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Title: Missionaries with African natives.
Description: [Missionaries with African natives.]
Date Created: ca. 1925-1945, 1925
Name Subject(s): Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. Board of Foreign Missions. Dept. of Missionary Personnel--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 360, Series IV; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll Richard Stegall (d. 1965) Foreign Missionary Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ZWQ4ZGUwNWUtOWNhNC00Zjg0LTk4MjgtNmI0MGYzZTE5ZTk4&rID=Njk3Nw==
Identifier (local): ds2280
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6710

Title: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Congo meeting at Luebo Mission, March 19, 1968.
Description: Moderator David Miller's copy.
Creator Name(s): Église presbyterienne au Congo. (creator)
Date Created: 1968, March 19, 1968, March 19, 1968
Name Subject(s): Église presbyterienne au Congo., 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.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kasaï--Luebo
Physical Location: RG 537, Box 2, Folder 1; 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_f1_minutes_ga_pres_congo_1962
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:293474

Title: Missionary standing with a group of men and women.
Description: Missionary standing with a group of men and women. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, May-June 1946
Name Subject(s): American Mission to Lepers., Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives., American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Africa
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 3; 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): ds5113
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:11092

Title: Unidentified man standing with group dressed in western clothing.
Description: Unidentified man standing with group dressed in western clothing. [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): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., 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): ds5261
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:61738

Title: Group standing outside.
Description: Group standing outside. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, May-June 1946
Name Subject(s): American Mission to Lepers., Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives., American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Africa
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 3; 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): ds5114
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:11093

Title: Eugene Roland Kellersberger standing with a tribe member.
Description: Eugene Roland Kellersberger standing with a tribe member. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, May-June 1946, May-June 1946
Name Subject(s): American Mission to Lepers., Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives., Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic)
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 3; 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): ds5106
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:11070

Title: A group of women standing outside of a building.
Description: A group of women standing outside of a building. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, May-June 1946
Name Subject(s): American Mission to Lepers., Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives., American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Africa
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 3; 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): ds5111
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:11090

Title: Eugene Roland Kellersberger and Julia Lake Skinner Kellersberger.
Description: Eugene Roland Kellersberger and Julia Lake Skinner Kellersberger holding chickens and eggs and standing with two men. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, May-June 1946, May-June 1946
Name Subject(s): American Mission to Lepers., Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives., Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966., Kellersberger, Julia Lake, 1897-1986.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Africa, Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic)
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 3; 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): ds5105
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:11063

Title: Carroll R. Stegall shaving.
Description: [Carroll R. Stegall shaving among group of boys and men.]
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454 (178); 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): ds2258
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6684

Title: Missionary conference, Leopoldville.
Description: Missionary conference, Leopoldville, January.
Date Created: 1904, January 1904
Name Subject(s): Vass (Family : Vass, L. C. (Lachlan Cumming), 1831-1896)
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 476, Box 6, Album p. 3; 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): ds3337
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7328

Title: Fwamba and Carroll R. Stegall.
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454 (69); 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): ds2142
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6735

Title: Missionaries greeting a group of villagers.
Description: Missionaries greeting a group of villagers. [Nitrate negative from American Mission to Lepers, world leprosy tour, 1946.]
Date Created: 1946, May-June 1946
Name Subject(s): American Mission to Lepers., Kellersberger, E.R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966--Archives., American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Africa
Physical Location: RG 436, Box 26, Folder 3; 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): ds5109
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:11086

Title: Carroll R. Stegall with children.
Description: [Carroll R. Stegall with children.]
Date Created: ca. 1915-1950, 1915
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 454 (188); 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): ds2268
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6529

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: Back of the African's Mind.
Description: Annotated typescript of chapter five of "Forty Years in the Congo" written by Carroll R. Stegall, Presbyterian missionary in the Congo.
Creator Name(s): Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965. (author)
Date Created: 1950, circa 1950s
Name Subject(s): Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965--Archives., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965., American Presbyterian Congo Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Africa--Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century.
Physical Location: RG 454, Box 2, Folder 16; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, ca. 1905-1965.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): rg454_b2_f16_forty_years_chapter5
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356051

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: Mr. and Mrs. Edmiston and Son Kuete.
Description: [Mr. and Mrs. Edmiston and Son Kuete.]
Date Created: ca. 1898-1909, 1898
Name Subject(s): Vass family--Archives., Edmiston, Althea Brown, 1874-1937., Edmiston, A. L. (Alonzo Lmore), 1879-1954.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 476, Box 17; 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): ds4593
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:8642

Title: Luebo Christmas pageant.
Description: [Luebo Christmas pageant.]
Date Created: 1960, ca. 1960s
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--20th century., 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): ds3948
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7808

Title: Luebo Christmas pageant.
Description: [Luebo Christmas pageant.]
Date Created: 1960, ca. 1960s
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--20th century., 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): ds3947
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7566

Title: Edmiston family.
Description: Mr. & Mrs. Edmiston and oldest boy [Althea Brown Edmiston, Alonzo L. Edmiston and Sherman Edmiston]
Date Created: 1914
Name Subject(s): Edmiston, A. L. (Alonzo Lmore), 1879-1954--Archives., Edmiston, Althea Brown, 1874-1937., Edmiston, A. L. (Alonzo Lmore), 1879-1954--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 495, Box 6, Folder 45; 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): ds1586
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5923

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: C.R. Stegall.
Description: C.R. Stegall, Lubondai.
Creator Name(s): Longenecker, J. Hershey, 1889-1978. (photographer)
Date Created: 1920, ca. 1920s-1930s
Name Subject(s): Vass family--Archives., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Lay missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions--20th century., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 476, Box 34, Folder 2, Image No. 15; 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): ds3057
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:7175

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

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