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Title: Kasai Herald.
Description: Kasai Herald, containing article by Sheppard, "From the Bakuba Country," 1908.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (author), Edmiston, A. L., (Alonzo Lmore), 1879-1954. (author)
Date Created: 1908, January 1, 1908
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo------Kasaï-Occidental----Luebo,
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 8; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: , William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f8
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15930

Title: How Sheppard Made His Way into Lukenga's Kingdom.
Description: Women's Foreign Missionary Society, M.E. Church, South, "How Sheppard Made His Way into Lukenga's Kingdom," 1895.
Date Created: 1895, February 1895
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f11
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15686

Title: Lapsley Memorial Chapel, Belgian Congo.
Description: Interior Lapsley Memorial Chapel. Ibange, Belgian Congo.
Creator Name(s): Wood., E. (photographer)
Date Created: 1908, ca. 1908-1960
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives., Lapsley, Samuel N. (Samuel Norvell), 1866-1892.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Chapels--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 525, Box 2, Folder 34; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions Photographs, 1861-1989.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-525
Identifier (local): ds6498
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161219

Title: Widow outside her house.
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Women--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454, Box 4 (194); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, ca. 1905-1965.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): ds2354
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6479

Title: Telegrams to Lucy Gantt Sheppard regarding William H. Sheppard's death, 1927.
Date Created: 1927, November 25-26, 1927
Name Subject(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927.
Topical Subject(s): Missions Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 5; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f5
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15915

Title: Integration of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission and the Église Presbyterienne au Congo.
Description: Women at Luluabourg in uniform singing in parade for Integration, March 1970.
Date Created: 1970, March 1970, March 1970
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives., Église presbyterienne au Congo., American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Parades--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Luluabourg (Congo), Asia--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kasaï Central--Kananga
Physical Location: RG 525; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions Photographs, 1861-1989.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-525
Identifier (local): ds6552
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161205

Title: William H. Sheppard sermon notes.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (author)
Date Created: n.d.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo----------,
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 9; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: , William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f9
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15955

Title: Integration of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission and the Église Presbyterienne au Congo.
Description: Volleyball game, part of integration celebrations in Luebo.
Date Created: 1970, March 1970, March 1970
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Église presbyterienne au Congo.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Volleyball--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kasaï--Luebo
Physical Location: RG 525; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions Photographs, 1861-1989.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-525
Identifier (local): ds6650
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161227

Title: Gertrude Cousar.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: Mrs. Gertrude Cousar, Missionary to Africa.
Creator Name(s): Bachrach. (publisher)
Date Created: 1920, circa 1920-1930s
Name Subject(s): Cousar, Gertrude, 1898-1988.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 360, Series IV; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Gertrude Cousar (1898-1988) Foreign Missionary Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ZWQ4ZGUwNWUtOWNhNC00Zjg0LTk4MjgtNmI0MGYzZTE5ZTk4&rID=NzI5MA==
Identifier (local): ds7184
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:287987

Title: William James Anderson Congo diary, 1921 and 1931.
Description: Transcript of a diary by William James Anderson, Presbyterian missionary in the Congo from 1919 through 1961. Transcribed by Anderson's grandson, J. David Anderson.
Creator Name(s): Anderson, William James, 1897-1981. (author), Anderson, J. David. (transcriber)
Date Created: 1982, December 1982, December 1982
Name Subject(s): Anderson, William James, 1897-1981., Anderson, Dorothy.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of Congo
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 986.65; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William James Anderson Papers, 1904-1981.--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTE2NDA=
Identifier (local): 986.65_congo_transcript_1921_1931
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:309165

Title: William James Anderson Congo diary, 1921 and 1931.
Description: Diary by William James Anderson, Presbyterian missionary in the Congo from 1919 through 1961. Contains photographs and drawings. Pages 60, 74-99, and 104-110 of volume are blank.
Creator Name(s): Anderson, William James, 1897-1981. (author)
Date Created: 1921, 1921; 1931, 1921; 1931
Name Subject(s): Anderson, William James, 1897-1981., Anderson, Dorothy.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of Congo
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 986.65; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William James Anderson Papers, 1904-1981.--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTE2NDA=
Identifier (local): 986.65_congo_diary_1921_1931
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:309066

Title: Refugees from leftist rebellion.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region)
Topical Subject(s): Evacuation of civilians--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-30541; 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_PC-30541_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353633

Title: Flee Kwilu.
Creator Name(s): Yapp, H.J. (author)
Date Created: 1964, January 29, 1964, January 29, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region)
Topical Subject(s): Evacuation of civilians--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-30541; 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_PC-30541_04
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353606

Title: Fleeing from terror.
Creator Name(s): Yapp, H.J. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region)
Topical Subject(s): Evacuation of civilians--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-30541; 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_PC-30541_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353457

Title: Dr. Paul Carlson.
Description: Text transcribed from caption on reverse: Dr. Paul Carlson in the Congo.
Creator Name(s): Smith, Kline & French Laboratories. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, circa July 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Carlson, Paul., Littleford, Philip., Evangelical Covenant Church of America--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topical Subject(s): Physicians--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. TV-31902; 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_31902
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356517

Title: Dr. Paul Carlson.
Creator Name(s): Smith, Kline & French Laboratories. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, circa June 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Carlson, Paul--Death and burial., Littleford, Philip., Evangelical Covenant Church of America--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topical Subject(s): Physicians--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. TV-31927; 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_TV-31927
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356701

Title: Safe from Congolese rebels.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31862 SAFE FROM CONGOLESE REBELS LEOPOLDVILLE -- Wrapped in a blanket, a small girl is carried by an American Protestant missionary as they leave plane in Leopoldville after flight from Stanleyville. The girl and Alfred Larson of East Islip, N.Y., a missionary of the Unevangelized Field Mission, were among American and European hostages rescued from Congo rebels by Belgian paratroopers and armed forces of the Congo central government. At least 50 whites, including missionaries, were reported massacred by the rebels as rescuing forces were on their way. Before boarding the plane, Mr. Larson, 36, led his wife, daughter and a group of Americans, Britons and Greeks to safety. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-11D-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, circa November 25, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Larson, Alfred Frederick., Unevangelized Fields Mission (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa., Massacres--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kisangani.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Kinshasa., Congo (Democratic Republic), Kisangani., Kinshasa (Congo), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kinshasa--Kinshasa
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-31862; 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_PC-31862
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356689

Title: Stock certificate for Lapsley.
Description: Stock certificate for steamboat "Samuel N. Lapsley," 1893.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions. (creator)
Date Created: 1893, September 29, 1893
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Steamboats.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo----------,
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 16; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: , William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f16
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15827

Title: Child marriage Bakete.
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Children--Congo (Democratic Republic), Marriage--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454 (65); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, ca. 1905-1965.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): ds2138
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6613

Title: Classroom setting in the Congo.
Date Created: 1969, November 1969, November 1969
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Educational work--Congo (Democratic Republic), Students--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 525; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions Photographs, 1861-1989.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-525
Identifier (local): ds6454
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161214

Title: President Joseph Kasavubu and General Mobutu Sese Seko in Independence Day parade.
Description: Leopoldville, Congo, 30 June 1963. Motor cavalcade accompanies President Joseph Kasavubu and Gen. Mobutu in jeep to the ceremony held to commemorate the third anniversary of the independence of the Republic of the Congo.
Date Created: 1963, June 30, 1963, June 30, 1963
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives., Kasa-Vubu, Joseph, approximately 1915-1969., Mobutu Sese Seko, 1930-1997.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Military parades--Congo (Democratic Republic), Presidents--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Leopoldville (Congo), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kinshasa
Physical Location: RG 525, Box 2, Folder 33; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions Photographs, 1861-1989.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-525
Identifier (local): ds6501
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161224

Title: Five young men and women.
Description: [Five young men and women.]
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Men--Congo (Democratic Republic), Women--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454 (183); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, ca. 1905-1965.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): ds2263
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6726

Title: United Nations assistance in the Congo.
Description: Kasai, Republic of the Congo - 10 August 1960. Some 11,500 soldiers from nine countries are now on duty with the U.N. Force in the Republic of the Congo, helping to restore order ad calm in the country. Assistance also includes technical and medical personnel, air transport, food, heavy materials and various supplies. For example, a food distribution was organized for the victims of the intertribal fight between the Luluas and Balubas in Kasai province. The food was sent by U.N. cargo aircraft from Leopoldville to Luluebourg, provincial capital of Kasai. Here, the food packages have been unloaded from the U.N. plane by Tunisian troops of the U.N. Force.
Date Created: 1960, August 10, 1960, August 10, 1960
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives., United Nations--Armed Forces.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Food relief--Congo (Democratic Republic), Humanitarian assistance--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kasaï
Physical Location: RG 525, Box 2, Folder 33; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions Photographs, 1861-1989.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-525
Identifier (local): ds6500a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161223

Title: Group of Christians in unfinished church.
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Church buildings--Congo (Democratic Republic), Christians--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Buildings, structures, etc., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454, Box 5 (30); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, ca. 1905-1965.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): ds2103
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6643

Title: Mother and child.
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Women--Congo (Democratic Republic), Children--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454, Box 5 (37); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, ca. 1905-1965.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): ds2110
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6604

Title: William H. Sheppard Papers
Description: William H. Sheppard was a Presbyterian minister and missionary to the Congo for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1890-1910. Sheppard was one of the earliest African-American foreign missionaries for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. He and his wife, Lucy Gantt Sheppard, were stationed at Luebo and later at Ibanche. Collection consists primarily of photograph albums and photographs. Photographs document mission stations and churches at Luebo and Ibanche; the Sheppard family; other Presbyterian Church in the U.S. missionaries; and native people of the Bateke, Baluba, Bakuba, Zappo Zap, and other tribes. The collection includes a small number of papers, including correspondence; Sheppard's reminiscences of his time at the Stillman Institute in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; a pamphlet entitled "How Sheppard Made His Way into Lukenga's Kingdom"; printed materials about the Congo and King Leopold; hymnbooks in Tshiluba and an unidentified language; and glass and nitrate negatives. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Sheppard with his mother.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (creator)
Name Subject(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927., Sheppard, Lucy J. Gantt, 1867-1955., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions., Stillman Institute (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Topical Subject(s): Tribes--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:whsheppard

Title: Hydro Project in Zaire.
Description: Gene Sharp, Hydro Project - Zaire.
Date Created: 1971, ca. 1971
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives., Sharp, Gene.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Irrigation--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Zaire., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 525, Box 2, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions Photographs, 1861-1989.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-525
Identifier (local): ds6497
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161217

Title: Group of Christians in front of unfinished church.
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Church buildings--Congo (Democratic Republic), Christians--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Buildings, structures, etc., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454, Box 5 (31); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, ca. 1905-1965.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): ds2104
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6774

Title: Smoking water-gourd pipe.
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Smoking paraphernalia--Congo (Democratic Republic), Handicraft--Congo (Democratic Republic).
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454, Box 5 (9); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, ca. 1905-1965.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): ds2082
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6466

Title: Child marriage.
Description: Child marriage.
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Marriage--Congo (Democratic Republic), Children--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Religion., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454 (99); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, ca. 1905-1965.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): ds2179
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6807

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