Rachel Henderlite Papers

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Rachel Henderlite was a teacher, writer, ordained minister, and activist. In 1965, Henderlite was ordained by Hanover Presbytery as the first woman minister of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. The collection includes photographs, audio and video recordings, a scrapbook, correspondence, lecture and sermon notes, speeches and writings, and publications. View the collection guide to learn more. Featured image: Bishop Frederick D. Jordan congratulates Dr. Rachel Henderlite.

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Title:
Rachel Henderlite ordination service script, 1965.
Subject names:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives., Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991.
Topics:
Women clergy--United States., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States., Ordination of women--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
Richmond (Va.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139934
Title:
Letters to Rachel Henderlite from her Consultation on Church Union friends, 1981.
Description:
Letters addressed to Rachel Henderlite from various friends and colleagues in response to her resignation as president of the Consultation on Church Union.
Subject names:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives., Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991., Consultation on Church Union.
Topics:
Women clergy--United States., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139876
Title:
Rachel Henderlite personal materials from her resignation as COCU president, 1981.
Description:
Personal materials relating to the service for Rachel Henderlite's resignation as president of the Consultation on Church Union. Also includes handwritten notes for her speech dedicated to the president elect of COCU, Bishop Arthur Marshall.
Creator:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991. (author)
Subject names:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives., Consultation on Church Union., Marshall, Arthur.
Topics:
Women clergy--United States., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States.
Geographic subjects:
Louisville (Ky.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139855
Title:
Rachel Henderlite sermons.
Description:
Typed and handwritten drafts of sermons by Rachel Henderlite, 1965 and undated.
Creator:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991. (author)
Subject names:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives.
Topics:
Women clergy--United States., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139827
Title:
Reports from Hanover Presbytery, 1964.
Description:
Report of the Commission on the Minister and His Work, October 27, 1964; Permanent Committee on World Missions, Hanover Presbytery, Annual Report, October 1964; Ad-Interim Committee on Bills and Overtures.
Subject names:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Presbytery of Hanover.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy, Presbyterian Church--Missions., Presbyterian Church--Government.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139789
Title:
Henderlite family letters following her ordination, May 1965.
Description:
Henderlite family letters, May 1965. Includes letters from Rachel Henderlite's niece, also named Rachel, to her mother. Also includes Rachel Henderlite's letter to her sister, Virginia, and her brother-in-law, Frank Jones, following her ordination to the ministry, 1965.
Creator:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991. (author), Thompson, Rachel. (author)
Subject names:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives., Jones, Frank S., Jones, Virginia., Jones, Virginia.
Topics:
Women clergy--United States., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States., Ordination of women--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects:
Monroe (N.C.), Richmond (Va.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139463
Title:
Rev. James H. Henderlite's personal materials related to his retirement from the ministry, 1940.
Description:
Rev. James H. Henderlite' handwritten remarks given at his final service to the congregation of First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia, North Carolina, on June 6, 1940.
Creator:
Henderlite, J. H. (James Henry), 1872-1942. (author)
Subject names:
Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives., Henderlite, J. H. (James Henry), 1872-1942., First Presbyterian Church (Gastonia, N.C.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy--North Carolina--Gastonia.
Geographic subjects:
Gastonia (N.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139398

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