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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: Christmas celebration.
Description: Christmas celebration for church members and servants' families, Doulatabad-Malayir. The tree is an oleander bush.
Date Created: ca. 1914-1970, 1914
Name Subject(s): Zoeckler family--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Iran--Malāyir--20th century., Missionaries--Iran--Malāyir., Children--Iran--Malāyir., Christmas.
Geographic subjects: Iran, Malāyir, 20th century., Iran, Malāyir., Iran, Malāyir., Malāyir (Iran), Asia--Iran--Malāyer--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 280, Box 1, Folder 42; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Zoeckler Family Papers, 1912-1970.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-280
Identifier (local): ds1356
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5378

Title: Mission residence, Malayer, Iran.
Description: Mission residence, Doulatabad-Malayir.
Date Created: ca. 1914-1970, 1914
Name Subject(s): Zoeckler family--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Iran--Malāyir--20th century., Missionaries--Iran--Malāyir--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Iran, Malāyir, 20th century., Iran, Malāyir, 20th century., Malāyir (Iran), Asia--Iran--Malāyer--Hamadān
Physical Location: RG 280, Box 1, Folder 42; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Zoeckler Family Papers, 1912-1970.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-280
Identifier (local): ds1354
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5221

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