The Colorado Council of Churches, Department of Migrant Misinstry Collection was donated to the Auraria Library Special Collections Department.
Property rights to the collection are held by the Auraria Library; literary rights are dedicated to the public. There are no restrictions placed on the use of these materials.
In the late 1940's the Colorado Council of Churches created within itself a Department of Migrant Ministry, which became affiliated with the Home Mission Council of North America, the Colorado Council of Church Women, and the Interdenominational Board of Church Women for the Rocky Mountain Region, to form the Colorado Migrant Committee, otherwise known as the "United Ministry to Migrants."
The purpose of this organization was (and continues to be) to carry religion to the migrant workers in Colorado. They had worship services, Sunday School, home visits, and counseling. They also provided character building activities, coaching in school subjects, health and safety education, music, skill, handicraft, games, English lessons, etc.
Some growers contributed financially to these endeavors, however, their total budget was small, rarely reaching more than a few hundred dollars.
A newsletter called "Western Harvest a United Ministry to Migrants" was published by the Western Area Home Missions Council of North America, along with other publications related to Migrants.
Folder one contains correspondence to and from Mrs. Walter E. Vest, Jr. of Denver, Colorado, during the years 1949 and 1950.
Folder two contains a copy of the constitution of the Colorado Council of Churches.
Folder three contains a copy of the Annual Report of the Colorado Council of Churches for the time period from January 1, 199 to February 7, 1950.
Folder four contains some of the minutes of the Colorado Migrant Committee and the Colorado Council of Churches from January of 1949 through September of 1951.
Folder five contains financial information (receipts, disbursements, etc.) for the Colorado Migrant Committee from 1948 through 1950.
Folder six contains printed materials from the Western Area of the Home Missions Council of North America and the Colorado Migrant Committee from 1948=1951.
Folder seven contains government and private publications that discuss migrants. Folder eight contains printed material of the Home Missions Council for 1949 and 1950.
Folder nine contains flyer #3 and report #5 of the National Consumers League, both dealing with migratory labor.
Box Item Description
1 1 Correspondence: 1949 - 1950
2 Constitution - Colorado Council of Churches.
3 Annual Report of the Colorado Council of
Churches: January 1, 1949-to February 7, 1950.
4 Minutes of the Colorado Migrant Committee:
1949-1951.
5 Financial information of the Colorado Migrant
Committee: 1949 - 1951.
6 Printed Material: 1948 - 1951
7 Migrants in Colorado.
8 Home Missions Council Publications: 1949.
9 National Consumer's League - Report on Migrants:
1953.
SUBJECT TRACINGS
Colorado Council of Churches
United Ministry to Migrants
National Council of Churches
Migrants in Colorado
Home Missions Council of North America