John S. Burns scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a set of bound scrapbooks that include typescripts of John S. Burns's sermons, plus notes and related materials. Interspersed are clippings, programs, and other pieces of ephemera, usually related to the topic of the adjoining sermon.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1941
Creator
- Burns, John S. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical note
Dr. John S. Burns came to Corvallis, Oregon, in August 1930 to serve as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church on Eighth and Monroe streets. He later became the pastor of the Federated Churches (Presbyterian-Congregational) in Corvallis, and at the First Presbyterian Church of Lebanon, Oregon. His sermons were presented on radio station KOAC in Corvallis.
Extent
0.9 Cubic Feet (2 document cases)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Scrapbooks containing typescripts of sermons given by John S. Burns at First Presbyterian Church in Corvallis, Oregon; the Federated Churches (Presbyterian-Congregational) in Corvallis; First Presbyterian Church in Lebanon, Oregon; and on radio station KOAC, Corvallis. Some scrapbooks also include research materials, clippings, and ephemera.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Henry Burns, November 1977 (Lib. Acc. 14310).
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the John S. Burns scrapbooks
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Geoffrey B. Wexler
- Date
- 2006; revised 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2023-05-08: Revised to conform to current standard.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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