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Description:Inserts found inside Tucson Indian Training School register, 1888-1952. Includes loose letters regarding Ricardo Manuel and Isaac Paul, 1960-1961.Creator:Tucson Indian Training School. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions., Tucson Indian Training School.Topics:Off-reservation boarding schools--Arizona--Tucson., Tohono O’odham (Papago)--Missions--Arizona., Akimel O’odham (Pima)--Missions--Arizona., Tohono O’odham (Papago)--Cultural assimilation., Akimel O’odham (Pima)--Cultural assimilation., Tohono O’odham (Papago)--Education., Akimel O’odham (Pima)--Education., Indigenous peoples--Education--Arizona--Tucson., Students--Arizona--Tucson., Missions--Educational work--Arizona--Tucson.Geographic subjects:Tucson (Ariz.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:360134
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Description:Tucson Indian Training School register, 1888-1952. Includes entries of dates students entered the school and their ages upon entry. Pages 1, 4-13, 264-end of the volume are blank.Creator:Tucson Indian Training School. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions., Tucson Indian Training School.Topics:Off-reservation boarding schools--Arizona--Tucson., Tohono O’odham (Papago)--Missions--Arizona., Akimel O’odham (Pima)--Missions--Arizona., Tohono O’odham (Papago)--Cultural assimilation., Akimel O’odham (Pima)--Cultural assimilation., Tohono O’odham (Papago)--Education., Akimel O’odham (Pima)--Education., Indigenous peoples--Education--Arizona--Tucson., Students--Arizona--Tucson., Missions--Educational work--Arizona--Tucson.Geographic subjects:Tucson (Ariz.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:359875
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Description:April 1, 1948 letter to Eunice Blanchard from Elizabeth Howell, Assistant Secretary, Office of Youth Work, informing Blanchard that she is one of the Alaska Pioneers in the Youth Caravan.Creator:Poethig, Eunice Blanchard, 1930-2018. (addressee), Howell, Elizabeth. (author)Subject names:Poethig, Richard P.--Archives., Poethig, Eunice Blanchard, 1930-2018--Archives., Poethig, Eunice Blanchard, 1930-2018., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Westminster Fellowship.Topics:Presbyterian women., Missions--Alaska.Geographic subjects:Sitka (Alaska)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:356165
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Description:Statement from the Chicago Interfaith Committee on Reference and Council to the City of Chicago Board of Education on high school weekday credit courses in religion.Creator:Chicago Interfaith Committee on Reference and Council. (creator)Subject names:National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--Archives., Chicago Interfaith Committee on Reference and Council., Chicago (Ill.). Board of Education.Topics:Interdenominational cooperation--Illinois--Chicago., Religion in public schools--Illinois--Chicago., Jewish religious education--Illinois--Chicago.Geographic subjects:Chicago (Ill.).URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:354069
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Creator:National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Division of Christian Education. (creator)Subject names:National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Division of Christian Education--Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Division of Christian Education.Topics:Interdenominational cooperation--United States., Christian education--United States., Scholarships--United States.Geographic subjects:United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:354019
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Description:Letter from John Lilley, Oak Ridge, to Col. Rutherford, in reference to missionary labors among the Seminole people, Aug. 25, 1859.Creator:Lilley, John, 1810-1870. (author)Subject names:Lilley, John, 1810-1870., Oak Ridge Manual Labor School (Holdenville, Okla.)Topics:Seminole Indians--Missions., Missions--Oklahoma--Holdenville.Geographic subjects:Holdenville (Okla.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346890
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Description:Transcription of letter from John Lilley, Oak Ridge, to Col. Rutherford, in reference to missionary labors among the Seminole people, Aug. 25, 1859. Letter originally processed as part of RG 224, Box 6, Folder 30 (American Indian correspondence : the Presbyterian Historical Society collection of missionaries' letters, 1833-1893, 1949-1950).Creator:Lilley, John, 1810-1870. (author)Subject names:Lilley, John, 1810-1870., Oak Ridge Manual Labor School (Holdenville, Okla.)Topics:Seminole Indians--Missions., Missions--Oklahoma--Holdenville.Geographic subjects:Holdenville (Okla.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346886
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Description:A promotional film for the Presbyterian-operated Boggs Academy in Keysville, Georgia. Tells the story of Shirley, a little girl who dreams of learning everything at Boggs. Produced by the PCUSA Board of National Missions, 1937.Creator:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. (creator)Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions., Boggs Academy.Topics:African Americans--Education--Georgia--Keysville., African American children--Georgia--Keysville.Geographic subjects:Keysville (Ga.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344681
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: 1- John Renville 2- Daniel Renville 3- Charles Crawford 5- Joseph Rodgers 7- John P. Williamson 8- George Fire Cloud 9- John Eastman 10- Moses Makey 11- Moses N. Adams 12- John Flute presented by John Tallmadge Bergen.Creator:Bergen, John Tallmadge, 1860-1948. (photographer)Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions., Renville, John B. (John Baptiste), 1832?-1903., Renville, Daniel, 1840?-., Williamson, John Poage, 1835-1917., Firecloud, George, 1878-1968., Adams, Moses N. (Moses Newton), 1822-1902., Flute, John., Crawford, Charles., Eastman, John, 1849-1921., Makey, Moses, -1948.Topics:Dakota Indians--Missions--History., Home missions--Dakota Territory--19th century., Indigenous peoples--Dakota territory., Missionaries--Dakota Territory--19th century.Geographic subjects:Pine Ridge (S.D.), Dakota Territory.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344108
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Dakota Presbytery Apr. 22. 1886 Good Will Mission.Creator:Bergen, John Tallmadge, 1860-1948. (photographer)Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions., Renville, John B. (John Baptiste), 1832?-1903., Renville, Daniel, 1840?-., Williamson, John Poage, 1835-1917., Firecloud, George, 1878-1968., Adams, Moses N. (Moses Newton), 1822-1902., Flute, John., Crawford, Charles., Eastman, John, 1849-1921., Makey, Moses, -1948.Topics:Dakota Indians--Missions--History., Home missions--Dakota Territory--19th century., Indigenous peoples--Dakota territory., Missionaries--Dakota Territory--19th century.Geographic subjects:Pine Ridge (S.D.), Dakota Territory.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344107
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Description:Slides, taken from 1952 to 1957 by Edgar Thorne, of the Mountaineer Mining Mission, Jordan, W. Va. and Edna, W. Va.; converted to VHS, about 1989.Creator:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbytery of West Virginia., Thorne, Edgar., Mountaineer Mining Mission.Topics:Home missions--Appalachian Region., Appalachians (People)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:340959
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Description:Records related to Santa Fe Academy in New Mexico. Includes correspondence regarding the Board of Home Missions' decision to stop financially supporting the school.Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. College Board--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board for Aid for Colleges and Academies., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions.Topics:Presbyterian Church--Home missions--New Mexico--Santa Fe., Missions--Educational work--New Mexico--Santa Fe., Schools--New Mexico--Santa Fe.Geographic subjects:Santa Fe (N.M.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:340912
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Description:Tells the story of Frances (Fannie) H. Willard, a Tlingit missionary. Written by Susan H. Pingry (published under the name Mrs. John F. Pingry.)Creator:Pingry, Susan H. (author)Subject names:Willard, Frances H.--Biography., Willard, Frances H., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Woman's Board of Home Missions., Sitka Training School (Sitka, Alaska)Topics:Tlingit children--Missions--Alaska--Sitka., Tlingit Indians--Missions--Alaska--Sitka., Tlingit women--Missions--Alaska--Sitka., Missionaries--Alaska--Sitka., Women missionaries--Alaska--Sitka., Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Sitka.Geographic subjects:Sitka (Alaska)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:340294
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Title:Description:Glimpses of the work of Sunday school missionaries in the Southwest and a cattlemen's camp meeting. Photographed by Frederick R. Thorne. Edited by John Fenton. Script written by Joe Forest. The title was suggested by the book of the same name written and published by Joe M. Evans of El Paso, Texas.Creator:Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer), Forest, Joe. (author), Fenton, John. (editor)Topics:Church work with cowboys--Southwest, New., Camp meetings--Southwest, New., Home missions--Southwest, New.Geographic subjects:Southwest, New.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:340289
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Creator:Hamilton, William, 1811-1891. (author), Irvin, S. M. (Samuel Mcleary), 1812- (author), Roy, J. B. (translator), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. (contributor)Topics:Iowa language--Grammar., Iowa language--Translating.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:340229
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Description:Text transcribed from caption: American Indian Institute student group. About 1930.Subject names:United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Support Agency--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions., American Indian Institute (Wichita, Kan.)Topics:Indigenous peoples--Education (Higher), Schools--Kansas--Wichita., Presbyterian Church--Home missions--Kansas--Wichita., Students--Kansas--Wichita.Geographic subjects:Wichita (Kan.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300779