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Title: Samuel Lapsley's gravestone.
Description: Gravestone of Samuel Lapsley, missionary of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Date Created: 1893
Name Subject(s): Vass family--Archives., Lapsley, Samuel N. (Samuel Norvell), 1866-1892., American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--19th century., Burial--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 19th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 476, Box 3, Folder 26; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Vass Family Papers, ca. 1860s-1999. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-476
Identifier (local): ds7091
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286571

Title: Dr. George Richard Cousar.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: Dr. George Richard Cousar (M.D.) Missionary to Africa.
Date Created: 1920, circa 1920-1930s
Name Subject(s): Cousar, George Richard, Dr., 1895-1979.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 360, Series IV; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: George Richard Cousar (1895-1979) Foreign Missionary Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ZWQ4ZGUwNWUtOWNhNC00Zjg0LTk4MjgtNmI0MGYzZTE5ZTk4&rID=NzI4OQ==
Identifier (local): ds7185
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:287986

Title: Special Bulletin No. 7 from C. Darby Fulton, July 23, 1960.
Description: Bulletin confirming by name the presence of missionaries in Salisbury (now Harare), Zimbabwe.
Creator Name(s): Fulton, C. Darby (Charles Darby), 1892- (author), Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions. (creator)
Date Created: 1960, July 3, 1960, July 3, 1960
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions., Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019., Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019--Archives., Miller, Polly Jean, 1927---Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 537, Box 2, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David and Polly Miller Papers, circa 1936-2006.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-537
Identifier (local): rg537_b2_f3_fulton_bulletin_1960
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:293445

Title: To All Readers of the Congo Mission News, July 26, 1960.
Description: Circular by R.V. de Carle Thompson of the Conseil Protestant du Congo describing Congolese Independence and the evacuation of missionaries.
Creator Name(s): Congo Protestant Council. (creator), Thompson, R.V. de Carle. (author)
Date Created: 1960, July 26, 1960, July 26, 1960
Name Subject(s): Congo Protestant Council., Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019--Archives., Miller, Polly Jean, 1927---Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Independence movements--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 1960-1997., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 537, Box 2, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David and Polly Miller Papers, circa 1936-2006.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-537
Identifier (local): rg537_b2_f3_conseil_protestant_du_congo_1960
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:293439

Title: Letter from Polly Miller to friends, August 2, 1960.
Description: Letter regarding Polly Miller's departure from the Congo and rumors of a bomb attack at her home in the Congo.
Creator Name(s): Miller, Polly Jean, 1927- (author)
Date Created: 1960, August 2, 1960, August 2, 1960
Name Subject(s): Miller, Polly Jean, 1927-, Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019., Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019--Archives., Miller, Polly Jean, 1927---Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 537, Box 2, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David and Polly Miller Papers, circa 1936-2006.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-537
Identifier (local): rg537_b2_f3_polly_miller_1960
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:293443

Title: English Translation of the "Luluabourg Paper."
Description: Unofficial translation from the first draft of the Tshiluba document from the meeting of the Église presbytérienne au Congo and the Board of World Missions held at the Protestant Center in Luluabourg (now Kananga), from November 15-18, 1965.
Date Created: 1965, November 1965, November 1965
Name Subject(s): Église presbyterienne au Congo., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions., Miller, David V. (David Vines), 1926-2019--Archives., Miller, Polly Jean, 1927---Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kasaï Central--Kananga
Physical Location: RG 537, Box 1, Folder 9; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David and Polly Miller Papers, circa 1936-2006.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-537
Identifier (local): rg537_b1_f9_luluabourg_paper_eng
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:293457

Title: Lubondai church.
Description: Lubondai church.
Creator Name(s): Longenecker, J. Hershey, 1889-1978. (photographer)
Date Created: 1920, ca. 1920s-1930s
Name Subject(s): Vass family--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Church buildings--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Buildings, structures, etc., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 476, Box 34, Folder 2, Image No. 16; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Vass Family Papers, ca. 1860s-1999.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-476
Identifier (local): ds3058
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7114

Title: Bulape church.
Description: Bulape church.
Creator Name(s): Longenecker, J. Hershey, 1889-1978. (photographer)
Date Created: 1920, ca. 1920s-1930s
Name Subject(s): Vass family--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Buildings, structures, etc.--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 476, Box 34, Folder 2-11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Vass Family Papers, ca. 1860s-1999.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-476
Identifier (local): ds3053
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7474

Title: Luebo, Balondi.
Description: Luebo, "Balondi" (Evangelist School) dormitory.
Creator Name(s): Longenecker, J. Hershey, 1889-1978. (photographer)
Date Created: 1920, ca. 1920s-1930s
Name Subject(s): Vass family--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Schools--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 476, Box 34, Folder 2, Image No. 10; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Vass Family Papers, ca. 1860s-1999.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-476
Identifier (local): ds3052
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7244

Title: African women seated.
Description: [African women seated.]
Creator Name(s): Longenecker, J. Hershey, 1889-1978. (photographer)
Date Created: 1920, ca. 1920s-1930s
Name Subject(s): Vass family--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Women--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Educational work--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 476, Box 34, Folder 2, Image No. 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Vass Family Papers, ca. 1860s-1999.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-476
Identifier (local): ds3044
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7335

Title: Leopoldville, Congo report to Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions, 30 November 1964.
Description: Report of Jack Crawford, Henry Dirks, others from American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, on the 1964 Congo Crisis, the takeover of Stanleyville by the Maoist Simba rebels, and the captivity and release of American missionaries. Includes a Dr. Llewyn [?] relating the Congo Crisis to events in Southern Africa, including the presence of Israeli soldiers and advisers in Congo-Kinshasa and South Africa.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions
Date Created: 1964, November 30, 1964, November 30, 1964
Name Subject(s): American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--Civil War, 1960-1965.
Geographic subjects: Africa--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa
Physical Location: ARCHIVES RT 843; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions records, 1951-1971.--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=Mzg2OQ==&q
Identifier (local): RT843_Leopoldville
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:348270

Title: Congo medical missionary reported dead.
Creator Name(s): Smith, Kline & French Laboratories. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Carlson, Paul, 1928-1964--Death and burial., Carlson, Paul, 1928-1964., Evangelical Covenant Church of America--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Carlson, Lois Lindblom., Carlson, Wayne., Carlson, Lynette., LeVahn, Joann., Littleford, Philip.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa., Missions, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-31851; 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-31851_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356290

Title: Congo medical missionary reported dead.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31851 CONGO MEDICAL MISSIONARY REPORTED DEAD LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo -- Refugees escaping from rebel-held territory in the Congo reported that Dr. Paul Carlson (right), shown here in a happier moment, had been put to death. The medical missionary, serving under the Evangelical Covenant Church of America, was captured when he refused to leave his hospital in the northern Congo. His wife (right) and children, Wayne, 9, and Lynette, 6, (in the foreground) reached safety. The doctor’s threatened execution, after being charged as a spy by rebels, was delayed for one week after the U.S. State Department and churchmen in America urged Kenya Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta, as chairman of a Special Organization of African Unity Committee, to intervene in his behalf. The Carlson family is shown here with Philip Littleford of Baltimore, Md., a medical student in Africa on a fellowship, and Joann LeVahn of Minneapolis, Minn., a staff nurse at the mission hospital. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (FRE-Ph-11D-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Smith, Kline & French Laboratories. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Carlson, Paul, 1928-1964--Death and burial., Carlson, Paul, 1928-1964., Evangelical Covenant Church of America--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Carlson, Lois Lindblom., Carlson, Wayne., Carlson, Lynette., LeVahn, Joann., Littleford, Philip.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa., Missions, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kinshasa.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Kinshasa., Congo (Democratic Republic), Kinshasa., Kinshasa (Congo), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kinshasa--Kinshasa
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-31851; 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-31851
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356683

Title: College service honors Dr. Carlson.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31883 COLLEGE SERVICE HONORS DR. CARLSON CHICAGO -- Friends of Dr. Paul Carlson, 36-year-old American medical missionary killed in the Congo, held a memorial service in his honor at North Park College in Chicago, where he graduated in 1949 before going on to Stanford University and George Washington University Medical School. Dr. Clarence A. Nelson, president of the Evangelical Covenant Church of America, which Dr. Carlson served in the Congo, presided at the service. North Park College and Theological Seminary is related to the Evangelical Covenant Church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (NP-CI-12A-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Evangelical Covenant Church of America. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, November 29, 1964, November 29, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Carlson, Paul, 1928-1964--Death and burial., Evangelical Covenant Church of America--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), North Park College and Theological Seminary., Nelson, Clarence A., 1900-1971., Evangelical Covenant Church of America--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Memorial service., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Capital punishment--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31883; 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_P-31883
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356645

Title: Memorial service in honor of Dr. Paul Earle Carlson.
Creator Name(s): Evangelical Covenant Church of America. (author)
Date Created: 1964, November 29, 1964, November 29, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Carlson, Paul, 1928-1964--Death and burial., Evangelical Covenant Church of America--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), North Park College and Theological Seminary., Nelson, Clarence A., 1900-1971., Evangelical Covenant Church of America--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Memorial service., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Capital punishment--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-31883; 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_P-31883_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356475

Title: Class in session.
Description: Text transcribed from caption on reverse: A class session in Methodist school, Elizabethville, Belgian Congo, Africa
Creator Name(s): Methodist Church (U.S.). Board of Missions. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Methodist Church (U.S.)--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Lubumbashi.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Educational work--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Lubumbashi., Students--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Lubumbashi.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Lubumbashi., Congo (Democratic Republic), Lubumbashi., Lubumbashi (Congo), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Upper Katanga--Lubumbashi
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1788; 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_1788
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358626

Title: Dr. George R. Cousar and Dr. Eugene R. Kellersberger.
Description: [Dr. George R. Cousar (left) and Dr. Eugene R. Kellersberger (right) during an operation.]
Date Created: 1920, ca. 1920s
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Kellersberger, E. R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966., Kellersberger, E. R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Hospitals--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions, Medical--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 23, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene R. Kellersberger Papers, 1909-1998.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-436
Identifier (local): ds3345
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7333

Title: Making a skiff for the Lapsley II.
Description: Engineer William B. Scott, Captain Lachlan C. Vass II, and crew making a small skiff for the Lapsley's use [Lapsley II], 1906.
Date Created: 1906
Name Subject(s): Vass family--Archives., Vass, Lachlan Cumming, 1872-1962.
Topical Subject(s): Boats and boating in missionary work--Congo (Democratic Republic), Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century.
Physical Location: RG 476, Box 10, Folder 7; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Vass Family Papers, ca. 1860s-1999.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-476
Identifier (local): ds6269
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:141945

Title: Christmas photo card, Luebo.
Description: Merry Christmas to you and yours. [Christmas photo card, Luebo, undated -- sent to Winnie from Florence.]
Date Created: ca. 1960s, 1960
Name Subject(s): Vass family--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Christmas--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Luebo--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 476, Box 35, Folder 13; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Vass Family Papers, ca. 1860s-1999.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-476
Identifier (local): ds3946
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7944

Title: Nun who eluded terrorists safe In Belgium.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30526 NUN WHO ELUDED TERRORISTS SAFE IN BELGIUM BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Safe in her homeland, a nun who escaped the terrorists who attacked Catholic and Protestant missions in Kwilu Province of the Congo is greeted at Brussels airport by Sisters and relatives. Three Roman Catholic priests were slain in the rebel uprising and one was reported missing; all were from Belgium. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (U-NY-1E-64-W)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, January 26, 1964, January 26, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Belgium--Brussels., Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region), Missionaries--Violence against--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region)
Geographic subjects: Belgium, Brussels., Congo (Democratic Republic), Kwilu (Sub-Region), Congo (Democratic Republic), Kwilu (Sub-Region), Congo (Democratic Republic), Kwilu (Sub-Region), Brussels (Belgium), Kwilu (Congo : Sub-Region), Europe--Belgium--Brussels-Capital Region--Brussels
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-30526; 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-30526
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353704

Title: Congo missionaries safely home.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Mullins, Harold., Mullins, Juanita.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region), Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region), Lay missionaries--Baptists.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30566; 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_P-30566_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353472

Title: Congo missionaries safely home.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30566 CONGO MISSIONARIES SAFELY HOME TALLMADGE, Ohio -- The clothes on their back and a souvenir spear were all the Rev. and Mrs. Harold Mullins and their four children could bring out of the Kwilu Province in the Congo, where anti-government terrorists burned their mission station and threatened their lives. The Baptist couple, with their 16-month-old baby, hid upstairs in their house but fire forced Mr. Mullins to knock out a window and jump. The baby was dropped to him as Mrs. Mullins also jumped to safety. The clergyman was knocked down and hit with a hammer in a brief fracas with terrorists. None of the youngsters was harmed. The life of another missionary was saved, Mr. Mullins related, when a former native Bible student jumped in front of a terrorist aiming a rifle. United Nations helicopters evacuated the group. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DM-Ohio-2B-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Funston, Lelia Maude. (author)
Date Created: 1964, February 4, 1964, February 4, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Mullins, Harold., Mullins, Juanita.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region), Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kwilu (Sub-Region), Lay missionaries--Baptists.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Kwilu (Sub-Region), Congo (Democratic Republic), Kwilu (Sub-Region), Congo (Democratic Republic), Kwilu (Sub-Region), Tallmadge (Ohio), Kwilu (Congo : Sub-Region), North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Summit--Tallmadge
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30566; 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_P-30566
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353799

Title: Belgian royalty comforts nun.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31863 BELGIAN ROYALTY COMFORTS NUN BRUSSELS -- Sister Anne Marie Merkens, rescued from Congolese rebels, is comforted by Belgian King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola on arrival at the Brussels airport. The Catholic nun was among many whites rescued from the hands of rebels in Stanleyville by Belgian paratroops. Sister Anne Marie told the Associated Press that she and other nuns had been forced by the rebels to parade down a street in Basoto, near Stanleyville. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-11D-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, November 26, 1964, November 26, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Merkens, Anne Marie., Fabiola, Queen, consort of Baudouin I, King of the Belgians, 1928-2014., Baudouin I, King of the Belgians, 1930-1993., Catholic Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Belgium--Brussels., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kisangani., Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kisangani., Kings and rulers--Belgium., Massacres--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Kisangani.
Geographic subjects: Belgium, Brussels., Congo (Democratic Republic), Kisangani., Congo (Democratic Republic), Kisangani., Belgium., Congo (Democratic Republic), Kisangani., Brussels (Belgium), Congo (Democratic Republic), Kisangani (Congo), Europe--Belgium--Brussels-Capital Region--Brussels
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-31863; 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-31863
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356690

Title: Medical staff.
Description: Medical staff. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, July 1946
Name Subject(s): Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives., American Mission to Lepers., American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missions, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene R. Kellersberger Papers, 1909-1998.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-436
Identifier (local): ds5209
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:33672

Title: Edmiston family portrait.
Description: "Our Family."
Creator Name(s): Edmiston, A. L. (Alonzo Lmore), 1879-1954. (creator)
Date Created: ca. 1917-1926, 1917
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Edmiston, A. L. (Alonzo Lmore), 1879-1954--Portraits., Edmiston, Althea Brown, 1874-1937--Portraits., Edmiston, A. L. (Alonzo Lmore), 1879-1954--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Children of missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., African American missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Luebo--Kasaï-Occidental--Kasaï, Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century.
Physical Location: RG 495, Box 8; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: A.L. Edmiston Papers, 1908-1975--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-495
Identifier (local): ds4720
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:427

Title: Two men and two children standing under a tree.
Description: Two men and two children standing under a tree. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, July 1946
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene R. Kellersberger Papers, 1909-1998.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-436
Identifier (local): ds5262
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:62304

Title: Vass Family Papers
Description: Three generations of the Vass family served the Presbyterian Church in the United States and the Congo during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Vass III's wife (and daughter of medical missionary Eugene R. Kellersberger), Winifred Kellersberger (1917-2010), also served with her husband. This collection includes photographic prints, glass and film negatives, and lantern slides primarily documenting Vass II in the Congo, the American Presbyterian Congo Mission (APCM), the S.S. Samuel N. Lapsley I and II, the Congo's indigenous villages and peoples, and Belgian atrocities. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: L.C. Vass and Mr. and Mrs. Crowley seated with birds, ca. 1898.
Creator Name(s): Vass, L. C. (Lachlan Cumming), 1831-1896. (creator), Vass, Lachlan Cumming, 1872-1962. (creator), Vass, Winifred Kellersberger, 1917-2010. (creator)
Date Created: 1860, ca. 1860s-1999, 1860, 1999
Name Subject(s): Vass, L. C. (Lachlan Cumming), 1831-1896., Vass, Lachlan C., 1915-2010., Vass, Lachlan Cumming, 1872-1962., Vass, Winifred Kellersberger, 1917-2010., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Samuel N. Lapsley I (Ship), Samuel N. Lapsley II (Ship)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Presbyterian Church--Southern States--19th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Atrocities--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Southern States, 19th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic)
Physical Location: RG 476; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Vass Family Papers, circa 1860s-1999.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-476
Identifier (local): rg476
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:vass

Title: Group photo.
Description: Group of Africans pose for a photograph. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, July 1946
Name Subject(s): Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives., American Mission to Lepers., American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missions, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene R. Kellersberger Papers, 1909-1998.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-436
Identifier (local): ds5211
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:33673

Title: Group of men posed for photo.
Description: Group of men posed for photo. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, July 1946
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene R. Kellersberger Papers, 1909-1998.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-436
Identifier (local): ds5260
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:61737

Title: Group photo.
Description: Group photo. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, July 1946
Name Subject(s): Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., American Mission to Lepers.
Topical Subject(s): Missions, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene R. Kellersberger Papers, 1909-1998.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-436
Identifier (local): ds5028
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:33671

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