Religion

These materials primarily relate to individual congregations or religious organizations in the Pittsburgh area. Meeting minutes, congregant records, and personal papers provide an intimate view of religious practice.

Birmingham United Church of Christ Records

Collection contains a constitution and journal, history, minute books, lists of members, memorial publications, baptismal, marriage, burial, and financial records from 1843-1977 of the Birmingham United Church of Christ.

Vézelay: Benedictine Abbey of Sainte Marie Madeleine

Visual images of the Benedictine abbey church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine at Vézelay photographed by Dr. Alison Stones and Jane Vadnal.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Wilkinsburg, Pa. Records

Collection contains a constitution and by-laws, a directory, reports, minute books, a membership roll book (1911), programs, memorabilia, and published histories regarding organizational operations and activities of the Woman's Temperance Union of Wilkinsburg from 1885-1955.

Father Cox Papers

Visual images from 1930 of the Great Depression, Jobless party activities, and Father Cox, a Pittsburgh Catholic priest and political and social activist.

First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh PA. Records

Records of First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.), including minutes, church registers, publications, and baptismal, confirmation, marriage, and burial records.

National Council of Jewish Women Records

The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section, conducted more than 500 oral history interviews focused on the Jewish community – the history, the traditions, the contributions – of its members over a span of 32 years