Correspondence and clippings of Edler Hawkins, the first Black moderator of
the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Includes materials related to
Hawkins' passing in 1977.
Creator:
Hawkins, Edler Garnett, 1908-1977. (author)
Subject names:
Hawkins, Edler Garnett, 1908-1977., Livingston, Michael., Hawkins, Thelma., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly. Moderator (1964-1965 : Hawkins)
Topics:
African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals.
Regarding the Convening Gathering of the Covenant Network on September 19th.
Addressed to both the Executive Committee Members and the National Committee
Members.
Creator:
Byers, Pam, 1947-2014. (author)
Subject names:
Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Byers, Pam, 1947-2014.
Topics:
Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Regarding her interest in supporting a new national network of leaders and
churches devoted to supporting ordination for lesbian and gay Presbyterians.
Includes an introductory letter from Robert Bohl and John Buchanan, and a
RSVP form for the gathering at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago on
September 19, 1997.
Creator:
Bohl, Robert W. (author), Buchanan, John M., 1938- (author)
Subject names:
Covenant Network of Presbyterians--Archives., Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.), Buchanan, John M., 1938-, Bohl, Robert W.
Topics:
Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Materials related to the New York City school boycott orchestrated by Milton
Arthur Galamison, pastor of Siloam Presbyterian Church. Galamison and
hundreds of students marched through Harlem in protest of the continued
segregation of New York's public schools, and the mistreatment of Black and
Puerto Rican children.
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of New York City--Archives., Galamison, Milton A. (Milton Arthur), 1923-1988., Siloam Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.)
Topics:
African American clergy--New York (State)--New York., African American Presbyterians--New York (State)--New York., Boycotts--New York (State)--New York., Segregation in education--New York (State)--New York., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Correspondence between Rev. Margaret Towner, the first woman ordained a
minister of word and sacrament, and James Smylie, editor of the Journal of
Presbyterian History, regarding a loan of photographs from her ordination
service in 1956.
Creator:
Towner, Margaret Ellen, 1925- (author), Smylie, James H. (James Hutchinson), 1925-2019 (author)
Subject names:
Towner, Margaret Ellen, 1925---Archives., Smylie, James H. (James Hutchinson), 1925-2019.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States., Women clergy--United States.
Correspondence and printed materials regarding work of the committee and of
"The Book of Common Worship," 1905-1906 and undated.
Creator:
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (author), Lowndes, Arthur, 1858-1917. (author), Taylor, William Rivers, 1856-1941. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly.
Correspondence and printed materials regarding work of the committee,
1904-1906 and undated.
Creator:
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933. (author), Taylor, William Rivers, 1856-1941. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly.
Sanford commends Van Dyke on the Book of Common Worship and informs him he
plans to bring it to the attention of the Committee on Worship of the
Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Creator:
Fleming, Sandford. (author)
Subject names:
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Minutes of the of the Blue Ridge Synod of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.,
50th annual session held at Leonard Street Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga,
Tennessee, October 9-11, 1957; including letter from Richard E. Anderson,
Stated Clerk, Levere Presbytery, to Dr. Evan W. Renne, Stated Clerk,
Presbytery of Chattanooga, May 6, 1958.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Blue Ridge. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Blue Ridge.
Topics:
African American Presbyterians--History--United States.
Perry, Everett L. (Everett Lawrence), 1911- (author), Henderson, Elo L. (author), Smith, J.W. (author), Richardson, B.R. (author), Colston, James A., 1910-1982. (author), Perry, R.P. (author), Wilson, Frank T. (author)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Catawba., Johnson C. Smith University.
Topics:
Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American Presbyterians--History--20th century.