Religious Organizations

sova.nmai.ac.016_ref1572

Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Helen L. Peterson Papers, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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Scope and Contents: Helen Peterson was an active member in the Episcopal Church. She was a chair of the National Committee of Indian Work (NCIW) beginning in 1980, chair of the Province of the Pacific (Province VIII) Indian Commission, and leader in the Ecumenical Indian Congregation which met at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. The Ecumenical Indian Congregation later split from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church to become the Church of the Four Winds in 1989. During that year Peterson became the chair of the Church of the Four Winds. There are five subseries in this series. They are arranged as such: Church of the Four Winds, Province of the Pacific, Episcopal Church, Other Religious Organizations, and Subject Files. Materials in this series are dated between November 1961 and February 1995. A bulk of the materials is dated between 1985 and 1993. Materials in this collection include correspondence, grant applications, notes, booklets, members' lists, members phone numbers, letterheads, flyers, brochures, articles, and photographs.

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NMAI.AC.016_ref1572

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NMAI.AC.016

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Helen L. Peterson papers

Creator

Peterson, Helen L.

Summary

The Helen Peterson collection includes correspondence, notes, miscellaneous administrative documents, financial records, calendars, questionnaires, notes from interviews, survey forms, copies of resolutions, proceedings, speeches, programs, press releases, printed and processed material, and many other types of documents. Mainly these relate to Petersons's career and special interests between 1953...