]> wysham_wn William N. Wysham Papers An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University MRC &su_name; &su_address; Jun 1967 Michele Combs 16 Jul 2010 English 16 Jul 2010 - converted to EAD (MRC) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Wysham, William Norris, 1890-1982. William N. Wysham Papers 1920-1962 0.5 linear ft. Correspondence, manuscripts and published material of the American clergyman, author and missionary to Iran 2922546 English Biographical History

William N. Wysham (1890-1982) was an American author, clergyman, and missionary to Iran.

William Norris Wysham was born in Baltimore, Maryland on 10 Sep 1890. He was educated at the Baltimore City College (A.B. 1908), Lafayette College (1913), Princeton University (M.A. 1915), Princeton Theological Seminary (1916), and he received an honorary doctorate from Coe College in 1932.

Wysham was a missionary to Iran (Persia) under the Presbyterian Church in the United States from 1920 to 1923, and again from 1925 to 1938. He was the executive secretary for the Western area of the Board of Foreign Ministers in the Presbyterian Church. He lectured on missions in the San Francisco Theological Seminary and taught in the departments of English and Religion of Alborz College in Teheran, Iran from 1920 to 1923 and again from 1925-1938.

Wysham was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Christian Literary Society for Moslems, as well as of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Benham Club at Princeton. He edited numerous books and wrote many pamphlets in the Persian language, and was a regular contributor to religious magazines including The Presbyterian and Presbyterian Life.

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The William N. Wysham Papers consists of correspondence, subject files, manuscripts and published material.

Correspondence contains a series of letters from Wysham at the American mission in Teheran, and a letter from Henry Luce to a Mr. Rosengrant about one of Wysham's books.

Subject files contains pamphlets by Wysham, reports by him, and a statement of the I.L.C. Sales Account.

Manuscripts contains typescript copies of essays by Wysham on the state of Christian education in the Middle East, personal reports by Wysham, and manuscripts for several articles and books.

Published material includes a book edited by Wysham, three published pamphlets, and newspaper articles about Wysham.

 Arrangement of the Collection

Correspondence is arranged chronologically. All other material is arranged alphabetically.

 Subject and Genre Headings Church and clergy Religion and philosophy Wysham, William Norris, 1890-1982. Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Board of Foreign Missions. Christianity and other religions -- Islam. Missionaries -- Iran. Islam -- Relations -- Christianity. Iran -- Religion. Articles. Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence. Manuscripts for publication. Pamphlets. Reports. Missionaries. Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

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Acquisition Information

Gift of William N. Wysham, 1964, 1967, 1969.

 Inventory Correspondence Outgoing1920-19361 Of others (Henry Luce to Mr. Rosengrant)19521 Subject files Pamphlets by Bulwark for Tomorrow1 Doors1 Into All the World Together1 Is Protestantism Second-Class Christianity?1 The Missionary Candidate1 Toward an Ecumenical Mission1 Reports by Christian literature distribution in the Middle East19611 Intermission literature of Persia for the years 1930-19371 Statements, financial I.L.C. sales account1930-19311 Manuscripts Book, Christianity is Like Thatcirca 19621 Christian education in the Middle East19611 Christian literature in Persian from 1925-19311 "The Passport and the Pistol"19211 Personal reports 1926-19293 folders1 1933-19383 folders1 1950-19511 Reports Itineration trip to Demghan19291 Itineration trip to Mazanderan19301 Itineration trip to Mazanderan Province1 "Some Vicissitudes of Jesus as a Person"1 Published material Books Memoirs of a Centenarian19571 Magazine articles by in Five Continents1937, 1947, undated1 in Missionary Reviews of the World1924, 1926, 1928, 19321 in Presbyterian Life1954, 1957, 19591 in Women and Missions1924, 1925, 1932, 19471 Miscellaneous1925, 1927, 1936, 1943, 1944, 19591 Newspaper clippings about Miscellaneousundated1 Pamphlets by Counsel to New Missionaries1925, 19481 Measure of a Modern Missionary19251 On This We Build in the Near Eastundated1