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Religious News Service Digitization Project Update

December 18, 2023
Novices ofthe Franciscan Missionary Servants of Christ the King, Smithtown, N.Y., 1948. [Pearl ID: 148427]

Work is underway on the Presbyterian Historical Society’s grant-funded digitization project that will make 22,500 images, newspaper clippings, and related documents from the Religious News Service Photograph Collection available online. The work—funded by a 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources...

Author: 
Kristen
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Religious News Service, News and Events
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PHS Welcomes New RNS Project Archivists

September 20, 2023

The Presbyterian Historical Society is pleased to welcome RNS Project Archivists Isabella Fidanza and Megan Genovese to the PHS staff. Isabella and Megan are part of the team digitizing the Religions News Service photographs.

Isabella (she/her) has a background in English, International Area Studies, and a M.A. in publishing. Driven by her deep appreciation for the arts and cultural sector, she has explored careers in museum public programming, academic libraries, and archives. She is currently pursuing a certificate in Digital Archives & Records Management from San Jose State...

Author: 
Kristen
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Religious News Service, News and Events
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Stories of RNS Photos: Prayers for Gemini 4

June 2, 2023
Pat McDivtt and family leave home for a special 5:30 a.m. Mass on the day of Gemini 4's takeoff. Pearl ID: islandora:151479

PHS is the recipient of a 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities, Humanities Collections and Reference Resources implementation grant. The $330,678 grant will fund digitization of 22,500 images, newspaper clippings, and related...

Author: 
Allison
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Religious News Service, Pearl Digital Collections
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NEH Grant to Digitize RNS Photographs

April 24, 2023

The Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) is the recipient of a 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (HCRR) Implementation grant.

The $330,678 grant will fund the digitization of 22,500 images, newspaper clippings, and related documents from the Religious News Service Photograph Collection, and the rehousing of the entire collection of 60,000 photographs and accompanying materials.

The...

Author: 
Kristen
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Religious News Service, News and Events
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Stories of RNS Photos: Scenic Easter Services

April 5, 2023

In 2019, with grant support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, PHS digitized nearly 500 images from the RNS photograph collection all of which are now viewable in Pearl. The photographs chosen for the project spanned various years, topic, faiths, and geographical locations, but all supported the Religious News Service’s mission to document...

Author: 
McKenna
Tags: 
Holidays, Religious News Service, Pearl Digital Collections
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