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Religion

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Sister Mary Emerentia

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9011
Abstract

Oral history interview with Sister Mary Emerentia conducted by Roberta Watts on June 29, 1979. Sister Mary Emerentia joined the Sisters of the Holy Names in Portland, Oregon, in 1916, and taught music and harp at affiliated schools in Portland and Seattle.

Dates: 1979 June 29

First German Evangelical Church of Portland plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3054
Abstract

Collection includes 1 rendering on 1 sheet of the First German Evangelical Church at SW 10th Ave. and SW Clay St. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1911

First Methodist Church in Portland

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5167
Abstract

Pencil and watercolor sketch of the first Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon. Note in collection states that the church was erected by James H. Wilbur in 1849-1850 and suggests that the artist may have been A. R. Stringer.

Dates: circa 1850-1950

First Presbyterian Church of Salem plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3041
Abstract

Collection includes 4 blueline drawings on 4 sheets of the First Presbyterian Church in Salem, Oregon, by the Portland architecture firm Stanton, Boles, Maguire & Church.

Dates: 1956

Photographs from First Unitarian Church exhibit on the architecture of Jamieson Parker

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 102
Abstract

Photographs used in a 1974 exhibit at First Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the church building and of Jamieson Parker (1895-1939), the Portland architect who designed it. The exhibit focused on Parker and his work; the photographs in this collection were largely taken in the 1970s, and most depict Oregon residences and churches he designed, including First Unitarian.

Dates: 1911-circa 1970; Majority of material found within circa 1970

Edward R. Geary papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 68
Abstract Papers of Edward R. Geary, a missionary and Presbyterian minister who served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington from 1859 to 1861, founded Albany College, and was a regent of the University of Oregon. The collection includes correspondence, writings, and financial records, including copies of letters from Geary's brother, John W. Geary; papers relating to the Oregon Central Railroad; papers relating to the estate of John Webster Perit Huntington; and detailed...
Dates: 1840-1878

Archbishop William H. Gross biography

 Collection
Identifier: Mss254
Abstract

Typescript photocopy of a biography of Archbishop William H. Gross by Chloe Winston.

Dates: 1972

Oral history interview with Dick K. Harmon

 Collection
Identifier: SR 2406
Abstract

Oral history interview with Dick K. Harmon conducted by Jim Strassmaier on December 29, 1995, as part of the Legacy of Hope: Catholics and Social Justice Project. Harmon discusses his career as a social justice organizer in Chicago, Illinois; Brooklyn, New York; and Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1995 December 29

Oral history interview with Dick K. Harmon

 Collection
Identifier: SR 2459
Abstract

Oral history interview with Dick K. Harmon conducted by Kay Reid in two sessions, on December 15 and December 22, 1998, as part of the Legacy of Hope: Catholics and Social Justice Project. Harmon discusses his involvement with the Portland Organizing Project, a church-based group in Portland, Oregon, advocating for social and economic justice.

Dates: 1998 December 15-22

Emmett Harrington papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2800
Abstract

Unprocessed collection of materials that belonged to Emmett Harrington, primarily regarding Catholic education in Oregon. Harrington was a pastor and a teacher and principal at Catholic high schools in Oregon.

Dates: circa 1968-circa 1975