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Torrey, R. A. (Reuben Archer), 1856-1928

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 449 Ephemera of the Stam Family

 Collection
Identifier: CN 449
Scope and Contents

Memoirs, newsletters, correspondence, diary, photos, film, poems, newspaper clippings and other items that relate to the Stam family, their Christian faith, Star of Hope Mission and the missions and evangelism work of various family members, especially John and Betty Stam who were killed in China by Chinese Communist soldiers in 1934.

Dates: Created: 1919-2003

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

Small Collection 097 Papers of Reuben Archer Torrey, Jr.

 Collection
Identifier: Small CN 097
Scope and Contents

This collection contains pamphlets, correspondence, reports and articles created by Reuben Archer Torrey, Jr. documenting his internment by the Japanese in China, the great physical and spiritual needs of the people in South Korea following the war there, and the development of the rehabilitation program under Torrey's administration.

Dates: Created: 1942-1966

Filtered By

  • Subject: China. X
  • Subject: China -- History. X

Additional filters:

Subject
China -- History -- 1937-1945. 2
China. 2
Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
Fundamentalism. 2
Medical care 2
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Medical care -- China. 2
Missions, Medical. 2
Missions. 2
Women 2
Women -- Religious life. 2
Women missionaries. 2
World War, 1939-1945. 2
Amputees. 1
Amputees. -- Rehabilitation. 1
Anhui Sheng (China) 1
Belief and doubt. 1
Bible colleges. 1
Boarding schools -- China. 1
Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
Boarding schools. 1
Children of missionaries -- China. 1
Children of missionaries. 1
China -- Church history -- 20th century. 1
China -- Church history. 1
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
China -- History -- 1928-1937. 1
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 1
Christian martyrs. 1
Christianity and culture -- China. 1
Christianity and culture. 1
Church work with women -- China. 1
Church work with women. 1
Communism -- China. 1
Communism. 1
Conversion. 1
Crime 1
Crime -- China. 1
Culture shock. 1
Ecumenical movement. 1
Education 1
Education -- United States. 1
Education, Higher 1
Education, Higher -- United States. 1
Evangelistic work -- Asia. 1
Evangelistic work -- Australia. 1
Evangelistic work -- Canada. 1
Evangelistic work -- Korea. 1
Evangelistic work -- Netherlands. 1
Family. 1
Footbinding 1
Footbinding -- China. 1
Hunger. 1
Indigenous church administration 1
Indigenous church administration -- China. 1
International relief. 1
Korea 1
Korea -- Economic conditions. 1
Korea -- History 1
Korea -- History -- 20th century. 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Refugees. 1
Korean War, 1950-1953. 1
Lord's Supper. 1
Marriage. 1
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 1
Missionaries. 1
Missions -- Cooperative movement. 1
Missions -- Educational work. 1
Missions -- Korea. 1
Missions, Medical -- Korea. 1
Moody Bible Institute -- Alumni and alumnae. 1
Moody Bible Institute -- Alumni. 1
Persecution -- China. 1
Persecution. 1
Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 1
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Missions. 1
Presbyterian Church. 1
Presbyterians. 1
Prisoners of war 1
Prisoners of war -- China. 1
Refugees 1
Refugees -- Korea. 1
Rehabilitation centers 1
Rehabilitation centers -- Korea. 1
Revivals -- China. 1
Revivals. 1
Rural churches -- China. 1
Rural churches. 1
Sex role -- China. 1
Sex role. 1
Shandong Sheng (China) 1
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 1
Street preaching. 1
Vocational rehabilitation 1
Vocational rehabilitation -- Korea. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps. 1
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