Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 465
Inclusive Dates
1971-1981
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1,500 pieces, 0.75 linear feet
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
The Presbyterian Church of the United States Coalition on Health was “an advisory group of Presbyterians whose primary function was to: (1) to advise the General Assembly Mission Board in the areas of health care; (2) to define the nature of the health ministry of the P.C.U.S; and (3) to assist local churches in responding to health concerns.” The collection includes correspondence, speeches, minutes of the Coalition on Health from the years 1977-1979 and the 1974, Conference at Montreat, reference materials and papers relating to national health care, insurance, separation of church and state, international health, and interest groups, a legal docket pertaining to the reproductive freedom project, and papers relating to the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights and League of Women Voters.
Provenance
The papers of Presbyterian Church of the United States Coalition on Health Records were deposited in the Winthrop University Archives and Special Collections by Mrs. Ann Bellew on July 1, 1982.
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Presbyterian Church of the United States Coalition on Health Records - Accession 465". Finding Aid 1416.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1416
LC Subject Headings
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Coalition on Health--Archives; Health--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Medical ethics--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Medical care--United States; Medical economics--United States; Church and state