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- Adolphus Clemens Good Papers
- Description
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Adolphus Clemens Good was appointed in 1882 by the Board of Foreign Missions to the West Africa Mission of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Initially assigned to the Baraka Station, he was transferred to the Ogowe River area in 1884 and spent the bulk of his career there. In addition to his work as a teacher and evangelist, Dr. Good studied bird and animal life in the Ogowe Valley and in the Cameroon, as well as the ethnology and religious beliefs of various West African tribes. He also prepared a text on Bulu grammar which was published posthumously. Consists of Dr. Good's journals and notes, his papers on the religious beliefs of the Gabwa and the role of women among the Bulu, and miscellaneous Bulu language items. The collection also contains various personal items, including letters sent to his widow, Lydia B. Walker Good. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Portrait of Adolphus Clemens Good, undated. - Creator Name(s)
- Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (creator)
- Date Created
- 1882, 1882-1896, 1882, 1896, 1882-1896
- Name Subject(s)
- Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894., Good, Lydia Belle Walker, 1856-1924., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Africa Mission.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Missionaries--Africa., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Presbyterian Church--Missions--Gabon., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon., Bulu (African people)--Social life and customs., Gabonese--Religion., Bulu language--Texts.
- Geographic subjects
- Africa., Africa, West., Congo (Democratic Republic), Gabon., Cameroon., Ogooué River Region (Gabon), Baraka (Congo), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Gabon, Africa--Cameroon, Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Location
- RG 169; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Adolphus Clemens Good Papers, 1882-1896.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-169
- Identifier (local)
- rg169
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:adgood
- Title
- Rachel Henderlite Papers
- Description
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Rachel Henderlite was a teacher, writer, ordained minister, and activist. In 1965, Henderlite was ordained by Hanover Presbytery as the first woman minister of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. The collection includes photographs, audio and video recordings, a scrapbook, correspondence, lecture and sermon notes, speeches and writings, and publications. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Bishop Frederick D. Jordan congratulates Dr. Rachel Henderlite. - Creator Name(s)
- Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991. (creator)
- Name Subject(s)
- Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Women clergy--United States., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States., Ordination of women--Presbyterian Church.
- Geographic subjects
- United States., United States., North and Central America--United States
- Physical Location
- RG 504; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Rachel Henderlite Papers, 1851-1993.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-504
- Identifier (local)
- rg504
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:rg504
- Title
- Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers
- Description
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Phineas Gurley was born in 1816 in Hamilton, N.Y. Gurley served as chaplain of the United States Senate in 1858 and as moderator of the General Assembly in 1867. He is perhaps best remembered for having been the pastor in attendance at the deathbed of Abraham Lincoln and for the sermon he preached at the President's funeral. The Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers include photographs, correspondence, and manuscript sermons, including a facsimile and transcript of "Faith in God," the sermon Gurley preached at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, and a transcript of the sermon he preached at the funeral of Lincoln's young son, William. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Portrait of Reverend Phineas D. Gurley. Photographed byJohn Goldin and Company, 1867. - Creator Name(s)
- Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (creator)
- Date Created
- 1837-1867, 1837
- Name Subject(s)
- Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868., Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865., Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. (Old School). General Assembly (79th : 1867 : Cincinnati, Ohio), Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. (Old School). General Assembly. Moderator (1867-1868 : Gurley), F Street Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
- Geographic subjects
- North and Central America--United States
- Physical Location
- RG 329; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers, 1837-1867.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-329
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:gurley
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- William H. Sheppard Papers
- Description
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William H. Sheppard was a Presbyterian minister and missionary to the Congo for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1890-1910. Sheppard was one of the earliest African-American foreign missionaries for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. He and his wife, Lucy Gantt Sheppard, were stationed at Luebo and later at Ibanche. Collection consists primarily of photograph albums and photographs. Photographs document mission stations and churches at Luebo and Ibanche; the Sheppard family; other Presbyterian Church in the U.S. missionaries; and native people of the Bateke, Baluba, Bakuba, Zappo Zap, and other tribes. The collection includes a small number of papers, including correspondence; Sheppard's reminiscences of his time at the Stillman Institute in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; a pamphlet entitled "How Sheppard Made His Way into Lukenga's Kingdom"; printed materials about the Congo and King Leopold; hymnbooks in Tshiluba and an unidentified language; and glass and nitrate negatives. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Sheppard with his mother. - Creator Name(s)
- Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (creator)
- Name Subject(s)
- Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927., Sheppard, Lucy J. Gantt, 1867-1955., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions., Stillman Institute (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Topical Subject(s)
- Tribes--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Geographic subjects
- Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Location
- RG 457; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
- Identifier (local)
- rg457
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:whsheppard
- Title
- Letter from Pauline Wurster Van Evera to Mary Helen, Louise, and Harold.
- Description
- Letter from Pauline Wurster Van Evera to Mary Helen, Louise, and Harold, with images of the Beau Vallon Beach Hotel, Seychelles Islands, April 27, 1944.
- Creator Name(s)
- Van Evera, Pauline Wurster, 1877-1965. (author)
- Date Created
- 1944, April 27, 1944, April 27, 1944
- Name Subject(s)
- Person, Louise Van Evera, 1914-2007., Van Evera, Kepler, 1883-1955., Van Evera, Pauline Wurster, 1877-1965., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. East China Mission.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Missionaries--China--Hangzhou., Missions--China--Hangzhou.
- Geographic subjects
- China, Hangzhou., China, Hangzhou., Africa--Seychelles--Beau Vallon, Beau Vallon (Seychelles)
- Physical Location
- RG 498, Box 4, Folder 7; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Van Evera Family Papers, 1904-2003.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-498
- Identifier (local)
- ds4986_03
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:4879
- Title
- William M. Baird Papers
- Description
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The Rev. Dr. William M. Baird and his wife, Annie Laurie Adams Baird, were appointed to the Chosen (Korea) Mission in 1890 by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. From 1891 until 1897, they served at the Seoul, Fusan, and Taiku stations. In 1897, Baird was appointed president of the Pyengyang Academy and Union Christian College (also known as Sungsil Haktang and later Sungsil Taehak), a position that he held until his death in 1931. The William M. Baird Papers, 1885-1951 (bulk 1885-1931), consist of Baird's diaries, correspondence, reports, photographs, clippings and miscellaneous items. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: First All-Korea Presbytery Meeting, 1907. - Creator Name(s)
- Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931. (creator)
- Date Created
- 1885, 1885-1951, 1885, 1951, 1885-1951
- Name Subject(s)
- Baird family., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Pyengyang Academy., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea), Sungsil Haktang (Pʻyŏngyang, Korea)
- Topical Subject(s)
- Universities and colleges--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Schools--Korea.
- Geographic subjects
- Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Pyongyang (Korea), Asia--North Korea, Asia--South Korea
- Physical Location
- RG 173; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- William M. Baird Papers, 1885-1951.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-173
- Identifier (local)
- rg173_william_baird
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:rg173
- Title
- Belle Hawkes Papers
- Description
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Born as Sarah Belknap Sherwood, Belle Hawkes was appointed to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. East Persia Mission in 1883. In 1884, she married the Reverend James W. Hawkes, also of the East Persia Mission. Stationed in Hamadān for 36 years, she ministered to the needs of Armenian, Jewish, and Muslim women and children. Her home became a center of missionary service and hospitality to the flow of travelers between Tehran and Baghdad. She died in service in 1919. The collection consists primarily of Belle Hawkes' outgoing correspondence addressed to her family during her years in Hamadān, and her diaries. It also contains photographs of the East Persia missionaries, including Belle herself. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Belle Hawkes on her pet horse. - Creator Name(s)
- Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator), Hawkes, James W. (creator)
- Name Subject(s)
- Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries., Hawkes, James W., Sherwood, Margaret Pollock, 1864-1955.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
- Geographic subjects
- Iran., Iran., Iran, Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān, Iran
- Physical Location
- RG 116; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
- Identifier (local)
- rg116
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:rg116
- Title
- Sheldon Jackson Papers
- Description
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Sheldon Jackson (1834-1909) founded churches and missions throughout the West and Alaska. He was named U.S. General Agent for Education in Alaska in 1885. This collection includes Sheldon Jackson's journals, correspondence, and photographs relating to Jackson's work for the Board of National Missions in the West until 1877 and then in Alaska, and his personal mission to make the Presbyterian Church and U.S. government aware of problems in Alaska. Digitization funded by the Alaska Library Network and the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC). View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Group of Alaska Native girls. - Creator Name(s)
- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. (creator)
- Name Subject(s)
- Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
- Topical Subject(s)
- Presbyterian Church--Missions--Alaska., Indians of North America Missions--Educational work., Missionaries--West (U.S.), Missionaries--Alaska., Pioneers--Alaska., Reindeer--Alaska., Education--Alaska., Home missions--West (U.S.), Home missions--Alaska., Indians of North America--West (U.S.), Indians of North America--Alaska., Frontier and pioneer life--Alaska.
- Geographic subjects
- Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., Alaska., Alaska., Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., West (U.S.), Alaska., Alaska, North and Central America--United States--Alaska, Alaska.
- Physical Location
- RG 239; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
- Identifier (local)
- rg239
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:sheldon_jackson