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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: Iran Mission Meeting, 1957.
Description: Participants identified by Mehdi Abhari in 2017.
Creator Name(s): Abhari, Mehdi. (author)
Date Created: 2017
Name Subject(s): Miller, William McElwee, 1892-1993., Community School (Tehran, Iran)
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Iran., Missionaries--Iran., Women missionaries--Iran., Children of missionaries--Iran.
Geographic subjects: Iran., Iran., Iran., Iran., Tehran (Iran), Asia--Iran--Tehrān--Tehran
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0417, SPP 132; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Westminster Gardens residents collection, 1957-1990s.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=107960
Identifier (local): ds6894a
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:180818

Title: Water tank, Hamadan.
Description: Water tank, Hamadan.
Creator Name(s): Pease, Wilma Elizabeth, 1898- (photographer), Pease, Harriett Burtlas, 1895- (photographer)
Date Created: ca. 1960, 1960
Name Subject(s): Christian Hospital (Hamadān, Iran)
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Iran., Hospitals--Iran--Hamadān--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Hamadān (Iran), Iran--Missions--20th century., Asia--Iran--Hamadān
Physical Location: SLIDES B107 (4A); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Presbyterian missions in Iran] slide.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1874
Identifier (local): ds1364
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5657

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