Wheaton College (Ill.)
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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 093 Oral History Interview with Earl A. Winsor
Collection
Identifier: CN 093
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Earl Austin Winsor (1897-1983) in which he discusses his education at Wheaton College as a student (1919-1920) and teacher (1920-25, history, and 1939-1949, math and physics) and his missionary experiences in Africa under Africa Inland Mission, serving in what is now Zaire. Wheaton personalities, mission experiences, especially those relating to his education work, and analysis of his exposure to African government, churches, tribal customs, and health practices....
Dates:
Created: 1979-1980
Collection 263 Oral History Interview with Margaret Carlson
Collection
Identifier: CN 263
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Margaret Johanna (Larson) Carlson in which she describes growing up in Ecuador as the child of missionaries, her education at Westmont and Wheaton Colleges, her nursing experience, and her missionary service with her husband at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Seminary in Hong Kong. Other topics discussed include: the founding of a HCJB radio station by her father, Reuben Larson, and her involvement in Wheaton College's HNGR Program. Individuals described...
Dates:
Created: 1983
Collection 325 Oral History Interview with Donald W. Berry
Collection
Identifier: CN 325
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview in which Berry discusses his conversion, education at Wheaton College, and his work as a pilot and administrator for Mission Aviation Fellowship in Honduras and Southeast Asia. Other topics discussed include. Berry’s service in the Army during World War II, his views on pacifism, the origins of Mission Aviation Fellowship, challenges of MAF, and the effect of life on the mission field on Berry’s family.Donald Berry was interviewed by Robert Shuster on...
Dates:
Created: 1986
Collection 335 Papers of Ralph E. Shannon
Collection
Identifier: CN 335
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews and paper records relating to Ralph Shannon’s life and ministry as a medical missionary in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo).Audio Tapes Four oral history interviews with Ralph Shannon, recorded on eight reels of audio tape. Topics covered include Shannon's childhood in Belgian Congo (Zaire) with his missionary parents, Wheaton College undergraduate and graduate education, service in Zaire as a medical...
Dates:
Created: 1986-1990
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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- Subject
- Children of missionaries. 4
- Indigenous church administration 4
- Medical care 4
- Boarding schools. 3
- Catholic Church. 3
- Christianity and culture. 3
- Conversion. 3
- Evangelistic work. 3
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 3
- Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 3
- Missions -- Educational work. 3
- Pentecostalism. 3
- Tribes. 3
- Women 3
- Women -- Religious life. 3
- Women missionaries. 3
- Animism -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
- Animism. 2
- Children -- Conversion to Christianity. 2
- Children. 2
- Christian education -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
- Christian education. 2
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
- Christian literature. 2
- Church discipline. 2
- Communism. 2
- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Religion. 2
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 2
- Evangelicalism. 2
- Evangelistic work -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
- Funeral rites and ceremonies. 2
- Indigenous church administration -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
- Language in missionary work. 2
- Medical care -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
- Missionaries -- Training of. 2
- Missionaries, Resignation of. 2
- Missions -- Congo (Democratic Republic). 2
- Missions -- Interdenominational cooperation. 2
- Missions, Medical. 2
- Missions. 2
- Persecution. 2
- Racism. 2
- Radio in missionary work. 2
- Rural missions. 2
- Sex role. 2
- Tribes -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 2
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Religious life and customs. 2
- Worship. 2
- AIDS (Disease) 1
- Aeronautics in missionary work. 1
- Alcoholism -- United States 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History -- 1945- 1
- Arminianism -- United States 1
- Arminianism. 1
- Belgium. 1
- Belgium. -- Colonies 1
- Belgium. -- Colonies -- Africa. 1
- Boarding schools -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Boarding schools -- Ecuador. 1
- Boarding schools -- India. 1
- Buddhism -- Doctrines. 1
- Buddhism -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Buddhism. 1
- Calvinism -- United States 1
- Calvinism. 1
- Caste. 1
- Caste. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Catholic Church -- Missions. 1
- Catholic Church. -- China. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Hong Kong 1
- Catholic Church. -- India. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Missions -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Catholic Church. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Children -- Religious life. 1
- Children of missionaries -- Education. 1
- China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976. 1
- China -- History. 1
- China. 1
- Chinese -- Missions. 1
- Chinese. 1
- Christian education -- Curricula. 1
- Christian education -- Kenya. 1
- Christian leadership. 1
- Christian life. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Christianity today (Periodical) 1
- Church and social problems -- Ecuador. 1
- Church and social problems -- Hong Kong. 1
- Church and social problems. 1
- Church and state -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
- Church and state -- Ecuador. 1
- Church and state -- India. 1
- Church and state -- Sri Lanka. 1 ∧ less
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