OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Minnesota Historical Society
Carty, Denzil A.
Denzil A. Carty
papers.
1931-1975.
Biographical information, correspondence,
minutes, newspaper clippings, reports, and printed materials documenting
activities of Black Episcopal priest Denzil Carty in the Protestant Episcopal
Church and in many racial, interracial, and interdenominational organizations
in St. Paul (Minn.). Carty, born in the British West Indies in 1904, was
educated and ordained in New York City, served as a chaplain in World War II,
and came to St. Paul in 1950 as rector of St. Philip's Episcopal Church,
remaining there until his 1975 retirement.
3.25 cu. ft. (7
boxes).
See [Detailed Description](a9) for shelf
location
BIOGRAPHY OF DENZIL A. CARTY
Denzil Angus Carty was born in St. John's Antigua, British West
Indies, on March 30, 1904, the son of Robert A. and Cecil (Edwards) Carty. He
was educated in the New York City high schools, the City College of New York,
and the General Theological Seminary, New York City, where he studied for the
Episcopal priesthood. He also did graduate work at Xavier University (New
Orleans) and Wayne State University (Detroit).
In the 1930s Carty served three New York City parishes: All Souls',
St. Philip's, and St. Luke's. During World War II he served (1944-1946) as
captain and chaplain of the 512th Port Battalion in Europe. Carty came to St.
Paul in 1950 as rector of St. Philip's Episcopal Church, a black congregation
in the Summit-University neighborhood, which he served until his retirement in
June, 1975. He died August 24, 1975.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE PAPERS
The papers reveal Carty's activities in the following organizations:
American Legion, Department of Minnesota; Fair Employment Practices Commission;
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; St. Paul Urban
Coalition; St. Paul Urban League; St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority;
the St. Paul and Minnesota councils of human and civil rights; and the St. Paul
Opportunities and Industrialization Center.
Civil and human rights organizations and activities, especially in St.
Paul and Minnesota, are well documented in the papers, as are evidences of
discrimination in schooling, housing, and employment. Carty took an active role
in the organizations noted above and worked closely with civic, religious, and
political leaders on the local, state, and national levels.
ARRANGEMENT OF THE PAPERS
These documents are organized into the following sections:
- Personal Papers
- Subject Files
OTHER FINDING AIDS
A print version of this finding aid is available in the repository;
filed as P1725.
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Topics:
Veterans -- Minnesota.
Urban renewal -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul.
Segregation in education --
Minnesota.
Religious tolerance --
Minnesota.
Religion -- Minnesota.
Racism -- Minnesota.
Race relations -- Religious
aspects.
Race relations -- Minnesota.
Race discrimination --
Minnesota.
Jews -- Minnesota.
Indians of North America -- Civil
rights.
Discrimination in housing --
Minnesota.
Discrimination in employment --
Minnesota.
Discrimination in education --
Minnesota.
Chaplains, Military.
City planning -- Minnesota -- Saint
Paul.
Civil rights -- Minnesota.
African American clergy --
Minnesota.
African American Episcopalians.
African Americans -- Civil rights --
Minnesota.
African Americans -- Education --
Minnesota.
African Americans -- Housing --
Minnesota.
African Americans -- Relations with Jews
-- Minnesota.
African Americans -- Religion --
Minnesota.
Organizations:
American Legion. Dept. of
Minnesota.
Episcopal Church --
Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Minnesota Council for
Civil and Human Rights.
Minnesota Council for
Fair Employment Practices.
Minnesota Council of
Churches.
Minnesota Jewish Council.
National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People.
Saint Paul (Minn.). Human
and Civil Rights Commission.
Saint Paul Model Cities
(Program).
St. Paul Opportunities
Industrialization Center.
St. Paul Urban Coalition.
St. Paul Urban League.
Summit-University
Community Council (Saint Paul, Minn.).
United States. Dept. of
Housing and Urban Development.
Places:
Saint Paul (Minn.).
Occupations:
Clergy.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series
here]. Denzil A. Carty Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples
Accession Information:
Accession number: 11,924; 12,108; 12,231; 14,163
Processing Information:
Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, May 1990
Catalog ID number: 1712937
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Personal Papers
P1725
1
Biographical Information, undated and 1939-1975.
Correspondence: New York City Activities, 1931-1935 and
1939.
Personal Correspondence, June 21, 1954-August 2, 1973.
2 folders.
U.S. Army Basic Training Notes, [1944?].
Lovette Corporation (1955) and Associated Negro Credit
Union, 1955, 1956, and 1958.
P1725
7
Miscellaneous Printed Materials, undated and 1955-1970.
2 folders.
Subject Files
P1725
1
American Legion. Department of Minnesota. Correspondence
and Miscellaneous Papers, 1956-1958, 1960.
2 folders.
Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth in Action (Brooklyn, New York).
Information Kit, 1967-1968.
Black Communities, undated and 1956-1970.
Community Health and Welfare Planning
Council:
Demonstration and Rehabilitation Programs, 1968-1970.
"Decision '69: A Study of Selected United Fund Agency
Services and Programs to the Poor and Minority Residents of St. Paul," 1969.
Community Resources Council, 1967.
Education:
Miscellaneous Letters, Reports, and Statements,
Including Information on PACE (Program for the Advancement of Community
Education) and PIE (Parents for Integrated Education), 1965-1969.
P1725
2
Fair Employment Practices Commission, 1949 and
1954-1956.
Family Service of St. Paul. Special Study Committee,
1966-1967.
Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth,
1964-1966.
Greater St. Paul Leisure Time Activities Council.
Minutes and Reports, December 1955-January 1957.
Housing:
Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, undated and
1954-1971.
5 folders.
Model Neighborhood Planning Council, 1969.
North Central Voters League Proposals, June and Oct.
1965.
Indian Issues, 1954-1956, 1959.
P1725
3
Minnesota Citizens' Conference on Courts, undated, 1962,
1966-1967.
4 folders.
Minnesota Conference on Religion and Race. Conference
Programs and Background Materials, Feb. 1964.
Minnesota Council for Civil and Human Rights. Minutes
and Correspondence, June 1959-May 1960.
2 folders.
Includes information on housing and on Indians.
Minnesota Council for Fair Employment Practices.
Minutes, Newsletters, and Correspondence, February 1948-January 1955.
2 folders.
P1725
4
Minnesota Council for Fair Employment Practices.
Minutes, Newsletters, and Correspondence, 1955-1957, 1959.
2 folders.
Minnesota Council of Churches:
Race Relations Committee Minutes, Newsletters, and
Brochures, 1952, 1958, 1965.
Ministry to Indians and Migrants (printed materials),
undated and 1955.
Minnesota Jewish Council:
Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 1955-1958.
McCarran-Walter Immigration Act Repeal (printed
materials), undated and 1952-1956.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People. Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, undated and 1948-1959, 1965,
1967.
2 folders..
P1725
5
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People. Bias Cases:
General, 1954-1959.
University of Minnesota, undated and 1958-1959.
Protestant Episcopal Church, undated and 1950-1974.
5 folders.
St. Paul Human and Civil Rights Commission:
Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 1965-1966.
Dismissal of Seth R. Phillips, Executive Secretary,
1964-1966.
Mann vs. St. Paul Public Schools, 1965-1966.
St. Paul Opportunities Industrialization Center:
Correspondence, Miscellaneous Papers, and Minutes,
October 8, 1969 and March 31-November 5, 1971.
2 folders.
P1725
6
Board of Management's Reply to Regional Trip Report,
July 1971.
Audits and Reports, 1970-1971.
St. Paul Public Schools Racial Balance program, undated
and 1964-1970.
St. Paul Urban Coalition. Minutes of Meetings and
Related Papers, 1968-1969.
St. Paul Urban League. Minutes of Meetings and Related
Papers, 1953-1971.
Summit-University Community Council. Minutes of
Meetings, Proposals, and Other Papers, undated and 1965-1966.