.org
