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Title: Black expo.
Description: The Rev. Robert Owens, a Baptist minister from Brooklyn who heads the Gospel Chords Program, displays his organization's first long-playing record, "Happy Today" by the Echoes of Harmony, during International Black Expo.
Creator Name(s): Tower News Service (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1971
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Operation Breadbasket (U.S.), Owens, Robert.
Topical Subject(s): African American business enterprises., African American businesspeople., African American capitalists and financiers.
Geographic subjects: New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 149, image no. P-42272; 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-42272
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150034

Title: Mrs. Sibley with Mary Bethune.
Description: Text transcribed from annotations: #879 MRS. SIBLEY WITH MARY BETHUNE Mrs. Harper Sibley with Mary McLeod Bethune.
Creator Name(s): Ferras. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955., Sibley, Georgiana Harper.
Topical Subject(s): Christian women., Women religious leaders., African American civil rights workers., African American Christians., African American women.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 879; 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_879
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358886

Title: Samuel Proctor.
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. (publisher)
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Proctor, Samuel D., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--United States., African American civil rights workers--United States., African American educators--United States.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., United States.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. 31577; 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_31577
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349044

Title: Huge Berlin crowd gathers to hear Dr. King.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31584 HUGE BERLIN CROWD GATHERS TO HEAR DR. KING WEST BERLIN -- More than 25,000 West Berliners attended the annual rally of the Evangelical Church in Berlin-Brandenburg to hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who visited both sectors of the divided city. The famous integration leader was hailed by Bishop Otto Dibelius of the Berlin-Brandenburg Church (second from right) for his efforts to achieve racial reconciliation through nonviolence. Dr. King was invited to Berlin by Mayor Willy Brandt (right) to open the city's annual Cultural Festival. During his visit he received an honorary doctorate from West Berlin's Evangelical Theological College. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KV-Ber-9C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Krueger, Fritz P. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dibelius, Otto, 1880-1967., Brandt, Willy, 1913-1992., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Congresses., Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg--Bishops., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), United States, Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31584; 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-31584
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349178

Title: Martin Luther King at Berlin Wall.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31562 MARTIN LUTHER KING AT BERLIN WALL BERLIN -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on a visit to Berlin at the invitation of Mayor Willy Brandt, gazes along the Berlin Wall. He later went through the wall at Checkpoint Charlie. East German border guards stopped the prominent integration leader, who had forgotten his passport, but after a delay allowed him to enter the Communist-dominated sector. Dr. King opened West Berlin's cultural festival, a two-week event dedicated to the interdependence of races. He also spoke in East Berlin's historic downtown St. Mary's church and took part in Protestant functions in both sections of the city. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WW-NY-9C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, September 13, 1964, September 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), United States, Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31562 ; 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-31562b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349174

Title: Martin Luther King at Berlin Wall.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964, September 13, 1964, September 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31562 ; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31562_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349324

Title: King inspects Wall.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964, September 13, 1964, September 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31562 ; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_P-31562_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349421

Title: Their goal: the religious life.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31529 THEIR GOAL: THE RELIGIOUS LIFE CLEVELAND (RNS) -- Three members of the Joseph Curry family of Cleveland will enter religious life within the next few months, thereby writing an unusual chapter in the religious formation of a family. Joseph Jr., left, first to convert to the Catholic Church four years ago, will enter St. Joseph College (Collegeville, Ind.) to begin studies as a Brother of the Society of the Precious Blood. His younger brother James will enter Brunnerdale Seminary, Canton, to study for the priesthood in the same order. Sometime after the first of the year, Diane will go to Cincinnati to enter the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. They are among seven children of the Curry family which was baptized as a group two years ago. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RLF-RR-9A-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Faist, Russell L. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Society of the Precious Blood., Curry, Joseph, Jr., St. Joseph's College (Collegeville, Ind.), Curry, James., Brunnerdale Seminary (Canton, Ohio), Curry, Diane., Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
Topical Subject(s): African American Catholics--Ohio--Cleveland., African American clergy--Ohio--Cleveland., African American nuns--Ohio--Cleveland., African American families--Ohio--Cleveland., Families--Ohio--Cleveland., Catholic converts--Ohio--Cleveland.
Geographic subjects: Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Cleveland (Ohio), North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Cuyahoga--Cleveland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. C-31529; 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-31529
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349099

Title: Negro Baptist convention meets.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31560 NEGRO BAPTIST CONVENTION MEETS DETROIT -- Dr. Joseph H. Jackson of Chicago, president of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc., is welcomed on arriving in Detroit for the denomination's annual meeting. With him is Dr. Mary O. Ross, president of the denominational women's auxiliary. With about 5,500,000 members, the Convention is the largest Negro church group in this country. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HW-DET-9B-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): Ward, H. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Jackson, J. H. (Joseph Harrison), 1900-1990., National Baptist Convention of the United States of America--Congresses., Ross, Mary O., National Baptist Convention of the United States of America.
Topical Subject(s): African American Baptists., Congresses and conventions--Michigan--Detroit., African American clergy., African American Christians., Baptist women., African American women clergy., Women clergy.
Geographic subjects: Michigan, Detroit., Detroit (Mich.), North and Central America--United States--Michigan--Wayne--Detroit
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31560 ; 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-31560
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349172

Title: Former heavyweight boxing champion now an evangelist.
Description: As George Foreman "gives testimony" at the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, a woman kneels at a long altar.
Creator Name(s): Frerck, Walt. (photographer), United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1980, March 14, 1980, March 14, 1980
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Foreman, George, -1949
Topical Subject(s): African American evangelists--Texas--Houston., Witness bearing (Christianity), African American boxers--Texas--Houston.
Geographic subjects: Texas, Houston., Texas, Houston., Houston (Tex.), North and Central America--United States--Harris--Texas--Houston
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1054, Box 52, image no. P-53483; 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-53483
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:148268

Title: First Negro elected to head Detroit Council of Churches.
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Detroit Free Press.
Creator Name(s): Detroit Free Press Co. (publisher), Ward, Hiley H. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Roberts, Joseph Lawrence., Bethel A.M.E. Church (Detroit, Mich.), Metropolitan Detroit Council of Churches., Lenox, G. Merrill (Gordon Merrill), 1902-1995.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Appointment, call, and election., African American clergy--Michigan--Detroit., African American civic leaders--Michigan--Detroit.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30531; 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-30531_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353538

Title: Detroit council names Negro.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30531 DETROIT COUNCIL NAMES NEGRO DETROIT, Mich. -- Dr. Joseph Lawrence Roberts, pastor of the 2,200-member Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church in Detroit, Mich., became the first Negro to be elected president of the Detroit Council of Churches in the 45-year history of the organization. He is shown here with Dr. G. Merrill Lenox, executive director of the Council, who noted in his remarks welcoming Dr. Roberts to the post that more than 20 percent of the organization's constituency is Negro. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HW-D-1E-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Associated Press. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Roberts, Joseph Lawrence., Bethel A.M.E. Church (Detroit, Mich.), Metropolitan Detroit Council of Churches., Lenox, G. Merrill (Gordon Merrill), 1902-1995.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Appointment, call, and election., African American clergy--Michigan--Detroit., African American civic leaders--Michigan--Detroit.
Geographic subjects: Michigan, Detroit., Michigan, Detroit., Detroit (Mich.), North and Central America--United States--Michigan--Wayne--Detroit
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30531; 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-30531
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353787

Title: New manager.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): Associated Press. (author)
Date Created: 1974, October 3, 1974, October 3, 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Robinson, Frank, 1935-2019., Cleveland Indians (Baseball team), National League of Professional Baseball Clubs., American League of Professional Baseball Clubs.
Topical Subject(s): Baseball managers--Ohio--Cleveland., African American baseball managers--Ohio--Cleveland., African American baseball players--Ohio--Cleveland.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-46098; 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-46098_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361473

Title: Baseball's first black manager.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-46098 BASEBALL'S FIRST BLACK MANAGER CLEVELAND -- Frank Robinson flashes a smile after he was named manager of the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black manager in the history of major league baseball. The appointment of Frank Robinson, a superstar in both the National and American Leagues during his 19-year major league career, came 27 years after another Robinson, Jackie, broke baseball's color barrier. Credit Must Read~ Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (A-CLE-10A-74-DS)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1974
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Robinson, Frank, 1935-2019., Cleveland Indians (Baseball team), National League of Professional Baseball Clubs., American League of Professional Baseball Clubs.
Topical Subject(s): Baseball managers--Ohio--Cleveland., African American baseball managers--Ohio--Cleveland., African American baseball players--Ohio--Cleveland.
Geographic subjects: Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Cleveland (Ohio), North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Cuyahoga--Cleveland
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. PC-46098; 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-46098
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:361532

Title: Martin Luther King at Berlin Wall.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31562 MARTIN LUTHER KING AT BERLIN WALL BERLIN -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on a visit to Berlin at the invitation of Mayor Willy Brandt, gazes along the Berlin Wall. He later went through the wall at Checkpoint Charlie. East German border guards stopped the prominent integration leader, who had forgotten his passport, but after a delay allowed him to enter the Communist-dominated sector. Dr. King opened West Berlin's cultural festival, a two-week event dedicated to the interdependence of races. He also spoke in East Berlin's historic downtown St. Mary's church and took part in Protestant functions in both sections of the city. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WW-NY-9C-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Wide World Photos, Inc. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, September 13, 1964, September 13, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Germany--Berlin., African American civil rights workers--Germany--Berlin., African Americans--Relations with Germans., Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989., Communism and Christianity--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), United States, Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. P-31562 ; 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-31562a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349173

Title: Religious News Service correspondence.
Description: Letter written by Brother Aquinas, O.S.F., to Robert Isear of the Religious News Service, October 27, 1948. Concerns photographs of the new African American religious congregation, the Franciscan Missionary Servants of Christ the King in Smithtown, New York.
Date Created: 1948, October 27, 1948, October 27, 1948
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Isear, Robert.
Topical Subject(s): African American Christians--New York (State)--Smithtown., African American clergy--New York (State)--Smithtown., Church work with African Americans--New York (State)--Smithtown., African Americans--Missions--New York (State)--Smithtown.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), Smithtown., New York (State), Smithtown., New York (State), Smithtown., New York (State), Smithtown., Smithtown (N.Y. : Town), North and Central America--United States--Suffolk--New York--Smithtown
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 18, image no. C-7851; 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-7851_04
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149151

Title: Liston and priest.
Description: Sonny Liston, key figure in the most controversial heavyweight championship fight in history, visits with an old friend, Father Alois J. Stevens, pastor of St. Lawrence's church, Monett, Mo.
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Date Created: 1965, May 26, 1965, May 26, 1965
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Catholic Church--Clergy., Liston, Sonny, 1932-1970., Stevens, Alois J.
Topical Subject(s): African American boxers--Maine--Poland Spring., Boxing--Maine--Poland Spring.
Geographic subjects: Maine, Poland Spring., Maine, Poland Spring., Poland Spring (Me.), North and Central America--United States--Androscoggin--Maine--Poland Spring
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 109, image no. C-32622; 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-32622
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:151449

Title: Novices in new negro community.
Description: Members of the Franciscan Missionary Servants of Christ the King become novices.
Creator Name(s): St. Francis Monastery (Brooklyn, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1948, October 17, 1948
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): African American Christians--New York (State)--Smithtown., African American clergy--New York (State)--Smithtown., Church work with African Americans--New York (State)--Smithtown., African Americans--Missions--New York (State)--Smithtown.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), Smithtown., New York (State), Smithtown., New York (State), Smithtown., New York (State), Smithtown., Smithtown (N.Y. : Town), North and Central America--United States--Suffolk--New York--Smithtown
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 18, image no. C-7851; 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-7851
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:148427

Title: Society for the Propagation of the Faith press release.
Description: Society for the Propagation of the Faith press release for the week of November 5, 1948. Written by Rev. Thomas J. McDonnell, the National Director of the Society. Features further information about the new African American religious congregation, the Franciscan Missionary Servants of Christ the King in Smithtown, New York.
Creator Name(s): McDonnell, Thomas J. (author)
Date Created: 1948, November 5, 1948, November 5, 1948
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Society for the Propagation of the Faith.
Topical Subject(s): African American Christians--New York (State)--Smithtown., African American clergy--New York (State)--Smithtown., Church work with African Americans--New York (State)--Smithtown., African Americans--Missions--New York (State)--Smithtown.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), Smithtown., New York (State), Smithtown., New York (State), Smithtown., New York (State), Smithtown., New York (N.Y.), Smithtown (N.Y. : Town), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York, North and Central America--United States--Suffolk--New York--Smithtown
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 18, image no. C-7851; 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-7851_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149223

Title: Moving day for Negro nuns.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-31142 MOVING DAY FOR NEGRO NUNS NEW ORLEANS -- Nuns prepare to move from their headquarters in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The Sisters of the Holy Family, a community of Negro nuns, have sold the structure -- once known as Orleans Ballroom -- and are moving into a suburban area. They plan to build a residence and an academy for girls. The Sisters will welcome the quiet and serenity of a rural home -- for years they have had to stand the jazz music at late hours from nearby nightclubs and the din of revelers in the street. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (S-NO-6B-64-W)
Creator Name(s): Schindler, Newell Hilary. (photographer), Catholic Church. Archdiocese of New Orleans (La.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Sisters of the Holy Family (New Orleans, La.)
Topical Subject(s): Nuns--Louisiana--New Orleans., African American nuns--Louisiana--New Orleans.
Geographic subjects: Louisiana, New Orleans., Louisiana, New Orleans., French Quarter (New Orleans, La.), New Orleans (La.)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. C-31142; 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-31142
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:350137

Title: Connecticut clergymen tour Baptist headquarters.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): Muse, Seth. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Interdenominational cooperation., Clergy--Connecticut., African American clergy--Connecticut.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30518; 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-30518_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353608

Title: Connecticut clergymen tour Baptist headquarters.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30518 CONNECTICUT CLERGYMEN TOUR BAPTIST HEADQUARTERS VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- Eight Connecticut Baptist clergymen, including six Negro parish pastors, toured American Baptist Convention headquarters in Valley Forge, Pa., where they were briefed on the worldwide program of the denomination. The visitors (seated, l. to r.) were the Rev. Samuel J. Williams, Calvary Baptist church, South Norwalk; the Rev. Nicholas Titus, executive secretary of the Connecticut Baptist Convention, Hartford; the Rev. William M. Philpot, Community Baptist church, New Haven; and (standing) the Rev. William Ortolf, director of Christian Education with the Connecticut Baptist Convention, Hartford; the Rev. Carl Taylor, Union Baptist church, Hartford; the Rev. Wyatt Minton, Bridgeport; the Rev. Richard H. Woods, Grace Baptist church, South Norwalk; and the Rev. Charles Sargent, Union Baptist church, Stamford. The Negro pastors' churches are dually associated with the ABC and the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (AB-VF-1D-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Etter, Dale. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964, January 20-21, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., American Baptist Convention., Williams, Samuel J., Calvary Baptist Church (Norwalk, Conn.), Titus, Nicholas., Connecticut Baptist Convention., Philpot, William M., Community Baptist Church (New Haven, Conn.), Ortolf, William., Taylor, Carl., Union Baptist Church (Hartford, Conn.), Minton, Wyatt., Woods, Richard H., Grace Baptist Church (Norwalk, Conn.), Sargent, Charles., Union Baptist Church (Stamford, Conn.), National Baptist Convention of the United States of America.
Topical Subject(s): Interdenominational cooperation., Clergy--Connecticut., African American clergy--Connecticut.
Geographic subjects: Connecticut., Connecticut., Valley Forge (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Chester--Valley Forge
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30518; 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-30518
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353782

Title: Negro children's choir at Franciscan Mission.
Creator Name(s): National Conference of Christians and Jews. (publisher)
Date Created: 1948, ca. 1948
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., National Conference of Christians and Jews., Quinn, Marjorie.
Topical Subject(s): African American children--Michigan--Detroit., African American Christians--Michigan--Detroit., Children's choirs--Michigan--Detroit., Church work with children--Michigan--Detroit.
Geographic subjects: , , , , , , , , , , , , Michigan, Detroit., , Michigan, , , Michigan, Detroit., , Michigan, Detroit., , , , , , , , Detroit (Mich.), , , , North and Central America--United States------Wayne--Michigan--Detroit----, ------------
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 18A, image no. 8010; 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_8010
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:148487

Title: First Negro Smith College chaplain.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-31327 FIRST NEGRO SMITH COLLEGE CHAPLAIN NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Dr. Benjamin J. Anderson, a United Presbyterian pastor at Princeton, N.J., since 1948 has been named Chaplain of Smith College at Northampton, Mass. Assuming the post after Labor Day, he will be the first Negro to serve in the post at the noted women’s school. Dr. Anderson has been active in both religious and civic circles, spearheading integration of his own congregation and working with neighborhood integration and human rights groups. Earlier this year he was named as the first chairman of the Commission on Religion and Race of the Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MV-New-7E-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Vance, Margaret A. (contributor), Steltzer, Ulli. (photographer)
Date Created: 1964, February 1964, February 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Anderson, Benjamin Johnson., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy., Smith College--Chaplains.
Topical Subject(s): African American clergy--Massachusetts--Northampton., College chaplains--Massachusetts--Northampton., Women's colleges--Massachusetts--Northampton., African American clergy--New Jersey--Princeton.
Geographic subjects: Massachusetts, Northampton., Massachusetts, Northampton., Massachusetts, Northampton., New Jersey, Princeton., Northampton (Mass.)
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 104, image no. P-31327; 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-31327
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:350264

Title: Leis for integrationist.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): Church World Service. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., University of Hawaii at Manoa--Students., University of Hawaii at Manoa. Associated Students., Harada, Myra., Rollinson, Shirley.
Topical Subject(s): Church work with students--Hawaii--Honolulu., African American civil rights workers--Hawaii--Honolulu., African American clergy--Hawaii--Honolulu.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30656; 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-30656_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353461

Title: Integration leader welcomed.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30656 INTEGRATION LEADER WELCOMED HONOLULU -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Baptist minister and integration leader, receives traditional leis on his arrival in Hawaii. In addition to addressing University of Hawaii students, Dr. King spoke to state legislators and other government officials attending the "God and Country" service at Kawaihao church [sic. Kawaiahaʻo Church], the "Westminster Abbey" of Hawaii. His visit was sponsored jointly by the Honolulu Council of Churches and the University Associated Students. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (HAW-2D-64-MH)
Creator Name(s): Church World Service. (publisher)
Date Created: 1964, February 18, 1964, February 18, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., University of Hawaii at Manoa--Students., University of Hawaii at Manoa. Associated Students., Harada, Myra., Rollinson, Shirley.
Topical Subject(s): Church work with students--Hawaii--Honolulu., African American civil rights workers--Hawaii--Honolulu., African American clergy--Hawaii--Honolulu.
Geographic subjects: Hawaii, Honolulu., Hawaii, Honolulu., Hawaii, Honolulu., Honolulu (Hawaii), North and Central America--United States--Hawaii--Honolulu--Honolulu
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30656; 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-30656
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353819

Title: Federation elects Negro, names "Man Of The Year."
Description: Text transcribed from caption: P-30524 FEDERATION ELECTS NEGRO, NAMES "MAN OF THE YEAR" ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Rev. Amos Ryce II (left), pastor of Lane Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal church, was elected president of the Metropolitan Church Federation of Greater St. Louis. He is the first Negro to head the 55-year-old organization. The federation also named Dr. Ned Cole (right), dean of Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal), as "Ecumenical Man of the Year for 1963" for his ministry in his congregation, the federation and the community. Dr. Cole has been elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Central New York and plans to move to Syracuse, N.Y., in the spring. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (DE-SL-1E-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (publisher)
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Ryce, Amos, II., Lane Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (Saint Louis, Mo.), Methodist Church (U.S.)--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Appointment, call, and election., African American clergy--Missouri--Saint Louis., African American civic leaders--Missouri--Saint Louis.
Geographic subjects: Missouri, Saint Louis., Missouri, Saint Louis., Saint Louis (Mo.), North and Central America--United States--Missouri--Saint Louis City--Saint Louis
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. P-30524; 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-30524a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353784

Title: Chicago boy gets fresh air vacation.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Neb.) (author), Baxter, Mike. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Tolbert, Ricky., Bethesda Mennonite Church (Henderson, Neb.), Woodlawn Mennonite Church (Chicago, Ill.), Mennonite Church--Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Church work with African Americans--Mennonite Church., Youth--Illinois--Chicago., African American youth--Illinois--Chicago., Church work with African American youth--Nebraska--Henderson., Rural-urban relations., Youth--Religious life--Nebraska--Henderson.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31433; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-31433_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349337

Title: Chicago boy gets fresh air vacation.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PC-31433 CHICAGO BOY GETS FRESH AIR VACATION HENDERSON, Neb. -- Ricky Tolbert, 11, and a dozen other Negro boys from Chicago got a taste of country life through the Fresh Air Country Vacation program sponsored by Bethesda Mennonite church of Henderson, Neb., and Woodlawn Mennonite church of Chicago. Here, Ricky checks on cattle in the pasture of the George T. Friesen farm near Henderson. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (MB-LN-8D-64-NBM)
Creator Name(s): Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Neb.) (author), Baxter, Mike. (author)
Date Created: 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Tolbert, Ricky., Bethesda Mennonite Church (Henderson, Neb.), Woodlawn Mennonite Church (Chicago, Ill.), Mennonite Church--Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Church work with African Americans--Mennonite Church., Youth--Illinois--Chicago., African American youth--Illinois--Chicago., Church work with African American youth--Nebraska--Henderson., Rural-urban relations., Youth--Religious life--Nebraska--Henderson.
Geographic subjects: Illinois, Chicago., Illinois, Chicago., Nebraska, Henderson., Nebraska, Henderson., Henderson (Neb.), Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Nebraska--York--Henderson
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, Box 105, image no. PC-31433; 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-31433
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:349198

Title: Confirmation class.
Description: Text transcribed from annotations: 4203 Rev. Paul E. West & Confirmation class. Transfiguration Lutheran Church--74 West 126th Street, New York.
Creator Name(s): Lutheran World Federation. Office of Communication. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Transfiguration Lutheran Church (Harlem, New York, N.Y.), West, Paul E., Svenska kyrkan--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): African American churches--New York (State)--New York., African American clergy--New York (State)--New York., Confirmation--African American churches., Confirmation--Lutheran Church., Sacraments--Lutheran Church., Initiation rites--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: New York (State), New York., New York (State), New York., Harlem (New York, N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 4203; 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_4203
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359802

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