Religion

Abstract This collection includes the personal works and objects of John Wesley Kelly, Guinevere (Gwen) Kelly-Twiggs, Evelyn Kelly-Robinson, and John Twiggs. John, Gwen and Evelyn were heavily involved in church clubs and organizations relating to various churches in Saint Paul and in Seattle. John Twiggs was a photographer who took many photographs of people in the Twin Cities. This collection includes photographs, personal notes, and many religious texts and realia. Other notable persons...

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Depicts LaVera Greene wearing a dress, standing in a room next to a man wearing a fez with the symbol of the Fezzon Temple.

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Excerpt from newspaper clipping reads as follows:

Mrs. Helen E. Corcoran, a lifeling resident of St. Paul, died of a heart ailment Friday in St. Luke's hospital. Until her retirement in 1955, she was a comptometer operator for the state agriculutural department. She worked there 10 years. She was a member of the third order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, the ladies auxillary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Catholic Big Sisters.

Abstract This collection includes the professional and personal photographic works of H. Janabelle Murphy Taylor, commonly known as Janabelle or Jane, and her family members. Janabelle was a progam director at Hallie Q. Brown Community Center for 20 years, as well as being a community activist throughout the Twin Cities. Her ancestors were one of the first Black families to willingly move to Minnesota in the late 1800s. In addtition to photographs, this collection includes letters, mixed-material...

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Depicts several nuns in habits standing outside of a building that is not HQB. Among them is a man, wearing a suit and tie, and Alice Onque, wearing a long jacket and red shoes.

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Depicts nine nuns, all wearing habits, standing outside of HQB with Alice Onque and a suited man.

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Depicts seven women in floor-length gowns, embroidered sashes, and elbow gloves, seated in chairs while nine men in tuxedoes stand behind them. The women are members of The Magnificent Seven Order of Eastern Stars. The men have been identified as members of Prince Hall.

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Photo A depicts a group of formally dressed women wearing embroidered sashes, sitting in rows facing an unseen speaker. Along the side of the room are men in suits. Everyone is wearing white gloves. Photo B depicts five of the women standing outside on the steps of Pilgrim Baptist Church. One of the women has been identified as Adah Ruth Ester Mart

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Black and white portrait. Note on back reads as follows:

Lutheran Evangelistic Movement. 904 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis 3, Minnesota. 809 Dayton Ave.