Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 260 Oral History Interviews with Jeannette Thiessen
Collection
Identifier: CN 260
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Jeannette Louise Martig Thiessen (1927-2014) in which she discusses her family life in Illinois, favorite professors and her education at Wheaton College, nurses' training, and years in India (1952-1974) working with her husband under the sponsorship of the Mennonite Mission to the Lepers and American Leprosy Mission. Other topics discussed include: the Indian caste system, Indian politics, economics, literacy, hospital work with lepers, the Indian church,...
Dates:
Created: 1983
Collection 405 Papers of W. Robert & Frances Holmes
Collection
Identifier: CN 405
Scope and Contents
Collection of letters written primarily by Robert Holmes and his wife, Frances (Frannie) to their families in the United States, while they served as missionaries with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Sri Lanka from 1947 to 1960. A few of the letters are from the children, Bobby and Carol Lou, to their grandparents, and there are a few letters sent to the Holmes family. (The originals were retained by the donor.) The letters date from 1947 to 1960, and were mostly...
Dates:
Created: 1947-1960
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- Alcoholism -- United States 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History 1
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- History -- 1945- 1
- Bible colleges 1
- Bible colleges -- India. 1
- Boarding schools -- India. 1
- Boarding schools. 1
- Buddhism -- Doctrines. 1
- Buddhism -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Buddhism. 1
- Caste -- India. 1
- Caste. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Catholic Church. 1
- Catholic Church. -- India. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 1
- Christian literature. 1
- Christianity today (Periodical) 1
- Church and state -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Church growth -- India. 1
- Church growth. 1
- Church polity and Christian union. 1
- College students -- United States 1
- College students -- United States -- Religious life. 1
- College students in missionary work. 1
- College students. 1
- Communism -- India. 1
- Communism -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Communism. 1
- Conversion. 1
- Culture shock. 1
- Discrimination. 1
- Divorce. 1
- Ecumenical movement. 1
- Education 1
- Education -- India. 1
- Education, Higher 1
- Education, Higher -- India. 1
- Education, Higher -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Education, Higher -- United States. 1
- Evangelistic work -- India. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Soviet Union. 1
- Evangelistic work. 1
- Family. 1
- Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Funeral rites and ceremonies. 1
- Hinduism -- India. 1
- Hindus 1
- Hindus -- India. 1
- Hindus -- Sri Lanka. 1
- India -- Description and travel. 1
- India -- Social life and customs. 1
- Indigenous church administration -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Intercultural communication -- India. 1
- Interpersonal conflict. 1
- Journalism, Religious. 1
- Leprosy -- India. 1
- Leprosy. 1
- Liberalism (Religion) 1
- Marriage -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Medical care -- India. 1
- Medical care -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Medical education 1
- Medical education -- United States. 1
- Mennonites 1
- Mennonites -- Missions. 1
- Missionaries -- Training of. 1
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 1
- Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 1
- Missionaries -- Training of -- United States. 1
- Missionaries' spouses. 1
- Missionaries, Resignation of. 1
- Missions -- Educational work. 1
- Missions -- Finance. 1
- Missions -- Sri Lanka. 1
- Missions -- Vietnam. 1
- Missions to Buddhists. 1 ∧ less
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