Washington Street Mission.
Rescue mission; founded in 1910 in Springfield, Illinois by local businessmen to extend the effects of Billy Sunday 1909 meetings in Springfield; facilities included dormitories for men, kitchen, rooms for storing clothes, food, gifts, study room, sewing room, and chapel; ministered to families and individuals in all types of distress; relocated in 1974 due to city construction. Superintendents: Robert Thomas Brown (1911-1940), Robert O. Miller (1940-1970), Mary Brown Miller (1970-1980), and James and Lorraine Beatty (1980- ).
From the description of Records of Washington Street Mission, 1916-1982. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 26448977
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Washington Street Mission. Records of Washington Street Mission, 1916-1982. | Billy Graham Archive & Research Center |
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| associatedWith | Brown, Robert Thomas, 1875-1940. | person |
| associatedWith | Miller, Mary Brown. | person |
| associatedWith | Miller, Robert O. | person |
| associatedWith | Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935. | person |
| associatedWith | Washington Street Mission (Springfield, Ill.) | corporateBody |
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| Springfield (Ill.) | |||
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| Illinois--Springfield |
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| Christian literature |
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