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Register of the International Society of Christian Endeavor
Convention Scrapbook,
1931
Mss139
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Title: International Society of Christian Endeavor
Convention Scrapbook,
Date (inclusive): 1931
Collection number: Mss139
Creator:
UOP Alumni Office
Extent: 1 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections
Stockton, CA 95211
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language: English.
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item], International Society of Christian Endeavor
Convention Scrapbook, Mss139, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections,
University of the Pacific Library
Christian Endeavor International is a multinational, interdenominational
Christian organization for young people which purportedly had as many as 4
million members in 1931. The organization assists local churches in
evangelizing young people for ministry and service in the local community and
worldwide. It conducts educational seminars and workshops and sponsors
Christian Endeavor Week. It is affiliated with the World Christian Endeavor
Union. Publications include the Christian Endeavor World Newsletter.
The International Society of Christian Endeavor celebrated its 50th
anniversary at a convention held in San Francisco, July 11-16, 1931. General
Chairman of the Conference was Paul Shoup. A scrapbook of materials pertaining
to this event was prepared by Fred D. Parr, Associate Chairman of the San
Francisco Convention. Notables at the convention included International
Christian Endeavor President, Dr. Daniel A. Poling, and Mrs. Francis E.
(Harriet Abbott) Clark, who co-founded the organization with her husband in
1881. President Herbert Hoover also gave a radio address at the convention.
The collection consists of a scrapbook prepared in commemoration of the
International Society of Christian Endeavor's 50th anniversary (1881-1931)
documenting the convention held in San Francisco, July 11-16, 1931. Included in
the scrapbook are memos, posters, publications, programs, meeting agendas,
clippings, tourist information about San Francisco and California, pledge
cards, and photographs. Also included in the collection is an address by Fred
D. Parr, "The Chapter as a Home Missionary Force" given to the International
Epworth League Convention, Buffalo, N.Y., 1914.