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- Title
- G.I. Jimmie Meets the Iran Mission, about 1945.
- Description
- A motion picture profile of Iran as seen through the eyes of an American soldier stationed there during the World War II, which tells of how he finds a slice of home at the American Mission. Photography by John Elder, a missionary in Iran.
- Creator Name(s)
- Elder, John, 1894-1981.
- Date Created
- 1945, about 1945, about 1945
- Name Subject(s)
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission
- Topical Subject(s)
- Missions--Iran--20th century., Church work with military personnel., Soldiers--Iran--20th century.
- Geographic subjects
- Iran, 20th century., Iran, 20th century., Iran, 20th century.
- Physical Location
- MOTION PICTURE A65; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- G.I. Jimmie meets the Iran Mission [motion picture]--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1720
- Identifier (local)
- A65
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:169212
- Title
- New Hope in Central America, 1990
- Description
- An account of United States interventions in Central America in the 1980s, "viewed through the perspectives of the churches" "
- Creator Name(s)
- National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Friendship Press
- Date Created
- 1990, 1990, 1990
- Topical Subject(s)
- Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990.
- Geographic subjects
- Nicaragua -- History -- Revolution, 1979., El Salvador -- History -- Civil War, 1979-1992.
- Physical Location
- ARCHIVES 03-0529c; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
- Related Item
- National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America Friendship Press records, 1978-2002--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MzkyNg==&qr
- Identifier (local)
- 03-0529c-NewHopeCentralAmerica
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:281972
- Title
- Eden Naby oral history, 2022.
- Description
- Oral history, 2022, on growing up in Urmia and Golpashan, the genocide of Assyrians during the First World War, the transfer of mission schools to government control after 1934, her mother Lillie's career as a teacher, and her father Mishael's work as a Presbyterian pastor in Urmia and at Gaston Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Eden Naby is an Assyrian-Iranian cultural historian of Central Asia and the Middle East. She was born in the Assyrian village of Golpashan, located outside Urmia in Iran. She has conducted research, taught and published on minority issues in countries from Turkey to Xinjiang. Her work on Afghanistan and on the Assyrians stands out in the field of cultural survival.
- Creator Name(s)
- Naby, Eden. (interviewee)
- Date Created
- 2022, April 27, 2022, April 27, 2022
- Name Subject(s)
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Persia Mission
- Topical Subject(s)
- Missions--Iran--Urūmīyah., Missionaries--Iran--Urūmīyah., Assyrians--Iran--Urūmīyah--History--20th century., Assyrians--Crimes against--Iran--History.
- Physical Location
- ARCHIVES 22-0438; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
- Related Item
- Eden Naby oral history, 2022.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjAyMjA=&sI
- Identifier (local)
- EdenNaby
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:286183
- Title
- Parviz goes to college, about 1930.
- Description
- A motion picture produced by Alborz College, Tehran.
- Creator Name(s)
- Dabīristān-i Alburz.
- Date Created
- 1930, circa 1930
- Topical Subject(s)
- Educational work--Missions--Iran--20th century., Education, Higher--Iran--20th century., Universities and colleges--Iran--20th century.
- Geographic subjects
- Iran, 20th century., Iran, 20th century., Asia--Iran, Iran, 20th century., Iran.
- Physical Location
- MOTION PICTURE B76; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
- Related Item
- Parviz goes to college [motion picture] / presented by Alborz College at Teheran.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1565
- Identifier (local)
- B76
- (PID) Persistent Identifier
- islandora:169213