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PHS Staff Profile: Nancy J. Taylor

February 15, 2023

What is your role at PHS? What do you do from day-to-day?

I am the PHS executive director.  I spend a lot of my time attending meetings and talking with staff, Board members, OGA colleagues, and other collaborators—both within and outside the PC(USA).  Good, two-way communication is key to everything with do.  I also directly support our development program and The Journal of Presbyterian History, and I guide decisions about our building, financial matters, and other operations.

How does your work support the mission of PHS?...

Author: 
Kristen
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Staff, Get to Know PHS
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PHS Welcomes New Intern

February 6, 2023

We are happy to welcome Matty Marrow to the Presbyterian Historical Society as our new BKBB Archives Intern.

Matty recently graduated from Community College of Philadelphia with an Associates degree in English and is currently enrolled as a History major at Pennsylvania State University. Matty enjoys studying African American and Pan-African history and is interested in increasing the accessibility of history of--and the teaching to--underrepresented groups and cultures. Outside of school and work, Matty enjoys spending time with their boyfriend Sim, and their cat Hash Brown...

Author: 
Kristen
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Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers, News and Events
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Get to Know PHS

January 17, 2023

Organized in 1852, the Presbyterian Historical Society is the oldest denominational archives in the United States and serves as the national archives for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its predecessor denominations.  

How We Serve the PC(USA)

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Kristen
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Celebrating BKBB

October 31, 2022

After a year-and-a-half delay due to the Covid pandemic, the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) opened its doors on October 6 to Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) students, faculty and our Philadelphia neighbors.  

Joining them to celebrate and explore the Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers (BKBB) student-led exhibit were PHS...

Author: 
Kristen
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Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers, Community College of Philadelphia, News and Events
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Community School Oral History Project

April 26, 2022
Tehran Community School, 1940. 

The Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) is pleased to partner with Dr. Matthew Shannon—Associate Professor of History at Emory & Henry College and Research Fellow at the Baskerville Institute—for the Community School Oral History Project.

The Community School Oral History Project (CSOHP) explores the history of the...

Author: 
Kristen
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Digitization, News and Events
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