Wheaton College (Ill.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 302 Oral History Interview with David L. Farah
Collection
Identifier: CN 302
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with David Livingstone Farah, in which he discusses his upbringing, education at Wheaton College, work as an administrator with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Peru and Bolivia, and relationships with other religious bodies, national groups and governments. Other topics include the 1950 revival at Wheaton College; Wycliffe jungle training in Mexico; the Catholic Church in Bolivia and the prevalence of syncretism; differences between Peru and Bolivia; description of...
Dates:
Created: 1985
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
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Alcoholism -- United States 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History -- 1945- 1
- Animism -- Bolivia. 1
- Animism. 1
- Bible -- Publication and distribution. 1
- Bible -- Translating. 1
- Bible. 1
- Boarding schools -- India. 1
- Boarding schools. 1
- Bolivia -- Religion. 1
- Bolivia. 1
- Bolivia. -- Politics and government. 1
- Buddhism -- Doctrines. 1
- Buddhism -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Buddhism. 1
- Caste. 1
- Caste. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Catholic Church -- Bolivia. 1
- Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 1
- Catholic Church. -- India. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Children of missionaries -- Education. 1
- Children of missionaries. 1
- Christian education -- United States. 1
- Christian education. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 1
- Christian literature. 1
- Christian martyrs -- Ecuador. 1
- Christian martyrs. 1
- Christianity and culture -- Bolivia. 1
- Christianity and culture -- United States. 1
- Christianity and culture. 1
- Christianity and politics -- Bolivia. 1
- Christianity and politics. 1
- Christianity today (Periodical) 1
- Church and state -- Bolivia. 1
- Church and state -- India. 1
- Church and state -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Church polity and Christian union. 1
- Church work with students. 1
- Cold War. 1
- College students in missionary work. 1
- Communism -- India. 1
- Communism -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Community development -- Bolivia. 1
- Community development. 1
- Cults. 1
- Discrimination. 1
- Divorce. 1
- Ecumenical movement. 1
- Education, Higher -- India. 1
- Education, Higher -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Bolivia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Soviet Union. 1
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 1
- Evangelistic work. 1
- Family. 1
- Fund raising. 1
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Funeral rites and ceremonies. 1
- Hinduism 1
- Hinduism -- Doctrines. 1
- Hindus 1
- Hindus -- India. 1
- Hindus -- Sri Lanka. 1
- India -- History -- 1947- 1
- India -- History. 1
- Indians of South America -- Bolivia. 1
- Indians of South America -- Missions. 1
- Indians of South America. 1
- Indigenous church administration 1
- Indigenous church administration -- India. 1
- Indigenous church administration -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Intercultural communication. 1
- Interpersonal conflict. 1
- Journalism, Religious. 1
- Korean War, 1950-1953. 1
- Liberalism (Religion) 1
- Marriage -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Mass media in missionary work. 1
- Mass media in religion. 1
- Medical care 1
- Medical care -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Missionaries -- Training of. 1
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 1
- Missionaries' spouses. 1
- Missionaries, Resignation of. 1 ∧ less
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