Wheaton College (Ill.)
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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 262 Oral History Interview with Raymond Buker Jr.
Collection
Identifier: CN 262
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Raymond Bates Buker in which he describes growing up in Burma as the child of missionaries, his education at Wheaton College, his decision to become a missionary under the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society, language study; evangelization, church planting, translation, medical missions and education activities in Pakistan, working with Muslims and the Sindhi, Bhils, and Marwari tribal people, 1954-1969. Other topics discussed include: the culture,...
Dates:
Created: 1983
Collection 284 Oral History Interview with Gladys Wright
Collection
Identifier: CN 284
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Gladys Lyle Wright (1902-1994), in which she discusses her work as a teacher in Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo). Topics discussed include: Wright's family background, education at Wheaton College and Moody Bible Institute, her work as a missionary in the Belgian Congo for the Africa Inland Mission, memories of the Congolese people and culture, and her experiences at Wheaton when she was on the staff of the College after retriring from the mission...
Dates:
Created: 1984
Collection 290 Oral History Interview with Merle A. Steely
Collection
Identifier: CN 290
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Merle Ashel Steely, who worked as a missionary with Sudan Interior Mission between 1951 and 1977 in Liberia and Nigeria. Topic discussed include: Steely's conversion while in military service, education and employment at Wheaton College (including the 1950 revival there), his missionary work in Liberia at radio station ELWA and with Sudan Interior Mission in Nigeria, teaching in mission and government schools, evangelism and church planting, Billy Graham's 1960...
Dates:
Created: 1984
Collection 317 Oral History Interview with Ian H. and Ruth E. Cook
Collection
Identifier: CN 317
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Ian Harper Cooke and Ruth Eileen (Witmer) Cook, in which Ian describes his childhood and education in South Africa, college education at Wheaton College, training for missionary work, medical missions work in South Africa with The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM), the Zulus, apartheid, and the national church; and Ruth describes her childhood, conversion, and intention to become a missionary nurse, education at West Suburban Hospital and Wheaton College,...
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
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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- Conversion. 5
- Evangelistic work. 5
- Indigenous church administration 5
- Language in missionary work. 5
- Missionaries. 5
- Missions -- Educational work. 5
- Women missionaries. 5
- Catholic Church. 4
- Church and state. 4
- Culture shock. 4
- Education 4
- Medical care 4
- Missionaries -- Training of. 4
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 4
- Missions -- Finance. 4
- Sex role. 4
- Tribes. 4
- Women 4
- Women -- Religious life. 4
- Animism. 3
- Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 3
- Children of missionaries -- Education. 3
- Christianity and culture. 3
- Family. 3
- Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 3
- Missions to Muslims. 3
- Rural missions. 3
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
- Alcoholism -- United States 2
- Belief and doubt. 2
- Caste. 2
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
- Christian literature. 2
- Church development, New. 2
- Church work with women. 2
- College students -- Religious life. 2
- College students in missionary work. 2
- College students. 2
- Discrimination. 2
- Education, Higher 2
- Education, Higher -- United States. 2
- Intercultural communication. 2
- Interpersonal conflict. 2
- Islam -- Relations -- Christianity. 2
- Marriage. 2
- Missionaries' spouses. 2
- Missionaries, Resignation of. 2
- Missions. 2
- Muslims. 2
- Persecution. 2
- Racism. 2
- Revivals. 2
- Street preaching. 2
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Employees. 2
- World War, 1939-1945. 2
- Worship (Christian) 2
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- Diplomatic and consular service 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- Diplomatic and consular service -- Nigeria. 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History -- 1945- 1
- Animism -- Nigeria. 1
- Animism -- South Africa. 1
- Apartheid. 1
- Athletes 1
- Athletes -- United States 1
- Athletes -- United States -- Religious life. 1
- BGEA: South Africa Tour -- 1960 1
- Belgium. 1
- Belgium. -- Administration. 1
- Belgium. -- Colonies 1
- Belgium. -- Colonies -- Africa. 1
- Bhil (Indic people) 1
- Bible -- Translating. 1
- Bible colleges 1
- Bible colleges -- Nigeria. 1
- Bible colleges. 1
- Bible. 1
- Boarding schools -- China. 1
- Boarding schools -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Boarding schools -- India. 1
- Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
- Boarding schools -- Nigeria. 1
- Boarding schools -- South Africa. 1
- Buddhism -- Doctrines. 1
- Buddhism -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Buddhism. 1
- Caste. -- Pakistan. 1
- Caste. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Catholic Church -- Missions. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Catholic Church. -- India. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Missions -- South Africa. 1
- Catholic Church. -- South Africa. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Children of missionaries -- China. 1
- China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
- China -- History -- 1937-1945. 1 ∧ less
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