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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:
Belle Hawkes' diary, 1890-1895.
Description:
Belle Hawkes diary, 1890-1895.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects:
Hamadān (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:156622
Title:
Kurds and Christians, Iran.
Description:
"Two Kurds (one at each end) and six Christian girls and a boy, who escaped from captivity, the former guiding the others back 150 miles through ... (?)."
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Children--Iran., Kurds--Iran., Syriac Christians--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140094
Title:
Some Persian Costumes.
Description:
"Outdoor dress. Better class of Moslems."
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Islamic clothing and dress--Iran., Muslim women--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:140093
Title:
Some Persian Costumes.
Description:
Same, without veil.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Islamic clothing and dress--Iran., Muslim women--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139195
Title:
Some Persian Costumes.
Description:
A corner of my room.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Missionaries--Dwellings--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139194
Title:
Some Persian Costumes.
Description:
House dress without chudrah. Not often seen. Water pipe.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Islamic clothing and dress--Iran., Muslim women--Iran., Hookahs--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139187
Title:
Kurds and Christians, Iran.
Description:
"Two Kurds (one at each end) and six Christian girls and a boy, who escaped from captivity, the former guiding the others back 150 miles through ... (?)."
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Children--Iran., Kurds--Iran., Syriac Christians--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139184
Title:
Some Persian Costumes.
Description:
The new missionary. Missionary on horse-back.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran., Horse-drawn vehicles--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139153
Title:
Some Persian Costumes.
Description:
Hannah and Ister with samovar.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Muslim women--Iran., Samovars--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139152
Title:
Some Persian Costumes.
Description:
"Outdoor dress. Better class of Moslems."
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Islamic clothing and dress--Iran., Muslim women--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139151
Title:
Kurds and Christians, Iran.
Description:
"Two Kurds (one at each end) and six Christian girls and a boy, who escaped from captivity, the former guiding the others back 150 miles through ... (?)."
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Children--Iran., Kurds--Iran., Syriac Christians--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139148
Title:
Some Persian Costumes.
Description:
House chudrah. Usual costume we see indoors.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Islamic clothing and dress--Iran., Muslim women--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139141
Title:
Some Persian Costumes.
Description:
Another (view of room).
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Missionaries--Dwellings--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139140
Title:
Some Persian Costumes.
Description:
House chudrah, back view.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Islamic clothing and dress--Iran., Muslim women--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139131
Title:
The Shedd family arriving to mission work, 1890s.
Description:
John Haskell Shedd in early 1890s. Mr. and Mrs. Shedd arriving in mission premises after last furlough.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission., Shedd, John Haskell, 1833-1895., Shedd, Sarah Jane Dawes, 1836-1921.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Missionaries--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139122
Title:
Urmia Hospital staff.
Description:
Urmia Hospital staff at dinner, nature style.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions, Medical--Iran--Urūmīyah., Missionaries--Iran--Urūmīyah., Hospitals--Employees--Iran--Urūmīyah., Dinners and dining--Iran--Urūmīyah.
Geographic subjects:
Urūmīyah (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139118
Title:
Missionary families, Iran.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran., Children of missionaries--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139117
Title:
Group of children, Iran.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran., Children--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139109
Title:
Urmia University.
Description:
The college building from the south.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission., Dānishgāh-i Urūmīyah.
Topics:
Missions--Iran--Urūmīyah., Universities and colleges--Iran--Urūmīyah.
Geographic subjects:
Urūmīyah (Iran)--Buildings, structures, etc.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139105
Title:
Group of missionaries in Urmia, Iran.
Description:
At the lakeside, ready to leave Urmia.
Subject names:
Shedd family--Archives., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission.
Topics:
Missions--Iran--Urūmīyah., Missionaries--Iran--Urūmīyah., Women missionaries--Iran--Urūmīyah., Children of missionaries--Iran--Urūmīyah.
Geographic subjects:
Urūmīyah (Iran)--Description and travel.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:139098

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