Guide to the Geo. W. Shelton Scrapbooks

Descriptive Summary

Title

Geo. W. Shelton Scrapbooks

Inclusive Dates

1904-1925

Call Number

RG 41

Creator(s)

Shelton, Geo. W. (George Washington), 1872-1936.

Quantity

1.00 cubic foot

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

George Washington Shelton was ordained as a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1896 after having received his B.A. from Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio. His pastoral service included calls at the First Church of Clarksville in Tennessee (1896-1899); First Church, Jackson, Tennessee (1899-1901); Russell Street Presbyterian Church in Nashville (1901-10); and the Second Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1910-36).

Collection Overview

This collection consists of Dr. Shelton's scrapbooks which contain miscellaneous printed programs, photographs, poems and news clippings relating to his activities while at the First Presbyterian Church, the Russell Street Church and the Second Presbyterian Church.

Catalog Headings

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

Corporate Subject

First Presbyterian Church (Jackson, Tenn.)

Russell Street Presbyterian Church (Nashville, Tenn.)

Second Presbyterian Church (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 41
	2-5	Scrapbooks, 1904-1925

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