Religion
Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:
John S. Burns scrapbooks
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.
Mabel Ella Campbell oral memoir
Oral memoir by Mabel Ella Campbell, recorded on December 30, 1980. Campbell discusses the life and career of her father, Methodist minister John Montcalm Brown, and her life in Nehalem and Salem, Oregon, in the 1910s.
John L. Casteel diaries
John L. Casteel was born in Randolph, Nebraska. He taught speech at the University of Oregon and the Union Theological Seminary in New York. Collection includes diaries describing Casteel's life in Randolph; his teaching career; his daughter, Margaret, and son, John Alden; and other topics.
Catholic Ladders collection
Collection consists of hand-drawn and commercially printed Catholic ladders designed by Father Francis Norbert Blanchet between 1840 and 1859. Also included is one Pictorial Catechism printed in 1896 that was designed by Father Albert Lacombe based off Blanchet's ladders.
Rev. Mark A. Chamberlin papers
Reverend Mark A. Chamberlin (born 1899) was a Methodist pastor and national officer in the Methodist Federation for Social Action. He hosted the "Religion and Life" program on KBOO radio, Portland, from 1971-1977. Papers include correspondence with KBOO; correspondence regarding the deportation of H.S. MacKay; notes and program materials from conferences attended by Chamberlin; and miscellaneous materials from the Oregon Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action.
Clement G. Clarke collection
Clement G. Clarke was pastor of the First Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon, 1923-1928. Before coming to Portland, he had been forced to resign from positions in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Peoria, Illinois. Collection consists of typescript carbon copies of newspaper articles from Minneapolis and Peoria, 1911-1915, regarding Clarke's activities as pastor in those communities, and telegrams to the Oregonian, 1926-1928, regarding Clarke's character.
Clatsop Plains Pioneer Presbyterian Church records
Clatsop Plains Pioneer Presbyterian Church, near Warrenton, Oregon, was organized in 1846 and is the oldest Presbyterian church west of the Rocky Mountains in continuous existence. Collection consists of photocopy minutes, 54 pages, September 19, 1846-November 5, 1855, with records of founding members, sponsors and early transactions.
Oral history interview with Reverend John T. Conner
Oral history interview with Reverend John T. Conner conducted by E. Paul Hovey on January 24, 1980. Conner was campus minister for Westminster House at Oregon State University and served as moderator for the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in 1977.
Isom Cranfill papers
Papers include a bound manuscript notebook of Isom Cranfill, 1 volume, no date, containing sermons, family history, memoirs, including overland journey to Oregon country, 1847, early Oregon Baptist church history, copies of letters from others on religious subjects, and list of churches, with memberships, all over the country, a few in the West. Also in the collection are manuscript letters from Cranfill to his children and grandchildren, 1868-1877.
Bill Curtin papers
Photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera relating to Father Bill Curtin's time as priest for Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in the Albina neighborhood of Portland, Oregon during the late 20th century.