AUA

American Unitarian Association (Boston, MA), the national body of Unitarians from 1825 through the merger with the Universalists in 1961, which formed the Unitarian Universalist Association.

IUC

Illinois Universalist Convention (based in Chicago), the state body of Universalists within Illinois.

MWUC

Midwest Universalist Conference, a group of Midwestern Universalist state conventions including Illinois.

WUC              

Western Unitarian Conference (Chicago), a Unitarian organization charged with leading extension efforts from the Alleghenies westwards through the Rockies.

UGC              

Universalist General Convention (Boston, MA), the national body of Universalists until its reorganization into the Universalist Church of America.

UCA              

Universalist Church of America (Boston, MA), the national body of Universalists up to the merger with the Unitarians in 1961, which formed the Unitarian Universalist Association.

UUA              

Unitarian Universalist Association (Boston, MA), the national body of the combined Unitarians and Universalists, formed through merger in 1961.

YPCU

Young Peoples Christian Union, the youth program of the Universalist movement in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.