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Religion

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Richard Hopwood Thornton papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 801
Abstract

Papers of the first dean of the University of Oregon School of Law. The collection includes personal documents, biographical and genealogical information, writings, notes, reminiscences, and a small amount of correspondence relating to Episcopal missionary work. It also includes writings of Richard H. Thornton's father, William L. Thornton.

Dates: 1855-1932

Corinne Trullinger and Mark A. Chamberlin papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2857
Abstract 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. Collection includes correspondence, 1922-1986, with Congressman Charles Porter, Senator Mark Hatfield, Hazel Miller, etc.; correspondence and documents relating to the Mark Chamberlin Lectureship at Lewis and Clark College, nuclear and solar power, violence, radio broadcasting,...
Dates: 1922-1986

United Presbyterian Chapel, Portland, Or., plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss3068
Abstract

Collection includes 9 plans, elevations and sections on 1 sheet of the United Presbyterian Chapel at SW 6th Ave. and SW Montgomery St. in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1884

Verboort, or Catholic settlement

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 942
Abstract

Manuscript, possibly written for a class, titled "Verboort, or Catholic Settlement" by Theo. H. Bernards, regarding the history of Verboort, Oregon.

Dates: circa 1900-1950

William Wadhams letters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2663
Abstract

William Wadhams (1831-1905) was a pioneer grocer and founder of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, Sellwood Presbyterian Church, and the Portland YMCA. Collection includes correspondence regarding Reverend W. H. Landon and his move to Portland to become pastor of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, William Wadhams' business, Wadhams and Kerr Brothers, and church work.

Dates: 1866-1902

Rev. Paul E. Waldschmidt papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2689
Abstract

Reverend Paul E. Waldschmidt of the C.S.C. (Congregation of the Holy Cross) was president of the University of Portland, 1962-1977. Collection includes correspondence and program materials, 1966, regarding a Jewish-Catholic conference held at the University of Portland; minutes, correspondence, memoranda, and reports of the Portland School District's Committee on Race and Education, 1963-1964; sermon texts and notes.

Dates: circa 1955-1966

Donegan Reeder Wiggins papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1612
Abstract

Collection consists of personal and professional correspondence, manuscript drafts, and legal papers related to columnist and firearms expert Donegan Reeder Wiggins, dating from approximately 1906-1950. Also included are sermons, correspondence, and legislative papers relating to Duncan S. Donegan, maternal grandfather of Donegan Reeder Wiggins, which date from approximately 1839-1881.

Dates: 1839-1952

Portrait of Dr. Stephen S. Wise

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5334
Abstract

Pen and ink portrait depicting Dr. Stephen S. Wise, facing left, with arms crossed. Wise was born in Budapest in 1874 and was among the foremost leaders of Zionism and Reform Judaism. He served as rabbi for the Temple Beth Israel in Portland, Oregon, from 1900 to 1906.

Dates: circa 1900-1906

Thomas Alexander Wood recollections

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 37
Abstract

Collection consists of typescript and manuscript correspondence and reminiscences recorded by T. A. Wood from approximately 1890-1902. Topics include his experiences as a Methodist minister, chaplain for the Union Army during the Civil War, his involvement in conflicts with Native peoples, and the integration of Black students into Portland public schools.

Dates: 1890-1902

Oral history interview with Paul S. Wright

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9520
Abstract

Oral history interview with the Reverend Paul S. Wright conducted by Linda S. Dodds on September 23, 1981. Wright discusses his early life in Tebriz, Iran, his experiences during World War I, and his service as a Presbyterian minister in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1981 September 23