Secretaries' files: East Persia and West Persia mission records, 1911-1930 [microform]

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Secretaries' files: East Persia and West Persia mission records, 1911-1930 [microform]

Records consist of minutes, reports, and correspondence that document the Board of Foreign Missions' tripartite mission to the Persian people against a background of political, economic and social upheaval.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7620696

Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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