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History of Presbyterian mission work and missionaries in foreign fields. Featured image: First team of Presbyterian Church in the U.S. missionaries in Korea, November 1892.

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Title:
And yet they left their homes and came to college.
Description:
Transcript of a speech given at Westminster Congregational Church in Spokane, Washington on May 9, 1946 by an unnamed educator at the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon. The author uses one of their college songs to illustrate the journey and growth of the students.
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon), Westminster Congregational Church (Spokane, Wash.)
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut, Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut, Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon), Spokane (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145170
Title:
Trireme.
Description:
The Trireme, Volume 5, Number 1, January 1940. Published by the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon. The theme of the issue is "Featuring Careers and Higher Education for Women." Newspaper is primarily written in English with some in Arabic.
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon)--Students--Periodicals.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut, Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut, Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:145105
Title:
The American Junior College and its Junior Misses.
Description:
Transcript of a speech given to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) by an unnamed American educator at the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon from 1937 through 1945. The author reflects on both their time at the college and various students who made on impression on their life.
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon), American Association of University Women.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut., Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:144807
Title:
Trireme.
Description:
The Trireme, May 1937. Published by the journalism class at the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon.
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon)--Students--Periodicals.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut, Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut, Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:144752
Title:
Women in a changing Near East.
Description:
Transcript of a speech given to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in Everett, Washington by an unnamed American educator on March 28, 1947. Highlights stories of individual students at the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon to show how education has had a positive impact on the women's lives.
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon), American Association of University Women.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut., Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon), Everett (Wash.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:144745
Title:
Life in a Syrian college.
Description:
Transcript of a speech given to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) by an unnamed American educator at the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon from 1937 through 1946. Illustrates daily life at the college, including a description of the students and their coursework.
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon), American Association of University Women.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut, Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut, Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:144739
Title:
College tribune
Description:
The first volume of the College Tribune, a monthly magazine published by the journalism class at the Beirut College for Women. This issue from November 25, 1963 celebrates the fourtieth anniversary of the college's opening.
Subject names:
Beirut College for Women.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut, Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut, Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:144710
Title:
Trireme.
Description:
The Trireme, Volume 5, Number 2, February 1940. Published by the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon. The theme of the issue is "The Rooms in a House."
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon)--Students--Periodicals.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut., Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:144695
Title:
Trireme.
Description:
The Trireme, Volume 5, Number 3, March 1940. Published by the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon. The theme of the issue is "Manners and Customs, Old and New."
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon)--Students--Periodicals.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut., Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:144682
Title:
Trireme.
Description:
The Trireme, Volume 5, Number 4, April 1940. Published by the American Junior College for Women in Beirut, Lebanon. The theme of the issue is "You and Your Clothes."
Subject names:
American Junior College for Women (Beirut, Lebanon)--Students--Periodicals.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beirut., Women's colleges--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:144669
Title:
Syria-Lebanon Mission Executive Committee minutes, 1953-1958.
Creator:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission. (author)
Subject names:
Weir, Ben, 1923-2016., Nicol, James H. (James Houden), 1875-1962., Story, Cullen I. K., Johnson, R. Park, 1907-, Willoughby, James Wallace, 1898-, National Evangelical Synod of Syria., Jāmi‵at Ḥalab., Beirut College for Women., Kullīyat al-Lāhūt lil-Sharq al-Adná., Near East Council of Churches.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Syria., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon., Missions--Syria--History--19th century., Missions--Lebanon--History--19th century.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:138251
Title:
Syria-Lebanon Mission Newsletters, 1957-1961.
Description:
Newsletter of the Syria-Lebanon Mission, vol. V, No. 1-149, January 1957 - August 22, 1961, with index.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission. (author)
Subject names:
Gray, Frances Mecca, 1910-2001., Flory, Margaret., Leber, Charles T. (Charles Tudor), 1924-, Wysham, William Norris, 1890-1982., Stoltzfus, William A. (William Alfred), 1891-1964., Willoughby, James Wallace, 1898-, Weir, Ben, 1923-2016., Story, Cullen I. K., Johnson, R. Park, 1907-, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission., Beirut College for Women., National Evangelical Synod of Syria., Jāmi‵at Ḥalab., Kullīyat al-Lāhūt lil-Sharq al-Adná.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Syria., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon., Missions--Syria--History--19th century., Missions--Lebanon--History--19th century., Missionaries--Syria., Missionaries--Lebanon.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:137984
Title:
Syria-Lebanon Mission Board letters, 1952-1954.
Creator:
Gray, Frances Mecca, 1910-2001. (author), Flory, Margaret. (author), Leber, Charles T. (Charles Tudor), 1924- (author), Wysham, William Norris, 1890-1982. (author)
Subject names:
Stoltzfus, William A. (William Alfred), 1891-1964., Willoughby, James Wallace, 1898-, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission., Beirut College for Women., Weir, Ben, 1923-2016., Story, Cullen I. K., Johnson, R. Park, 1907-, National Evangelical Synod of Syria., Jāmi‵at Ḥalab., Kullīyat al-Lāhūt lil-Sharq al-Adná.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Syria., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Lebanon., Missions--Syria--History--19th century., Missions--Lebanon--History--19th century., Missionaries--Syria., Missionaries--Lebanon.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:137368
Title:
"Dear Friends" letter by Edwin and Arpine Hanna, December 5, 1982.
Description:
"Dear Friends" letter by Edwin and Arpine Hanna written on December 5, 1982 in Beirut, Lebanon. The letter details the summer 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and includes photographs of building damage and Palestinian refugee children.
Creator:
Hanna, Edwin Bell, 1926-2012. (author), Hanna, Arpiné Yenovkian, 1924-2010. (author)
Topics:
Lebanon--History--Israeli intervention, 1982-1985., Missions--Lebanon--Beirut., Buildings--War damage--Lebanon--Beirut., Refugees, Palestinian Arab--Lebanon--Beirut.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116018
Title:
Church of Scotland mission, 1851-1959.
Description:
Records related to the Church of Scotland mission in Beirut, Lebanon,including reports, history, correspondence, maps, newsletters and postcards, 1851-1959.
Creator:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission. (creator)
Subject names:
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Syria Mission., American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Syria Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Lebanon--Beruit., Missionaries--Lebanon--Beruit.
Geographic subjects:
Beirut (Lebanon)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:91342

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