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Title: Rachel Kerr Johnson Papers.
Description: Born in February 1837, Rachel Kerr Johnson and her husband William F. (Will) Johnson served as Presbyterian missionaries in the northwestern provinces of India from 1860-1884. Upon their return to the United States, Rachel became a frequent speaker at women's missionary society meetings in western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and northern West Virginia. She died in 1888 of injuries sustained in a buggy accident. The collection consists of correspondence from Rachel Kerr Johnson to her family members from 1856, her first year at the Female Seminary in Steubenville, Ohio, until 1888. Her letters reveal the dynamics of family relations and provide colorful descriptions and keen insight about India and mission life. The collection includes a few letters written by her husband Will (William F.) and daughters Mary (Mary Ella) and Jane (Jennie). View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Rachel Kerr Johnson correspondence, 1886-1888.
Creator Name(s): Johnson, Rachel Kerr, 1837-1888., Johnson, William F., 1838-1926., Johnson, Mary Ella, 1864-, Johnson, Jane, 1870-
Date Created: 1854-1888, 1854
Name Subject(s): Johnson, Rachel Kerr, 1837-1888--Archives., Kerr, Frank., Kerr, Samuel., Kerr, Stella., Johnson, Edwin, 1865-1890., Biddle University., Steubenville Female Seminary.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Presbyterian Church--India., Evangelistic work--India., Female seminaries--Ohio--Steubenville., Returned missionaries--Charlotte.--North Carolina, Women in missionary work--India--19th century., Women missionaries--India--19th century.
Geographic subjects: India., India., Ohio, Steubenville., Charlotte., North Carolina, India, 19th century., India, 19th century., India., Steubenville (Ohio), Asia--India, North America--United States--Ohio--Jefferson--Steubenville
Physical Location: RG 392; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Rachel Kerr Johnson Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-392
Identifier (local): rg392
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg392

Title: Greensboro K-Mart videotape, 1996
Description: Local broadcast news pieces on demonstrations, VHS 1996. In 1996, warehouse workers at a K-Mart distribution center in Greensboro, N.C., objecting that the overwhelmingly black workforce at that location was paid 40% less than warehouse workers elsewhere, and objecting to K-Mart's union-busting tactics, walked out and led protests and a citywide boycott of the retailer. Nelson Johnson, of Greensboro's Beloved Community Center, and J. Herbert Nelson II advocated for the warehouse workers and joined the demonstrations.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Office of the General Assembly
Date Created: 1996, 1996, 1996
Name Subject(s): K-Mart Corporation, Johnson, Nelson, Nelson, J. Herbert II
Topical Subject(s): Labor--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: North America--United States--North Carolina--Greensboro
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0801; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Greensboro K-Mart videotape, 1996--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTc5OTE=&qr
Identifier (local): 18-0801_greensboro_kmart
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153464

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: Sheldon Jackson and Laplanders aboard the Bear.
Description: Sheldon Jackson and Laplanders aboard the Bear.
Date Created: ca. 1855-1908, 1855
Name Subject(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives., Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909.
Topical Subject(s): Sami (European people), Missionaries--Alaska., Home missions--Alaska.
Geographic subjects: Alaska., Alaska., Alaska, Alaska, North America--Region--United States
Physical Location: RG 239, Box 11, Folder 29, no. 275; 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): ds2774
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:6945

Title: Black Presbyterians United (1982)
Description: 1982 Black Presbyterians United gathering, Philadelphia PA, Edler G. Hawkins award presentation.
Creator Name(s): Black Presbyterians United
Date Created: 1982, 1982, 1982
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians
Geographic subjects: North America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 13-0210; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Media Services videotapes--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=OTU3MA==&qr
Identifier (local): 13-0210_bx53_PM82-009
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161388

Title: José R. Colón Rodríguez oral history, 2019.
Description: Oral history with José R. Colón Rodríguez, taken by Fred Tangeman and David Staniunas, April 2019, in Rincón, P.R. José R. Colón Rodríguez is a Presbyterian minister, and author of the historical series Nuestras raíces en la historia.
Creator Name(s): Colón Rodríguez, José R.
Date Created: 2019, 2019, 2019
Name Subject(s): Iglesia Presbiteriana La Marina (Mayagüez, P.R.)
Geographic subjects: North America--Puerto Rico--Rincón--Rincón
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0603; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Historical Society Puerto Rico travel documentation, 2019--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzNjE=&in
Identifier (local): JoseColonRodriguez_interview_720
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149651

Title: Youth regional conferences, 1938
Description: Features a speech by Frank D. Getty, Director of Young People's Work and Director of the Conferences. Filmed at Grove City College, Pa.; Park College, Parksville, Missouri; and Zephyr Point Conference Center, Lake Tahoe, Nev., in June and July of 1938.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Young People's Relations Group.
Date Created: 1938, 1938, 1938
Name Subject(s): Zephyr Point Conference Center (Lake Tahoe, Nev.)
Topical Subject(s): Youth in church work--Church group work with youth
Geographic subjects: North America--Nevada
Physical Location: MOTION PICTURE A156; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Youth regional conferences, 1938 [motion picture] / produced by the Young People's Relations Committee of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1455
Identifier (local): A156_youth_regional_conferences
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:151709

Title: Porto Rico: isle of charm (about 1930), reel 2.
Description: Second reel of a two reel film on Presbyterianism in Puerto Rico. Includes footage of Presbyterian children's hospital, daily life, students in Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Date Created: 1930, about 1930, about 1930
Name Subject(s): Seminario Evangélico de Puerto Rico (San Juan, P.R.)
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Puerto Rico
Geographic subjects: North America--United States--Puerto Rico
Physical Location: MOTION PICTURE A110; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Porto Rico [motion picture] : the island of charm.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1700
Identifier (local): A110_porto_rico
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146309

Title: Black Presbyterians United, 1984
Description: Footage of Black Presbyterians United gathering 1984, including Lenton Gunn, Jr., Gayraud Wilmore, Prathia Hall-Wynn, Joan SalmonCampbell.
Creator Name(s): Black Presbyterians United
Date Created: 1984, 1984, 1984
Name Subject(s): SalmonCampbell, Joan, 1938-, Gunn, Lenton, Wilmore, Gayraud S. (Gayraud Stephen), 1921, Hall, Prathia LauraAnn
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians
Geographic subjects: North America--Georgia--Atlanta
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 13-0210; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Media Services videotapes, 1979-2008--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=OTU3MA==&qr
Identifier (local): 13-0210_PM84-030
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:151708

Title: A Sense of Belonging : the Presbyterian Commitment to Minority Education (1987)
Description: Promotional video featuring Stillman College, Cook Native American Ministries, Sheldon Jackson College, 1987. ProRes HD version available offline.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). National Ministries Division. Racial Ethnic Schools and Colleges
Date Created: 1987, 1987, 1987
Name Subject(s): Stillman College (Tuscaloosa, Ala.), Sheldon Jackson College (Sitka, Alaska), Cook Christian Training School (Tempe, Ariz.)
Topical Subject(s): Minority students--Education, Presbyterian universities and colleges
Geographic subjects: North America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 09-0901, box 15; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Racial Ethnic Schools and Colleges records, 1961-2006--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=ODgzNA==&qr
Identifier (local): ASenseofBelonging
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146386

Title: Arrest of Eugene Carson Blake, 1963.
Description: On July 4, 1963, the stated clerk of the UPCUSA, Eugene Carson Blake, was jailed in Baltimore, Maryland, for trespassing. Along with 283 activists from the Council on Racial Equality and the Baltimore Clergymen's Interfaith Committee, Blake had challenged the owners of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park to desegregate.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Radio and Television.
Date Created: 1963, 1963, 1963
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--Religious aspects
Geographic subjects: North America--United States--Maryland--Baltimore
Physical Location: MOTION PICTURE A8, NEG A89; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Arrest of Dr. Eugene Carson Blake] [motion picture].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1639
Identifier (local): A89_ec_blake
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146310

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

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