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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:
Tucson Indian Training School register inserts, 1888-1961.
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
Title:
Letter to Eunice Blanchard from Elizabeth Howell, April 1, 1948.
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
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:
Dwight Indian Training School (Marble City, Okla.) scrapbook, 1902-1924.
Description:
Includes a report on the 1918 fire in the boys' dormitory in which 13 students died.
Creator:
Dwight Indian Training School (Marble City, Okla.) (creator)
Subject names:
Dwight Indian Training School (Marble City, Okla.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Oklahoma--Marble City., Missions--Educational work--Oklahoma--Marble City., Schools--Oklahoma--Marble City., Indigenous peoples--Education--Oklahoma--Marble City., Indigenous peoples--Oklahoma--Marble City.
Geographic subjects:
Marble City (Okla.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:348152
Title:
Letter from Roy T. Ussrey to Mike Spence, February 23, 1989.
Description:
Letter from Roy T. Ussrey, a former student of Dwight Indian Training School in Marble City, Oklahoma. Addressed to Mike Spence of the Dwight Mission. Concerns two artifacts from the school: a printing press and a telescope. Includes newspaper clippings.
Creator:
Ussrey, Roy T. (author), Spence, Mike, (addressee)
Subject names:
Dwight Indian Training School (Marble City, Okla.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Oklahoma--Marble City., Missions--Educational work--Oklahoma--Marble City., Schools--Oklahoma--Marble City., Indigenous peoples--Education--Oklahoma--Marble City.
Geographic subjects:
Marble City (Okla.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346422
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
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Texas Migrant Ministry material, 1952-1980 and undated.
Description:
Consists of correspondence, essays, reports, clippings, and printed material documenting the ecumenical work with migrant populations in Texas. Much of the material is related to the involvement of the Texas Migrant Ministry Committee of the Texas Council of Churches with migrant workers. Credit: Texas Migrant Ministry collection, 1952-1980 and undated, Austin Seminary Archives, Wright Learning and Information Center, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Creator:
Texas Council of Churches. (creator), Kilpatrick, Harold C., 1902-2002. (author)
Subject names:
Texas Conference of Churches., Texas Council of Churches., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Division of Home Missions.
Topics:
Migrant labor--Texas., Church work with migrant labor--Texas., Home missions--Texas.
Geographic subjects:
Texas.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:293981
Title:
Victor Colon-Bonet file, 1958-1963.
Description:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Dept. of Mission Development personnel file for Victor Colon-Bonet of Mayaguez-Marina Presbyterian Church.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Department of Mission Development. (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 Mission Development., Colon-Bonet, Victor.
Topics:
Home missions--Puerto Rico--Mayagüez., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Puerto Rico--Mayagüez.
Geographic subjects:
Mayagüez (P.R.)--Missions--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:280658
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

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