Subject Guides
The following subject guides are lists of collection materials held by the society on a particular subject. These lists have been compiled by PHS staff. Subject guides are updated and added as time permits. Please check back.
Featured subject guide: Presbyterian-affiliated Native American Schools
This guide provides an overview of Native American schools in the United States with Presbyterian roots or affiliation.
Historically Black Presbyterian Schools
This guide provides an overview to the Presbyterian Historical Society's holdings that document historically Black schools and colleges established or supported by the Presbyterian Church.
Western Medicine in China
This guide presents the holdings of the Presbyterian Historical Society that document the history of Presbyterian medical missions in China. It was created as part of the History of Western Medicine in China project, generously funded by the Henry R. Luce Foundation and jointly sponsored by Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the Peking University Health Science Center.
Urban and Industrial Mission Resources
This guide provides an overview of the Presbyterian Historical Society's holdings documenting Presbyterian efforts in urban and industrial mission. These programs originated in the Church's ministry to the communities affected by the rapid expansion of cities and the growth of industry in the late 19th century, and continued to develop well into the 20th century.
Common Worship
This resource guide is designed to orient researchers to materials held at the society that can inform and document a study of the historic forms of common worship in American Presbyterian churches.
Sacraments and Occasional Services
This resource guide is designed to orient researchers to materials held at the society that can inform and document a study of the historic forms of the administration of the sacraments and occasional services in American Presbyterian churches.
Psalms and Hymns
This resource guide is designed to orient researchers to materials held at the society that can inform and document a study of the historic use of psalms and hymns in American Presbyterian churches.