John McCormick sermons and family papers , circa 1879-1951
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- McCormick, John Dale, 1877-1961
- Title
- John McCormick sermons and family papers
- Dates
- circa 1879-1951 (inclusive)18791951
- Quantity
- 3.5 linear feet, (two records storage boxes, one manuscript box.)
- Collection Number
- Ax 389
- Summary
- John Dale McCormick, a Methodist minister, was Dean of the Kimball School of Theology at Willamette University, and he later ministered in Portland and Springfield, OR. The John McCormick papers consist of 455 sermons, and family letters.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
John Dale McCormick, a Methodist minister, was born in Dodge County, Minnesota, and educated at Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, New Jersey. He was president of Parker College, Winnebago, Minnesota, 1914-1921, and dean of the Kimball School of Theology, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, 1921-1930. He later served congregations in Portland and Springfield, Oregon.
Content Description
The John McCormick papers consist of 455 sermons, 1900-1951, most of them noted with several delivery dates. The family papers include letters by the author's father, Andrew J. McCormick, to Julia Rockwood, later Mrs. A. J. McCormick, 1882-1885. Andrew McCormick was a baker in Ortonville, Minn., and a very active churchman. There are also letters to the author's stepmother, Julia Rockwood McCormick, particularly from her brother, Chelsea J. Rockwood, written between 1879 and 1883, when he was principal of a grade school in Le Sueur, Minnesota, and read law with Shaw, Levi, and Cray of Minneapolis. Letters of Hattie Rockwood, sister of Julia, written from Rapidan, Good Thunder, and Garden City, Minnesota, 1878-1885, describe the life of a school teacher. Other letters to Miss Rockwood are from relatives and friends in Garden City, Bird Island, Madelia, and Mankato, Minnesota, 1881-1885.
