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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: Frances Zoeckler interview, 1987 at Women’s Association of St. Andrew PC Albuquerque, NM.
Description: Recording of a talk given by Dr. Frances Louise Zoeckler, missionary to Iran. Recorded by Carolyn Atkins at the meeting of the Women's Association of the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 17, 1987.
Creator Name(s): Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919- (interviewee), Atkins, Carolyn. (recordist)
Date Created: 1987, November 17, 1987
Name Subject(s): Westminster Hospital (Kermānshāh, Iran), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919-, Zoeckler, Mary Dayton Allen, 1884-1954., Zoeckler, George Frederick, 1884-1948., Zoeckler family.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Iran., Missions--Iran--Agricultural work., Evangelistic work--Iran., Missions, Medical--Iran., Missions--Iran Educational work.
Geographic subjects: Hamadān (Iran), North and Central America--United States--New Mexico--Albuquerque
Physical Location: RG 280, Box 1, Folder 45; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Zoeckler Family Papers, 1912-1987.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-280
Identifier (local): rg280_b1_f45_zoeckler_iran
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116481

Title: Frances Zoeckler interview, 1987 at Women's Association of St. Andrew PC Albuquerque, NM, side 2.
Description: Recording of a talk given by Dr. Frances Louise Zoeckler, missionary to Iran. Recorded by Carolyn Atkins at the meeting of the Women's Association of the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 17, 1987.
Creator Name(s): Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919- (interviewee), Atkins, Carolyn. (recordist)
Date Created: November 17, 1987, 1987
Name Subject(s): Zoeckler family., Zoeckler, George Frederick, 1884-1948., Zoeckler, Mary Dayton Allen, 1884-1954., Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919-, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., Westminster Hospital (Kermānshāh, Iran)
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Iran., Missions--Iran Educational work., Missions, Medical--Iran., Evangelistic work--Iran., Missions--Iran--Agricultural work.
Geographic subjects: Hamadān (Iran), North and Central America--United States--New Mexico--Albuquerque
Physical Location: RG 280, Box 1, Folder 45; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Zoeckler Family Papers, 1912-1987.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-280
Identifier (local): rg280_b1_f45_zoeckler_iran_side2
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116480

Title: Frances Zoeckler interview, 1987 at Women’s Association of St. Andrew PC Albuquerque, NM, side 1.
Description: Recording of a talk given by Dr. Frances Louise Zoeckler, missionary to Iran. Recorded by Carolyn Atkins at the meeting of the Women's Association of the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 17, 1987.
Creator Name(s): Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919- (interviewee), Atkins, Carolyn. (recordist)
Date Created: November 17, 1987, 1987
Name Subject(s): Zoeckler family., Zoeckler, George Frederick, 1884-1948., Zoeckler, Mary Dayton Allen, 1884-1954., Zoeckler, Frances Louise, 1919-, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., Westminster Hospital (Kermānshāh, Iran)
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Iran., Missions--Iran Educational work., Missions, Medical--Iran., Evangelistic work--Iran., Missions--Iran--Agricultural work.
Geographic subjects: Hamadān (Iran), North and Central America--United States--New Mexico--Albuquerque
Physical Location: RG 280, Box 1, Folder 45; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Zoeckler Family Papers, 1912-1987.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-280
Identifier (local): rg280_b1_f45_zoeckler_iran_side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116457

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: 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

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