• IdentificationMidwest MS First Presbyterian
  • TitleFirst Presbyterian Church records, 1833-1999 Midwest.MS.First.Presbyterian
  • PublisherThe Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts
  • RepositoryThe Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts
  • Physical Description90.0 linear feet (90 cartons)
  • Date1833-1999
  • Location1 18 2-6
  • AbstractParish records, church bulletins and programs, business records, artifacts (including missionary artifacts), etc., of this church founded at Fort Dearborn in 1833 and now in Woodlawn. The congregation has included many prominent Chicago families such as the Shedds, Buckinghams, and Fields, and became one of the first racially integrated congregations in Chicago, in 1953. Also includes information on the Blackstone Rangers, who used to meet in the church in the late 1960s.
  • OriginationFirst Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.).

Collection available by appointment only.

  • NamesFirst Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.).
  • Subject
    • Chicago
    • Clubs and Organizations
    • Religion