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Title: Letter from Steve Dunwell to David Sommer about three photographs from Honduras.
Description: Information in the letter provided by photographer, Steve Dunwell, to help caption the photographs. The three photographs are C-42259, PC-42325, and PC-42326.
Creator Name(s): Dunwell, Steve. (author), Agricultural Missions, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher), Sommer, David. (addressee)
Date Created: 1971, October 17, 1971, October 17, 1971
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Alfalit de Honduras., World Association for Christian Communication., Agency for Christian Literature Development., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Division of Overseas Ministries., Gross, Stephen., Chain, Beverly., Sénat, Samuel.
Topical Subject(s): Reading (Adult education)--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Literacy--Religious aspects--Christianity., Literacy programs--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Rural missions--Honduras., Rural clergy--Honduras.
Geographic subjects: Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras., Honduras., Honduras., Haiti., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--Honduras, North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 149, image no. C-42259; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-42259_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149748

Title: Letter from Steve Dunwell to David Sommer about three photographs from Honduras.
Description: Information in the letter provided by photographer, Steve Dunwell, to help caption the photographs. The three photographs are C-42259, PC-42325, and PC-42326.
Creator Name(s): Dunwell, Steve. (author), Agricultural Missions, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher), Sommer, David. (addressee)
Date Created: 1971, October 17, 1971, October 17, 1971
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Alfalit de Honduras., World Association for Christian Communication., Agency for Christian Literature Development., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Division of Overseas Ministries., Gross, Stephen., Chain, Beverly., Sénat, Samuel.
Topical Subject(s): Reading (Adult education)--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Literacy--Religious aspects--Christianity., Literacy programs--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Rural missions--Honduras., Rural clergy--Honduras.
Geographic subjects: Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras., Honduras., Honduras., Haiti., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--Honduras, North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 149, image no. PC-42325; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-42325_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149761

Title: Working towards literacy.
Description: As her son plays beside her, a woman practices spelling and handwriting in her home near San Pedro Sula, Honduras. She is one of the women in her barrio who is enrolled in the Alfalit program.
Creator Name(s): Dunwell, Steve. (photographer), Agricultural Missions, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1971
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Alfalit de Honduras., World Association for Christian Communication., Agency for Christian Literature Development., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Division of Overseas Ministries.
Topical Subject(s): Reading (Adult education)--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Literacy--Religious aspects--Christianity., Literacy programs--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Rural missions--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Mothers and sons--Honduras--San Pedro Sula.
Geographic subjects: Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras, San Pedro Sula., San Pedro Sula (Honduras), North and Central America--Honduras--Cortés--San Pedro Sula
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 149, image no. PC-42326; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-42326
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149917

Title: Letter from Steve Dunwell to David Sommer about three photographs from Honduras.
Description: Information in the letter provided by photographer, Steve Dunwell, to help caption the photographs. The three photographs are C-42259, PC-42325, and PC-42326.
Creator Name(s): Dunwell, Steve. (author), Agricultural Missions, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher), Sommer, David. (addressee)
Date Created: 1971, October 17, 1971, October 17, 1971
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Alfalit de Honduras., World Association for Christian Communication., Agency for Christian Literature Development., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Division of Overseas Ministries., Gross, Stephen., Chain, Beverly., Sénat, Samuel.
Topical Subject(s): Reading (Adult education)--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Literacy--Religious aspects--Christianity., Literacy programs--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Rural missions--Honduras., Rural clergy--Honduras.
Geographic subjects: Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras., Honduras., Honduras., Haiti., New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--Honduras, North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 149, image no. PC-42325; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-42326_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149688

Title: Breaking the illiteracy barrier.
Description: A U.S. Catholic nun helps a woman practice phonetic pronunciation in a small squatters barrio on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Several illiterate women there are taking part in a program called Alfalit which teaches literacy on a phonetic basis, starting with recognition of such phonetic groups as mama, papa, zapata, and casa.
Creator Name(s): Dunwell, Steve. (photographer), Agricultural Missions, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1971
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Alfalit de Honduras., World Association for Christian Communication., Agency for Christian Literature Development., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Division of Overseas Ministries.
Topical Subject(s): Reading (Adult education)--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Literacy--Religious aspects--Christianity., Literacy programs--Honduras--San Pedro Sula., Rural missions--Honduras--San Pedro Sula.
Geographic subjects: Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras, San Pedro Sula., Honduras, San Pedro Sula., San Pedro Sula (Honduras), North and Central America--Honduras--Cortés--San Pedro Sula
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, RT 1040, Box 149, image no. PC-42325; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_PC-42325
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:149805

Title: Worth attending.
Creator Name(s): American Bible Society. (publisher)
Date Created: 1946, May 9, 1946, May 9, 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., American Bible Society., Mann, Frank H., Miao, Chester S., Central Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.), Thomas, William Nathaniel, 1892-1971., United States. Navy. Chaplain Corps., Poch, Martin C., United States. Army. Chaplain Corps., Laubach, Frank Charles, 1884-1970.
Topical Subject(s): Bible--Publication and distribution--Societies, etc., Chaplains--New York (State)--New York., Military chaplains--New York (State)--New York., World War, 1939-1945--Chaplains., World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief., Literacy--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3578; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_3578_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359320

Title: Filipino youth learns the Three R’s.
Description: Handwritten alternative caption.
Creator Name(s): Brengel, W. (author)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Public schools--Philippines--Manila., Literacy--Religious aspects--Christianity., Education, Primary--Philippines--Manila., English language--Political aspects--Philippines--Manila.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 4039; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_4039_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359699

Title: Filipino youth learns the Three R’s.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: 4039 FILIPINO YOUTH LEARNS THE THREE R’S MANILA -- Typical of public schools in the rural areas of the Philippines is this scene in Abuyog, Leyte Island, spearhead of the American invasion of the islands during the Pacific war. Education is free and while the official language is Tagalog, a Malayan dialect, the teaching of English is compulsory. Literacy is increasing steadily now reaching almost 50 percent, as a compared with about 10 percent in 1903. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (WB-NJ-TFD-7-A-6-M.Bds.P.C.)
Creator Name(s): Brengel, W. (photographer)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Public schools--Philippines--Manila., Literacy--Religious aspects--Christianity., Education, Primary--Philippines--Manila., English language--Political aspects--Philippines--Manila.
Geographic subjects: Philippines, Manila., Philippines, Manila., Philippines, Manila., Manila (Philippines), Asia--Philippines--City of Manila--Manila
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 4039; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_4039
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359755

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