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Title: Presbyterian Indian Mission (Sacaton, Ariz.) motion picture, about 1926
Description: "Dirk and Elizabeth's work among the Pima Indians in Arizona, the Coolidge Dam, photos of President Coolidge," 1 35mm reel, 1000 feet. Film includes Ralph Cameron, Senator from Arizona, discussing future site of Coolidge Dam with Dirk Lay and C. R. Olberg, chief engineer of the Indian Service in Florence, Ariz.; Coolidge signing the Cameron bill; construction of the dam; and a visit to the Cook School by Secretary of the Interior, Roy West. Closing title, "presented by friends of Ralph Cameron," indicates that film is likely created for Cameron's unsuccessful 1926 Senate campaign.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions
Date Created: 1926, about 1926, about 1926
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Indian Mission (Sacaton, Ariz.), First Presbyterian Church (Sacaton, Ariz.), Lay, Dirk, 1886-1944
Topical Subject(s): Pima Indians--Missions
Geographic subjects: North American--Arizona--Sacaton
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 15-0114; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
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Identifier (local): 15-0114_sacaton_az
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:147367

Title: Ballston Female Heathen School Society Records.
Description: The Ballston Female Heathen School Society was founded in 1817 by fifty-seven women from the Ballston region of New York to support the work of the Princeton Theological Seminary and American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions' (ABCFM) work in Brainerd, North Carolina and Ceylon. Its scope later broadened to include support for mission work in Beirut, Syria, Iran, and with Native Americans near Detroit. The collection includes the Society’s constitution, annual reports, a subscriber roll with contributions, acknowledgments of contributions, and correspondence from recipients of support. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Ballston Female Heathen School Society constitution, 1817.
Creator Name(s): Ballston Female Heathen School Society.
Name Subject(s): Ballston Female Heathen School Society., American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions., Princeton Theological Seminary.
Topical Subject(s): Women in missionary work., Women--Societies and clubs.
Geographic subjects: Ballston (N.Y. : Town), North American--United States--New York--Saratoga
Physical Location: RG 422; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-422
Identifier (local): islandora:rg422
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg422

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