Christianity

img David and Rachel Morris (ddr-csujad-57-45)

Formal portrait of David and Rachel Morris, who arrived in Whittier in 1894. [Handwritten on photo] David & Rachel Morris came in 1894. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0044

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doc Alaska: the indigenous church at work (ddr-csujad-57-4)

A history of the partnership between the First Friends Church of Whittier, California, and the people of the Kotzebue Sound area of Northwestern Alaska. Verso: [Stamped] Harry Haworth Photography / P. O. Box 575 - Altadena, California. [Handwritten] Kotzebue Friends Church [Handwritten, faded] Please return to Helen Stanton. See this object in the California State Universities …

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doc Subscription for Japanese Church (ddr-csujad-57-24)

A written list of names of Whittier First Friends Church members and amounts pledged to help build the Norwalk Japanese church. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0024

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img Woman's bible class (ddr-csujad-57-31)

A group of women pose on the front steps of a Whittier house belonging to Griffith and Cora Milhous. They belong to the Woman's Bible Class of the First Friends Church of Whittier, Calif. [Handwritten on verso] Anna Tomlinson / Woman's Bible Class First Friends Church Whittier, Calif. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Yearly meeting of Friends Church, 1921 (ddr-csujad-57-6)

Yearly meeting at Whittier, 1921. Men, women and children pose for a group portrait outdoors, on a lawn in front of trees and houses. [Handwritten on photo] Yearly Meeting at Whittier 1921. [Illegible.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0006

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doc Documents on the members of the Friends Japanese Church in Norwalk during the incarceration (ddr-csujad-57-25)

A collection of documents regarding the incarceration camps of the members of the Friends Japanese Church in Norwalk, associated with the First Friends Church in Whittier, California. Includes meeting minutes, letters, and a report of Japanese Committee 1941-1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0025

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img Friends Headquarters (ddr-csujad-57-8)

A group of men, women and children stand on the front steps of First Friends Church, located at 13205 (310 E.) Philadelphia Street, Whittier, Calif. The group is likely composed of members of First Friends Church (Whittier, Calif.) and members of Friends Japanese Church (Norwalk, Calif.). [Handwritten on photo] July 23, 1918 [Stamped on matboard] F. …

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img Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lakota (ddr-csujad-57-10)

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lakota, wedding portrait. [Stamped on photo] TOYO Miyatake [Handwritten on matboard flap] To Mrs. Lydia M. Cammack / With sincere wishes, / Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lakota / Sister Jane, Asawa, June 1948 [Handwritten on verso] 85-05-08.268 [This is a Whittier Museum accession number.] See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Kotzebue Friends Church established 1897 (ddr-csujad-57-1)

A group of children stand before a church, wearing warm winter clothes. In front of the church is a bell tower. The Kotzebue Friends Church, of Kotzebue, Alaska, was established as a mission of the First Friends Church, of Whittier, California. [Sign above church door] KOTZEBUE / FRIENDS CHURCH / ESTABLISHED 1897 [Verso:] [Stamped] Harry Haworth …

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img Kotzebue Friends Church church service (ddr-csujad-57-3)

Interior view of the Kotzebue Friends Church, of Kotzebue, Alaska. A group of children sit in rows on benches, while a woman stands before them. All are wearing warm winter clothes. This church was established as a mission of the First Friends Church, of Whittier, California. Verso: [Stamped] Harry Haworth Photography / P. O. Box 575 …

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doc Minutes of the California yearly meeting of Friends Church, Whittier, California, 1945 (ddr-csujad-57-29)

Includes Report of Japanese Committee See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0029

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church (ddr-csujad-57-58)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0057

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church: A.F. Mitchell (ddr-csujad-57-56)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. [Handwritten on verso] A. F. Mitchell [Pastor 1898-10-08 to 1900-07-14.] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0055

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doc Notes handwritten by Kay Saito, Treasurer of Friends Japanese Church (ddr-csujad-57-23)

Letterhead with notes handwritten by Kay Saito, Treasurer of Friends Japanese Church (styled here as Norwalk Friend Japanese Church). [Printed letterhead, top margin] Phone Downey 5368 / P. O. Box 21 / NORWALK FRIEND JAPANESE CHURCH / 219 ORANGE ST., NORWALK, CALIF. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0023

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img Pastors at Forward Movement Conference (ddr-csujad-57-37)

A group of pastors in formal clothing, including two women, stands before the First Friends Church, located at 13205 (310 E.) Philadelphia St., Whittier, Calif. [Handwritten on photomat] Pastors at Forward Movement Conference. Whittier, Cal. S. J. Pickering (E. Whittier) ; Cal Jones (Alamitos) ; Eli Reece (Los Angeles) ; H. C. Hollingsworth (Sunnyside) ; Geo. …

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img First California yearly meeting of Friends (ddr-csujad-57-42)

A group of people stands before Founders Hall at Whittier College (Calif.). [Printed on paper attached to matboard] First California Yearly Meeting of Friends Church. R. H. Gardiner, Arist. [Handwritten] March 1895. [Followed my lists of names from various states.] Title from attached paper. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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img Final orange (ddr-csujad-57-20)

Two women stand in front of an orange tree, smiling. One woman is picking an orange. [Handwritten note on photo] The final orange 19__ / Mrs. Nishida & Hazel. [Handwritten on verso] Hazel W. Reichand and Mrs. Tenko Nishida picking her final orange. Feb. 3, 1927. Title from note. See this object in the California State …

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img Japanese Sunday school at the new church (ddr-csujad-57-14)

Congregants of a Sunday School class at Friends Japanese Church. [Handwritten on photo] Japanese S. S. at the New Church [Handwritten on verso] The church completed Lydia Cammack 1924 [Sign hanging above door] FRIENDS JAPANESE CHURCH / G. T. Hayashi, Pastor. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0014

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img Twenty-first California yearly meeting of Friends, 1915 (ddr-csujad-57-38)

Group portrait of men, women, and children before a two-story house. [Handwritten note on photo] Twenty First California Yearly Meeting of Friends, Whittier, 1915. Title from note. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0037

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church (ddr-csujad-57-60)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0059

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img Boys Sunday school class (ddr-csujad-57-34)

A woman poses with boys and a dog before a house and two bicycles. [Handwritten note on verso] Boys Sunday School class Mrs. Alva Starbuck, teacher [Stamped on verso] C M Baldwin Photo / Whittier CA. Title from note. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0033

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church (ddr-csujad-57-50)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0049

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img Pastor of Whittier First Friends Church (ddr-csujad-57-55)

Portrait housed in envelope marked "Pastors" in Whittier First Friends Church archives. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FFC-0054

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img New Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-csujad-57-21)

Two-story church building with five people standing on the front steps. There are two mentions of a Japanese Congregational Church in Montebello in the Whittier Daily News (1945-05-15, p. 8, c. 6 and 1948-11-03, p. 4, c. 6). [Handwritten caption on photo] New Japanese Congregational Church [Handwritten on verso] 44. Title from caption. See this object …

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img Anti-Can'ts (ddr-csujad-57-33)

A group of men and women pose standing in front of and on the interior stairs of a structure. They are dressed in formal wear. [Handwritten on photo] Brownell / Sept 11 - 1917. [Stamped on photo] A. E. Baxter / Whittier, Cal. [Sign visible in photo] ANTI-CAN'TS. See this object in the California State Universities …

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