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Elliot, Jim, 1927-1956.

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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 260 Oral History Interviews with Jeannette Thiessen

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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 262 Oral History Interview with Raymond Buker Jr.

 Collection
Identifier: CN 262
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Raymond Bates Buker in which he describes growing up in Burma as the child of missionaries, his education at Wheaton College, his decision to become a missionary under the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society, language study; evangelization, church planting, translation, medical missions and education activities in Pakistan, working with Muslims and the Sindhi, Bhils, and Marwari tribal people, 1954-1969. Other topics discussed include: the culture,...
Dates: Created: 1983

Collection 277 Ephemera of Jim Elliot

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Identifier: CN 277
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, tapes of sermons and audio letters, journals, notebooks, annotated Bibles, school records, poems, clippings, drawings, and other materials describing Elliot's courtship of his wife Elisabeth, his spiritual preparation for the mission field, early days of his work in Ecuador, and events leading up to his death and those of four other missionaries at the hands of the Waorani (called "Auca" by their enemies) people. Microfilm edition of materials available for researcher use.

Dates: Created: 1941-1959; Majority of material found within 1947-1956

Collection 278: Elisabeth Elliot Papers

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Identifier: CN 278
Scope and Contents Correspondence, slides, clippings, publicity releases, reviews, manuscripts, films, video and audio tapes relating to Elisabeth Elliot's careers as a missionary in Ecuador, author, teacher and speaker. The collection is particularly rich in material relating to the so-called "Auca Incident" and Elliot's own work the Waorani, whose enemies called them the "Auca," as well as her lectures on the Biblical view of the roles of men and women, dealing with suffering, and personal holiness, among...
Dates: Created: 1926-2010; Majority of material found within 1938-2010

Collection 326 Papers of James Edwin Wright

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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

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Children of missionaries. 3
Christian life. 3
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Conversion. 3
Indigenous church administration 3
Intercultural communication. 3
Marriage. 3
Women missionaries. 3
Bible -- Translating. 2
Caste -- India. 2
Christian leadership. 2
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
Christian literature. 2
Church and state. 2
Church growth. 2
Church work with youth. 2
College students -- Religious life. 2
Culture shock. 2
Education 2
Evangelistic work -- Ecuador. 2
Evangelistic work -- India. 2
Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
Huao Indians. 2
India -- Social life and customs. 2
Indigenous church administration -- India. 2
Missionaries -- Training of -- United States. 2
Missions -- Ecuador. 2
Missions -- India. 2
Missions -- South America. 2
Missions, Medical. 2
Quechua Indians. 2
Quechua language. 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Faculty. 2
Women 2
Women -- Religious life. 2
World War, 1939-1945. 2
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Authors and publishers. 1
Authors and readers -- United States. 1
Bhil (Indic people) 1
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Bible colleges -- India. 1
Bible. 1
Boarding schools. 1
Caste. -- Pakistan. 1
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Christian literature -- Publication and distribution -- India. 1
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Christmas. 1
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Church work with students. 1
Church work with the working class 1
Church work with the working class -- Pakistan. 1
Church work with youth -- India. 1
Church work with youth -- Japan. 1
Church work with youth -- United States. 1
City missions -- Japan. 1
City missions. 1
College students -- Religious life -- Illinois -- Wheaton. 1
College students -- United States 1
College students -- United States -- Religious life. 1
College students in missionary work. 1
Colorado Indians (Ecuador) 1
Correspondence schools and courses 1
Correspondence schools and courses -- India. 1
Counseling. 1
Cross-cultural studies. 1
Curaray River (Ecuador and Peru) 1
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