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Title: Henry Smith Leiper memorial, 1975.
Description: Henry Smith Leiper memorial, audio cassette recording of service, 1975 January 28.
Date Created: 1975, January 28, 1975, January 28, 1975
Name Subject(s): Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975.
Topical Subject(s): Memorial service., Ecumenists--United States., Missionaries--Oklahoma., Missionaries--China--20th century.
Geographic subjects: United States., Oklahoma., North America--United States, China, 20th century.
Physical Location: RG 490, Box 12, Folder 29; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Leiper Family Papers, circa 1800-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-490
Identifier (local): leiper_funeral_1975_side3
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:139007

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: Portrait of Reverend Robert Alexander Mickle.
Description: Portrait of Reverend Robert Alexander Mickle.
Date Created: 1890, ca. 1890s
Name Subject(s): Mickle, Robert Alexander, 1831-1905.
Geographic subjects: Europe--United States--Alabama--Mobile--Mobile
Physical Location: RG 414, Series III; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Robert Alexander Mickle (1831-1905) Biographical Vertical File.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=83724
Identifier (local): ds5308
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:77851

Title: Group seated at a table.
Description: Sponsored by Sr. Hi Youth, Westminster Church, Chehalis, Wash.
Date Created: 1969, ca. 1969
Name Subject(s): Westminster Presbyterian Church (Chehalis, Wash.)
Topical Subject(s): Church work with refugees., Refugees--Hungary., Refugees--Washington--Chehalis.
Geographic subjects: Chehalis (Wash.), United States--Lewis--Washington--Chehalis
Physical Location: SLIDES B101 (15)
Related Item: https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1877
Identifier (local): ds5566
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:83401

Title: American Waldensian Aid Society Certificate of Incorporation.
Description: American Waldensian Aid Society Certificate of Incorporation. American Waldensian Aid Society, 156 Fifth Avenue, New York 10, N.Y.
Creator Name(s): American Waldensian Aid Society. (Publisher)
Date Created: 1955
Name Subject(s): American Waldensian Aid Society.
Topical Subject(s): Waldenses.
Physical Location: MS W144; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): ds4935-01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4252

Title: General Assembly Youth, Chicago, 1970
Description: Interviews with youth delegates to the 1970 General Assembly, produced by the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Council. Department of Supporting Services.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Council. Department of Supporting Services.
Date Created: 1970, 1970, 1970
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (182nd : 1970 : Chicago, Ill.)
Topical Subject(s): Youth in church work
Geographic subjects: North America--United States--Illinois--Chicago
Physical Location: MOTION PICTURE A16; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: G.A. Youth, Chicago [motion picture].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1680
Identifier (local): A16_GAYouth
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149654

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: 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: 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: Congregants receiving blessings.
Description: Macalaster College St. Paul, Minn. calls a Polish pastor.
Date Created: 1969, ca. 1969
Name Subject(s): Macalester College.
Topical Subject(s): Church work with refugees., Refugees--Poland., Refugees--Minnesota--Saint Paul.
Geographic subjects: Saint Paul (Minn.), United States--Ramsey--Minnesota--Saint Paul
Physical Location: SLIDES B101 (31)
Related Item: https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1877
Identifier (local): ds5576
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:83447

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: Henry Smith Leiper memorial, 1975.
Description: Henry Smith Leiper memorial, audio cassette recording of service, 1975 January 28.
Date Created: 1975, January 28, 1975, January 28, 1975
Name Subject(s): Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975.
Topical Subject(s): Memorial service., Ecumenists--United States., Missionaries--Oklahoma., Missionaries--China--20th century.
Geographic subjects: United States., Oklahoma., North America--United States, China, 20th century.
Physical Location: RG 490, Box 12, Folder 29; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Leiper Family Papers, circa 1800-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-490
Identifier (local): leiper_funeral_1975_side2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:139006

Title: Letter from David Brainerd to Joseph Bellamy.
Description: Letter to the Reverend Joseph Bellamy, February 4, 1742/3, from David Brainerd [p. 1].
Creator Name(s): Brainerd, David, 1718-1747. (author)
Date Created: 1742
Name Subject(s): Bellamy, Joseph, 1719-1790.
Topical Subject(s): Indians of North America--Missions., Indians of North America--Missions.
Geographic subjects: Europe--United States
Physical Location: RG 350, Box 1, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David Brainerd Papers, 1742-1743, David Brainerd Papers, 1742-1743.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-350
Identifier (local): ds4767-01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:1543

Title: Henry Smith Leiper memorial, 1975.
Description: Henry Smith Leiper memorial, audio cassette recording of service, 1975 January 28.
Date Created: 1975, January 28, 1975, January 28, 1975
Name Subject(s): Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975.
Topical Subject(s): Memorial service., Ecumenists--United States., Missionaries--Oklahoma., Missionaries--China--20th century.
Geographic subjects: United States., Oklahoma., North America--United States, China, 20th century.
Physical Location: RG 490, Box 12, Folder 29; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Leiper Family Papers, circa 1800-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-490
Identifier (local): leiper_funeral_1975_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:139005

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: Henry Smith Leiper memorial, 1975.
Description: Henry Smith Leiper memorial, audio cassette recording of service, 1975 January 28.
Date Created: 1975, January 28, 1975, January 28, 1975
Name Subject(s): Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975.
Topical Subject(s): Memorial service., Ecumenists--United States., Missionaries--Oklahoma., Missionaries--China--20th century.
Geographic subjects: United States., Oklahoma., North America--United States, China, 20th century.
Physical Location: RG 490, Box 12, Folder 29; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Leiper Family Papers, circa 1800-2011.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-490
Identifier (local): leiper_funeral_1975
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:139008

Title: Voices (1997)
Description: Video introduction to North Carolina prison ministry focusing on the Raleigh Correctional Center for Women.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Chaplaincy Coordinating Committee
Date Created: 1997, 1997, 1997
Name Subject(s): Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (Oxford, N.C.), Staniunas, David, 425 Lombard Street, North Raleigh Presbyterian Church (Raleigh, N.C.), Oxford Presbyterian Church (Oxford, N.C.), North Carolina Correctional Center for Women.
Topical Subject(s): Women prisoners--Prison ministry.
Geographic subjects: United States--North Carolina--Raleigh
Physical Location: RG 519, box 19, folder 8; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Social Justice and Peacemaking Ministry Unit records, 1962-2006.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-519
Identifier (local): RG519_box19_folder8_NCPrisons
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:154092

Title: Senderos de esperanza : programas devocionales de cinco minutos con mensaje y musica.
Description: Reel 1: Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez, Presbiteriano, New York. "Castillo Fuerte es Nuestro Dios," coro del Seminario Evangelico de Matanzas, Cuba. Rvdo. Max Salvador, Episcopal, Miami, Fla. "Tengo un Salvador Glorioso," Cuarteto Heraldos del Rey. Sra. Hortensia Sierra, Los Amigos, Miami, Fla. "Nadie pudo Amarme Como Cristo," Cuarteto de la Iglesia Metodista Hispana de Miami. Rvdo. Pablo Cotto, Discipulos de Cristo, New York, del ministerio Hispano Americano de la Iglesia Riverside en Nueva York. Sr. Saulo Salvador, Bautista, Miami, Fla. "El Nombre de Jesus," Ray Robles.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Dept. of Radio and Television.
Date Created: 1955, about 1955, about 1955
Name Subject(s): Riverside Church (New York, N.Y.), Seminario Evangélico de Teología (Matanzas, Cuba)
Topical Subject(s): Religious broadcasting
Geographic subjects: United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: TAPE 1111; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Senderos de esperanza [sound recording] : programas devocionales de cinco minutos con mensaje y musica.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=206
Identifier (local): TAPE1111r1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146290

Title: David B. Smith oral history, 2019.
Description: David B. Smith is a Presbyterian minister, serving Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church (Bryn Mawr, Pa.). He grew up in western North Carolina, and attended Montreat College and Montreat Presbyterian Church (Montreat, N.C.). He completed a Master of Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia in 2018.
Creator Name(s): Smith, David B. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 2, 2019, April 2, 2019
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Geographic subjects: United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0410; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David B. Smith oral history, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgyOTE=&qr
Identifier (local): 19-0410_Smith
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:146379

Title: Chris Paige oral history, 2019.
Description: Chris Paige is a transgender activist who created Transfaith Online in 1999. Paige was ordained as an elder in the PC(USA) in 1971 and helped establish transgender groups in the United Church of Christ, the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, and throughout Philadelphia.
Creator Name(s): Paige, Chris. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, January 24, 2019, January 24, 2019
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians
Topical Subject(s): Gender identity--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Christian transgender people., Transgender people.
Geographic subjects: United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0732; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Chris Paige oral history, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTg0MTQ=&qr
Identifier (local): 19-0732_ChrisPaige
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153484

Title: John M. Buchanan oral history, 2019.
Description: John Buchanan is a Presbyterian minister and former moderator of the PC(USA). He was born 20 January 1938 in Altoona, Pa., graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1959 and completed a master of Divinity degree at Chicago Theological Seminary in 1963. He held pastorates at First Presbyterian Church (Dyer, Ind.) from 1963 to 1966; Bethany Presbyterian Church (Lafayette, Ind.) from 1966 to 1974; Broad Street Presbyterian Church (Columbus, Ohio) from 1974 to 1985; and Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.) from 1986 to 2012. Buchanan was moderator of the 208th General Assembly in 1996. Since 1999 he has been publisher of The Christian Century.
Creator Name(s): Buchanan, John M., 1938- (interviewee), Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, January 14, 2019, January 14, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Buchanan, John M., 1938-
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0118; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: John M. Buchanan oral history, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgyMTM=&qr
Identifier (local): John M. Buchanan interview_1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:154174

Title: Arthur Fullerton oral history, 2019.
Description: Arthur Fullerton was a member of More Light Churches in New York City, Los Angeles (including West Hollywood Presbyterian Church), and Albany, New York. In 2017, he became the first openly gay Moderator of Albany Presbytery.
Creator Name(s): Fullerton, Arthur (interviewee)
Date Created: 2019, October 2019, October 2019
Name Subject(s): More Light Presbyterians
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)--20th Century., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: North America--United States--New York
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-1010; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Arthur Fullerton oral history--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTg1MDY=&qr
Identifier (local): 19-1010_arthur_fullerton
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:153483

Title: Lisa Larges oral history, 2019.
Description: Lisa Larges, a 1989 graduate of San Francisco Theological Seminary, was first denied ordination as a minister of word and sacrament in 1993. She joined That All May Freely Serve in 2002, serving as regional coordinator, and later as minister coordinator. Her ordination by the Presbytery of San Francisco in 2009 was challenged and spent three years in Synod and GAPJC proceedings. In 2016, she was ordained as a teaching elder at the Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church (Minneapolis, MN).
Creator Name(s): Larges, Lisa. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 30, 2019, April 30, 2019
Name Subject(s): That All May Freely Serve, More Light Presbyterians
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church, Sexual orientation--Religious aspects--Christianity, Ordination of gays, Ordination of lesbians
Geographic subjects: North America--United States--Minnesota--Minneapolis
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0508; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Lisa Larges oral history--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzMjc=&sI
Identifier (local): 19-0508_LisaLarges
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150251

Title: David Colby oral history, 2019.
Description: Rev. Dr. David Colby is a Presbyterian minister, serving Central Presbyterian Church (St. Paul, Minn.). He served on the board of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians from 2002-2015 and chaired the Strategy and Local Organizing Committee of the board from 2007-2015, including during the successful ratification campaigns for ordination and marriage.
Creator Name(s): Colby, David. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)
Date Created: 2019, April 30, 2019, April 30, 2019
Name Subject(s): Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Colby, David.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 19-0505; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Covenant Network: The Early Years reunion records, 2019.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgzMjQ=&qr
Identifier (local): 19-0505_CovenantNetwork
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150255

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

Title: ZOTO relocation.
Description: ZOTO (Zone One Tondo Organization) relocation sign reading, "Barrio of the People Who Have Nothing," 1970.
Date Created: 1970
Name Subject(s): Zone One Tondo Organization (Philippines), Poethig, Richard P.--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Philippines., Missionaries--Philippines., Missions--Philippines.
Geographic subjects: Asia--United States--Manila, Manila (Philippines)
Physical Location: RG 545, Box 17, Folder 11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Richard P. Poethig Papers, 1851-2006.
Identifier (local): ds5025
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:10176

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