Christian
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\ASSOCIATED CONCEPTS FACET\Associated Concepts\religions and religious concepts\religions\
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Ann Orr Worcester in New Echota to Reverend Thomas Savage, February 2, 1833
Item — Folder 4: [Barcode: 228.4]
Identifier: 3826.2847-.2
Description
Letter from Ann Orr Worcester pertaining to "cask of clothing". Folder 4
Dates:
February 2, 1833
Letter from S.A. Worcester, in Kowetah Mission, to "Rev. and Dear Sir", October 31, 1835
Item — Folder 10: [Barcode: 228.10]
Identifier: 3826.2848
Description
Worcester discusses application to establish press at fork of Illinois and includes text of communication at Cherokee Council. Folder 10
Dates:
October 31, 1835
Manuscript Collection: James Orr
Collection
Identifier: MC.1964.161
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: James and Minerva Washburn Orr were missionaries to the Cherokees, stationed at Dwight Mission. Four of these letters were written when Dwight was located in Arkansas Territory, the others from the later location of the mission in Indian Territory. The letters refer to life at Dwight, but mostly are concerned with family and health problems. They are written by the Washburn sisters, Lavinia and Lydia, other members of the...
Dates:
1822-1960
Manuscript Regarding the Sacred Fires on Rear, 1797 - 1897
Item — Folder 1401: [Barcode: 187.1401]
Identifier: 5326.621
Description
Manuscript regarding the sacred fires on rear. [Is a poem about Christian brotherhood. Folder 1401
Dates:
1797 - 1897
Photocopy of the booklet "The Indian Question Discussed by Spencer S. Stevens of the Cherokee Nation", 1882
Item — Box 1, Folder: 47
Identifier: 3026.349
Description
Photocopy of the booklet "The Indian Question Discussed by Spencer S. Stevens of the Cherokee Nation" regarding the Eurocentric view of what was referred to as "the Indian problem". Stevens calls for the U. S. government to adopt a well-defined policy that is "just, wise and humane" while favoring assimilation to Christianity. The original manuscript is in the Western History Collection at the University of Oklahoma. Folder 47
Dates:
1882