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Title: Edward Otto DeCamp audio letter.
Description: Korea missionary's letter to Westminster Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.), about 1955.
Creator Name(s): DeCamp, Edward Otto, 1911-2001. (speaker)
Date Created: 1955, ca. 1955
Name Subject(s): Westminster Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Korea., Missions--Korea.
Geographic subjects: Korea., Korea., Asia--Korea
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 14-0728; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: New Spirit Community Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) records, 1880-1990s.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=78242
Identifier (local): 14-0728_NewSpirit
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:141951

Title: John Elder interview, 1965.
Description: John Elder (1894-1983) and his wife Ruth Roche Elder (1899-1992) were appointed by the Board of Foreign Missions to the East Persia Mission in 1921. Throughout their 42 years of service, they were engaged in evangelistic missionary work, initially in Kermanshah (1923-1934), the Hamadan (1934-1937), and finally in Tehran (1938-1964). Dr. Elder served as the pastor of the Persian speaking congregations in each city.
Creator Name(s): Elder, John, 1894-1983. (interviewee)
Date Created: 1965
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. East Persia Mission, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., Elder, John, 1894-1983.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Iran., Missions--Iran.
Geographic subjects: Hamadān (Iran)--History., Asia--Iran, Kirmānshāhān (Iran)--History., Tehran (Iran)--History.
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 17-0714; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Elder family papers, 1929-1970.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTA4MjM=
Identifier (local): 17-0714_JohnElder
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116398

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 Name(s): Wells, Margaretta B. (interviewee)
Date Created: 1967, ca. 1967
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Thailand Mission., Wells, Margaretta B.--Archives., Wells, Kenneth Elmer, 1896-1981--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Thailand--History--20th century., World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives., Missionaries--Thailand--History--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), Thailand., Asia--Thailand, North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RG 268, Box 18, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Kenneth E. Wells and Margaretta B. Wells Papers, circa 1859-2000.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-268
Identifier (local): rg268_b18_f1_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116448

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 Name(s): Wells, Margaretta B. (interviewee)
Date Created: 1967, ca. 1967
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Thailand Mission., Wells, Margaretta B.--Archives., Wells, Kenneth Elmer, 1896-1981--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Thailand--History--20th century., Missionaries--Thailand--History--20th century., World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
Geographic subjects: Thailand., Washington (D.C.), Asia--Thailand, North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RG 268, Box 18, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Kenneth E. Wells and Margaretta B. Wells Papers, circa 1859-2000.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-268
Identifier (local): rg268_b18_f1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116528

Title: Organization service of the Presbyterian Church of Cameroon, Elat, 1957, side 2.
Description: Only known recording of this event. Much of the ceremony is in Bulu. Includes an address by Dr. Eugene Carson Blake in English translated in Bulu by Dr. A.I. Good. Side 2 contains Bulu folklore and a message from Dr. H.L. Weber. Speeches, sermons, and songs in Bulu, French, and English.
Creator Name(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker), Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975. (speaker)
Date Created: December 11, 1957, 1957
Name Subject(s): Weber, Hymen Lawrence, 1873-1962., Eglise presbyterienne camerounaise.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon--Elat
Physical Location: TAPE 971; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Recording of the formal ceremonies establishing the Cameroun Presbyterian Church at Elat, Ebolowa, Cameroun on December 11, 1957 authorized by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. in May 1957 [sound recording].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=167
Identifier (local): tape971_cameroon_1957-side2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116503

Title: Bert Bingle on Alaska ministry, 1967.
Description: Rev. Bingle describing his life as a minister in Alaska.
Creator Name(s): Bingle, Bert J., 1896-1971. (speaker)
Date Created: 1967, June 2, 1967
Name Subject(s): Bingle, Bert J., 1896-1971.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Alaska., Missionaries--Alaska.
Geographic subjects: Alaska., North and Central America--United States--Alaska
Physical Location: TAPE 1604; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Bert Bingle on Alaska ministry [sound recording] 1967.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=149
Identifier (local): tape1604_bingle
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116331

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 Name(s): Wells, Margaretta B. (interviewee)
Date Created: 1967, ca. 1967
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Thailand Mission., Wells, Margaretta B.--Archives., Wells, Kenneth Elmer, 1896-1981--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives., Missions--Thailand--History--20th century., Missionaries--Thailand--History--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), Thailand., Asia--Thailand, North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RG 268, Box 18, Folder 1; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Kenneth E. Wells and Margaretta B. Wells Papers, circa 1859-2000.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-268
Identifier (local): rg268_b18_f1_side2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116478

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 Name(s): Hayes, John David, 1888-1957. (interviewee)
Date Created: 1953, after 1953
Name Subject(s): National Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Communism--China., Prisoners of war--United States., Prisoners of war--China., Political prisoners--China., Communism and Christianity--China.
Geographic subjects: China., North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington, Asia--China
Physical Location: TAPE 1119; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Communist prison life in China] [sound recording].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=329
Identifier (local): tape1119_communist_china
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116515

Title: Community nursing in Colombia, 16 March 1965.
Description: Abby Jacobs, of UPCUSA COMEAR Mission Communications Unit, interviews community health workers, Miss Gabriela Olivera, R.N. and Miss Elizabeth Berryhill, R.N. at 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY.
Creator Name(s): Berryhill, Elizabeth, 1923-2010. (interviewee), Olivera, Gabriela, 1914- (interviewee), Jacobs, Abby R. (Abby Rosella), 1904-1983. (interviewer)
Date Created: 1965, March 16, 1965
Name Subject(s): United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations.
Topical Subject(s): Missions, Medical--Colombia., Community health nursing.
Geographic subjects: Colombia., North and Central America--United States--New York--New York, South America--Colombia
Physical Location: TAPE 1121; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Community nursing in Colombia [sound recording] : an informal conversation with Abby Jacobs, formerly of the Philippines, talking with Miss Gabriela Olivera, R.N. and Miss Elizabeth Berryhill, R.N.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=143
Identifier (local): tape1121_colombia
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116203

Title: Ruben Armendáriz oral history, 1975
Description: Recorded 4-19-75 in Austin, Texas. An interview with Rev. Ruben Armendáriz, director of the Hispanic-American Institute. He discusses activities of Mexican Americans at the Institute and within the Synod of Texas, PCUS. Interview conducted by R. Douglas Brackenridge.
Creator Name(s): Armendáriz, Ruben P.
Date Created: 1975, April 19, 1975, April 19, 1975
Name Subject(s): Hispanic-American Institute (Austin, Tex.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Synod of Texas
Topical Subject(s): Mexican Americans--Religion., Mexican Americans--Texas
Geographic subjects: Texas, North America--United States--Texas--Austin
Physical Location: TAPE 509; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Ruben Armendáriz oral history, 1975--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=213
Identifier (local): tape509_ruben_armendariz
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150883

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