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Victor Begg papers

The Victor Begg series contains letters received by Victor Begg from religious and political leaders, as well as members of Muslim community. Correspondence includes letters from viewers of Begg's TV program about Islam, letters from Michigan and U.S. political leaders, leaders of Islamic, Christian, Jewish, and interfaith organizations, as well as elementary school children. The series also includes a handful of personal documents, materials related to Begg's Bloomfield Hills Board of Education campaign, and photographs taken during interfaith conferences and meetings with Michigan and U.S. political leaders.

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Victor Begg papers, 1973-2010 (majority within 1990-2009)

1.6 linear feet (in 3 boxes)

Collection of records, correspondence, memoranda, issued official statements, and architectural drawings of The Muslim Unity Center of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, the Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan and other Islamic organizations in Michigan and the U.S.; correspondence and memoranda, statements and articles written by and about interfaith organizations and projects in Michigan; also correspondence, conference presentations, speeches, and newspaper articles written by and about Victor Begg; reports and articles about Muslim communities in Michigan and in the U.S., politics in the Middle East, interfaith dialogue, and terrorism.

The Victor Begg collection, arranged into four series, documents the work of Victor Begg, as well as history, life and concerns of Michigan's Muslim community, and activities of Michigan and regional Islamic, Christian, Jewish, and interfaith organizations to promote religious and ethnic tolerance, and peace in the Middle East and other regions. A large portion of collection documents the history of the Muslim Unity Center in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Interfaith cooperation and the image of the American Muslim community in light of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and other terrorist acts are central themes of the collection.

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Islamic organizations

The Islamic organizations series contains correspondence, memoranda, statements and newspaper clippings of articles by and about a number of Michigan-based and national Islamic organizations. Much of correspondence, memoranda and other documentation in the series belongs to Victor Begg. Among organizations represented are the American Society for Religious and Cultural Understanding (ASRU), American Muslim Council (AMC), Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan (CIOM), Muslim-American Alliance, The Islamic Society of North American, and several others. The Muslim Unity Center files shed light on the MUC history and activities. Also included are drafts of MUC constitution, by-laws and policies, Board of Trustees meetings agenda and minutes, correspondence and memoranda, financial reports and budget, and select building documentation (descriptions and plans).