Religious Liberty

Content Description The Glenn Patterson Collection consists of materials from his interest in religious liberty. The collection is comprised of personal materials, including a three-page life history, correspondence–with a significant amount of correspondence between Patterson and United States legislators; files containing notes and newspaper clippings related to religious liberty, photographs of law makers, and recognition awards.

Content Description This diary is simply that, a diary where Julia recorded events and anniversaries in her life and that of her family. You can follow John’s work through the various places they lived. Julia records a wide range of activities.Someone typed a transcript of the 1863 to 1869 and 1883 to 1891 diary entries. This transcript, however, is “selected.” A complete transcript is available for the 1863 to 1869 and the 1883 to 1891 diary entries. This complete transcript was transcribed by...

Content Description Drury Webster (D. W.) Reavis was born July 30, 1853, at Leesville, Mo., and died March 28, 1939, at Takoma Park, Maryland. His wife is Evelyn Gertrude Reavis. D. W. Reavis is best known as a promoter of religious liberty and as a circulation manager for Seventh-day Adventist magazines. He worked against Sunday laws in the 1890s, and in 1901 joined the Review and Herald Publishing Association where he remained until his retirement in 1933. At the Review and Herald he served as the manager of the...

Content Description This collection of papers includes James Rimmer's plans for an organ blower and grain grinding mill, the latter for which he obtained a patent. The family’s papers have been integrated into the following series: personal documents, correspondence, writings, topical files, and photographs.