Guide to the Isaac B. Moorhatch Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Isaac B. Moorhatch Papers

Inclusive Dates

1938

Call Number

RG 379

Creator(s)

Moorhatch, Isaac B., 1874-1951

Quantity

0.25 cubic feet (3 folders)

Language

Materials in Assyrian

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research

Digital Content

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Materials marked "Digital" in the Collection Inventory may not have been digitized in their entirety.

Repository

Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

Isaac Moorhatch was born in Urmia, Persia, 28 Nov 1874 to the Assyrian Presbyterian Rev. Baba Moorhatch and Nanajan "Nancy" Tamraz. He grew up in that country and attended the Presbyterian college in Urmia. In 1897 he began working as an evangelical and educational missionary for the Board of Foreign Missions (PCUSA).

In 1909 Moorhatch arrived in the United States with the intention of entering a Presbyterian seminary and returning to work among the Persian Muslims after graduation. In the end he enrolled in the Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, KS in 1912.

In 1910 Moorhatch established the Assyrian Presbyterian Church of Gary, IN. In 1923 he arrived in Philadelphia, where the Assyrian colony asked him to serve as their pastor. After ordination, he took charge of the Assyrian Presbyterian Mission. He served this mission until retirement in 1950. He and his wife Khatoon C Moorhatch had 4 children. He passed away on 22 Feb 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA..

Collection Overview

This collection includes Moorhatch's two-volume manuscript work Assyrian and National Church History: History of Iran: Rise of Islam. The work is written in Assyrian, and each volume includes a table of contents. The date of the manuscript is not known, but internal evidence suggests that it was finished in 1938.

Alternative Formats

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

This history was donated to the Presbyterian Historical Society by Khatoon Moorhatch.

Processing Information

Collection processed and finding aid prepared: December 1993
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist

Catalog Headings

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.

Personal Name Subject

Moorhatch, Isaac B, 1880-

Topical Subject

Islam--Iran--History.

Geographic Subject

Iran--Church history.

Genre-form

Manuscripts (documents) aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats

1	1	Finding Aid to Record Group 379
1	2	Assyrian and National Church History, volume 1	Digital
1	3	Assyrian and National Church History, volume 2	Digital

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