Wheaton College (Ill.)
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 260 Oral History Interviews with Jeannette Thiessen
Collection
Identifier: CN 260
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Jeannette Louise Martig Thiessen (1927-2014) in which she discusses her family life in Illinois, favorite professors and her education at Wheaton College, nurses' training, and years in India (1952-1974) working with her husband under the sponsorship of the Mennonite Mission to the Lepers and American Leprosy Mission. Other topics discussed include: the Indian caste system, Indian politics, economics, literacy, hospital work with lepers, the Indian church,...
Dates:
Created: 1983
Collection 283 Oral History Interviews with Nancy Folkerts
Collection
Identifier: CN 283
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Nancy Wood Folkerts. Topics discussed include her childhood as a pastor's daughter; study at Wheaton College; her marriage; training in London; work as a missionary in British Cameroon (now Republic of Cameroon), especially Bible study and literacy programs for women and 3H clubs for girls; the political and social situation in Cameroon; Cameroon independence; medical problems in Cameroon; the work of her husband, Fred, at the Baptist Teacher Training College and...
Dates:
Created: 1984
Collection 290 Oral History Interview with Merle A. Steely
Collection
Identifier: CN 290
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Merle Ashel Steely, who worked as a missionary with Sudan Interior Mission between 1951 and 1977 in Liberia and Nigeria. Topic discussed include: Steely's conversion while in military service, education and employment at Wheaton College (including the 1950 revival there), his missionary work in Liberia at radio station ELWA and with Sudan Interior Mission in Nigeria, teaching in mission and government schools, evangelism and church planting, Billy Graham's 1960...
Dates:
Created: 1984
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
/
Helen Renich Papers.
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- Subject
- Boarding schools. 3
- Children of missionaries. 3
- Church and state. 3
- Conversion. 3
- Evangelistic work. 3
- Language in missionary work. 3
- Missionaries -- Training of. 3
- Missionaries. 3
- Missions, Medical. 3
- Revivals. 3
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
- Women 3
- Women -- Religious life. 3
- Bible colleges 2
- Bible colleges. 2
- Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 2
- Catholic Church. 2
- Children of missionaries -- Education. 2
- Christianity and culture. 2
- Church work with women. 2
- College students in missionary work. 2
- College students. 2
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
- Missions -- Educational work. 2
- Presbyterians. 2
- Revivals -- Wheaton. 2
- Sex role. 2
- Street preaching. 2
- Tribes. 2
- Worship (Christian) 2
- Alcoholism -- United States 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- Diplomatic and consular service 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- Diplomatic and consular service -- Nigeria. 1
- Animism -- Nigeria. 1
- Animism. 1
- BGEA: South Africa Tour -- 1960 1
- Baptists -- Missions -- Cameroon. 1
- Baptists -- Missions. 1
- Baptists. 1
- Belief and doubt. 1
- Bible -- Study and teaching. 1
- Bible colleges -- India. 1
- Bible colleges -- Nigeria. 1
- Bible. 1
- Boarding schools -- Africa. 1
- Boarding schools -- China. 1
- Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
- Boarding schools -- Nigeria. 1
- Cameroon. 1
- Cameroon. -- Politics and government. 1
- Caste -- India. 1
- Caste. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Cameroon. 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
- Christian education -- Cameroon. 1
- Christian education of children. 1
- Christian education. 1
- Church and social problems -- Nigeria. 1
- Church and social problems. 1
- Church and state -- Cameroon. 1
- Church and state -- India. 1
- Church and state -- Nigeria. 1
- Church development, New. 1
- Church discipline. 1
- Church growth -- India. 1
- Church growth. 1
- Church schools 1
- Church schools -- Nigeria. 1
- Church work with military personnel. 1
- Church work with women -- Cameroon. 1
- Church work with women -- China. 1
- Church work with youth -- Cameroon. 1
- Church work with youth. 1
- Cities and towns -- Cameroon. 1
- Cities and towns. 1
- College students -- Religious life. 1
- College students -- United States 1
- College students -- United States -- Religious life. 1
- Demoniac possession 1
- Demoniac possession -- Nigeria. 1
- Education -- Cameroon. 1
- Education -- India. 1
- Education -- Nigeria. 1
- Education -- United States. 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 ∧ less
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