Synod of Alaska/Northwest Records - Presbyterian Women
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers and objects from the Presbyterian Women of the Synod of Alaska-Northwest. The collection consists of meeting minutes, publications, tapes, financial records, miscellaneous information, and miscellaneous objects.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1990
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1970's-9180's
Language of Materials
Materials are in English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open for use
Biographical / Historical
Presbyterian Women is a 200 year old national organization within the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA). It has an elective National Executive Committee which reports directly to the General Assembly of the PCUSA and plays an important part within the church. Presbyterian Women also plays a large part in supporting mission organizations and missionaries around the world. (NOTE: Presbyterian Women, n.d. http://pcusa.org/pw/history.htm, 28 October, 2005.)
The Presbyterian Women in the Synod exists to "build community, affirm women's calls to leadership, raise issues and concerns and to channel information to and from Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery and churchwide." (NOTE: Presbyterian Women, n.d. http://pcusa.org/pw/history.htm, 2 November 2005.)
Extent
8.4 cu. ft.
Abstract
This collection contains papers and objects from the Presbyterian Women of the Synod of Alaska-Northwest. The collection consists of meeting minutes, publications, tapes, financial records, miscellaneous information, and miscellaneous objects.
Arrangement
Series Meetings and Gatherings
Series Evaluations, Records, etc.
Series Synodical
Series Social Issues
Series Church Women United
Series National Executive Committee
Series Objects
Series Publications
Series Publications
Series Presbytery Information and Newsletters
Series Synodical Financial Information
Series Objects
Series Tapes
Processing Information
This collection was first processed on October 24, 2005 and last updated on November 3, 2005
- Title
- Synod of Alaska/Northwest - Presbyterian Women Records 1918-1990
- Author
- D.N. Feddes
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections Repository