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Title: The Phoenix debate on Amendment A
Description: Transcript of the Phoenix Debate on Amendment A: Laird Stuart vs. Jack Haberer on January 19, 1998. The two leaders debated in Phoenix, Arizona over the proposal of "Amendment A" to the Book of Order which became known for striking "fidelity and chastity" as an ordination standard.
Creator Name(s): Stuart, Laird J., 1943-2018. (author), Haberer, Jack (author)
Date Created: 1998, January 19, 1998, January 19, 1998
Name Subject(s): Haberer, Jack--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church, Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: Phoenix (Ariz.), North and Central America--United States--Arizona--Maricopa--Phoenix
Physical Location: RG 511, Box 1, Folder 14; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Jack Haberer Papers, 1983-2013.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-511
Identifier (local): rg511_b1_f14
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:144569

Title: Chris Glaser oral history transcript, 2022.
Description: Transcript of oral history interview with Chris Glaser. He was raised as an American Baptist in North Hollywood, California. He joined the Presbyterian Church in 1970 while in college at California State University, Northridge. He was an ordained elder at First Presbyterian Church of Van Nuys. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the only openly gay member of the UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality. From 1977 to 1987, he served as the founding director of the Lazarus Project, a ministry of reconciliation between the church and the LGBTQ community in Los Angeles, located at West Hollywood Presbyterian Church. He also served as the second national coordinator and treasurer of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PLGC) and as editor of its newsletters (More Light). Interview covers the 1978 General Assembly, the UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality, the Lazarus Project, and Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns (PLGC). Transcript was extensively revised for clarity purposes by interviewee, Chris Glaser.
Creator Name(s): Skaggs, Nicholas A. (interviewer), Glaser, Chris. (interviewee)
Date Created: 2022
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Task Force to Study Homosexuality., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (190th : 1978 : San Diego, Calif.), Lazarus Project., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns., West Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles, Calif.), Glaser, Chris.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 22-0319; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Chris Glaser oral history, 2022.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjAxODA=
Identifier (local): 22-0319_Glaser_transcript_reviewed_by_Chris
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:287989

Title: Rev. Bruce William Klunder memorial address by Eugene Carson Blake.
Description: Transcript of Dr. Eugene Carson Blake's memorial address for Rev. Bruce William Klunder, a white Presbyterian minister and civil rights activist who died after he was run over by a bulldozer while protesting the construction of a segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Blake delivered the eulogy at Klunder's funeral services at Church of the Covenant.
Creator Name(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (author)
Date Created: 1964, April 1964, April 1964
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964--Death and burial., Klunder, Bruce W., 1937-1964.
Topical Subject(s): Civil rights workers--Ohio--Cleveland., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--Ohio--Cleveland., Funeral service--Ohio--Cleveland., Segregation in education--Ohio--Cleveland.
Geographic subjects: Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Ohio, Cleveland., Cleveland (Ohio), North and Central America--United States--Ohio--Cuyahoga--Cleveland
Physical Location: RG 3, Box 17, Folder 20; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene Carson Blake Papers, 1940-1966.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-3
Identifier (local): rg3_b17_f20_klunder_blake_address
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:344177

Title: Task Force to Study Homosexuality, Regional Hearing - Bill Silver.
Description: Transcript of testimony from Bill Silver, the first openly gay ordination candidate in the UPCUSA.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Task Force to Study Homosexuality. (creator), Silver, William David, 1947-2007. (author)
Date Created: 1977, June 24, 1977, June 24, 1977
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., Silver, William David, 1947-2007., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Task Force to Study Homosexuality.
Topical Subject(s): Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity., Ordination of gays--Presbyterians.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 540, Box 85, Folder 9; 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_b85_f9_task_force
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:344215

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