Belle Hawkes Papers

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Born as Sarah Belknap Sherwood, Belle Hawkes was appointed to the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. East Persia Mission in 1883. In 1884, she married the Reverend James W. Hawkes, also of the East Persia Mission. Stationed in Hamadān for 36 years, she ministered to the needs of Armenian, Jewish, and Muslim women and children. Her home became a center of missionary service and hospitality to the flow of travelers between Tehran and Baghdad. She died in service in 1919. The collection consists primarily of Belle Hawkes' outgoing correspondence addressed to her family during her years in Hamadān, and her diaries. It also contains photographs of the East Persia missionaries, including Belle herself. View the collection guide to learn more. Featured image: Belle Hawkes on her pet horse.

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Title:
Belle Sherwood Hawkes.
Description:
Portrait of Belle Hawkes.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Portraits.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran.--Portraits.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:159913
Title:
Belle Hawkes on her pet horse.
Description:
Photograph of Belle Hawkes on a horse.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran., Horses--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:159910
Title:
Belle Hawkes.
Description:
Photograph of Belle Hawkes.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Portraits.
Topics:
Missionaries--Iran--Portraits., Women missionaries--Iran--Portraits.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:159908
Title:
Belle Hawkes.
Description:
Belle Sherwood (=Sarah Belknap) afterward Mrs. Hawkes about 1881 or 2.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Portraits.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran--Portraits., Missionaries--Iran--Portraits.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:159907
Title:
Belle Hawkes' pet cats.
Description:
Cats brought from Teheran autumn of 1890 while 6 months old. This photograph taken in autumn of 1899. Aug. 23, '99. White cat weighed 12 lbs 10 oz. Black cat weighed 13 lbs.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Cats--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:159893
Title:
Belle Hawkes on a horse.
Description:
Belle Sherwood Hawkes on Persian steed.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran., Horses--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:159892
Title:
Belle Hawkes on her pet donkey.
Description:
Belle Sherwood Hawkes on "Peter."
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran., Donkeys--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:159885
Title:
James W. Hawkes.
Description:
James W. Hawkes and other missionaries in Persia. 1885. J.W. Hawkes: front, 2nd from left.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, James W.
Topics:
Missionaries--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:159881
Title:
Belle Hawkes' personal items.
Description:
Begins with a note from Belle Hawkes' relative: "Miscellaneous items found with Aunt Belle's diaries - plans of some house - Persia? Wit and humor - a fascinating collection." Includes unspecified building plans, paintings that Belle Hawkes created for her sister, Margaret, and a collection of jokes and humorous stories.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Sherwood, Margaret Pollock, 1864-1955.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:156344
Title:
Belle Hawkes' biographical items.
Description:
Belle Hawkes biographical data as provided by some of her loved ones. Includes: a letter written by Robert Speer addressed to Belle Hawkes' sister, Margaret; "Belle Sherwood Hawkes - Thirty-Six Years in Persia," a 1931 essay written her husband, James W. Hawkes for the Elmira College Alumnae News; an excerpt from a 1969 letter from LeRoy Bailey, the nephew of Belle, to Jane and Francis Harper. Also includes Belle Hawkes' "Circular Letter to Expected Students," for Elmira College, 1871.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author), Speer, Robert E. (Robert Elliott), 1867-1947. (author), Hawkes, James W. (author), Bailey, LeRoy, 1946- (author)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919., Sherwood, Margaret Pollock, 1864-1955., Hawkes, James W., Harper, Jean, Harper, Francis., Cowles, A. W., Bailey, LeRoy, 1946-, Sherwood, Mary Frances., Speer, Robert E. (Robert Elliott), 1867-1947., Elmira College.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Iran.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:155909

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