Guide to the Janie W. McGaughey Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Janie W. McGaughey Papers

Inclusive Dates

1922-1981

Call Number

RG 440

Creator(s)

McGaughey, Janie W. (Janie Wood), 1891-1981.

Quantity

2.25 cubic feet (6 boxes)

Language

Materials in English

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research. Rolled photographs in box 6 restricted (fragile).

Repository

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

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Janie Wood McGaughey (1891-1981) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of George Burkhart and Mamie Wood McGaughey. She graduated from Central High School in Washington, D.C. in 1909, and from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, in 1913. From 1913 to 1919, McGaughey taught at the North Avenue Presbyterian School in Atlanta. She served as an Associate Professor of Bible at the Assembly’s Training School, Richmond, Virginia, from 1921 to 1922. In 1922 she became the Director of Religious Education at the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville, Tennessee, a position she held until 1926. From 1926 to 1927 McGaughey was a Professor of Bible at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia.

In 1927 McGaughey joined the staff of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (PCUS) Board of Women’s Work. She served as Assistant Secretary of the Board in 1928 and became Executive Secretary in 1929, remaining in this post until her retirement in 1956. During her career McGaughey wrote numerous articles and Bible study guides for the PCUS Women of the Church as well as a history of the Board of Women’s Work, “On the Crest of the Present.” After her retirement, she earned a Master’s degree in Religious Education from the Biblical Seminary in New York (1957), and she received an honorary Doctor of Religious Education degree from Southwestern University.

A member of Druid Hills Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, McGaughey was the first woman elder elected in the PCUS Synod of Georgia in 1964. In 1967, she became the first woman moderator of a PCUS presbytery when she was elected by Atlanta Presbytery. She continued to teach bible classes and Sunday School classes at church and at the Presbyterian Home in Summerville, South Carolina, where she resided from 1971 until her death on February 28, 1981.

Collection Overview

The papers document McGaughey's work for the PCUS, her involvement with other church-related organizations, her teaching and Bible study activities, and her family and personal life. The Board of Women's Work series consists of office files, reports, minutes, personnel and planning materials, programs, and other items associated with the PCUS Board of Women's work. It includes some correspondence and other materials related to McGaughey's trips to Mexico in 1941 and to Brazil in 1949.

The correspondence in Series II consists of both personal and business correspondence to and from McGaughey. Included is correspondence related to the Board of Women's Work, the Woman’s Advisory Council, and other PCUS-related agencies. Correspondence of a general nature is grouped together in chronological order while correspondence with particular individuals is arranged alphabetically.

The collection also includes notes and teaching materials from Bible Study classes taken by and taught by McGaughey. The Miscellaneous series contains articles, clippings, and other materials related to McGaughey's professional work; and subject files documenting her service as Moderator of Atlanta Presbytery, her involvement with the Atlanta Area Presbyterian Homes, and with other church organizations. Personal items include diplomas, certificates, a guest book, calendar, notebooks, and genealogical information. There is also a small amount of personal photographs.

Organization and Arrangement

The papers are arranged in five series. Arrangement is alphabetical and chronological within each series.

SERIES I: BOARD OF WOMEN’S WORK, 1922-1978

SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE, 1925-1981

SERIES III: BIBLE STUDIES

SERIES IV: MISCELLANEOUS, 1923-1978

SERIES V: PHOTOGRAPHS

Related Material

Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed and guide prepared by the staff of the Presbyterian Historical Society-Montreat. Guide revised in 2009 by Jennifer Barr, Archives Intern, and in 2010 by Nancy Taylor, Records Archivist.

Preferred Citation

Janie W. McGaughey Papers, RG 440, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Catalog Headings

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

Personal Name Subject

McGaughey, Janie W. (Janie Wood), 1891-1981.

Corporate Subject

Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of Women's Work.

Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Presbytery of Atlanta.

Atlanta Area Presbyterian Homes, Inc.

Title Subject

Presbyterian women--20th century.

Bible--Study and teaching.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Photographs. aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description

		SERIES I: BOARD OF WOMEN’S WORK, 1922-1978

1	1	Address: “Making the Women of Our Church More Missionary in Spirit and Service”
1	2	Address: “Our Response to God’s Ability,” 1942
1	3	Auxiliary News Service Letters, 1939, 1943
1	4	Birthday Gifts, 1922-1978
1	5	Birthday Pageant, 1953
1	6	Brazil Trip: Addresses by J. McGaughey, 1949
1	7	Brazil Trip: Correspondence, 1949
1	8	Brazil Trip: Correspondence, 1950
1	9	Brazil Trip: Diary and Notes, 1949
1	10	Brazil Trip: Greetings to J. McGaughey, 1949
1	11	Brazil Trip: Itinerary, 1949
1	12	Brazil Trip: Notes, 1949
1	13	Budget and Stewardship Committee, 1954
1	14	Church Extension Workshop, 1955
1	15	Auxiliary Devotionals: God’s Fellow Workers, 1927 May-1928 Mar.
1	16	Circle Devotionals, 1928 Apr.-Sept.
1	17	Field Service Committee, 1954-1955
1	18	Field Service Committee: Correspondence, 1955
1	19	Fiftieth Anniversary, 1962
1	20	Financial, 1952, 1954
1	21	Messages from J. McGaughey
1	22	Mexico Trip, 1941
1	23	Montreat Women’s Training School: Class Materials, 1949
1	24	Montreat Women’s Training School: “Class for Deans & Program Chairmen of Synodical Training Schools & Adult Conferences,” 1955
1	25	Personnel Information Cards, 1937-1942
1	26	Planning Conference, Montreat, N.C., 1945
1	27	Presbyterial President’s Conference, 1955
1	28	Program Committee
1	29	Organization and Program Workbook, 1955
1	30	Radio Addresses
1	31	Report of the Ad Interim Committee on a Biblical Study of the Position of Women in the Church, 1956
1	32	Reports to the General Assembly, 1940, 1954
1	33	Schedules
1	34	Snedecor Memorial Synodical: “Adventuring With God” Program, 1952
1	35	Synodical Meetings: Programs, 1954
1	36	Woman’s Advisory Council Annual Meeting, 1947
1	37	Woman’s Advisory Council Annual Meeting, 1955
1	38	World Presbyterian Alliance Meeting, 1954
1	39	Miscellaneous

		SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE, 1925-1981

2	1	Correspondence, 1925-1937
2	2	Correspondence, 1954-1955
2	3	Correspondence, 1958-1960
2	4	Correspondence, 1964-1966
2	5	Correspondence, 1967
2	6	Correspondence, 1968-1969
2	7	Correspondence, 1970-1981
2	8	Correspondence: Board of Women’s Work, 1940-1950
2	9	Correspondence: Board of Women’s Work, 1954-1955
2	10	Correspondence: Board of Women’s Work, 1956-1959
2	11	Correspondence: Board of Women’s Work, 1960-1962
2	12	Correspondence: Board of Women’s Work, 1963-1964
2	13	Correspondence: Board of Women’s Work, 1965
2	14	Correspondence: Board of Women’s Work, 1966
2	15	Correspondence: Board of Women’s Work, 1967
2	16	Correspondence: Board of Women’s Work, 1968
2	17	Correspondence: Board of Women’s Work, 1969-1970
2	18	Correspondence: Form Letters from J. McGaughey to current and former co-workers, 1954-1965
2	19	Correspondence: from student workers, 1955
2	20	Correspondence: Memorial to Marion Wilcox, 1975
2	21	Correspondence: Woman’s Advisory Council, 1955
2	22	Correspondence: Mary Askew, 1936
2	23	Correspondence: Vena Bales, 1966
2	24	Correspondence: Vena Bales, 1967
2	25	Correspondence: Vena Bales, 1968
2	26	Correspondence: R.D. Bedinger, 1943-1944
2	27	Correspondence: Rosa Gibbins, 1930
2	28	Correspondence: Ann Josey, 1952-1953
2	29	Correspondence: Ann Josey, 1954
2	30	Correspondence: Ann Josey, 1955
2	31	Correspondence: Ann Josey, 1964
2	32	Correspondence: David Stitt, 1947
2	33	Correspondence: Hallie Winsborough, 1935-1940

		SERIES III: BIBLE STUDIES

3	1	Bible Study: I Corinthians
3	2	Bible Study: Luke
3	3	Bible Study: Philippians
3	4	Bible Study Notes
3	5	Bible Study Notes
3	6	Bible Study Notes
3	7	Bible Study Notes
3	8	Bible Study Notes
3	9	Bible Study Notes
3	10	Bible Study: Class taught by J. McGaughey, “How to Study the Bible”, 1958

		SERIES IV: MISCELLANEOUS, 1923-1978

4	1	Articles by J. McGaughey, 1937-1941
4	2	Articles by J. McGaughey, 1942-1945
4	3	Articles by J. McGaughey, 1946-1949
4	4	Articles by J. McGaughey, undated
4	5	Articles by J. McGaughey (photocopies), 1939-1949
4	6	Article re: Stillman College and Hallie Winsborough, 1976
4	7	Atlanta Area Presbyterian Homes, Inc.: By-Laws & Charter, 1962
4	8	Atlanta Area Presbyterian Homes, Inc.: Minutes of Organization Meeting, 1963
4	9	Atlanta Area Presbyterian Homes, Inc.: Miscellaneous, 1963-1969
4	10	Atlanta Presbytery: Clippings, 1967
4	11	Atlanta Presbytery: Message of Retiring Moderator, J. McGaughey, 1967
4	12	The Biblical Seminary in New York: Class Notes, the Gospel according to Mark
4	13	The Biblical Seminary in New York: Commencement Program, 1957
4	14	The Biblical Seminary in New York: Historical Theology Exam, 1957
4	15	Calendar, 1964
4	16	Camp Greystone, Tuxedo, N.C., 1924
4	17	Christmas Cards
4	18	Christmas Letters from J. McGaughey
4	19	Clippings
4	20	Devotionals for use in “Day By Day,” 1958
4	21	Diplomas and Certificates
4	22	Exam on Mark
4	23	First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tenn., 1924-1926
4	24	Foreign Mission Conference of North America Report, 1941
4	25	Guest Book, 1949-1970
4	26	Holy Land Trip, 1958
4	27	McGaughey Family History
4	28	Memorial to Mary Woolf Askew, 1967
4	29	Memorial to Hallie Paxson Winsborough
4	30	Notebook: Secretarial Conference, United Church Women, 1954
4	31	Notebook: Sunday School Class
4	32	Notebook: Synodical Training School, Montreat, N.C., 1969
4	33	Notebooks: Miscellaneous
4	34	Notes from Travels
4	35	Notes on visit with Hallie Paxson Winsborough, 1940 Feb. 8-9
4	36	Obituary of Mrs. George B. McGaughey, 1935
4	37	Passport
4	38	Poem: “The Spirit of Montreat”
4	39	Presbyterian Home of South Carolina: Building Find Campaign, 1955
4	40	Presbyterian Home of South Carolina: “Blessings--A Collection of Prayers by Residents of Presbyterian Home, Summerville, SC”, 1978

5	1	Presbyterian School of Christian Education: Janie McGaughey Scholarship, 1966
5	2	Synod of the Southeast: Women’s Seminar, 1974
5	3	Term Paper: “The Presbyterian Church in the U.S.” (For Dr. McKee’s class in Historical Theology), 1956
5	4	Toast to J. McGaughey, Birthday dinner, 1923
5	5	Tribute to Annie Tait Jenkins, 1958
5	6	Tribute to Janie McGaughey by Mrs. Jack Harding, 1972
5	7	United Council of Church Women and other Interdenominational Organizations
5	8	Winsborough Building dedication, 1960
5	9	World Fellowship Hall, Montreat, N.C.

		SERIES V: PHOTOGRAPHS

6		Photographs
		Rolled photographs [restricted (fragile)]

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