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Title: Little Ah Yee of the Opium Dens.
Description: Caption title: Chinese waifdom; a memorial tribute to Little Ah Yee, her life and death.
Creator Name(s): Cable, Emma R. (author)
Date Created: 1886
Name Subject(s): Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A.). Occidental Board.
Topical Subject(s): Chinese--United States., Chinese Americans--Missions--California., Opium trade--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: United States., California., California, San Francisco., North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: PAM BV 2787 .C32 1886; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Little Ah Yee of the opium dens.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=41935
Identifier (local): pam_bv_2787_c32_1886
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:141136

Title: Lest We Forget.
Description: Lest We Forget.
Date Created: 1939
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (218th : 2008 : San Jose, Calif.), First Presbyterian Church (San Jose, Calif.)
Topical Subject(s): San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906., Earthquakes--California--San Francisco Bay Area.
Geographic subjects: San Francisco Bay Area. (Calif.)--Church history., North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: PAM BX 9211 .C25112 F505 1939; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Ninety years of history : First Presbyterian Church, 1849-1939, San Jose, California.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=36346
Identifier (local): ds1751
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6282

Title: Fiftieth anniversary historical sketch.
Description: Pamphlet celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Chinese Presbyterian Mission, 1853-1903.
Creator Name(s): Chinese Presbyterian Mission (San Francisco, Calif.) (creator)
Date Created: 1903
Name Subject(s): Chinese Presbyterian Mission (San Francisco, Calif.), Chinese Presbyterian Mission (San Francisco, Calif.)--Anniversaries, etc.
Topical Subject(s): Chinese Americans--Missions., Chinese Americans--California--San Francisco., Home missions--California--San Francisco., Church work with Asian Americans--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: PAM BV 2787 .C55 1903; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Fiftieth anniversary historical sketch.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=41989
Identifier (local): pam_bv_2787_c55_1903
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:177255

Title: Miss Donaldina Cameron.
Description: Donaldina Cameron, head of the Occidental Board of Foreign Missions in San Francisco, which rescued Chinese immigrant girls and women from sex trafficking. Text transcribed from caption: Miss Donaldina Cameron, a San Francisco woman who is not especially popular with certain classes of Chinamen. For twenty years she has been in charge of the rescue work of the Occidental Board of Foreign Missions in San Francisco, and in that time she has rescued from slavery 1,500 Chinese girls. Women's Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, No. 156 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Date Created: not dated
Name Subject(s): Cameron, Donaldina MacKenzie, 1869-1968, Donaldina Cameron House.
Topical Subject(s): Home missions--United States., Church work with immigrants--California--San Francisco., Human trafficking--San Francisco.--California, Church work with children--California--San Francisco., Church work with prostitutes--California--San Francisco., Women missionaries--San Francisco--California
Geographic subjects: United States., North and Central America--United States--New York--New York, California, San Francisco., San Francisco., California, California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., San Francisco, California, San Francisco (Calif.), North America--United States--California--San Francisco
Physical Location: RG 414 ; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Donaldina Mackenzie Cameron (1869-1968) Biographical Vertical File.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=83724
Identifier (local): ds1849
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6103

Title: "920" News Letter.
Description: "920" News Letter, Vol. 1, No. 8, March 1935. Provides updates from the Chinese Presbyterian Mission Home in San Francisco, California.
Date Created: 1935, March 1935, March 1935
Name Subject(s): Donaldina Cameron House., Cameron, Donaldina MacKenzie, 1869-1968.
Topical Subject(s): Home missions--California--San Francisco--20th century., Women missionaries--California--San Francisco., Church work with Asian Americans--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco, 20th century., California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RG 414, Series I; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Donaldina MacKenzie Cameron (1869-1968) Biographical Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=YzYzYjljY2MtNTRkYi00NDdkLTgxZmQtZGQ1NmRkZjkxMzk2&rID=Mzk3Njk=
Identifier (local): rg414_donaldina_cameron_920_newsletter
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150257

Title: Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence, 1960.
Description: Dick Baird's outgoing correspondence, both personal in nature and official, during his time at COEMAR, 1960. Also includes a letter from E. Otto DeCamp.
Creator Name(s): Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994. (author)
Date Created: 1960
Name Subject(s): Baird, Golden Stockton, 1898-1982., Baird, Richard Hamilton, 1898-1994., DeCamp, E. Otto., Smith, John Coventry, 1903-., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Oakland (Calif.), Seoul (Korea), San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--Alameda--California--Oakland, Asia--South Korea--Seoul, North and Central America--United States--San Francisco--California--San Francisco
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0639; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Golden and Dick Baird correspondence, 1922-1935.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTc5NTU=
Identifier (local): 18-0639_15_correspondence_1960
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:173588

Title: Nursery school, Cameron House.
Description: Nursery school, Cameron House.
Date Created: ca. 1947-1969, 1947
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions--Archives., Donaldina Cameron House.
Topical Subject(s): Home missions--California--San Francisco--20th century., Church work with Asian Americans--California--San Francisco--20th century.
Geographic subjects: San Francisco (Calif.)--Home missions--20th century., North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 06-0315, Box 9; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions Records, 1947-1969.
Identifier (local): ds1847
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6186

Title: Correspondence to the Board of Foreign Missions from Divie Bethune McCartee.
Description: Bound collection of letters, clippings, and articles, including portraits of Divie Bethune McCartee. Primarily letters to the Board of Foreign Missions from Dr. Divie Bethune McCartee, but also includes a letter to Juana Knight McCartee from A.R. Kepler, 1905; letters to Dr. McCartee from T. Sasaoka, 1897; a letter to Robert E. Speer from Juana, 1899; a typed letter to Henry W. Grant, Esq., 1900 (handwritten draft version, see folder 9); a letter from Juana notifying Speer of Dr. McCartee's death, 1900; an obituary and bibliography for Dr. McCartee; and clippings relating to Dr. McCartee and East Asian missions.
Creator Name(s): McCartee, Divie Bethune, 1820-1900. (author), McCartee, Juana Knight, -1920 (author), Sasaoka, T. (author)
Date Created: 1889, 1889-1905, 1889-1905
Name Subject(s): McCartee family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Japan Mission., Speer, Robert E. (Robert Elliott), 1867-1947., Gillespie, John, 1830?-1899., Grant, Henry W.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Japan., Missionaries--Japan.
Geographic subjects: Japan., Japan., Tokyo (Japan), New York (N.Y.), San Francisco (Calif.), Taipei (Taiwan), Ningbo Shi (China), Asia--Japan--Tokyo, North and Central America--United States--New York--New York, North and Central America--United States--San Francisco--California--San Francisco, Asia--Taiwan--Taibei--Taipei, Asia--China--Zhejiang--Ningbo
Physical Location: RG 177, Box 1, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: McCartee Family Papers, 1854-1906.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-177
Identifier (local): rg177_b1_f6
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:144017

Title: Shall unbelief win?
Creator Name(s): Macartney, Clarence Edward Noble, 1879-1957. (author)
Date Created: 1900, circa 1900
Name Subject(s): Fosdick, Harry Emerson, 1878-1969.
Topical Subject(s): Modernist-fundamentalist controversy.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: PAMFOL BT 82.3 .M12 1900; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Shall unbelief win? : $b a reply to Dr. Fosdick / by Clarence Edward Macartney.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=31560
Identifier (local): pam_folio_bt_82-3_m12_1900
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:141077

Title: Laughlin grave.
Description: [Loughlin grave].
Date Created: ca. 1918, 1918
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (218th : 2008 : San Jose, Calif.), Laughlin, J. H. (John Hood), 1854-1918--Death and burial., Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. Board of Foreign Missions. Dept. of Missionary Personnel--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Sepulchral monuments--California--San Francisco., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects: San Francisco Bay Area. (Calif.)--Church history., China--Missionaries., North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RG 360, Series III; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: John Hood Laughlin Foreign Missionary Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ZWQ4ZGUwNWUtOWNhNC00Zjg0LTk4MjgtNmI0MGYzZTE5ZTk4&rID=MjA5MA==
Identifier (local): ds1752
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6201

Title: Calvary Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, California.
Description: Calvary Church, Fillmore and Jackson Streets, San Francisco, California.
Creator Name(s): Cardinell-Vincent Co. (publisher)
Date Created: n.d.
Name Subject(s): Calvary Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, Calif.)
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RG 428; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Postcard collection.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=58153
Identifier (local): dp00912
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:13771

Title: Arthur Garner Welbon's seminary graduation photo, 1900.
Description: Arthur Garner Welbon (1866-1928). Fourth son of Thomas and Mary Esther. Picture taken for his graduation from San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1900. [From p. 24 of "Arthur goes to Korea : the early life of Arthur Garner Welbon and his first years as a missionary to Korea, 1900-1902" by Priscilla Welbon Ewy.]
Creator Name(s): Ewy, Priscilla Welbon, 1937- (author)
Date Created: 2008
Name Subject(s): Welbon, Arthur Garner, 1866-1928--Portraits., San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Korea--Portraits., Seminarians--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: Korea, California, San Francisco., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: FOLIO BV 3462.W4 E88 2008; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Arthur Garner Welbon (1866-1928) Foreign Missionary Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ZWQ4ZGUwNWUtOWNhNC00Zjg0LTk4MjgtNmI0MGYzZTE5ZTk4&rID=NTg4OA==
Identifier (local): ds6519
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153019

Title: Donaldina Cameron with others.
Date Created: 1934, ca. 1934-1968
Name Subject(s): Cameron, Donaldina MacKenzie, 1869-1968., Donaldina Cameron House.
Topical Subject(s): Home missions--California--San Francisco--20th century., Women missionaries--California--San Francisco., Church work with Asian Americans--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco, 20th century., California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RG 414, Series I; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Donaldina Mackenzie Cameron (1869-1968) Biographical Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=YzYzYjljY2MtNTRkYi00NDdkLTgxZmQtZGQ1NmRkZjkxMzk2&rID=Mzk3Njk=
Identifier (local): ds6347b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150256

Title: Dominicans return from China.
Description: Two American Dominican priests arrive in San Francisco after spending more than two years in a Chinese prison.
Creator Name(s): International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) (publisher), Bryant, Bob.
Date Created: 1955, November 4, 1955, November 4, 1955
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Joyce, James G., Hyde, Joseph E., Gordon, Frederick A.
Topical Subject(s): Communism--China., Political prisoners--China., Persecution--China.
Geographic subjects: China., China., China., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--San Francisco--California--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 55A, image no. C-18322; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-18322
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:151533

Title: Presbyterian Japanese Mission, San Francisco.
Description: Presbyterian Japanese Mission, San Francisco.
Date Created: 1907
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (218th : 2008 : San Jose, Calif.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Japan Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Home missions--California--San Francisco., Japanese Americans--Missions., Church work with Asian Americans--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: MI As7 v.13; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): ds1760
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6270

Title: Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, California.
Date Created: 1908, July 24, 1908
Name Subject(s): Old First Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, Calif.)
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RG 428; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Postcard collection.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=58153
Identifier (local): dp00914
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:14193

Title: 58th American Baptist annual meeting.
Description: Some 10,000 delegates and visitors from 40 states attend the American Baptist Convention's 58th annual meeting in San Francisco's large Civic Auditorium.
Creator Name(s): Rose, Bill. (photographer)
Date Created: 1965, ca. May 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., American Baptist Convention.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--San Francisco--California--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 109, image no. P-32594; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-32594
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:151317

Title: Mothers learning English at Cameron House.
Description: Mothers learning English at Cameron House.
Date Created: ca. 1947-1969, 1947
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions--Archives., Donaldina Cameron House.
Topical Subject(s): Home missions--California--San Francisco--20th century., Church work with Asian Americans--California--San Francisco--20th century.
Geographic subjects: San Francisco (Calif.)--Home missions--20th century., North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 06-0315, Box 9; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions Records, 1947-1969.
Identifier (local): ds1848
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6107

Title: Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, California.
Date Created: n.d.
Name Subject(s): Old First Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, Calif.)
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RG 428; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Postcard collection.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=58153
Identifier (local): dp00913
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:14353

Title: Clergy Conference on Race.
Description: Newspaper clipping featuring a cropped version of the photo file image. Based on the accompanying captions, likely from The Monitor, a newspaper for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, California.
Creator Name(s): The Monitor (San Francisco, Calif.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, August 18, 1964, August 18, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Human Rights Commission of San Francisco (San Francisco, Calif.), Mitchell, James P., 1900-1964., Delury, John., Francois, Terry, 1921-, Catholic Church. Archdiocese of San Francisco (Calif.), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Clergy--Training of.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy conferences., Forums (Discussion and debate)--California--San Francisco., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Race relations--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. C-31465; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-31465_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349283

Title: San Francisco theme: Racial justice.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31465 SAN FRANCISCO THEME: RACIAL JUSTICE SAN FRANCISCO -- A former member of the Eisenhower cabinet, now chairman of the San Francisco interim [Interim] Committee on Human Relations, is shown as he addressed priests of the San Francisco archdiocese. James P. Mitchell, former Secretary of Labor, was the principal speaker at a conference on interracial justice held for clergy assigned to pastoral posts in Marin County, California. Seated in front row are Dohn [John] Delury, executive secretary of the archdiocesan Commission on Social Justice, left, and Terry Francois, past president of the San Francisco NAACP, who also addressed the group. Similar conferences on racial justice were held throughout the archdiocese at the direction of Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (M-SF-8E-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Vano-Wells-Fagliano Photography, Inc. (San Francisco, Calif.) (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Human Rights Commission of San Francisco (San Francisco, Calif.), Mitchell, James P., 1900-1964., Delury, John., Francois, Terry, 1921-, Catholic Church. Archdiocese of San Francisco (Calif.), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Clergy--Training of.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy conferences., Forums (Discussion and debate)--California--San Francisco., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Catholic Church., Race relations--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., San Francisco (Calif.), Marin County (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. C-31465; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-31465
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349081

Title: Central U.S. Russian Orthodox figure.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: CENTRAL U.S. RUSSIAN ORTHODOX FIGURE #S-1300 METROPOLITAN THEOPHILUS of San Francisco is the central figure in the Russian Orthodox Church in the United States. The Council of Bishops in Chicago recently delayed action for two years on a proposal to place the American Church under the spiritual and legal jurisdiction of Moscow Patriarch Alexei. Said Metropolitan Theophilus: “The bishops prefer a free, democratic, independent, American Church until they are convinced that the Moscow Church is free of political domination.” Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (GM-SF-TFD-12-5-A-E-O-D-W)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Pashkovsky, Feodor Nikolaevich, Theophilus, Metropolitan of San Francisco., Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America--Bishops., Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America--Relations-- Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--California--San Francisco., Church congresses--Illinois--Chicago., Communism and Christianity--Soviet Union., Church and state--Soviet Union., Cold War.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., Illinois, Chicago., Soviet Union., Soviet Union., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1300; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-1300
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357018

Title: A minute of silent prayer.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #02 A MINUTE OF SILENT PRAYER San Francisco, Cal...Delegates at the opening session of the United Nations Conference held here, stand by their seats and offer a Minute's Silent Prayer for the success of plans leading to world unity and international copperation [sic. cooperation].
Creator Name(s): Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1945, April 28, 1945, April 28, 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., United Nations Conference on International Organization (1945 : San Francisco, Calif.), United Nations--Congresses.
Topical Subject(s): Congresses and conventions--California--San Francisco., Prayer--California--San Francisco., Meditation--California--San Francisco., Contemplation.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 02; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357530

Title: They thought of Birmingham.
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (author)
Date Created: 1963, September 21, 1963, September 21, 1963
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., St. Dominic’s Church (San Francisco, Calif.), Catholic Church--Liturgy.
Topical Subject(s): 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963., Memorial service., Mass.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-29923; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-29923_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357754

Title: Returning to China mission field.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: RETURNING TO CHINA MISSION FIELD #c-3265 SAN FRANCISCO -- The Rev. Herbert F. Vandenberg (left), of Chicago, and the Rev. Vincent D. Smith, of Milwaukee, Wis., are shown in their stateroom on the S.S. Lakeland Victory before its departure for China where they will resume their mission work interrupted by the war. The Vincentian priests, two of a group of four, are returning to Yukiang, remote part of Kiangsi province, 400 miles southwest of Shanghai. When the Japanese occupied the region they fled to the hills. They arrived back in this country after five months of walking, hitch-hiking, and sailing. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (BLR-SF-MES-4C-6-C)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Missions--China--Yujiang Xian., Vandenberg, Herbert F., Smith, Vincent D.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--California--San Francisco., Missions--China--Yujiang Xian., World War, 1939-1945--China.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., China, Yujiang Xian., China., San Francisco (Calif.), Yujiang Xian (China), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-3265; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-3265
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359108

Title: Solace for the weary.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: SOLACE FOR THE WEARY #3393 LOS ANGELES -- Grace Cathedral’s Wayside Shrine of St. Francis -- a tiny chapel seating only 12 persons -- is open here 24 hours a day for those seeking rest and spiritual meditation. A year ago it was a shabby little shack, but Canon Charles Shreve dreamed of making it a place of refuge for men and women of all religions and creeds. The Shrine cost $3,000, all of it contributed within a space of two weeks. John de Rosen, famous muralist, after spending an hour in the Shrine, offered to paint the meeting of St. Francis and the beggar over the altar free of charge. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AR-LOS-AN-MES-5B-6-A-E)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Grace Cathedral (San Francisco, Calif.), Episcopal Church--Buildings., Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226--Shrines.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--California--San Francisco., Chapels--California--San Francisco., Prayer--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3393; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_3393
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359381

Title: Mass meeting honors missionaries.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #S-4540 MASS MEETING HONORS MISSIONARIES SAN FRANCISCO -- Temporarily stranded here by the shipping strike, 400 missionaries bound for the Orient crowd the stage of the Opera House during a mass-meeting held in their honor. More than 3,000 persons attended the meeting, which was addressed by Henry R. Luce, editor of Time, Life and Fortune magazines, and other outstanding in public life. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AC-NY-MES-9C-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Grand Opera House (San Francisco, Calif.), Luce, Henry R., 1898-1967.
Topical Subject(s): Labor disputes--California--San Francisco., Meetings--California--San Francisco., Missionaries--California--San Francisco., Missions--Asia.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., Asia., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4540; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-4540
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360328

Title: Girl with book.
Creator Name(s): Aigner, Lucien. (photographer)
Date Created: 1947
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Children--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 5020; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_5020
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360502

Title: Youth of all colors attend school.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: YOUTH OF ALL COLORS ATTEND SCHOOL #S-4986 SAN FRANCISCO -- The easing of racial tensions and anti-Japanese activities that erupted on the West Coast during the war is shown in this picture of an overcrowded San Francisco public school where Nisei and Negro youth, such as the two lads in the foreground (right), are in attendance. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (LA-NY-BS-1D-47-W)
Creator Name(s): Aigner, Lucien. (photographer)
Date Created: 1947
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Children--California--San Francisco., Education--California--San Francisco., School integration--California--San Francisco., African American children--California--San Francisco., Japanese American children--California--San Francisco., Public schools--Overcrowding--California--San Francisco.
Geographic subjects: California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., California, San Francisco., San Francisco (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-4986; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_S-4986
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:360592

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