Religion
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:
John Brown Dillon collection
Collection
Identifier: L377
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of John B. Dillon’s historical notes on people and events relating to the early exploration and settlement of Indiana and the Old Northwest. Also included is a scrapbook of Dillon’s letters published in newspapers on the U.S. Civil War, the Republican Party, and Indiana history (1861–1876); letters to Dillon regarding the Historical Society, the Indiana Sanitary Fair (1864), and Dillon’s historical work; and a memorial by John Coburn on the life of John Brown...
Dates:
1859-1886
Ladoga Christian Church collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2078
Scope and Contents
This collection includes several papers from the Ladoga Christian Church, including an August 30, 1882 document regarding church activity signed by Daniel Stover; a list of members from 1882; a December 4, 1886 letter from the Church of Christ at Indian Creek stating that Joseph Clark and his sister Alice Clark were members in good standing; a drawing depicting Ladoga with balloon captions regarding a mission to "build a wall between evangelical Christianity and Campbellism so high and so...
Dates:
1847-circa 1910s
Little Elkhart Temperance Society records
Collection — Folder S2484
Identifier: S2484
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopied volume pages from The Little Elkhart Temperance Society in Elkhart, Indiana ranging from 1847 to 1853, regarding the constitution, records, and member subscriptions for the society. The originals are located at the Elkhart County Historical Society.
Dates:
1847-1853
Little Sugar Creek Christian Church history
Collection — Folder S2071
Identifier: S2071
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a three-page handwritten history of the Little Sugar Creek Christian Church of Hancock County, Indiana. Much of the history is taken from George J. Richman's 1916 book, History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions, with additional information regarding the church during the time of Ozrow Kemerly's ministry also included. The undated history is possibly a draft for an article about the church's centennial...
Dates:
circa 1934
Markleville East Christian Church history
Collection — Folder S2074
Identifier: S2074
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostat copy of a "History of the East Christian Church, Markleville, Indiana from 1849 - 1967" written by Ruth Williams Keesling Dane. Also prepared for the Ensign Humphrey Madison Chapter of the Indiana Daughters of American Colonists (DAC) as "History of the Church of Christ (Disciples) of Adams Twp., Madison Co., Ind. from October 1849 - October 1967," the typewritten history includes photographs of Francis M. Williams, Nora Gilmore Gwinn Williams and Rev. Carl...
Dates:
1849-1967
Mt. Gilead Church records
Collection — Folder S2079
Identifier: S2079
Scope and Contents
This collection contains copies of membership records of Mt. Gilead Church of Morgan County, Indiana created by Phyllis Walker of Martinsville from the original record book that was in the possession of Herbert Fields of Mooresville. The collection includes Mrs. Walker’s typewritten list of members who joined the church from 1835 to 1924 and photocopies of entries from the record book that range from 1835 to 1919. In January 1970, Mary E. Sheetz added a typewritten notation and loaned her copy...
Dates:
1835-1970
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Mt. Gilead Church records
Paul Leach, "The Church of Christ in Indiana" essay
Collection — Folder S2069
Identifier: S2069
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a one-page introduction and eight-page essay titled "The Church of Christ in Indiana." The typewritten essay is a portion of a manuscript compiled and written by Paul Leach of Bloomington, Indiana circa 1940s containing a brief history of the church, with emphasis on the period from 1850 to 1900 that includes details about the church in Monroe County, Indiana.
Dates:
circa 1940s
Pierson, Darrol, "Prophet Among Us" collection
Collection — Folder S2649
Identifier: S2649
Scope and Contents
This collection contains issues 1-11 of Darrol Pierson's "Prophets Amoung Us." Ranging from August 1991 to October 1994, the typewritten zine covers a variety of religious topics, including Seventh-day Adventism, Krishna, Buddhism, David Koresh and the Branch Davidians. The collection also includes an article Pierson wrote for Rediscoveries Newsletter (November 4, 1993), issues 1 and 2 of his "Ugarit Palladium-Argus" for the apazine ...
Dates:
1991-1994
Placidus Kempf, St. Meinrad Abbey panoramic postcard
Collection — Folder OB090
Identifier: OB090
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises an illustrated color panoramic postcard pasted to a board from Placidus Kempf at St. Meinrad Abbey in Spencer County, Indiana, circa 1920-1930. There are also three items pasted onto the board: a photograph of "Placidus Kempf, O.S.B., Librarian"; a close-up view of the abbey library with notes about the number of floors and volumes; and text indicating the location.
Dates:
circa 1920-1930
Plainville Christian Church history
Collection — Folder S2080
Identifier: S2080
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of "History of Plainville Christian Church, July 16, 1888 to July 16, 1938," a five-page typed essay written by Miss Goldie Witsman, a lifelong member of the church and daughter of founding member James M. Witsman.
Dates:
1938
