Torrey, R. A. (Reuben Archer), 1856-1928
Person
Found in 4 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 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
Found in:
Evangelism & Missions Archives
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Helen Renich Papers.
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- Conversion. 3
- Evangelistic work -- China. 3
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 3
- International relief. 3
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 3
- Missionaries. 3
- Missions -- China. 3
- Missions. 3
- Presbyterians. 3
- Women 3
- Women -- Religious life. 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
- China -- History. 2
- China. 2
- Christian education. 2
- Christianity and culture -- China. 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
- Fundamentalism. 2
- Medical care 2
- Medical care -- China. 2
- Missions -- Educational work. 2
- Persecution. 2
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 2
- Presbyterian Church. 2
- Rural churches -- China. 2
- Rural churches. 2
- World War, 1939-1945. 2
- Ancestor worship. 1
- Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
- Anhui Sheng (China) 1
- Armenians. 1
- Baptism in the Holy Spirit. 1
- Bible -- Translating. 1
- Bible colleges 1
- Bible colleges -- Greece. 1
- Bible colleges. 1
- Bible. 1
- Bible. -- New International 1
- Catholic Church. 1
- Catholic Church. -- China. 1
- China -- Church history -- 20th century. 1
- China -- Church history. 1
- China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
- China -- History -- 1928-1937. 1
- China -- History -- 1937-1945. 1
- China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
- China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 1
- China -- Race relations. 1
- Christian education -- Greece. 1
- Christian education -- Korea. 1
- Christian education -- United States. 1
- Christian life. 1
- Christian martyrs. 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 refugees -- Greece. 1
- Church work with refugees. 1
- College students -- Religious life. 1
- College students. 1
- Communism -- China. 1
- Communism. 1
- Crime 1
- Crime -- China. 1
- Culture shock. 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
- Evangelistic work -- Asia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Australia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Canada. 1
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