Religion
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. James Shopshire interview part 1, 2018-06-14
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc_008_05_1
Scope and Contents
Dr. James M. Shopshire discuss his childhood in Georgia, including witnessing to the Ku Klux Klan and the steps that African Americans of the took in order to deal with segregation and violence; all the way to his accomplishments at Wesley Theological Seminary broadening the scope and access to Urban Ministry for adult students of all backgrounds, and the significant strategic and administrative presence he has held in the United Methodist Church. Mr. Shopshire also discusses his current...
Dates:
Other: 2018-06-14
Dr. James Shopshire interview part 2, 2018-06-14
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc_008_05
Scope and Contents
Dr. James M. Shopshire discuss his childhood in Georgia, including witnessing to the Ku Klux Klan and the steps that African Americans of the took in order to deal with segregation and violence; all the way to his accomplishments at Wesley Theological Seminary broadening the scope and access to Urban Ministry for adult students of all backgrounds, and the significant strategic and administrative presence he has held in the United Methodist Church. Mr. Shopshire also discusses his current...
Dates:
Other: 2018-06-14
Dr. James Shopshire interview part 3, 2018-06-14
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc_008_05_3
Scope and Contents
Dr. James M. Shopshire discuss his childhood in Georgia, including witnessing to the Ku Klux Klan and the steps that African Americans of the took in order to deal with segregation and violence; all the way to his accomplishments at Wesley Theological Seminary broadening the scope and access to Urban Ministry for adult students of all backgrounds, and the significant strategic and administrative presence he has held in the United Methodist Church. Mr. Shopshire also discusses his current...
Dates:
Other: 2018-06-14
Fannie Robinson and Nadine Lockard interview, 2017-07-11
File
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc005
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Fannie Robinson and her daughter Nadine Lockard discuss moving into a predominantly white neighborhood in Washington, D.C., attending an interracial church, and Lockard's experience in the D.C. school system. Nadine also speaks about becoming a special education teacher in the District. Robinson explains working in school lunch rooms and at the Marriott Hadsa. Robinson describes her husbands and boyfriends.
Dates:
2017-07-11
Francine Berkowitz interview, 2017-07-18
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc005
Scope and Contents
In this interview, Francine Berkowitz discusses growing up in Northeast Washington in a predominantly lower-middle class Jewish neighborhood. She also describes attending Tifereth Israel Synagogue, school integration, shopping, and her career with the Smithsonian.
Dates:
2017-07-18
Fred Craig interview, 2020-10-26
Item
Identifier: dcpl_dcohc028_02.wav
Abstract
Fred Craig begins by describing some of his favorite memories with his family, and of time spent working on his family’s farm. Rarely playing indoors, Fred and his friends saw local forests and parks as their playground. And he would continue to hike the forests near Parkland until he was 25 years old. By that time, he had developed a budding interest in wild plant and tree identification, which only increased under the tutelage of experts and elders in the D.C. area. An active member of the...
Dates:
2020-10-26
Friends Meeting House
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2011-001
Dates:
Majority of material found in Unknown
Albert J. Headley, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: 035
Scope and Contents
The papers of Albert J. Headley, Jr. consist of materials dealing almost exclusively with the issue of urban development. The materials span the years 1945 to 1976, with the bulk of the items dating from 1955 to 1968. There are a few documents related to Headley, Jr.’s activities in the local Catholic Church and several hand-drawn family trees. Headley, Jr. collected the majority of materials. Community groups such as the National Conference of Catholic Charities, Downtown Progress,...
Dates:
1945-1976
Holloman Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 041
Scope and Contents
The papers consist primarily of the correspondence of Reverend Holloman from the 1920s through the 1960s, years in which he served as pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Washington, D.C. Reverend Holloman's handwritten lecture notes and manuscripts of sermons, speeches, and articles are in the collection as well as some records from the Second Baptist church. Files regarding the Holloman's work in the Lott Carey Society, the National Baptist Convention, Eastern Star, Alpha Sigma...
Dates:
1915-1975
Jewish Historical Society Oral History Project
Digital Collection
Identifier: dcpl_ohp001
Dates:
1980 - 1981