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Title: Phineas Densmore Gurley sermon delivered at the funeral of Willie Lincoln.
Description: Sermon delivered by Phineas Densmore Gurley at the funeral of William Wallace Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, at the White House, Washington, D.C.
Creator Name(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (author)
Date Created: 1862, February 24, 1862
Name Subject(s): Lincoln, William Wallace, 1850-1862.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--------
Physical Location: RG 329, Box 1, Folder 5; 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
Identifier (local): rg329_b1_f5
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:82297

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: 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: Faith in God:
Creator Name(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (author)
Date Created: 1865, April 19, 1865, April 19, 1865
Name Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1965--Death and burial., New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Funeral sermons., Sermons, American.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RAREDOC G963f; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Faith in God a sermon delivered in the East Room of the Executive Mansion, Wednesday, Apr. 19, 1865, at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, President of the U.S. / by P.D. Gurley manuscript.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=33916
Identifier (local): raredoc_g963f
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:3804

Title: Phineas Densmore Gurley correspondence, 1855-1863.
Creator Name(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (author)
Date Created: 1855, 1855-1863
Name Subject(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--------
Physical Location: RG 329, Box 1, Folder 2; 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
Identifier (local): rg329_b1_f2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:82135

Title: Letters pertaining to Divie Bethune McCartee's involvement with the United States Consulate General, 1861-1877.
Description: Letters discuss his work as an interpreter and his resignation in 1877.
Creator Name(s): McCartee, Divie Bethune, 1820-1900. (author), Stribling, C.K. (author), Burlingame, Anson, 1820-1870. (author), Bradford, O.B. (author), Yates, M. T. (Matthew Tyson), 1819-1888. (author), Wells, G. Wiley (Guilford Wiley), 1840-1909. (author)
Date Created: 1861, 1861-1877, 1861-1877
Name Subject(s): McCartee family--Archives., Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872., Campell, John A.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries--China., Diplomatic and consular service--China.
Geographic subjects: China., China., China., Shanghai (China), Nanjing Shi (China), Beijing (China), Yantai (Shandong Sheng, China), Washington (D.C.), Asia--China--Shanghai--Shanghai, Asia--China--Jiangsu--Nanjing, Asia--China--Beijing Shi--Beijing, Asia--China--Shandong--Yantai, North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RG 177, Box 1, Folder 3; 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_b1_f3_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:143978

Title: Margaret Moore Gottlieb auto-biographical essays.
Description: Two autobiographical essays by Margaret Moore Gottlieb, daughter of American missionaries in India. The first is typewritten and recounts the author's life, beginning in 1937, when she was studying at Wooster College in Wooster, Ohio. Subsequently, this essay recounts the story of Margaret Moore Gottlieb's married life, to Sid Gottlieb, including their rural lifestyle in Northern Virginia, the raising of their four children, their later years spent traveling and volunteering in Australia, Africa, and India, a five-year stint spent residing in Santa Cruz, California, and finally their move back to Northern Virginia. In the second essay, titled "The Anguish of India," the author recounts her childhood and adolescence living in a rural town in India, her feelings about missionary work, her sentiments toward the greater culture she encountered in India, and her thoughts about this culture after returning forty years later to work for a time in a mission hospital.
Creator Name(s): Gottlieb, Margaret Moore, 1919- (author)
Date Created: circa 1990s, 1990
Name Subject(s): Gottlieb, Sidney, 1918-1999., Gottlieb, Margaret Moore, 1919-, College of Wooster.
Topical Subject(s): Children of missionaries--India--20th Century--Biography., Missionaries--India--20th Century.
Geographic subjects: India, 20th Century, India, 20th Century., District of Columbia., India., North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia, Asia--India, North and Central America--United States--California--Santa Cruz--Santa Cruz, North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Wayne--Wooster, Australia--State of Tasmania--Perth, Africa, North and Central America--United States--Virginia
Physical Location: RG 489, Box 1, Folder 24; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Moore Family Papers, 1910-1997.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-489
Identifier (local): rg489_b1_f24_auto-biographical_essays
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:287129

Title: Letter from Anne Wexler to Dean H. Lewis, January 18, 1980.
Description: Letter addressed to Dean Lewis regarding energy issues and his recent visit to the White House. Written by Anne Wexler, Assistant to President Jimmy Carter.
Creator Name(s): Wexler, Anne, 1930-2009. (author), Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (addressee)
Date Created: 1980, January 18, 1980, January 18, 1980
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United States. President (1977-1981: Carter), Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021., Wexler, Anne, 1930-2009.
Topical Subject(s): Church and the world., Energy conservation.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RG 540, Box 68, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Advisory Council on Church and Society Records, circa 1916-2002.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-540
Identifier (local): rg540_b68_f4_lewis_white_house_1980
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:344283

Title: Telegram from William A. Morrison to President John F. Kennedy, June 30, 1963.
Description: Telegram from William A. Morrison, General Secretary of the Board of Christian Education, to President John F. Kennedy. Urges the President and the White House to organize a conference on civil rights issues in the country.
Creator Name(s): Morrison, William Angus, 1915- (author), Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. (addressee)
Date Created: 1963, June 3, 1963, June 3, 1963
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Morrison, William Angus, 1915-, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (175th : 1963 : Des Moines, Iowa)
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), 1960-1970., Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RG 95, Box 15, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene Carson Blake Records, 1935-1966.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-95
Identifier (local): rg95_b15_f6_morrison_jfk_1963
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:345260

Title: Letter from John H. Grosvenor to the Presbytery of Washington City, July 24, 1963.
Description: Letter from John H. Grosvenor, Jr., Moderator of the Presbytery of Washington City. In his letters, he asks all pastors and clerks of session in the Presbytery to address their congregations in support of the upcoming March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Creator Name(s): Grosvenor, John H. (author)
Date Created: 1963, July 24, 1963, July 24, 1963
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Grosvenor, John H., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Washington City., Morrison, William Angus, 1915-, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), 1960-1970., Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RG 95, Box 15, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene Carson Blake Records, 1935-1966.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-95
Identifier (local): rg95_b15_f6_pby_washington_city_march_1963
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:345262

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