Religious News Service Photographs

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Conceived by journalist Louis Minsky (1909-1957), Religious News Service (RNS) was established in 1934 as an affiliated but independently managed agency of the National Conference of Jews and Christians (later the National Conference of Christians and Jews), and was dedicated to providing authoritative and bias-free news about religion and ethics to both the secular and religious press. This collection contains photographs documenting Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish groups. Coverage of Protestants (especially mainline Protestants) and Catholics constitutes the bulk of the images. View the collection guide to learn more. Digitization of some of the images in this collection made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Featured image: Father James Groppi, the civil rights activist priest from Milwaukee, and militant leader Rennie Davis are taken into custody during an anti war demonstration a block from the White House.

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Jesuit university in Tokyo still operating.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: JESUIT UNIVERSITY IN TOKYO STILL OPERATING #1410 TOKYO -- One of the few buildings still left standing in the Kojimachi-ku district of this blitzed city is the Roman Catholic Sophia University. The Jesuit school is operating today with its normal complement of about 1,000 students. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-C)
Creator:
Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jōchi Daigaku--Buildings., Jōchi Daigaku.
Topics:
Buildings--War damage--Japan--Tokyo., Universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., Catholic universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., Jesuit universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects:
Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357269
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Priest surveys damaged Tokyo school.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: PRIEST SURVEYS DAMAGED TOKYO SCHOOL #1418 TOKYO -- Father Francis Shimira [Shimura], head of the general affairs section of Sophia University here, stands among the rubble and shattered walls of the war-damaged school. This wing, and that of another building, however, were the only sections destroyed. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-C-D)
Creator:
Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jōchi Daigaku--Buildings., Jōchi Daigaku., Catholic Church--Clergy., Shimura, Francis.
Topics:
Buildings--War damage--Japan--Tokyo., Universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., Catholic universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo., Clergy--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects:
Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357276
Title:
University convent escapes Tokyo damage.
Description:
Text transcribed from caption: UNIVERSITY CONVENT ESCAPES TOKYO DAMAGE #1416 TOKYO -- The Jochi Gakuin convent of Sophia University here, stands undamaged after the fire raids on the capital. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RTB-TO-MES-1-6-C)
Creator:
Baker, Richard Terrill, 1913-1981. (photographer)
Subject names:
Religious News Service--Archives., Jōchi Daigaku--Buildings., Jōchi Daigaku.
Topics:
Convents--Japan--Tokyo., Universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., Catholic universities and colleges--Japan--Tokyo., World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Tokyo.
Geographic subjects:
Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan), Kōjimachi-ku (Tokyo, Japan)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:357274

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