Wheaton College (Ill.)
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 171 Papers of Albert and Mary Lee Bobby
Collection
Identifier: CN 171
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews and personal papers of Albert and Mary Lee Bobby, missionaries in Lisbon and Santiago do Cacem, Portugal, under The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM). Collection includes interviews, articles, correspondence, prayer letters, manuscript notes, and other material from the Bobbys about their mission work, including evangelism and radio broadcasting. The correspondence also includes information on various theological issues and American Christian leaders. The oral...
Dates:
Created: 1980-1982
Collection 287 Oral History Interview with Margaret Crossett
Collection
Identifier: CN 287
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Margaret Rice Elliott Crossett in which she describes her childhood with her missionary parents in China, her education at Wheaton College, and missionary career with her husband, Vincent Crossett, in China and Taiwan with China Inland Mission/Overseas Missionary Fellowship (1929-1948, 1961-1973). Topics discussed include Crossett's childhood in China; description of Chinese indigenous worship practices and syncretism in Chinese religious culture; Crossett's...
Dates:
Created: 1984-1986
Collection 288 Oral History Interview with Vincent L. Crossett
Collection
Identifier: CN 288
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Vincent Leroy Crossett (1907-1999) in which he describes his education at Wheaton and Westminster Seminary, missionary work with China Inland Mission/Overseas Missionary Fellowship in China and Taiwan, and pastoral work in a local church in Hawaii. Topics discussed include Crossett's education at Wheaton College and Westminster Seminary; decision to join China Inland Mission; language school; evangelism methods; characteristics of the Chinese church; CIM's...
Dates:
Created: 1984-1986
Collection 335 Papers of Ralph E. Shannon
Collection
Identifier: CN 335
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews and paper records relating to Ralph Shannon’s life and ministry as a medical missionary in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo).Audio Tapes Four oral history interviews with Ralph Shannon, recorded on eight reels of audio tape. Topics covered include Shannon's childhood in Belgian Congo (Zaire) with his missionary parents, Wheaton College undergraduate and graduate education, service in Zaire as a medical...
Dates:
Created: 1986-1990
Collection 405 Papers of W. Robert & Frances Holmes
Collection
Identifier: CN 405
Scope and Contents
Collection of letters written primarily by Robert Holmes and his wife, Frances (Frannie) to their families in the United States, while they served as missionaries with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Sri Lanka from 1947 to 1960. A few of the letters are from the children, Bobby and Carol Lou, to their grandparents, and there are a few letters sent to the Holmes family. (The originals were retained by the donor.) The letters date from 1947 to 1960, and were mostly...
Dates:
Created: 1947-1960
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- Family. 4
- Indigenous church administration 4
- Language in missionary work. 4
- Missionaries -- Training of. 4
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 4
- Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 4
- Missionaries' spouses. 4
- Rural missions. 4
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 4
- Catholic Church. 3
- Christian education. 3
- Christianity and culture. 3
- Church and state. 3
- Communism. 3
- Culture shock. 3
- Evangelistic work. 3
- Medical care 3
- Pentecostalism. 3
- Sex role. 3
- Tribes. 3
- Animism. 2
- Bible -- Publication and distribution. 2
- Bible -- Study and teaching. 2
- Bible. 2
- Boarding schools. 2
- Buddhists -- China. 2
- Buddhists. 2
- Children. 2
- China -- History -- 1937-1945. 2
- China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 2
- China -- History. 2
- China -- Social life and customs. 2
- Christian education -- China. 2
- Christian education -- Taiwan. 2
- Church development, New. 2
- Communism -- China. 2
- Crime and criminals 2
- Crime and criminals -- China. 2
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
- Idols and images. 2
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 2
- Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 2
- Intercultural communication. 2
- Interpersonal conflict. 2
- Marriage. 2
- Mission music. 2
- Missionaries -- Training of -- United States. 2
- Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 2
- Missions -- China. 2
- Missions -- Finance. 2
- Missions -- Taiwan. 2
- Missions to Buddhists. 2
- Missions. 2
- Occultism 2
- Radio in missionary work. 2
- Refugees 2
- Refugees -- China. 2
- Religious institutions. 2
- Theology 2
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 2
- Worship. 2
- AIDS (Disease) 1
- Alcoholism -- United States 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History -- 1945- 1
- Ancestor worship. 1
- Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
- Animism -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Belief and doubt. 1
- Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
- Boarding schools -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Boarding schools -- India. 1
- Buddhism -- Doctrines. 1
- Buddhism -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Buddhism. 1
- Caste. 1
- Caste. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Catholic Church -- Portugal. 1
- Catholic Church. -- China. 1
- Catholic Church. -- India. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Children -- Conversion to Christianity. 1
- Children -- United States 1
- Children -- United States -- Conversion to Christianity. 1
- Children of missionaries -- Education. 1
- China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
- China -- History -- Revolution, 1911-1912. 1
- China. 1
- Christian education -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Christian leadership. 1
- Christian life. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1 ∧ less
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