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      <titlestmt>
        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the Willamette Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches Records
                    
                <date encodinganalog="date" normal="1880/1949" type="inclusive">1880-1949</date></titleproper>
        <titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay">Willamette Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches Records</titleproper>
        <author encodinganalog="creator">Finding aid prepared by Linda Morton-Keithley</author>
        <sponsor>Sponsored by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission</sponsor>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Pacific University Archives</publisher>
        <address>
          <addressline>http://www.pacificu.edu/library/services/archives/</addressline>
          <addressline>2043 College Way</addressline>
          <addressline>Forest Grove, OR, 97116</addressline>
          <addressline>503-352-1405 </addressline>
          <addressline>archives@pacificu.edu</addressline>
        </address>
        <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="2011">2011</date>
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    <profiledesc>
      <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit
                <date calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="20111021">2011-10-21</date></creation>
      <langusage>
        <language langcode="eng" encodinganalog="language" scriptcode="latn">Finding aid written in English.</language>
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      <descrules>Finding aid based on DACS (<title render="italic">Describing Archives: A Content Standard</title>).</descrules>
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        <corpname encodinganalog="852$a">Pacific University, Archives</corpname>
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          <addressline>http://www.pacificu.edu/library/services/archives/</addressline>
          <addressline>2043 College Way</addressline>
          <addressline>Forest Grove, OR, 97116</addressline>
          <addressline>503-352-1405 </addressline>
          <addressline>archives@pacificu.edu</addressline>
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      <langmaterial>Collection materials are in <language langcode="eng" encodinganalog="546">English</language>.</langmaterial>
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        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">0.5 cubic feet</extent>
        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 box</extent>
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      <unitdate normal="1880/1949" type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1880-1949</unitdate>
      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">Collection contains the records of the Willamette Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches and also the West Willamette Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches.</abstract>
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        <corpname rules="dacs" source="local" encodinganalog="110">West Willamette Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers;  </corpname>
        <corpname rules="dacs" source="local" encodinganalog="110">Willamette Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches</corpname>
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      <p>[item identification], Willamette Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches Records, Pacific University Archives, Forest Grove, Oregon.</p>
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      <p>Pacific 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 Pacific University is retained by Pacific 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.</p>
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      <p>Collection is open for research.</p>
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      <head>Historical Note</head>
      <p>According to a note in the West Willamette Association volume, "At its annual meeting in April 1896, the Willamette Association voted to divide into four smaller associations and in accordance with this vote, the West Willammette Association was organized...."</p>
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      <p>Records of the Willamette Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches, including surveys of associated churches, correspondence, programs for meetings, documentation of church affiliations, letters of ordination, committee reports, bills, and meeting minutes. Note on box: "Probably from Henry Bates." Also one volume of minutes from the West Willamette Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers, including by-laws and a list of ministers ordained.</p>
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      <p>No accurals are expected.</p>
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        <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Churches--Oregon</subject>
        <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Congregational churches</subject>
        <subject source="local" encodinganalog="650">West Willamette Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers</subject>
        <subject source="local" encodinganalog="650">Willamette Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches</subject>
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        <subject source="archiveswest" encodinganalog="690" altrender="nodisplay">Oregon</subject>
        <subject source="archiveswest" encodinganalog="690" altrender="nodisplay">Religion</subject>
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