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Edman, V. Raymond (Victor Raymond), 1900-1967.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1900 - 1967

Biographical Statement

Victor Raymond Edman was born in 1900 to Swedish immigrant parents and one of six children. He left home in 1918 to join the army and served for one year, spending much of that time in Allied-occupied Germany. After returning home, he attended college and became a missionary to the Quichua Indians in Ecuador from 1923 to 1928. During this time he married Edith Olson, whom he had met in the United States. He came to Wheaton College in 1936 as an associate professor of history and became the college’s fourth president in 1940, a position he held until he became chancellor in 1965.

During his term as president, the College expanded its financial endowments, its enrollment, and its campus. Fourteen major buildings were erected during his twenty-five year presidency. Buildings included Centennial Gymnasium, Memorial Student Center, Old Dining Hall, Smith Hall, Breyer Science Building, McAlister Conservatory, Health Center, Nicholas Library and Edman Chapel, named by the Trustees in his honor. During this time the College also acquired land for the Black Hills Science Station in South Dakota and HoneyRock Camp in Wisconsin.

Over the years Dr. Edman had a number of serious health problems: typhoid fever (from which he nearly died while in Ecuador), cataracts, gallstones, and ever-increasing heart attacks. One of these attacks, which finally proved fatal, occurred on September 22, 1967, while he delivered a chapel message entitled, “In the Presence of the King.”

Dr. Edman had been a very active public speaker with engagements in Africa, Europe, the Far and Near East, South America, and, of course, all over the United States. He authored nineteen books and numerous articles, most of them devotional in nature. Many were translated into several foreign languages. His correspondence often gave personal counsel and advice and reached thousands. He was a personal friend of Billy Graham and often worked with him on his crusades.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 093 Oral History Interview with Earl A. Winsor

 Collection
Identifier: CN 093
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Earl Austin Winsor (1897-1983) in which he discusses his education at Wheaton College as a student (1919-1920) and teacher (1920-25, history, and 1939-1949, math and physics) and his missionary experiences in Africa under Africa Inland Mission, serving in what is now Zaire. Wheaton personalities, mission experiences, especially those relating to his education work, and analysis of his exposure to African government, churches, tribal customs, and health practices....
Dates: Created: 1979-1980

Collection 284 Oral History Interview with Gladys Wright

 Collection
Identifier: CN 284
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Gladys Lyle Wright (1902-1994), in which she discusses her work as a teacher in Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo). Topics discussed include: Wright's family background, education at Wheaton College and Moody Bible Institute, her work as a missionary in the Belgian Congo for the Africa Inland Mission, memories of the Congolese people and culture, and her experiences at Wheaton when she was on the staff of the College after retriring from the mission...
Dates: Created: 1984

Collection 328 Papers of Eric and Lydia Maillefer

 Collection
Identifier: CN 328
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews, speech manuscripts and prayer letters relating to the careers and ministries of Eric and Lydia Maillefer as missionaries and Christian workers with the Evangelical Free Church in Zaire, Evangelicals of Africa and Madagascar (AEAM), and the Africa Evangelical Office (AEO). Lydia worked as a teacher and school administrator; Eric worked first as a teacher, then on loan as a conference coordinator to the Africa Evangelical Office, and later as administrative secretary...
Dates: Created: 1971-1991

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  • Type: Collection X
  • Subject: Belgium. X

Additional filters:

Subject
Animism. 2
Belgium. -- Administration. 2
Catholic Church. -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Children of missionaries -- Education. 2
Children of missionaries. 2
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Christian education -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Christian education. 2
Christianity and culture. 2
Church and state -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Church development, New. 2
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government. 2
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Religion. 2
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Social conditions. 2
Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social life and customs 2
Evangelistic work. 2
Fund raising. 2
Indigenous church administration -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Indigenous church administration -- Kenya. 2
Kenya 2
Kenya -- Politics and government. 2
Language in missionary work. 2
Medical care 2
Medical care -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
Missions -- Kenya. 2
Missions, Medical. 2
Syncretism (Religion). 2
Tribes -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Tribes. 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 2
Women 2
Women -- Religious life. 2
Women missionaries. 2
Animism -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
Apartheid. 1
Boarding schools -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
Boarding schools. 1
Catholic Church -- Africa. 1
Catholic Church -- Kenya. 1
Catholic Church -- Missions. 1
Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 1
Catholic Church. -- Missions -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
Christian education -- Curricula. 1
Christian education -- Kenya. 1
Christian leadership. 1
Christian life. 1
Church discipline. 1
Church schools 1
Church schools -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
Church work with children -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
Church work with children. 1
College students -- Religious life. 1
College students in missionary work. 1
College students. 1
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Agricultural conditions. 1
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Description and travel. 1
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 1908-1960. 1
Culture shock. 1
Ecumenical movement. 1
Education -- United States. 1
Evangelical Free Church of America -- Missions. 1
Evangelicalism -- Africa. 1
Evangelicalism. 1
Evangelistic work -- Congresses 1
Evangelistic work -- Congresses -- Africa. 1
Intercultural communication. 1
Liberalism (Religion) 1
Liberalism (Religion) -- Africa. 1
Liberation theology. 1
Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 1
Missionaries -- Salaries, etc. 1
Missionaries' spouses. 1
Missionaries, Resignation of. 1
Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 1
Missions -- Africa. 1
Missions -- Congresses -- Africa. 1
Missions -- Congresses. 1
Missions -- Interdenominational cooperation -- Africa. 1
Missions -- Interdenominational cooperation. 1
Missions to Muslims. 1
Missions. 1
Nairobi (Kenya) 1
Nationalism -- Zaire. 1
Nationalism. 1
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