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Scope and Content Note

The subseries consists of records relating to grants made by the Southern Christian Leadership Foundation (SCLF) to SCLC and other organizations from 1966-1991. SCLF often acted as an organ for funding the activities of SCLC and covering the costs of everyday operating expenses, such as traveling, meals, and various other bills. They generally did this in the form of grants, checks made payable to SCLC after SCLC made specific requests for money. The correspondence is primarily comprised of letters from Chauncey Eskridge to SCLC detailing the amount of money contained in a particular grant, or from SCLC to Eskridge, requesting a grant in a desired amount, sometimes accompanied by bills. The vouchers reflect the numerous operating expenses incurred by members of SCLC, which were first paid out of pocket, then reimbursed once a voucher was submitted. These records document only grants made for general operating expenses.

Records documenting grants to other organizations and projects include records relating to grants made to specific SCLC programs, as well as organizations other than SCLC. Individual files pertaining to projects contain all materials relating to that project, including financial records, correspondence, and administrative files, organized chronologically. They contain a comprehensive collection of materials documenting the Ministers Leadership Training Program, an initiative to train ministers from around the country in community outreach, in an effort to utilize the church for nonviolent social and political change. The project was funded through a grant to SCLF from the Ford Foundation, and SCLF administered grants to ministers around the nation to allow them to attend these training sessions in their respective regions. For additional records of the Ministers Leadership Training Program, see Subseries 10.5.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by record type, then in chronological order.