1980

Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986

Typed letter signed

Title: to Mr. Moore

Isherwood writes to Mr. Moore about his belief that prayer is necessary to help ourselves and each other. It will help us to know God better and end alcoholism, blood-lust, and war. Written on stationary of the Vedanta Society of Los Angeles and dated March 12, without a year.

GLC05508.147.02

22 September 1972

Joy, Leatrice, 1894-1985

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alan Brock

Joy discusses death and grieving. She writes that we must act as the person who died would have liked us to behave. On the verso she writes: Death does not extinguish the light--it puts out the candle, for the dawn has come."

GLC05508.152.01

circa 1971

Joy, Leatrice, 1894-1985

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alan Brock

Joy writes Brock a belated thank you note for decorated shells he gave her. She passes on a few sentiments she recently heard and enjoyed. She writes on stationary of the Christian Science Publishing Society, with Hymn 346 by John Marriott from the Christian Science Hymnal written on it. With photo of Joy Leatrice.

GLC05508.152.02

circa 1971-1972

Joy, Leatrice, 1894-1985

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

Joy writes a Christmas card: "God is ever near; if he isn't--who moved?"

GLC05508.152.03

circa 1971-1972

Joy, Leatrice, 1894-1985

Autograph note signed

Title: to unknown

Joy writes a Christmas card and quotes the "Bethlehem Echo." She thanks her correspondent for the shells and quotes a recent, Christian lecture she heard. The card has a 1641 quote by Johann Rist on it.

GLC05508.152.04

circa 1971-1972

Joy, Leatrice, 1894-1985

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alan Brock

Joy writes Brock to thank him for the picture and writes a quote: "Death does not extinguish the light--it puts out the candle for the dawn has come."

GLC05508.152.05

circa 1971-1972

Joy, Leatrice, 1894-1985

Autograph document signed

Title: to unknown

Joy sends an article on the Lord's Prayer that she enjoyed to her friends. It has an autographed note on the first page.

GLC05508.152.06

circa 1971-1972

Joy, Leatrice, 1894-1985

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alan Brock

Joy writes a Christmas card to Brock and thanks him for all his notes; she promises to keep up with news from her end.

GLC05508.152.07

February 11, 1941

Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

Typed letter signed

Title: to Katharine Cornell

Keller writes to reminisce about two days spent at Cornell's home reading literature and discussing spiritual growth.

GLC05508.153.01

26 May 1931

Kelly, Howard A., 1858-1943

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Bloede

Kelly writes to Mr. Bloede about Christian faith. He cites Scripture to outline his beliefs. He believes that Christ gives the Holy Spirit to all who ask.

GLC05508.154.01

February 4, 1939

Kelly, Howard A., 1858-1943

Typed letter signed

Title: to Earl Hunt

Kelly writes to Bishop Hunt, discussing proof of the immaculate conception. He believes that the virgin birth was a necessity for Christ to able to die for all the sins of the world, and those who do not believe have no real relationship with the Lord. He wrote about the immaculate conception in a book published by Harper Brothers.

GLC05508.154.02

15 March 1939

Kelly, Howard A., 1858-1943

Typed letter signed

Title: to Earl Hunt

Kelly writes to Bishop Hunt to discuss Christ as God and attempt to prove the existence of God and creation by citing Scripture. "The proof that comes nearest to us and is most assuring is realized in accepting him as my personal Savior and in accepting the Holy Spirit as my teacher."

GLC05508.154.03

4 April 1898

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

Autograph quotation signed

Title: [And only the Master shall praise us...]

Kipling sends a copy of the last stanza of When Earth's Last Picture is Painted to Helen Campbell.

GLC05508.161.01

23 October 1910

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lord Milner

Encloses a letter from Crewe and remarks on his increased devotion and cheerfulness.

GLC05508.161.02

2 September 1879

Whittier, John G., 1807-1892

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: [For still the unseen spirit walks...]

Whittier writes a poem: "For still the unseen spirit walks/ The garden of the heart, and talks/ With man, as under Eden's trees,/ In all his varied languages."

GLC05508.262.02

February 4, 1988

DeLuise, Dom, 1933-2009

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. DeLuise writes of the things that strengthen his belief in God: his children growing, his mother baking Easter bread, his wife at work and play, rain on the garden, and warming sunshine. He emphasizes the importance of staying in touch with our spirituality and remembering the love that is God is within all of us. He asks Kohl's donation to go to the Pearl S. Buck Foundation

GLC05508.284.01

7 December 1987

Lear, Norman, 1922-?

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Lear's letter talks about things he would pack for his "spiritual journey": words of Jesus, memories of individuals he's loved in a Christian way, religious writings of George Bernard Shaw and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He believes nothing in the world is an accident and sees God's will in scientific theories of the beginnings of the universe, and evolutionary improvements allowing Man to help God's plan along. He sees ultimate perfection coming in the future. Lear also comments on his notion of "spiritual currents."

GLC05508.287.01

8 December 1987

Peale, Norman Vincent, 1898-1993

Typed letter signed

Title: to Atlee Kohl

Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Peal expresses his belief in the Holy Trinity and that God can be sought out to right wrongs. In closing, Peale writes: "I believe that the values, ideals and principles upon which our country grew and has been based came from faith in God."

GLC05508.289.01

8 December 1987

Bachrach, Fabian, 1917-2010

Photograph signed

Title: [Photograph of Norman Vincent Peale]

Photograph accompanying Peale's letter to Atlee Kohl (GLC05508.289.01). Autographed "To George R. Sauders/ God bless you."

GLC05508.289.02

10 June 1862

Russell, Samuel, 1835-1896

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother and sisters

Written while at a stop near Devils Gate while traveling east to Bluff City, Tennessee from Utah with a wagon train. Discusses various aspects of travel, camp, and life on the trail. Describes the perils of river crossings, particularly the crossing of Hams Fork. Mentions that there are many emigrants on the trail, reading papers a few months old, and his inability to sell any tans.

GLC05493.01

19 July 1853

Thompson Brown, Ruth, fl. 1853

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary A. Brown

Re: activities at family home in NY, missing her parents, and the possilility of John Brown joining the Congregational church: "father is just such a man as we want in our church."

GLC08296

04 May 1863

Hunter, David, 1802-1886

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Governor Andrew Curtain

Requests that several regiments of "colored troops" being raised in PA be sent to the Dept. of the South: "These regiments are very generous, temperate, patient, strictly obedient, possessing great natural aptitude for arms and deeply imbued with that religious sentiment - call it fanaticisim such as like, which made the soldiers of Cromvell invincible. They believe that now is the time appointed by God for their deliverance and under the heroic incitement of this faith I believe them capable of showing a courage and persistency of purpose which must in the end extort both victory &…

GLC08307

03 October 1831

Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Revd. W.B. Sprague

On the occasion of Sprague's new book, engages in emotional reflection on the role of religion, his deceased daughter Louisa, and being a father and grandfather of girls: "But the blessings which I now enjoy a large portion consists in three infant grand daughters who I hope and trust will be brought up in that beginning of Wisdom, the fear of the Lord -and in the paths of Piety and Virtue - To them, your book, if by Will of God they should attain the age of reading it with Understanding will I flatter myself yield Instruction and Delight- nor shall I deny myself the benefit of sharing it.…

GLC08324

29 March 1952

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

Typed letter signed

Title: to Victor Emanuel

As NATO Supreme Commander, affirms idea of a spiritual awakening in the US: "One part of your letter that impresses me very much is your realization that there must be a definite appeal to the spiritual if we in the United States and what is left of the free world are really interested in getting back on a sane,sound, and enduring basis.

GLC08345

17 March 1858

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Kelly

Describes considerable suffering and deprivations experienced while preparing for armed conflict with the Mormons. Mentions discontent among the "ambitious young men in the army" because of a rumor that President James Buchanan made overtures to Brigham Young that will result in a peaceful settlement. Written at Camp Scott.

GLC04194.07