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Kimball School of Theology records, 1906-1930
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Kimball School of Theology records
- Dates
- 1906-1930 (inclusive)19061930
- Quantity
- 3 linear feet, (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- WUA045
- Summary
- The Kimball School of Theology papers contain business records, Board of Education and Trustees correspondence, correspondence with various members of the faculty, school bulletins and catalogs, alumni association records and minutes of the student association.
- Repository
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Willamette University Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem, OR
97301
Telephone: 5033706866
Fax: 5033706141
archives@willamette.edu - Access Restrictions
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These papers are open to researchers.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Kimball College of Theology of Willamette University was organized by the University Trustees on January 31, 1906 with the election of Henry D. Kimball, D.D. as Dean. The school building, located on the campus of the university, was dedicated October 1, 1906. To provide greater independence, the college was incorporated as an independent institution December 4, 1907 and on May 21, 1918 supplementary articles of incorporation were filed in the state offices, changing the name from Kimball College of Theology to Kimball School of Theology.
The aim of the college, according to the first bulletin, was to "assist young men who seem called to the Christian ministry to qualify themselves for their great work…Those of either sex who desire to fit themselves for larger usefulness in Christian work will be admitted to all class privileges upon the same terms as candidates for the ministry." In the 1920s Kimball added a M.A. in Theology to the degree offerings.
Finances were always challenging, due in part to the school's small endowment and the fact that other schools of Theology were coming to the West Coast. The Kimball Board finally decided to close the school in June, 1930. The hope, at the time, was to reopen to school when financial considerations were more favorable, but this never happened.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Kimball School of Theology papers contains business records, Board of Education and Trustees correspondence, correspondence with various members of the faculty, school bulletins and catalogs, alumni association records and minutes of the student association. There are also folders of Dr. Kimball's sermon and lecture notes and a copy of the school commencement song.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Kimball School of Theology papers, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Administrative files, 1906-1930Return to Top
This series contains business records, correspondence regarding subscriptions and gifts to the school, Board of Trustee records, Board of Education records, account ledgers and minutes of the Alumni Association. This series also includes Methodist Church correspondence with Kimball School of Theology.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Ladies Aids correspondence |
1924-1926 |
| 1 | 2 | Bills |
1922-1923 |
| 1 | 3 | Bills |
1928 |
| 1 | 4 | Birch Estate |
1925 |
| 1 | 5 | Lists of Official Boards Received from Pastors |
1926, undated |
| 1 | 6 | Budget |
1921-1922 |
| 1 | 7 | Budget Records |
1920-1921 |
| 1 | 8 | Check Register |
1919-1923 |
| 1 | 9 | Check Register |
1923-1926 |
| 1 | 10 | Circulars |
1922-1925 |
| 1 | 11 | Kimball Commencement Song
Also, two Kimball Commencement Programs
|
1924-1929, undated |
| 1 | 12 | Correspondence |
1921-1929 |
| 1 | 13 | Correspondence |
1921-1929 |
| 1 | 14 | Correspondence |
1921-1929 |
| 1 | 15 | Gift Correspondence |
1928-1930 |
| 1 | 16 | Curriculum |
1921 |
| 1 | 17 | Board of Education |
1922-1927 |
| 1 | 18 | Board of Education |
1922-1927 |
| 1 | 19 | Expense accounts of C. D. Smith, Field Secretary |
1921 |
| 1 | 20 | Faculty |
1921-1926 |
| 1 | 21 | Faculty |
1921-1926 |
| 1 | 22 | Finance reports |
1906-1930 |
| 1 | 23 | Financial statements |
1906-1930 |
| 1 | 24 | Board of Foreign Missions |
1906-1930 |
| 1 | 25 | W. H. Hertzog, professor of Religious Education |
1927-1928 |
| 1 | 26 | Board of Home Missions and Church Extension |
1922-1927 |
| 1 | 27 | Board of Home Missions and Church Extension |
1922-1927 |
| 1 | 28 | Dr. H. D. Kimball |
undated |
| 1 | 29 | Kimball School of Theology, Subscription records |
1920-1924 |
| 1 | 30 | Kimball School of Theology, Subscription records |
1920-1924 |
| 1 | 31 | Kimball School of Theology, Subscription records |
1920-1924 |
| 1 | 32 | Kimball School of Theology, miscellaneous papers |
1906-1930 |
| 1 | 33 | Kimball School of Theology, miscellaneous papers |
1906-1930 |
| 1 | 34 | Kimball School of Theology, miscellaneous papers |
1906-1930 |
| 1 | 35 | Methodist papers of Kimball School of Theology |
1906-1930 |
| 1 | 36 | Ministerial Association, Salem |
1924-1925 |
| 1 | 37 | Rex Pickering |
1906-1930 |
| 1 | 38 | Form Pledges |
1906-1930 |
| 1 | 39 | Portland Area |
1906-1920 |
| 1 | 40 | Prospects |
1921-1922 |
| 1 | 41 | Publicity |
1921-1923 |
| 1 | 42 | Publicity |
1921-1923 |
| 1 | 43 | Reports |
1921-1922 |
| 1 | 44 | Sherwood papers
Sermon, eulogy and personal remembrances from Dr. Edwin Sherwood's funeral, copy of funeral program, correspondence related to his life insurance policies.
|
1921 |
| 1 | 45 | Smith, C.D. |
undated |
| 1 | 46 | Stereopticon information
Projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
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undated |
| 1 | 47 | Student loans |
undated |
| 1 | 48 | Student prospects |
undated |
| 1 | 49 | Student prospects |
undated |
| 1 | 50 | Sunday School |
1925-1926 |
| 1 | 51 | District Superintendents (General) |
undated |
| 1 | 52 | Trial Balance |
1921-1922 |
| 1 | 53 | Trustees |
1921-1927 |
| 1 | 54 | Trustees |
1921-1927 |
| 1 | 55 | Tuft's Report |
1926-1928 |
| 1 | 56 | Dr. Paul L. Vogt |
undates |
| 1 | 57 | Wesley Foundation Movement |
1922-1924 |
| 1 | 58 | Letters to the Trustees of Willamette University from the Kimball School of Theology |
1925-1926 |
| 1 | 60 | Kimball School of Theology Alumni Association |
1910-1930 |
| 1 | 61 | Kimball School of Theology Alumni Association |
1919-1925 |
| 1 | 62 | Kimball School of Theology minutes of the Student Ministerial Association |
1906-1920 |
| 1 | 63 | Kimball School of Theology minutes of the Student Body |
1919-1929 |
| 2 | 1 | Kimball School of Theology Ledger |
1926-1929 |
| 2 | 2 | Kimball School of Theology Cash Book |
1919-1922 |
| 2 | 3 | Kimball School of Theology Journal and Cash Book |
1909-1919 |
| 2 | 4 | Kimball School of Theology Accounts Book |
1909-1922 |
Series II: Bulletins and Catalogues, 1906-1930Return to Top
This series contains catalogues from the Kimball School of Theology. It also contains Bulletins, which were a bi-monthly newsletter from the faculty of the school.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 59 | Bulletins |
1906-1927 |
| 3 | 1 | Catalogue |
1906-1907 |
| 3 | 2 | Catalogue |
1914-1915 |
| 3 | 3 | Catalogue |
1916-1917 |
| 3 | 4 | Catalogue |
1917-1918 |
| 3 | 5 | Catalogue |
1918 |
| 3 | 6 | Catalogue |
1919 |
| 3 | 7 | Catalogue |
1920 |
| 3 | 8 | Catalogue |
1920-1921 |
| 3 | 9 | Catalogue |
1922-1923 |
| 3 | 10 | Catalogue |
1923-1924 |
| 3 | 11 | Catalogue |
1924-1925 |
| 3 | 12 | Catalogue |
1925-1926 |
| 3 | 13 | Catalogue |
1926-1927 |
| 3 | 14 | Catalogue |
1927-1928 |
| 3 | 15 | Catalogue |
1928-1929 |
| 3 | 16 | Catalogue |
1929-1930 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Theology--Study and teaching
Personal Names
- Hertzog, W. H.
- Kimball, Henry D. (Henry Dox), 1841-1915
- Pickering, Rex
- Sherwood, Edwin A.
- Smith, C. W.
- Vogt, Paul L. (Paul Leroy), 1878-
Corporate Names
- Kimball School of Theology
- Willamette University
Geographical Names
- Oregon
- Salem (Or.)
Finding aid processed by Rose Marie Walter.
2013
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