Religion
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Convent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for Colored Girls donation form, undated
File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151034443766], Folder: 28
Scope and Contents
This form, produced by the Convent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, allows the donor of 25 cents to become a Sacred Heart Client for a year, which entitles the donor to the spiritual benefit of a monthly mass in their name. The donation benefits the Sisters of the Good Shepherd School for Colored Girls in Baltimore, Maryland.The form describes the charity's work as "preventing and reclaiming souls from paths of wretchedness and sin" as they "[save] unfortunate colored...
Dates:
undated
Father Divine photographs
Collection — Box BW-2: [Barcode: 31151034438071], Folder: 16
Identifier: MS-1004
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 21 press photographs of Black spiritual leader Father Divine and his wife Edna Rose Ritchings (also known as Mother Divine), as well as several of the properties Father Divine possessed and operated as "heavens" for International Peace Mission followers.
Dates:
1932 - 1966
Found in:
Special Collections
Minnie Gresham Machen notebook
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030051944]
Identifier: MS-0172
Abstract
Minnie Gresham Machen (1849-1931) was a writer of religious literature in Baltimore, MD. The collection consists of a volume with entries dated 1874-1904 with relatively few entries. The writings in the notebook deal largely with religious subjects, but there are references to Sidney Lanier.
Dates:
1874-1904
Found in:
Special Collections