Religion

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The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a Mormon denomination that has traditionally practiced polygamy. Its leader, Warren Jeffs, was sentenced to prison in 2011 on sex charges. This collection consists of religious prophecies by Warren Jeffs, which the church mailed gratis to the Pacific University Library.

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James Gerrish was an Oregon pioneer of 1844, and a Methodist circuit preacher who worked in Oregon and Washington in the 1850s-1860s. His diaries, dated 1854-1863, record his daily life travelling and preaching to communities on the frontier.

Summary This collection documents the activities of Sidney H. Marsh while at Tualatin Academy and later as President of Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon from 1853 until his death in 1879. The majority of the correspondence and documents record his efforts in obtaining monies for the college through subscriptions, the financial records for the school, writings promoting and defending education in Oregon, relationships between business partners, early founders, students, and faculty...

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James Rood Robertson served as principal of Tualatin Academy from 1890-1893, and then as professor of history at Pacific University from 1893-1906. The collection includes incoming correspondence related to the business of the Congregational Church in Forest Grove, Oregon, particularly character references pertaining to candidates for the position of pastor.

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Ruby Peregrine was an active member of the United Church of Christ in the Portland area and an assistant professor of Religion at Pacific University. The contents of this box belonged to Ruby Peregrine.

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Henry H. Spalding was a missionary in the Pacific Northwest who is best known for his work with the Nez Perce from the 1830s-1870s. This record book consists of two parts: the records of the Preble Wigwam of the Order of the Star Spangled Banner, 1855, for which he served as president; and notes from his missionary trip to the Spokane Indians in 1873.

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Student Christian Fellowship of Pacific University was a religious organization, established in 1943. The secretarial book contains organizational minutes from 1943-1948, as well as other plans and notes regarding their activities.

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Two volumes, plus loose pages, of treasurer's records from the Washington County (Oregon) Bible Society.

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Collection contains the records of the Willamette Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches and also the West Willamette Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches.

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The collection consists of records of the Willamette Baptist Young Peoples' Association from 1907-1917, mostly minutes contained within a handwritten record book, accompanied by some loose documents.