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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:
William James Anderson Congo diary, 1921 and 1931.
Description:
Transcript of a diary by William James Anderson, Presbyterian missionary in the Congo from 1919 through 1961. Transcribed by Anderson's grandson, J. David Anderson.
Creator:
Anderson, William James, 1897-1981. (author), Anderson, J. David. (transcriber)
Subject names:
Anderson, William James, 1897-1981., Anderson, Dorothy.
Topics:
Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects:
Congo (Democratic Republic)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:309165
Title:
Emma Bayles McAuley correspondence, 1841-1866.
Description:
Transcript of correspondence addressed to her sister-in-law, Margaret Bayles. Written during her time as a missionary in North Central India. Also includes biographical information about Emma Bayles McAuley and her family.
Creator:
McAuley, Emma Bayles, 1815-1891. (author), Bayles, Margaret. (addressee), Cook, Lewis D. (transcriber)
Subject names:
McAuley, Emma Bayles, 1815-1891--Archives., McAuley, Emma Bayles, 1815-1891., Bayles, Margaret., McAuley, William H. (William Hall), d. 1885.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--India--Fatehgarh., Missionaries--India--Fatehgarh., Women missionaries--India--Fatehgarh.
Geographic subjects:
Fatehgarh (India)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:294423
Title:
Growing Up in Iran.
Description:
Elder Family reunion photograph album and history, "Growing Up In Iran." Reminiscences of five daughters and sons of Ruth (Roche) and John Elder, missionaries of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. Recorded by Jack Tiffany during an Elder-family reunion at Conference Point Center in Williams Bay on the shores of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin August 2 and 3, 2010. Page 28 of document is missing.
Creator:
Tiffany, Jack. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Elder family--Archives., Elder family., Elder, John, 1894-1981., Elder, Ruth Roche, 1899-1992., Leake, Alice Elder., Hilton, Miriam Elder., Elder, Joseph., Elder, David., Lund, Louise Elder.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran., Children of missionaries--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:293237
Title:
Peter Seto oral history transcript, 2015.
Description:
Transcript of oral history interview with Peter Seto, a former student of the Community School in Tehran, Iran. Conducted as part of a series of interviews by Julian Cole Phillips during research for his M.A. thesis, "Missionary Education in the American Century: The Changing Mission of the Tehran Community School, 1932-1980.” Transcript was extensively revised for clarity purposes.
Creator:
Phillips, Julian Cole. (interviewer), Seto, Peter. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Community School (Tehran, Iran), Seto, Peter.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Iran--Tehran., Community schools--Iran--Tehran.
Geographic subjects:
Tehran (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286099
Title:
Barbara Hanville oral history transcript, 2015.
Description:
Transcript of oral history interview with Barbara Hanville (née Schlup), a former student of the Community School in Tehran, Iran. Conducted as part of a series of interviews by Julian Cole Phillips during research for his M.A. thesis, "Missionary Education in the American Century: The Changing Mission of the Tehran Community School, 1932-1980." Transcript was extensively revised for clarity purposes.
Creator:
Phillips, Julian Cole. (interviewer), Hanville, Barbara. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Community School (Tehran, Iran), Hanville, Barbara.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Iran--Tehran., Community schools--Iran--Tehran.
Geographic subjects:
Tehran (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286091
Title:
Ervin Beck oral history transcript, 2015.
Description:
Transcript of oral history interview with Ervin Beck, a former teacher of the Community School in Tehran, Iran. Conducted as part of a series of interviews by Julian Cole Phillips during research for his M.A. thesis, "Missionary Education in the American Century: The Changing Mission of the Tehran Community School, 1932-1980.” Transcript was extensively revised for clarity purposes.
Creator:
Phillips, Julian Cole. (interviewer), Beck, Ervin. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Community School (Tehran, Iran), Beck, Ervin.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Iran--Tehran., Community schools--Iran--Tehran., Mennonites.
Geographic subjects:
Tehran (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286077
Title:
Roberta Crisson oral history transcript, 2015.
Description:
Transcript of oral history interview with Roberta Crisson, a former teacher of the Community School in Tehran, Iran. Conducted as part of a series of interviews by Julian Cole Phillips during research for his M.A. thesis, "Missionary Education in the American Century: The Changing Mission of the Tehran Community School, 1932-1980.” Transcript was extensively revised for clarity purposes.
Creator:
Phillips, Julian Cole. (interviewer), Crisson, Roberta. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Community School (Tehran, Iran), Crisson, Roberta.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Iran--Tehran., Community schools--Iran--Tehran.
Geographic subjects:
Tehran (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286065
Title:
Kamyar Guivechi oral history transcript, 2015.
Description:
Transcript of oral history interview with Kamyar Guivechi, a former student of the Community School in Tehran, Iran. Conducted as part of a series of interviews by Julian Cole Phillips during research for his M.A. thesis, "Missionary Education in the American Century: The Changing Mission of the Tehran Community School, 1932-1980.” Transcript was extensively revised for clarity purposes.
Creator:
Phillips, Julian Cole. (interviewer), Guivechi, Kamyar. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Community School (Tehran, Iran), Guivechi, Kamyar.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Iran--Tehran., Community schools--Iran--Tehran.
Geographic subjects:
Tehran (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286054
Title:
David Shamoon oral history transcript, 2015.
Description:
Transcript of oral history interview with David Shamoon, a former student of the Community School in Tehran, Iran. Conducted as part of a series of interviews by Julian Cole Phillips during research for his M.A. thesis, "Missionary Education in the American Century: The Changing Mission of the Tehran Community School, 1932-1980.” Transcript was extensively revised for clarity purposes.
Creator:
Phillips, Julian Cole. (interviewer), Shamoon, David. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Community School (Tehran, Iran), Shamoon, David.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Iran--Tehran., Community schools--Iran--Tehran., Jews, Iraqi.
Geographic subjects:
Tehran (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286044
Title:
Merelie Robertson oral history transcript, 2015.
Description:
Transcript of oral history interview with Merelie Robertson, a former teacher of the Community School in Tehran, Iran. Conducted as part of a series of interviews by Julian Cole Phillips during research for his M.A. thesis, "Missionary Education in the American Century: The Changing Mission of the Tehran Community School, 1932-1980.” Transcript was extensively revised for clarity purposes.
Creator:
Phillips, Julian Cole. (interviewer), Robertson, Merelie. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Community School (Tehran, Iran), Robertson, Merelie.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Iran--Tehran., Community schools--Iran--Tehran.
Geographic subjects:
Tehran (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286032
Title:
Harry Shamoon oral history transcript, 2015.
Description:
Transcript of oral history interview with Harry Shamoon, a former student of the Community School in Tehran, Iran. Conducted as part of a series of interviews by Julian Cole Phillips during research for his M.A. thesis, "Missionary Education in the American Century: The Changing Mission of the Tehran Community School, 1932-1980.” Transcript was extensively revised for clarity purposes.
Creator:
Phillips, Julian Cole. (interviewer), Beck, Ervin. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Community School (Tehran, Iran), Shamoon, Harry.
Topics:
Missions--Educational work--Iran--Tehran., Community schools--Iran--Tehran., Jews, Iraqi.
Geographic subjects:
Tehran (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286021
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:
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:
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:
Aimee and Frank Millican's Christmas speech transcript, ca. 1952.
Description:
Transcript of Aimee and Frank Millican's Christmas speech, ca. 1952, which highlights their memorable Christmas seasons during their missionary service.
Creator:
Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974. (author), Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961. (author)
Subject names:
Millican, Frank R., 1883-1961., Millican, Aimee Boddy, 1884-1974.
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Returned missionaries., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects:
United States.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:119914
Title:
Reminiscences of My Early Days at Stillman Institute.
Description:
Typescript copy of William H. Sheppard's "Reminiscences of My Early Days at Stillman Institute," (originally written circa 1925), 1933.
Creator:
Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (author)
Subject names:
Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927., Stillman Institute (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Geographic subjects:
Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:15928
Title:
Typed transcription of William H. Sheppard diary, 1899 Sept. 13-14.
Creator:
Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (author)
Subject names:
Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927.
Topics:
Missions Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects:
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:15919

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