Wheaton College (Ill.)
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 187 Papers of Eleanor R. Elliott
Collection
Identifier: CN 187
Scope and Contents
Family correspondence, prayer letters, brochures, newspaper clippings, prayer cards and letters from other missionaries, photographs, slides, negatives, journals and diaries, and eight interviews concerning Elliott's childhood in China, mission work with China Inland Mission (now Overseas Missionary Fellowship) in China and the Philippines, her experiences as an evangelist and teacher, her life in China during the Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, and the civil war that followed. Her retirement...
Dates:
Created: 1910-1988
Collection 255 Oral History Interview of Helen Frame
Collection
Identifier: CN 255
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Helen Nowack Frame (1908-1999) in which she discusses her childdhood growing up in China, decision to become a missionary for Overseas Missionary Fellowship, education at Wheaton College, years of service in China, culture and political events in China; leaving China in 1951 with her husband Raymond and their children and resettlement in the Philippines, teaching at Faith Academy, development of the Bible Institute, return and activities in Wheaton. The time...
Dates:
Created: 1983
Collection 286 Oral History Interview with Marilyn J. Suttie
Collection
Identifier: CN 286
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Marilyn Joy Suttie in which she describes her work as a missionary in Cameroon with the United Presbyterian Ecumenical Mission. Topics discussed include: Suttie's childhood in China, education at Wheaton College, and short-term missionary work, mainly teaching missionary children in Cameroon. Also includes information on the Cameroon church, polygamy, Muslims in Cameroon, and medical care, and other political, social, and religious issues in Africa. The time...
Dates:
Created: 1984
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
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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- China -- History -- 1937-1945. 5
- Communism -- China. 5
- Communism. 5
- Evangelistic work -- China. 5
- Indigenous church administration 5
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 5
- Missionaries. 5
- Missions -- China. 5
- Christian education -- China. 4
- Christian education. 4
- Culture shock. 4
- Evangelistic work. 4
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 4
- Language in missionary work. 4
- Medical care 4
- Missionaries -- Training of. 4
- Bible -- Publication and distribution. 3
- Bible. 3
- Buddhists -- China. 3
- Buddhists. 3
- China -- History -- 1912-1937. 3
- Education 3
- Medical care -- China. 3
- Refugees 3
- Refugees -- China. 3
- Rural missions. 3
- Sex role. 3
- Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 3
- Tribes. 3
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
- Bible -- Study and teaching. 2
- Catholic Church. 2
- Children of missionaries -- China. 2
- China -- Description and travel. 2
- China -- Social life and customs. 2
- China. 2
- Chinese -- Missions. 2
- Chinese. 2
- Christian education -- Philippines. 2
- Christian education -- Taiwan. 2
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
- Christian literature. 2
- Church development, New. 2
- Church work with women -- China. 2
- Church work with women. 2
- Conversion. 2
- Crime and criminals 2
- Crime and criminals -- China. 2
- Evangelistic work -- Philippines. 2
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
- Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 2
- Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 2
- Missionaries' spouses. 2
- Missionaries, Resignation of. 2
- Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 2
- Missions -- Educational work. 2
- Missions -- Philippines. 2
- Missions -- Taiwan. 2
- Missions to Buddhists -- China. 2
- Missions to Buddhists. 2
- Missions, Medical. 2
- Missions. 2
- Organizational change. 2
- Persecution -- China. 2
- Persecution. 2
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 2
- Presbyterian Church. 2
- Presbyterians. 2
- Religious institutions. 2
- Sex role -- China. 2
- Theology 2
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 2
- World War, 1939-1945. 2
- Ancestor worship. 1
- Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
- Animism. 1
- Belief and doubt. 1
- Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
- Bible -- Publication and distribution -- China. 1
- Bible colleges. 1
- Boarding schools -- China. 1
- Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
- Boarding schools. 1
- Bulu (African people) 1
- Cameroon. 1
- Cameroon. -- Politics and government. 1
- Catholic Church -- Missions. 1
- Catholic Church -- Relations 1
- Catholic Church. -- China. 1
- China -- History -- 1949- 1
- China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
- China -- History -- Revolution, 1911-1912. 1 ∧ less
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