Rest Cottage Records 1901-1986 1903-1975

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Rest Cottage Records 1901-1986 1903-1975

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Rest Cottage was founded in 1903 by Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Roberts in Pilot Point, Texas. As a compassion ministry associated with the Holiness movement and later the Church of the Nazarene, Rest Cottage was established as a home for unmarried mothers and child placement agency. Rest Cottage served thousands of girls through 1975, at which time it was closed and much of its land was deeded to Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University) in Bethany, Oklahoma. The collection includes institutional records relating to the property owned by Rest Cottage; articles of incorporation and dissolution; constitutions and by-laws; meeting minutes and documentation describing the closure of Rest Cottage and disposal of property; samples of Rest Cottage stationery, forms, and procedural materials; photographs; copies of the (1906-1908), (1919-1922), and (1945-1968); and other published materials. erring Full Gospel & Rescue Journal Rescue Messenger Rest Cottage Messenger

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Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6641880

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Rest Cottage, Pilot Point (Tex.).

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Rest Cottage was founded in 1903 by Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Roberts in Pilot Point, Texas. As a compassion ministry associated with the Holiness movement and later the Church of the Nazarene, it was established as a home for unmarried mothers and child placement agency. Rest Cottage grew from its original site on six acres of land to incorporate 31 acres by 1953, with an additional 40 acres of pastureland for grazing dairy cows. Facilities included a laundry, fruit house, chapel, barns, and vegetabl...

Roberts, J. P. (James Pinkley)

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Roberts, John F.

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Roberts, Geren C.

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Roberts, Minnie Lindberg

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Roberts, Grace Seal

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International Apostolic Holiness Union.

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Church of the Nazarene

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