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Trotter, Melvin E. (Melvin Earnest), 1870-1940.

 Person

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Billy and Helen Sunday Papers Microfilm

 Collection
Identifier: CN 061
Scope and Contents Microfilm edition of original documents held in Winona Lake, Indiana, including correspondence, sermons, reports, revival ephemera, and scrapbooks dealing mainly with the career of evangelist Billy Sunday from its beginning to his death and about the work of his wife Helen, who, besides acting as his general manager, was a fundamentalist leader in her own right, especially after his death. Persons featured include numerous fundamentalist figures and institutions; sermon topics cover a wide...
Dates: Created: 1882-1974

Edna Louise Asher Case Oral History Interview

 Collection
Identifier: CN 196
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Edna Louise Asher Case (1905-1999), in which she discusses her aunt, Virginia Asher, who was a co-worker of Billy Sunday; she was also involved in many other evangelistic efforts. Other topics include: Case's student days at Wheaton College, and her involvement in city mission work; impressions of Mel Trotter, Billy Sunday, Helen Sunday. The time frame covered by the interview is 1905 to 1929.Edna Case was interviewed by Robert Shuster  on November 27,...
Dates: Created: 1905-1929

Esther L. Filkin Oral History Interview

 Collection
Identifier: CN 602
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Esther L. (Wyzenbeek) Filkin (1911-2007) in which she describes childhood memories of Paul Rader and the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, especially its efforts in evangelism, its music program and radio ministry; and memories of her father, Andrew Wyzenbeek. Other figures discussed include Clarence Jones, Torrey Johnson, Peter Deyneka, and Ralph and Luke Rader. The time period covered by the interview is 1911 to 1984.Esther L. Filkin was interviewed by Bob...
Dates: Created: 2004

Frances Rader Longino Oral History Interview

 Collection
Identifier: CN 139
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Frances Rader Longino (1909-1996) in which she recounts memories of evangelists Billy Sunday, Mel Trotter, Homer Rodeheaver, and her uncle, Paul Rader. Other topics include: city mission work and the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, Pacific Garden Mission, Winona Lake, and Cedar Lake Conference Grounds. Also included are reminiscences of Rader's reaction to Aimee Semple Mc Pherson, the formation of Scripture Press, Billy Graham's early preaching and crusades, and some...
Dates: Created: 1980

Homer Hammontree papers.

 Unprocessed Material — Box: 1
Identifier: 1991-023
Dates: 1907-1966

Melvin E. Trotter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CN 047
Scope and Contents Sermons, personal memorabilia, audio tape of Trotter's preaching, negatives, photographs, minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, and correspondence related to Trotter's ministry as an evangelist and in rescue mission work. Collection combines Trotter's papers and the City Rescue Mission's records, including invitations to speak, responses to invitations from Trotter to speak at the mission, an abstract of a deed, requests for funds, testimonials to the good work of the mission, reports from...
Dates: Created: 1899-1972

Milan B. Williams Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CN 601
Scope and Contents

Clippings, correspondence, miscellaneous documents, and photographs which document the life and ministry of Milan B. Williams. The materials cover his life as a state legislator in Kansas and his evangelistic work.

Dates: Created: 1874-1941; Majority of material found in 1892-1941

Paul Beckwith papers.

 Unprocessed Material — Box: 1
Identifier: 2006-037
Dates: 1930-1975

Scrapbook pages and pamphlets.

 Unprocessed Material — Container: Folder 1
Identifier: 1978-029
Dates: 1922-1958

William Biederwolf Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CN 195
Scope and Contents Sermons, speeches, scrapbooks, articles, correspondence, and other materials which document William Biederwolf's education and evangelistic activities. [NOTE: In the Scope and Content description, the notation "folder 2-5" means box 2, folder 5.]The collection consists mostly of scrapbooks, magazine articles, and manuscripts of Biederwolf's sermons and speeches. There are also a few letters and some miscellaneous items. They were...
Dates: Created: 1884-1922

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Type
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Unprocessed Material 3
 
Subject
Evangelistic work -- United States. 8
Cities and towns -- United States. 4
Evangelistic sermons. 4
Bible -- Sermons. 3
Church and social problems -- United States. 3
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City missions -- United States. 3
Evangelistic work -- Illinois -- Chicago. 3
Fundamentalism. 3
Salvation -- Christianity -- Sermons. 3
Sermons, American. 3
Belief and doubt -- Sermons. 2
Christian life -- Sermons. 2
Church and state -- United States. 2
Conversion -- Christianity. 2
Death -- Sermons. 2
Evangelistic invitations. 2
Evangelistic work -- Songs and music. 2
Prohibition -- United States. 2
Radio in religion -- United States. 2
Sex role -- United States. 2
Sin -- Sermons. 2
Temperance -- Sermons. 2
Winona Lake (Ind.) 2
Women -- Religious life. 2
Women in church work. 2
Athletes -- United States -- Religious life. 1
Bible -- Congresses. 1
Biederwolf, William E. (William Edward), 1867-1939 -- Sermons. Selections. 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Religion. 1
Christianity and culture -- Sermons. 1
Church and social problems -- Sermons. 1
Church work with military personnel -- United States. 1
Church work with the poor -- United States. 1
Church work with the working class -- United States. 1
Church work with women -- United States. 1
City missions -- Illinois -- Chicago. 1
City missions -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids. 1
City missions -- Missouri -- Saint Louis. 1
Conversion -- Sermons. 1
Creation -- Sermons. 1
Crime and criminals -- United States. 1
Evangelicalism -- United States. 1
Evangelistic work -- Australia. 1
Evangelistic work -- California -- Los Angeles. 1
Evangelistic work -- Colorado. 1
Evangelistic work -- Florida -- Daytona Beach. 1
Evangelistic work -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Evangelistic work -- Illinois. 1
Evangelistic work -- Indiana -- Winona Lake. 1
Evangelistic work -- Indiana. 1
Evangelistic work -- Iowa. 1
Evangelistic work -- Kansas. 1
Evangelistic work -- Kentucky. 1
Evangelistic work -- Maryland. 1
Evangelistic work -- Massachusetts -- Boston. 1
Evangelistic work -- Michigan -- Detroit. 1
Evangelistic work -- Minnesota -- Duluth. 1
Evangelistic work -- Missouri -- Saint Louis. 1
Evangelistic work -- Missouri. 1
Evangelistic work -- New Jersey. 1
Evangelistic work -- New York (State) 1
Evangelistic work -- Ohio. 1
Evangelistic work -- Oklahoma. 1
Evangelistic work -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. 1
Evangelistic work -- Pennsylvania. 1
Evangelistic work -- Philosophy. 1
Evangelistic work -- Rhode Island. 1
Evangelistic work -- Tennessee. 1
Evangelistic work -- Texas -- Fort Worth. 1
Evangelistic work -- Virginia. 1
Evangelistic work -- Washington (D.C.) 1
Evangelistic work -- Washington (State) 1
Evangelistic work -- West Virginia. 1
Faith -- Sermons. 1
Families -- Sermons. 1
Families -- United States. 1
Fund raising. 1
Great Commission (Bible) -- Sermons. 1
Heaven -- Sermons. 1
Holy Spirit -- Sermons. 1
Independent churches -- United States. 1
Interdenominational cooperation -- United States. 1
Intolerance (Motion picture) 1
Journalism, Religious -- United States. 1
Legislators -- United States. 1
Marriage. 1
Mass media in religion -- United States. 1
Missions -- Finance. 1
Missions -- Sermons. 1
Modernist-fundamentalist controversy. 1
Motion pictures (visual works) 1
Music -- United States. 1
New York (N.Y.) 1
Patriotism -- Sermons. 1
Prayer -- Christianity -- Sermons. 1
Presbyterians -- United States. 1
Prohibitionists -- United States. 1
Race relations. 1
Religion and science -- Sermons. 1
Religious institutions. 1
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