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James H. Costen Collection
Sound recordings dating from 1972 to 1981 that belonged to James H. Costen, Presbyterian educator, church leader, and president of Atlanta's Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) from 1983-1998, along with photographs taken between 1950 to 1997 documenting buildings and events at the ITC, and images from Boggs Academy in Keysville, Georgia.
More About This Collection
Creator
Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003
Date of Original
1950/1997
Subject
African American Presbyterians
African American educators
African Americans--Education (Higher)--Georgia
Costen, James Hutten, 1931-2003
Interdenominational Theological Center (Atlanta, Ga.)
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Clergy
Religious education
Location
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
United States, Georgia, Burke County, 33.06115, -82.00078
United States, Georgia, Jefferson County, 33.05484, -82.41815
Medium
photographs
sound recordings
Type
Still Image, Sound
Description
Dr. James H. Costen was Presbyterian minister and educator, and served as president of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) from 1983 to 1997. In 1969, he became the first Dean of the Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary the only historically Black theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Costenss records tell the story of an active educator and administrator with the papers providing rich resources in the study of African American religion and education in the South.
Holding Institution
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
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