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Title: Mary Louise Blatchley personal notebook, 1890-1894.
Description: Notes written primarily in shorthand.
Creator Name(s): Blatchley, Mary Louise. (creator)
Date Created: 1890-1894, 1890-1894, 1890
Name Subject(s): Blatchley, Mary Louise--Archives., Blatchley, Mary Louise--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions., Women in missionary work., Presbyterian women--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 225, Box 1, Folder 9; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Mary Louise Blatchley Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-225
Identifier (local): rg225_b1_f9_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:158034

Title: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers
Description: Adolphus Clemens Good was appointed in 1882 by the Board of Foreign Missions to the West Africa Mission of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Initially assigned to the Baraka Station, he was transferred to the Ogowe River area in 1884 and spent the bulk of his career there. In addition to his work as a teacher and evangelist, Dr. Good studied bird and animal life in the Ogowe Valley and in the Cameroon, as well as the ethnology and religious beliefs of various West African tribes. He also prepared a text on Bulu grammar which was published posthumously. Consists of Dr. Good's journals and notes, his papers on the religious beliefs of the Gabwa and the role of women among the Bulu, and miscellaneous Bulu language items. The collection also contains various personal items, including letters sent to his widow, Lydia B. Walker Good. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Portrait of Adolphus Clemens Good, undated.
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (creator)
Date Created: 1882, 1882-1896, 1882, 1896, 1882-1896
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894., Good, Lydia Belle Walker, 1856-1924., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. West Africa Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Africa., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Presbyterian Church--Missions--Gabon., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon., Bulu (African people)--Social life and customs., Gabonese--Religion., Bulu language--Texts.
Geographic subjects: Africa., Africa, West., Congo (Democratic Republic), Gabon., Cameroon., Ogooué River Region (Gabon), Baraka (Congo), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Gabon, Africa--Cameroon, Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 169; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers, 1882-1896.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-169
Identifier (local): rg169
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:adgood

Title: Adolphus Clemens Good journal/miscellaneous notes (v.2), 1890-1891.
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (author)
Date Created: 1890, 1890-1891
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West.
Geographic subjects: Ogooué River Region (Gabon)--Discovery and exploration., Africa--Gabon----------,
Physical Location: RG 169, Box 1, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers, 1882-1896.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-169
Identifier (local): rg169_b1_f4
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:45133

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1918.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary, 1918.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1918, 1918, 1918
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 2, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b2_f12_06
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:155919

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1880-1913.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary. Entries are mostly undated but range from 1880 through 1913.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1880, 1880-1913, 1880-1913
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 1, Folder 8; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b1_f8
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:155322

Title: Notes on a Voyage to Liberia, 1892.
Description: Adolphus Clemens Good journal, "Notes on a Voyage to Liberia," 1892.
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (author)
Date Created: 1892, 1892?
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Liberia., Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West.
Geographic subjects: Liberia--Discovery and exploration., Africa--Liberia----------,
Physical Location: RG 169, Box 1, Folder 7; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers, 1882-1896.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-169
Identifier (local): rg169_b1_f7
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:44621

Title: Typed transcription of William H. Sheppard diary, 1899 Sept. 13-14.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (author)
Date Created: 1899, September 13-14, 1899, September 13-14, 1899
Name Subject(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927.
Topical Subject(s): Missions Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missions., Congo (Democratic Republic)--Missionaries., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457, Box 1, Folder 6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457_b1f6
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15919

Title: Notes of Journeys About Batanga, 1892.
Description: Adolphus Clemens Good journal, "Notes of Journeys About Batanga, 1892"
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (author)
Date Created: 1892
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon., Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon--Discovery and exploration., Africa--Cameroon----------,
Physical Location: RG 169, Box 1, Folder 7a; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers, 1882-1896.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-169
Identifier (local): rg169_b1_f7a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:45276

Title: Edith Millican personal notebook, 1944 to 1948.
Description: Edith Millican's personal notebook during her missionary service in China, 1944 to 1948. It includes journal entries, prayers and poetry.
Creator Name(s): Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985. (author)
Date Created: 1944, 1944-1948
Name Subject(s): Millican, Edith F., 1914-1985., Millican family--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--China., Missionaries, Medical--China., Women physicians--China., Missionaries--China.
Geographic subjects: Chenzhou (China), Hengyang (Hunan Sheng, China), Asia--China--Hunan--Chenzhou, Asia--China--Hunan--Henyang
Physical Location: RG 199, Box 2, Folder 26; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Millican Family Papers, 1900-1984.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-199
Identifier (local): rg199_b2_f26
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:123908

Title: Adolphus Clemens Good journal, September 1882-February, 1884.
Description: Adolphus Clemens Good journal, September 1882-February, 1884. Transcript included.
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894--Archives. (author)
Date Created: 1882, September 1882-February 1884
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West.
Geographic subjects: Baraka (Congo), Ogooué River Region (Gabon)--Discovery and exploration., Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo------Sud-Kivu----Baraka, Africa--Gabon----------,
Physical Location: RG 169, Box 1, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers, 1882-1896.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-169
Identifier (local): rg169_b1_f2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:44918

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1915.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary, 1915.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1915, 1915, 1915
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 2, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b2_f12_03
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:155772

Title: William H. Sheppard Papers
Description: William H. Sheppard was a Presbyterian minister and missionary to the Congo for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1890-1910. Sheppard was one of the earliest African-American foreign missionaries for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. He and his wife, Lucy Gantt Sheppard, were stationed at Luebo and later at Ibanche. Collection consists primarily of photograph albums and photographs. Photographs document mission stations and churches at Luebo and Ibanche; the Sheppard family; other Presbyterian Church in the U.S. missionaries; and native people of the Bateke, Baluba, Bakuba, Zappo Zap, and other tribes. The collection includes a small number of papers, including correspondence; Sheppard's reminiscences of his time at the Stillman Institute in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; a pamphlet entitled "How Sheppard Made His Way into Lukenga's Kingdom"; printed materials about the Congo and King Leopold; hymnbooks in Tshiluba and an unidentified language; and glass and nitrate negatives. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Sheppard with his mother.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (creator)
Name Subject(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927., Sheppard, Lucy J. Gantt, 1867-1955., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions., Stillman Institute (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Topical Subject(s): Tribes--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:whsheppard

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1899-1903.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary, 1899-1903.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1899, 1899-1903, 1899-1903
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 1, Folder 10; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b1_f10
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:156219

Title: Adolphus Clemens Good journal/miscellaneous notes (v.1), 1885-1890.
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (author)
Date Created: 1885, 1885-1890
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West.
Geographic subjects: Ogooué River Region (Gabon)--Discovery and exploration., Africa--Gabon----------,
Physical Location: RG 169, Box 1, Folder 3; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers, 1882-1896.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-169
Identifier (local): rg169_b1_f3
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:44495

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1912.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary, 1912.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1912, 1912, 1912
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 1, Folder 11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b1_f11_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:157269

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1919.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary, 1919.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1919, 1919, 1919
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 2, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b2_f12_07
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:154622

Title: Travel journal transcript.
Description: Trip thru Southwest Colorado, August, 1877, travel journal transcript.
Date Created: August 1877, 1877
Name Subject(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Colorado., Home missions--Colorado., Missions--Colorado.
Geographic subjects: New Mexico--Description and travel., North and Central America--United States--Colorado
Physical Location: RG 239, Box 10, Folder 0; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
Identifier (local): rg239_b10_f0b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:85720

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1914.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary, 1914.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1914, 1914, 1914
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 2, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b2_f12_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:156495

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1913.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary, 1913.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1913, 1913, 1913
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 1, Folder 11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b1_f11_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:155391

Title: William M. Baird Papers
Description: The Rev. Dr. William M. Baird and his wife, Annie Laurie Adams Baird, were appointed to the Chosen (Korea) Mission in 1890 by the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. From 1891 until 1897, they served at the Seoul, Fusan, and Taiku stations. In 1897, Baird was appointed president of the Pyengyang Academy and Union Christian College (also known as Sungsil Haktang and later Sungsil Taehak), a position that he held until his death in 1931. The William M. Baird Papers, 1885-1951 (bulk 1885-1931), consist of Baird's diaries, correspondence, reports, photographs, clippings and miscellaneous items. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: First All-Korea Presbytery Meeting, 1907.
Creator Name(s): Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931. (creator)
Date Created: 1885, 1885-1951, 1885, 1951, 1885-1951
Name Subject(s): Baird family., Baird, Annie Laurie Adams, 1864-1916., Baird, William M. (William Martyn), 1862-1931., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Chosen Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Korea Mission., Pyengyang Academy., Sungsil Taehak (Seoul, Korea), Sungsil Haktang (Pʻyŏngyang, Korea)
Topical Subject(s): Universities and colleges--Korea., Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Educational work--Korea., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Korea., Schools--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Korea., Pyongyang (Korea), Asia--North Korea, Asia--South Korea
Physical Location: RG 173; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William M. Baird Papers, 1885-1951.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-173
Identifier (local): rg173_william_baird
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg173

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1890-1895.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary, 1890-1895.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1890, 1890-1895, 1890-1895
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 2, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b2_f12_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:156622

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1916.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary, 1916.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1916, 1916, 1916
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 2, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b2_f12_04
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:155017

Title: Notes on Second Journey from Batanga to Nyahitande, 1892.
Description: Adolphus Clemens Good journal, "Notes on Second Journey from Batanga to Nyahitande," 1892.
Creator Name(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894. (author)
Date Created: 1892
Name Subject(s): Good, Adolphus Clemens, 1856-1894--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Missions--Africa, West., Presbyterian Church--Missions--Cameroon., Missions--Africa, West., Missionaries--Africa, West.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon--Discovery and exploration., Africa--Cameroon----------,
Physical Location: RG 169, Box 1, Folder 8; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Adolphus Clemens Good Papers, 1882-1896.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-169
Identifier (local): rg169_b1_f8
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:44978

Title: Sue McBeth's diary entry, April 11, 1860.
Description: Pages from a diary written by Sue McBeth while a missionary to the Choctaws, April 11, 1860.
Creator Name(s): McBeth, Sue L., -1893. (author)
Date Created: 1860, April 11, 1860, April 11, 1860
Name Subject(s): McBeth, Sue L., -1893.
Topical Subject(s): Choctaw Indians--Missions.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: MS M121; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): MS-M121_Sue-McBeth
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:2563

Title: Travel journal transcript.
Description: Missionary Tour thru New Mexico, October, 1875, travel journal transcript.
Date Created: October 1875, 1875
Name Subject(s): Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--New Mexico., Home missions--New Mexico., Missions--New Mexico.
Geographic subjects: New Mexico--Description and travel., North and Central America--United States--New Mexico
Physical Location: RG 239, Box 10, Folder 0; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Sheldon Jackson Papers, 1855-1909.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-239
Identifier (local): rg239_b10_f0a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:85951

Title: Belle Hawkes' diary, 1917.
Description: Belle Hawkes diary, 1917.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (author)
Date Created: 1917, 1917, 1917
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Hamadān (Iran), Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 116, Box 2, Folder 12; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116_b2_f12_05
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:156072

Title: Belle Hawkes Papers
Description: 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.
Creator Name(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919. (creator), Hawkes, James W. (creator)
Name Subject(s): Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Archives., Hawkes, Belle, 1854-1919--Diaries., Hawkes, James W., Sherwood, Margaret Pollock, 1864-1955.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran--Diaries.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran, Asia--Iran--Hamadān--Hamadān, Iran
Physical Location: RG 116; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Belle Hawkes Papers.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-116
Identifier (local): rg116
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg116

Title: Mary Parke Thompson diary, 1893-1895.
Creator Name(s): Thompson, Mary Calhoun Parke, 1841-1927. (author)
Date Created: 1893, May 11, 1893-December 31, 1895, May 11, 1893-December 31, 1895
Name Subject(s): Thompson, Mary Calhoun Parke, 1841-1927--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Japan., Missionaries--Japan.
Geographic subjects: Japan., Asia--Japan
Physical Location: RG 497, Box 1, Folder 10; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David D. and Mary Parke Thompson Family Papers, 1856-1957.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-497
Identifier (local): rg497_b1_f10
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:80176

Title: Observation mission to United States and Europe journal, 1871.
Description: David Thompson's diary of his 1871-1872 trip to Europe as guide and interpreter for a youth delegation selected by the Japanese government.
Creator Name(s): Thompson, David D., 1835-1915. (author)
Date Created: 1871
Name Subject(s): Thompson, David D., 1835-1915.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Japan., Missions--Japan.
Geographic subjects: Japan., Japan., Japan., Asia--Japan
Physical Location: RG 497, Box 1, Folder 7; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David D. and Mary Parke Thompson Family Papers, 1856-1957.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-497
Identifier (local): rg497_b1_f07
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:90561

Title: Mary Parke Thompson diary, 1896-1900.
Creator Name(s): Thompson, Mary Calhoun Parke, 1841-1927. (author)
Date Created: 1896, January 1, 1896-July 11, 1900, January 1, 1896-July 11, 1900
Name Subject(s): Thompson, Mary Calhoun Parke, 1841-1927--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Japan., Missionaries--Japan.
Geographic subjects: Japan., Asia--Japan
Physical Location: RG 497, Box 1, Folder 11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: David D. and Mary Parke Thompson Family Papers, 1856-1957.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-497
Identifier (local): rg497_b1_f11
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:80521

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