Descriptive Summary
Creator(s)
Collection open for research
Biographical Note / Administrative History
Dr. Alexander Mackie was born in Philadelphia on September 26, 1885. He attended Princeton University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907 and a Master of Arts degree in 1909. The following year, he graduated from the Princeton Theological Seminary with a Bachelor of Divinity degree. Dr. Mackie was ordained in 1910 and became the pastor of Sherwood Presbyterian Church, Sharon Hill, that same year. In 1935, he was elected President of the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund. As the senior member of that body, he guaranteed the sustenance and security for succeeding generations of ministers and their families. On the Board of Trustees at Temple University, he committed himself to the task of establishing some form or forms of religious and theological teaching, long an aspiration of Russell Conwell. Mackie succeeded in creating the Conwell School of Theology and also assisted in upgrading the academic program of Temple University's religious department. As president of the Friends of Old Pine Street, he helped found and promote the necessary financial support for the building of the Presbyterian Historical Society. On January 20, 1966, Dr. Mackie died at Miami Beach, Florida.
Collection Overview
Record Group 60 consists of biographical material, correspondence, sermons, addresses, writings, administrative and business reports, scrapbooks, photographs, diplomas and certificates dating from 1885-1966.
Organization and Arrangement
SERIES 1: BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL, 1886-1965
SERIES 2: CORRESPONDENCE, 1910-1966
SERIES 3: SERMONS, ADDRESSES AND WRITINGS, 1918-1965
SERIES 4: ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS REPORTS, 1911-1965
SERIES 5: SCRAPBOOKS, 1885-1966
SERIES 6: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1885-1965
SERIES 7: MISCELLANY, 1903-1926
Administrative Information
Estate of A. Mackie, 1969.
Catalog Headings
Collection Inventory
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Finding Aid to Record Group 60 |
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SERIES 1: BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL, 1886-1965 |
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Mackie Genealogical Data |
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Biographical Sketches on Ethel Dean Walton Mackie and Genealogical Data on the Walton/Ferguson Families |
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Family Letters |
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Correspondence--Central High School |
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Central High School yearbook, 1903; oratories, 1902-1903; drawing, undated |
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Princeton University, 1907 |
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Wedding invitation, 1911 |
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5d |
President Wilson invitation, circa 1914 |
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Bloomfield College and Seminary, 1944-60 |
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Bloomfield College and Seminary, 1960-63 |
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Bloomfield College and Seminary, 1963-65 |
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Four Diaries of Trips, 1946 and 1960 |
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10 |
Papers Read: Relating to Presbyterian Historical Society's Move to 5th and Lombard Streets |
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Fund Addresses |
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12 |
Philadelphia Presbytery |
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"Presbyterian Churches of Old Philadelphia" by Mackie |
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First Presbyterian Church |
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Second Presbyterian Church |
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16 |
Miscellaneous Material on Historic Churches |
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Hospitality House |
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18 |
Mackie's 80th Birthday |
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SERIES 2: CORRESPONDENCE, 1910-1966 |
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1910-64 (A-B) |
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20 |
1936-65 (C) |
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21 |
1946-66 (D) |
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22 |
1940-65 (E-F) |
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1946-65 (G) |
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1944-65 (H) |
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25 |
1949-62 (I-K) |
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26 |
1945-66 (L) |
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2 |
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1944-65 (M) |
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1942-66 (N-O) |
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1946-65 (P) |
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1947-65 (R) |
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1926-65 (S) |
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1944-65 (T-V) |
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1944-65 (W-Z) |
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SERIES 3: SERMONS, ADDRESSES AND WRITINGS, 1918-1965 |
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Sermons, 1934-36 |
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Sermons, 1944-56 |
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Sermons, 1934-65 |
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Sermons, 1918-64 |
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12 |
Sermons, 1921-61 |
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Sermons, 1942-65 |
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Sermons, 1922-60 |
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Sermons, 1963-65 |
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Sermons, 1923-61 |
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Sermons, Writings and Writings by Others 1931-1957 |
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3 |
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Miscellaneous Addresses, 1946-59 |
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Miscellaneous Addresses, 1953-63 |
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Miscellaneous Addresses, 1929-65 |
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Prayers 1934-61 |
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Miscellaneous Writings, 1929-65 |
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"Christianity of a Normal Man" |
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"The Camel's Nose" (1st Copy) |
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"Gift of Tongues" 1963 |
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Correspondence and the Gift of Tongues |
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"Tongues of Men and of Angels" |
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Tongues |
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"Religion in Wonderland" |
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"Waiting for the Dawn" |
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SERIES 4: ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS REPORTS, 1911-1965 |
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Letters to Tully Church from Members Serving in World War I (George McGlennen, George P. Horst & H. G. Arrison, 1916-18) |
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Notes on Tully Church History--Sharon Hill, 1911-65 |
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4 |
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Tully Memorial Country Club |
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Tully Memorial Church Memorials |
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Collenbrook Church Miscellaneous Notes |
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Services at Collenbrook Church |
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6 |
Preachers: Their Duties and Living Methods |
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Pathological Religious Phenomena |
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Miscellaneous |
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My First Twenty-five Years at Sharon Hill Church (MSS) |
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Commencement Programs--Delaware County & Miscellaneous |
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Defunct Stocks and Bonds, 1920-30 |
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Proposed National Development Program |
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5 |
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Request Insurance |
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Estate of Mary Jane Adams |
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Sharon Hill Real Estate |
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Little Egg Harbor Land Company (Island Beach) |
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SERIES 5: SCRAPBOOKS, 1885-1966 |
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Scrapbook Items |
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Three Bound Family Scrapbooks |
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Two Bound Family Scrapbooks |
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SERIES 6: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1885-1965 |
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Photographs |
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SERIES 7: MISCELLANY, 1903-1926 |
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Miscellaneous Membership Certificates |
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Individual Diplomas and Honorary Membership |
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Certificates |