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History of Presbyterian mission work and missionaries. See the following related collections: Foreign missions; Domestic missions. Featured image: Missionary to China Aimee Boddy Millican (1884-1974) and radio broadcasting staff.

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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:
Richard C. and Anna Mae Rowe report from Cameroon, 1960.
Description:
Includes Bulu men singing Christmas carols and interview with Pastor Biso of Elat.
Creator:
Rowe, Richard C. (Richard Christian), 1929- (speaker)
Subject names:
Rowe, Richard C. (Richard Christian), 1929-, Rowe, Anna Mae, 1933-
Topics:
Missions--Cameroon., Bulu (African people), Missionaries--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects:
Cameroon.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116537
Title:
Margaretta B. Wells interview, about 1967.
Description:
Audio tape interview of Margaretta B. Wells regarding the family’s December 1941 journey of escape from Thailand, arrival in the United States, and the war years in Washington D.C., circa 1967.
Creator:
Wells, Margaretta B. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Thailand Mission., Wells, Margaretta B.--Archives., Wells, Kenneth Elmer, 1896-1981--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Thailand--History--20th century., Missionaries--Thailand--History--20th century., World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
Geographic subjects:
Thailand., Washington (D.C.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116528
Title:
Richard C. and Anna Mae Rowe report from Cameroon, 1960, side 2.
Description:
Includes Bulu men singing Christmas carols and interview with Pastor Biso of Elat.
Creator:
Rowe, Richard C. (Richard Christian), 1929- (speaker)
Subject names:
Rowe, Richard C. (Richard Christian), 1929-, Rowe, Anna Mae, 1933-
Topics:
Missions--Cameroon., Missionaries--Cameroon., Bulu (African people)
Geographic subjects:
Cameroon.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116516
Title:
Communist prison life in China, after 1953.
Description:
A radio interview with Dr. John David Hayes, former prisoner of war, recorded between 1953-1957 at the National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. Dr. Hayes was a Presbyterian minister and missionary in China. He was imprisoned, 1951-1952.
Creator:
Hayes, John David, 1888-1957. (interviewee)
Subject names:
National Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Topics:
Communism--China., Prisoners of war--United States., Prisoners of war--China., Political prisoners--China., Communism and Christianity--China.
Geographic subjects:
China.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116515
Title:
Richard C. and Anna Mae Rowe report from Cameroon, 1960, side 1.
Description:
Includes Bulu men singing Christmas carols and interview with Pastor Biso of Elat.
Creator:
Rowe, Richard C. (Richard Christian), 1929- (speaker)
Subject names:
Rowe, Richard C. (Richard Christian), 1929-, Rowe, Anna Mae, 1933-
Topics:
Missions--Cameroon., Missionaries--Cameroon., Bulu (African people)
Geographic subjects:
Cameroon.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116508
Title:
Interview of William P. Lytle by Lois Boyd and R.D. Brackenridge.
Description:
Rev. William P. Lytle was moderator of the 1978 United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, San Diego, California; pastor of Madison Square United Presbyterian Church in San Antonio; and served on the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations as chair of the Frontier Internship Committee, chair of the Administrative Commission on Cuba, personnel development counselor for missionaries serving in Latin America, and inter-church negotiator with Chile and Mexico.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Texas)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116485
Title:
Frances Zoeckler interview, 1987 at Women’s Association of St. Andrew PC Albuquerque, NM.
Description:
Recording of a talk given by Dr. Frances Louise Zoeckler, missionary to Iran. Recorded by Carolyn Atkins at the meeting of the Women's Association of the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 17, 1987.
Creator:
Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919- (interviewee), Atkins, Carolyn. (recordist)
Subject names:
Westminster Hospital (Kermānshāh, Iran), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919-, Zoeckler, Mary Dayton Allen, 1884-1954., Zoeckler, George Frederick, 1884-1948., Zoeckler family.
Topics:
Missionaries--Iran., Missions--Iran--Agricultural work., Evangelistic work--Iran., Missions, Medical--Iran., Missions--Iran Educational work.
Geographic subjects:
Hamadān (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116481
Title:
Frances Zoeckler interview, 1987 at Women's Association of St. Andrew PC Albuquerque, NM, side 2.
Description:
Recording of a talk given by Dr. Frances Louise Zoeckler, missionary to Iran. Recorded by Carolyn Atkins at the meeting of the Women's Association of the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 17, 1987.
Creator:
Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919- (interviewee), Atkins, Carolyn. (recordist)
Subject names:
Zoeckler family., Zoeckler, George Frederick, 1884-1948., Zoeckler, Mary Dayton Allen, 1884-1954., Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919-, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., Westminster Hospital (Kermānshāh, Iran)
Topics:
Missionaries--Iran., Missions--Iran Educational work., Missions, Medical--Iran., Evangelistic work--Iran., Missions--Iran--Agricultural work.
Geographic subjects:
Hamadān (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116480
Title:
Margaretta B. Wells interview, about 1967, side 2.
Description:
Audio tape interview of Margaretta B. Wells regarding the family’s December 1941 journey of escape from Thailand, arrival in the United States, and the war years in Washington D.C., circa 1967.
Creator:
Wells, Margaretta B. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Thailand Mission., Wells, Margaretta B.--Archives., Wells, Kenneth Elmer, 1896-1981--Archives.
Topics:
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives., Missions--Thailand--History--20th century., Missionaries--Thailand--History--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Thailand.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116478
Title:
Lynda Carver interviewed by Lois Boyd, May 4, 1977.
Description:
Lynda Carver was a Presbyterian missionary to Iraq, born 10 May 1903, died 11 October 1994.
Creator:
Carver, Lynda Marie, 1903-1994. (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A., 1936- (interviewer)
Subject names:
Carver, Carver, Lynda Marie, 1903-1994.
Topics:
Missionaries--Iraq--Baghdad., Missions--Educational work--Iraq--Baghdad.
Geographic subjects:
Baghdad (Iraq)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116475
Title:
Lynda Carver interviewed by Alfreda Hinn, May 19, 1980.
Creator:
Carver, Lynda Marie, 1903-1994. (interviewee), Hinn, Cora Alfreda Pence, 1908-1982. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Carver, Lynda Marie, 1903-1994.
Topics:
Missions--Iran--Tehran, Missions--Educational work--Iraq--Baghdad.
Geographic subjects:
Baghdad (Iraq)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116468
Title:
Interview of William P. Lytle by Lois Boyd and R.D. Brackenridge, side 2.
Description:
Rev. William P. Lytle was moderator of the 1978 United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, San Diego, California; pastor of Madison Square United Presbyterian Church in San Antonio; and served on the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations as chair of the Frontier Internship Committee, chair of the Administrative Commission on Cuba, personnel development counselor for missionaries serving in Latin America, and inter-church negotiator with Chile and Mexico.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Texas)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116467
Title:
Interview of William P. Lytle by Lois Boyd and R.D. Brackenridge, side 3.
Description:
Rev. William P. Lytle was moderator of the 1978 United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, San Diego, California; pastor of Madison Square United Presbyterian Church in San Antonio; and served on the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations as chair of the Frontier Internship Committee, chair of the Administrative Commission on Cuba, personnel development counselor for missionaries serving in Latin America, and inter-church negotiator with Chile and Mexico.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Texas)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116465
Title:
Interview of William P. Lytle by Lois Boyd and R.D. Brackenridge, side 4.
Description:
Rev. William P. Lytle was moderator of the 1978 United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly, San Diego, California; pastor of Madison Square United Presbyterian Church in San Antonio; and served on the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations as chair of the Frontier Internship Committee, chair of the Administrative Commission on Cuba, personnel development counselor for missionaries serving in Latin America, and inter-church negotiator with Chile and Mexico.
Creator:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923- (interviewee), Boyd, Lois A. (interviewer), Brackenridge, R. Douglas. (interviewer)
Subject names:
Lytle, William Pierce, 1923-
Topics:
Presbyterian Church--Clergy.
Geographic subjects:
San Antonio (Texas)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116460
Title:
Margaretta B. Wells interview, March 24, 1983.
Description:
Audio cassette interview of Margaretta B. Wells regarding the Wellses’ October 1927 arrival in Bangkok; missionary colleagues and Thai friends; events; and Thai people, culture, and religion, undated. Second side blank.
Creator:
Wells, Margaretta B. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Wells, Margaretta B.--Archives., Wells, Kenneth Elmer, 1896-1981--Archives.
Topics:
Missionaries--Thailand--History--20th century., Missions--Thailand--History--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Bangkok (Thailand)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116458
Title:
Frances Zoeckler interview, 1987 at Women’s Association of St. Andrew PC Albuquerque, NM, side 1.
Description:
Recording of a talk given by Dr. Frances Louise Zoeckler, missionary to Iran. Recorded by Carolyn Atkins at the meeting of the Women's Association of the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 17, 1987.
Creator:
Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919- (interviewee), Atkins, Carolyn. (recordist)
Subject names:
Zoeckler family., Zoeckler, George Frederick, 1884-1948., Zoeckler, Mary Dayton Allen, 1884-1954., Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919-, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., Westminster Hospital (Kermānshāh, Iran)
Topics:
Missionaries--Iran., Missions--Iran Educational work., Missions, Medical--Iran., Evangelistic work--Iran., Missions--Iran--Agricultural work.
Geographic subjects:
Hamadān (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116457
Title:
Margaretta B. Wells interview, about 1967, side 1.
Description:
Audio tape interview of Margaretta B. Wells regarding the family’s December 1941 journey of escape from Thailand, arrival in the United States, and the war years in Washington D.C., circa 1967.
Creator:
Wells, Margaretta B. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Thailand Mission., Wells, Margaretta B.--Archives., Wells, Kenneth Elmer, 1896-1981--Archives.
Topics:
Missions--Thailand--History--20th century., World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives., Missionaries--Thailand--History--20th century.
Geographic subjects:
Washington (D.C.), Thailand.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116448
Title:
Kenneth G. Neigh interviewed by Susan Miller, 1989-1990.
Description:
Kenneth Neigh, general secretary of the UPCUSA Board of National Missions, interviewed by Susan Miller of the Presbyterian Historical Society.
Creator:
Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (interviewee), Miller, Susan, 1963- (interviewer)
Subject names:
Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996.
Geographic subjects:
Princeton Junction (N.J.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116443
Title:
Kenneth G. Neigh interviewed by Susan Miller, 1989-1990, tape 1, side 1.
Description:
Kenneth Neigh, general secretary of the UPCUSA Board of National Missions, interviewed by Susan Miller of the Presbyterian Historical Society.
Creator:
Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996. (interviewee), Miller, Susan, 1963- (interviewer)
Subject names:
Neigh, Kenneth Glenn, 1908-1996.
Geographic subjects:
Princeton Junction (N.J.), Princeton Junction (N.J.)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116431

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