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Church history

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

John Milton McBroom articles

 Collection — Folder S2400
Identifier: S2400
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a transcript of articles written by John Milton McBroom ranging from January 19 to September 7, 1891. They appeared in an Attica, Indiana newspaper under the title “The Early Settlement of Fountain County.”
Dates: 1891

Johnson County collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1679
Scope and Contents Folder one includes a 10-page typed carbon copy of "Early Churches of Johnson County", written by Faye Deputy Walters for the November 1938 meeting of the Daughters of the Union. Faye was the granddaughter of Joseph B. Deputy, Civil War veteran, 27th Regiment, Indiana Infantry Volunteers, Company H.Folder two includes 2 items. Item one is a 2-page copy of the financial report for the 1943 Johnson County Free Fair. The second item is a bound school record book of attendance records...
Dates: 1824-1943

Josie Hunt Wiley Brower papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2827
Scope and Contents This collection includes newspaper clippings, invitations, brochures, letters, photographs and a hair collection ranging from 1847 to 1944 regarding everyday life and church events.

There is also a broadside regarding the sale of real estate in Wayne County in the 19th century (OBC040).
Dates: 1847-1944, undated

Kendallville Circuit quarterly conference record book

 Collection — Folder S2281
Identifier: S2281
Scope and Contents This collection contains the quarterly meeting minutes from November 1858 to January 1874 of the Kendallville Circuit of the Wabash Conference (later North Indiana Conference) of the Methodist Protestant Church. The volume also includes the minutes of the quarterly meetings of the Lisbon Mission and Lisbon Circuit from November 1851 to August 1856 and the quarterly meeting minutes of the Auburn Circuit from September 1856 to August 1858. The collection also has a piece of paper with a note...
Dates: 1851-1883

Lillian M. Robbins collection

 Collection — Folder S1849
Identifier: S1849
Scope and Contents This collection contains several items collected by Lillian M. Robbins regarding the Broadway Methodist Church of Indianapolis, including a clipping of "Broadway Beat," a column written by Broadway's minister of outreach Charles Blackmon in 1964; a clipping of a photograph captioned "Day Camp" about Broadway's upcoming camp and Vacation Church School (undated); a handbill announcement for the "Broadway Banquet for India" fundraiser held May 13 (circa 1960s) and a two-page document with...
Dates: 1964-1969

Livonia Presbyterian Church history

 Collection — Folder S2274
Identifier: S2274
Scope and Contents This collection includes photocopies of a history of the Livonia Presbyterian Church of Washington County, Indiana written by Rev. Samuel E. Barr in 1876. Rev. Barr's "historical review" of the church and of Presbyterianism in the region was written in response to the recommendation by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States that histories of the churches under its care should "be gathered up and presented for reference in future days."
Dates: 1876

Marion County, Indiana collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2365
Scope and Contents This collection contains various items related to Marion County, Indiana ranging from 1867 to 1990. The collection is organized into several categories Folder 1 includes churches and religion, colleges and institutions, government buildings, Indianapolis buildings, and manufacturing. Folder 2 contains advertisements and letterheads, clubs and organizations, Foster Hall, Indianapolis homes, Indianapolis scenes, and miscellaneous. Much of the collection consists of prints, advertisements and...
Dates: 1867-1990

Marjorie Wood "The Cathedral Library at Vincennes, Indiana" collection

 Collection — Folder S2340
Identifier: S2340
Scope and Contents This collection includes 12 page original typed manuscript from Marjorie Wood in Vincennes, Indiana, in 1941, regarding her original manuscript, "The Cathedral Library at Vincennes, Indiana".
Dates: 1941

Maurice S. Lafuze papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0796
Scope and Contents This collection contains photocopies of manuscripts compiled and written by Maurice S. Lafuze ranging from 1952 to 1973. His manuscripts, "Whitewater Presbytery: A Brief History" (1952) and "Early Presbyterianism in Southeastern Indiana" (1967), include historical information of the presbytery and churches, biographical information of church pastors, lists of members, photographs, and a map with locations and founding dates of early Presbyterian churches. Lafuze compiled a sixty-one page...
Dates: 1952-1974

Mildred D. Harrod papers

 Collection
Identifier: L284
Scope and Contents This collection includes letters; business and financial papers; greeting cards; funeral notices; newspaper clippings; advertisements; election information; social and club announcements, programs, and homefront war information from Mildred D. Harrod and various authors in the United States ranging from 1835 to 1973 regarding business, finances, social organizations, war information, and family matters.
Dates: 1835-1973