Papers, 1946-1982.

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Papers, 1946-1982.

Texts of weekly sermons by Archbishop John broadcast over the Voice of America, 1953-1982; correspondence with other churches, with various ecumenical groups and with government officials; correspondence and memoranda concerning Bishop Valerian Trifa and the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America; correspondence with Father Nicholas Kiryluk and others about chaplains in the U.S. Armed Forces; correspondence of George Benigsen with the California Department of Parks about church activities at Fort Ross in northern California; letters and others records about Russian refugee immigration to the U.S.; records of parishes in California as well as Canada, South America, Japan, and Australia; and other materials about the administration of the Orthodox Church in America including newsletters, programs, notes, photos and clippings.

4 cubic ft.

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Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ.

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Voice of America (Organization)

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The Voice of America Forum Lectures in American Poetry series was broadcast internationally by the Voice of America radio program, which covered topics in the arts and sciences in mid-twentieth century America. From the description of Voice of America Forum Lectures in American Poetry series scripts, circa 1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702202512 American governmental agency broadcasting by radio to audiences in foreign countries. From the description of Vo...

Valerian, Bishop, 1914-1987.

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Kiryluk, Nicholas T., 1921-1988

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Fort Ross Interpretative Association

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California. Dept. of Parks and Recreation.

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Ioann, Archbishop of San Francisco and Western United States, 1902-1989

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Benigsen, George.

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Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America

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The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America was officially established in 1929, although the first Romanian Orthodox parish in the United States was organized in 1904. The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America is the ecclesiastical center for about 50,000 Romanian Orthodox Christians in this country, with central offices located in Jackson, Michigan. Official relations with church authorities in Romania were severed in 1951, and from 1952, Bishop Valerian D. Trifa headed the church, which is n...