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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: William McElwee Miller interviewed by Alan C. Thomson, 1979, cassette 2, side b
Creator Name(s): Miller, William McElwee, 1892-1993 (interviewee), Thomson, Alan Craft, 1931-2013 (interviewer)
Date Created: 1979, January 17, 1979, January 17, 1979
Name Subject(s): Christian Hospital (Mashhad, Iran), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missions, Medical -- Iran
Physical Location: CASSETTE559; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Related Item: Interviews I-VII [sound recording] / conducted by Alan C. Thomson.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1170
Identifier (local): CASSETTE559r2sideb
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:344311

Title: William McElwee Miller interviewed by Alan C. Thomson, 1979, cassette 2, side a
Creator Name(s): Miller, William McElwee, 1892-1993 (interviewee), Thomson, Alan Craft, 1931-2013 (interviewer)
Date Created: 1979, January 10, 1979, January 10, 1979
Name Subject(s): Christian Hospital (Mashhad, Iran), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missions, Medical -- Iran
Physical Location: CASSETTE559; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Related Item: Interviews I-VII [sound recording] / conducted by Alan C. Thomson.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1170
Identifier (local): CASSETTE559r2sidea
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:344310

Title: House in Tehran, Iran.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: Typical slum dwelling, seen from Clinic of Hope.
Creator Name(s): Elder, John, 1894-1981. (photographer), Elder, Ruth Roche, 1899-1992. (photographer)
Date Created: ca. 1950-1968, 1950
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Iran--Tehran--20th century., Dwellings--Iran--Tehran.
Geographic subjects: Iran, Tehran, 20th century., Tehran (Iran), Asia--Iran--Tehran--Tehrān, Iran, Tehran.
Physical Location: SLIDES B48 (209); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Views of Iran mission stations, personnel, and historical sites [slide.]--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1903
Identifier (local): ds1362
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5377

Title: Cochran home.
Description: Joe and Bernice Cochrane former home.
Creator Name(s): Elder, John, 1894-1981. (photographer), Elder, Ruth Roche, 1899-1992. (photographer)
Date Created: ca. 1950-1968, 1950
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Iran--20th century., Missionaries--Iran--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Iran--Missions--20th century., Asia--Iran
Physical Location: SLIDES B48 (68); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Views of Iran mission stations, personnel, and historical sites] slide.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1903
Identifier (local): ds1361
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5637

Title: Cooking class.
Description: Cooking class, Clinic of hope.
Creator Name(s): Elder, John, 1894-1981. (photographer), Elder, Ruth Roche, 1899-1992. (photographer)
Date Created: ca. 1950-1968, 1950
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Iran--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Iran--Missions--20th century., Tehran (Iran), Asia--Iran--Tehran--Tehrān
Physical Location: SLIDES B48 (214); Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: [Views of Iran mission stations, personnel, and historical sites] slide.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=1903
Identifier (local): ds1359
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:5625

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