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Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records, 1851-1945

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church
Title
Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records
Dates
1851-1945 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
WUA035
Summary
The Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records contain documents created by various members of the Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church that deal with subjects such as church membership, discipline of pastors, purchasing and selling church property, and election of church delegates.
Repository
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

Materials are open to researchers.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

In 1833 the Methodist Foreign Mission Society drew up a plan to send missionaries to Oregon. Reverend Jason Lee was superintendent of the mission, accompanied by Reverend Daniel Lee and teacher Cyrus Shephard. The missionaries settled in the Willamette Valley, ten miles north of what is now Salem. In 1841 they moved to Salem and established a headquarters for the Methodist Episcopal Church. Jason Lee was one of the thirteen charter members of the church.

In 1849 the Oregon and California Mission Conference was organized to include missions in Oreogn, Idaho, Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and part of Montana. Most of the churches within the conference were in the Willamette Valley. By 1852 the Oregon and California Mission Conference divided, creating The Oregon Conference. The two conferences remained independent until 1969 when they formed the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.

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Content Description

The Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church (OMEC) papers include church membership, General Conference issues, charges brought against pastors and other church administrators, votes on women delegates, a plan for the Salem Circuit, and correspondence from two U.S. Presidential secretaries.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

For further information, see the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.

Copyright Information: Before material from collections at Willamette University Archives and Special Collections may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in any collections held by University Archives and Special Collections should consult the University Archivist. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records, Archives and Special Collections, Mark O. Hatfield Library, Willamette University.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

These papers are arranged into three series: I. Judicial records, II. Business records, and III. Presidential correspondence.

Items are arranged alphabetically by name or subject.

Location of Collection

Mark O. Hatfield Library

Related Materials

The Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church holds historical information about the organization as well as organizational archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Series I: Judicial records, 1886-1924

    The documents in this series detail various charges brought against pastors of the Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church. Hearings were conducted by the Judicial Counsel, the Supreme Court of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In some cases the transcript of the trial is included along with statements by witnesses in the case.

  • Series II: Business records, 1851-1945

    This series contains church business reports dealing with such matters as admission of women delegates, education, and information on the operation of the Oregon and California conferences.

  • III: Presidential Correspondence, 1861-1901

    This series consists of correspondence from the secretaries of President Lincoln and President T. R. Roosevelt to church officials.

    • Description: Cortelyou, George B.

      Letters from President T. R. Roosevelt to Bishop W. F. Mallalieu, written by George Cortelyou, secretary to President Roosevelt.

      Dates: 1901 November 12
      Container: Box 1, Folder 49
      Location: III: Presidential Correspondence, 1861-1901
    • Description: Hay, John

      Letters from President Abraham Lincoln, in reply to the Oregon Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church's resolution of 1860, written by John Hay, secretary to President Lincoln.

      Dates: 1861 November 29
      Container: Box 1, Folder 50
      Location: III: Presidential Correspondence, 1861-1901

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Subject Terms

  • Washington

Personal Names

  • Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940
  • Hay, John, 1838-1905
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
  • Van Scoy, Thomas, 1848-1901

Corporate Names

  • Santiam Academy (Lebanon, Or.)
  • Willamette University

Geographical Names

  • Salem (Or.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • church records

Finding aid processed by Rose Marie Walter.
2012

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