7 thoughts on ““I Take Up My Pen”: Grant Stake Correlation Committee, 1941”

1. I just wonder what they were correlating back in 1941.

2. I know the answer to that one!

   The original meaning of “correlation” was to sort out which auxiliary was responsible for what, to eliminate duplication and overlap. The Sunday School, for instance, was responsible for teaching doctrine, so the MIA shouldn’t do that, but instead stick to its mission of recreation. Likewise, the Relief Society should address its core mission and not plan softball tournaments, but leave that to the MIA. The Primary might collect home-bottled peaches for the Primary Children’s Hospital, but they shouldn’t undertake to provide welfare for families — that was the prerogative of the Relief Society and Welfare Committee.

   Sounds easy, but it wasn’t. Auxiliaries had to work together to decide which specific course or activity or project belonged where, and whether the MIA’s Book of Mormon play conflicted with the Sunday School’s course, or whether the MIA should do a Bible play instead. That kind of thing.

3. Very interesting. Hadn’t heard of stake correlation committees before.

4. Has anyone done any work on the various organization symbols/shields/logos/icons (or whatever you call them)?

   The first thing I noticed in this letterhead is that each of the participating organizations has a logo. I’ve seen the MIA logo frequently. The others not so much.

   The Relief Society logo is different from what I’ve seen before. And I’ve never seen the Primary or Priesthood logos before. [And to be honest, the priesthood one is kind of lame, IMO.]

5. I don’t know of anything, Kent, other than occasional compilations of Primary class logos. That would make a fascinating study, wouldn’t it?

   There’s some guy on eBay who makes pins and tietacks with symbols for all kinds of Church organizations and groups and subgroup. They have no basis whatsoever in history, but are apparently simple designs he has come up with himself. Don’t know why I mention that, really, except that it does show an interest in symbols and logos (I’m at a loss for the generic term, too).

6. Thanks, Ardis. I’ll try to keep an eye out for related information. Its interesting, but a low priority for me.

7. The Primary seal is very similar to the seal attached to my 1971 Primary graduation certificate. They both have the same rising sun motif with a child watching from the left. But mine is a three-color embossed stick-on seal with more lettering and with two children. The scroll arching across the top has the motto Faith and Service. Just below the sun it says “The PRIMARY ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED 1878” with the name of the church in smaller letters curving across the bottom.

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