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Papers of Jack and Anna Kerr, 1924-2012
CFT00101  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Papers of Jack and Anna Kerr, 1924-2012
    Dates: 1924-2012
    Collection Number: CFT00101
    Creator/Collector: Kerr, Anna Kerr, Jack Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Hollywood, Calif.)
    Extent: 9 Boxes, 6 linear feet
    Repository: Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
    Pasadena, California 91182
    Abstract: Jack and Anna Kerr have been longtime members of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood in California during the later 20th century. The collection contains materials related to the Kerrs’ family histories as well as the 20th century ministry and history of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. Inclusive dates range from 1924-2011. Audio and video recordings include sermons by Henrietta Mears, Bruce Angwin, Elizabeth Dole and Colleen Townsend Evans.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Supervised use only. Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.

    Publication Rights

    All rights reserved.

    Preferred Citation

    Papers of Jack and Anna Kerr, 1924-2012. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives

    Acquisition Information

    The gift of Jack and Anna Kerr, FPCH scans given by Arlin Migliazzo

    Biography/Administrative History

    Jack and Anna Kerr have been longtime members of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood in California. Jack A. (John) Kerr (February 3, 1922 – November 15, 2015) served many years as a professor at the University of Southern California and as a Deacon, Elder, and Missions department volunteer within his church. He also preached monthly at the Los Angeles Union Rescue Mission for thirty years. Anna developed longstanding relationships with women prayer partners, served as a Deacon and an Elder, and took over the Missions department in 1994. As of 2012, Anna led the Women’s’ Ministry, organizing an annual conference called Faithlift.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The collection contains materials related to the Kerrs’ family histories as well as the 20th century ministry and history of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. Inclusive dates range from 1924-2011. Printed materials include documents such as worship bulletins and church newsletters. Materials also include personal correspondence, poems and plays, photographs, digital images. Audio and video recordings include sermons by Henrietta Mears, Bruce Angwin, Elizabeth Dole and Colleen Townsend Evans.

    Indexing Terms

    Amateur plays
    Bible -- Study and teaching
    Missions
    Plays, Christmas
    Mears, Henrietta C. (Henrietta Cornelia)
    Ogilvie, Lloyd John
    Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
    Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Hollywood, Calif.)
    Africa
    Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Religion.
    United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

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