Collection, 1895-1973.

ArchivalResource

Collection, 1895-1973.

Collection contains the minutes of the Subcommittee on New Building from its inception to the conclusion of the Witherspoon Building project. Besides the minutes, it provides a photographic record of the progress of construction. It also included records of the sale of the building in the 1970s, interior and exterior photographs, the architect's original pencil drawing of the building, and clippings.

1.25 cubic ft.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7601245

Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

Related Entities

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Presbyterian Historical Society. Headquarters (Witherspoon Building)

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Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education

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Board of Christian Education was established in 1923 by the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. from a consolidation of: The General Board of Education, The Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work, the Board of Temperance and Moral Welfare, the Permanent Committee on Sabbath Observance, and the Permanent Committee on Men's Work; it was continued by the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. until 1972 when the boards were reorganized. From the description of Records, 1923-1972. ...

Witherspoon Building (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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In 1895, the Trustees and Buisiness Committee of the Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work (PCUSA) appointed a Subcommittee on New Building. Its purpose was to manage and oversee the construction of a new building to house various PCUSA offices, including the Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work, the Presbyterian Historical Society, and the General Assembly offices. A lot was purchased in Philadelphia, extending along Juniper Street from Walnut Street to Sansom Street. The committ...