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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
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