Christian Camping International Records
Scope and Contents
The records of Christian Camping International provide a good overview of the administrative workings of the organization in its first forty years. The legal and organizational structure are documented in the first series.
Correspondence and reports for CCI’s two earliest executive directors are housed in the collection providing highlights of the organization’s leadership.
The International Operations series provides a look into the growth of CCI into an international organization. This series contains general files, minutes, correspondence and conference and convention materials.
One of the largest portions of the collection documents the international divisions. Roughly four linear feet of files contain files on divisions in the global south (e.g. Australia, Brazil, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Philippines and Southern Africa). The US division is also documented in one linear foot.
The publications of CCI are also documented in the collection measuring nearly three linear feet.
Two latter accessions, though exhibiting files from various series, were retained as a single series: Topical and Vincent Craven files. The Topical files are evenly split between correspondence and reports on finances or meetings. The Craven files contain correspondence with a wide-range of international divisions.
Dates
- Created: 1955-2014
- Other: Majority of material found in 1958-1986
- Other: Date acquired: 1993
Creator
- Christian Camping International. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Personnel files or memoranda marked confidential requires research authorization from the CCI Executive Director.
Conditions Governing Use
Duplication may be restricted if copying could cause damage to items.
Extent
62 boxes
21 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged by series with folder level control.
Source of Acquisition
The records of Christian Camping International came to the Special Collections through the assistance of Dr. George "Bud" Williams beginning in 1993
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Other Descriptive Information
The records of Christian Camping International highlight the work of this international camping association and its constituents, particularly at the higher levels of administration.
- Annual Reports.
- Camping -- Australia.
- Camping -- Brazil.
- Camping -- Canada.
- Camping -- Congresses.
- Camping -- Europe.
- Camping -- Great Britain.
- Camping -- Japan.
- Camping -- Korea.
- Camping -- Latin America.
- Camping -- New Zealand.
- Camping -- Philippines.
- Camping -- Religious aspects.
- Camping -- Societies, etc.
- Camping -- South Africa.
- Camping -- Taiwan.
- Camping -- United States.
- Church camps.
- Church conference centers.
- Correspondence.
- Financial records.
- Legal documents.
- Minutes (Administrative records)
- Religious camps.
Creator
- Christian Camping International. (Organization)
- Title
- Christian Camping International Records
- Author
- Buswell Library Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 05/06/2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Roman Script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository