Wheaton College (Ill.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 409 Papers of David D. Thomas
Collection
Identifier: CN 409
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, photographs, negatives, and clippings relating to the linguistic and missionary work of David and Dorothy Thomas in the Philippines, Vietnam (especially with the Chrau tribe), Cambodia, and Thailand with Wycliffe Bible Translators from 1954-1975. The bulk of the content consists of David and Dorothy's letters to his mother, Ruth, who lived in Wheaton, IL. Topics covered in the correspondence include information on the Thomas family, missionary work in the Philippines, and...
Dates:
Created: 1954-1975
Helen Renich Papers.
Collection
Identifier: CN 124
Brief Description
Two oral history interviews with Helen Gignilliat Torrey Renich in which she describes her grandfather, Reuben Archer Torrey, Sr., and her experiences growing up in China as a child of missionaries. Other topics discussed include her experiences at Wheaton College and culture shock. The collection also includes photographs of her family life in China and Chinese nationals, ca. 1920-30s.Helen Renich was interviewed by Robert Shuster on May 15, 1980 in Michigan and on May 17, 1982...
Dates:
Created: 1920-1982
Found in:
Evangelism & Missions Archives
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Helen Renich Papers.
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Bible -- Translating. 1
- Bible colleges 1
- Bible colleges -- Vietnam. 1
- Bible colleges. 1
- Bible. 1
- Boarding schools -- China. 1
- Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
- Boarding schools. 1
- Children of missionaries -- China. 1
- China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
- China -- History -- 1937-1945. 1
- China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
- China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 1
- China -- History. 1
- Chrau language. 1
- Christian martyrs. 1
- Christianity and culture. 1
- Church and state -- Thailand. 1
- Church and state -- Vietnam. 1
- Church and state. 1
- Church work with women -- China. 1
- Church work with women. 1
- Communism -- Vietnam. 1
- Communism. 1
- Conversion. 1
- Culture shock. 1
- Education -- United States. 1
- Education -- Vietnam. 1
- Education, Higher 1
- Education, Higher -- United States. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Asia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Australia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Canada. 1
- Evangelistic work -- China. 1
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 1
- Evangelistic work. 1
- Footbinding 1
- Footbinding -- China. 1
- Fundamentalism. 1
- Hunger. 1
- Indigenous church administration 1
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 1
- International relief. 1
- Language in missionary work. 1
- Linguistics 1
- Linguistics -- Philippines. 1
- Linguistics -- Vietnam. 1
- Linguists 1
- Linguists -- United States. 1
- Lord's Supper. 1
- Medical care 1
- Medical care -- China. 1
- Missionaries' spouses. 1
- Missions -- Cambodia. 1
- Missions -- China. 1
- Missions -- Philippines. 1
- Missions -- Thailand. 1
- Missions -- Vietnam. 1
- Missions, Medical. 1
- Missions. 1
- Moody Bible Institute -- Alumni. 1
- Persecution -- China. 1
- Persecution. 1
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 1
- Presbyterian Church. 1
- Presbyterians. 1
- Revivals -- China. 1
- Revivals. 1
- Sex role -- China. 1
- Sex role. 1
- Shandong Sheng (China) 1
- Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 1
- Street preaching. 1
- Tribes -- Vietnam. 1
- Tribes. 1
- Vietnam 1
- Vietnam -- History 1
- Vietnam -- History -- 1945-1975. 1
- Vietnam -- Politics and government 1
- Vietnam -- Politics and government -- 1945-1975. 1
- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. 1
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 1
- Women 1
- Women -- Religious life. 1
- World War, 1939-1945. 1 ∧ less
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