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Title: Hostage Benjamin Weir tells of his 16 month ordeal in Lebanon, 1985.
Description: Ben and Carol Weir interviewed on the Today show by Jane Pauley, September 20, 1985.
Creator Name(s): Weir, Ben, 1923-2016. (interviewee), Weir, Carol. (interviewee), Pauley, Jane, 1950- (interviewer)
Date Created: 1985, September 20, 1985, September 20, 1985
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Lebanon., Hostages--Lebanon.
Geographic subjects: Lebanon., North and Central America--United States, Lebanon., Lebanon.
Physical Location: MOTIONPIC (VIDEO) E8; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Hostage Benjamin Weir tells of his 16 month ordeal in Lebanon [videorecording].--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1345
Identifier (local): VideoE8_BenWeirInterview_1985_HQ
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:101258

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

Title: Iraq After the Gulf War, 1991.
Date Created: 1991
Name Subject(s): Purchase, Margaret, 1926-2009--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Educational work--Iraq--20th century., Women missionaries--Iraq--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Iraq., Asia--Iraq
Physical Location: RG 501, Box 4, Folder 13; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Margaret Purchase Papers, 1940-2009.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-501
Identifier (local): IraqAftertheGulfWar_1991
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:115627

Title: Ben Weir (1985)
Description: "For 16 months, the Rev. Benjamin Weir was in captivity as a hostage in Lebanon; and in a sense his family also was held hostage. In their own words, family members tell of their private ordeal and the great release they themselves experienced when husband and father Ben was unexpectedly set free. The program features excerpts from Ben Weir's September 24, 1985 homecoming press conference at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., plus exclusive interviews with Ben Weir, Carol Weir, and other Weir family members."
Creator Name(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Support Agency. Communications Unit. Video One (creator)
Date Created: 1985, November 1985, November 1985
Name Subject(s): Weir, Ben, 1923-2016., Weir, Carol, 1924-
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Lebanon--Beirut--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Lebanon, Beirut, 20th century., Lebanon, 20th century., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 00-0225d; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Electronic Program Resources Records, 1983-1987.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjcyNw==
Identifier (local): 00-0225d_Ben_Weir_November_1985
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:10182

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: Margaret Purchase speaking at worship about her personal mission.
Date Created: 1990, ca. 1990s
Name Subject(s): Purchase, Margaret, 1926-2009--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Women missionaries--Iraq--20th century., Missions--Educational work--Iraq--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Iraq., North and Central America--United States--Michigan
Physical Location: RG 501, Box 4, Folder 18; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Margaret Purchase Papers, 1940-2009.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-501
Identifier (local): MargaretPurchase_sermon
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:115628

Title: Al-Atrash family eviction and arrest, Hebron, March 1998.
Description: Al Aan [الآن] news program.
Date Created: 1998, March 1998
Name Subject(s): Purchase, Margaret, 1926-2009--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Educational work--Iraq--20th century., Women missionaries--Iraq--20th century., Palestinian Arabs--West Bank--Hebron., Palestinian Arabs--Crimes against.
Geographic subjects: Palestine., Asia--Palestine--Hebron
Physical Location: RG 501, Box 4, Folder 21; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Margaret Purchase Papers, 1940-2009.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-501
Identifier (local): RG501-4-21-Desktop
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:115634

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: Mary Jane Stickley oral history, 2023
Description: Mary Jane Stickley oral history, 2 August 2023, on CROP support of agricultural education and animal husbandry at Jibrail, in Northern Lebanon, 1960-1961.
Creator Name(s): Stickley, Mary Jane
Date Created: 2023, August 2, 2023, August 2, 2023
Name Subject(s): Christian Rural Overseas Project
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Lebanon
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--California
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 23-0936; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Related Item: Mary Jane Stickley oral history, 2023--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MjA3NTI=&s
Identifier (local): MaryJaneStickley
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:345458

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