Wheaton College (Ill.)
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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 289 Oral History Interview with G. Paul Groen
Collection
Identifier: CN 289
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Paul Groen in which he describes his education at Wheaton College, missionary work the Christian Reformed Church in Nigeria and the Nigerian church, particularly among the Tiv people, and the country's economy, educational system and political history between 1964 and 1973. Other topics discussed include: Tiv customs and religion, the church among the Tiv and its indigenous leadership and transition of leadership from missionaries, relations with Roman Catholics...
Dates:
Created: 1984
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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- Children of missionaries. 4
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 4
- Christian literature. 4
- Christianity and culture. 4
- Indigenous church administration 4
- Language in missionary work. 4
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 4
- Missionaries' spouses. 4
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 4
- Women 4
- Women -- Religious life. 4
- Women missionaries. 4
- Catholic Church. 3
- Christian education. 3
- Communism. 3
- Culture shock. 3
- Evangelistic work. 3
- Medical care 3
- Missionaries -- Training of. 3
- Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 3
- Rural missions. 3
- Tribes. 3
- Animism. 2
- Bible -- Publication and distribution. 2
- Bible -- Study and teaching. 2
- Bible. 2
- Buddhists -- China. 2
- Buddhists. 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 and state. 2
- Church development, New. 2
- Communism -- China. 2
- Crime and criminals 2
- Crime and criminals -- China. 2
- Education 2
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 2
- Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 2
- Interpersonal conflict. 2
- Marriage. 2
- Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 2
- Missions -- China. 2
- Missions -- Taiwan. 2
- Missions to Buddhists. 2
- Missions, Medical. 2
- Missions. 2
- Pentecostalism. 2
- Refugees 2
- Refugees -- China. 2
- Religious institutions. 2
- Sex role. 2
- Theology 2
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 2
- Alcoholism -- United States 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History -- 1945- 1
- Ancestor worship. 1
- Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
- Animism -- Nigeria. 1
- Belief and doubt. 1
- Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
- Boarding schools -- India. 1
- Boarding schools. 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 -- United States 1
- Children -- United States -- Conversion to Christianity. 1
- Children of missionaries -- Education. 1
- Children. 1
- China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
- China -- History -- Revolution, 1911-1912. 1
- China. 1
- Christian Reformed Church -- Missions. 1
- Christian education -- United States. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- Portugal. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Christianity and culture -- Portugal. 1
- Christianity today (Periodical) 1
- Church and state -- India. 1
- Church and state -- Portugal. 1
- Church and state -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Church polity and Christian union. 1
- Cities and towns -- Nigeria. 1
- Cities and towns. 1
- Communism -- India. 1 ∧ less
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