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

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 331 Papers of Reuben Archer Torrey, III

 Collection
Identifier: CN 331
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Reuben Archer Torrey III and a videotape of the Otterbein United Brethren Missionary Convention in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania on April 23, 1986.Audio TapesOral history interview with Reuben Archer Torrey in which he describes his childhood in China as the son of Presbyterian missionaries; his experiences at boarding schools in China and Korea; his grandfather, Dr. R. A. Torrey, Sr.; his work as an Episcopalian...
Dates: Created: 1986

Collection 363 Papers of Ruth M. Mellis

 Collection
Identifier: CN 363
Scope and Contents Correspondence, prayer letters, clippings, photographs, oral history interviews and audio tapes of missionary conference relating to the missionary career of Ruth M. Mellis. Materials document her work among orphans and students in Greece, the Greek Bible Institute, the Greek language, and Greater Europe Mission; oral history interviews describe her childhood, attendance at Wheaton College, work with Near East Relief in Siros, teaching public schools in the St. Louis area, teaching at the...
Dates: Created: 1928-1987

Collection 604 Oral History Interview with Dan D. Crawford

 Collection
Identifier: CN 604
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Dan Duvall Crawford in which he discusses his parents, Percy and Ruth (Duvall) Crawford; Percy Crawford’s evangelistic ministry at meetings, through radio and television programming; and the camps his father founded. Other topics discussed include Crawford’s experiences at Pine Brook Camp as a child; Pine Brook Praises and Young People’s Church of the Air; Percy Crawford’s relationship with Billy...
Dates: Created: 2004

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

Reuben Archer Torrey, Sr., Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CN 107
Scope and Contents

Diaries, correspondence, sermon notes, Sunday school lessons, newspaper clippings, brochures, memorial booklet, photographs, diaries, audio tapes, and glass negatives from R.A. Torrey's career as evangelist, teacher, author, and family man.

Dates: Created: 1882-1983

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  • Subject: Evangelistic work X
  • Subject: Education X

Additional filters:

Subject
Evangelistic work -- United States. 4
Evangelistic work. 4
Conversion. 3
Evangelistic work -- China. 3
Fundamentalism. 3
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International relief. 3
Presbyterians. 3
Women missionaries. 3
Belief and doubt. 2
Boarding schools -- China. 2
Boarding schools -- Korea. 2
Boarding schools. 2
Children of missionaries -- China. 2
Children of missionaries. 2
Christian education -- United States. 2
Christian education. 2
Christian life. 2
Church work with women -- China. 2
Church work with women. 2
Education 2
Education -- United States. 2
Education, Higher 2
Education, Higher -- United States. 2
Evangelistic work -- Australia. 2
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
Missionaries. 2
Missions -- China. 2
Missions -- Educational work. 2
Missions. 2
Persecution. 2
Preaching. 2
Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 2
Presbyterian Church. 2
Revivals. 2
Sermons, American. 2
Women 2
Women -- Religious life. 2
World War, 1939-1945. 2
Ancestor worship. 1
Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
Armenians. 1
Baptism in the Holy Spirit. 1
Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
Bible -- Study and teaching. 1
Bible -- Translating. 1
Bible colleges 1
Bible colleges -- Greece. 1
Bible colleges. 1
Bible. 1
Bible. -- New International 1
Bible. Acts -- Sermons. 1
Catholic Church. 1
Catholic Church. -- China. 1
Children -- Conversion to Christianity. 1
Children of clergy -- United States. 1
Children of clergy. 1
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
China -- History -- 1937-1945. 1
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 1
China -- History. 1
China -- Race relations. 1
China. 1
Christian education -- Greece. 1
Christian education -- Korea. 1
Christian education, Outdoor. 1
Christian leadership -- United States. 1
Christian leadership. 1
Christian life -- Sermons. 1
Christianity and culture -- China. 1
Christianity and culture. 1
Church and social problems. 1
Church and state -- Greece. 1
Church and state. 1
Church of England -- Missions. 1
Church work with families. 1
Church work with refugees -- Greece. 1
Church work with refugees. 1
College students -- Religious life. 1
College students. 1
Conversion -- Sermons. 1
Culture shock. 1
Death. 1
Depressions 1
Depressions -- 1929 1
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States. 1
Education -- Ethiopia. 1
Education -- Greece. 1
English language 1
English language -- Foreign speakers. 1
Episcopalians. 1
Ethiopia 1
Ethiopia -- Description and travel. 1
Ethiopia -- History 1
Ethiopia -- History -- 1889-1974. 1
Ethiopia -- Religion. 1
Ethiopia -- Social life and customs. 1
Ethnocentrism. 1
Evangelicalism -- Greece. 1
Evangelicalism. 1
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