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8-December-1999 
99407 
 
    Historical Society Names Winners of Publication Awards 
 
    Panel also unveils new video about the society's work 
 
    by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-The Committee for the Presbyterian Historical Society (PHS) 
announced its 1999 awards for historical publications on American 
Presbyterian and Reformed subjects during its Oct. 14-16 meeting at 
Montreat, N.C. 
 
    During the same meeting, PHS unveiled a new video, "The Presbyterian 
Historical Society: Unlocking the Past for the Future," a production of the 
Media Services department of the Office of Communication here. 
 
    The Francis Makemie Award of $500 for the year's outstanding published 
book on American Presbyterian/Reformed history was given to P.C. Kemeny for 
his book, "Princeton in the Nation's Service: Religious Ideals and 
Educational Practice, 1868-1928" (New York, Oxford University Press). 
 
    The Robert Lee Stowe Award of $250 for the best published historical 
study of an American Presbyterian or Reformed congregation went to Old 
First Presbyterian Church of San Francisco, for "A Pioneer Community of 
Faith: Old First Presbyterian Church, 1849-1999" by Stephen L. Taber (San 
Francisco, Old First Presbyterian Church). 
 
    A Stowe Award honorable-mention certificate was given to Cumberland 
Presbyterian Church of Marshall, Texas, for "Family of Faith: Cumberland 
Presbyterians in Harrison County, 1848-1998" by Rose Mary Magrill. 
 
    The Patricia Ann Burrus Spaulding Award of $200 for the best published 
scholarly historical article pertaining to an American Presbyterian or 
Reformed woman went to Elizabeth G. Hendricks for "Mildred McAfee Horton 
(1900-1994): Portrait of a Path-Breaking Christian Leader," published in 
the "Journal of Presbyterian History," Summer 1998. 
 
    The Woodrow Wilson Award of $100 for the best published scholarly 
historical article on an American Presbyterian or Reformed topic went to 
Elizabeth Fones-Wolf and Ken Fones-Wolf for "Lending a Hand to Labor: James 
Myers and the Federal Council of Churches, 1926-1947," published in "Church 
History" in March 1999. 
 
    A Wilson Award honorable mention was given to Barbara C. Murison for 
"`Getting his walking ticket': Minister and Laity in Mid-Nineteenth Century 
Toronto," published in the "Journal of Canadian Studies," Fall 1997. 
 
    Information about the year-2000 awards is available from the 
Publications and Awards Subcommittee, Presbyterian Historical Society, P.O. 
Box 849, Montreat, NC 28757; telephone (828) 669-7061. 
 
    The Presbyterian Historical Society, the keeper of oldest 
denominational archives in the United States, will celebrate its 150th 
anniversary in 2002. It was founded in 1852 during a meeting of the Old 
School General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. in 
Charleston, S.C. The society has offices in Philadelphia and Montreat.   

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