Society | 1st of Chicago | Urantia Book Historical Society

1956/03/24 - Request

1 pg, To Florence Bedell from Warren Kulieke re: transforming the Forum into the First Urantia Society and asking if she will serve as a founding member.

Record Type: Archive

1956/06/17 - Card, membership

1 pg, First Urantia Society membership card for Barrie Bedell, signed by Marian Rowley and Lynne Kulieke. Included in binder: 2016.4.30.3-6.

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1956/12/03 - Letter

1 pg, To Meredith Sprunger from Doc Sadler, appreciating Meredith's "Introduction to the Urantia Book," which Doc read to the First Urantia Society meeting. Says it is the best effort of that kind that he has read. Looking forward to meeting with him.

Record Type: Archive

1956/12/08 - Letter

1 pg, To Doc Sadler from Meredith Sprunger, re: the schedule for their first meeting and the First Urantia Society of Chicago.

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1957/04 - Letter

2 pgs, Mildred Bucklin (Mrs Russell W Bucklin), Vera Cook, and another Forumite attended Dr Sprunger's Easter Service. This is a thank you letter for the Sprunger's hospitality. Comments on the First Society of Chicago celebrated their very first Remembrance Supper on the Sunday following Easter 1957, Mr Kulieke presided, impressing them all with the simplicity and true meaning of the occasion.

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1957/07 - Correspondence

2 pgs, Two letters to Meredith Sprunger from Harold Karrer, telling Meredith about the annual picnic at David Adler's in Winnetka. Doc Sadler emphasized that this Revelation is unprecedented and therefore completely unpredictable. Harold comments, "I believe the planetary authorities could not have chosen a better agency (speaking of the Sadler family) for the bestowal of this revelation." Has not had much response to his dissemination but was pr...

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1957/09/03 - Letter

1 pg, To Meredith Sprunger from Bill Sadler, Jr., wanting to know where the Oct 14th meeting is going to be held for the 1st Society of Chicago, at which Meredith was planning to speak. (Correspondence with Harold Karrer suggests the information tha tis not in the letter.)

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1958/06/21 - Announcement, meeting

1 pg, First Society of Chicago meeting announcement—33rd Annual Reunion under old dispensation (first annual picnic June 1925) or 2nd reunion of First Society at Pine Lodge, Beverly Shores, Indiana.

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1964/06/07 - Treatise

17 pgs, "What Makes Urantia Unique? " A presentation given by Marian Rowley to the First Urantia Society of Chicago. She outlines four main causes for irregularities: decimal planet; Caligastia rebellion; Adamic default; and Michael's bestowal. Physical conditions: origin of solar system; precolored race; appearance of will; appearance of six colored races; and Nodites. Government: introduction; arrival of planetary prince; history of our governm...

Record Type: Archive

1968/02/04 - Program

1 pg, 1st Urantia Society of Chicago study group topics for upcoming months.

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1971/06/20 - Letter

2 pgs, To Clyde Bedell from Robert Burton regarding Concordexes, sending Alvin Kulieke his Lew Clark letter, and saying the 1st Society meeting was a "rubber stamp" affair.

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1972 - Review

26 pgs, "Lese Majesty" by Robert Burton. Compilation of documents related to Bob, the Foundation, the Exec. Comm., and the 1st Society re: Bob's expulsion from 1st Society.

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1976/07/07 - Letter

3 pgs, To Clyde Bedell from Lynne Kulieke of 1st Society with membership card. When donated, attached to 2016.1.9.133 and 245.

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1976/07/30 - Correspondence

3 pgs, From Clyde Bedell to Marian Rowley, re: receiving a 1st Urantia Society membership card and whether they are members-at-large. When donated, attached to 2016.1.9.244 and 245.

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1976/08/13 - Letter

1 pg, To Clyde Bedell from Marian Rowley, recounting their history as 1st Society members and confirming his early memories with an accurate llist of the first 11 Forum members. When donated, attached to 2016.1.9.133 and 244.

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1982/08/21 - Report

2 pgs, To members from the 1st Urantia Society chairman, Harold Schomas, re: financial and other matters.

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1984/01/30 - Report

6 pgs, First Society President's Letter. Mark Kulieke reports on the history of the society and factors related to attendance and membership from 1956 to 1983. Graph included.

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