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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: Rev. Charles L. Thompson.
Description: Portrait of Rev. Charles L. Thompson, D. D.
Creator Name(s): Gessford (New York, N.Y.) (publisher)
Date Created: 1888
Name Subject(s): Thompson, Charles L. (Charles Lemuel), 1839-1924.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 414, Series I; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Charles Lemuel Thompson (1839-1924) Biographical Vertical File.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=YzYzYjljY2MtNTRkYi00NDdkLTgxZmQtZGQ1NmRkZjkxMzk2&rID=MjI4MjQ=
Identifier (local): ds6095
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116807

Title: Shedd Family Papers
Description: The Shedd family were Presbyterian missionaries in West Persia from 1892 to 1918. William Ambrose Shedd was appointed to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission in 1892 and served until his death in 1918. His first wife, Adela Myers Shedd served from 1894 until her death in 1901. His second wife, Louise Wilbur Shedd, served from 1900 until her death in 1915. This collection includes photographs of missionary work and travels in Iran and Turkey.
Featured image: Urmia Hospital staff at dinner, ca. 1890-1920.
Creator Name(s): Shedd family (creator)
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission., Shedd, William Ambrose, 1865-1918., Shedd, Louise Wilbur, 1868-1915., Shedd, John Haskell, 1833-1895., Shedd, Margaret, 1900-, Coa, Frederick G. (Frederick Gaylord), 1859-1943., Cochran, Joseph Plumb, 1855-1905.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Iran.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran, Turkey, Asia--Iran, Asia--Turkey
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 16-0623; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Shedd Family papers, 1888-1934.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTA0MTg=
Identifier (local): 16-0623
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:shedd_family

Title: Nursing history
Description: In recognition of the incredible work being done by healthcare workers in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in honor of National Nurses Week (May 6-12, 2020), we have curated a collection that celebrates the long history of Presbyterian involvement in nursing, from training prospective nurses in Presbyterian schools and hospitals, to hands-on work with the sick and suffering.
Featured image: Taegu Nurses' School dedication, June 1952.
Topical Subject(s): Nurses,, Nursing--History., Missions, Medical.--Presbyterian Church, COVID-19.
Physical Location: Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): islandora:nurses
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:nurses

Title: Marina Presbyterian Church, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
Description: Message from Rev. Juan Bidot of Marina Presbyterian Church asking for help funding new seating for the church to replace the broken and moth-eaten ones.
Creator Name(s): Bidot, Juan A., 1893- (author)
Date Created: 1920, ca. 1920s
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Support Agency--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions., Marina Presbyterian Church (Mayagüez, P.R.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Puerto Rico--Mayagüez--20th century., Home missions--Puerto Rico--Mayagüez--20th century., Sunday school teachers--Puerto Rico--Mayagüez., Church fund raising--Puerto Rico--Mayagüez.
Geographic subjects: Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, 20th century., Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, 20th century., Puerto Rico, Mayagüez., Puerto Rico, Mayagüez., Mayagüez (P.R.), North and Central America--United States--Puerto Rico--Mayagüez--Mayagüez
Physical Location: RG 303, Box 9, Folder 53; Presbyterian Historical Society
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Support Agency Photographs, ca. 1870-ca. 1982.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-303
Identifier (local): rg303_b9_f53_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:142267

Title: The Berean Manual Training School.
Description: Berean Manual Training and Insustrial School scrapbook.
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Anderson, Matthew, 1845-1928., Berean Manual Training and Industrial School (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topical Subject(s): African Americans--Pennsylvania--Pennsylvania., African Americans--Vocational education--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Geographic subjects: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania., North and Central America--United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia., Philadelphia (Pa.)
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 95-1208c; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Berean Manual Training and Industrial School Records, 1914-1922.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgxNg==
Identifier (local): 95-1208c
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:4325

Title: William Phelps Thompson clippings and photographs.
Description: William Phelps Thompson collage of clippings and photographs.
Date Created: 1966, ca. 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--Boston--Suffolk
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 15-0902; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William Phelps Thompson clippings and photographs, 1965-1966.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTAxOTU=
Identifier (local): ds4845
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:1947

Title: Rachel Henderlite Papers
Description: Rachel Henderlite was a teacher, writer, ordained minister, and activist. In 1965, Henderlite was ordained by Hanover Presbytery as the first woman minister of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. The collection includes photographs, audio and video recordings, a scrapbook, correspondence, lecture and sermon notes, speeches and writings, and publications. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Bishop Frederick D. Jordan congratulates Dr. Rachel Henderlite.
Creator Name(s): Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991. (creator)
Name Subject(s): Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Women clergy--United States., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States., Ordination of women--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 504; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Rachel Henderlite Papers, 1851-1993.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-504
Identifier (local): rg504
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg504

Title: Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers
Description: Phineas Gurley was born in 1816 in Hamilton, N.Y. Gurley served as chaplain of the United States Senate in 1858 and as moderator of the General Assembly in 1867. He is perhaps best remembered for having been the pastor in attendance at the deathbed of Abraham Lincoln and for the sermon he preached at the President's funeral. The Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers include photographs, correspondence, and manuscript sermons, including a facsimile and transcript of "Faith in God," the sermon Gurley preached at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, and a transcript of the sermon he preached at the funeral of Lincoln's young son, William. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Portrait of Reverend Phineas D. Gurley. Photographed byJohn Goldin and Company, 1867.
Creator Name(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (creator)
Date Created: 1837-1867, 1837
Name Subject(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868., Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865., Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. (Old School). General Assembly (79th : 1867 : Cincinnati, Ohio), Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. (Old School). General Assembly. Moderator (1867-1868 : Gurley), F Street Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 329; 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
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:gurley

Title: Higher education
Description: History of Presbyterian-affiliated colleges, seminaries, and universities.
Featured image: Rev. Dr. Kenneth Bailey and Rev. Emile Zaki with pre-seminary students in Assiut, 1963.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian universities and colleges., Education, Higher., Religious education., Junior colleges., Presbyterian Church--Education., Presbyterian theological seminaries., African American schools., African Americans--Education.
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:highered

Title: Carroll R. Stegall Papers
Description: Carroll R. Stegall (1891-1965) was a missionary for the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. He worked at the Luebo and Lubondai mission stations in the Congo from 1915 to 1950. This collection consists of negatives and photographs of native people, missionaries, and the radio equipment Stegall used at Luebo in the 1930s. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Carroll R. Stegall with radio equipment.
Creator Name(s): Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965. (creator)
Date Created: 1905, ca. 1905-1965, 1905, 1965
Name Subject(s): Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kasaï-Occidental--Luebo, Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kasaï-Occidental--Lubondaye
Physical Location: RG 454; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, circa 1905-1965.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): rg454
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:crstegall

Title: Siberian Wartime Views photo album.
Description: "Siberian Wartime Views" photo album, 1918.
Creator Name(s): Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975. (creator)
Date Created: 1918
Name Subject(s): Leiper family., Leiper, Henry Smith, 1891-1975.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1914-1918--China--Manchuria., World War, 1914-1918--Russia--Siberia.
Geographic subjects: Asia--Russia, China, Manchuria., Russia, Siberia., Harbin (China), Irkutsk (Russia), Shenyang (Liaoning Sheng, China), Vladivostok (Russia)
Physical Location: RG 490, Box 16, Folder 24; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Leiper Family Papers, circa 1800-2011.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-490
Identifier (local): ds4890
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:1477

Title: Church work with youth
Description: History of Presbyterian-affiliated Sunday schools, church camps, and youth ministry.
Featured image: A mobile minister has a Sunday school class outdoors.
Topical Subject(s): Church camps., Church work with youth., Sunday schools., Church work with teenagers., Presbyterian vacation schools., Presbyterian Church--Education.
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:youth

Title: William H. Sheppard Papers
Description: William H. Sheppard was a Presbyterian minister and missionary to the Congo for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1890-1910. Sheppard was one of the earliest African-American foreign missionaries for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. He and his wife, Lucy Gantt Sheppard, were stationed at Luebo and later at Ibanche. Collection consists primarily of photograph albums and photographs. Photographs document mission stations and churches at Luebo and Ibanche; the Sheppard family; other Presbyterian Church in the U.S. missionaries; and native people of the Bateke, Baluba, Bakuba, Zappo Zap, and other tribes. The collection includes a small number of papers, including correspondence; Sheppard's reminiscences of his time at the Stillman Institute in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; a pamphlet entitled "How Sheppard Made His Way into Lukenga's Kingdom"; printed materials about the Congo and King Leopold; hymnbooks in Tshiluba and an unidentified language; and glass and nitrate negatives. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Sheppard with his mother.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (creator)
Name Subject(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927., Sheppard, Lucy J. Gantt, 1867-1955., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions., Stillman Institute (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Topical Subject(s): Tribes--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:whsheppard

Title: Photo Album of Peking, circa 1898.
Creator Name(s): Killie, Charles A. (Charles Andrews), 1857-1916. (photographer)
Date Created: 1898, ca. 1898
Name Subject(s): Killie, Charles A. (Charles Andrews), 1857-1916., Killie, Louise Scott, b. 1856., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--China--Shantung Province., Missionaries--China., Missions--China.
Geographic subjects: China--History--Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901., Shantung Province (China)--History., Beijing (China)--History., Asia--China--Beijing
Physical Location: RG 226, Box 3, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Killie Family Papers, ca. 1889-1908.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-226
Identifier (local): rg226_b3_f2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:34427

Title: Vass Family Papers
Description: Three generations of the Vass family served the Presbyterian Church in the United States and the Congo during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Vass III's wife (and daughter of medical missionary Eugene R. Kellersberger), Winifred Kellersberger (1917-2010), also served with her husband. This collection includes photographic prints, glass and film negatives, and lantern slides primarily documenting Vass II in the Congo, the American Presbyterian Congo Mission (APCM), the S.S. Samuel N. Lapsley I and II, the Congo's indigenous villages and peoples, and Belgian atrocities. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: L.C. Vass and Mr. and Mrs. Crowley seated with birds, ca. 1898.
Creator Name(s): Vass, L. C. (Lachlan Cumming), 1831-1896. (creator), Vass, Lachlan Cumming, 1872-1962. (creator), Vass, Winifred Kellersberger, 1917-2010. (creator)
Date Created: 1860, ca. 1860s-1999, 1860, 1999
Name Subject(s): Vass, L. C. (Lachlan Cumming), 1831-1896., Vass, Lachlan C., 1915-2010., Vass, Lachlan Cumming, 1872-1962., Vass, Winifred Kellersberger, 1917-2010., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Samuel N. Lapsley I (Ship), Samuel N. Lapsley II (Ship)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Presbyterian Church--Southern States--19th century., Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Women missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)--20th century., Atrocities--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Southern States, 19th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), 20th century., Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic)
Physical Location: RG 476; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Vass Family Papers, circa 1860s-1999.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-476
Identifier (local): rg476
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:vass

Title: Millican Family Papers
Description: Correspondence, biographical materials, and photographs documenting the Millican family's missionary experiences in China, and to a lesser extent in the Philippines, emphasizing the difficulties of their work during the Sino-Japanese War of the late 1930s and during the post-World War II years. Edith Millican's correspondence documents medical work in China during and after World War II, giving insight into the training and experiences of, and opportunities for, American women doctors. Also included are photographs documenting Edith Millican's time serving the Board of National Missions as a physician in New Mexico. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Aimee and Frank Millican just before going to China, 1907.
Creator Name(s): Millican family. (creator)
Date Created: 1900-1984, 1902-1984, 1900, 1984, 1902-1984
Name Subject(s): Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974., Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. China Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Philippine Mission., Christian Literature Society for China., Chenhsien Hospital (Hunan, China), Embudo Presbyterian Hospital (Embudo, N.M.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of National Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--New Mexico., Missions--Educational work--China., Evangelistic work--China., Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Philippines., Religious literature--Distribution--China., Missions, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Religious broadcasting--China., Religious broadcasting--Philippines., Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945.
Geographic subjects: New Mexico., Asia--China, Asia--Philippines, China., Philippines., North and Central America--United States--New Mexico
Physical Location: RG 199; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Millican Family Papers, 1900-1984.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-199
Identifier (local): rg199_millican_family
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg199

Title: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. African American Synods Collection
Description: The African American Synods Collection consists of the annual minutes of the synods of Atlantic, East Tennessee/Blue Ridge, Canadian, and Catawba; newsletters published by the synods of Atlantic and Catawba; and a small number of photographs of members of the synods of Atlantic and Catawba. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Synod of Atlantic group photo.
Date Created: 1873, 1873-1988, 1873, 1988, 1873-1988
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Atlantic., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Atlantic., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Blue Ridge., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of East Tennessee., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Canadian., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Catawba., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Catawba.
Topical Subject(s): African American women--Societies and clubs., African American Presbyterians--History--20th century., African American Presbyterians--Periodicals.
Geographic subjects: 20th century., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 395; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. African American Synods Collection, 1873-1988.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-395
Identifier (local): rg395
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg395

Title: Support Agency Photographs
Description: This collection consists of photographs from the Board of National Missions and its predecessor agencies used to document and promote the various missions carried out by the Board. Some of the images were used in brochures, exhibits, filmstrips, newsletters, and slide sets. Images represent schools, hospitals, community and neighborhood centers, mission and non-mission churches, missionaries and mission workers, and general assemblies. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Portland Oregon lumber camp, 1922.
Creator Name(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Support Agency. (creator)
Date Created: 1870, 1870, 1982
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions. Educational Work., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Unit of Visual Aids., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Office of Visual Aids., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Division of Mass Media.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Pictorial works., Home missions--United States--Pictorial works., Church buildings--United States--Pictorial works.
Geographic subjects: United States, United States, North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 303; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Support Agency Photographs, ca. 1870-ca. 1982.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-303
Identifier (local): rg303
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg303

Title: William M. Baird Papers
Description: The Rev. Dr. William M. Baird and his wife, Annie Laurie Adams Baird, were appointed to the Chosen (Korea) Mission in 1890 by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. From 1891 until 1897, they served at the Seoul, Fusan, and Taiku stations. In 1897, Baird was appointed president of the Pyengyang Academy and Union Christian College (also known as Sungsil Haktang and later Sungsil Taehak), a position that he held until his death in 1931. The William M. Baird Papers, 1885-1951 (bulk 1885-1931), consist of Baird's diaries, correspondence, reports, photographs, clippings and miscellaneous items. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: First All-Korea Presbytery Meeting, 1907.
Creator Name(s): Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931. (creator)
Date Created: 1885, 1885-1951, 1885, 1951, 1885-1951
Name Subject(s): Baird family., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Pyengyang Academy., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea), Sungsil Haktang (Pʻyŏngyang, Korea)
Topical Subject(s): Universities and colleges--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Schools--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Pyongyang (Korea), Asia--North Korea, Asia--South Korea
Physical Location: RG 173; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William M. Baird Papers, 1885-1951.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-173
Identifier (local): rg173_william_baird
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg173

Title: 50 Views of Siege of Peking, 1900.
Description: Fifty views in the set, nine of them taken at the Methodist Compound, and forty-nine in the British, Russian, and American Legations, the Hanlin Yuan, the Mongol Market, and along the Wall. Included in this number are the twenty-six large views taken by request of the British Minister and the General Committee of Public Comfort of the Siege.
Creator Name(s): Killie, Charles A. (Charles Andrews), 1857-1916. (photographer)
Date Created: 1900
Name Subject(s): Killie, Charles A. (Charles Andrews), 1857-1916., Killie, Louise Scott, b. 1856., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--China--Shantung Province., Missionaries--China., Missions--China.
Geographic subjects: China--History--Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901., Shantung Province (China)--History., Beijing (China)--History., Asia--China--North Carolina--Beijing
Physical Location: RG 226, Box 3, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Killie Family Papers, ca. 1889-1908.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-226
Identifier (local): rg226_b3_f1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:34313

Title: Kenneth E. Wells family photo album.
Description: Album documenting Kenneth E. Wells’s April 1935 journey to Chiang Rung (Kiulungkiang) and Keng Tung; also family, missionary colleagues, and friends, circa 1930-circa 1936.
Creator Name(s): Wells, Kenneth Elmer, 1896-1981. (creator)
Date Created: ca. 1930-1936, 1930
Name Subject(s): Wells, Kenneth Elmer, 1896-1981--Archives., Wells, Margaretta B., 1902-1999--Archives., Wells family.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Thailand.
Geographic subjects: Asia--China--Jinghong--Yunnan, Asia--Myanmar--Keng Tung--Shan State--Yunnan, Jinghong., Keng Tung (Burma)
Physical Location: RG 268, Box 14; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Kenneth E. Wells and Margaretta B. Wells Papers, circa 1859-2000.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-268
Identifier (local): rg268_b14
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:79724

Title: Photo Album, circa 1893-1900.
Creator Name(s): Killie, Charles A. (Charles Andrews), 1857-1916. (photographer)
Date Created: 1893, ca. 1893-1900
Name Subject(s): Killie, Charles A. (Charles Andrews), 1857-1916., Killie, Louise Scott, b. 1856., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--China--Shantung Province., Missionaries--China., Missions--China.
Geographic subjects: China--History--Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901., Shantung Province (China)--History., Beijing (China)--History., Asia--China--Beijing
Physical Location: RG 226, Box 4, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Killie Family Papers, ca. 1889-1908.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-226
Identifier (local): rg226_b4_f1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:34179

Title: Early American history
Description: History of Presbyterianism in Colonial and Revolutionary-era America (1600-1789).
Featured image: Painting of Reverend Charles Beatty and Reverend George Duffield preaching to the Indians on the banks of the Muskingum River by Mary W. Bonsall, undated.
Date Created: ca. 1600, 1789
Geographic subjects: United States, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775., North and Central America--United States, United States, Revolution, 1775-1783.
Physical Location: ; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:early_american

Title: Presbytery of Cuba photograph album, 1949.
Description: Photograph album commemorating the first fifty years of mission work in Cuba; includes images of missionaries, local congregations, and Westminster Fellowship. Leather cover bears seal of the Presbytery.
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Cuba. (creator)
Date Created: 1949
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Cuba., Westminster Fellowship.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cuba--20th century., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cuba--20th century., Presbyterians--Cuba--20th century.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--Cuba, Cuba.
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 17-0433; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbytery of Cuba photograph album, 1949.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=71453
Identifier (local): 17-0433
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:112253

Title: Eugene R. Kellersberger Papers
Description: Eugene R. Kellersberger (1888-1966) was a medical missionary to the American Presbyterian Congo Mission (APCM) and General Secretary of the American Mission to Lepers. This collection includes photographic materials related to Dr. Kellersberger's time as a medical missionary in the Belgian Congo and to his 1946 world and 1947-1948 Far East tours. His Africa photograph album contains over 2,000 items, and it primarily spans the years from the 1920's to 1940. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Eugene Kellersberger and pet monkey, ca. 1925.
Creator Name(s): Kellersberger, E. R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966. (creator)
Date Created: 1909, 1909-1998, 1909, 1998, 1909-1998
Name Subject(s): Kellersberger family., Kellersberger, Edna Bosche, 1888-1923., Kellersberger, E. R. (Eugene Roland), 1888-1966., Kellersberger, Julia Lake Skinner, 1897-1986., Vass, Winifred Kellersberger, 1917-2010.
Topical Subject(s): African trypanosomiasis., Leprosy., Leprosy--Hospitals--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions, Medical--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions to leprosy patients., Tropical medicine--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 436; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Eugene R. Kellersberger Papers, 1909-1998.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-436
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:erkellersberger

Title: Church World Service Records
Description: In 1946, seventeen denominations formed Church World Service (CWS) as a relief agency. Churches throughout the United States provided over 11 million pounds of food and medical supplies to communities in Europe and Asia that were affected by World War II. Over the course of the next two decades, CWS expanded its work into Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, and the mission of the organization shifted from providing immediate disaster relief to creating long-term development projects in partnership with local communities. CWS also began to work in the United States to provide aid after natural disasters and established refugee resettlement offices around the country.

View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Hurricane Flora aftermath, Haiti, 1963.
Creator Name(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service. (creator)
Name Subject(s): National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Church World Service.
Topical Subject(s): Ecumenical movement--United States--20th century., Human rights--Religious aspects--Christianity--20th century., Disaster relief--United States--20th century., Church work with refugees--20th century., International relief--20th century., Church work with disaster victims--20th century.
Geographic subjects: United States, 20th century., 20th century., United States, 20th century., 20th century., 20th century., 20th century.
Physical Location: RG 529; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Church World Service Records, 1911-2000.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-529
Identifier (local): islandora:cws
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:cws

Title: Belle Hawkes Papers
Description: Born as Sarah Belknap Sherwood, Belle Hawkes was appointed to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. East Persia Mission in 1883. In 1884, she married the Reverend James W. Hawkes, also of the East Persia Mission. Stationed in Hamadān for 36 years, she ministered to the needs of Armenian, Jewish, and Muslim women and children. Her home became a center of missionary service and hospitality to the flow of travelers between Tehran and Baghdad. She died in service in 1919. The collection consists primarily of Belle Hawkes' outgoing correspondence addressed to her family during her years in Hamadān, and her diaries. It also contains photographs of the East Persia missionaries, including Belle herself. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Belle Hawkes on her pet horse.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator), Hawkes, James W. (creator)
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries., Hawkes, James W., Sherwood, Margaret Pollock, 1864-1955.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān, Iran
Physical Location: RG 116; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg116

Title: Mary Parke Thompson inserts from diary, 1896-1900.
Description: Mary Parke Thompson inserts from diary, 1896-1900, including photograph and writings.
Creator Name(s): Thompson, Mary Calhoun Parke, 1841-1927. (author)
Date Created: 1896, 1896-1900, 1896-1900
Name Subject(s): Thompson, Mary Calhoun Parke, 1841-1927--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Japan., Missionaries--Japan.
Geographic subjects: Japan., Asia--Japan
Physical Location: RG 497, Box 1, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David D. and Mary Parke Thompson Family Papers, 1856-1957.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-497
Identifier (local): rg497_b1_f12
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:81097

Title: Pyongyang Mission picture book, ca. 1901.
Description: This book of pictures of early Pyonyang mission work was donated by the children of Graham Lee. Pictures in the booklet show things as of 1901 or earlier.
Date Created: 1901, ca. 1901
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Baird family--Archives., Lee, Graham.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Educational work--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea (North)--P'yŏngyang.
Geographic subjects: P'yŏngyang (Korea), Asia--North Korea--P'yŏngyang--P'yŏngyang
Physical Location: RG 316, Box 1, Folder 11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Baird Family Papers, ca. 1900-1974.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-316
Identifier (local): rg316_b1_f11_17
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116000

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