Religion

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.