Papers of Jack and Anna Kerr, 1924-2012
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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
Supervised use only. Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.
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Papers of Jack and Anna Kerr, 1924-2012. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
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.
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