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FINDING AID for Maclean Multi-Media Kit Collection FINDING AID FOR MacLean Multi-Media Kit Collection Meadville Lombard Theological School Archives MacLean Religious Education Special Collection 610 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL, 60605 (312) 256-3000 ext. 629 Collection Description Title: MacLean Multi-Media Kit Collection ID: MLTS.US.6002 Creator: MacLean Religious Education Collection Team Date Range: 1988 to 1997 Extent: 14 linear feet (12 full boxes, 1 oversized) Language(s): English. Scope and Content: The Kit Collection is comprised of Multimedia Religious Education Kits published by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and supplementary resources1968 to 1980.Each kit consisted of a box containing lesson plans, leader’s guides, and all other necessary materials for each course. Hugo J. Hollerorth was curriculum editor for the eighteen kits. Most were for older children and adults, but two particularly popular kits were The Haunting House for young children and About Your Sexuality for adolescents. Other subjects included decision making, freedom and responsibility, evolution, making meanings, building culture, communication, some Biblical material, and for adult congregational experiences in Unitarian Universalism. Arrangement: Kits are arranged alphabetically, by title. Within each kit box are original contents and commonly used additions. These additions are indicated in this list with an asterisk,*, following the title. Supplemental material pertaining to all kits is alphabetical at the end of the collection. History or Biographical Note: This curriculum was conceived in the context of cultural upheaval of the 1960s and educational trends in response to what was perceived as dogmatic, didactic instruction. The newly consolidated Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) struggled with issues of theology, authority, tradition, and how to prepare children and youth for a changing world. The kits were intended to advance the objective of helping them develop a “life-enhancing orientation to a power- filled world,” according to Hollerorth. Restrictions: None Processed by: This material was collected by solicitation throughout the Unitarian Universalist Association and organized by the MacLean Religious Education Collection Team. March 2016. Inventory Box 1 - MLTS.US.6002.B1 Box 1 Item 1 About Your Sexuality, 1971 1971 Breaking the Language Barrier: Filmstrip 1971 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, About the Program 1971 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Making Out 1971 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Birth Control 1971 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Femininity and 1971 Masculinity About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Lovemaking 1971 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Male and Female 1971 Anatomy About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Masturbation 1971 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Same-Sex Behavior 1971 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Venereal Disease 1971 About Your Sexuality Teacher's Guide, Conception and 1971 Childbirth Learning About Sex: Filmstrip 1971 Four Sequences: Filmstrip 1971 Lovemaking: Filmstrip 1971 Lovemaking Continued: Filmstrip 1971 Male and Female Anatomy: Filmstrip 1971 Learning About Sex: Recording 1971 Cindy, Eddie, Beth Steven and Glen: Recording 1971 Birth Control Handbook: Pamphlet 1971 Life Before Birth: Pamphlet 1971 What Everyone Should Know About VD: Pamphlet 1971 Homosexual Bill Of Rights 1971 Photo Cards of Young People 1971 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, How To Begin the 1971 Program Playboy Magazine* 1971 Box 1 Item 2 About Your Sexuality, 1973 1973 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, About the Program 1973 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, How To Begin the 1973 Program About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Birth Control 1973 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Femininity and 1973 Masculinity About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Making Out 1973 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Male and Female 1973 Anatomy About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Masturbation 1973 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Same-Sex Friendships 1973 About Your Sexuality Teacher's Guide, Conception and 1973 Childbirth About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Venereal Disease 1973 Society and the Healthy Homosexual 1973 Lesbian Woman 1973 Student Activity Packet 1973 Learning About Sex: Filmstrip 1973 Breaking the Language Barrier: Filmstrip 1973 Four Sequences: Filmstrip 1973 Lovemaking: Filmstrip 1973 Lovemaking Continued: Filmstrip 1973 Male and Female Anatomy: Filmstrip 1973 Homosexual Lovemaking: Filmstrip 1973 Birth Control Handbook: Pamphlet 1973 Men's Guide to Menstruation: Pamphlet 1973 20 Questions About Homosexuality: Pamphlet 1973 The Invisible Minority: Pamphlet 1973 Photo Cards of Young People 1973 Ginny and Eric: Recording 1973 Carol, Tony, Jim, and Sharon: Recording 1973 Lynn and Fred: Recording 1973 Susan, Rick, Ethel and Joe: Recording 1973 John, Gail, Eddie: Recording 1973 Anne and Mike: Recording 1973 Box 2 - MLTS.US.6002.B2 Box 2 Item 1 About Your Sexuality, 1983 1983 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, About the Program 1983 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, How To Begin the 1983 Program About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Orientation Session 1983 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Birth Control and Abortion 1983 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Femininity and 1983 Masculinity About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Making Out 1983 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Male and Female Sexual 1983 Anatomy About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Masturbation 1983 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Opposite-Sex Friendships 1983 About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Same-Sex Friendships 1983 About Your Sexuality Teacher's Guide, Conception and Birth 1983 About Your Sexuality Teacher's Guide, Lovemaking, 1983 Heterosexual, Bisexual, and Homosexual, About Your Sexuality Teacher's Guide, Sexual Minorities in 1983 Society About Your Sexuality Teacher Guide, Sexually Transmitted 1983 Diseases Resource Guide for Referenced Inventory of Sexual 1983 Knowledge Society and the Healthy Homosexual 1983 Lesbian Woman 1983 Human Sexualities 1983 Changing Bodies Changing Lives (1980) 1983 The True Story of How Babies Are Made 1983 Participant’s Activity Packet 1983 Sex Is Everywhere: Filmstrip 1983 Sexuality Anatomy, Conception and Birth: Filmstrip 1983 Masturbation: Filmstrip 1983 Lovemaking: Filmstrip 1983 Lovemaking Continued: Filmstrip 1983 Same Sex Friendships: Filmstrip 1983 he Invisible Minority: Filmstrip 1983 Dressing Up: Filmstrip 1983 Breaking the Language Barrier: Filmstrip 1983 Lovemaking Heterosexual: Cassette 1983 Lovemaking Bisexual and Homosexual: Cassette 1983 Sexualities Minorities in Society: Cassette 1983 Same Sex Friendships: Cassette 1983 The Invisible Minority: Cassette 1983 Dressing Up: Cassette 1983 A Book About Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Pamphlet 1983 For Boys: A Book About Girls: Pamphlet 1983 Abortion: Public Issue, Private decision: Pamphlet 1983 Voluntary Sterilization For Men and Women: Pamphlet 1983 A Book About Birth Control: Pamphlet 1983 9 Common Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Pamphlet 1983 What Everyone Should Know About Sexually Transmitted 1983 Disease: Pamphlet About Your Sexuality Revised Edition Pamphlet 1983 AIDS and the Education of Our Children* 1983 Letter About AIDS Supplement to AYS* 1989 Natural Methods Reference * 1983 Condom Reference* 1983 Contraceptive Foam Reference* 1983 Diaphragm Reference* 1983 Intrauterine Device Reference* 1983 Replacing Multimedia Aids In AYS* 1983 Oral Contraceptives Reference* 1983 Facts About AIDS* 1983 AIDS Resource Handbook* 1983 As You Grow Up: Pamphlet* 1983 Sexually Transmitted Disease, The Facts: Pamphlet* 1983 VD Handbook* 1983 The Miracle of You * 1983 AIDS Supplement to AYS 1989* 1983 AIDS Supplement to AYS 1990* 1983 Sexual Abuse Prevention A Study for Teenagers* 1983 Three Adaptations of AYS* 1983 Voluntary Sterilization: Pamphlet* 1983 About Your Sexuality Role Play Game* 1986 Parent Orientation* 1998 Box 3 - MLTS.US.6002.B3 Box 3 Item 1 Adventures Of God's Folk 1978 The Adventures of God's Folk Lesson Plans 1978 What Is Adventures of God's Folk 1978 Preparing to Teach Adventures of God's Folk 1978 The Coming of the Pilgrims 1978 Squanto and the First Thanksgiving: Filmstrip 1978 Squanto and the First Thanksgiving: Script 1978 Mike Fink 1978 Johnny Appleseed, Man and Myth 1978 Sacagawea Indian Guide 1978 Wanted Dead or Alive 1978 Saga of the Pilgrims* 1978 Trail of Apple Blossoms* 1978 The Wisest Man In The World* 1978 REACH Additions and Suggestions* 1978 Box 4 - MLTS.US.6002.B4 Box 4 Item 1 Africa's Past: Impact on Our Present 1976 Africa's Past: Impact On Our Present, Leader Guide 1976 African Saga 1976 Early African Civilizations Map 1976 Eight Views of Africa: Filmstrip 1976 African Civilizations of the Past: Filmstrip 1976 African Civilizations of the Past Kush, Mwene Mutapa, and 1976 Rozwi: Filmstrip African Civilizations of the Past Egypt: Filmstrip 1976 African Civilizations of the Past Ghana, Mali, and Songhai: 1976 Filmstrip The Atlantic Slave Trade Part I: Filmstrip 1976 The Atlantic Slave Trade Part 2: Filmstrip 1976 Cassette E1 and F1 1976 Cassette G2 and H2 1976 Cassette I3 and J3 1976 Overview Flyer 1976 Box 4 Item 2 Decision Making 1968 Decision Making Guide for Teachers 1968 Twenty Three Pictures 1968 Ethics Game 1968 Cards for Chapter IV Part 3 pp 68-73 1968 Cards for Chapter IV Part 3 pp 76-78 1968 Cards for Chapter IV Part 3 pp 78-79 1968 Photographs for Chapter IV Part 3 1968 Superdeceiver Comic Books 1968 Slides for Chapter 4 Part 4 1968 The Hundred Dresses 1968 Box 5 - MLTS.US.6002.B5 Box 5 Item 1 Disagreements Which
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