Religion
Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:
Royal family papers
Royal family papers
Papers of the Royal family of Oregon. Brothers Charles Royal (1798-1878) and William Royal (1796-1870) emigrated to Oregon in 1852 and 1853, respectively. William Royal was a Methodist minister who founded the Centenary Methodist Church (later Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church) in East Portland; his sons Thomas Fletcher Royal (1821-1911) and James Henry Bascom Royal (1830-1910) were also Methodist ministers.
William Royal diary and bible census
Diary of William Royal (1796-1870), and notebook he used to record information about bible ownership in Portland, Oregon. Royal was a Methodist minister who came to Oregon in 1853, and who lived in Portland in the 1860s.
Sketches of the Men's Resort in Portland, Oregon
Pen and ink sketches of the lower bedroom and Sunday services at the Men's Resort and People's Institute at SW 4th Avenue and W. Burnside Street in Portland, Oregon. The Men's Resort, a ministry to men in need of food, housing, and jobs, was sponsored by the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church in Portland.
Erastus A. Smith papers
Papers of Erastus A. Smith (1868-1950) relating to his military and religious careers, including certificates, letters of recommendation, and reminiscences. Smith was a Baptist minister from Oregon who preached at churches in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, and who served in the Oregon National Guard in the mid-1890s and in the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War.
St. Mary's by the Sea Church plans
Collection includes 4 elevations, sections and plans on 3 sheets of St. Mary's by the Sea Church in Rockaway, Oregon, by architect Michael Melchior.
Richard Morrow Steiner papers
Richard M. Steiner was pastor of the First Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon, from 1934 to 1966. Papers include sermons on subjects including fascism, anti-Semitism, and the United Nations, as well as correspondence on church activities and civic affairs. Collection is unprocessed.
Lee Owen Stone papers
Reverend Lee Owen Stone (1903-1977) served as vicar of St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church in Portland, Oregon, from 1936 until his retirement in 1972. Collection includes correspondence, sermons, awards and certificates, meeting minutes from the St. Philip Men's Club, missionary reports, and files from Stone's activity in the Urban League of Portland and other civil and philanthropic associations.
Sunnyside Congregational Church of Portland plans
Collection includes 41 blueprint plans, elevations and details on 14 sheets of the Sunnyside Congregational Church at SE Taylor St. and SE 32nd Ave. in Portland, Oregon, by architect Willard Franklin Tobey.
E. Mowbray Tate family papers
The papers of E. Mowbray Tate (1902-1988), as well as those of members of Tate's family. Tate grew up in Portland, Oregon, and during his life worked as a Presbyterian minister, a missionary to Thailand, and a counselor, dean, or professor at several colleges and universities.