Guide to the Hannah Flammer Papers
Prepared by Kathleen Knaack, Student Assistant and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist
United Methodist Archives and History Center
General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church
2/18/2002
Overview of Collection
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| Record Creator: |
Flammer, Hannah Florence |
| Title: |
Hannah Flammer Papers |
| Date Span: |
1949-1966 | Click here to view the finding aid format suitable for requesting material at the Archives. |
| Abstract: |
Hannah Florence Flammer (1893-1987) was a radio personality and a member of the Woman's Society of Christian Service. The
collection is contains material relating to her work with the Woman's Society of Christian Service and other Methodist organizations.
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| Extent: |
3.89 cubic feet |
Biographical Note
Hannah Florence Flammer (1893-1987) was a radio personality and an active member of the Woman's Society of Christian Service
(now known as United Methodist Women). She attended the New York School of Expression, affiliated with New York University.
In 1913, she married Fred W. Flammer (1891-1957). Hannah Flammer established and was proprietor of the Bacnel School of Expression,
which trained radio and early movie celebrities. She conducted a program on radio station WOR-AM in New York.
Flammer was active in the Woman's Society of Christian Service, serving as local, district, and Conference president. She
also held offices in the Northeastern Jurisdictional Society and was president of United Church Women in Newark. Flammer
developed many multi-media programs based on Methodist activities.
Scope Note
This collection contains slides, audiotapes, films, a filmstrip, slide scripts and listings, conference reports and promotional
materials, correspondence, and some photographs.
This collection contains slides, audiotapes, films, a filmstrip, slide scripts and listings, conference reports and promotional
materials, correspondence, and some photographs. The slides contain images taken by Hannah Flammer of diverse subjects, most
of which are related to the home and foreign missions of the Methodist Church during the 1940's to the 1960's. These include
pictures of schools, hospitals and medical clinics, homes, settlement houses, missions to cities and rural areas, Native American
missions, and a variety of scenes from both urban and rural areas that were foci for the church's mission and ministry during
this period. There are also many slides of conferences of the Women's Society of Christian Service and other church agencies
in which Flammer was active. Many scenes from foreign missions and pictures of foreign missionaries are also included. Most
of the slides were used in presentations that Flammer gave to highlight and promote the mission work of the Methodist Church.
The audiotapes include recordings of some of Flammer's slide presentations, of Bible studies and lectures given at various
conferences that she attended, of radio interviews, and of church music. There are three reels of film, two of which are 16
mm and one is 8 mm. the filmstrip is titled "Swinging toward the Light." Also included in the collection are some printed
slide scripts connected to Flammer's slide shows, several letters related to her mission promotion work, a container listing
of the audiotapes, reports and promotional materials from some W.S.C.S. conferences that she attended, and some photographs.
Arrangement
Materials have been arranged in the following manner.
Series: Audio Tapes
Series: Films and Filmstrips
Series: Papers
Series: Slide Scripts
Series: Slides
Preferred Citation
When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder,
Hannah Flammer Collection, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the items' call
number as that is not a stable descriptor.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding this collection.
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Subject Terms
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Subject Topics |
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Church work with children |
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Church work with families |
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Church work with Hispanic Americans |
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Church work with minorities |
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Church work with the aged-Methodist Church |
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Church work with women |
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Conversions-Christianity |
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Hospitals |
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Local church |
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Missionaries |
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Missions |
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Missions-India |
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Missions-Japan |
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Women. |
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Subject Geographic |
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Africa |
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Alaska |
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Arizona |
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Asia |
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Cuba |
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Florida |
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Illinois |
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India |
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Indiana |
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Japan |
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Kansas |
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Korea |
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Latin America |
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Louisiana |
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Mexico |
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Michigan |
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Missouri |
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New Jersey |
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New Mexico |
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North Carolina |
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Ohio |
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Oklahoma |
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Philippines |
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Puerto Rico |
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Puerto Rico |
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Scandinavia |
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South America |
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Taiwan |
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Tennessee. |
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Texas |
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United States |
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Utah |
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West Virginia |
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Genre |
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Audio-visual materials |
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Audiotapes |
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Filmstrips |
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Motion picture films |
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Photographs |
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Slides. |
Series: Audio Tapes
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1591-2-6:
1
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Lilly Swords |
1958 |
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2
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Christian Frontiers in Alaska |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
3
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Ken Vincent Vieques S.S. |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
4
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Alaska Coast Guard T.V. |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
5
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Dr. Selvanayana |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
6
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Cherokee Methodist Youth Fellowship Singing |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
7
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Dr. Melcherg and Mrs. Valencia of the Philippines |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
8
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Alaska |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
9
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Bible Readings - Cherokee |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
10
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Scandanavia - Oslo omitted |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
11
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St. Paul's Activities |
1958-1959 |
| 1591-2-6:
12
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Vieques Sunday Church Service |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
13
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Deaconess Home, Camden, New Jersey |
1954 |
| 1591-2-6:
14
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Vieques Methodist Youth Fellowship |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
15
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John Wesley Methodism - St. Paul's W.S.C.S. |
1957 |
| 1591-2-6:
16
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St. Paul's Carillon Records |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
17
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Dr. Maria Selvanayana and scenes in India |
Undated |
| 1591-2-6:
18
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Conference Tea - Schools |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
1
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St. Paul's Carillon Records |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
2
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Portion of Mrs. Bender's recording - "The U.N. Has Been Here" |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
3
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Program given for Couple's Club |
1960 |
| 1591-2-7:
4
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Dr. Staack - First Lesson, "Living Personalities of the Old Testament" |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
5
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Gary - Friendship House |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
6
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"We the People of the U.N." for filmstrip |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
7
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Newberry Avenue Center |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
8
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London Chimes - Christmas Carols |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
9
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The Parables |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
10
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Fourth Lesson - Luke and Dr. Staack on Elijah |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
11
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Dr. Contos - "The Quest" |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
12
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American Bible Society and Translations of the Bible |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
13
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Living Personalities of the Old Testament |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
14
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Luke, Second and Third Lessons, Bosley |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
15
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London Chimes and Bach Choir - Christmas Carols |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
16
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Alaska, Statehood, and President Eisenhower's Speech of U.N. Marines |
Undated |
| 1591-2-7:
17
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Jurisdiction Missionary Recording |
1955 |
| 1591-2-7:
18
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Dr. Wellberg |
Undated |
| 1591-3-1:
1
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Monterrey, Mexico - Centro Social |
Undated |
| 1591-3-1:
2
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United Nations |
Undated |
| 1591-3-1:
3
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Three presentations by Dr. Bauman |
Undated |
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4
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Projects in Oklahoma City - Beth. Center and Wesley Center |
Undated |
| 1591-3-1:
5
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Lesson Eight - Dr. Staack |
Undated |
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6
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New Delhi World Council, Third Assembly |
Undated |
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7
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Native Americans - Cherokee, etc. |
Undated |
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8
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Native American Interview on Radio, Dr. R. of American Indian Museum |
Undated |
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9
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Dr. Staack |
Undated |
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10
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Staack on Jonah |
Undated |
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11
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St. Paul's Church - Thanksgiving |
Undated |
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12
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Medley arranged for study course |
Undated |
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13
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Program given at Trinity Methodist in West Paterson, New Jersey |
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14
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Miss La Rosa |
Undated |
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15
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Song sung by Toto Kopurya |
Undated |
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16
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Hospitals and Aliens |
Undated |
| 1591-3-1:
17
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Mrs. Cabotaje, Principal of Bethel School, Church of the Philippines |
Undated |
| 1591-3-2:
1
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Dallas - Wesley House and Leslie Bates |
Undated |
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2
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Leslie Bates |
Undated |
| 1591-3-2:
3
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Leslie Bates - Children Singing |
Undated |
Series: Films and Filmstrips
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1591-3-2:
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Two 16 mm reels; One 8 mm reel; and a filmstrip, "Swinging Toward the Light" |
Undated |
Series: Papers
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Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1591-3-3:
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Container listing for audio tapes |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
26
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Correspondence |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
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Women's Society for Christian Service Jurisdictional Conference |
1949 |
| 1591-3-3:
28
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Women's Society for Christian Service Northeast Jurisdiction Annual Meeting |
1949 |
| 1591-3-3:
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Women's Society for Christian Service Northeast Jurisdiction Annual Meeting |
1950 |
| 1591-3-3:
30
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Women's Society for Christian Service Northeast Jurisdiction School of Missions |
1949 |
| 1591-3-3:
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Women's Society for Christian Service Northeast Jurisdiction School of Missions |
1950 |
| 1591-3-3:
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Women's Society for Christian Service Summer Conferences |
1949 |
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33
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Women's Society for Christian Service Promotional Secretary Materials |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
34
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Women's Society for Christian Service Advance Clippers |
1949 |
| 1591-3-3:
35
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Promotion Kit |
1950 |
| 1591-3-3:
36
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Photographs |
Undated |
Series: Slide Scripts
| Call Number |
Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1591-3-3:
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Epworth School |
Undated |
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2
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Paine, Pfeiffer and Snead Colleges |
Undated |
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3
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Hospitals - Bataan, El Paso, Brewster |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
4
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Alma Matthews, Bancroft, Sager Brown |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
5
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Boylan Home |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
6
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Farmington - New Mexico, Bisti, Ponca - Oklahoma, Lake Junaluska and Cherokee, Kingdom House, Haskell Institute |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
7
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Leslie Bates Neighborhood House |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
8
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Marcy Center and Dallas Settlements |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
9
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Rural Work - West Virginia |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
10
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Vashti, MacDonnell Methodist Center, Dulac Mission |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
11
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Spofford Home |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
12
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Florida: Miami, Rosa Val Dez, Key West, Wolff, Tampa, Ybor City |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
13
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En Route to W.S.C.S. - Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
1954 |
| 1591-3-3:
14
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World Council of Churches Assemble |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
15
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Amritsar, India |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
16
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Lilly Swords (Slides from India) |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
17
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Falles Health Center (India) |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
18
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Seibi, Japan |
Undated |
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19
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Korea |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
20
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Puerto Rico (1-120) |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
21
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Puerto Rico (1-150) |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
22
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South America, Cuba, Mexico, Latin America |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
23
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St. Paul's Church |
Undated |
| 1591-3-3:
24
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Slides scripts - unidentified |
Undated |
Series: Slides
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Folder Title |
Date(s) |
| 1591-2-1:
1
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Bennet College; Epworth School-Webster Grove, Missouri; Harwood School; Holding Institute |
1956 |
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2
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Morristown College; Paine College; Pfeiffer College; Scarrett College |
Undated |
| 1591-2-1:
3
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Snead College; Vashti; Hospitals-Bataan; Hospitals-Brewster; Hospitals-El Paso |
Undated |
| 1591-2-1:
4
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Freeman Clinic-El Paso; Alma Matthews Home; Bancroft Home Dedication; Bancroft Home |
Undated |
| 1591-2-1:
5
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Bancroft Home (continued); Bancroft Infirmary; Boylan Home; Deaconess Home- Camden, New Jersey; E. H. Parish; Esther Hall-
Cincinnati, Ohio; Ethel Harpst Home; Friendly Center- Toledo, Ohio
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| 1591-2-1:
6
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Friendly Center-Toledo, Ohio (continued); Kingdom House-St. Louis, Missouri; Leslie Bates Neighborhood House |
Undated |
| 1591-2-2:
1
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Leslie Bates Neighborhood House (concluded); Lit Headquarters; Marcy Center; McCarthy Settlement; Metcalf Community Center;
St. Marks - New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Undated |
| 1591-2-2:
2
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Newberry Avenue Center; Pearl Street Community Center; Peek Home; Sager Brown Home |
Undated |
| 1591-2-2:
3
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Wesley Community House - Dallas, Texas; Dallas - Settlements; Rural Work - Fairmont, West Virginia |
Undated |
| 1591-2-2:
4
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Farmington , New Mexico (I, II, III); Gary - Indiana |
Undated |
| 1591-2-2:
5
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Strip Mine - Hollywood, Pennsylvania; Old Salem - North Carolina; San Antonio Missions - Texas; May Day - Toledo, Ohio; Nursery
Workers and Children - Toledo, Ohio
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Undated |
| 1591-2-2:
6
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Community Center - Toledo, Ohio; Camp near Jackson, Michigan; Youngstown - Ohio; Aldersgate; Evans Manor; McCrum Center |
1955 |
| 1591-2-3:
1
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MacDonell Methodist Center; McKelvey Hall - Columbus, Ohio; Methodist Manor; Spofford |
1966 |
| 1591-2-3:
2
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Cook and Arizona Highway; Miami - Florida, Rosa Val Dez, Key West, Wolff, Tampa, Ybor, Latin Circle - Miami |
1956 |
| 1591-2-3:
3
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En Route to W.S.C.S. - Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Haskell Institute - Ponca, Oklahoma |
1955 |
| 1591-2-3:
4
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Dulac Missions; Wesley Methodist Center - Cherokee, North Carolina; Junaluska and Cherokee Indian Missions - North Carolina;
Winslow - Arizona; Mayella - Kansas
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1955 |
| 1591-2-3:
5
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Northeast Jurisdiction - Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania; Assembly - Atlantic City, New Jersey; Annual Meeting W.S.C.S.; Newark
Conference Sunday School; Curios - Newark Conference Sunday School; Northeast Jurisdiction - Illinois (?); Posters - Northeast
Jurisdiction
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1951-1955 |
| 1591-2-3:
6
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Meetings - Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania; Missionaries; Lake Junaluska - North Carolina; Weiner Roast - Oliver |
1952-1957 |
| 1591-2-4:
1
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Ocean Grove - New Jersey; W.S.G. Assembly - Utah; National Council - Cleveland, Ohio; World Council of Churches Assembly |
1953-1962 |
| 1591-2-4:
2
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Asia; Cuba; Irene Toland School - Cuba; Amritsar - India |
Undated |
| 1591-2-4:
3
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Amritsar - India (concluded); Doctors - India; Christmas Pagent - India; Falles Health Center; Moradabad - India; Lilly Swords
- India
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1959 |
| 1591-2-4:
4
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Edna Bradley sailing for India; Bisti; Jungle Drive/Wayside Chapel - India; Fukuoka and General Images - Japan; Yokohama;
Mount Aibonita; Seibi
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1956-1957 |
| 1591-2-4:
5
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Korea; Latin America; Mexico |
Undated |
| 1591-2-4:
6
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Mexico; Puerto Rico |
Undated |
| 1591-2-5:
1
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Puerto Rico; South America |
Undated |
| 1591-2-5:
2
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Batata School; McCrum; Missionaries; Missionary Presentation |
Undated |
| 1591-2-5:
3
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Newark Conference School of Missions - New Jersey; St. Paul's Church - General |
Undated |
