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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:
Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana (El Paso, Tex.) session, 1914.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Session of Mexican Church. El Paso, Texas. 1914.
Creator:
Juarez, M. H. (photographer)
Subject names:
Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Mexicana (El Paso, Tex.)
Topics:
Mexican Americans--Religious life--Texas--El Paso.
Geographic subjects:
El Paso (Tex.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:343627
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:
Santa Fe Academy, 1885, 1891.
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
Title:
The Message of an Alaskan Life.
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
Title:
The Cowboys' Hitchin' Post.
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
Title:
An elementary book of the Ioway Language.
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
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
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
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: The Work Hour. 1929. American Indian Institute. Wichita-Kansas.
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., Agriculture--Kansas--Wichita.
Geographic subjects:
Wichita (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300778
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: A group of students. American Indian Inst. 1931.
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:300777
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: American Indian Inst. 1932. Wichita, Kansas. Kitchen + Dining Room force.
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.
Geographic subjects:
Wichita (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300776
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: The Office portion of Mohican Cottage. Am. Ind. Institute. Wichita, Kansas. c. 1940.
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.
Geographic subjects:
Wichita (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300775
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Training in track. 1929. American Indian Institute.
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., Track and field--Kansas--Wichita.
Geographic subjects:
Wichita (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300774
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: American Indian Institute. Wichita Kans. Roe Hall. c. 1940.
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.
Geographic subjects:
Wichita (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300773
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Mohican Cottage. Muir's residence Office Quarters. New Carryall bus. Am. Ind. Institute. Wichita, Kansas. c. 1940.
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.
Geographic subjects:
Wichita (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300772
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Undefeated Football Squad 1931-1932. American Indian Inst. 1931.
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., Football--Kansas--Wichita., Students--Kansas--Wichita.
Geographic subjects:
Wichita (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300771
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: American Ind. Inst. Wichita, Ka. 1932. Boys going to church on Sunday mornings.
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:300770
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Threshing. 1929. American Indian Institute.
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., Agriculture--Kansas--Wichita., Farm tractors--Kansas--Wichita.
Geographic subjects:
Wichita (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300768
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
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:
Presbyterian Church--Home missions--Kansas--Wichita.
Geographic subjects:
Wichita (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300767
Title:
American Indian Institute, Wichita, Kansas.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: Harvest time. Amer. Ind. Inst. 1929.
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., Agriculture--Kansas--Wichita., Farm tractors--Kansas--Wichita.
Geographic subjects:
Wichita (Kan.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:300766

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