WMBI (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)
Organization
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Evangelical speakers audio tapes.
Unprocessed Material — Box: 2
Identifier: 2005-027
Dates:
1959-1967
Found in:
Evangelism & Missions Archives
George Beverly Shea Papers
Collection
Identifier: CN 541
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, sheet music, business records, phonograph records, programs, songbooks, and other materials from Shea’s career as a soloist, radio personality, and composer. Most of the material is from the last decades of his life, especially his work with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), but the entire range of his life from the 1930s on is covered. Though representing only a fraction of Shea’s papers, it includes a rich collection of source material that Shea used in his...
Dates:
1931-2010
Helen R. Lowery Oral History Interview
Collection
Identifier: CN 268
Scope and Contents
Oral History Interview with Helen R. Bott Lowery (1920-2011) which she discusses her experiences as a member and singer for Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, late 1920s-1930s and Paul Rader's leadership. Topics include: Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, 1927-1930s during Paul Rader's period as leader, music under Merrill Dunlop, Homer Rodeheaver, the food program, sermon topics, and mission rallies; also includes description of Tabernacle programs under Rader's successor, Clarence Erickson. The time...
Dates:
Created: 1984
Herbert J. Taylor Papers
Collection
Identifier: CN 020
Brief Description
Correspondence, photographs, reports, publications, posters, minutes of meetings, and other documentation of Herbert J. Taylor's long involvement in the leadership of such organizations as Child Evangelism, Youth for Christ, Christian Service Brigade, Pioneer Girls, Young Life, National Association of Evangelicals, Fuller Seminary, Christian Workers Foundation, and Inter-Varsity as well as his role in the planning and development of Billy Graham's Chicago crusades and of Key '73. Other...
Dates:
Created: Ca. 1916-1979
Louis E. Knowlton Oral History Interview
Collection
Identifier: CN 247
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Louis E. Knowlton in which he discusses his career in evangelistic work and radio technology in Brazil for the Brazilian Evangelistic Association, Inc. Topics discussed include Knowlton's early life, education, service as an Army chaplain's assistant, decision to go into technological ministry, work at WMBI and in Brazil, efforts as a street evangelist and beginnings of music studio, Brazilian churches, church-state relations, ethnic groups and cults, the use of...
Dates:
Created: 1982
Merrill Dunlop Collection
Collection
Identifier: CN 050
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews, photographs, and a video recordings relating to the ministry of Merrill Dunlop (1905-2002).The oral history interviews with Merrill Dunlop cover his association with evangelist Paul Rader, early religious radio programming in Chicago, the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, Youth for Christ, Christian evangelism and Christian music work. Merrill Dunlop was interviewed by Robert Shuster on November 21, 1978 and June 1, 1979, at Dunlop's home in Oak Park, Illinois....
Dates:
Created: 1978-1988
Perry C. Straw Oral History Interview
Collection
Identifier: CN 396
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Perry Clark Straw, an executive of the Moody Radio Network. Topics covered include Straw's childhood in the northeastern United States, his parent's work in starting and administering Baptist youth camps, memories of Percy Crawford and Jack Wyrtzen, his education at Southeastern Bible College and Moody Bible Institute, his early work in radio, discussion of Christian youth camps, descriptions of Percy Crawford, Jack Wyrtzen, WMBI, and the Chicago Gospel...
Dates:
Created: 1988
Torrey Maynard Johnson, Sr., Papers.
Collection
Identifier: CN 285
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, oral history interviews, scrapbooks, sermons, minutes, reports, photos, posters, newspaper and magazine clippings, brochures, audio recordings, video recordings reflecting Johnson’s life as an influential American Protestant from the 1930s through the 1990s. Besides documenting Johnson’s pastorates of Midwest Bible Church (Illinois) and Bibletown Community Church (Florida), his leadership of Youth for Christ International, and his activities as an independent evangelist, the...
Dates:
Created: 1919 -2001
Additional filters:
- Type
- Collection 7
- Unprocessed Material 1
- Subject
- Conversion -- Christianity. 4
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 4
- Gospel music. 4
- Music -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. 4
- Radio broadcasting -- United States. 4
- College students -- United States -- Religious life. 3
- Evangelistic work -- Songs and music. 3
- Fundamentalism. 3
- Gospel musicians -- United States. 3
- Radio in religion -- United States. 3
- Radio in religion. 3
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Religion. 2
- Children -- United States -- Conversion to Christianity. 2
- Children -- United States -- Religious life. 2
- Church work with students -- United States. 2
- Church work with youth -- United States. 2
- City missions -- United States. 2
- Conversion -- Christianity -- Hymns. 2
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 2
- Evangelistic invitations. 2
- Evangelistic sermons. 2
- Evangelistic work -- Illinois -- Chicago. 2
- Evangelistic work -- Philosophy. 2
- Hymn writers -- United States. 2
- Liberalism (Religion) -- United States. 2
- Mass media in religion -- United States. 2
- Military chaplains -- United States. 2
- Missions -- Interdenominational cooperation. 2
- Music -- United States. 2
- Preaching. 2
- Radio audiences -- United States. 2
- Radio in missionary work. 2
- Radio stations -- United States. 2
- Religious institutions. 2
- Songs in the night (Radio program) 2
- World War, 1939-1945. 2
- Youth -- United States -- Religious life. 2
- Youth -- United States -- Societies and clubs. 2
- African Americans. 1
- Audio-visual materials. 1
- Baptists -- United States. 1
- Bass baritone. 1
- Bible colleges -- Alabama. 1
- Bible colleges -- Illinois. 1
- Billy Graham Greater London Crusade (1966 : England) 1
- Boca Raton (Fla.) 1
- Boys -- United States -- Societies and clubs. 1
- Brazil -- Economic conditions. 1
- Brazil -- Religion. 1
- Brazil -- Social conditions. 1
- Brazil -- Social life and customs. 1
- Businesspeople -- Religious life -- United States. 1
- Catholic Church -- Brazil. 1
- Catholic Church -- Missions -- Brazil. 1
- Catholic Church -- Missions. 1
- Chapel Hour (Radio program) 1
- Chicago (Ill.) 1
- Children -- United States -- Societies and clubs. 1
- Children of missionaries. 1
- Christian education -- United States. 1
- Christian education of children -- United States. 1
- Christian education, Outdoor -- United States. 1
- Christian leadership. 1
- Christian life -- Hymns. 1
- Christian life. 1
- Christianity and culture. 1
- Church and social problems -- Brazil. 1
- Church and social problems -- United States. 1
- Church and state -- Brazil. 1
- Church and state -- United States. 1
- Church work with children -- United States. 1
- Church work with military personnel -- United States. 1
- Church work with older people. 1
- Church work with the poor -- United States. 1
- Club time (Radio program) 1
- College students -- United States. 1
- College students in missionary work. 1
- Commencement ceremonies. 1
- Cults. 1
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States. 1
- Ecumenical movement. 1
- Evangelicalism -- Relations -- Judaism. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Asia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Australia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Brazil. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Canada. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Caribbean Area. 1
- Evangelistic work -- China. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Congresses. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Great Britain. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Japan. 1
- Evangelistic work -- North America. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Philippines. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Publicity. 1
- Evangelistic work -- South America. 1
- Follow-up in evangelistic work. 1
- Four way test. 1
- Fund raising. 1
- Girls -- United States -- Societies and clubs. 1
- Hymns, English -- United States. 1 ∧ less
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