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Title: Highlights of the 183rd General Assembly, Rochester, N.Y., May 17-26, 1971.
Description: Lois Stair moderatorial acceptance speech -- National Council of Churches, Cynthia C. Wedel -- Consultation on Church Union, James McCord -- Reunion, K. Hobbs.
Creator Name(s): Stair, Lois, 1923-1981. (speaker), Wedel, Cynthia. (speaker), McCord, James I. (James Iley), 1919-1990. (speaker)
Date Created: 1971, May 17-26, 1971
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (183rd : 1971 : Rochester, N.Y.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--New York--Monroe--Rochester
Physical Location: DISC 16; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Highlights of the 183rd General Assembly, Rochester, N.Y., May 17-26, 1971 [sound recording].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=35507
Identifier (local): disc16_1971GA_Rochester
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116483

Title: Gayraud Wilmore interviewed by J. Oscar McCloud, 1981.
Description: Oral history recorded December 23, 1981 in Newark, N.J.
Creator Name(s): Wilmore, Gayraud S. (interviewee), McCloud, J. Oscar (James Oscar), 1936- (interviewer)
Date Created: 1981, December 23, 1981, December 23, 1981
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., Student Christian Movement., Southern Christian Leadership Conference., Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.).
Topical Subject(s): African Americans--Civil rights., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., African American clergy., Segregation in education--United States.
Geographic subjects: United States, North and Central America--United States--New Jersey--Essex--Newark, United States.
Physical Location: CASSETTE 857; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Interview with] Gayraud S. Wilmore, Jr. [sound recording] / [J. Oscar McCloud].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=584
Identifier (local): cassette857_side2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:133226

Title: Alan T. Forbes oral history, 2010, side 3.
Description: Alan T. Forbes and Jane Forbes in conversation with their grandson Tyler Flynn, Jr., about their life and work in the Buffalo Christian Center. Alan T. Forbes was a Baptist minister in Buffalo, N.Y., longtime director of the Buffalo Christian Center. He was born November 28, 1922, and married Letha Jane Woods on May 23, 1943. Forbes was ordained by an independent group of Western New York Baptist ministers in 1948 and became the first full-time director of the Youthtime Evangelism Fellowship at the Buffalo Christian Center. Forbes was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, participated in Billy Graham's crusades, hosted a radio program on WDCX "Good News at Noon," and helped organize a "baseball chapel" featuring members of the Toronto Blue Jays. He retired in 1992 and died in 2010.
Creator Name(s): Forbes, Alan T., 1922-2010. (interviewee), Forbes, Letha Jane. (interviewee), Flynn, Tyler, Jr. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2010
Name Subject(s): Buffalo Christian Center (Buffalo, N.Y.), Forbes, Alan T., 1922-2010.
Geographic subjects: Buffalo (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--Buffalo--New York--Erie
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 14-0945; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Alan T. Forbes papers, 1950s-2010.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=OTkyMg==
Identifier (local): 14-0945_forbes_2010_side3
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116383

Title: George Teaz Jamieson interviewed by Alfreda Hinn, May 12, 1980.
Description: George Teaz Jamieson was a Presbyterian chaplain, born 26 February 1907, died 4 September 1997.
Creator Name(s): Jamieson, George Teaz, 1907-1997. (interviewee), Hinn, Cora Alfreda Pence, 1908-1982. (interviewer)
Date Created: 1980, May 12, 1980
Name Subject(s): Jamieson, George Teaz, 1907-1997.
Topical Subject(s): Military chaplains.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: CASSETTE 613; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Interview of George Teaz Jamieson.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1142
Identifier (local): cassette613_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116474

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: A few cross words about the budget.
Description: Crossword puzzle regarding the Board of National Missions budget.
Date Created: 1925
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions--Appropriations and expenditures.
Topical Subject(s): Budget., Crossword puzzles.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 300.1, Box 1, Folder 21; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Board of National Missions Office of the General Secretary Records, 1897-1975, Board of National Missions Office of the General Secretary Records, 1897-1975.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-3001
Identifier (local): ds4810-03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:1860

Title: Schutz School.
Date Created: 1999
Name Subject(s): Schutz American School (Alexandria, Egypt), Gibson, Richard George, 1929-2007--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Egypt., Missionaries--Egypt.
Geographic subjects: Alexandria (Egypt), Africa--Egypt--Al Iskandarīyah--Alexandria
Physical Location: RG 494, Box 5, Folder 32; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Richard George Gibson Papers, 1925-2007.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-494
Identifier (local): 740677470-299-17_002
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:113008

Title: Highlights of the 178th General Assembly: William Phelps Thompson says hello.
Creator Name(s): Thompson, William P., 1918- (speaker)
Date Created: 1966
Name Subject(s): Thompson, William P., 1918-, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (178th : 1966 : Boston, Mass.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Congresses.
Geographic subjects: Boston (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Suffolk--Boston
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 00-0404b; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: General Assembly (178th: 1966: Boston, Mass.) Records, 1966-1967.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=Mjc0Ng==
Identifier (local): 00-0404b_4_wp_thompson
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116541

Title: 1988 Stewardship Resources Packet 1.
Description: The 1988 Pastor's Planning Packet which holds sample resources for pastors, committees, staff and others to interpret and promote stewardship and worship. The theme for 1988 is "Celebrate the Journey." Features graphic reproduction sheets, booklets, and other stewardship promotional materials.
Date Created: 1988
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Stewardship and Communication Development Ministry Unit., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly. Mission Board., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Support Agency.
Topical Subject(s): Christian stewardship--Presbyterian Church., Christian education--Study and teaching.
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0941; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Stewardship and Communication Development Unit Stewardship resources, 1985-1990.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgwOTk=
Identifier (local): 18-0941_stewardship_1988-1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:143410

Title: James Baldwin, "White Racism or World Community," July 7, 1968, tape 2.
Description: Address by James Baldwin to a meeting of the World Council of Churches in Uppsala.
Creator Name(s): Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. (speaker)
Date Created: 1968, July 7, 1968
Name Subject(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America., World Council of Churches., Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998.
Topical Subject(s): Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 03-0529h; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): 03-0529h_baldwin_speech_tape2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116377

Title: Cyprus.
Date Created: 1990, ca. 1990s
Name Subject(s): Gibson, Richard George, 1929-2007--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Cyprus.
Geographic subjects: Cyprus., Asia--Cyprus
Physical Location: RG 494, Box 5, Folder 28; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Richard George Gibson Papers, 1925-2007.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-494
Identifier (local): 740677470-299-13 PAL_001
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:113005

Title: Alan T. Forbes oral history, 2010, side 5.
Description: Alan T. Forbes and Jane Forbes in conversation with their grandson Tyler Flynn, Jr., about their life and work in the Buffalo Christian Center. Alan T. Forbes was a Baptist minister in Buffalo, N.Y., longtime director of the Buffalo Christian Center. He was born November 28, 1922, and married Letha Jane Woods on May 23, 1943. Forbes was ordained by an independent group of Western New York Baptist ministers in 1948 and became the first full-time director of the Youthtime Evangelism Fellowship at the Buffalo Christian Center. Forbes was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, participated in Billy Graham's crusades, hosted a radio program on WDCX "Good News at Noon," and helped organize a "baseball chapel" featuring members of the Toronto Blue Jays. He retired in 1992 and died in 2010.
Creator Name(s): Forbes, Alan T., 1922-2010. (interviewee), Forbes, Letha Jane. (interviewee), Flynn, Tyler, Jr. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2010
Name Subject(s): Buffalo Christian Center (Buffalo, N.Y.), Forbes, Alan T., 1922-2010.
Geographic subjects: Buffalo (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--Buffalo--New York--Erie
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 14-0945; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Alan T. Forbes papers, 1950s-2010.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=OTkyMg==
Identifier (local): 14-0945_forbes_2010_side5
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116373

Title: Reunion communion, tape 1, 1983.
Description: Closed-circuit broadcast of communion at Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), transferred from 3/4" magnetic (U-Matic) videotape.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.) (creator)
Date Created: 1983
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S. General Assembly (123th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.)
Topical Subject(s): Lord's Supper., Christian union--Georgia--Atlanta., Presbyterian Church—United States.
Geographic subjects: Atlanta (Ga.), North and Central America--United States--Georgia--Atlanta
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 13-0514; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (195th : 1983 : Atlanta, Ga.) videotapes, 1983., Reunion communion, tape 2, 1983.--https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:10111
Identifier (local): 13-0514_reunion_1983_tape1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:10110

Title: Enter to Learn, 1997.
Date Created: 1997
Name Subject(s): Gibson, Richard George, 1929-2007--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Egypt., Missionaries--Egypt.
Geographic subjects: Egypt., Africa--Egypt
Physical Location: RG 494, Box 5, Folder 10; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Richard George Gibson Papers, 1925-2007.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-494
Identifier (local): EntertoLearn_1997
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:113566

Title: The church mosaic.
Description: Moderated by Jane Whitney. Panellists: George Morgan, Mary Yamamoto, Thelma Adair, Martha Campbell, Kenton Pipes. Reactors: Allan Boesak, Jill Martinez, Don Black.
Creator Name(s): Whitney, Jane. (moderator), Morgan, George Pidock, 1923- (speaker), Yamamoto, Mary. (speaker), Adair, Thelma. (speaker), Campbell, Martha. (speaker), Pipes, Kenton Robert, 1946- (speaker), Boesak, Allan, 1945- (speaker), Martinez, Jill. (speaker), Black, Donald, 1920- (speaker)
Date Created: 1982, July 14-19, 1982
Topical Subject(s): Church and the world.
Geographic subjects: West Lafayette (Ind.), North and Central America--United States--Indiana--Tippecanoe--West Lafayette
Physical Location: CASSETTE 774; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: The church mosaic [sound recording] / Jane Whitney, moderating.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1252
Identifier (local): cassette774_church_mosaic
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116523

Title: Mohammed, Cairo, 2006.
Date Created: 2006
Name Subject(s): Gibson, Richard George, 1929-2007--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Egypt., Missionaries--Egypt., Missionaries--Cyprus.
Geographic subjects: Egypt., Africa--Egypt--Cairo
Physical Location: RG 494, Box 5, Folder 37; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Richard George Gibson Papers, 1925-2007.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-494
Identifier (local): 740677470-299-22_001
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:115619

Title: Simon and Annie wedding, 2002.
Date Created: 2002
Name Subject(s): Gibson, Richard George, 1929-2007--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Egypt., Missionaries--Egypt.
Geographic subjects: Egypt., Africa--Egypt
Physical Location: RG 494, Box 5, Folder 14; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Richard George Gibson Papers, 1925-2007.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-494
Identifier (local): Simon-Annie-2002
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:113588

Title: Eugene Carson Blake press conference, May 21, 1966.
Description: News conference concerning Eugene Carson Blake's election as General Secretary of the World Council of Churches. Blake also comments on the proposed Confession of 1967.
Creator Name(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker)
Date Created: 1966, May 21, 1966
Name Subject(s): World Council of Churches., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (178th : 1966 : Boston, Mass.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Geographic subjects: Boston (Mass.), North and Central America--United States--Massachusetts--Suffolk--Boston
Physical Location: TAPE 1508; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Press conference, May 21, 1966 [sound recording] / Eugene Carson Blake.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=310
Identifier (local): tape1508_blake_21May1966
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116490

Title: Eugene Carson Blake interviewed by R. W. Bauer, 1983, side 3.
Description: Interview conducted as part of Bauer's preparation of the report "An Historical Study of Past Denominational Responses to Social, Political and Economic Crises."
Creator Name(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (interviewee), Bauer, Richard Waldron, 1930- (interviewer)
Date Created: 1983
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (194th : 1982 : Hartford, Conn.), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights--United States., Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Geographic subjects: Hartford (Conn.), North and Central America--United States--Connecticut--Hartford
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 85-0930; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: R. W. Bauer papers, 1977-1985.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MzM2&qrs=
Identifier (local): 85-0930_bauer_blake_1983_side3
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116420

Title: Petition for dissolution of relationship between Woodbridge and Metuchen churches, 1793.
Creator Name(s): First Presbyterian Church (Metuchen, N.J.) (creator)
Date Created: 1793, May 8-9, 1793, May 8-9, 1793
Name Subject(s): First Presbyterian Church (Metuchen, N.J.), First Presbyterian Church (Woodbridge, N.Y.), Second Presbyterian Church (Woodbridge, N.J.)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--New Jersey--Metuchen--Middlesex, Metuchen (N.J.)
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 94-0304; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: First Presbyterian Church (Metuchen, N.J.) records, 1668-1854.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=61446
Identifier (local): ds5337-02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:89939

Title: Sunday on the children's corner, 1960.
Description: A 1960 episode of WQED's The Children's Corner, starring Josie Carey, with Fred Rogers, puppeteer and piano.
Creator Name(s): Rogers, Fred. (producer), Silberman, Sam. (director)
Date Created: 1960
Name Subject(s): Carey, Josie., Rodgers, Fred., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Radio and Television.
Topical Subject(s): Children's television programs., Public television.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Physical Location: MOTIONPIC B233; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Sunday on the children's corner [motion picture] / produced by Fred Rogers.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1627
Identifier (local): B233_SundayontheChildrensCorner_1960
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:115991

Title: Celebrate the journey poster.
Description: From 1988 Stewardship Promotion Packet.
Date Created: 1988
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Stewardship and Communication Development Ministry Unit.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Pictorial works., Christian stewardship--Presbyterian Church., Christian education--Study and teaching.
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0941; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Stewardship and Communication Development Unit Stewardship resources, 1985-1990.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgwOTk=
Identifier (local): 18-0941_stewardship_1988-2_04, PDS-950-88-612
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:143296

Title: Interpretation and stewardship resources.
Description: The 1989 Interpretation and Stewardship Resources Spring Packet which holds sample resources for pastors, committees, staff and others to interpret and promote stewardship. The theme for 1989 is "Celebrate the Journey." Features posters, inserts, reproduction sheets, letterheads, and other resources for stewardship growth.
Date Created: 1989
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Stewardship and Communication Development Ministry Unit.
Topical Subject(s): Christian stewardship--Presbyterian Church., Christian education--Study and teaching.
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0941; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Stewardship and Communication Development Unit Stewardship resources, 1985-1990.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgwOTk
Identifier (local): 18-0941_stewardship_1989
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:143414

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: Kenneth Neigh remarks to standing committee on urbanization, 174th General Assembly, May 21, 1962, side 1.
Description: Kenneth Neigh address to the Standing Committee on Urbanization, at the 174th UPCUSA General Assembly (Denver, Colo.), May 21, 1962.
Creator Name(s): Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (speaker)
Date Created: May 21, 1962, 1962
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (174th : 1962 : Denver, Colo.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Urbanization.
Geographic subjects: Denver (Colo.), North and Central America--United States--Denver--Colorado
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 15-0803; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Board of National Missions audio tapes and audio cassettes, 1962-1970.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTAxNzU=
Identifier (local): 15-0803_bnm_neigh_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116400

Title: Alan T. Forbes oral history, 2010, side 1.
Description: Alan T. Forbes and Jane Forbes in conversation with their grandson Tyler Flynn, Jr., about their life and work in the Buffalo Christian Center. Alan T. Forbes was a Baptist minister in Buffalo, N.Y., longtime director of the Buffalo Christian Center. He was born November 28, 1922, and married Letha Jane Woods on May 23, 1943. Forbes was ordained by an independent group of Western New York Baptist ministers in 1948 and became the first full-time director of the Youthtime Evangelism Fellowship at the Buffalo Christian Center. Forbes was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, participated in Billy Graham's crusades, hosted a radio program on WDCX "Good News at Noon," and helped organize a "baseball chapel" featuring members of the Toronto Blue Jays. He retired in 1992 and died in 2010.
Creator Name(s): Forbes, Alan T., 1922-2010. (interviewee), Forbes, Letha Jane. (interviewee), Flynn, Tyler, Jr. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2010
Name Subject(s): Buffalo Christian Center (Buffalo, N.Y.), Forbes, Alan T., 1922-2010.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--Buffalo--New York--Erie, Buffalo (N.Y.)
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 14-0945; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Alan T. Forbes papers, 1950s-2010.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=OTkyMg==
Identifier (local): 14-0945_forbes_2010_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116384

Title: Board of National Missions miners hospitals discussions, April 1963, tape 6.
Description: Miners Memorial Hospitals - Board of National Missions semi-annual meeting in New York, 1963 late April.
Creator Name(s): Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (speaker)
Date Created: 1963, April 1963
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Church and social problems--United States.
Geographic subjects: West Virginia--Hospitals--20th century., North and Central America--United States--West Virginia
Physical Location: RG 300.1, Box 44; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Board of National Missions Office of the General Secretary Records, 1897-1975.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-3001
Identifier (local): rg3001_b44_bnm_miners-tape6
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116479

Title: Highlights of the 179th General Assembly, part 4.
Description: Highlights of the 179th General Assembly of the United Presyterian Church; Richard Goode Narrator; recorded May 1967. An interview of the Stated Clerk and report of church and society.
Date Created: May 1967, 1967
Name Subject(s): Thompson, William P., 1918-, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (179th : 1967 : Portland, Or.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Radio, Television, and Audiovisuals.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Creeds., Presbyterian Church--Doctrines.
Geographic subjects: Portland (Or.), North and Central America--United States--Oregon--Portland--Multnomah
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 03-0320a; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions. Division of Radio, Television and Audio Visuals Records, 1961-1967.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=Mzc3MQ==
Identifier (local): 03-0320a-179GAhighlights-statedclerk
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116381

Title: Raymond Canda interviewed by Ed Wicklein, 19 May 1981, side 1.
Creator Name(s): Canda, Raymond J., 1913-1985. (interviewee), Wicklein, Edward C., 1934- (interviewer)
Date Created: 1981, May 19, 1981
Name Subject(s): Canda, Raymond J., 1913-1985.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.
Physical Location: CASSETTE 726; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Interview of] Raymond Canda [sound recording] / Edward C. Wicklein.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1260
Identifier (local): cassette726_canda_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116476

Title: Presbyterian Historical Society cornerstone laying, 1967.
Description: Cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new Presbyterian Historical Society building in Society Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 3, 1967.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Historical Society. (creator)
Date Created: March 3, 1967, 1967
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Historical Society.
Geographic subjects: Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc., North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia
Physical Location: TAPE 654; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Cornerstone laying ceremony] [sound recording]--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=152
Identifier (local): tape654_phs_cornerstone
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116512

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