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History of Presbyterian mission work and missionaries in domestic fields. Featured image: Missionary Kate McBeth with the first Women's Missionary Society organized in Lapwai (present-day Idaho).

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Title:
The Chicago Interfaith Committee on Reference and Council statement to the City of Chicago Board of Education, May 23, 1941.
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
Title:
Ecumenical Scholarship Exchange, Church World Service, National Council of Churches of Christ, 1954-1960.
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
Title:
Seven years old and going to Boggs.
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
Title:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.) scrapbook, circa 1926-1945.
Description:
Scrapbook of the House of Neighborly Service, a community center in San Antonio, Texas which was jointly supported by the Synod of Texas and the Board of National Missions. Includes photographs, clippings, correspondence, pamphlets, and lists of financial contributors. Also includes "A History of the Mexican Mission Work Conducted by the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in the Synod of Texas" by B. A. Hodges.
Creator:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.) (creator), Hodges, B. A. (author)
Subject names:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Texas. Texas Synodical., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
Mexican Americans--Religious life--Texas--San Antonio., Mexican Americans--Missions--Texas--San Antonio., Presbyterian Church--Home missions--Texas--San Antonio., Social settlements--Texas--San Antonio., Community centers--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343628
Title:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.) Board of Directors' constitution and by-laws.
Description:
Constitution and by-laws of the Board of Directors of the House of Neighborly Service, a community center in San Antonio, Texas which was jointly supported by the Synod of Texas and the Board of National Missions.
Creator:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.) Board of Directors. (creator)
Subject names:
House of Neighborly Service (San Antonio, Tex.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Texas. Texas Synodical., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
Mexican Americans--Religious life--Texas--San Antonio., Mexican Americans--Missions--Texas--San Antonio., Presbyterian Church--Home missions--Texas--San Antonio., Social settlements--Texas--San Antonio., Community centers--Texas--San Antonio.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343618
Title:
Mountaineer Mining Mission slideshow.
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
Title:
Economic Background for Self-Support in Indian Missions.
Description:
Article written by Henry Roe Cloud, a Ho-Chunk Native American and Presbyterian minister.
Creator:
Cloud, Henry Roe, 1885-1950. (author)
Subject names:
American Indian Institute (Wichita, Kan.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Home missions--United States., Indigenous peoples--Missions., Missions--Finance.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300237
Title:
Indian Panorama
Description:
Compiled by the Department of Town and Country Church and Indian Work.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Department of Town and Country Church and Indian Work. (creator)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Department of Mission Development--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Department of Town and Country Church and Indian Work.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Home missions--United States--20th century., Indigenous peoples--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
United States--Missions--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:292277
Title:
Walter A. Soboleff oral history, 1987.
Description:
Soboleff interviewed by Margaret Deck at Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska, May 23, 1987.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286245
Title:
Walter A. Soboleff oral history, 1987, side b.
Description:
Soboleff interviewed by Margaret Deck at Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska, May 23, 1987.
Creator:
Soboleff, Walter A., 1908-2011 (interviewee), Deck, Margaret. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Sheldon Jackson School (Sitka, Alaska)
Topics:
Tlingit Indians--Alaska., Missions--Alaska., Tlingit Indians--Religion.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286020
Title:
Walter A. Soboleff oral history, 1987.
Description:
Soboleff interviewed by Margaret Deck at Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska, May 23, 1987.
Creator:
Soboleff, Walter A., 1908-2011. (interviewee), Deck, Margaret. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Sheldon Jackson School (Sitka, Alaska)
Topics:
Tlingit Indians--Alaska., Missions--Alaska., Tlingit Indians--Religion.
Geographic subjects:
Alaska.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:285859
Title:
Presbyterian Hospital (San Juan, P.R.) correspondence, 1901-1905.
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Department of Health, Education and Welfare--Archives.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Puerto Rico--San Juan--20th century., Home missions--Puerto Rico--San Juan--20th century., Missions, Medical--Puerto Rico--San Juan., Hospitals--Puerto Rico--San Juan.
Geographic subjects:
San Juan (P.R.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:183197
Title:
Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing records, 1933-1945.
Description:
Records for the School of Nursing at Sage Memorial Hospital, a Presbyterian mission hospital serving the Navajo people in Ganado, Arizona. Primarily concerns commencement ceremonies and graduates of the school. Includes correspondence, programs, postcards, clippings, and a sermon by Dr. Robert Freeman.
Creator:
Sage Memorial Hospital (Ganado, Ariz.) (creator), Gladfelter, Katharine E (author), Salsbury, Clarence G., 1886-1980. (author), Scott, Anna M. (author), Freeman, Robert. (author)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Department of Health, Education and Welfare--Archives., Sage Memorial Hospital (Ganado, Ariz.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
Nursing--Study and teaching--Arizona--Ganado., Hospitals--Arizona--Ganado., Nurses--Arizona--Ganado., Home missions--Arizona--Ganado.
Geographic subjects:
Ganado (Ariz.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:179027
Title:
Sage Memorial Hospital School of Nursing correspondence and personnel records, 1941-1943.
Description:
Correspondence and personnel records for the School of Nursing at Sage Memorial Hospital, a Presbyterian mission hospital serving the Navajo people in Ganado, Arizona.
Creator:
Sage Memorial Hospital (Ganado, Ariz.) (creator), Blake, Ella Lacy. (author), Refsland, Martha B. (author), Farver, Peru. (author)
Subject names:
Sage Memorial Hospital (Ganado, Ariz.)--Archives., Sage Memorial Hospital (Ganado, Ariz.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topics:
Nursing--Study and teaching--Arizona--Ganado., Hospitals--Arizona--Ganado., Nurses--Arizona--Ganado., Home missions--Arizona--Ganado.
Geographic subjects:
Ganado (Ariz.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:178988
Title:
The J. Earl Jackman Relocation Program first year report, 1964-1965.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Institute of Strategic Studies. (creator), Goodman, Grace Ann. (author)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Department of Strategic Services--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Institute of Strategic Studies., Jackman, J. Earl, 1900-1984., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Division of Church Strategy and Development., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topics:
Home missions--United States., Missions--Educational work., High school students--Economic conditions., High school students--Social conditions.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:178958
Title:
José Martinez, American.
Description:
Produced by the Audiovisual Department, Board of National Missions, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., about 1965.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Audio Visual Department, Methodist Church (U.S.). Division of Interpretation., Methodist Church (U.S.). Board of Missions.
Topics:
Church work with Hispanic Americans., Hispanic Americans--Missions--New York (State), Hispanic Americans--Missions--New Mexico., Hispanic Americans--Missions--Texas.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:177398
Title:
Any Milk Today, 1970.
Description:
Produced and directed by Nancy Carter. Shows the difficulty a middle-income family has as it tries to live for one week on the welfare allowance of sixty-six cents a day. One family in Kentucky shows how they manage.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Women. (producer), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media. (producer), Carter, Nancy. (director)
Topics:
Public welfare--United States., Poverty--United States., Subsistence economy--United States.
Geographic subjects:
United States--Economic conditions--1961-1971.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:170569
Title:
Installation of Nelson Ahvakana as lay preacher in the village of Kaktovik, 1979.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Media Services
Subject names:
Ahvakana, Nelson., Kignak, Ernest.
Topics:
Indigenous peoples--Alaska., Indigenous Presbyterians--Alaska., Religious life.--Alaska Natives
Geographic subjects:
Alaska--Church history., Kaktovik (Alaska)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:166468
Title:
Manzanar Japanese Relocation Center.
Description:
The Japanese Relocation Center in Manzanar, CA.
Creator:
Thorne, Frederick R. (photographer)
Subject names:
Manzanar War Relocation Center.
Topics:
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945., Japanese Americans--Forced removal and incarceration, 1942-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Evacuation of civilians., World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States., Incarceration camps--United States., Japanese Americans--Missions.
Geographic subjects:
Manzanar (Calif.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:146378
Title:
Board of Missions for Freedmen application book, 1936-1937.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Missions for Freedmen. (author)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Missions for Freedmen., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Missions for Freedmen--Archives.
Topics:
Slaves--United States--Emancipation., Freedmen--United States--Religious life., African Americans--Missions.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:101142

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