A repatriation ceremony at the Historical Society, a trip to space with John Glenn, a sacred concert by Duke Ellington, and the birth of the United Nations.
PHS staffers Luci Duckson-Bramble and David Staniunas were in and around Charlotte, North Carolina in late June to join the biennial gathering of the National Black Presbyterian Caucus. Our thanks go out first to the organizers of the event, especially to our colleague Lynne Foreman. Here’s a snapshot of our time there.
Case Study in Reparative Description: Dakota Mission Collection
As part of PHS's ongoing work of reparative description, the Reparative Description Committee turned their attention to RG375, a small collection consisting of a photograph album, loose photographic prints, and printed materials that document Presbyterian mission work among the Dakota and Lakota peoples.
Recently a request came from a patron whose 93-year-old brother had worked in El Guacio, Puerto Rico, in the 1950s. The family member wanted to know what documentation we might have about Presbyterian outreach work there.
Staff located and shared with the family photographs, newsletters, reports and leaflets from El Guacio Christian Service. The generosity of friends and supporters from across the denomination enables us to respond to queries such as these.
We hope you will consider making a gift to our Annual Appeal in support of this steadfast service.
There have been several instances while digitizing the Religious News Service collection in which records are processed that cover media censorship in relation to books and movies. While appraising records from the 1950s and 1960s, it became apparent that one specific medium was under especially intense scrutiny: comic books.
In late September, Records Archivist David Staniunas traveled to the Presbytery of San Francisco to speak at their Presbytery Day. While in the Bay Area, we were fortunate to be able to spend time with some congregations and to do work on collections, including a reconnection with Rev. Roland Gordon of Ingleside Presbyterian Church.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for movie night on October 22! We hope you enjoyed the freshly popped popcorn, our spread of Religious News Service photographs, and the incredible documentary about the first 11 women to become Episcopal priests. The Philadelphia Eleven is available to stream on PBS, if you'd like to watch it again!
Earlier this month, we introduced readers of the Presbyterian News Service to the 11 women ordained into the Episcopal priesthood in a controversial ceremony on July 29, 1974, in North Philadelphia. The brazenness and bravery of the Philadelphia Eleven in the face of pushback, discouragement, death threats, and legal trials sparked a movement for gender equality in religious leadership across denominations.
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