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Title: My missionary years in China, side 2.
Description: Florence Leila Logan presentation at First Presbyterian Church of Hayward (Castro Valley, Calif.), 16 July 1980.
Creator Name(s): Logan, Florence Leila, 1897-1997. (presenter)
Date Created: 1980, July 16, 1980, July 16, 1980
Name Subject(s): First Presbyterian Church of Hayward (Castro Valley, Calif.), Logan, Florence Leila, 1897-1997.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--China., Women missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects: China., China, North and Central America--California--Castro Valley--United States--Alameda, China.
Physical Location: CASSETTE 1670; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: My missionary years in China [sound recording] : [address given at First Presbyterian Church of Hayward, Castro Valley, California] / by Florence Leila Logan.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=903
Identifier (local): cassette1670_florence-leila-logan-side2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:170571

Title: Address delivered by Divie Bethune McCartee, 1894.
Description: For celebration of the Jubilee year of his residence in the Far East. Property of Henry William Rankin.
Creator Name(s): McCartee, Divie Bethune, 1820-1900. (author)
Date Created: 1894, February 19, 1894, February 19, 1894
Name Subject(s): McCartee family--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Japan., Missionaries--China., Missionaries--Japan.
Geographic subjects: China., Japan., China., Japan.
Physical Location: RG 177, Box 1, Folder 7; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: McCartee Family Papers, 1854-1906.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-177
Identifier (local): rg177_b1_f7_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:144004

Title: Returning to China mission field.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: RETURNING TO CHINA MISSION FIELD #c-3265 SAN FRANCISCO -- The Rev. Herbert F. Vandenberg (left), of Chicago, and the Rev. Vincent D. Smith, of Milwaukee, Wis., are shown in their stateroom on the S.S. Lakeland Victory before its departure for China where they will resume their mission work interrupted by the war. The Vincentian priests, two of a group of four, are returning to Yukiang, remote part of Kiangsi province, 400 miles southwest of Shanghai. When the Japanese occupied the region they fled to the hills. They arrived back in this country after five months of walking, hitch-hiking, and sailing. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BLR-SF-MES-4C-6-C)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Missions--China--Yujiang Xian., Vandenberg, Herbert F., Smith, Vincent D.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--California--San Francisco., Missions--China--Yujiang Xian., World War, 1939-1945--China.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., China, Yujiang Xian., China., San Francisco (Calif.), Yujiang Xian (China), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-3265; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-3265
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359108

Title: Nuns return to China.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #C-4541 NUNS RETURN TO CHINA MILWAUKEE -- Undismayed by the horror of their experiences as prisoners in a Japanese concentration camp, three veteran missionaries, sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi, check their baggage at the rail depot here before entraining for the West Coast enroute to China. Their smiles indicate an eagerness to return to their charitable labors and to renew past acquaintances in the Orient. Sister Mary Veronica (left), of Sun Prairie Wisc., has spent 12 years in China; Sister Mary Ludmilla, of Chicago, nine years; Sister Mary Charitas, of Sublette, Ill., six years. Following their release from imprisonment the sisters recuperated at their Motherhouse in St. Francis, Wisc. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (D-H-MIL-WIS-BS-9D6-0)
Creator Name(s): Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi (Saint Francis, Wis.)
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--China., Nuns--Wisconsin--Milwaukee., Women missionaries--China., Ex-internment camp inmates--Japan.
Geographic subjects: China., Wisconsin, Milwaukee., China., Japan., Milwaukee (Wis.), China., North and Central America--United States--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Milwaukee
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-4541; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-4541
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360310

Title: Nuns return to China.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (author)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi (Saint Francis, Wis.)
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--China., Nuns--Wisconsin--Milwaukee., Women missionaries--China., Ex-internment camp inmates--Japan.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-4541; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-4541_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360213

Title: Sydney's Anglican archbishop.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: SYDNEY’S ANGLICAN ARCHBISHOP #1170 SYDNEY, Australia -- Dr. Howard W. K. Mowll, Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop, served in China for many years. During his service there here was once captured by bandits. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HWS-SYD-MES-12-5-5)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Bishops., Mowll, H.W.K. (Howard West Kilvinton), 1890-1958., Church of England in Australia and Tasmania--Missions--China., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Australia--Sydney (N.S.W.), Returned missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects: Australia, Sydney (N.S.W.), China., Sydney (N.S.W.), Oceania--Australia--New South Wales--Sydney
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1170; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1170
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356876

Title: School named for heroic Maryknoll bishop.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (author)
Date Created: 1964, April 6, 1964, April 6, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)--Students., Catholic Church., Catholic Foreign Missionary Society of America., Meyer, Bernard Fr., 1891-, Catholic Church. Diocese of Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Ford, Francis Xavier, 1892-1952.
Topical Subject(s): High school students--New York (State)--New York., Mosaics--New York (State)--New York., High school boys--New York (State)--New York., Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church., Communism and Christianity--China., Missionaries--China., Martyrs--China.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. C-30844; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30844_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348673

Title: School named for heroic Maryknoll bishop.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30844 SCHOOL NAMED FOR HEROIC MARYKNOLL BISHOP BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Honors for a Maryknoll pioneer in the Chinese mission field. The Bishop Francis X. Ford High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., is named for the heroic missionary who died in a Communist prison camp in 1952. This mural of Bishop Ford is shown to school students by Father Bernard F. Meyer, M.M., one of the first four Maryknollers to go to the mission field. In 1918 he accompanied Bishop Ford; Bishop James Edward Walsh, now imprisoned in Red China; and the late Father Thomas F. Price to China. All were priests at the time of their first mission assignment. Father Meyer is currently stationed at Maryknoll headquarters, Maryknoll, N.Y. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (M-NY-4B-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, April 6, 1964, April 6, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)--Students., Catholic Church., Catholic Foreign Missionary Society of America., Meyer, Bernard Fr., 1891-, Catholic Church. Diocese of Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Ford, Francis Xavier, 1892-1952.
Topical Subject(s): High school students--New York (State)--New York., Mosaics--New York (State)--New York., High school boys--New York (State)--New York., Communism and Christianity--Catholic Church., Communism and Christianity--China., Missionaries--China., Martyrs--China.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., China., China., China., Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 103, image no. C-30844; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30844
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348352

Title: The outreach of Christianity.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: THE OUTREACH OF CHRISTIANITY #S-1165 The outreach of Christianity is symbolized by this picture showing members of a church young people’s group taking lessons in Chinese. Scenes like this are becoming increasingly frequent in churches as the Far East is again opened up to missionary activity. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (SR-NY-LM-12-3-5)
Creator Name(s): Religious News Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--China., Evangelistic work--China., Language in missionary work., Young adults in missionary work--New York (State)--New York., Chinese language--Study and teaching--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects: China., China., New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1165; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-1165
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356998

Title: Leiper Family Papers
Description: The Leiper Family Papers document the professional and personal life of Henry Smith Leiper, and the lives of several of his family members. The collection includes photographs, audio, writings, and correspondence. The Carrell Leiper Hall autograph collection consists of letters written to Henry Smith Leiper by church leaders of many denominations, statesmen, philanthropists, and other notable public figures. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Portrait of Henry Smith Leiper.
Creator Name(s): Leiper (Family : Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975), Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975. (author), Hall, Carrell Leiper, 1916-2006. (compiler), Leiper, Fanny Smith, 1863-1896. (artist)
Date Created: 1800, 1800, 2011
Name Subject(s): Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975
Topical Subject(s): Christian union., Communism and Christianity., Ecumenists--United States., Interdenominational cooperation., Missionaries--Oklahoma., Missionaries--China--20th century.
Geographic subjects: United States., Oklahoma., China, 20th century.
Physical Location: RG 490; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Leiper Family Papers, circa 1800-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-490
Identifier (local): rg490
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg490

Title: Dinner honors Cardinal Tien.
Description: Clipping from the May 1, 1946 issue of the Chicago Sun.
Creator Name(s): Chicago Sun Syndicate. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946, May 1, 1946, May 1, 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Tian, Gengxin, 1890-1967., Catholic Church--Bishops.
Topical Subject(s): Dinners and dining--Illinois--Chicago., Bishops--Illinois--Chicago., Guilds--Illinois--Chicago., Missions--China.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-3515; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-3515_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359289

Title: Chinese cardinal right at home.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: CHINESE CARDINAL RIGHT AT HOME #c-3515 CHICAGO -- Thomas Cardinal Tien of China uses the chopsticks of his native land at a dinner given in his honor here by the On Leong Chinese Merchants Association. He was presented with a purse of $1,000 by Msgr. Joseph B. Lux for “whatever mission work the cardinal desires in China.” It was the gift of the Catholic Church Extension Society. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CHI-SUN-MES-5B-6-C)
Date Created: 1946, April 30, 1946, April 30, 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Tian, Gengxin, 1890-1967., Catholic Church--Bishops.
Topical Subject(s): Dinners and dining--Illinois--Chicago., Bishops--Illinois--Chicago., Guilds--Illinois--Chicago., Missions--China., Chopsticks.
Geographic subjects: Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., China., Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-3515; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-3515
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359562

Title: Letter from Earl L. MacDonald.
Creator Name(s): MacDonald, Earl L. (author)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Wasem, Grace., Boston University. School of Theology--Students., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Clergy., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Missions--China., Jesus Christ--Art.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of women--Methodist Church., Elders (Church officers)--Methodist Church., Clergy--Massachusetts--Boston., Women seminarians--Massachusetts--Boston., Seminarians--Massachusetts--Boston., Returned missionaries--China.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1511; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1511_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357257

Title: Episcopal missionary sisters enroute to China.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #4802 EPISCOPAL MISSIONARY SISTERS ENROUTE TO CHINA BOSTON -- Four sisters of the Protestant Episcopal Order of St. Anne, Arlington, Mass., former prisoners of the Japanese at Bilibid and other infamous prisons in the Philippine Islands, are shown at a rail depot here before entraining for their return trip to Wuchang, China. Sister Auguste (second from left) was among the group that welcomed Gen. Douglas MacArthur on his return to the islands. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BO’C-BOS-BS-11B6-A-E)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Order of St. Anne., Bilibid Prison (Manila, Philippines), Episcopal Church--Missions--China.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Massachusetts--Boston., Missions--China--Wuhan., World War, 1939-1945--Prisons and prisoners, Japanese., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons., World War, 1939-1945--Philippines., Returned missionaries--Philippines., Women missionaries--Massachusetts--Boston.
Geographic subjects: Massachusetts, Boston., China, Wuhan., Philippines., Philippines., Massachusetts, Boston., Boston (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Suffolk--Boston
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 4802; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_4802a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360443

Title: Episcopal missionary sisters enroute to China.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #4802 EPISCOPAL MISSIONARY SISTERS ENROUTE TO CHINA BOSTON -- Four sisters of the Protestant Episcopal Order of St. Anne, Arlington, Mass., former prisoners of the Japanese at Bilibid and other infamous prisons in the Philippine Islands, are shown at a rail depot here before entraining for their return trip to Wuchang, China. Sister Auguste (second from left) was among the group that welcomed Gen. Douglas MacArthur on his return to the islands. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BO’C-BOS-BS-11B6-A-E)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Order of St. Anne., Bilibid Prison (Manila, Philippines), Episcopal Church--Missions--China.
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Massachusetts--Boston., Missions--China--Wuhan., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons., World War, 1939-1945--Philippines., Returned missionaries--Philippines., Women missionaries--Massachusetts--Boston.
Geographic subjects: Massachusetts, Boston., China, Wuhan., Philippines., Philippines., Massachusetts, Boston., Boston (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Suffolk--Boston
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 4802; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_4802
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360442

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