Disciples of Christ
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Amelia Elizabeth Cooper collection
Collection — Folder: S2236
Identifier: S2236
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several of Amelia Elizabeth Cooper's items related to the Indiana Christian Endeavor Union, including a 1933 membership card, programs from the Indiana conventions held in 1936 and 1938, a 1941 birthday calendar booklet from the Roberts Park Methodist Church, and four undated Christian Endeavor banquet programs.
Dates:
1933-1941, undated
G. Harvey Petty papers
Collection
Identifier: L356
Scope and Contents
This collection includes autographed family papers, two photographs, an autograph book, genealogy documents including Bible records, signs, certificates, awards, ephemera, and calligraphy and typography materials from G. Harvey Petty in Indianapolis, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1797 to 1979, regarding his family and career in calligraphy and typography.There is also an oversize folder containing an indenture, certificates, awards, documents, and signs ranging from...
Dates:
1797-1979
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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G. Harvey Petty papers
Hibernia Christian Church collection
Collection — Folder: S2077
Identifier: S2077
Scope and Contents
This collection includes "Events Since the Remodeling and Rededication of Hibernia Church in 1960: Tragedy and Sorrow or a Blessing in Disquise?", an essay written by church historian Mrs. Buford E. (Effie Pearl) Bower in September 1966. The typewritten document details the response of the church and community following the 1965 lightning stike that damaged the more than 100 year old church. The essay includes a 1966 black-and-white photograph of the newly built church building; a newspaper...
Dates:
1960-1965
Roscoe R. Leak papers
Collection
Identifier: L089
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, receipts, financial documents, essays, histories, research notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, pamphlets, periodicals, and other papers and ephemera from the Roscoe R. Leak and the Buzzard, Leach, and Leak families (also spelled Leake) ranging from 1842 to 1958 and undated, regarding family, business affairs, and Indiana history, specifically genealogy, history in Hendricks and Clark counties and church history, including the Disciples of...
Dates:
1842-1958, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Roscoe R. Leak papers
Salem Christian Church collection
Collection — Folder: S2211
Identifier: S2211
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typewritten copy of "Charter Members of the Salem Christian Church in 1842," a six-page composition by Lennie Martin Berkey consisting of biographical sketches of the first 26 members of the church (circa 1942). The collection also includes a typewritten copy of "A Great Church is Born," a 1942 script for a play containing a prologue that recounts the establishment of the Disciples of Christ and the Christian church taken from a program prepared by Mrs. Cecil...
Dates:
1942
