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Title: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers
Description: 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: Womanist Ethics for the 21st Century.
Description: Lecture given by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D., at Princeton Theological Seminary. Also includes correspondence with PTS staff planning her speaking engagements at the school. Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator Name(s): Cannon, Katie G. (author), Gillespie, Thomas W., 1928-. (author), McMillon, Marella. (author), Hanson, Geddes W. (author)
Date Created: 1995, 1995-1996
Name Subject(s): Cannon, Katie G., Archives., Cannon, Katie G., Princeton Theological Seminary.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Womanist theology., Ethics.
Geographic subjects: United States., Princeton (N.J.), Philadelphia (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Mercer--New Jersey--Princeton, North and Central America--United States--Philadelphia--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Physical Location: Digital files only at PHS. Original records at Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Related Item: Katie Geneva Cannon papers, 1972-2018.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk4MDY=
Identifier (local): 21-0109_b1_004
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:174428

Title: Letter to H.P. Ford from Woodrow Wilson, February 13, 1907.
Description: Letter to Mr. H.P. Ford from Woodrow Wilson concerning Mr. Janvier and principles upon which honorary degrees should be conferred.
Creator Name(s): Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. (author)
Date Created: 1907, February 13, 1907
Name Subject(s): Princeton University.
Geographic subjects: Princeton (N.J.), North and Central America--United States--New Jersey--Princeton
Physical Location: RAREDOC W699b (3); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): raredoc_w699b-3
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:79884

Title: Synodical officer lists, reports, and correspondence, 1937-1958.
Description: Synodical officer lists, reports (including some presbyterial reports), and correspondence, 1937-1958.
Date Created: June 10-11, 1964, 1964
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Atlantic.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians--History--20th century.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 395, Box 1, Folder 13; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. African American Synods Collection, 1873-1988.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-395
Identifier (local): rg395_b1_f13
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:105202

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: Letter from Frederick Douglass to Rev. Henry G. Martin, August 9, 1885.
Description: Letter from Frederick Douglass to Rev. Henry G. Martin, August 9, 1885, in which Douglass provides Martin with an extract from his April 16th, 1885, speech.
Creator Name(s): Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. (author)
Date Created: 1885, August 9, 1885, August 9, 1885
Name Subject(s): Clay, Henry, 1777-1852., Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895., Martin, Henry G. (Henry George)
Topical Subject(s): Slavery--Religious aspects.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RAREDOC D7351m; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): rare_doc_d7351m
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:112855

Title: Ohio ministers' letters, 1820-1851.
Description: Collection consists of 16 letters, many between Presbyterian ministers, chiefly Samuel Crothers of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chillcothe Presbytery. Topics include meetings of presbytery, family news, and abolitionist sentiment in the Synod of Cincinnati. Samuel Crothers, Presbyterian minister and antislavery activist, was born October 20, 1783 in Chambersburg, Pa. He attended preparatory school in Lexington, Ky. and trained in theology with John Mason of New York, N.Y. In 1820, Crothers became pastor of Presbyterian Church (Greenfield, Ohio). He preached in favor of temperance, opposed the Old School / New School schism, and preached and wrote extensively against slavery. Crothers died in Oswego, Ill., July 2, 1856.
Creator Name(s): Crothers, Samuel, 1783-1856. (author), Gilliland, James, 1769-1845. (author)
Date Created: 1820, 1820-1851
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). Presbytery of Chillicothe., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). Synod of Cincinnati.
Topical Subject(s): Antislavery movements--Ohio.
Geographic subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio), North and Central America--United States--Ohio
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 13-0118; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Ohio ministers' letters, 1820-1851.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=74151
Identifier (local): 13_0118
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:10501

Title: Correspondence to Henry Van Dyke regarding his election as Moderator to the General Assembly, 1902.
Date Created: 1902
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly., Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Government.
Geographic subjects: United States., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f6c
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:130188

Title: Synod of Catawba correspondence, 1953-1969.
Creator Name(s): Perry, Everett L. (Everett Lawrence), 1911- (author), Henderson, Elo L. (author), Smith, J.W. (author), Richardson, B.R. (author), Colston, James A., 1910-1982. (author), Perry, R.P. (author), Wilson, Frank T. (author)
Date Created: 1953-1969, 1953-1969, 1953
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Catawba., Johnson C. Smith University.
Topical Subject(s): Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American Presbyterians--History--20th century.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 395, Box 4, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. African American Synods Collection, 1873-1988.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-395
Identifier (local): rg395_b4_f4cef
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:110933

Title: Letter from Henry H. Spalding to Levi Hart, Holland Patent, N.Y. September 1833.
Description: Letter from Mr. H.H. Spalding to Mr. Levi Hart, Holland Patent, N.Y. September 1833 in which Mr. Spalding asks permission to marry Miss Eliza Hart that fall at Cincinnati rather than going back to her home. A double foolscape [sic] letter with a letter from Eliza Hart on the second page in which she pleads for the same permission. [Caption transcribed from Clifford M. Drury's notes.]
Creator Name(s): Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874. (author), Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851. (author)
Date Created: September 1833, September 1833, 1833
Name Subject(s): Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874., Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851., Hart, Levi., Drury, Clifford Merrill, 1897-1984.
Geographic subjects: Holland Patent (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--Oneida--Holland Patent
Physical Location: RG 283, Box 1, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Henry Harmon Spalding and Eliza Hart Spalding Papers, 1833-ca. 1908.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-283
Identifier (local): ds4507
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:2081

Title: Letter from Benjamin Rush to John King, 1783.
Description: Letter from Benjamin Rush to John King, written from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2, 1783.
Creator Name(s): Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. (author)
Date Created: 1783, April 2, 1783
Name Subject(s): King, John, 1740-1811.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: RG 324, Box 1, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Benjamin Rush Papers, 1767, 1783.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-324
Identifier (local): rg324_b1_f4
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:82427

Title: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Missions for Freedmen Records
Description: At the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865, the General Assembly (PCUSA--Old School) appointed a Committee for Education of Freedmen, to establish churches and schools. At the 1870 reunion, this committee merged with the Freedmen's Department of the New School Committee of Home Missions; the new committee was named Committee of Missions for Freedmen. In 1883, the Freedmen's Committee was formally incorporated as the Board of Missions for Freedmen. The new board, like its predecessors, helped to educate and supply black teachers and preachers in the southern United States. It built and supported black schools, churches, colleges and seminaries and prescribed courses of study to be used. In 1923, the Freedmen's Board merged with other boards and agencies to become the Board of National Missions. This collection consists of the records of the Board of Missions for Freedmen and its predecessors. The collection includes annual reports, correspondence, minutes, and application books. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Committee on Freedmen first annual report, presented May 1866.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Missions for Freedmen. (creator)
Date Created: 1864, 1864-1972, 1864, 1972, 1864-1972
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Missions for Freedmen., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Missions for Freedmen., Presbyterian Committee of Home Missions (U.S.). Freedmen's Dept., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). Committee for Education of Freedmen., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Committee of Missions for Freedmen., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Unit of Work with Colored People., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Unit of Schools and Hospitals.
Topical Subject(s): Freedmen--Religious life., African Americans--Missions--Finance., Slaves--Emancipation--United States.
Geographic subjects: United States., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 376; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Missions for Freedmen Records, 1864-1972.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-376
Identifier (local): rg376
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg376

Title: Debate at the Lane Seminary, Cincinnati
Description: The account of the debate is in the form of a letter from H. B. Stanton.
Creator Name(s): Thome, James A. (James Armstrong), 1813-1873. (author), Cox, Samuel H. (Samuel Hanson), 1793-1880. (author), Stanton, Henry B. (Henry Brewster), 1805-1887. (author), Cornish, Samuel E. (Samuel Eli), 1795?-1858. (author)
Date Created: 1834
Name Subject(s): American Colonization Society., American Anti-Slavery Society., Lane Theological Seminary.
Topical Subject(s): Slavery--Religious aspects--Christianity., Slavery--United States--19th century., Antislavery movements--United States--19th century., African Americans--Colonization--Africa.
Geographic subjects: United States, 19th century., United States, 19th century., Africa., Cincinnati (Ohio), North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Hamilton--Cincinnati
Physical Location: PAM E 449 .D25 1834; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Debate at the Lane seminary, Cincinnati : speech of James A. Thome, of Kentucky / delivered at the annual meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society, May 6, 1834 ; letter of the Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Cox, against the American Colonization Society.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=38545
Identifier (local): pam_e_449_d25_1834
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:176446

Title: McCartee Family Papers
Description: Dr. Divie Bethune McCartee (1820-1900) and his wife Juana M. Knight McCartee (d. 1906) served as missionaries in China and Japan for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions from 1844 until their retirement in 1900. Dr. McCartee served as a physician and also performed consular services. This collection consists primarily of the correspondence of Divie Bethune McCartee and his wife, Juana Knight McCartee, 1854-1906. The correspondence is mostly outgoing and includes letters to the Board of Foreign Missions, to Henry William Rankin, the McCartee's nephew, and to Franklin Knight, Juan McCartee's father. Also included is correspondence relating to Dr. McCartee's consular service. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Portrait of Divie Bethune McCartee, 1843.
Creator Name(s): McCartee family. (creator)
Date Created: 1854, 1854, 1906
Name Subject(s): Knight, Franklin., Rankin, Henry William., McCartee, Divie Bethune, 1820-1900., McCartee, Juana Knight, d. 1906., United States. Office of Consular Affairs., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Japan Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Diplomatic and consular service--China., Diplomatic and consular service--Japan., Missionaries, Medical--China., Missionaries, Medical--Japan., Presbyterian Church--Missions, Medical--China., Mission, Medical--Presbyterian Church--Japan.
Geographic subjects: China., Japan., China., Japan., China., Japan., China., Japan., Asia--Japan, Asia--China
Physical Location: RG 177; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: McCartee Family Papers, 1854-1906.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-177
Identifier (local): rg177
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg177

Title: Letter to Freda Gardner from Fred Rogers, September 27, 1999.
Description: Handwritten note from Fred Rogers of Mister Roger’s Neighborhood to Moderator Freda Gardner.
Creator Name(s): Rogers, Fred. (author), Gardner, Freda A., 1929- (addressee)
Date Created: 1999, September 27, 1999, September 27, 1999
Name Subject(s): Rogers, Fred., Gardner, Freda A., 1929-, Mister Rogers' neighborhood (Television program)
Geographic subjects: Pittsburgh (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Allegheny--Pittsburgh
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0857, Box 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Office of the General Assembly. Moderators' records, 1992-2009.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgwNDc=
Identifier (local): 18-0857_b4_freda-gardner-fred-rogers
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:161396

Title: Letter from Benjamin Franklin to John Witherspoon, April 5, 1784.
Description: Urges against soliciting in Europe for funds for the College of New Jersey; refers to a similar, failed campaign by Dartmouth the previous year.
Creator Name(s): Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. (author)
Date Created: 1785, April 5, 1784
Name Subject(s): Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RAREDOC F854; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Letter 1784, April 5, Passy [to] Revd. Dr. [John] Witherspoon [manuscript].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=33920
Identifier (local): rare_doc_f854
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:83369

Title: Letter from Sandford Fleming to Henry Van Dyke, 1909.
Description: Sanford commends Van Dyke on the Book of Common Worship and informs him he plans to bring it to the attention of the Committee on Worship of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Creator Name(s): Fleming, Sandford. (author)
Date Created: 1909, April 14, 1909
Name Subject(s): Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Book of common worship (1906), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Liturgy.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Liturgy committees., Worship programs.
Geographic subjects: Ottawa (Ont.), North and Central America--Canada--Ontario--Ottawa
Physical Location: RG 65, Box 1, Folder 13; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Forms and Services Records, circa 1897-1910.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-65
Identifier (local): rg65_b1_f13a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:130241

Title: Henry Harmon Spalding and Eliza Hart Spalding Papers
Description: In 1836, Henry Harmon and Eliza Hart Spalding, under appointment by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) to the Osage Indians, met Marcus Whitman and were persuaded to go to the Northwest as Presbyterian missionaries. The Spaldings and Whitmans made a hazardous six months journey, the wives being the first white women to cross the Rocky Mountains. The Spaldings established a mission among the Nez Percé in the Lapwai Valley (present Idaho). They opened a school, set up the first printing press in the Northwest, and trained the Indians in farming. In 1847, they escaped the massacre which claimed the lives of the Whitmans. The collection consists of eight original letters by Henry and Eliza Spalding to family members. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Portrait of Henry Harmon Spalding by Matthew Brady, 1871.
Creator Name(s): Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874. (creator), Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851. (creator)
Date Created: 1833, 1833-1850
Name Subject(s): Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874., Spalding, Eliza Hart, 1807-1851., American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Indians of North America--Missions.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 283; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Henry Harmon Spalding and Eliza Hart Spalding Papers, 1833-ca. 1908.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-283
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:spalding

Title: President Theodore Roosevelt letters to Rev. Henry C. McCook.
Description: Letters addressed to Rev. Dr. Henry C. McCook of the Presbyterian Historical Society written by President Theodore Roosevelt. Organized chronologically from 1899 through 1908 with undated materials at end. Also includes a letter addressed to Henry's brother, General Anson G. McCook.
Creator Name(s): Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1899, ca. 1899-1908
Name Subject(s): Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., McCook, Henry C. (Henry Christopher), 1837-1911., McCook, Anson G. (Anson George), 1835-1917., Presbyterian Historical Society.
Topical Subject(s): Presidents--United States--Correspondence.
Geographic subjects: United States, Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RAREDOC R677t (1-5); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Roosevelt, Theodore, Pres. U. S., 1858-1919 Notes.
Identifier (local): rare-doc_r677t_1-5
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149341

Title: Baird Family Papers
Description: William Martyn Baird, Jr., (1897-1987), and his brother, Richard Hamilton Baird, (1898-1995) were born in Chosen (Korea) to Presbyterian missionary parents, William Martyn Baird (1862-1931) and Annie Laurie Adams Baird (1864-1916). Both men served as missionaries in Korea under the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. The collection includes photographs primarily documenting the Korean mission and the Korean Presbyterian Church, as well as Baird family members; correspondence; a travel account by Richard Baird; and material pertaining to the Rev. Carl McIntire and the Korean Church. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Korea missionary staff, ca. 1900.
Creator Name(s): Baird family. (creator)
Date Created: 1900, ca. 1900-1974, 1900, 1974
Name Subject(s): Baird, William Martyn, b. 1897., Baird, Richard H. (Richard Hamilton), 1898-1995., Baird, Anna Landis Reist, 1895-1981., McIntire, Carl, 1906-2002., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Taehan Yesugyo Changnohoe.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Educational work--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea., Korea., Yalu River (China and Korea), Asia--North Korea, Asia--South Korea
Physical Location: RG 316; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Baird Family Papers, ca. 1900-1974.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-316
Identifier (local): rg316_baird_family
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg316

Title: Rachel Kerr Johnson correspondence, 1860-1865.
Description: Primarily letters from Rachel to her family while she was a missionary in India. Includes letters written at sea and letters discussing the death of Rachel and William's first son, Willie, in 1864.
Creator Name(s): Johnson, Rachel Kerr, 1837-1888. (author), Kerr, Samuel. (addressee), Kerr, Mary Swaney. (addressee), Kerr, Frank. (addressee), Kerr, David, Jr. (addressee), Johnson, William F., 1838-1926. (author), Kerr, Stella. (addressee), Johnson, Margaret. (addressee), Kerr, David, Sr. (addressee), Kerr, Rachel Moore. (addressee)
Date Created: 1860-1865, 1860-1865, 1860
Name Subject(s): Johnson, Rachel Kerr, 1837-1888--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Women in missionary work--India--19th century., Women missionaries--India--19th century., Evangelistic work--India.
Geographic subjects: India., India, 19th century., India, 19th century., India., Fatehpur (India : District), Allahabad (India), Hookstown (Pa.), Waterbury (Conn.), Cataract House (Niagara Falls, N.Y.), Asia--India--Uttar Pradesh--Fatehpur, Asia--India--Uttar Pradesh--Allahābād, North and Central America--United States--Beaver--Pennsylvania--Hookstown, North and Central America--United States--New Haven--Connecticut--Waterbury, North and Central America--United States--Niagara--New York--Niagara Falls
Physical Location: RG 392, Box 1, Folder 3; 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_b1_f3
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:158968

Title: Correspondence regarding Alcide de Gasperi, 1947.
Description: Files of General Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, Samuel McCrea Cavert, regarding the Prime Minister of Italy, Alcide de Gasperi, from January through February of 1947. Correspondence primarily authored by McCrea Cavert, with some letters written by other high ranking officials such as Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles.
Creator Name(s): Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976. (author), Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959. (author), Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972. (author), Barnes, Roswell P. (Roswell Parkhurst), 1901-1990. (author), Diffendorfer, Ralph E. (Ralph Eugene), 1879-1951. (author)
Date Created: 1947, January-February 1947
Name Subject(s): De Gasperi, Alcide, 1881-1954., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Interdenominational cooperation--Italy.
Geographic subjects: Italy., Europe--Italy
Physical Location: NCC RG 18, Box 7, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Records, 1894-1952.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/ncc-rg-18
Identifier (local): ncc-rg18_b7_f12_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:145183

Title: Rachel Henderlite Papers
Description: 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: Mary Louise Blatchley correspondence, 1895-1907.
Description: Primarily letters addressed to Mary Louise Blatchley.
Creator Name(s): Blatchley, Mary Louise. (addressee), Birkinbine, Mary L. (author), Myers, J. M. (author), Blatchley, Henry Gilbert. (author), Bristol, Sadie. (author), Bennett, Harriet D. (author), Blatchley, Charles Alfred. (author), Haney, Clara L. (author), Reid, Belle. (author), Roberts, Frances L. (author)
Date Created: 1895-1907, 1895-1907, 1895
Name Subject(s): Blatchley, Mary Louise--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions., Women in church work--Presbyterian Church--Pennsylvania., Women in missionary work., Home missions.
Geographic subjects: Missions., Pennsylvania., Philadelphia (Pa.), Wayne (Pa.), Guilford (Conn.), Grafton (W. Va.), Cornwall (Conn.), Lebanon (Pa.), Parkesburg (Pa.), Irvington (N.Y.), Prospect Park (Delaware County, Pa.), Berwyn (Pa.), North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia, North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Delaware, North and Central America--Connecticut--New Haven--Guilford, North and Central America--United States--West Virginia--Taylor--Grafton, North and Central America--United States--Connecticut--Litchfield--Cornwall, North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Lebanon--Lebanon, North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Chester--Parkesburg, North and Central America--United States--New York--Westchester--Irvington, North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Delaware--Moore, North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Chester--Berwyn
Physical Location: RG 225, Box 1, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Mary Louise Blatchley Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-225
Identifier (local): rg225_b1_f6
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:158563

Title: Correspondence primarily between George A., Buttrick and Samuel McCrea Cavert, 1940.
Description: Files of General Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, Samuel McCrea Cavert.
Creator Name(s): Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976. (author), Buttrick, George Arthur, 1892-1980. (author)
Date Created: 1940, January-December 1940, January-December 1940
Name Subject(s): Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., Cavert, Samuel McCrea, 1888-1976., Buttrick, George Arthur, 1892-1980.
Topical Subject(s): Interdenominational cooperation.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: NCC RG 18, Box 4, Folder 11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Records, 1894-1952.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/ncc-rg-18
Identifier (local): ncc-rg18_b4_f11
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116028

Title: Letter to Reverend. J. Wilbur Chapman from Woodrow Wilson.
Description: Letter to Reverend. J. Wilbur Chapman, Dec. 19, 1917, from Woodrow Wilson. "My dear Doctor Chapman: I value your letter of December seventeenth and am very much cheered by it. I did not doubt that the Church would respond in the finest way to the patriotic appeals made to it, and I thank you very warmly for the very encouraging report which you so generously make. Cordially and sincerely yours, Woodrow Wilson."
Creator Name(s): Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. (author)
Date Created: 1917, December 19, 1917
Name Subject(s): Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924., Chapman, J. Wilbur (John Wilbur), 1859-1918.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1914-1918.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RAREDOC W699lc; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): ds5054
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:10164

Title: Adams Family Papers
Description: The Adams family served as missionaries in Korea for two generations. This collection includes photographs, negatives, and a photograph album primarily documenting the period of the family's life and work at Taiku (Taegu), Korea. The collection also contains annual meeting photos of the Korea/Chosen Mission; a few "Dear Friends" letters written by Edward Adams in 1937, 1938 and 1941; and his annual personal report from Korea for 1938. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Young Benjamin Adams standing with two Korean men outside of a building.
Creator Name(s): Adams family. (creator)
Date Created: 1896, 1896, 1941, 1896-1941, 1896-1941
Name Subject(s): Adams family., Adams, Nellie G. Dick, 1866-1909., Adams, Edward, 1895-1965., Adams, Benjamin Nyce, 1898-1994., Adams, George J. (George Jacob), 1907-, Adams, James Edward, 1867-1929., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Korea., Missionaries--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea., Taegu (Korea), Asia--South Korea--Daegu
Physical Location: RG 251; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Adams Family Papers, 1896-1941.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-251
Identifier (local): rg251_adams_family
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg251

Title: Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1948-1950.
Description: Primarily consists of correspondence.
Creator Name(s): Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.) (creator)
Date Created: 1948, 1948-1950, 1948-1950
Name Subject(s): Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America--Archives., Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America., Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.), International Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Topical Subject(s): Peace., Peaceful change (International relations)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: NCC RG 18, Box 32, Folder 17; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America Records, 1894-1952.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/ncc-rg-18
Identifier (local): ncc-rg18_b32_f17
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:165954

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

Title: Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers
Description: 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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