First Church of One Brotherhood Collection
Scope and Content
Membership card, event programs, publicity material, flyers, clippings and other material documenting activities of the First Church of One Brotherhood (FCOB), 1956-1976. The non-denominational church, founded by Charles ("Chuck") Rowland, was intended to address the spiritual needs of religious gay men. The collection includes event programs, correspondence, and liturgical literature produced by the First Church, as well as clippings of retrospective articles about the short-lived church, written by Jim Kepner.
Dates
- Creation: 1956-1976
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1956 - 1957
Creator
- Kepner, Jim (James Lynn Kepner, Jr.) (Collector, Person)
Access
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Publication Rights
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Historical Note
The First Church of One Brotherhood was established in 1956 by Charles (Chuck) D. Rowland, a co-founder of the Mattachine Society and a member of ONE, Inc. The non-denominational church was intended to address the spiritual needs of religious gay men; its literature also outlined an early, ambitious program of social services for the gay and lesbian community.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet ([1 folder])
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Membership card, event programs, publicity material, flyers, clippings and other material documenting activities of the First Church of One Brotherhood (FCOB), 1956-1976. The non-denominational church, founded by Charles (Chuck) Rowland, was intended to address the spiritual needs of religious gay men.
Processing Information
Processing this collection has been funded by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
In order to provide access to this collection, minimal processing on this collection was expedited in 2011. Date spans were given wherever possible, but do not reflect the most accurate inclusive dates.
Subject
- First Church of One Brotherhoood (Organization)
- Rowland, Chuck (Charles D. Rowland) (Person)
- Title
- First Church of One Brotherhood Collection, 1956-1976
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Marc LaRocque
- Date
- (c) 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish.
Repository Details
Part of the ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, University of Southern California Repository
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Los Angeles California 90007 United States
(213) 821-2771
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