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BKBB Archives Intern Interview: Matty Marrow

April 4, 2023

In February, PHS welcomed BKBB Archives Intern Matty Marrow. Read the interview below to hear about Matty's experience at the Presbyterian Historical Society and click here for their full reflection.

What initially interested you in an internship at the Presbyterian Historical Society?
M: I was initially interested because I grew...

Author: 
Matty
Tags: 
Archives, Staff, Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers
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BKBB Archives Intern Reflections: Matty Marrow

April 4, 2023

In February, PHS welcomed BKBB Archives Intern Matty Marrow. Read a reflection on their internship below and click here for an interview with Matty.

Throughout my internship, I honestly have grown so much more than I thought I would. I came in expecting to get some general knowledge of how an archive operates, and explore the ways that different...

Author: 
Matty
Tags: 
Archives, Staff, Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers
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Taking Shelter: Photos from the UNRWA

November 1, 2022

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was established in 1949 to accommodate refugees affected by the 1948 Palestine War, in which more than 700,000 Palestinians were displaced by Israeli occupation. Another exodus in 1967...

Author: 
Amalia
Tags: 
Pearl Digital Collections, Archives, Palestine
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Building Knowledge, Breaking Barriers: Archives-Based Learning for Community College Students

October 24, 2022

Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers is an archives-based learning project between the Presbyterian Historical Society and Community College of Philadelphia.

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For a project with “Breaking Barriers” in the title, one obstacle almost proved too much: Covid-19.

Since 2018, a team of students from Community College of Philadelphia (CCP), instructors, project staff, and PHS staff had worked together to bring CCP classes to PHS to...

Author: 
Fred T
Tags: 
Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers, Archives, Community College of Philadelphia
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BKBB Student Designer Spotlight: Briana Anthony

October 24, 2022

Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers is an archives-based learning project between the Presbyterian Historical Society and Community College of Philadelphia.

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Briana is one of 7 current and former Community College of Philadelphia students who designed exhibits during the Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers project.

An aspiring artist and historian as well as a fourth-generation...

Author: 
PHS Staff
Tags: 
Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers, Community College of Philadelphia, Archives, Presbyterian Heritage
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