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Stanley H. Skreslet faculty papers collection
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American Mission in Egypt, 1854-1954
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Date: ca. 1856 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Portrait of Gulian Lansing, who arrived in Nov 1856, after five years of experience in the Syria Mission. He later married the first single woman assigned to the Egypt field, Sarah B. Dales, who arrived in 1858. Lansing was the author of "Egypt's Princes : Missionary Labor in the Valley of the ... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1885 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: This image shows the male AME missionaries present thirty years into the organization's history. In the front row, left to right : William Harvey, John Hogg, Gulian Lansing, S.C. Ewing, and Andrew Watson. In the back row, left to right : Chauncey Murch, John Giffen, Elmer Lansing M.D., J.R. Alexa... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1920 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: A portrait of Robert Stewart McClenahan (not McClanahan) and his wife Margaret. They joined the AME in 1897. R.S. McClenahan was the Secretary/Treasurer of Assiut College, and Professor of Ethics and Biblical Instruction. He joined with Charles R. Watson to start the American University in Cairo,... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1861 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of building in the Ezbekia district of Cairo used as a school for girls. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1952 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: A list on paper found with the slides reads "Girls College today." The photo represents the school as it had developed up to the Centennial of the American Mission in 1954. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1870 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of the chapel at Assiut College, which was founded in 1870. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1912 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: A seminary for the training of pastors was formally established in Cairo very early in the history of the American Mission, on 26 Sept 1864, by Revs. Lansing and Hogg. Promising candidates were recruited from Assiut College as they completed their secondary education. A list on paper found with... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1954 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: A list on paper found with the 25 slides in this collection. The titles on the list sometimes are slightly at variance with titles handwritten on the paper edges of the slides. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1872 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Margaret Anna Smith arrived in Egypt in 1872. She led the founding of the Fowler Orphanage, and was also instrumental in the conversion from Islam of Ahmed Fahmy, which became a major incident due to the opposition of his family and the involvement of the Egyptian authorities. See Sharkey, pp. 78... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1894 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: The same photo is found in Andrew Watson, "The American Mission in Egypt, 1854-1896," facing page 377, but there it is dated 1892. Edge of slide is damaged by adhesive tape. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1910 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: A list on paper found with the slides reads "Girls College Original Building." This view shows the extensive gardens that surrounded the College. The building was made possible by a gift of $18,000 from John D. Rockefeller in 1907. See Elder, pp. 133-34. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1897 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of seven graduates of Assiut College with three staff members : J.R. Alexander, Carrie Buchanan and S.G. Hart. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1910 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Portrait of Ella O. Kyle, who arrived in Egypt in 1883, and first served at the boarding school for girls in Asyut. In 1892, she became director of the American School for Girls at Ezbekia. In 1910, she founded the American College for Girls in Cairo (later renamed Ramses College for Girls) and... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1925 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Portrait of five "ministers" (pastors?) who are not identified. They appear to include one missionary and four Egyptian pastors. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1862 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of a building acquired by the AME with the help of Mr. Thayer, the American Consul-General, from the Viceroy Sa'id Pasha, in 1862. It stood at the west end of Muski Street (spelled "Musky" on the slide) and was the first property owned by the AME. Up to that time, the missionaries had bee... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1861 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: The Ibis was the houseboat on which the AME missionaries traveled between Cairo and Upper Egypt, conducting worship and evangelistic work, distributing literature and so on. The Ibis was purchased and refitted by Dulip Singh in 1865 for a honeymoon trip with his bride Bamba, and in 1874 was dona... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1898 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Unidentified female members of the American Mission. A similar photo is found in Andrew Watson, "The American Mission in Egypt, 1854-1896," facing page 401, containing nine identified people. Some of them appear to be the same individuals. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1861 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of first teacher in the school for girls at Ezbekia. A list of slides found with the collection spells her name as "Muallima Sayiada." View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1910 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: The American College for Girls in Cairo was dedicated on 28 March 1910, with former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in attendance. Also in this photo is Miss Ella O. Kyle, principal and founder of the College. E.E. Elder states that Miss Kyle was not present when the photo was taken and was lat... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1931 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Anna Thompson arrived in Egypt in 1871 and devoted a colorful 61 years to her work with and for women. Her impact is summarized in Sharkey, pp. 87-89; her papers are held at the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia, and a literature exists detailing her life and career. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1864 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: In 1864, a Punjabi prince, the Maharajah Dulip Singh (son of Runjit Singh) visited Egypt. He was a Protestant convert and became acquainted with the AME staff, serving as a benefactor to the Mission. He requested the help of John Hogg and Sarah Dales to find him a pious Christian wife, and they... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 2018 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Outside of the box in which the Centennial collection of glass lantern slides was stored. This box came into the keeping of Dr. Skreslet when the American Mission office in Cairo was closed in 1993. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1870 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: John Hogg arrived in Egypt from Edinburgh in 1856 with his wife Bessie Kay, at the invitation of the United Presbyterian Church of North America. His life story is related by their daughter, Rena L. Hogg, in the book "Master Builder on the Nile" (1914), and in Andrew Watson, "The American Missio... View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1854 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Portrait of Thomas McCague. He and his wife Henrietta arrived in Cairo from Ohio on 15 Nov 1854. In December, James Barnett joined them, after serving in the Syria Mission. The McCagues served in Egypt until their return to America in 1861. The image is damaged around the edges by adhesive tape. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: ca. 1920 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Medical ministry was undertaken by the AME beginning with the arrival of Dr. D.R. Johnston and his wife Margaret in 1868. By 1891, a small clinic was established in Asyut by Dr. L.M. Henry. This image shows the hospital building about 1920. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1897 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of 11 staff members and instructors, including J.R. Alexander, Carrie Buchanan and S.G. Hart. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 1901 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Image of the American Mission building in the Ezbekia district of Cairo View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library -
Date: 2018 Contributing Institution: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library Description: Inside of the box in which the Centennial collection of glass lantern slides was stored. This box came into the keeping of Dr. Skreslet when the American Mission office in Cairo was closed in 1993. Each slide was wrapped in brown paper. View Full Item at Union Presbyterian Seminary Library