Presbyterian Church in Chinatown, San Francisco, Historical Documentation Project records, 1848-2004 (bulk 1960-2003)

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Presbyterian Church in Chinatown, San Francisco, Historical Documentation Project records, 1848-2004 (bulk 1960-2003)

Contains the background information and records of the project; All-Church records; papers of Pastor Franz S. Wichman which include some photographs and historical information of the Donaldina Cameron House, Pastor Harry Chuck's files relating to his participation on the Mei Lun Yuen Housing Project, and Pastor Calvin Chinn's coursework and sermons. Also includes materials relating to activities within the English, Mandarin, and Cantonese congregations. Materials generated as part of the goals to document the church community's history such as interview transcripts with corresponding audio/visual tapes and photographs were produced between 2001 and 2004. The collection consists of correspondence, organization records, minutes, reports, sermons, papers, ordination materials, orders of worship, articles, newsletters, newsclippings, architectural drawings and plans, photographs, negatives, and slides.

Originals: 6 cartons, 1 oversize box, 8 oversize folders (8.15 linear ft.)Ledger of accounts, ca. 1910-1921; Kindergarten Register, 1916-1921 & Primary Register, 1918-1924; Session Minutes 1909-1995: 2 microfilm reels : negative (BNEG Box 3118-3119) and positive.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7811503

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Online Archive of California

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Chinn, Calvin

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Wichman, Franz S.

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Donaldina Cameron House

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Mei Lun Yuen Housing Project (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of San Francisco

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The Presbyterian Church in Chinatown (PCC), founded in 1853 and located in San Francisco, California, is the oldest Asian American Christian congregation in North America and also the first Chinese Protestant church to be established outside China. In 1947, a plan was formalized whereby the social work and community youth work mission of Donaldina Cameron House were united with the mission of the church. The Historical Documentation Project (HDoc), an initiative to estab...

Chuck, Harry

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Chua, Christopher V., 1966-

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Chinatown Coalition for Better Housing (San Francisco, Calif.)

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