Reverend Doctor Darcel M. Holloway is an ordained minister and a nationally syndicated radio personality. The Darcel M. Holloway papers consists of letters, sermons and other writings, a score, and a board game.
Reverend Doctor Darcel M. Holloway is an ordained minister and a nationally syndicated radio personality; she holds two Master degrees and a doctorate in Education. A native of Buffalo, New York, Holloway was the first woman licensed and ordained at Canaan Baptist Church of Christ (Harlem, NY), where she served for 20 years under the pastorate of Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker.
Currently Holloway works as a human relations specialist and Protestant chaplain for the New York City Department of Corrections. She also teaches at New York Theological Seminary and has authored several books including Woman of the Cross: Sermons and Selected Prose of a Contemporary Clergy Woman.
The Darcel M. Holloway papers consist of letters, including love letters, 1971-1993; sermons and other writings, 1983-2001; documents related to the ministry and counseling; a score; printed matter; and a board game developed by Holloway to teach budgeting and household resource management.
Gift of Dr. Rev. Darcel M. Holloway, April 2006.
Accessioned by Nurah-Rosalie Jeter, December 2007.
Transferred to the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division: audio materials. For more information, please contact the division at schomburgaudiovisual@nypl.org or 212-491-2270.