Wheaton College (Ill.)
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Found in 3 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 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
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Helen Renich Papers.
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- Bible colleges 2
- Boarding schools. 2
- Children of missionaries -- Education. 2
- Christianity and culture. 2
- Church and state. 2
- College students in missionary work. 2
- College students. 2
- Language in missionary work. 2
- Missionaries -- Training of. 2
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
- Missionaries. 2
- Missions -- Educational work. 2
- Revivals -- Wheaton. 2
- Sex role. 2
- Street preaching. 2
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 2
- Women 2
- Women -- Religious life. 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
- Belief and doubt. 1
- Bible colleges -- India. 1
- Bible colleges -- Nigeria. 1
- Bible colleges. 1
- Boarding schools -- China. 1
- Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
- Boarding schools -- Nigeria. 1
- Caste -- India. 1
- Caste. 1
- Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 1
- Catholic Church. 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
- Church and social problems -- Nigeria. 1
- Church and social problems. 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 -- China. 1
- Church work with women. 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 -- 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
- Evangelistic work -- India. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Nigeria. 1
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 1
- Family. 1
- Footbinding 1
- Footbinding -- China. 1
- Fula (African people) 1
- Fundamentalism. 1
- Great Britain 1
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa. 1
- Great Britain -- Colonies. 1
- Hausa (African people) 1
- Hausa (African people) -- Nigeria. 1
- Hausa language. 1
- Hinduism 1
- Hinduism -- Doctrines. 1
- Hinduism -- India. 1
- Hunger. 1
- Igbo (African people) 1
- India -- Description and travel. 1
- India -- History -- 1947- 1 ∧ less
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