Guide to the J. Oscar McCloud Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

J. Oscar McCloud Papers

Inclusive Dates

1954-2010

Bulk Dates

1965-2000

Call Number

RG 523

Creator(s)

McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936-

Quantity

16.50 cubic feet (19 boxes)

Language

Materials in English

Restrictions on Access

Open for research. Medical, educational, and psychological records of living people are closed.

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Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Oscar McCloud, a Presbyterian minister, civil rights worker, and administrator, was born in 1936 in Waynesboro, Georgia, the youngest of seven children. McCloud is a graduate of two Presbyterian Mission schools. He attended Boggs Academy and Warren Wilson College before graduating in sociology from Berea College in 1958. He spent the summer after his graduation in Liberia with Dr. James H. Robinson in Operation Crossroads Africa, a work project.

While attending Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.), McCloud was a founder of the Student Interracial Ministry, a group of seminarians responding to the Civil Rights Movement. He graduated in 1961, and spent two months as summer assistant at The United Church (Congregational) in Raleigh, North Carolina, before he received a call to Davie Street United Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.). He was ordained on June 14, 1961 in the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (UPCUSA) by Knox-Hodge Presbytery.

After three years at Davie Street Presbyterian Church, he joined the staff of the UPCUSA Board of Christian Education and the Commission on Religion and Race. He worked as a field representative covering areas with racial tension in the Southeast. In 1971, he was elected Associate General Secretary of the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations (COEMAR), focusing primarily on Latin America and Africa.

McCloud became one of the first African American men and youngest churchmen to head a major unit of the denomination when he was elected to serve as the director of the UPCUSA Program Agency at the age of 36. As General Director of the Program Agency from 1972 to 1986, McCloud was also among the first Presbyterians to make official visits to South Africa, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and East Germany. He oversaw the development of a church school curriculum, grew international missions, and expanded partnerships with Reformed churches in Europe.

In 1986, McCloud left his position at the Program Agency and accepted the role of Executive Director of the Fund for Theological Education. McCloud worked with the Fund to provide fellowships for graduate-level theological education until 1995, when Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (New York, NY) called him to serve as associate pastor. He served the congregation for ten years before retiring in 2005. Upon his retirement the congregation elected him associate pastor emeritus.

In addition to serving multiple pastorates and accepting leading roles within the PC(USA), McCloud served on the board of various committees throughout his career. He represented the Presbyterian Church as a member of the governing board and the executive committee of the National Council of the Churches of Christ (USA) and served as a member of the Central and Executive Committees of the World Council of Churches from 1975 to 1991, including as moderator of its finance committee from 1981 to 1991. From 1995 to 1996 McCloud served as moderator of the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA).

He also served as vice-president of the Raleigh NAACP branch, associate member of the board of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, board member of the Covenant Network, member of Black Presbyterians United, board member of the National Committee of Black Churchmen, and denominational representative on the Board of the National Council of Churches’ Division of Overseas Ministries. McCloud was a member of the Board of Trustees at Englewood Hospital, Englewood, NJ; Board of Trustees at Berea College, Berea, KY; and TransAfrica advocacy group against apartheid in South Africa.

Collection Overview

Correspondence, subject files, sermons, and interviews document Oscar McCloud's work as a pastor, educator, and activist within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and ecumenical organizations.

The Personal matters and education series, 1958-2006, consists of biographical material such as profiles, resumes, and McCloud's Personal Information Form. The series also contains personal correspondence with McCloud's friends and family, employment materials/job applications, and photographs. Also included are transcripts, academic papers, and sermons from McCloud's time at Union Theological Seminary in New York. There is a diary from the summer of 1958 when he completed Dr. James Robinson’s Work Camp Study Project in Liberia before entering seminary.

The Pastorates series, 1961-2008, contains sermons, correspondence, bulletins, and meeting notes from the congregations that McCloud served throughout his career. This includes sermons from McCloud’s time as a summer assistant at the United Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina; sermons and reports from his time as a pastor at Davie Street Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, North Carolina; and material from his work as associate pastor at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York, New York.

Material related to Fifth Avenue includes annual reports, committee minutes, sermons, and correspondence between McCloud and Thomas Tewell, who was serving as the senior pastor during that time. Audiocassettes from Fifth Avenue’s Black History Month services can be found in Series VII: Audiocassettes, 1973-2003.

The Denominational work series, 1960-1998, includes files from McCloud's formal positions within the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (UPCUSA) and the PC(USA). This includes his position with the UPCUSA Board of Christian Education and the Commission on Religion and Race (CORAR); his time as elected associate general secretary of the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations (COEMAR); his work as director of the Program Agency from 1972 to 1986; and his time on the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA).

The Program Agency materials include two files related to Angela Davis. There are also three folders on McCloud’s yearlong sabbatical from the Program Agency in 1981. During this time, he worked with the Presbyterian Historical Society to conduct oral history interviews with African American ministers and lay people as well as those involved in racial justice issues in the UPCUSA during the 1960s. There are full transcripts of McCloud’s interviews with Dr. Thomas J.B. Harris, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Dr. William Lloyd Imes, and Dr. Frank T. Wilson. Audiocassettes related to the Program Agency can be found in Series VII: Audiocassettes, 1973-2003.

The Ecumenical work series, 1954-2006, includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and subject files from McCloud's official jobs or board member positions within interdenominational organizations. This includes files from his time as Director of the Fund for Theological Education (FTE); his work on committees of the World Council of Churches (WCC); and his time as a board member of the National Council of the Churches of Christ (NCCC).

The materials related to FTE include correspondence on scholarships and programs with the WCC and the NCCC. Other folders of FTE correspondence primarily consist of incoming and outgoing letters related to donations.

Also in this series are conference materials, publications, and meeting minutes related to McCloud's ecumenical work with South African churches in ending Apartheid.

The Committees and conferences series, 1968-2009, includes material from McCloud's work on various committees and community organizations both affiliated with the PC(USA) and outside of the denomination. Included are subject files from organizations such as the Black Presbyterian Caucus, the New Jersey Teaneck Clergy Council, the NAACP, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the National Committee of Black Churchmen.

Also included is correspondence from the Advisory Committee Robert T. Newbold formed when compiling his book “Black Preaching: Select Sermons in the Presbyterian Tradition,” which was published in 1977.

The Speeches, writings, and sermons series, 1957-2010, includes notes from speaking events, sermons, and writings either created or collected by McCloud throughout his life. The bulk of the material consists of speeches and sermons by McCloud and are arranged topically.

The bulk of the sermons are arranged chronologically. Eight folders are arranged by the church where McCloud delivered his sermons. Sermons that McCloud gave as an intern/pastor of the United Church of Raleigh, Davie Street Presbyterian Church, or Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church are in Series II: Pastorates, 1961-2008.

The Audiocassettes series, 1973-2003, contains 87 audiocassette tapes collected by McCloud throughout his career. The cassettes include both published and self-recorded tapes. Several tapes are from McCloud’s time as Director of the Program Agency. This includes recordings of General Assembly speeches, reports on trips to Cuba and Shanghai to the Program Agency board, and McCloud’s farewell to the board at Ghost Ranch in 1986.

Also included are cassettes from the WCC/NCCC which contain recordings of WCC assemblies, interviews with McCloud, and recordings of meetings related to ecumenical work in South Africa during Apartheid. The series also contains recordings of various speeches and sermons by McCloud and interviews either given or conducted by him.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is arranged as follows:

SERIES I: PERSONAL MATTERS AND EDUCATION, 1958-2006

SERIES II: PASTORATES, 1961-2008

SERIES III: DENOMINATIONAL WORK, 1960-1998

SERIES IV: ECUMENICAL WORK, 1954-2006

SERIES V: COMMITTEES AND CONFERENCES, 1968-2009

SERIES VI: SPEECHES, WRITINGS, AND SERMONS, 1957-2010

SERIES VII: AUDIOCASSETTES, 1973-2003

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Recieved from J. Oscar McCloud in 1999, 2012, 2018, and 2019.

Processing Information

Collection processed and guide prepared in 2019 by Elizabeth Wittrig, Processing Archivist, as part of the African American Leaders and Congregations Collecting Initiative.

Preferred Citation

J. Oscar McCloud Papers, RG 523, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Personal Name Subject

McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936-

Corporate Subject

World Council of Churches.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Program Agency.

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.)

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.

Fund for Theological Education.

National Black Presbyterians United.

Topical Subject

Apartheid--South Africa.

Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

African American clergy.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Reports. aat

Subject files. local

Minutes. aat

Photographs. aat

Sound recordings. aat

Publications. aat

Sermons. aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats

		SERIES I: PERSONAL MATTERS AND EDUCATION, 1958-2006

1	1	Biographical materials, profiles, and resumes, 1971-2001
1	2	Awards, 1958-2005
1	3-5	Correspondence, personal, 1974-2005
1	6	Correspondence, postcards to parents, 1972-1974
1	7	Correspondence, job applications and offers, 1975-1995
1	8	Foley-Pughsley family reunions, 1990-1994
1	9	Minister's personal record book, 1961-1989
1	10	Photographs, 1970s, 2006, and undated [includes portraits, Berea College class photograph, and photographs with Civil Rights activists]	Digital
1	11	Crossroads Liberia journal, 1958
1	12	Union Theological Seminary, records and transcripts, 1958-1961
1	13-14	Union Theological Seminary, academic papers, 1958-1961
1	15	Union Theological Seminary, sermons given by McCloud, 1959-1962

		SERIES II: PASTORATES , 1961-2008

1	16	Cape Fear Presbytery pastors, photograph, early 1960s	Digital
1	17	United Church (Raleigh, NC), diary and sermons, 1961
1	18	Davie Street Church, bulletins, 1961-1962
1	19	Davie Street Church, historical account, 1973
1	20	Davie Street Church, installation and resignation of McCloud, 1961-1964
1	21	Davie Street Church, reports, 1963-1964

2	1-3	Davie Street Church, sermons, 1961-1964
2	4	Davie Street Church, Susanne H. Freund memorial service, 1987-1992
2	5	Fifth Avenue Church, annual reports, 1998-2001
2	6	Fifth Avenue Church, Black History Month sermons, 1994-2004 [audiocassettes in series VII]
2	7	Fifth Avenue Church, bulletins, 1995-2008
2	8-10	Fifth Avenue Church, call and installation of McCloud, 1994-1996
2	11	Fifth Avenue Church, campaign surveys, 2000
2	12-18	Fifth Avenue Church, Center for Christian Studies classes, 1997-2008
2	19	Fifth Avenue Church, Conflict Resolution Seminar at Elmwood Presbyterian Church, 2002
2	20-21	Fifth Avenue Church, correspondence/memos, 1995-2005

3	1	Fifth Avenue Church, correspondence, fidelity/chastity amendment, 1997
3	2	Fifth Avenue Church, correspondence, Great Biblical Questions, 1997-1998
3	3	Fifth Avenue Church, Dial a Prayer, 1996-1999
3	4	Fifth Avenue Church, finances, 1997-2004
3	5	Fifth Avenue Church, marriage services and forms, 1995-2005
3	6	Fifth Avenue Church, New York Institute for Laity, 1998-2000
3	7	Fifth Avenue Church, Operation Crossroads Africa, celebration service program, 2008
3	8	Fifth Avenue Church, Outreach Committee, 2000-2004
3	9-10	Fifth Avenue Church, pastor meetings and memos between Oscar McCloud and Thomas Tewell, 1996-2004
3	11-17	Fifth Avenue Church, meeting notes, 1995-2003

4	1-2	Fifth Avenue Church, meeting/travel notes, 1997-2004
4	3	Fifth Avenue Church, newsletter, 1995-2005
4	4	Fifth Avenue Church, retirement of Oscar McCloud, 1996-2005
4	5-12	Fifth Avenue Church, sermons, 1995-2005
4	13	Fifth Avenue Church, schedules, 1999-2000
4	14	Fifth Avenue Church, Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church, 2002
4	15	Fifth Avenue Church, FAPC Women's Association speech by McCloud, 1998

		SERIES III: DENOMINATIONAL WORK, 1960-1998

		Subseries 1: CORAR/COEMAR, 1960-1973

5	1	Sermons and papers on race written by McCloud, 1965-1968
5	2	Board of Christian Education and Board of National Missions field reports, 1960-1966
5	3	Board of Christian Education team photograph of McCloud and Rev. Jack Marion, 1960s
5	4	Board of National Missions Division of Church and Race Task Force on the Crisis in the Nation, 1967-1970
5	5	CORAR, correspondence and reports, 1968-1972
5	6	CORAR, National Committee of Black Churchmen, 1967-1969
5	7	CORAR, Black Churchmen Conference, 1970 [includes documents on Angela Davis]
5	7	"Why Angela Davis?" CORAR pamphlet, 1971	Digital
5	7	Statement of Twenty Black Presbyterians, 1971	Digital
5	8-9	COEMAR, correspondence, 1969-1973
5	10	COEMAR, publications, 1964
5	11	COEMAR, staff Black history study group, 1969-1973

		Suberies 2: Program Agency, 1963-1987

5	12	A.D. article on the Program Agency, responses, 1982
5	13-14	Angela Davis correspondence and news articles, 1968-1977
5	15	Area consultations, 1975
5	16	Ben Weir release, 1984-1985
5	17	Bible Study Group, 1983-1986
5	18	Black Church Leaders African Seminar, 1975-1979
5	19-20	Board meeting notes and worship services , 1976-1985
5	21	Committee on Overseas Implications on Restructuring, 1971-1972
5	22	Conference on Overseas Missions and Mission Appointments, 1978
5	23	Conference on Overseas Missions report, 1977-1978
5	24	Conference on Mission in Global Perspective report, 1982-1986

6	1	Cameroon visit journal, 1980
6	2-5	Correspondence, 1971-1987
6	6	Correspondence, Interdenominational Theological Center, 1974-1984
6	7	Correspondence, letters from McCloud to Program Agency staff, 1973-1985
6	8	Correspondence, Gayraud Wilmore meeting with Program Agency, 1974-1985
6	9	Correspondence, NAACP, 1979-1992
6	10	Correspondence, Wilbur Kuhl complaint, 1976-1979
6	11	Cuba trip correspondence and articles, 1977
6	12	Cuba trip journals, 1977
6	13	Czechoslovakia/Hungary journal, 1983
6	14	Elder Hawkins Fund, 1972-1979
6	15	Ethiopia trip journal, 1972
6	16	General Assembly Mission Council structure review, 1976-1977
6	17-18	General Director's reports, 1973-1983

7	1	General Director's reports, 1973-1983
7	2	Latin America trip journal, 1979
7	3-5	Letters of appreciation to McCloud re: installation and resignation, 1972-1986
7	6	Middle East trip journal, 1977
7	7	Mission design, 1986
7	8	Missionary Home Assignment Conference (Stony Point), 1977-1979
7	9	Newark Meeting on Black Concerns, 1964-1982
7	10-11	News releases and clippings, 1973-1986
7	12-13	Overseas Ministries Study Center, 1980-1986
7	14-15	Performance reviews of Oscar McCloud, 1973-1986
7	16	Committee on review of the General Director of the Program Agency, 1974-1982
7	17	Presbyterians United for Biblical Concerns and Program Agency meeting, 1977

19	1	Program Agency photographs, including trips to Egypt, Thailand, Cameroon, India, visits with colleges/seminaries, and General Assemblies [originally in "Oscar McCloud Church Activities" photo album, which has been digitized. Photographs were removed from the album and placed in folders for preservation concerns. Photographs are availlable as JPG files.]	Digital*

8	1	PC(USA)/Reformed Church of Cuba slides, 1985 October 1-6
8	2	"Reflections on the Journey of the Program Agency," 1972-1987
8	3	Resignation letter by McCloud, 1986
8	4	Sabbatical project, interviews with retired Black ministers, transcripts, 1981-1982
8	5	Sabbatical project, correspondence and notes, 1981-1982
8	6	Sabbatical project, photographs, 1981-1982
8	7	South Africa seminar at Ghost Ranch, 1984-1986 [audiocassette in series VII]
8	8	South Africa trip, letters home, 1973
8	9	Staff list, Black exempt staff positions and responsibilities, undated
8	10	Staff reorganization proposal, 1974
8	11	Staff retreat worship services, 1979
8	12	Strategy Formulation, circa 1980
8	13	Travel schedules, 1972-1986
8	14	UPCUSA/PC(USA) ecumenical papers and booklets, 1963-1987

		Subseries 3: Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA), 1992-1998

8	15-16	Correspondence and meetings, 1993-1998
8	17	General Assembly Special Review Committee, 1993-1996
8	18	General Assembly Nominating Committee, 1993-1996
8	19	Personnel Committee, 1992
8	20	General Assembly, 1995
8	21	General Assembly, 1996
8	22	General Assembly, photograph of McCloud and Jim Andrews, 1996

		SERIES IV: ECUMENICAL WORK, 1954-2006

8	23	Fund for Theological Education (FTE), African American Theological Education speech by McCloud, undated
8	24-25	FTE, Board minutes, 1986-1995
8	26	FTE, Board of Trustees list, 1988-1995
8	27	FTE, Burned Churches Grant Committee, 1996
8	28	FTE, by-laws, history, and organizational chart, 1995
8	29	FTE, Consultation on Black Doctoral Scholars, 1991

9	1-5	FTE, correspondence, 1986-1996
9	6	FTE, correspondence, transitions, 1994-1995
9	7	FTE, Executive Director performance reviews, 1987-1993
9	8	FTE, Executive Director reports, 1986-1995
9	9	FTE, financial statements, 1993-1995
9	10	FTE, grants and scholarships, 1992-1995
9	11	FTE, guidelines, 1954-1994
9	12	FTE, Interdenominational Theological Center: Course on Ecumenical Movement and the African American Church, 1991-1993
9	13	FTE, mailing lists, 1993-1994
9	14	FTE, publications, 1992 and undated
9	15	FTE, report of the Special Committee to Consider the Future of FTE, 1995
9	16	FTE, resignation letter by McCloud, 1995
9	17	FTE, Rustenberg Declaration requests, 1990-1991
9	18	FTE, staff photographs, 1991 and undated
9	19	FTE, "Stony the Road We Trod" author's royalties correspondence, 1991-1993
9	20	FTE, "Theological Education and Racial/Ethnic Leadership" article, 1992
9	21	FTE, The Trull Foundation, 1988-1993
9	22	FTE, 40th Anniversary, 1994-1995

9	23	National Council of the Churches of Christ (NCCC), Colombia trip journal, 1999
9	24	NCCC, United States delegation to China, 1981
9	25	NCCC, General Secretary search, 1984
9	26	NCCC, United States reports, 1988-1989

9	27	South Africa, Allan Boesak correspondence and articles, 1980-1985
9	28	South Africa, Alliance of Black Reformed Christians in South Africa, 1982-1983
9	29	South Africa, Black Clergy Council, 1990-1997
9	30	South Africa, Churches Committee to Free South Africa, 1977-1986
9	31	South Africa, Desmond Tutu correspondence and news clippings, 1982-1986 [includes photograph of McCloud with Desmond Tutu in 2006]	Digital

10	1	South Africa, Institute for Contextual Theology, 1984-1990
10	2	South Africa, Inter-religious Consultation on South Africa, 1985-1986
10	3-4	South Africa, news clippings, 1973-1986
10	5-7	South Africa, resources, 1962-1986
10	8-9	South Africa, speeches by McCloud and collected statements, 1973-1994
10	10	South Africa, TransAfrica, 1982-1986

10	11-12	World Council of Churches (WCC), correspondence and reports, 1973-1993
10	13-14	WCC, Executive Committee meetings and correspondence , 1974-1990
10	15	WCC, finances, 1975-1991
10	16	WCC, Nominating Committee, 1983-1986
10	17	WCC, notebooks, 1978-1980 and 1986

19	1	WCC, photographs of the Central Committee and Ecumenical Programs [originally in "Oscar McCloud Church Activities" photo album, which has been digitized. Photographs were removed from the album and placed in folders for preservation concerns.]

10	18	WCC, press in the "National Catholic Reporter," 1975-1976
10	19	WCC, Relationship to UPCUSA and Program to Combat Racism, 1982

11	1	WCC, South Africa, Churches' Emergency Committee on South Africa
11	2	WCC, South Africa, Church Leaders meeting
11	3-4	WCC, South Africa, National Conference of Church Leaders in South Africa, 1990-1991
11	5-8	WCC/SACC, South Africa meeting in Harare Zimbabwe, 1985, 1985-1986, and 1988-1990 [includes photograph of McCloud with Desmond Tutu; audiocassettes in Series VII]
11	9	WCC/SACC, South Africa consultation, 1988-1991
11	10	WCC, Theological Consultation, 1994-1995
11	11	WCC, worship resources, 1977-1984
11	12	WCC, 40 year history, 1998

		SERIES V: COMMITTEES AND CONFERENCES, 1968-2009

11	13	Black Presbyterians United, annual conferences, 1982-1986
11	14	Black Presbyterians United, Congressional Black Caucus Dinner, 1978
11	15-16	Black Presbyterians United, minutes and correspondence, 1968-1995
11	17	Black Presbyterians United, publications, 1972-1982
11	18	Black Presbyterians United, resources, 1983-1985
11	19	Black Presbyterians United, speeches, 1975-1990
11	20	National Black Presbyterian Caucus, Circle of Elders, 2002
11	21-23	National Black Presbyterian Caucus, conferences and youth conference, 1988-1998

12	1-3	National Black Presbyterian Caucus, conferences, 2003, 2004, and 2007
12	4	National Black Presbyterian Caucus, constitution and by-laws, 1994
12	5	National Black Presbyterian Caucus, history (includes a list of advocates and timeline), 1984-1997, and undated
12	6	National Black Presbyterian Caucus, "Is This New Wine," 1993
12	7	National Black Presbyterian Caucus, questionnaire on the state of African Americans in the church, 1989-1990	Digital
12	8	National Black Presbyterian Caucus, Recognition Day, 1993
12	9	National Black Presbyterian Caucus, symposium and writings in honor of Gayraud Wilmore, 1994-1995
12	10	National Black Presbyterian Caucus, workshops and papers/reports, 1997-2000
12	11	Black Presbyterians Preaching Project Advisory Committee, 1975-1980
12	12	The Black Theology Project National Conference, 1976-1988
12	13	Boggs Academy Board of Trustees and Rural Life Center, 1993-2003
12	14	Gayraud Wilmore Affair, Committee of Sponsors, 2009
12	15	John Milton Society for the Blind, 1979-1985
12	16	NAACP correspondence, 1980-1992
12	17	National Conference of Black Churchmen, 1971-1984
12	18	Albany Presbytery, The Big Event: A Time for Leadership Development Conference, 1982-1987
12	19	Presbytery of NYC, temporary Executive Presbyter correspondence, 2009
12	20	Presbytery of the Palasades: Committee on Ministry, Teaneck Presbyterian Church, and Bethany Presbyterian Church Moderator of Session correspondence, 1973-1990
12	21	PC(USA) Ecumenical Consultation, 2007
12	22	PC(USA) Meeting of Strategy Task Group of African American Advisory Committee on "A Call to a New Reality" and responses, 1971-2000
12	23	PC(USA) Unity in the Midst of Diversity, planning committee, 1998-1999
12	24	PC(USA) Unity in the Midst of Diversity, Westminster Conference, 2001-2002
12	25	Presbyterians in the Civil Rights Movement Consultation (Atlanta, GA), 1994-1995 [includes photographs]	Digital
12	26	Seminary Field Education Colloquim, 2007-2008
12	27	Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1971-1975
12	28	Teaneck Clergy Council, Advisory Board on Community Relations, 1994-1996

13	1	Teaneck Middle East Peacemakers, 1993-1994
13	2-3	Teaneck Town Council, 1980-2004

		SERIES VI: SPEECHES, WRITINGS, AND SERMONS, 1957-2010

13	4-5	Speech materials, 1974-2002
13	6	Collected speeches, 1975-1986
13	7	Programs and bulletins from speaking engagements, 1984-2007
13	8	A.D. articles, 1973-1978
13	9	Speeches, the Church in America, 1982-1983
13	10	Speeches, commencements, 1957-1998
13	11	Speeches, colleges and seminaries, 1957-2006
13	13	Speeches, conferences and consultations, 1974-2000
13	13-14	Speeches, congregations and presbyteries, 1968-2006
13	15-16	Speeches, funeral and memorial services, 1966-2010 [includes collected programs from the funerals of African American church leaders]
13	17	Gayraud Wilmore speeches, writings, and publications, 1969-2009 [includes "The Church's Response to the Black Manifesto," 1969]
13	18	Speeches, General Assemblies, 1972-1988
13	19	Speeches and writings on human sexuality, 1991-2004

14	1	Speeches on Martin Luther King Jr., 1970-1986
14	2	Speeches on mission, 1975-1987
14	3	Presbyterian Health, Education, and Welfare Association speeches, 1983
14	4	Speeches, Raleigh Centennial Celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation, 1963
14	5	Speeches, WCC/NCCC, 1978-1990
14	6-13	Sermons, 1950s-2000s
14	14	Sermons, undated

15	1	Sermons, undated
15	2-3	Bethany Presbyterian Church (Englewood, NJ) bulletins, 1987-1989
15	4	Bethany Presbyterian Church (Englewood, NJ) sermons, 1979-1989
15	5	Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church (Asheville, NC) sermons, 1988-1998
15	6	Hitchcock Presbyterian Church sermons (Scarsdale, NY), 1970-1971
15	7	St. Augustine Presbyterian Church sermons (Paterson, NJ), 1959-1972
15	8	Teaneck Presbyterian Church (Teaneck, NJ) sermons, 1982-1994
15	9	United Presbyterian Church (Paterson, NJ) sermons, 1994-2005

		SERIES VII: AUDIOCASSETTES, 1973-2003

		Program Agency
16	1	General Assembly Update Report, 1975 May
16	2	McCloud's report to staff on visit to Cuba, 1977 March 4-15, side 1	Digital
16	3	McCloud's report to staff on visit to Cuba, 1977 March 4-15, side 2	Digital
16	4	193rd General Assembly breakfast, Dr. Reve Padilla (Houston, Texas), 1981 May 5
16	5	UPCUSA Black Staff Affair for Oscar McCloud, 1982 Jan. 8
16	6	Pre-Assembly conference, Thelma Adair, 1983 June 6
16	7	Mission Board Worship Service with Dr. J. Randolph Taylor, 1983 October 27
16	8	Ghost Ranch dedication of new administration building, 1984 August 5
16	9	Ecumedia News: Oscar McCloud on Gelzer Expulsion from Taiwan, 1984	Digital
16	10	Ann Weir/Kathy Lorimer Memorial Service (Cairo, Egypt), 1985 November 19
16	11	Report to Program Agency Board by Ben and Carol Weir, 1985 October 18
16	12	198th General Assembly, McCloud resolution and response, 1986 June 16
16	13	PCR/PC(USA) Consultation, 1986 Jan. 20-21
16	14	Oscar McCloud's farewell to the Program Agency Board at Ghost Ranch, 1986 October 11
16	15	Black staff appreciation for Oscar McCloud, 1986 November 7
16	16	200th General Assembly, Ecumenical Worship, 1988 June 11
16	17	Board discussions in response to Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery, undated
16	18	Visit to Shanghai, undated

		WCC/NCCC
16	19	Presbytery debate on withdrawal from WCC, 1979 Feb. 8
16	20	WCC VI Assembly, Voices and Issues, 1983
16	21	WCC VI Assembly (Vancouver), musical highlights, 1983
16	22	WCC/SACC meeting on South Africa (Harare, Zimbabwe), 1985 Dec. 4-6
16	23	WCC/SACC meeting on South Africa (Harare, ZImbabwe), leaders' report, 1985 Dec. 4-6
16	24	Interview of Oscar McCloud by Gail Hovey on the Harare Meeting, 1985
16	25	WCC Central Committee on appointments, 1987 Jan. 23
16	26	WCC Unit III, Claire Randall, Ant Moore, Dorothy Heights, undated
16	27	NCCC, action "Beyond the Resolution," 1980

		Ecumenical work related to South Africa and Apartheid
16	28	Dr. Allan Boesak, World Alliance of Reformed Churches, 1982
16	29	Oscar McCloud interviewed on visit to South Africa by Martin Bailey, 1983
16	30	PC(USA) staff lunch with Desmond Tutu, 1984 March 6
16	31-33	Seminar on South Africa at Ghost Ranch, 1986
16	34-36	Neo Mnumzana at First Presbyterian Church (Santa Fe, New Mexico), questions and answers, 1986 July 31 [3 copies]
16	37-38	Philip Potter Bible Study, prayers from South Africa, undated [two copies]

17	1	Carol Weir on ABC Nightline, undated
17	2	The Role of the Church in a Changing South Africa by Rev. Molebatsi and Dr. Beyers Naude, undated
17	3	Church/State Relations in South Africa by Prof. Heyns and Prof. Villa Vicencio, undated
17	4	Understanding the Church Situation and Christian Witness by Prof. Jonker and Prof. De Gruchy, undated
17	5	Speeches on South Africa, undated

		Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
17	6	Installation service for Oscar McCloud, 1996 January 21
17	7-12	Black History Month Services, 1998-2002
17	13	Celebration of the Life of Robbie Juanita Foster McCloud, 2002 December 8
17	14	"A Fortune the Stock Market Can't Match" sermon by McCloud, 2003 October 26

		Speeches, sermons, and interviews
17	15	United Presbyterian Women National Meeting, 1976 July 17
17	16-17	Jewish-Christian Forum, Presbyterian Church (Rye, NY), 1981 June 10 [two tapes]
17	18	Interview of McCloud by Sarah Cunningham, 1981 October
17	19	Interview with Time Religion Editor, 1982
17	20	Phil Donahue Show "Gays in Religion" with McCloud and Perry, 1983 December 13 [available as MP3 file]	Digital*
17	21	PUMA Conference, 1984
17	22	Reflections on the PC(USA) by Oscar McCloud, 1986 October 11
17	23	McCloud speech on the contributions of African Americans to the PC(USA), Teaneck Presbyterian Church, 1986 February 9	Digital
17	24	Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. (Presbyterian Center, Atlanta), 1987 January 12
17	25	"That Is All We Need" sermon by McCloud (Bethany Presbyterian Church, Englewood, NJ), 1989 May 14
17	26	Presentation on where the PC(USA) is, session retreat of Haddonfield, NJ Church, undated

		Interviews conducted by McCloud
17	27	C. Willard Heckel, 1982
17	28-29	Dr. Abraham H. Prince (Columbia, SC), 1975
17	30-31	Dr. J. W. Smith Sr. (Charlotte, NC), 1975
17	32	Rev. H. Wilson, 1975
17	33	Dr. Hampton T. McFadden, 1978
17	34	Clinton Marsh, 1993

		Events, conferences, and undated interviews
17	35	Missionary Conference (Chicago), 1973
17	36	Evangelism Southeast: A Presbyterian Gathering (Charlotte, NC), 1974
17	37	Indiana Pastor's Conference, 1975
17	38	Black Presbyterians United Awards Banquet, 1982
17	39	William S. Coffin Jr. sermon following his son's death, 1983
17	40	William P. Thompson Recognition Dinner, 1986

18	1	Fly Butterfly Sandcastles Easter Radio Show, 1987
18	2	Gayraud Wilmore, Black and Hispanic Doctoral Candidates Conference, 1992
18	3	Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on Andrew Young, undated
18	4	PCEA Conference with John Gater, undated
18	5	James Bevel, undated
18	6	John Galbreath, undated
18	7	JC Smith, undated

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