Alice Miller, a novice at St. Mary's of the Valley. She is seated and wearing a religious habit. A portrait of Jesus Christ hangs on the wall behind her. This photograph was taken shortly after her father, Ivan Miller, filed a suit to have her removed from the Catholic convent against her will (negative 3 of 6).

Students and sisters, carrying umbrellas, during the annual Sodality procession at Marylhurst University. They march towards a rock grotto, which appears to be holding a sculpture. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 18, 1952 (negative 1 of 12).

Students and sisters in the Marylhurst University chapel during the annual Sodality procession. Students, wearing cap and gowns, sit in pews on the lower level of the chapel, while several sisters sit in boxes above them. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, May 18, 1952 (negative 2 of 12).

Full-length portrait of six unidentified nuns at the National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother (The Grotto) in Portland. They are standing in a row in front of the grotto, a cave carved from the surrounding cliff face.

A group of nuns sit in a crowded room, holding a sign in support of Senator Robert Kennedy. The sign reads, "Bobby Kennedy." Taken at the Latin American Conference on October 23, 1966 at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Kennedy spoke at the conference. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 4, 1966.

Sister Mary Dana, wearing a religious habit, stands beside an easel helping children paint at the Blessed Martin Interracial Day Nursery in Northeast Portland, Oregon. The children in the photograph are Black, Asian, and white. The day nursery was part of a program for interracial integration and cooperation (negative 1 of 9).

Sister Rose Mercedes, standing in front of a postal window at the Marylhurst post office, holding a stack of letters. Sister Rose served as the postmaster for the Marylhurst Post Office, with most of her patients being Marylhurst University students. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, January 6, 1950 (negative 1 of 4).

Nuns from the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary at the Christie School in Marylhurst. They wear aprons and habits as they iron laundry on ironing boards (negative 7 of 8).

Photograph of people walking away from a train at a train station in Astoria, Oregon. The group includes 2 nuns. Handwriting on the back of the print reads, "SP&S train no. 21 at Astoria, Ore. Passenger station, Sept. 18, 1951." Stamp on the back for Carl E. Vermilya, Staff Photographer, The Oregonian.

Boys and nuns at the St. Mary's of the Valley orphanage, in Beaverton. The boys are seated at tables in a dining room, as two nuns stand next to the table, holding a plate of food and pouring milk (negative 6 of 7).

A group of boys and nuns at the St. Mary's of the Valley orphanage, in Beaverton. The boys are gather around a cascading water fountain, washing their hands, as several nuns stand smiling behind them (negative 5 of 7).