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Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 186 Papers of M. Douglas Hursh

 Collection
Identifier: CN 186
Scope and Contents Two oral history interviews, manuscript material, photographs, and memorabilia relatingn to Marion Douglas Hursh's work with Sudan Interior Mission's Kano Eye Hospital, Kano in Nigeria from 1942-1962. Topics covered concern Hursh's education and work as a medical missionary at the Sudan Interior Mission's Kano Eye Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, as well as various aspects of church life and mission activity in Nigeria.  Events described in the interviews cover the time period from 1904 to...
Dates: Created: 1904-1982

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 385 Oral History Interview with Daniel E. Liberek

 Collection
Identifier: CN 385
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Daniel Eric Liberek in which he describes growing up in Belgium as the son of a Protestant pastor, his conversion, methods of evangelism in that country, comparison between United States and Belgian evangelicals, his own work as a youth pastor in Belgium, Protestant-Catholic relations, church-state relations, and other faiths in the country. Other topics discussed include Liberek's experiences running a Christian youth camp; and some of the spiritual options in...
Dates: Created: 1988

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

Collection 415 Papers of Bonnie Stuckless

 Collection
Identifier: CN 415
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews, prayer letters, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and articles relating to the ministry of Bonnie G. Stuckless and her husband Donald Stuckless, missionaries in Colombia, Panama, and Spain with the Assemblies of God from 1970 to 1992.[NOTE: In the Scope and Content description, the notation "folder 2-5" means box 2, folder 5.]Series: Audio TapesTwo oral history...
Dates: Created: 1969-1992

Collection 522 Oral History Interviews with Joel Martínez Hernandez

 Collection
Identifier: CN 522
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Joel Martínez Hernandez in which he discusses his early childhood in Jaruco, Cuba; conversion to Christianity; being son of missionaries; bi-culturalism; Toccoa Falls boarding school and college; effect of service in the United States Navy on spiritual development; reasons for not being TEAM missionary; missionary work in Barcelona and then Madrid, Spain with Christian & Missionary Alliance; traditional church models versus cell-group based models; education...
Dates: Created: 1995

David M. Howard, Sr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CN 484
Scope and Contents Four oral history interviews, paper records, and photographs documenting David Howard's life and work with Latin American Mission, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and World Evangelical Fellowship. Topics covered in the interviews include Howard's childhood, Christian faith, education at Wheaton College, work as a missionary and administrator with Latin America Mission; missions director for Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, director of the 1980 Consultation on World Evangelization; and...
Dates: Created: 1968-1993

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

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  • Subject: Family. X
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Additional filters:

Subject
Evangelistic work. 7
Children of missionaries. 6
Missionaries. 6
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 5
Sex role. 5
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Women 5
Women -- Religious life. 5
Women missionaries. 5
Catholic Church. 4
Conversion. 4
Indigenous church administration 4
Medical care 4
Missions, Medical. 4
Social change. 4
Christian education. 3
Christianity and culture. 3
Church and state. 3
Church development, New. 3
Church work with women. 3
Culture shock. 3
Evangelicalism. 3
Language in missionary work. 3
Missionaries -- Training of. 3
Missions -- Educational work. 3
Pentecostalism. 3
World War, 1939-1945. 3
Belief and doubt. 2
Bible. 2
Boarding schools. 2
Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 2
Catholic Church -- Spain. 2
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 2
China -- History -- 1937-1945. 2
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 2
China -- History. 2
Christian education -- United States. 2
Christianity and culture -- United States. 2
Church and social problems. 2
Church growth. 2
Church work with children. 2
Church work with women -- China. 2
Colombia 2
Colombia -- Religion. 2
Communism. 2
Ecumenical movement. 2
Education, Higher 2
Education, Higher -- United States. 2
Evangelicalism -- United States. 2
Evangelistic work -- China. 2
Evangelistic work -- Spain. 2
Glossolalia. 2
Indigenous church administration -- China. 2
Islam -- Relations -- Christianity. 2
Lord's Supper. 2
Marriage. 2
Medical care -- China. 2
Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 2
Missions -- China. 2
Missions -- Colombia. 2
Missions -- India. 2
Missions -- Spain. 2
Missions to Buddhists. 2
Moody Bible Institute -- Alumni. 2
Muslims. 2
Pentecostalism--Catholic Church 2
Persecution -- China. 2
Persecution -- Colombia. 2
Religious institutions. 2
Revivals. 2
Rural missions. 2
Sex role -- China. 2
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 2
Tribes. 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 2
Abortion 1
Abortion -- Religious aspects. 1
African Americans -- Missions. 1
African Americans. 1
Alcoholism -- United States 1
Alcoholism. -- United States -- History 1
Alcoholism. -- United States -- History -- 1945- 1
Assemblies of God -- Missions. 1
Atheism -- Belgium. 1
Atheism. 1
Baptism in the Holy Spirit. 1
Baptism. 1
Belgium. 1
Belgium. -- Religion. 1
Belgium. -- Social life and customs. 1
Bible -- Publication and distribution -- China. 1
Bible -- Publication and distribution. 1
Bible -- Study and teaching. 1
Bible colleges 1
Bible colleges -- United States. 1
Bible colleges. 1
Boarding schools -- China. 1
Boarding schools -- India. 1
Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
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