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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 9 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 040 Papers of Andrew Wyzenbeek

 Collection
Identifier: CN 040
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Chicago manufacturer and inventor, Andrew Wyzenbeek, who was very active as a layman in evangelistic work. Among other topics he discusses his early life in Holland, New York City, and Iowa at the turn of the century; his travels in Central and South America; his acquaintance with Billy Sunday, Paul Rader, and Peter Deyneka; the beginnings of the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle; and the beginning of Paul Rader's radio ministry. The collection also contains a folder with...
Dates: Created: 1978

Collection 225 Records of the Baptista Film Mission

 Collection
Identifier: CN 225
Scope and Contents Correspondence, diaries, newsletters, scripts, catalogs, films, and other material related to the work of the Baptista Film Mission. This collection contains much information on the beginnings of the Protestant evangelical Christian film industry. Included are films featured are evangelical and fundamentalist figures like V. Raymond Edman, Billy Graham, Henry A. Ironside, Bob Jones Jr., Paul Rader, Oswald J. Smith, and Walter Wilson and nondenominational organizations. Subjects documented...
Dates: Created: 1908-1977; Majority of material found in 1939-1963

Collection 259 Oral History Interviews with Donald A. Cook

 Collection
Identifier: CN 259
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Donald Arthur Cook (1923-2014) in which he describes his service with the Overseas Missionary Fellowship in Japan between 1956-1972. Topics discussed include upbringing, education at Wheaton College, experiences in the United States Air Force, American response to WWII, decision to join China Inland Mission (later OMF), evangelistic methods in Japan, administrative work, language difficulties, administrative duties in OMF headquarters in Hokkaido and in Tokyo,...
Dates: Created: 1983

Collection 264 Records of Pioneer Ministries

 Collection
Identifier: CN 264
Scope and Contents Correspondence, reports, photos, slides, tapes, curriculum materials, manuals, etc., relating to the work of the PM (formerly Pioneer Girls) in North American Churches. Materials document PM's early history, camping program (philosophy and history of Camp Cheriths and reference materials used to operate a camp and train camp staff), communications functions depicting the variety of tools used to communicate news and information to participants in its programs, orientation materials for field...
Dates: Created: 1939-1983

Collection 285 Papers of Torrey Maynard Johnson Sr.

 Collection
Identifier: CN 285
Scope and Contents Correspondence, oral history interviews, scrapbooks, sermons, minutes, reports, photos, posters, newspaper and magazine clippings, brochures, audio recordings, video recordings reflecting Johnson’s life as an influential American Protestant from the 1930s through the 1990s. Besides documenting Johnson’s pastorates of Midwest Bible Church (Illinois) and Bibletown Community Church (Florida), his leadership of Youth for Christ International, and his activities as an independent evangelist, the...
Dates: Created: 1919 -2001

Collection 326 Papers of James Edwin Wright

 Collection
Identifier: CN 326
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews and personal notebook relating to the ministry of James E. Wright with Youth for Christ in India, Mexico, and the United States.Series 1: Audio TapesOral history interviews with James E. Wright in which he describes his youth, conversion and spiritual growth, education at Wheaton College and Multnomah School of the Bible, involvement with Youth For Christ in Portland, Oregon, India and Mexico, counseling and follow-up...
Dates: Created: 1950-1986

Collection 625 Papers of Lois Gregory

 Collection
Identifier: CN 625
Scope and Contents

Class papers and notes, correspondence, hymns, manuscript, post cards, sermon notes, and thesis documenting the ministry of Lois Vashti Gregory, American Methodist evangelist and teacher of Christian values to young people. Her ministry not only included preaching to adults but also teaching young people, especially children, in Christian ethics and living a morally pure life. Gregory was particularly active in the northeast region of the United States.

Dates: Created: 1887-1961; Majority of material found in 1902-1961

Herbert J. Taylor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CN 020
Brief Description Correspondence, photographs, reports, publications, posters, minutes of meetings, and other documentation of Herbert J. Taylor's long involvement in the leadership of such organizations as Child Evangelism, Youth for Christ, Christian Service Brigade, Pioneer Girls, Young Life, National Association of Evangelicals, Fuller Seminary, Christian Workers Foundation, and Inter-Varsity as well as his role in the planning and development of Billy Graham's Chicago crusades and of Key '73. Other...
Dates: Created: Ca. 1916-1979

Wheaton College Revivals Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CN 514
Scope and Contents

Oral history interviews, questionnaires, reports, videos, and other materials relating to spontaneous revivals on Wheaton College campus in the twentieth century. There are restrictions on some material in this collection. The collection primarily documents the March 1995 revival at the College, largely through oral history interviews conducted during or shortly after the event; also included are thirteen follow-up interviews conducted two years after the revival.

Dates: Created: 1936-1997; Other: Majority of material found in 1994-1995

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Evangelistic work -- United States. 8
Youth 7
Conversion. 6
Children. 5
Evangelicalism -- United States. 5
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Evangelicalism. 5
Christian life. 4
Church work with youth. 4
Evangelistic work -- Philosophy. 4
Radio in religion. 4
Religious institutions. 4
Youth -- Religious life. 4
Children -- United States 3
Children -- United States -- Conversion to Christianity. 3
Children -- United States -- Religious life. 3
Christian education -- United States. 3
Christian education. 3
Christian leadership. 3
Christianity and culture. 3
Church work with youth -- United States. 3
City missions. 3
College students -- United States 3
College students -- United States -- Religious life. 3
College students. 3
Evangelistic invitations. 3
Evangelistic work -- Japan. 3
Fundamentalism. 3
Girls 3
Girls -- United States 3
Mass media in religion -- United States. 3
Mass media in religion. 3
Missions. 3
Motion pictures in church work -- United States. 3
Motion pictures in church work. 3
Salvation. 3
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Faculty. 3
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Religious life and customs. 3
Women 3
Women -- Religious life. 3
World War, 1939-1945. 3
Youth -- United States 3
Audio-visual materials -- United States. 2
Audio-visual materials. 2
Bible. 2
Boys -- United States 2
Boys. 2
Boys. -- United States -- Societies and clubs. 2
Chicago (Ill.) 2
Children -- Conversion to Christianity. 2
Children -- Religious life. 2
Christian education of children. 2
Christian education, Outdoor. 2
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
Christian literature. 2
Church and state. 2
Church work with prisoners. 2
Church work with students -- United States. 2
Church work with students. 2
City missions -- United States. 2
College students in missionary work. 2
Evangelicalism -- Relations -- Judaism. 2
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Evangelistic work -- Chicago. 2
Faith. 2
Forgiveness. 2
Fund raising. 2
Girls -- United States -- Religious life. 2
Girls -- United States -- Societies and clubs. 2
Holy Spirit. 2
Israel. 2
Language in missionary work. 2
Liberalism (Religion) 2
Liberalism (Religion) -- United States. 2
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
Missionaries. 2
Prodigal son (Parable) 2
Prodigal son (Parable) -- Sermons. 2
Radio in religion -- United States. 2
Repentance. 2
Sermons, American. 2
Sin. 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Athletics. 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Social life and customs. 2
Youth -- Societies and clubs. 2
Youth -- United States -- Religious life. 2
Youth -- United States -- Societies and clubs. 2
AIDS (Disease) 1
African Americans. 1
Animism -- Central African Republic. 1
Animism -- Nigeria. 1
Animism. 1
Antismoking movement. 1
Athletes 1
Athletes -- United States 1
Athletes -- United States -- Religious life. 1
Belief and doubt -- Sermons. 1
Belief and doubt. 1
Bible -- Publication and distribution. 1
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