Religion
Found in 80 Collections and/or Records:
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.
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.
William H. Dierdorff family papers
Diaries, notebook, address book, and cashbook of William H. Dierdorff (1849-1903), and photographs and postcards relating to the family of his son William H. Dierdorff (1898-1975). Dierdorff emigrated to Oregon in 1856, and after working as a civil engineer and draftsman, became a Presbyterian minister.
William H. Dierdorff sketches and biography
Six ink and pencil sketches by William H. Dierdorff (1849-1903) with notations for hymns to perform at church services, and a brief biography of Dierdorff by his grandson. Dierdorff emigrated to Oregon in 1856, and after working as a civil engineer and draftsman, became a Presbyterian minister.