LOC/B/B3. Religion and Theology
Record Group Term
Identifier: LOC/B/B3
Found in 148 Collections and/or Records:
George O. Adams radical literature collection
Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: i50106788]
Identifier: F335 Ad1
Abstract
George O. Adams was a carpenter interested in the political issues of the day, and he gathered together the radical literature that makes up this collection. The collection (1899-1962) consists of many types of printed material including pamphlets, broadsides, articles from newspapers, magazines, and other publications about labor and unions, religion, socialism, economics, and anarchism, among other topics.
Dates:
1899-1962
Aitkin Family papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 754
Abstract
The Aitken Family Papers tell the story of a widowed mother and her two daughters, in their dedication to the Unitarian church; teaching kindergarten; teaching home economics in elementary, and junior high schools; and music in colleges in Hawaii and New York. This collection consists mainly of correspondence, diaries, scrapbook and photograph albums, photographs, a few funeral papers, and miscellaneous familial memorabilia.
Dates:
1865-1966
Alice R. Appenzeller correspondence
Collection — Folder 1 : [Barcode: i50051118]
Identifier: Coll 389
Abstract
Alice R. Appenzeller (1885-1946), born in Korea to pioneer Methodist missionary parents, also became a missionary and president of Ewha Woman's College in Korea. The collection (1909-1940) contains correspondence by Appenzeller, including letters sent from Korea.
Dates:
1909-1940
Ashmore Family papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 564
Abstract
The Ashmore Family papers are divided according to family member and also by medium. This collection consists of correspondence, writings by and about William and Lida Ashmore and other members of their family, memorabilia, photographs, and Chinese artwork.
Dates:
1850-1937
Hazel Atwood papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 855
Abstract
Hazel Atwood was born circa 1891. She became a Congregational missionary nurse in 1921, serving for the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions. Collection consists of correspondence, administrative papers of the missionary hospital in Foochow, China, newsletters of various missionary organizations, a photograph, and miscellaneous publications that pertain to Atwood's interest in Chinese missionary service.
Dates:
1927-1965
Mae Baucher papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 262
Abstract
Mae Baucher was a Methodist Episcopal missionary in Yenping, China. The collection consists of correspondence, personal papers, and photographs, predominately from her career in China from 1926 to 1931. The correspondence describe Baucher's experiences and missionary work in China, as well as Chinese aggression towards missionaries the missionaries' flight from Yenping in 1927. There is information about Baucher's refuge in the Philippines and descriptions of military action of the communists....
Dates:
1926-1931
Dr. James Martin and Miriam Benade papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 807
Abstract
Collection contains the correspondence, notes, unpublished writings, published writings, prints, photographs, and miscellaneous materials of James Martin and Miriam Benade, missionaries to India. It also includes papers of Mrs. Benade's parents, Rev. Albert Gordon and Ella McGaw.
Dates:
1923-1975
B'nai B'rith (Portland, Or.) Lodge No. 65 records
Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042050548]
Identifier: Ax 218
Abstract
The collection contains records of the B'Nai B'rith Lodge No. 65, of Portland, Oregon, from 1923-1931.
Dates:
1923-1931
Bill Bowerman papers
Collection
Identifier: UA 003
Abstract
Collection comprises the papers of American track and field coach and Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman, who led the University of Oregon track team, 1948- 1972, and the United States Olympic track team, 1972. Collection includes correspondence, journals, athlete information, publications, and photographs reflecting Bowerman's career as a coach and his involvement in the track and field community in Oregon and the United States. Of particular note are materials concerning Bowerman's innovations in...
Dates:
1932-1999
Arthur Clifton Boyce papers
Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042297701]
Identifier: Coll 158
Abstract
Consists of manuscripts; pamphlets, several published by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; printed articles; maps; and photographs.
Dates:
1903-1966
Burton/Lake/Garton family papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll 301
Abstract
John James Burton, the progenitor of the Burton/Lake/Garton families, was an Oregon pioneer, establishing a farm on his donation land claim in Yamhill in 1844. Although the collection contains family papers of the Burton/Lake/Garton families, the collection will be of particular interest to scholars of Asian immigration in the West, and the work of Kate Burton Lake and Margaret Lake Garton to help Chinese and Japanese girls and young women through their work in the Methodist Episcopal Church's...
Dates:
1848-1993
Wally Butterworth papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll 129
Abstract
Herbert Wallace (Wally) Butterworth (1901-1974) was a radio announcer for NBC radio and host for numerous variety and quiz programs for both radio and television. Later in life he became involved in conservative political causes. The collection includes correspondence, radio program scripts, original writings, phonograph records, tape recordings, and photographs.
Dates:
1930-1973
Andrew Carrick papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 240
Abstract
The papers of Andrew Carrick, a Presbyterian minister, is primarily comprised of 850 manuscript sermons dating from 1898 to 1938. There is also a file of funeral sermons, 1916-1942, filed by name of deceased.
Dates:
1898-1938
Hazel Chamberlain papers
Collection
Identifier: A 195
Abstract
Hazel Chamberlain was a Christian missionary stationed in Paraguay in the 1920s. The collection includes correspondence, an essay, and photographs that reflect Chamberlain's life as a missionary.
Dates:
1922-1925
Monona Cheney papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 275
Abstract
Monona Cheney (1890-1982) was a Christian missionary in China between 1918 and 1930. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, sermons, and publications that reflect her life as a missionary in China.
Dates:
1918-1932
James Freeman Clarke papers
Collection — Folder 1 (shares a clamshell box): [Barcode: i50107008]
Identifier: CA 1876 May 8
Abstract
The collection contains a letter dated May 8, 1876, from James Freeman Clarke, addressed to "Dear Sir." In the letter, Clarke thanks the man for sending him issues of a periodical (possibly) titled "Record of the Year," and suggests improvements to the organization of the information.
Dates:
1876 May 8
Isom Cranfill papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 127
Abstract
Isom Cranfill lived in various areas of Oregon, working as a cabinetmaker, farmer, and itinerant preacher. He was justice of the peace in Clackamas County in 1848 and ran a general store in Oregon City from 1849-1850. The collection consists mainly of diaries: 1847, 1860, and 1863–1877 (16 volumes). The 1847 diary is an account of his overland journey and the others are a record of daily activities in Oregon.
Dates:
1847–1903
Father James Croke letters
Collection
Identifier: A 023
Abstract
Rev. James Croke (1827-1888) was a Catholic missionary priest who served in Oregon in the 1850s, reporting directly to Bishop Francis Blanchet of Oregon City, Oregon. This small collection consists of typed transcripts of letters from Croke to Blanchet concerning the details of his missionary work. The original letters are held privately.
Dates:
1853-1874
John Y. Crothers papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll 159
Abstract
John Y. Crothers (1881- ) was a Presbyterian missionary teacher in Korea at Taegu (1909), Andong (1910-1941 and 1947-1951), and Karuizawa, Japan (1950). The collection includes correspondence, publications, and photographs that reflect his work as a missionary.
Dates:
1934-1969
Eleanor Davis papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll 351
Abstract
This collection includes professional and personal materials relating to Eleanor Davis’ work on the advancement of women in Oregon. This includes her involvement in groups such as the Task Force on Sex Discrimination in Education, the State Advisory Council on Sex Discrimination in Employment, the Oregon Council for Women's Equality, the American Association of University Women, the Unitarian Church, and a variety of other civil rights-related commissions and task forces.
Dates:
1963-1989
William B. Davis letter
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: i49530100]
Identifier: CA 1853 Dec 21
Abstract
William B. Davis was a pioneer and settler. The collection consists of a single letter written by Davis.
Dates:
1853 December 21
Clarence Burton Day papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 785
Abstract
Clarence Burton Day (1889-1987) was a Presbyterian missionary teacher in China (1915-1943) and India (1947-1951). The collection includes correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, and photographs that reflect his work as a missionary.
Dates:
1914-1971
Charles Detweiler papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 333
Abstract
Charles Detweiler was a Christian missionary in Latin America. The Detweiler Papers consist of Detweiler's sermons, manuscripts and articles, which focus on the missionary field in Latin America. There are also religious pamphlets, photographs, and scrapbooks. This collection contains texts written in both English and Spanish. Some of the most interesting information in this collection pertains to Detweiler's first years of missionary service in Ecuador at the turn of the 20th century. Later,...
Dates:
1898-1963
Clara Pearl Dyer papers
Collection
Identifier: A 198
Abstract
Clara Dyer was a Methodist missionary in Ch'angli, Hopei (Hopeh) Province, northern China from the early to mid-twentieth century. The collection includes personal letters and reports that reflect her missionary work.
Dates:
1935-1941
Joseph W. Dyson papers
Collection
Identifier: Ax 334
Abstract
Joseph W. Dyson (1889-1965) was a Southern Methodist missionary and educator at Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan (Formosa), from 1919 until 1949, and returned 1959-1965. The collection includes correspondence, diaries, publications, and photographs that reflect his work at the university, 1959-1965.
Dates:
1959-1965
Thomas Lamb Eliot papers
Collection
Identifier: A 169
Abstract
Thomas Lamb Eliot (1841-1936) was a Unitarian minister who also served as treasurer, acting president, and a committee member of the Portland Art Association. The collection (1910-1915) contains correspondence and printed material related to the the Portland Art Association.
Dates:
1910-1915
Eugene Print Collection
Collection
Identifier: PH 213
Abstract
The Eugene Print Collection assembles images of the city of Eugene and its vicinity. The majority of the images date from the 1880s-1920s.
Dates:
1880-1960; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1915
Hubert Henry Farnham papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 028
Abstract
Hubert Henry Farnham (1868-1953) was a minister of Evangelical Church in Portland, Oregon. The collection include diaries, correspondence (personal and professional), sermon outlines, and letters from his son Vernon.
Dates:
1890-1950; Majority of material found within 1912-1948
First Christian Church (Albany, OR), Christian Endeavor Society records
Collection — Volume 1 : [Barcode: i50002703]
Identifier: B 003
Abstract
A chapter of the Christian Endeavor Society organized at the First Christian Church at Albany, Oregon. The collection (1893-1901) contains a constitution, by-laws, meeting minutes, and a membership list of the society.
Dates:
1893-1901
First Congregational Church (Tualatin, Or.) letter to Rev. J.S. Griffin
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SFM 011
Abstract
Letter from some members of the First Congregational Church to Rev. J.S. Griffin requesting letters of reference in order to join a new church being formed in Tualatin, Or., 1855.
Dates:
1855
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