Guide to the Richard George Gibson Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title

Richard George Gibson Papers

Inclusive Dates

1925-2007

Call Number

RG 494

Creator(s)

Gibson, Richard George, 1929-2007

Quantity

5.66 cubic feet (6 boxes)

Language

Materials in English and Arabic

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research.

Digital Content

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Materials marked "Digital" in the Collection Inventory may not be available on Pearl or in their entirety.

Repository

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

Biographical Note / Administrative History

Biographical Note

In 1950, the United Presbyterian Church of North America appointed Richard G. Gibson to a three-year term in Egypt to teach English at Assiut College. In 1953, he returned to the United States and attended Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary. Following his graduation and ordination in 1956, he was reappointed to Egypt by the Board of Foreign Missions of the UPCNA. From 1957 to 1959, he served on the faculty of Assiut College. In 1959, he was assigned to the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, and at the same time began work as assistant treasurer of the American Mission. In 1966, he set up an office for property records. From 1971 to 1986, he was the director of the Christian Center for Audio-Visual Services in Cairo. From 1986 until his retirement in 1994, he was assigned to the Communication Department of the Middle East Council of Churches in Limassol, Cyprus. From 1994 to 1995, he was a mission volunteer for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at the St. George Computer Language Center, Coptic Orthodox Church, Shobra El-Khema, Egypt.

Collection Overview

Collection consists of extensive correspondence from Gibson to his parents and friends, and a large body of audio-visual material created during his tenure in the Middle East Council of Churches Communication Department.

Alternative Formats

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Received 2007 from Douglas Whiting, Lancaster PA; accession no. 10-0920

Processing Information

Processed by Niki LaGrone and David Staniunas, 2017.

Preferred Citation

Richard George Gibson Papers, RG 494, Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Catalog Headings

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

Corporate Subject

United Presbyterian Church of North America. Board of Foreign Missions. Egypt Mission.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations. Egypt Mission.

United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Program Agency. Liaison with the Middle East.

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Program Agency. Liaison with the Middle East/Sudan.

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Global Mission Ministry Unit. Partnership in Mission. Middle East/South Asia Mission.

Christian Center for Audio-Visual Services (Cairo, Egypt)

Middle East Council of Churches.

Assiut College (Asyut, Egypt)

Schutz American School (Alexandria, Egypt)

Topical Subject

Presbyterian Church--Missions--Egypt.

Missionaries--Egypt.

Missionaries--Cyprus.

Genre-form

Correspondence. aat

Postcards. aat

CD-ROMs. aat

Videotapes. aat

Audiocassettes. aat

Photographs. aat

Negatives (photographs) aat

Photograph albums. aat

Slides (photographs) aat

Filmstrips. aat

Sermons. aat

Manuscripts (documents) aat

Diaries. aat

Clippings (information artifacts) aat

Works of art. aat

Collection Inventory

Box	Folder	Description	Alternative Formats

1	1	Correspondence, 1950
1	2	Correspondence, 1951
1	3	Correspondence, 1952
1	4	Correspondence, 1950-1952
1	5	Correspondence, 1953
1	6	Correspondence, 1957
1	7	Correspondence, 1958
1	8	Correspondence, 1959
1	9	Correspondence, 1960
1	10	Correspondence, 1961
1	11	Correspondence, 1962
1	12	Correspondence, 1963
1	13	Correspondence, 1964
1	14	Correspondence, 1965
1	15	Correspondence, 1966
1	16	Correspondence, 1967
1	17	Correspondence, 1968
1	18	Correspondence, 1969
1	19	Correspondence, 1970
1	20	Correspondence, 1971
1	21	Correspondence, 1972
1	22	Correspondence, 1973
1	23	Correspondence, 1974
1	24	Correspondence, 1975
1	25	Correspondence, 1976

2	1	Correspondence, 1977
2	2	Correspondence, 1978
2	3	Correspondence, 1979
2	4	Correspondence, 1980
2	5	Correspondence, 1981
2	6	Correspondence, 1982
2	7	Correspondence, 1983
2	8	Correspondence, 1984
2	9	Correspondence, 1985
2	10	Correspondence, 1986
2	11	Correspondence, 1987
2	12	Correspondence, 1988
2	13	Correspondence, 1989
2	14	Correspondence, 1990
2	15	Correspondence, 1991
2	16	Correspondence and clippings, 1992-2007
2	17	Correspondence, 1950-1967
2	18	Rachel and Robert Neff correspondence, 1989-1990

3	1	Rachel and Robert Neff correspondence, 1987-1988
3	2	Rachel and Robert Neff correspondence, 1987-1992
3	3	Rachel and Robert Neff correspondence, 1990-1995
3	4	Correspondence, 1990-1992
3	5	Correspondence, 1991-1992
3	6	Correspondence, 1994
3	7	Correspondence, 1994-1996
3	8	Correspondence, 1993-2006
3	9	Correspondence, 1993-2006
3	10	Cairo and Shubra journal and financial records, 1994-1995
3	11	Shubra notes, 1994-1995
3	12	Middle East overview, 2006
3	13	Brian Frost poems, 1975
3	14	Christmas and birthday cards, 1986-2004
3	15	Letters from Assiut, 1957-1997
3	16	Assiut scrapbook, including photographs, 1950-1997

4	1	Christian Center for Audio Visual Services filmstrip, after 1982
4	2	NECC audio visual center Cyprus photographs, 1990s
4	3	Christian Center for Audio Visual Services publications and photographs, 1950s-1990s
4	4	Scripts -- Tentwork, Six Homes Cairo, Synod, schools, 1996-2007
4	5	Bonclarken reunion photographs and audio cassette, 2007
4	6	Assiut source material, poems, 1925-1975
4	7	Address book and notebook, 1988
4	8	Cairo journal and photographs, 1994-1995
4	9	Doctrinal and exegetical essays, 1956
4	10	Sermons, 1955-1959
4	11	Cairo missionary memoirs, 1979-2001
4	12	Schutz American School 75th anniversary, 1999
4	13	Passports and travel documents, 1957-2002
4	14	Shoubra Xhaina bishopric photographs, 1995-1996

5	1	Certificates and plaques, 1973-2006
5	2	Colorado and Illinois slides, 1970-1974
5	3	Egypt slides, 1964-1996
5	4	Introduction to Egypt audio cassette
5	5	Assiut College for Boys slides, originals and reprints, 1950s-1990s
5	6	Ramses and Assiut College slides, 1956-1981
5	7	Photographs, commemorative notes on currency, 1950s-1990s, including Ben and Carol Weir
5	8	Assiut schools, VHS	Digital
5	9	An Egyptian meal, VHS	Digital
5	10	Enter to Learn, 1997, VHS	Digital
5	11	November 1997 in Egypt, VHS	Digital
5	12	Schutz 75th anniversary, 1999, VHS	Digital
5	13	Schutz School, 1999, VHS	Digital
5	14	Simon and Annie, 2002, VHS	Digital
5	15	Stultz Egypt, 1990-1998, VHS	Digital
5	16	Haq and Khaled, Ihab and family, tentwork panel, Hi8	Digital
5	17	Cairo, St. Anthony's, Father Biskaj, November-December 1997, Hi8	Digital
5	18	Egyptian meal in Arabic without music, Hi8	Digital
5	19	Ramses College for Girls, Hi8	Digital
5	20	Ramses College for Girls, Hi8	Digital
5	21	As Salam School (Abbassia, Egypt), Hi8	Digital
5	22	Ramses College for Girls, 10 November 1999, Hi8	Digital
5	23	Ramses College for Girls, 10 November 1999, Hi8	Digital
5	24	As Salam School (Abbassia, Egypt), Hi8	Digital
5	25	Village landlady, 25 August 1989; Ayia Paulos studio site, 26 August 1989; Ayia Paulos studio site, American orphans, Famagusta Nautical Club (Cyprus), 30 August 1989; Ayia Paulos with Linos, 3 September 1989; Pantalia fir trees, 8 September 1989, Hi 8	Digital
5	26	Swimming, Limassol, Hi8	Digital
5	27	Justin, Mary, Zainab, Damiano, Hi8	Digital
5	28	Cyprus, Hi8	Digital
5	29	Kindergarten, church exteriors, musical performance recording studio, Hi8	DIgital
5	30	Schutz 75, one and two, master, miniDV	Digital
5	31	Schutz #1, miniDV	playback failed
5	32	Schutz #2, miniDV	Digital
5	33	Schutz #3, miniDV	playback failed
5	34	Schutz #4, miniDV	playback failed
5	35	Schutz, 1999, miniDV	Digital
5	36	Cairo, 1999, miniDV	Digital
5	37	Mohammed, Cairo, 2006, miniDV	Digital
5	38	"Cairo, the City Victorious," August 2001, miniDV	Digital
5	39	Six Homes Cairo, photos and slides, 2006, miniDV	Digital
5	40	The play, master, miniDV	Digital

6	1	Ramses Habib paintings
6	2	Haret el Madrastein street sign, enamelled steel, before 1970

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