OVERVIEW
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
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
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
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
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
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.