James H. Hargett papers, 1955-2007 | Amistad Research Center

By Amber L. Moore and Kristin E. Wanek

Collection Overview

Title: James H. Hargett papers, 1955-2007

Creator: Hargett, James Hester (1930-)

Extent: 15.4 Linear Feet

Arrangement: The James H. Hargett papers are arranged into seven series: Honolulu (Hawaii) Ministry files; Los Angeles (California) Ministry files; New York and New Jersey Ministry files; Chicago (Illinois) Ministry files; San Diego (California) Ministry files; Personal Correspondence and Other Materials; and Audiovisual items, photographs and oversize materials.

Date Acquired: 12/01/1995. More info below under Accruals.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The papers of Reverend Dr. James Hester Hargett document his civil rights and social action driven ministries in Hawaii, California, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York. The key topics covered in this collection are civil rights, community advocacy, social justice, missionary travels, multi-ethnic churches and transitional communities, race relations, and the recruitment of African American men and women into Christian service. The main strengths are Hargett's commitment towards diversifying the United Church of Christ and addressing the needs of minority communities. The collection encompasses 15.4 linear feet of audiocassette tapes, correspondence, greeting cards, news clippings, photographs, programs, and scrapbooks.

Correspondents of note include former president Bill Clinton; former president of Brazil Emilio Garrastazu Medici; former Talledega College president Joseph Gayles; former governor of Virginia Lawrence Douglas Wilder; co-founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History Dr. Margaret Taylor-Burroughs; former South African president Nelson Mandela; former executive director of the Urban Affairs Institute Neville King; and former president Richard Nixon.

Biographical Note

Reverend Dr. James Hester Hargett, community advocate and civil rights activist, spent over forty years as a United Church of Christ pastor in churches located in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York. His ministry focused on the recruitment of African Americans in Christian service and activities in the areas of community advocacy, education, human relations, mental health, and social justice.

Hargett was born on July 24, 1930, in Greensboro, North Carolina, the son of Afro-Christian pastor Reverend Frederick A. Hargett and Florence Hester. He received a bachelor's degree from Johnson C. Smith University (1952), a master's degree from Yale Divinity School (1955), and a Doctor of Ministry (1975) from Colgate-Rochester Seminary. His studies at Colgate-Rochester Seminary involved work with the peoples of Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica, Haiti, and the sea islands of South Carolina. He was ordained to ministry of the Congregational Church in 1955, and served as an associate minister of the predominately Japanese American Church of the Crossroads United Church of Christ (UCC) in Honolulu from 1955 to 1958. He was the first African American minister called to serve a Protestant-established church in Hawaii.

In 1958, he accepted the call to serve as minister of the Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship in Los Angeles, California, where he built the church membership and actively participated in the civil rights movement. He marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and served as his west coast convener of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). After King's assassination, Hargett organized a star-studded fund raising event in Hollywood, which raised $450,000 for the SCLC. During his eleven years of ministry in Los Angeles, Hargett also helped develop the Central City Community Mental Health Clinic for the poor; the Transport-A-Child program, which provided transportation for students in overcrowded schools; and the Project Open Future program focused on academic enrichment for minority students.

In 1969, Hargett moved to New York to become the Secretary for Black Ministries of the United Church of Christ. For five years, he recruited, educated, and placed African American ministers in national and international positions with United Church of Christ churches. He worked closely with Vanderbilt and Duke Divinity Schools in the development of curriculum addressing the concerns and needs of African American seminarians. He also conducted a study on the financial needs of Black churches in the United Church of Christ. In 1975, he accepted the call as co-pastor at the Livingston Avenue United Church of Christ in New Brunswick, New Jersey, a predominately German American church, for eighteen months.

In 1977, he was called to serve as senior minster at the Congregational Church of Park Manor in Chicago, Illinois. In this position, Hargett was responsible for guiding a large and affluent African American church towards administering to the needs of the minority community. He was on the board of directors for the "One Church, One Child" program, which promoted African American adoptions with the help of local churches, as well as on the board of the Evangelical Health Systems (1977-1986). He also served as president of the Friends of Chicago Public Library (1982-1983).

After nine years in Chicago, Hargett moved to San Diego, California, in 1986 to serve as minister of the Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, UCC where he remained until retiring in 1997. In San Diego, his ministry focused on "empowering the African American constituency of the United Church of Christ to engage in their own missionary efforts." He started the Children's Care Center and brought the "One Child, One Church" program to San Diego. He also taught at California State College-Northridge, Douglas College, and Rutgers University. He served as a trustee of Johnson C. Smith University, a member of the Yale Divinity School Alumni Council, on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Urban League, and the Advisory Board of the Sickle-Cell Anemia Foundation.

Rev. Dr. Hargett married Dr. Louilyn Funderburk in 1954. The couple has three children, Meloni, Darryl, and Hester.

Administrative Information

Accruals: There were four additions to this collection between 1995-2011. The bulk of the papers were deposited in 2008.

Access Restrictions: The James H. Hargett papers are open and available for research use.

Use Restrictions: Copyright to these papers has not been assigned to the Amistad Research Center. It is the responsibility of an author to secure permission for publication from the holder of the copyright to any material contained in this collection.

Acquisition Source: Rev. Dr. James H. Hargett

Acquisition Method: Gift

Appraisal Information: The James H. Hargett papers document his forty-seven years of ministry in religious and community affairs as a pastor to churches located in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York.

Preferred Citation: James H. Hargett papers, Amistad Research Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Processing Information: This collection was processed in April 2011.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Honolulu (Hawaii) Ministry files, 1955-1958],
[Series 2: Los Angeles (California) Ministry files, 1958-1969],
[Series 3: New York and New Jersey Ministry files, 1969-1977],
[Series 4: Chicago (Illinois) Ministry files, 1977-1986],
[Series 5: San Diego (California) Ministry files, 1986-1997],
[Series 6: Personal Correspondence and Other Materials, 1997-2007],
[Series 7: Audiovisual items, photographs and oversize materials, 1955-2004],
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Series 1: Honolulu (Hawaii) Ministry files, 1955-1958

The papers consist of materials related to Hargett's role as the associate minister at The Church of the Crossroads of the United Church of Christ in Honolulu, Hawaii (1955-1958), a multi-racial church with a predominately Japanese membership of approximately 700 members. Hargett's personal minister's record book (1955-1957) includes information about marriages he performed, as well as sermons he preached while in Hawaii. He was elected territorial youth advisor for the church's large college-age youth group. A scrapbook containing correspondence, greeting cards, essays, ephemera, photographs, news clippings, and newsletters is also included.

Of particular note in the scrapbook are Hargett's notes to his congregants published in The Crossroads News (September 1955), which detail his first airplane trip to Hawaii with his wife, Louilyn and infant daughter, Meloni; thank you notes from Roosevelt high school students after his speech (November 1955); programs for his installation service (December 11, 1955); a birth announcement for his son Darryl published in The Crossword Chimes (May 1957); and a handmade Christmas card and photograph (December 1957) sent to the Hargett family from the Andrew Young family.

Box 1

Item 1: Minister's Personal Record Book, 1955-1957
Item 2: Scrapbook: The Church of the Crossroads, United Church of Christ, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1955-1958

Series 2: Los Angeles (California) Ministry files, 1958-1969

Hargett's Los Angeles ministry was focused on addressing the "political, educational, recreational, and mental health needs of the minority community." He served as minister of the Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship (1958-1969) where he increased the membership, acquired church property, and developed programs designed for community development. A detailed file regarding the history and mission (1980, 1985) of the Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship is included in this series.

Correspondence (1961, 1968-1969) consists of communications regarding speaking engagements, letters of appreciation, and letters from his congregants. Articles and news clippings (1968-1969, 1982) consist primarily of articles related to the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the first year anniversary of his death. Also included are news clippings related to Hargett's receipt of the Judge Harry A. Hollzer Memorial Award (1967).

Hargett served as Dr. King's west coast representative of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) while in Los Angeles. In this post, he worked with the Poor Peoples Campaign, which held massive protests demanding jobs for all Americans. News clippings, a statement of purpose, and a photographic journal (1968) of the Campaign are included in the papers. Letters and telegrams of condolences sent to Hargett after King's death (April 1968); and a letter from Rev. Ralph David Abernathy to SCLC constituents asking pastors to hold special offerings on Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Sunday (April 28, 1968) are included. In 1969, Hargett organized the 1^st annual memorial service in celebration of King held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

A scrapbook containing correspondence, essays, ephemera, news clippings, and photographs can be found in the series. Of particular note are photographs of the Hargetts leaving Honolulu for Los Angeles; a color photograph of men canvassers who secured $56,000 in pledges for the new church building (1960); an article about the church expansion published in the Los Angeles Times (January 1963); a copy of Hargett's essay about black theology and the black power movement (1968); and his Los Angeles County Jail inmate bracelet received after his arrest for protesting.

Box 2

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1961, 1968-1969
Folder 2: Correspondence: greeting cards, 1968-1969
Folder 3: Articles and news clippings, 1968-1969, 1982
Folder 4: Articles and news clippings, 1968-1969, 1982: [photocopies]
Folder 5: American Jewish Committee: administrative, 1967
Folder 6: Catalog: Scenes from the Life of Jesus: Illustrated by works of art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art with quotations from the Bible / arranged by Albert TenEyck Gardner, 1944
Folder 7: Celebration of Involvement: program, 1969 August 2
Folder 8: Essay: The Rage of Sampson, typescript, 1967
Folder 9: Essay: Towards an Interpretation of Black Power, typescript, 1967
Folder 10: Essay: The Poor You Will Have With You Always, , typescript, 1968 May
Folder 11: Excerpt from Stride Towards Freedom by Martin Luther King Jr., 1968: [notations included]
Folder 12: History: Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship, 1980, 1985, undated
Folder 13: Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination: condolence letters, 1968 April
Folder 14: Martin Luther King memorials: programs in California, 1968 April
Folder 15: Martin Luther King memorials: program, Los Angeles Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1969 April 4
Folder 16: Order of services, 1963, 1967
Folder 17: Poor Peoples Campaign: speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., 1968 February 23
Folder 18: Poor People's Campaign: news clippings, 1969, undated
Folder 19: Poor People's Campaign: pamphlets and speech, 1968
Folder 20: Programs, 1969
Folder 21: Report: The Population Dilemma, 1963
Folder 22: Reprint from Playboy Magazine: King, Martin Luther, "A Testament of Hope", 1969 January
Folder 23: Special services: programs, 1968, undated
Folder 24: Vietnam March: articles and photocopies, 1967

Box 3

Item 1: Scrapbook: Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship, Los Angeles, CA, 1958-1969

Series 3: New York and New Jersey Ministry files, 1969-1977

Hargett's New York and New Jersey ministry focused on the needs of transitional communities, as well as the promotion of minorities into Christian service. He served as Secretary for Black Ministries for the Council and Ministry of the United Church of Christ (1969-1974), which focused on the recruitment, education and placement of African American ministers in national and international positions. Articles and news clippings concerning speaking engagements as the Secretary for Black Ministries, programs implemented by the Black Ministries (1970), articles by Hargett about the Black Caucus (1970), and racial justice (1971) are included.

The major themes of the correspondence (1969-1977) are Hargetts' move to New York (1969), speaking engagements, the training for pastors of churches in transitional neighborhoods, and race relations within the church, as well as between ministers. Communication (1972) with UCC colleagues concerning his proposal of a four-year dual degree student-minister placement in the Southern Conference of the UCC is also included. Of particular note are a letter of thanks from the President of Zambia, which discusses apartheid and Christianity (1971); Hargett's letter to Emilio Garrastazu, president of Brazil, concerning race relations in Brazil as compared to race relations in the United States (1972); and a letter from Hargett to President Richard Nixon regarding Watergate (1973).

Undated essays written by Hargett about the development of a multi-racial church and ministerial recruitment committee, African American religious experiences, and the diversity of the African American experience are included. Of particular note is his essay, "The Mustard Seed of Manumission," which was "a stream of consciousness engaged as he traveled from Los Angeles to New York to begin his new ministry." Proposals and reports written while Hargett was Secretary for Black Ministries include plans aimed towards diversifying the UCC, and educating and assisting African American and other minority communities. Hargett also served as director of the Black Church Empowerment Emphasis (1973-1974), where he designed a program set to meet the specialized needs of the local Black United Church of Christ constituency and the Black community. Directories, minutes, programs, and reports from the Black Church Empowerment program are contained in this series. In 1973, Hargett entered the Martin Luther King Jr. Fellows program hosted by the Colgate-Rochester Divinity School. The fellowship allowed for travel to study religion in Africa, the Caribbean, and the southern United States for three years. At the culmination of the program, Hargett was awarded his doctorate of ministry. Of particular note are articles and news clippings published about the fellowship program and the African Study Tour (1972), as well as clippings and programs on the receipt of his doctorate (1975).

In June of 1974, Hargett's position as Secretary for Black Ministries ended, which resulted in his new position as co-pastor of Livingston Avenue United Church of Christ in New Brunswick, New Jersey for eighteen months. Correspondence (1974-1977) includes communications with other UCC ministers in the New Jersey Conference, as well as speaking engagement requests. The papers also include an invitation to a celebratory tea in honor of the Hargett's new ministry in New Jersey, an expenditures report (1976); a minister's report (1977); a Johnson C. Smith University 7^th Annual Recognition Luncheon souvenir program (1977) where Hargett was keynote speaker; and a copy of "The Livingston Avenue United Church of Church: A Review," which includes detailed information about the community, church, mission, and pastor. Obituaries for his parents, Rev. Frederick Hargett (1972) and Florence Hargett (1975); copies of hymns (1971-1972) written by Hargett; and his review of Alex Haley's Roots are also contained in this collection.

Box 4

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1969
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1970
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1971
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1972
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1973
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1974
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1975
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1976
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1977, undated
Folder 10: Articles and news clippings, 1970
Folder 11: Articles and news clippings, 1970: [photocopies]
Folder 12: Articles and news clippings, 1971
Folder 13: Articles and news clippings, 1971: [photocopies]
Folder 14: Articles and news clippings: Racial Justice, 1971
Folder 15: Articles and news clippings, 1972
Folder 16: Articles and news clippings, 1972: [photocopies]
Folder 17: Articles and news clippings, 1972

Box 5

Folder 1: Articles and news clippings, 1972: [photocopies]
Folder 2: Articles and news clippings, 1973
Folder 3: Articles and news clippings, 1973: [photocopies]
Folder 4: Articles and news clippings, 1974
Folder 5: Articles and news clippings, 1975
Folder 6: Articles and news clippings, 1975: [photocopies]
Folder 7: African Mission Trip: memorabilia, 1970
Folder 8: African Mission Trip: memorabilia, 1970
Folder 9: African Mission Trip: report, 1970 August
Folder 10: Black Church Empowerment Program: directory of UCC Black Ministers, 1973
Folder 11: Black Church Empowerment Program: maps, 1973
Folder 12: Black Church Empowerment Program: proposals and reports, 1973-1974
Folder 13: Black Church Empowerment Program: job description, 1973 March
Folder 14: Black Church Empowerment Program: reports, 1973 October
Folder 15: Black Church Empowerment Program: reports, 1974 February
Folder 16: Black Church Empowerment Program: reports, 1974 March
Folder 17: Booklet, 1975 June
Folder 18: Congregational Church Fellowship: 30th anniversary celebration, 1975
Folder 19: Calendar: United Campus Ministry at Rutgers University, 1976
Folder 20: Churches in Transition Committee: job description, 1974

Box 6

Folder 1: Essay: The Mustard Seed of Manumission, typescript, 1969
Folder 2: Essay: Ethnicity and Advocacy, typescript, 1970 April
Folder 3: Essay: Understand But Not Condone, typescript, 1972 September
Folder 4: Essay: Celebrating Our Diversity, typescript, 1974 March
Folder 5: Essay: For Unity Without Uniformity, typescript, 1974 March
Folder 6: Essay: Towards an Ecclesiology for Churches in Transitional Communities, typescript, 1974 December
Folder 7: Essay: Transcending One's Identity, typescript, 1975 January
Folder 8: Essay: American Colonization Society, hand script, undated
Folder 9: Essay: Black Ministerial Western Hemisphere Awareness in the 1970s, typescript, undated
Folder 10: Essay: Contentment, typescript, undated
Folder 11: Essay: Ethnicity and Catholicity, typescript, undated
Folder 12: Essay: Evangelism, hand script, undated
Folder 13: Essay: Spiritual Reflections on Hunger, typescript, undated
Folder 14: Hymns and hymnal lyrics / by James H. Hargett, 1971-1972, undated
Folder 15: Livingston Avenue United Church of Christ: administrative, 1974-1977, undated
Folder 16: Livingston College: job description for Black Assistant Pastor position, 1975
Folder 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Program in Black Studies: administrative, 1973-1976
Folder 18: Memoranda: Black UCC Ministers, 1973
Folder 19: Moving Expenses: New York to Los Angeles, California, 1969
Folder 20: National Committee of Black Churchmen: minutes, 1970 April
Folder 21: Notes on the Crisis of the Nation, typescript, undated
Folder 22: Offering circular, 1972
Folder 23: Order of services, 1973-1975
Folder 24: Obituaries, 1972-1974
Folder 25: Pamphlets, 1975, undated
Folder 26: Poem: Theotopsis / by James H. Hargett, typescript, 1969 October
Folder 27: Press releases and media, 1970-1971, undated
Folder 28: Programs, 1970-1976
Folder 29: Proposal: Agricultural Cooperative, 1973
Folder 30: Proposal: Comparative Study of the Influence of Christianity Upon Converts of African Origin in Brazil and Persons of African Origin in the United States, 1970
Folder 31: Proposal: Church and Ministry Staff, 1971 November
Folder 32: Proposal: Black Church Empowerment, 1972
Folder 33: Proposal: Black "Tent-Making Church" Empowerment, 1971
Folder 34: Proposal: Caribbean Commercial Enterprises, 1972
Folder 35: Proposal: Black United Church of Christ Leadership Crisis, 1971
Folder 36: Proposal: Establish a Health Crises Division, 1972
Folder 37: Proposal: Ethnic "Native American" Advocacy, 1972
Folder 38: Proposal: Objects of Mission to Sources of Mission, 1972
Folder 39: Proposal: Land Holding Development, 1973
Folder 40: Proposal: Yam School, Yoruba-Akan Messianci School, 1974
Folder 41: Proposal: Day Care Center at Franklinton Center, 1975
Folder 42: Proposal: New Jersey Academic, Manufacturing and Performing Arts Center, 1976
Folder 43: Proposal: CITC Project in New Jersey Association of Central Atlantic Conference of UCC, undated
Folder 44: Report: First 122 Days as Secretary for Black Ministries, 1969

Box 7

Folder 1: Report: US-South Africa Leadership Exchange Program, 1971 February
Folder 2: Report: Committee to Study the Feasibility of a Black University, 1971 March
Folder 3: Report: Churches in Transitional Communities, 1972
Folder 4: Report: Churches in Transitional Communities, 1972
Folder 5: Report: Churches in Transitional Communities, 1973
Folder 6: Research: Lisbon and Portugal, 1970, undated
Folder 7: Research: "Heritage," I, Too Sing America, 1971
Folder 8: Reviews, 1973, undated
Folder 9: Secretary for Black Ministries: budget, undated
Folder 10: Secretary for Black Ministries: job description, 1969
Folder 11: Secretary for Black Ministries: report, 1972 March
Folder 12: Secretary for Black Ministries: schedule, undated
Folder 13: Special services: funerals and weddings, undated
Folder 14: Travel: invoices, memorabilia and tickets, 1974

Series 4: Chicago (Illinois) Ministry files, 1977-1986

Hargett's Chicago ministry primarily focused on addressing the health and child welfare needs of the minority community. He served as senior minister at the Congregational Church of Park Manor, UCC in Chicago, Illinois (1977-1986). Correspondence (1978-1980) regarding the administrative business of the church; his election to the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Chicago Public Library; letters of appreciation from members of the Park Manor congregation (1981-1984); communications (1985-1986) with the Park Manor Committee to Revive Our Church campaign; and a hand-written letter of resignation to the congregation of Park Manor are included. Articles and news clippings (1985-1986) consist of two copies of an Evangelical Health Systems publication highlighting Hargett, as well as a church program in which Hargett was a guest minister.

Installation files (1977) include a program from the service, Hargett's certificate of church membership at Park Manor (1977 September), and articles about the event. Ordination files (1980) include invitations, programs, news clippings, greeting cards, and a citation for Pastoral Service from the Illinois Conference Minister of the UCC. Hargett served on the board of directors for the One Church, One Child organization which promoted African American adoptions with the help of local churches. The One Child, One Church files (1985-1987) contain annual reports, flyers, pamphlets, and a copy of a proposal titled "Implementing a Minority Recruitment Program."

Box 8

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1977
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1978-1980
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1981-1984
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1985-1986, undated
Folder 5: Correspondence: greeting cards, 1977-1985, undated
Folder 6: Articles and news clippings, 1985-1986
Folder 7: Churches in Racial Ethnic Transitional Committee: minutes, 1978, 1979
Folder 8: Emancipation Proclamation Service: programs, 1979, 1981
Folder 9: Hymn, 1971
Folder 10: Installation: news clippings and programs, 1977 September
Folder 11: Invitations, 1982, 1985
Folder 12: Martin Luther King Fellows: minutes, 1977-1986
Folder 13: Moving expenses: Chicago to San Diego, California, 1986
Folder 14: Notes, undated
Folder 15: One Child, One Church: news clippings, 1985-1987
Folder 16: One Child, One Church: programs and reports, 1987

Box 9

Folder 1: Orders of services, 1976-1982
Folder 2: Ordination: 25th anniversary, 1980
Folder 3: Park Manor: personnel policy, 1983, undated
Folder 4: Programs, 1977-1982
Folder 5: Programs, 1983-1985
Folder 6: Programs, 1986, undated
Folder 7: Questionnaire: Final Crisis Committee, undated
Folder 8: Report: Churches in Transitional National Consultation, 1977 October
Folder 9: Scrapbook: Installation of Rev. Dr. James Hester Hargett, 1977 September 8
Folder 10: Scrapbook: photographs of Installation Service, 1977 September 8

Box 10

Folder 1: Special services: weddings, 1985, 1986
Folder 2: UCC 15th General Synod: minutes, 1985
Folder 3: Washington, Harold: inauguration and death, 1986-1987
Folder 4: Yearbook: The Congregational Church of Park Manor United Church of Christ, 1986-1987

Series 5: San Diego (California) Ministry files, 1986-1997

Hargett moved to San Diego in 1986 to serve as minister of the Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, UCC where he remained until retiring in 1997. Correspondence (1986-1998) includes speaking engagement requests and thank you letters; communications about African American history and race relations within the church (1990); a letter from President Bill Clinton in response Hargett's inquiry regarding America's foreign policy (1993); and letters regarding his selection as one of the 100 African-American Role Models in San Diego (1994-1995). Also included are letters of congratulations on 40 years in the ministry (1994-1995); Hargett's letter to President Nelson Mandela regarding a proposal for a prisoner rehabilitation research center on Robben Island, South Africa (1994-1995); a letter from Luther Holland regarding his new post at the Church of Park Manor in Chicago (1996-1998); and communications regarding Hargett's retirement (1996-1998).

Articles and news clippings (1988-1996) consist of collected obituaries of poet Elma Stuckey and Charles W. Thomas; articles on race relations in San Diego; Hargett's Blood Row Revisited Candlelight service in remembrance of the slave trade; as well as press coverage of Hargett's speaking engagements. Articles about and related to Hargett's retirement (1995) and news clippings about the San Diego teacher strike, desegregation of the United States military, and the San Diego wildfire (1996) are also included.

In 1993, Hargett led the first African American delegation to tour United Church of Christ mission partners in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Files from the "Mission One" African Tour include reports (1993) discussing the observations of the delegation, as well as the needs of the countries. Hargett's church profile for the Christian Fellowship Congregational Church (1985-1986) provides detailed information about the activities and membership of the church, as well as a copy of Hargett's church narrative report discussing church morale, accomplishments, and community outreach involvements. Of particular note are programs from three commemorative liturgical services (August 1994) organized by Hargett (Emancipation Proclamation Service Celebration, the Lamentation-Liberation Service, and the Memorial Tribute to Mary Peake), which linked Christianity and African American history. Hymns written by Hargett (1987), the history of the Christian Fellowship Congregational Church (1965), as well as church annual reports (1986-1996) are also included.

Sermons (1985-1997) by Hargett are arranged chronologically and alphabetically by title. Mostly handwritten notes, Hargett's sermons cover a variety of topics such as non-violent resistance (1987), fatherhood (1988 June 19), agape, discipleship, faith, human suffering, and thanksgiving. Speaking engagements (1991-1995) include programs for events in which Hargett spoke; and special services (1987-1996) contain programs from funerals, weddings, and other occasions in which Hargett attended or officiated.

Box 11

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1985-1987
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1988-1989
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1990
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1991
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1992
Folder 6: Correspondence, 1993
Folder 7: Correspondence, 1994-1995
Folder 8: Correspondence, 1996-1998
Folder 9: Correspondence, 1990-1997, undated
Folder 10: Articles and news clippings, 1989-1994

Box 12

Folder 1: Articles and news clippings, 1989-1994: [photocopies]
Folder 2: Articles and news clippings, 1995
Folder 3: Articles and news clippings, 1995: [photocopies]
Folder 4: Articles and news clippings, 1996
Folder 5: Articles and news clippings, [photocopies]: 1996
Folder 6: African Tour: reports, travel itineraries, 1993
Folder 7: African American Museum of Fine Arts: memoranda and information, undated
Folder 8: Argentina and Brazil: travel memorabilia, 1987
Folder 9: Bible study: notes, undated
Folder 10: Bibliography: Relevant to Columbus Commemoration, undated
Folder 11: Booklet: Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, undated
Folder 12: Burroughs, Margaret: vita, 1996
Folder 13: Calendar: with inserts, 1987
Folder 14: Children's Care Center: administrative, 1989-1996
Folder 15: Church profile: Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1985-1986
Folder 16: City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture (CALLALOO): conference materials, 1991 March
Folder 17: College fair: agendas and information, 1987 October

Box 13

Folder 1: Community events: flyers and minutes, 1988, 1996
Folder 2: Council of Racial and Ethnic Ministries: agenda and roster, 1990 May
Folder 3: Directory: United Church of Christ Congregations of Minority Backgrounds / published by the United Church for Homeland Ministries, 1980
Folder 4: Directory: San Diego and Park Manor churches, 1991
Folder 5: Emancipation Proclamation Services: programs and articles, 1994
Folder 6: Essay: Apartheid Blues Rap, typescript, 1988
Folder 7: Essay for holidays, typescript, 1991
Folder 8: Essay: Dear Martin Luther King Jr., typescript, 1991 January
Folder 9: Essay: Chattel Slave Resurrection, typescript, undated
Folder 10: Essay: Definition, Dialogue, Destiny, hand script, undated
Folder 11: Essay: Future Athletics, typescript, undated
Folder 12: Essay: Yale Divinity Review of Black Theology, typescript, undated
Folder 13: History: African and Caribbean Independence dates, undated: [research materials]
Folder 14: History: Amistad event, undated: [research materials]
Folder 15: History: The Story of the Moors in Spain, undated: [research materials]
Folder 16: History: The Christian Fellowship Story, 1965
Folder 17: Hymns, 1987
Folder 18: Installation: programs and news clippings, 1986
Folder 19: Institute of Religion: speech, 1992
Folder 20: Invitation, undated
Folder 21: Joyner, Joseph: programs and press releases, 1994
Folder 22: Legacy of a President: report, 1992
Folder 23: Legal case: Boags v. Beverly Hills Municipal Court, 1991
Folder 24: Legal case: Boags v. Beverly Hills Municipal Court, 1991

Box 14

Folder 1: Martin Luther King Jr. Fellows: Bulletins, undated
Folder 2: Newport, Rhode Island: all night service event, 1996
Folder 3: Newsletters: Christian Fellowship News, 1989-1997
Folder 4: Orientation: new members packet, 1986
Folder 5: Park Manor: Commemorative Ellington Sacred Concert, 1994
Folder 6: Partnership Church: press releases, 1996
Folder 7: Philippines: church programs and travel memorabilia, 1988
Folder 8: Pilgrimage to Virginia: programs, 1994
Folder 9: Poem: to Sister Edmonia Swanson, retirement / by James H. Hargett, undated
Folder 10: Press releases, 1992-1995
Folder 11: Programs, 1987-1990
Folder 12: Programs, 1994-1995
Folder 13: Proposal: Relationship Among Historically Black Colleges and Universities related to the UCC, 1987
Folder 14: Report: African United Church of Christ Mission Tour, 1982
Folder 15: Report: Minister's report, 1986
Folder 16: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1986
Folder 17: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1987
Folder 18: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1988
Folder 19: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1989
Folder 20: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1990
Folder 21: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1991

Box 15

Folder 1: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1992
Folder 2: Report: African Desalination Model, 1993
Folder 3: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1993
Folder 4: Report: Mission I Southern Africa report, 1993
Folder 5: Report: African Hors d'oeuvres, 1994
Folder 6: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1994
Folder 7: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1995
Folder 8: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1995
Folder 9: Report: annual report, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 1996
Folder 10: Research: Kwanzaa, undated
Folder 11: Retirement: memoranda, 1997
Folder 12: Sermon: Don't Dump on Us, 1985 December 7
Folder 13: Sermon: All of Us, 1986 March 29
Folder 14: Sermon: Pastoral Prayer, 1986 March 29
Folder 15: Sermon: The Death of Death, 1986 October 5
Folder 16: Sermon: Being Ungrateful, 1986 October 12
Folder 17: Sermon: The Vulnerable, 1986 November 9
Folder 18: Sermon: Cost of Discipleship, 1986 November 16
Folder 19: Sermon: A Selection of Sermons and Prayers, 1987
Folder 20: Sermon: Non-Violent Resistance, 1987
Folder 21: Sermon: Lamb of God, 1987 January 18
Folder 22: Sermon: Being an Apostle, 1987 February 15
Folder 23: Sermon: Justice Divisible, 1987 March 1
Folder 24: Sermon: Rock Revisited, 1987 March 15

Box 16

Folder 1: Sermon: Building the Body of Christ, 1987 March 22
Folder 2: Sermon: Lucrative Triangle Trade, 1987 March 24
Folder 3: Sermon: Forbid Them Not, 1987 March 29
Folder 4: Sermon: I Have Seen the Lord, 1987 April 19
Folder 5: Sermon: Bread of Life, 1987 May 3
Folder 6: Sermon: Expectant Prayer, 1987 May 10
Folder 7: Sermon: Christian Education, 1987 May 31
Folder 8: Sermon: Paternal Ownership, 1987 June
Folder 9: Sermon: Healed Xenophobia, 1987 June 14
Folder 10: Sermon: Redeemed and Ransomed, 1987 July
Folder 11: Sermon: Redemptive Suffering, 1987 July 19
Folder 12: Sermon: Pearl of Great Price, 1987 July 26
Folder 13: Sermon: Even God Repented, 1987 September 20
Folder 14: Sermon: Humility, 1987 October
Folder 15: Sermon: Justice, 1987 November 8
Folder 16: Sermon: Feeding the Multitude, 1987 November 22
Folder 17: Sermon: Memorializing Children, 1987 November 29
Folder 18: Sermon: God, the Liberator, 1987 December 6
Folder 19: Sermon: Peace Through God's Will, 1987 December 20
Folder 20: Sermon notes, 1988
Folder 21: Sermon: Global Village, 1988
Folder 22: Sermon: Statue of Bondage, 1988 November
Folder 23: Sermon: In the Beginning, God, 1988 January 10
Folder 24: Sermon: King and the King of Kings, 1988 January 17
Folder 25: Sermon: Transfigured, 1988 February 14
Folder 26: Sermon: A Different Tune, 1988 February 28
Folder 27: Sermon: The Trinity, 1988 March 20
Folder 28: Sermon: Palm Sunday Revisited, 1988 March 27
Folder 29: Sermon: Doubting Thomas, 1988 April 10
Folder 30: Sermon: Bodily Resurrection, 1988 April 17
Folder 31: Sermon: The Rejected Stone Revisited, 1988 April 24
Folder 32: Sermon: Responsible Love, 1988 May 8
Folder 33: Sermon: Blessed or Cursed, 1988 May 15
Folder 34: Sermon: Hope Springs Eternal, 1988 May 22
Folder 35: Sermon: Sin and Guilt, 1988 May 29
Folder 36: Sermon: Fatherhood, 1988 June 19
Folder 37: Sermon: The Creation of a Path, 1988 September 4
Folder 38: Sermon: All or Nothing at All, 1988 October 30
Folder 39: Sermon: Running Interference, 1988 December 4
Folder 40: Sermon: National Board of One Church, One Child, 1989 January 14
Folder 41: Sermon: Neutrality Impossible, 1989 April 2
Folder 42: Sermon: Death Conquered, 1989 March 26
Folder 43: Sermon: A Changed Mind, 1989 October 1
Folder 44: Sermons: Advent/Christmas Sermons, 1990
Folder 45: Sermon: Emancipation Proclamation, 1991 December 31
Folder 46: Sermon: Lamentation-Liberation Sunrise Service, 1994 August 20

Box 17

Folder 1: Sermon: A Jubilee Celebration of Service and Faith, 1995 December 2
Folder 2: Sermon: Landmine Clearing Device Dedication Service, Galangue, Angola, 1997 August 10
Folder 3: Sermon: Preaching and Teaching, The History of African Americans in the UCC, 2008 November
Folder 4: Sermon: A Listening God, undated
Folder 5: Sermon: Adopted, undated
Folder 6: Sermon: Advent, undated
Folder 7: Sermon: Apartheid Revisited, undated
Folder 8: Sermon: Akan Religion, Ghana, undated
Folder 9: Sermon: Agape, undated
Folder 10: Sermon: Beloved Son, undated
Folder 11: Sermon: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times, undated
Folder 12: Sermon: The Birth of Ethical Monotheism, undated
Folder 13: Sermon: The Black Plague, undated
Folder 14: Sermon: Blind Lust, Blind Loyalty, undated
Folder 15: Sermon: Blood Revenge, undated
Folder 16: Sermon: Blood Row Revisited, undated
Folder 17: Sermon: Bread of Life, undated
Folder 18: Sermon: Child of Light, undated
Folder 19: Sermon: Christian Humility, undated
Folder 20: Sermon: Christian Servant, undated
Folder 21: Sermon: Confession, undated
Folder 22: Sermon: Creation/Redemption Archaic Law, undated
Folder 23: Sermon: Compassionate God, undated
Folder 24: Sermon: The Consequence of Disobeying God, undated
Folder 25: Sermon: Consider the Source, undated
Folder 26: Sermon: Covenant with God, undated
Folder 27: Sermon: Descent of the Dove, undated
Folder 28: Sermon: Discipleship, undated
Folder 29: Sermon: Divine Waste, undated
Folder 30: Sermon: Do You Love Me?, undated
Folder 31: Sermon: Estimated Saving, undated
Folder 32: Sermon: Eternal Life, undated
Folder 33: Sermon: Faith, undated
Folder 34: Sermon: False Prophets, undated
Folder 35: Sermon: Feeding the Five Thousand, undated
Folder 36: Sermon: Firm Foundation, undated
Folder 37: Sermon: Found, undated
Folder 38: Sermon: From Death to Life, undated
Folder 39: Sermon: Giving Thanks, undated
Folder 40: Sermon: Grace Versus Sin, undated
Folder 41: Sermon: The Greatest, undated
Folder 42: Sermon: He Descended into Hell, undated
Folder 43: Sermon: He is Risen, undated
Folder 44: Sermon: The "Hiddiness" of God, undated
Folder 45: Sermon: Homefolk, undated
Folder 46: Sermon: Humble Origin, undated
Folder 47: Sermon: Human Suffering, undated
Folder 48: Sermon: Inconsequential Violence, undated
Folder 49: Sermon: Isaiah Prophecy Fulfilled, undated
Folder 50: Sermon: Jesus' Agony, undated
Folder 51: Sermon: Joyful Forgiveness, undated
Folder 52: Sermon: Just Peace, undated
Folder 53: Sermon: Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade, undated
Folder 54: Sermon: The Last Things, undated
Folder 55: Sermon: Liberated from Death, undated

Box 18

Folder 1: Sermon: Legitimate Fear, undated
Folder 2: Sermon: The Litmus Test of Thanksgiving, undated
Folder 3: Sermon: Liturgical Services, undated
Folder 4: Sermon: The Mediator, undated
Folder 5: Sermon: Migrants and Immigrants, undated
Folder 6: Sermon: Missing Pages, undated
Folder 7: Sermon: My Faith Pilgrimage, undated
Folder 8: Sermon: The Mystery of Suffering, undated
Folder 9: Sermon: Money Management, undated
Folder 10: Sermon: Nightmare Islands, undated
Folder 11: Sermon: Nihilism in Black America, undated
Folder 12: Sermon: Nuclear Weapons and the Conflict of Conscience, undated
Folder 13: Sermon: Oppressor Beware, undated
Folder 14: Sermon: Palm Sunday, undated
Folder 15: Sermon: Peace of Soul, undated
Folder 16: Sermon: Physical and Spiritual Death, undated
Folder 17: Sermon: The Political Empowerment of a Grey Panther, undated
Folder 18: Sermon: Praise the Lord, undated
Folder 19: Sermon: Prey and Predator, undated
Folder 20: Sermon: The Prince of Peace, undated
Folder 21: Sermon: Proclaiming Liberty, undated
Folder 22: Sermon: Putting Away Childish Things, undated
Folder 23: Sermon: Raising or Giving, undated
Folder 24: Sermon: The Reluctant Candidate, undated
Folder 25: Sermon: The Role of Afro-Americans in the Origin of the AMA, undated
Folder 26: Sermon: Sacrificial Giving, undated
Folder 27: Sermon: Shalom, undated
Folder 28: Sermon: Sheep-Like, undated
Folder 29: Sermon: Single Mindedness, undated
Folder 30: Sermon: Saved from Sin, undated
Folder 31: Sermon: The Saviour, undated
Folder 32: Sermon: Signs of Hope, undated
Folder 33: Sermon: Son of Man Envisioned, undated
Folder 34: Sermon: South Africa, undated
Folder 35: Sermon: Spiritual Minded, undated
Folder 36: Sermon: Spiritual Pearl Harbor, undated
Folder 37: Sermon: The Storybook of Nature, undated
Folder 38: Sermon: Stranger at the Gate, undated
Folder 39: Sermon: Temptation's Timing, undated
Folder 40: Sermon: Thanksgiving, undated
Folder 41: Sermon: That They May All Be One, undated
Folder 42: Sermon: Theology of Evangelism, undated
Folder 43: Sermon: Theology of Leisure, undated
Folder 44: Sermon: Three Level Care, undated
Folder 45: Sermon: Tomorrow Always Comes, undated
Folder 46: Sermon: The Two Greatest Miracles, undated
Folder 47: Sermon: The Unchaining God, undated
Folder 48: Sermon: untitled, undated
Folder 49: Sermon: Understanding, undated
Folder 50: Sermon: Useful, Usable, "Usedless," Useless, undated
Folder 51: Sermon: Vengeance, undated
Folder 52: Sermon: Willing Immigrants, undated
Folder 53: Sermon: Yearning for the True Light, undated
Folder 54: Sermon: Yoke, Staff, Rod, undated
Folder 55: Song: Mediations in Passage by Hale Smith, 1991
Folder 56: Southside Health Center: flyers, 1994
Folder 57: Speaking engagements, 1989-1990

Box 19

Folder 1: Speaking engagements, 1991
Folder 2: Speaking engagements, 1992
Folder 3: Speaking engagements, 1993
Folder 4: Speaking engagements, 1994
Folder 5: Speaking engagements, 1994
Folder 6: Speaking engagements, 1995
Folder 7: Special services, 1987
Folder 8: Special services, 1988
Folder 9: Special services, 1989-1990
Folder 10: Special services, 1991
Folder 11: Special services, 1991

Box 20

Folder 1: Special services, 1992
Folder 2: Special services, 1993-1994
Folder 3: Special services, 1995
Folder 4: Special services, 1995-1996
Folder 5: Special services, 1996
Folder 6: Yearbooks: Christian Fellowship, UCC, 1986-1987, 1995-1996

Series 6: Personal Correspondence and Other Materials, 1997-2007

Personal correspondence (1997-2007) consists of speaking engagement requests; letters of appreciation from acquaintances and past congregants; letters (2002-2003) pertaining to Hargett's involvement in organizations, such as The Links, Inc. and the National Council of Black Studies; invitations to guest minister at churches in and around San Diego (2004-2006); and a letter from Henry Louis Gates Jr. in response to Hargett's communication regarding the PBS documentary African American Lives (2004-2006). Articles and news clippings (1997-2004) include coverage of Hargett's speaking and social engagements and the commemoration of the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth and assassination.

Biographical information (1958-1985) contains copies of Hargett's resumes and ministerial profiles. In his autobiographical essay, "My Faith Pilgrimage," he thoroughly details his childhood, college years, and experiences in Honolulu, Los Angeles, and New York. Programs and memorabilia from family celebrations (2002), as well as the family newsletter, Hargett Chronicles (1994-2004), are included. The bulk of materials are programs related to Hargett's speaking engagements (1998-2007) and special services (1997-2007) include programs from funerals, weddings, or other occasions he attended or officiated.

Box 21

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1997-1998
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1999
Folder 3: Correspondence, 2000-2001
Folder 4: Correspondence, 2002-2003
Folder 5: Correspondence, 2004-2006
Folder 6: Correspondence, 2007
Folder 7: Correspondence, undated

Box 22

Folder 1: Correspondence: greeting cards, 1989-2002
Folder 2: Correspondence: greeting cards, 2003-2005
Folder 3: Correspondence: greeting cards, 2006-2008
Folder 4: Correspondence: greeting cards, undated
Folder 5: Articles and news clippings, 1996-2004
Folder 6: Articles and news clippings, 1996-2004: [photocopies]

Box 23

Folder 1: Articles and news clippings, 2006-2007, undated: [photocopies]
Folder 2: Biographical information: resumes and ministerial profiles, 1958-1985
Folder 3: Children's Care Center: pamphlets and programs, 1998-2005
Folder 4: Community programs: memorabilia, 1997
Folder 5: Community programs: memorabilia, 1997
Folder 6: Desk calendars, 1998, 1999
Folder 7: Desk calendars, 2001-2002
Folder 8: Desk calendars, 2003-2004

Box 24

Folder 1: Desk calendars, 2005, 2006
Folder 2: Desk calendar, 2007
Folder 3: Directory: Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, 2000
Folder 4: Earl, Loretta: retirement, 2007
Folder 5: Ephemera, 1996
Folder 6: Essay: My Faith Pilgrimage, undated
Folder 7: Family celebrations: programs and memorabilia, 2002
Folder 8: Gustav Heninburg: tribute, 2003
Folder 9: Hargett Chronicles: newsletters, 1996-2004
Folder 10: Johnson C. Smith University: alumni events and programs, 2002
Folder 11: Johnson C. Smith University: alumni events and programs, 2003
Folder 12: Order of services, 1999
Folder 13: Pamphlets, 1996-2003
Folder 14: Park Manor: grant mortgage elimination program, 1997

Box 25

Folder 1: Poetry: by Ann Sawyer Berkley, 1981
Folder 2: Poetry: by Ann Sawyer Berkley, 1992, 1997
Folder 3: Poetry: by Ann Sawyer Berkley, undated
Folder 4: Programs, 1997
Folder 5: Programs, 1999
Folder 6: Programs, 2000
Folder 7: Programs, 2003-2005
Folder 8: Programs, 2007
Folder 9: Publication: New Conversations 19: 3 (Fall/Winter 1999)
Folder 10: Report: annual, Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship, 2003
Folder 11: Report: annual, Christian Fellowship Congregational Church of San Diego, 2006
Folder 12: Report: quarterly, Congregational Church of Park Manor, 2007
Folder 13: Research: Clarence Thomas, 1992
Folder 14: Research: Black history, undated
Folder 15: Research: The Slave Trade, undated

Box 26

Folder 1: Sermon: Men's Day, 2002
Folder 2: Speaking engagements, 1998
Folder 3: Speaking engagements, 2002, 2003
Folder 4: Speaking engagements, 2004
Folder 5: Speaking engagements, 2005
Folder 6: Speaking engagements, 2007
Folder 7: Special events, 1998
Folder 8: Special events, 2006
Folder 9: Special events, 2007
Folder 10: Special services, 1997
Folder 11: Special services, 1998

Box 27

Folder 1: Special services, 1998
Folder 2: Special services, 1999
Folder 3: Special services, 1999
Folder 4: Special services, 1999
Folder 5: Special services, 2000
Folder 6: Special services, 2001
Folder 7: Special services, 2001
Folder 8: Special services, 2001: [Family]
Folder 9: Special services, 2002
Folder 10: Special services, 2002
Folder 11: Special services, 2002

Box 28

Folder 1: Special services, 2003
Folder 2: Special services, 2003
Folder 3: Special services, 2003
Folder 4: Special services, 2004
Folder 5: Special services, 2005
Folder 6: Special services, 2005
Folder 7: Special services, 2005
Folder 8: Special services, 2006-2007
Folder 9: Special services: wedding policy, 2007
Folder 10: Watt, Garland: cards and programs, 2000
Folder 11: Hargett, Louilyn: Collected Items, 2000, undated

Series 7: Audiovisual items, photographs and oversize materials, 1955-2004

This series contains audio recordings of Hargett's thoughts on interventions addressing literacy in the disenfranchised parts of the United States, Brazil, and Africa, as well as Hargett and Rev. A. Cribbs preaching in San Diego, and Hargett preaching at Park Manor in Chicago. Video recordings of the Church of Christian Fellowship-UCC, 100th Anniversary Celebration (1986) and Hargett's retirement (1997) are also included. Photographs (1967-1986) contain pictures from Hargett's time in Los Angeles (1967), New York (1974), and Chicago. Of particular note are photographs documenting the "One Child, One Church" program in San Diego, which promoted minority adoptions with the assistance of churches. Oversize items (1955-1997) consist of Hargett's license to perform marriage ceremonies in Hawaii (1955), a signed guestbook from Hargett's retirement from Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, San Diego (August 17, 1997), and an award presented to his mother, Florence Hargett (1967).

Box 29

Item 1: Audiocassette tape: Testimonial for Jim Hargett in Los Angeles, California, 1979 June-July
Item 2: Audiocassette tape: St. Paul United Methodist Church "Gift and Given" by Dr. J. Hargett, 2000 February 13
Item 3: Audiocassette tape: Soulful Encounter by Dr. Hargett, 2004 January 11
Item 4: Audiocassette tape: Dreams of Religion and Martin Luther King Jr. by Dr. Hargett, undated
Item 5: Audiocassette tape: Food for Africa by Dr. Hargett, undated
Item 6: Audiocassette tape: Floating Classrooms by Rev. Cribbs; Fisk University Choir, undated
Item 7: Audiocassette tape: Floating Classrooms by Dr. Hargett, undated
Item 8: Audiocassette tape: Rev. Hargett on Radio, undated
Item 9: Audiocassette tape: Lecture by Dr. Hargett, undated
Item 10: Audiocassette tape: Dr. Hargett preaching at Park Manor, Chicago, Illinois, undated
Item 11: Audiocassette tape: Dr. Hargett preaching at Park Manor, Chicago, Illinois, undated
Item 12: Audiocassette tape: Dr. Hargett preaching at Park Manor, Chicago, Illinois, undated
Item 13: Audiocassette tape: Dr. Hargett preaching at Park Manor, Chicago, Illinois, undated
Item 14: Audiocassette tape: Atlantic Slave Trade by Dr. Hargett, undated
Item 15: Cassette tape: Slavery and second-class citizenship by Dr. Hargett, undated
Item 16: Audiocassette tape: White Sharks, Blood Row by Dr. Hargett, undated
Item 17: DVD: Bill Moyers Journal: The Reverend Jeremiah Wright Speaks Out (April 25, 2008), 2008
Item 18: VHS: Church of Christian Fellowship-UCC, 100th Anniversary Celebration, 1986 November 16
Item 19: VHS: "This is Our Church," Christian Fellowship, UCC, 1987 November
Item 20: VHS: "Marking the Retirement of Reverend Doctor James Hester Hargett," Christian Fellowship Congregational United Church of Christ, 1997 August 17
Item 21: VHS: Christian Fellowship Black College Tour, UCC schools, undated
Item 22: VHS: Christian Fellowship Pilgrimage to AMA Colleges, undated
Item 23: VHS: Post Easter Tea, Dr. Joiner Commissioning, undated

Box 30: Photographs, 1967-1986, undated

Item 1: Easter Sunday; 8 x 10 inches; black and white, 1967: Verso reads: "This picture seems to capture an inner spiritual glow put there by Reverend Hargett's wonderful sermon Easter Sunday, 1967. Taken minutes after services."
Item 2: Hawkins' wedding in Los Angeles, Rev. Hargett with couple; 8 x 10 inches; black and white, undated: Verso reads: "Los Angeles."
Item 3: Caesar Chavez, 9th General Synod; 9.5 x 13 inches; black and white, 1973
Item 4: Hargett and others; 6.5 x 10 inches; black and white, 1969-1974: Verso reads: "Jim, Sterling Carey, Charlie Cobb, and others; Secretary for Black Ministries, Council for Church and Ministry, UCC., years 1969-1974."
Item 5: Hargett's Five Year of Service award; 5 x 7 inches and 8 x 10 inches; black and white, 1974: Photographs and news clipping about Hargett's Five Year of Service Award from the Council for Church and Ministry, UCC.
Item 6: One Child, One Church in San Diego, CA; color, 1986: Twenty (20) pages from photo album of memories from the "One Church, One Child" activities in San Diego, California.
Item 7: Hargettt with the Elstons' at their 50th wedding anniversary; 11 x 13 inches; color, undated: Verso reads: "50th wedding anniversary, The Elstons'. She is 80. Park Manor, Chicago."
Item 8: Hargett, James; 8 x 10 inches; black and white, undated
Item 9: Hargett, James; 2.5 x 3 inches; black and white
Item 10: The Hargetts; 8 x 10 inches; color, undated
Item 11: Unlabeled, undated: Hargett with unidentified man with robe, 4 x 6 inches, color; Hargett speaking in suit, 3.5 x 3.5 inches, black and white; Hargett with four African American teenage girls, 8 x 10 inches, black and white

Box 31: Oversize materials, 1955-1997, undated

Item 1: Award: Florence Hargett, Woman of the Year for St. Stephen United Church of Christ, 1966-1967
Item 2: Guestbook: retirement of Rev. Dr. James H. Hargett, 1997 August 17: Retirement from Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, San Diego
Item 3: License to Perform Marriage Ceremony: Territory of Hawaii, 1955 August 19
Item 4: Sashes: yellow with Star of David, undated
Item 5: Scrapbook: retirement from Christian Fellowship Congregational Church, San Diego, 1997: Includes correspondence, greeting cards, and photographs related to Hargett's retirement.

Box 32: Oversize materials, 1986

Item 1: Letter book: Expressions of Love to Jim and Louilyn Hargett, 1986 July: Collection of letters recognizing the Hargett's ministry in Chicago at Park Manor.

Box 33: Oversize materials, 1997

Item 1: Scrapbook: retirement from Christian Fellowship Congregational United Church of Christ, 1997: Includes greeting cards and letters congratulating Hargett on his retirement.