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The Confessional Presbyterian Archive is a curated digital library dedicated to preserving and promoting the writings of 17th–20th century Presbyterian pastors, teachers, and leaders. Featuring thousands of searchable texts, biographies, and historical resources, the archive provides direct access to the primary-source materials of American Presbyterianism.

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Marion Harland’s Autobiography: The Story of a Long Life

Marion Harland's autobiography recounts family roots, Old South and New England life, literary career, and Presbyterian church involvement across the 19th century.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1910

The Story of Canning and Recipes

1910 pamphlet on canning: traces the history and science of food preservation and sterilization, discusses Pure Food laws, and provides recipes for bisques, chowder and soups.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1910

Where Ghosts Walk: The Haunts of Familiar Characters in History and Literature [Series II]

Historical-literary sketches of famous residences and characters. This excerpt recounts Princess Anne's young son, the Duke of Gloucester, his frail health and the 1695 succession tensions.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1910

Housekeeper’s Guide and Family Physician

A practical weekly household guide (The Housekeeper’s Week) with routines, recipes, cleaning, laundry, budgeting, pest control, first aid, and care of the sick for organized home management.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1908

The Housekeeper’s Week

1908 practical manual offering a day-by-day week plan for household tasks—laundry, cooking, cleaning, sewing, nursing, and budgeting. A guide to efficient domestic management.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1908

The Distractions of Martha

Light domestic tale of newlywed Martha who zealously organizes her first home, treating cooking and housekeeping as art, philosophy, and comic domestic adventure.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1906

365 Breads and Biscuits: A Bread or Biscuit for Every Day in the Year

Collection of bread and biscuit recipes (1905) by Marion Harland. Includes griddlecakes, rolls, muffins, corn breads, and quick yeast methods for everyday baking.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1905

Everyday Etiquette: A Practical Manual of Social Usages

1905 practical etiquette manual detailing social rituals—sending invitations, hospitality, dress, weddings, and manners for families and young people. A concise guide to polite conduct in domestic and public life.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1905

Writer of Many Books: A Talk with Marion Harland at Her Home in New Jersey

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1902

365 Luncheon Dishes: A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year

Repeated scanned stamp reading "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University — Ut Prosim." Appears to be an institutional/library scan mark on a document.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1902

Modern Home Life

Guidance for mothers on home-making: train children in obedience, health, self-control, and cultivated habits. Emphasizes nutrition, physical exercise, discipline, and maternal influence.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1902

Mother’s Cook Book: Containing Recipes for Every Day in the Week

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1902

In Our County: Stories of Old Virginia Life

A nostalgic collection of stories portraying social and domestic life in Old Virginia—family, courtship, and local traditions—drawn from Marion Harland's memories and local scenes.

Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune ⬩ 1901

The Rev. Edward Payson Terhune, D.D.

Tribute to Rev. Edward Payson Terhune recounting his long, sacrificial pastoral ministry in Virginia, Newark, and Brooklyn, his character, friendships, and golden wedding.

1910

The Lower James: A Sketch of Certain Colonial Plantations

Memorial sketch of Rev. Edward Payson Terhune (1830–1907), recounting his long pastoral career, character, ministry across Reformed and Presbyterian churches, and lasting influence.

Edward Payson Terhune ⬩ 1907

The Historical Foundation of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches, Montreat N.C.

Historical Foundation at Montreat, NC: a research library, archives, and museum preserving rare Presbyterian and Reformed books, manuscripts, and artifacts for church-history research.

Samuel Mills Tenney ⬩ 1935

Rev. S.M. Tenney, D.D., and the Origin of the Historical Foundation of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches

Biographical account of Rev. S. M. Tenney's sacrifice in founding the Presbyterian Historical Foundation and preserving denominational records despite financial hardship.

1928

The Presbyterian Historical Society of the Synod of Texas

Overview of the Presbyterian Historical Society (Synod of Texas) preserving church records, minutes, biographies, and relics; urging deposit, fireproof storage, and research support.

Samuel Mills Tenney ⬩ 1925

A Plea for the Reading of Theological Magazines

1902 Presbyterian Quarterly intro and contents. Editorial urges ministers to read theological journals to sharpen minds, defend the faith, and keep abreast of scholarship.

Samuel Mills Tenney ⬩ 1902

A Sweep of Forty-Three Years in Texas

Southern Presbyterian journal urging support for Home and Foreign Missions, recounting church growth in Texas, fundraising campaigns, and the resolve required for frontier ministry.

Samuel Fisher Tenney ⬩ 1912

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Marion Harland’s Autobiography: The Story of a Long Life

The Story of Canning and Recipes

Where Ghosts Walk: The Haunts of Familiar Characters in History and Literature [Series II]

Housekeeper’s Guide and Family Physician

The Housekeeper’s Week

The Distractions of Martha

365 Breads and Biscuits: A Bread or Biscuit for Every Day in the Year

Everyday Etiquette: A Practical Manual of Social Usages

Writer of Many Books: A Talk with Marion Harland at Her Home in New Jersey

365 Luncheon Dishes: A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year

Modern Home Life

Mother’s Cook Book: Containing Recipes for Every Day in the Week

In Our County: Stories of Old Virginia Life

The Rev. Edward Payson Terhune, D.D.

The Lower James: A Sketch of Certain Colonial Plantations

The Historical Foundation of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches, Montreat N.C.

Rev. S.M. Tenney, D.D., and the Origin of the Historical Foundation of the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches

The Presbyterian Historical Society of the Synod of Texas

A Plea for the Reading of Theological Magazines

A Sweep of Forty-Three Years in Texas

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