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Title: Happy homecoming.
Description: Mounted newspaper article from the San Francisco Examiner, Sunday, November 3, 1985. "Happy homecoming: The Rev. Ben Weir, left, got a warm welcome from his friend Aahmes Overton, pastor of Hayward Presbyterian Church, as he arrived yesterday at San Francisco International Airport. Weir, who was kidnapped by Beirut terrorists and held hostage for 16 months, told his Bay Area well-wishers that he felt "like Rip Van Winkle come home."
Creator Name(s): San Francisco Examiner. (publisher), Raddatz, Katy. (photographer)
Date Created: 1985, November 3, 1985, November 3, 1985
Name Subject(s): Weir, Ben, 1923-2016., Overton, Aahmes E., 1941-
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Lebanon--Beirut--20th century.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--California--San Francisco--San Francisco
Physical Location: MUSEUM 1163; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Happy homecoming.
Identifier (local): ds5050
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:10149

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: Carol Weir, "Passages," 1985
Description: Episode of the Presbyterian Media Mission radio program, "Passages," on the abduction and captivity of Ben Weir.
Creator Name(s): Weir, Carol, 1924-2010, Presbyterian Media Mission (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Date Created: 1985, 1985, 1985
Name Subject(s): Weir, Ben, 1923-2016
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Lebanon--Beirut--20th century.
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 23-1003; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Related Item: Presbyterian Media Mission (Pittsburgh, Pa.) records, 1960-2008.--https://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&cwi=VHJ1ZQ==&r
Identifier (local): 23-1003CarolWeir
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:345472

Title: A Hostage's Own Story.
Description: [The Washington Post Magazine. Benjamin Weir. A Hostage's Own Story.]
Date Created: 1985
Name Subject(s): Weir, Ben, 1923-2016., Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. Board of Foreign Missions. Dept. of Missionary Personnel--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Missionaries--Lebanon--20th century., Captivity--Lebanon--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Lebanon--Missionaries--20th century.
Physical Location: RG 360, Series III; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Benjamin Martin Weir (1923-) Foreign Missionary Vertical File.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=49195
Identifier (local): ds4372
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:8841

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

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