Dorothy Schlegel Collection
Content Description
Material formerly belonging to Dorothy Schlegel, who was a church secretary at the United Church of Christ in Forest Grove. Includes: a photograph of missionaries in Foochow, China, in 1911; photographs and other documents related to missionary outreach in Africa in the 1950s-1960s; a school autograph album that belonged to Elcy Walker in 1904; and other material. See inventory.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- 1904-1970
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Inventory
- Group photograph of missionaries in China titled, "Christmas dinner party, Foochow Compound, China, Dec 25, 1911." Among others pictured are members of the Lyman and Newell families. - 6 folders of material related to the Forest Grove U.C.C.'s 1950s-1960s missionary work in Africa. These probably formerly belonged to Nellie Walker. Includes: letters addressed to Nellie Walker; photographs (some mounted on display boards); printed material and copies of artwork related to Adams College (Amanzimtoti, South Africa); a "Pictorial map of Zululand;" and printed matter issued by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. - Nellie Walker's Teacher's Certificates (1923, 1924), copy of academic transcript. - Script for a talk on memories of church life for children in Forest Grove circa 1905-1910, including Sunday School, holidays, annual picnics and fundraisers. Unidentified author. - Script for a talk given at Old College Hall on the early history of Tualatin Academy and Pacific University, based partly on the Walker Family's oral history. Probably by Nellie or Elcy Walker. Undated - circa 1970? - School autograph album (with notes from fellow Tualatin Academy students?) addressed to Elcy Walker, 1904. - "The Optimist" (Forest Grove High School yearbook), 1918 - "Heart of Oak (Pacific University yearbook), 1922 - News clippings and miscellaneous printed ephemera related to the U.C.C., Old College Hall and the Walker Family.
Source
- Schlegel, Dorothy (Donor, Person)