Name: Clergy Economic Foundation conference meets at the CMU center on Beaver Island, 1961
Start: 1961-09-10
End: 1961-09-14
Location: Central Michigan University Conference House

Event

Dates: 1961-09-10 – 1961-09-14
Kind: Meeting
Where: Central Michigan University Conference House
Carried out by: Central Michigan University · Clergy Economic Foundation
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: religioneconomyeducationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Approximately 80 representatives met at Central Michigan University’s Beaver Island center from September 10 through 14, 1961, for the first Michigan Clergy Economic Foundation Conference. The Beaver Beacon describes clergy from across Michigan, lay representatives from the central and eastern United States, economic and labor topics, and a conference directed by Howard Sommer.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper account of a completed conference, not a complete program, attendance register, or institutional history of the Foundation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 1961, “Convention.”
Reports approximately 80 representatives at the first Clergy Economic Foundation Conference held in Michigan, a four-day September 10–14 meeting at Central Michigan University’s Beaver Island center. It describes 42 clergy, business/industry/labor representatives, named speakers, Howard Sommer as director, and subjects including economic values, organized labor, and international and U.S. economies. It does not provide minutes, a complete attendance list, or institutional records.
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Beaver Beacon, October 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Clergy Economic Foundation conference meets at the CMU center on Beaver Island, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/clergy-economic-foundation-conference-beaver-island-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1961, “Convention.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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