Guide to the Alexander Mackie Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Alexander Mackie Papers

Inclusive Dates

1885-1966

Call Number

RG 60

Creator(s)

Mackie, Alexander, 1885-1966.

Quantity

6.00 cubic feet

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Dr. Alexander Mackie was born in Philadelphia on September 26, 1885. He attended Princeton University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907 and a Master of Arts degree in 1909. The following year, he graduated from the Princeton Theological Seminary with a Bachelor of Divinity degree. Dr. Mackie was ordained in 1910 and became the pastor of Sherwood Presbyterian Church, Sharon Hill, that same year. In 1935, he was elected President of the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund. As the senior member of that body, he guaranteed the sustenance and security for succeeding generations of ministers and their families. On the Board of Trustees at Temple University, he committed himself to the task of establishing some form or forms of religious and theological teaching, long an aspiration of Russell Conwell. Mackie succeeded in creating the Conwell School of Theology and also assisted in upgrading the academic program of Temple University's religious department. As president of the Friends of Old Pine Street, he helped found and promote the necessary financial support for the building of the Presbyterian Historical Society. On January 20, 1966, Dr. Mackie died at Miami Beach, Florida.

Collection Overview

Record Group 60 consists of biographical material, correspondence, sermons, addresses, writings, administrative and business reports, scrapbooks, photographs, diplomas and certificates dating from 1885-1966.

Organization and Arrangement

SERIES 1: BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL, 1886-1965

SERIES 2: CORRESPONDENCE, 1910-1966

SERIES 3: SERMONS, ADDRESSES AND WRITINGS, 1918-1965

SERIES 4: ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS REPORTS, 1911-1965

SERIES 5: SCRAPBOOKS, 1885-1966

SERIES 6: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1885-1965

SERIES 7: MISCELLANY, 1903-1926

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Estate of A. Mackie, 1969.

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Corporate Subject

Tully-Memorial Presbyterian Church (Sharon Hill, Pa.)

Collenbrook Presbyterian Church (Drexel Hill, Pa.)

Topical Subject

Sermons.

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 60

		SERIES 1: BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL, 1886-1965
1	2	Mackie Genealogical Data
	3	Biographical Sketches on Ethel Dean Walton Mackie and Genealogical Data on the Walton/Ferguson Families
	4	Family Letters
	5	Correspondence--Central High School
	5a	Central High School yearbook, 1903; oratories, 1902-1903; drawing, undated
	5b	Princeton University, 1907
	5c	Wedding invitation, 1911
	5d	President Wilson invitation, circa 1914
	6	Bloomfield College and Seminary, 1944-60
	7	Bloomfield College and Seminary, 1960-63
	8	Bloomfield College and Seminary, 1963-65
	9	Four Diaries of Trips, 1946 and 1960
	10	Papers Read: Relating to Presbyterian Historical Society's Move to 5th and Lombard Streets
	11	Fund Addresses
	12	Philadelphia Presbytery
	13	"Presbyterian Churches of Old Philadelphia" by Mackie
	14	First Presbyterian Church
	15	Second Presbyterian Church
	16	Miscellaneous Material on Historic Churches
	17	Hospitality House
	18	Mackie's 80th Birthday

		SERIES 2: CORRESPONDENCE, 1910-1966

1	19	1910-64 (A-B)
	20	1936-65 (C)
	21	1946-66 (D)
	22	1940-65 (E-F)
	23	1946-65 (G)
	24	1944-65 (H)
	25	1949-62 (I-K)
	26	1945-66 (L)

2	1	1944-65 (M)
	2	1942-66 (N-O)
	3	1946-65 (P)
	4	1947-65 (R)
	5	1926-65 (S)
	6	1944-65 (T-V)
	7	1944-65 (W-Z)

		SERIES 3: SERMONS, ADDRESSES AND WRITINGS, 1918-1965

2	8	Sermons, 1934-36
	9	Sermons, 1944-56
	10	Sermons, 1934-65
	11	Sermons, 1918-64
	12	Sermons, 1921-61
	13	Sermons, 1942-65
	14	Sermons, 1922-60
	15	Sermons, 1963-65
	16	Sermons, 1923-61
	17	Sermons, Writings and Writings by Others 1931-1957

3	1	Miscellaneous Addresses, 1946-59
	2-3	Miscellaneous Addresses, 1953-63
	4	Miscellaneous Addresses, 1929-65
	5	Prayers 1934-61
	6-7	Miscellaneous Writings, 1929-65
	8	"Christianity of a Normal Man"
	9	"The Camel's Nose" (1st Copy)
	10	"Gift of Tongues" 1963
	11	Correspondence and the Gift of Tongues
	12	"Tongues of Men and of Angels"
	13	Tongues
	14	"Religion in Wonderland"
	15	"Waiting for the Dawn"

		SERIES 4: ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS REPORTS, 1911-1965

3	16	Letters to Tully Church from Members Serving in World War I (George McGlennen, George P. Horst & H. G. Arrison, 1916-18)
	17	Notes on Tully Church History--Sharon Hill, 1911-65

4	1	Tully Memorial Country Club
	2	Tully Memorial Church Memorials
	3	Collenbrook Church Miscellaneous Notes
	4-5	Services at Collenbrook Church
	6	Preachers: Their Duties and Living Methods
	7	Pathological Religious Phenomena
	8	Miscellaneous
	9	My First Twenty-five Years at Sharon Hill Church (MSS)
	10	Commencement Programs--Delaware County & Miscellaneous
	11	Defunct Stocks and Bonds, 1920-30
	12	Proposed National Development Program

5	1	Request Insurance
	2	Estate of Mary Jane Adams
	3	Sharon Hill Real Estate
	4	Little Egg Harbor Land Company (Island Beach)

		SERIES 5: SCRAPBOOKS, 1885-1966

5	5-7	Scrapbook Items
		Three Bound Family Scrapbooks

6		Two Bound Family Scrapbooks

		SERIES 6: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1885-1965

6	1-3	Photographs

		SERIES 7: MISCELLANY, 1903-1926

6	4	Miscellaneous Membership Certificates
		Individual Diplomas and Honorary Membership
		Certificates

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