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Dean Gregory Correspondence, 1944-1966
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Gregory, Dean,
- Title
- Dean Gregory Correspondence
- Dates
- 1944-1966 (inclusive)19441956
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MS.43
- Summary
- Dean Gregory was a pastor of various Friends Meetings and eventually became the General Superintendent of the Oregon Yearly Meeting. This is his correspondence.
- Repository
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George Fox University Archives
George Fox University Archives
416 N. Meridian Street
Newberg, OR
97132
Telephone: 5035542415
Fax: 5305543599
archives@georgefox.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is available for research.
- Additional Reference Guides
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- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dean Gregory, 1916-1970. Born near Alton, Kansas on June 25th, 1916 to Lloyd and Cora Gregory. Attended Marion College and Western School of Evangelical Religion (Western Evangelical Seminary now George Fox Evangelical Seminary). He was a pastor at Friends Churches in Russiaville, Indiana, Hartonville, Indiana, and at the Second Friends Church in Portland, Oregon. In 1951 he was appointed General Superintendent of the Oregon Yearly Meeting of Friends (now Northwest Yearly Meeting) where he remained until 1966 when illness made it impossible to continue. He then pastored a Friends Church in Star, Idaho before returning to Kansas as the General Superintendent of the Kansas Yearly Meeting. Gregory passed away May 22, 1970.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection is the correspondence of Dean Gregory in his positions as a pastor of multiple monthly meetings and as the General Superintendent of the Oregon Yearly Meeting/Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends. Early documents refer to his call as a pastor of the Friends Church. In later years they deal with the struggle of the Oregon Yearly Meeting to remain pacifist during the draft for the Vietnam War. Materials include the information packet given to conscientious objectors heading to Vietnam to perform alternate service duties and materials on options for pacifists drafted during wartime.
The majority of the collection is devoted to Gregory’s correspondence in his position as General Superintendent of the Oregon Yearly Meeting. In this time, the Yearly Meeting broke tied with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the correspondence in this collection contains folders devoted to this subject which accuse the AFSC of communist motives.
The final parts of this collection are letters received by Dean Gregory during the illness leading up to his death in 1970.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
George Fox University owns the copyright to some, but not all, of the materials housed in its archives. Copyright for materials authored or otherwise produced as official business of George Fox University is retained by George Fox University and requires its permission for publication. Copyright status for other collection materials varies. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Series I: Correspondence Series II: Publications
Location of Collection
SD-1Custodial History
Acquisition Information
Future Additions
No accruals expected.
Processing Note
Separated Materials
Bibliography
Related Materials
Appraisal Notes
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Correspondence, 1939-1968Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| file | ||
| 1 | 1/1: American Friends Service Committee |
1956 |
| 2 | 1/2: American Friends Service Committee: Quakers at Large |
1952-1964 |
| 3 | 1/3: Letters to Gregory After Illness |
1965 |
| 4 | 1/4: Oregon Yearly Meeting, Board of Peace and Service, Conscientious Objectors |
1967-1968 |
| 5 | 1/5: Oregon Yearly Meeting, Board of Peace and Service, Vietnam Committee |
1966-1968 |
| 6 | 1/6: Personal Correspondence |
1939-1968 |
| 7 | 1/7: Second Friends Monthly Meeting, Portland, Oregon |
1947-1958 |
| 8 | 1/8: Vietnam Christian Service |
1966 |
Series II: Correspondence, 1963-1972Return to Top
Container(s): File 9
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Gregory, Dean--Archives
- Gregory, Fred
Corporate Names
- American Friends Service Committee
- Northwest Yearly Meeting og Friends
Family Names
- Gregory
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Gregory, Fred (creator)
