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 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:
Man with horses at the Hawkes' house.
Description:
Taken in court of J. W. Hawkes' house in Hamadan.
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, James W.--Homes and haunts., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Homes and haunts.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Horses--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Hamadān (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:159899
Title:
Men with horse and donkey in Hamadān, Iran.
Description:
[Text transcribed from caption] Property of Belle and Jim, Persia. Prince 57' 12 in. high. Peter 55' 12 in. high. In the no. Persian wild ass (the presumptive progenitor of the animal in the photograph), a male's height at the shoulder is given as 50 in., a female's as 44 in. Extinct and vanishing mammals of the Old World. Perhaps the measurement given on the back of the photographs, the original of which belonged to Mrs. Hawkes, applied to the distance from the top of the head to the ground. F.H. 4-16-70. (Francis Harper.)
Creator:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator)
Subject names:
Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Harper, Francis.
Topics:
Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Horses--Iran., Donkeys--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Hamadān (Iran)
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:159895
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

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