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Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection Update

March 31, 2022

Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon, 1995. Pearl ID: islandora:171115

PHS is excited to spotlight some developments made in an inter-institutional effort to publish the personal records of the founding voice of Womanist/feminist/mujerista theology, Katie Geneva Cannon. Researchers can now view the first installment of records from the Burke Library at Union Theological...

Author:

Allison

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Digitization, African American History, Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection, Womens History, Pearl Digital Collections

Stories from GA: 1958 Union of PCUSA and UPCNA

February 17, 2022

Moderators Harold R. Martin and Robert N. Montgomery shake hands during march. Pearl ID: islandora:7479

On May 27, 1958, in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Presbyterians gathered at the 170th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A; at the same time, the United Presbyterian Church of North America celebrated a centennial anniversary at their 100th General Assembly. The two events were held just miles away from each other....

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Allison

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General Assembly, UPCUSA, Pittsburgh

Pearl Digital Archives: 2021 Highlights

December 20, 2021

As people around the world adapted to another year of restrictions due to the pandemic, researchers turned to PHS digitization services to stay connected to our collections from the comfort and safety of their own homes. As this year winds down and we prepare for 2022, we are spotlighting some new additions to Pearl, the Society’s online repository of digitized and born-digital images,

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Author:

Allison

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Pearl Digital Collections, News and Events

Stories of RNS Photos: Refugees in the 20th Century

September 16, 2021

Cuban refugees get helping hand in Peru., 1981. [Pearl ID: i slandora:148508]

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...

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Allison

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Religious News Service, Refugees, Ecumenism

Pearl Olympics 2021

July 22, 2021

Sports Day at Baghdad High School, April 1961. Pearl ID: 116222.

Last year, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee rescheduled the summer games for 2021. This Friday, July 23, the Olympics will kick off in Tokyo, Japan. We're joining the festivities by celebrating sports and athletes--big and small--through images found in our digital archives, Pearl....

Author:

Allison

Tags:

Pearl Digital Collections, Sports