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Title: The Collected Letters of Henry Smith Leiper: The China Years (1918-1922)
Description: A selection of Henry Smith Leiper's (1891-1975) letters, selected and edited by his granddaughter, Eleanor Leiper (Nor) Hall, documenting Leiper and family's life in North China, where Leiper served as a Presbyterian missionary under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions from 1918-1922. The original letters are part of the Leiper Family Papers, RG 490, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Creator Name(s): Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975. (author), Hall, Nor. (editor)
Date Created: 2015
Name Subject(s): Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975., Leiper, Eleanor Cory, 1890-1935., Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975--Correspondence., Hall, Carrell, 1916-2006., Leiper, Hal, 1918-1960., American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. North China Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--China--20th century., Missionaries--China--20th century--Correspondence., Missions--China--20th century.
Geographic subjects: China, 20th century., Beidaihe Qu (Qinhuangdao Shi, China), Diamond Mountains (Korea), Tianjin (China), Tongzhou Qu (Beijing, China), Vladivostok (Russia), China--Asia, China, 20th century, China, 20th century., China, 20th century., China, Korea, Siberia (Russia), Asia--Korea, Asia--Russia--Siberia
Physical Location: BV 3427 .L457 2015 v.1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: The Collected Letters of Henry Smith Leiper: The China Years (1918-1922), vol. 2.--https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:3154, The collected letters of Henry Smith Leiper : the China years (1918-1922)--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=84148
Identifier (local): Collected China Letters of HSL Volume One.pdf
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:2727

Title: Pearl Rugless O'Meally and Mary Ludlow Bookout oral history, 2019.
Description: Pearl Rugless O'Meally and Mary Ludlow were on the nominating committee that called Janie Spahr to serve as pastor of Downtown United Presbyterian Church and early members of That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS). TAMFS began in 1993 after Rev. Jane Adams Spahr, a lesbian minister, was banned by the Permanent Judicial Commission from accepting a call to serve as a pastor of Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, NY). Downtown Church formed TAMFS ministry in response, electing Spahr to serve as a "lesbian evangelist" to the PC(USA), and advocating for the full inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Presbyterians.
Creator Name(s): Rugless O'Meally, Pearl. (interviewee), Ludlow, Mary. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, June 2019, June 2019
Name Subject(s): That All May Freely Serve (Association), Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N.Y.), Rugless O'Meally, Pearl., Ludlow, Mary., Spahr, Jane Adams.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--Homosexuality--Religious aspects., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women.
Geographic subjects: Rochester (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--Monroe--Rochester
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0602; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-0602_OMeallyBookout
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:177400

Title: The (New) Presbytery of Ebenezer, 1950-1970.
Description: History of the (New) Presbytery of Ebenezer from 1950-1970. Written by David Eugene Rule, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Stanton, Kentucky.
Creator Name(s): Rule, David Eugene, 1929-2012., Rule, David Eugene, 1929-2012. (author)
Date Created: ca. 1970, 1970
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Ebenezer., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Ebenezer.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 13-0818, SPP 114; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David Rule histories and research notes, 1970s-1983.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=75170
Identifier (local): 13-0818_pby_ebenezer_1950-1970
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4745

Title: Ruben Armendáriz oral history, 1975
Description: Recorded 4-19-75 in Austin, Texas. An interview with Rev. Ruben Armendáriz, director of the Hispanic-American Institute. He discusses activities of Mexican Americans at the Institute and within the Synod of Texas, PCUS. Interview conducted by R. Douglas Brackenridge.
Creator Name(s): Armendáriz, Ruben P.
Date Created: 1975, April 19, 1975, April 19, 1975
Name Subject(s): Hispanic-American Institute (Austin, Tex.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Synod of Texas
Topical Subject(s): Mexican Americans--Religion., Mexican Americans--Texas
Geographic subjects: Texas, North America--United States--Texas--Austin
Physical Location: TAPE 509; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Ruben Armendáriz oral history, 1975--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=213
Identifier (local): tape509_ruben_armendariz
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150883

Title: David B. Smith oral history, 2019.
Description: David B. Smith is a Presbyterian minister, serving Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church (Bryn Mawr, Pa.). He grew up in western North Carolina, and attended Montreat College and Montreat Presbyterian Church (Montreat, N.C.). He completed a Master of Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia in 2018.
Creator Name(s): Smith, David B. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 2, 2019, April 2, 2019
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Geographic subjects: United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0410; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David B. Smith oral history, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgyOTE=&qr
Identifier (local): 19-0410_Smith
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146379

Title: Paul Lamar oral history, 2021.
Description: Paul Lamar, the oldest son of UPCUSA moderator Robert C. Lamar, talks about his father's work and witness, and about growing up gay inside and outside the Presbyterian Church.
Creator Name(s): Lamar, Paul. (interviewee), Staniunas, David. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2021, February 18, 2021, February 18, 2021
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly. Moderator (1974 : Lamar), First Presbyterian Church (Albany, N.Y.), Lamar, Paul--Interviews., Lamar, Robert C.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--New York--Albany--Albany, United States.
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 21-0216; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Paul Lamar oral history, 2021.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk4MTA=&qr
Identifier (local): 21_0216_Lamar
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:175927

Title: Cliff Kirkpatrick oral history, 2023.
Description: Oral history of Stated Clerk Emeritus Cliff Kirkpatrick interviewed by Rev. Dr. Neal Presa and recorded via Zoom by Randy Hobson of OGA Communications on July 24, 2023. The Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick is an ordained minister who served for fifteen years as the Director of the Worldwide Ministries Division before becoming Stated Clerk. He served in this capacity from 1996-2008 and, at the conclusion of his service, was elected by the General Assembly as Stated Clerk Emeritus. His other leadership roles included Co-moderator of the General Assembly Special Committee on the Belhar Confession and member of the Board of Directors of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. Kirkpatrick attended Davidson College (BA), Yale University (MDiv), and McCormick Theological Seminary (DMin).
Creator Name(s): Kirkpatrick, Clifton, 1945- (interviewee), Presa, Neal D. (interviewer), Hobson, Randy. (recording engineer)
Date Created: 2023, July 24, 2023, July 24, 2023
Name Subject(s): Kirkpatrick, Clifton, 1945-, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly. Office of the Stated Clerk., Covenant Network of Presbyterians.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Church officers., Presbyterian Church--Clergy., Church leadership--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 23-0805; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Cliff Kirkpatrick oral history, 2023. --https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjA2ODQ=
Identifier (local): CliffKirkpatrick_20230724
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:346652

Title: Joanna Adams oral history, 2017.
Description: Joanna Moseley Adams, Presbyterian minister, was born October 17, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Columbia Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1979. She served Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), North Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.), and Trinity Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), before spending two years as co-pastor alongside John Buchanan at Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.). From 1996 on she was an organizer for and moderator of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. She retired in 2010.
Creator Name(s): Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer), Adams, Joanna. (interviewee)
Date Created: 2017, August 16, 2017, August 16, 2017
Name Subject(s): Adams, Joanna., Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Trinity Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), North Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.), Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women., Ecumenical movement., Social justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Interfaith worship.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Georgia--Fulton--Atlanta, North and Central America--United States--Georgia--DeKalb--Atlanta
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 17-0902; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Historical Society oral histories, 2017.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTE4NjU=
Identifier (local): 17-0902_adams_04
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286239

Title: Deborah Block oral history, 2019.
Description: Deborah Block was in the first generation of women who were ordained in the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. She graduated from Carroll College in 1974 and began ordained ministry in 1978 at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Milwaukee, WI). Deborah became an advocate for LGBTQ rights at the 1978 General Assembly and went on to serve as co-moderator of the Covenant Network.
Creator Name(s): Block, Deborah. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 29, 2019, April 29, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Block, Deborah.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0505; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network: The Early Years reunion records, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzMjQ=
Identifier (local): 19-0505_CovenantNetwork_DB
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153479

Title: Tim Hart-Andersen oral history, 2019.
Description: Timothy Hart-Andersen is a Presbyterian minister, a founding Board Member of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians, and one of the initiators of the NEXT Church movement. He was ordained by the Presbytery of Los Ranchos in 1985, and took the pastorate at Old First Presbyterian Church (San Francisco, Calif.) in 1990. Since 1999, he has served as pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Creator Name(s): Hart-Andersen, Timothy. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 30, 2019, April 30, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Hart-Andersen, Timothy.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0505; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network: The Early Years reunion records, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzMjQ=
Identifier (local): 19-0505_CovenantNetwork_THA
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153478

Title: Eugene Carson Blake and Roswell P. Barnes in conversation, side 5.
Description: Blake and Barnes in conversation on their 1956 trip to Moscow as president and assistant general secretary, respectively, of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Recorded in the board room of the Presbyterian Historical Society, November 9, 1982. Also present, Jean Ware Hoyt Blake, William B. Miller, and Gerald Gillette. Conversation touches on anti-communism of the early 1950s, Blake's interactions with R. W. Scott McLeod and Joseph McCarthy. Includes account of Willem Visser 't Hooft's work with the Roman Catholic church.
Creator Name(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker), Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990. (speaker)
Date Created: 1982
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990., McLeod, Scott, 1914-1961., McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957., Visser 't Hooft, Willem Adolph, 1900-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Anti-communist movements.
Geographic subjects: Moscow (Russia)--Description and travel., North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 14-1254 SPP 123; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene Carson Blake and Roswell P. Barnes in conversation, 1982.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=83895
Identifier (local): 14-1254_blake_barnes_1982_side5
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116390

Title: Annanda Barclay oral history, 2021.
Description: Annanda Barclay is an advocate for intersectional justice in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She has worked for LGBTQIA+ rights and served as Co-Moderator of More Light Presbyterians, a board member of the Spahr Reconciliation Initiative, and has helped plan pastoral candidate retreats with Parity (formerly Presbyterian Welcome). Barclay graduated with her M.Div. from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2014. She is currently working as a pastor at Mission Bay Community Church (San Francisco, CA) and as interim chaplain at the University of the Redlands, while pursuing a full-time career in chaplaincy.
Creator Name(s): Barclay, Annanda. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2021, May 2021, May 2021
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterian Welcome (Organization), Barclay, Annanda.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., African American Presbyterians., Presbyterian women.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 21-0514; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Annanda Barclay oral history, 2021.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk5MjI=
Identifier (local): 21-0514_Barclay
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286179

Title: Interview of Dean H. Lewis by R. Douglas Brackenridge, Tape 1, Side 1.
Description: Cassette tape 1, side 1 of an interview recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 11 to 12, 1988. Dean Lewis discusses his upbringing as a Southern Baptist in Missouri, his attendance of Yale Divinity School, his time as a pastor in Springdale, Arkansas, and his career leading up to his time in the Office of Church and Society. Part of a 5 cassette tape set.
Creator Name(s): Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (interviewee), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Date Created: 1988, March 11-12, 1988, March 11-12, 1988
Name Subject(s): Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021., Yale University. Divinity School., William Jewell College., Niebuhr, H. Richard (Helmut Richard), 1894-1962., First Presbyterian Church (Springdale, Ark.)
Topical Subject(s): Church and the world., Social policy., Church polity.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: CASSETTE 1993-1997; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Interview of Dean H. Lewis / by R. Douglas Brackenridge.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1080
Identifier (local): cassette1993-1997_dean_lewis_tape1_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:344362

Title: Neigh-Adair dinner, 1960s, side 2.
Description: Recording of a 1960s dinner held in honor of Kenneth G. Neigh, including speeches, gospel music; topics include "urban problems" and "reconciliation."
Date Created: ca. 1960s, 1960
Name Subject(s): Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996.
Topical Subject(s): Urban policy., Gospel music., Reconciliation.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 15-0803; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 15-0803_neigh_adair_dinner_side2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116391

Title: Lois Boyd oral history seminar, 1979
Description: Recorded October 18, 1979 in Philadelphia. Seminar conducted by Lois Boyd for the Oral History Committee of the Presbyterian Historical Society.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Historical Society, Boyd, Lois A., 1936-2007 (speaker)
Date Created: 1979, October 18, 1979, October 18, 1979
Topical Subject(s): Public history--United States
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: CASSETTE 867; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Related Item: Oral history seminar, 10-18-79 [sound recording] / [Lois Boyd].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=582
Identifier (local): CASSETTE-867
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:286181

Title: Barry Smith oral history, 2019.
Description: Barry Smith is the historian of Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church (Chicago, IL). He was involved in the early years of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns in Chicago.
Creator Name(s): Smith, Barry (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer), Hobbs, John (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, October 2, 2019, October 2, 2019
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church., Social justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: Chicago (Ill.), North America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-1002; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Barry Smith and John Hobbs oral history interview--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTg0OTc=&qr
Identifier (local): 19-1002_barry_smith
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153450

Title: Joe Scrivner oral history, 2022
Description: Joe Scrivner is Dean of Chapel at Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) and pastor of Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Creator Name(s): Scrivner, Joe (interviewee)
Date Created: 2022, October 28, 2022, October 28, 2022
Name Subject(s): Stillman College, Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians, Afrocentrism--Religious aspects--Presbyterians
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 22-1029; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Related Item: Joe Scrivner oral history--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjA0MjA=&q
Identifier (local): Scrivner.mp4
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:294115

Title: Shelton Bishop Waters oral history, probably 1998, side a
Description: Shelton Bishop Waters was an African American Presbyterian minister. Born in 1918 in Pittsburgh, he was educated at Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, N.C.) and Lincoln University. From 1947 to 1969 he was pastor of First African Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, serving as moderator of the presbytery in 1965 and moderator of the Synod of the Trinity in 1966. From 1975 to 1985 he was pastor of Northeastern Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.). He died in 2013.
Creator Name(s): Waters, Shelton Bishop, 1918-2013
Date Created: 1998, about 1998, about 1998
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 17-0647, box 14; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Related Item: Presbyterian Mission Agency Communications records, 1978-2008.--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTA4MDc=&q
Identifier (local): 17-0647_WatersA
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:346985

Title: Interview of Dean H. Lewis by R. Douglas Brackenridge, Tape 3, Side 1.
Description: Cassette tape 3, side 1 of an interview recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from March 11 to 12, 1988. Dean Lewis discusses social pronouncements of the General Assembly and Presbyterians' history of supporting education. Part of a 5 cassette tape set.
Creator Name(s): Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (interviewee), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Date Created: 1988, March 11-12, 1988, March 11-12, 1988
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly.
Topical Subject(s): Church and the world., Social policy., Church polity.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: CASSETTE 1993-1997; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Interview of Dean H. Lewis / by R. Douglas Brackenridge.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1080
Identifier (local): cassette1993-1997_dean_lewis_tape3_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:345268

Title: Peter Oddleifson oral history, 2019.
Description: Peter Oddleifson was an elder at Third Presbyterian Church (Rochester, NY), an attorney who contributed to the national LGBTQ movement for equal ordination rights in the PC(USA), and an early member of That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS). TAMFS began in 1993 after Rev. Jane Adams Spahr, a lesbian minister, was banned by the Permanent Judicial Commission from accepting a call to serve as a pastor of Downtown United Presbyterian Church (Rochester, NY). Downtown Church formed TAMFS ministry in response, electing Spahr to serve as a "lesbian evangelist" to the PC(USA), and advocating for the full inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Presbyterians.
Creator Name(s): Oddleifson, Peter. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, June 1, 2019, June 1, 2019
Name Subject(s): That All May Freely Serve (Association), Spahr, Jane Adams., Oddleifson, Peter.
Topical Subject(s): Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0602; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: That All May Freely Serve oral histories, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzNjA=
Identifier (local): 19-0602_Oddleifson
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:285211

Title: Eric Thomas oral history, 2019.
Description: Eric Thomas graduated from the Interdenominational Theological Center and is currently completing a PhD in New Testament and Early Christianity at Drew University, focusing on a queer of color biblical criticism. He was ordained in 2017 in the PC(USA). Eric is the Interim Pastor of Siloam Presbyterian Church (Brooklyn, New York) and also serves on the board of More Light Presbyterians.
Creator Name(s): Thomas, Eric. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer), Prescott, Sonia. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, November 11, 2019, November 11, 2019
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians., Presbyterian Welcome (Organization), Thomas, Eric.
Topical Subject(s): Queer theology., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., African American Presbyterians., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: United States--North and Central America
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-1125; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 19-1125_Eric_Thomas
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:154093

Title: Profile of a riot, side 1.
Description: Interviews and commentary about the Watts Riot. Sponsored by the Commission on Religion and Race, UPCUSA.
Date Created: 1965
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topical Subject(s): Riots--California--Los Angeles., Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965.
Geographic subjects: Los Angeles (Calif.), North and Central America--United States--California--Los Angeles--Los Angeles
Physical Location: TAPE 1157; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Profile of a riot [sound recording].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=184
Identifier (local): tape1157_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116501

Title: Kenneth G. Neigh interviewed by Susan Miller, 1989-1990, tape 2, side 1.
Description: Kenneth Neigh, general secretary of the UPCUSA Board of National Missions, interviewed by Susan Miller of PHS.
Creator Name(s): Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (interviewee), Miller, Susan, 1963- (interviewer)
Date Created: 1989, December 7, 1989-January 18, 1990
Name Subject(s): Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996.
Geographic subjects: Princeton Junction (N.J.), North and Central America--United States--New Jersey--Mercer--Princeton
Physical Location: CASSETTE 557; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Interview with] Kenneth Neigh [sound recording] / [conducted by] Susan Miller.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1280
Identifier (local): cassette557_neigh_tape2_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116427

Title: Angela Davis debate, 183rd General Assembly, 1971, side A.
Description: Debate about Angela Davis at the 183rd General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Recorded in Rochester, N.Y., May 1971. Side A.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (183rd : 1971 : Rochester, N.Y.)
Date Created: 1971, May 1971, May 1971
Name Subject(s): Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (183rd : 1971 : Rochester, N.Y.)
Topical Subject(s): Political activists--United States--20th century., African American intellectuals.--United States--20th century., Imprisonment--United States--20th century.
Geographic subjects: United States, 20th century., United States, 20th century., United States, 20th century., Rochester (N.Y.)
Physical Location: CASSETTE 85; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Angela Davis debate, 183rd General Assembly [sound recording].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1180
Identifier (local): CASSETTE85a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:166011

Title: Bettie Durrah Living History interview, 2013.
Description: Bettie J. Durrah is a Presbyterian elder, born in Newman, Georgia, a fourth-generation African American Presbyterian. She completed a bachelor's degree in Biology at Spelman College, and holds two master's degrees, from Clark Atlanta University and Georgia State University. From 1995 to 2004 she served in the PC(USA) Women's Ministries as national staff in the Synods of Living Waters, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Trinity. An elder at Radcliffe Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), she has served as moderator of Presbyterian Women at congregation, presbytery, and synod levels; as moderator of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta; and was a commissioner to the 2000 General Assembly.
Creator Name(s): Durrah, Bettie J. (interviewee)
Date Created: 2013
Name Subject(s): Durrah, Bettie J.--Interviews.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American women in church work.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0407; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Bettie Durrah Living History interview, 2013.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTc4NjM=
Identifier (local): 18-0407_BettieDurrah2013
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:124549

Title: Neigh-Adair dinner, 1960s, side 1.
Description: Recording of a 1960s dinner held in honor of Kenneth G. Neigh, including speeches, gospel music; topics include "urban problems" and "reconciliation."
Date Created: ca. 1960s, 1960
Name Subject(s): Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996.
Topical Subject(s): Urban policy., Gospel music., Reconciliation.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 15-0803; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Board of National Missions audio tapes and audio cassettes, 1962-1970.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTAxNzU=
Identifier (local): 15-0803_neigh_adair_dinner_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116399

Title: Katie Geneva Cannon, Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.) Ennis lectures, 2004, side 1
Creator Name(s): Cannon, Katie G., Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Date Created: 2004, 2004, 2004
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Georgia--Atlanta
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 22-0313; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Related Item: Bettie Durrah papers, 1976-2013.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjAxNzU=&qr
Identifier (local): 22-0313_sidea
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:285288

Title: Kenneth G. Neigh interviewed by Susan Miller, 1989-1990, tape 2, side 2.
Description: Kenneth Neigh, general secretary of the UPCUSA Board of National Missions, interviewed by Susan Miller of PHS.
Creator Name(s): Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (interviewee), Miller, Susan, 1963- (interviewer)
Date Created: December 7, 1989-January 18, 1990, 1989
Name Subject(s): Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996.
Geographic subjects: Princeton Junction (N.J.), North and Central America--United States--Princeton--New Jersey--Mercer
Physical Location: CASSETTE 557; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Interview with] Kenneth Neigh [sound recording] / [conducted by] Susan Miller.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1280
Identifier (local): cassette557_neigh_tape2_side2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116414

Title: Jermaine Ross-Allam oral history, 2023
Description: Jermaine Ross-Allam of the PC(USA) Center for Repair of Historic Harms, interviewed by Margaret Priest of the National Black Presbyterian Caucus, May 29, 2023.
Creator Name(s): Ross-Allam, Jermaine (interviewee), Priest, Margaret (interviewer)
Date Created: 2023, May 29, 2023, May 29, 2023
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Center for the Repair of Historic Harms
Topical Subject(s): Racism--United States, Reparations for historical injustices, African American Presbyterians
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 23-0933; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Related Item: National Black Presbyterian Caucus oral histories, 2023--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjA3NDk=&q
Identifier (local): 23-0933_jermaine_ross-allam
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:354005

Title: Gene Bay oral history interview, part 4.
Creator Name(s): Marshall, William J. (interviewer), Bay, Eugene Cooper, 1937- (interviewee)
Date Created: 2018, January 23-24, 2018
Name Subject(s): Bay, Eugene Cooper, 1937-
Geographic subjects: , North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania----Delaware----Newtown Square,
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0209; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Gene Bay oral history interview, 2018.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTY4MDE=
Identifier (local): DR-100_0003-01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116239

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