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Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977.

 Person

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 187 Papers of Eleanor R. Elliott

 Collection
Identifier: CN 187
Scope and Contents Family correspondence, prayer letters, brochures, newspaper clippings, prayer cards and letters from other missionaries, photographs, slides, negatives, journals and diaries, and eight interviews concerning Elliott's childhood in China, mission work with China Inland Mission (now Overseas Missionary Fellowship) in China and the Philippines, her experiences as an evangelist and teacher, her life in China during the Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, and the civil war that followed. Her retirement...
Dates: Created: 1910-1988

Collection 248 Papers of William J. Barnett

 Collection
Identifier: CN 248
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews and booklet of short stories and photographs created by William John Barnett, relating to his upbringing in Kenya as the son of missionaries with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) and his own later medical missionary service in Tanzania, Kenya, and the Comoro Islands from 1950-1990.Series: Audio TapesOral history interviews with William John Barnett in which he describes his childhood in Kenya with his missionary parents;...
Dates: Created: 1983-1997

Collection 278: Elisabeth Elliot Papers

 Collection
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 287 Oral History Interview with Margaret Crossett

 Collection
Identifier: CN 287
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Margaret Rice Elliott Crossett in which she describes her childhood with her missionary parents in China, her education at Wheaton College, and missionary career with her husband, Vincent Crossett, in China and Taiwan with China Inland Mission/Overseas Missionary Fellowship (1929-1948, 1961-1973). Topics discussed include  Crossett's childhood in China; description of Chinese indigenous worship practices and syncretism in Chinese religious culture; Crossett's...
Dates: Created: 1984-1986

Collection 288 Oral History Interview with Vincent L. Crossett

 Collection
Identifier: CN 288
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Vincent Leroy Crossett (1907-1999) in which he describes his education at Wheaton and Westminster Seminary, missionary work with China Inland Mission/Overseas Missionary Fellowship in China and Taiwan, and pastoral work in a local church in Hawaii. Topics discussed include Crossett's education at Wheaton College and Westminster Seminary; decision to join China Inland Mission; language school; evangelism methods; characteristics of the Chinese church; CIM's...
Dates: Created: 1984-1986

Collection 293 Oral History Interview with Melvin D. Suttie

 Collection
Identifier: CN 293
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Melvin David Suttie (1912-2006) in which he discusses his childhood, Christian growth, education at Wheaton College and Biblical Seminary in New York and Omaha Presbyterian Seminary, missionary work with China Inland Mission (1940-1950), work among university students, persecution, evangelistic work among the Chinese population and Nationalist troops, his wife Mary's work among women, their children, church and state relations in China, the impact of the...
Dates: Created: 1985

Collection 488 Papers of John E. Phillips

 Collection
Identifier: CN 488
Scope and Contents

Oral history interviews, letters, newspaper clipping, a booklet and other materials, relating mainly to John E. Phillips' work as a missionary with the Sudan Interior Mission among the Kambatta people of Ethiopia (1932-1937) and among the Dinka people of Sudan (1938-1949). There is also some information on his involvement in other ministries, such as Ambassadors for Christ and the Allentown Rescue Mission.

Dates: Created: 1926-2003

Collection 511 Oral History Interviews with E.J. Cummins

 Collection
Identifier: CN 511
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Dr. Erwin Jephthah Cummins, Jr. (1918-1997), SIM International medical missionary to Nigeria from 1952 to 1983. Topics discussed include Cummins's Christian background and education; early medical training and practice in Chicago, involvement in Christian Medical and Dental Society; transition to the mission field in Nigeria; medical work building and directing leprosaria in the Nigerian interior; indigenous church administration; Evangelical Church of West...
Dates: Created: 1995

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

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Subject
Women missionaries. 7
Christianity and culture. 6
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 6
Missionaries. 6
China -- History -- 1937-1945. 5
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China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 5
China -- History. 5
Evangelistic work. 5
Family. 5
Language in missionary work. 5
Missionaries -- Training of. 5
Missions -- China. 5
Rural missions. 5
Women 5
Women -- Religious life. 5
Bible. 4
Christian education. 4
Communism -- China. 4
Communism. 4
Conversion. 4
Evangelistic work -- China. 4
Indigenous church administration 4
Indigenous church administration -- China. 4
Persecution. 4
Tribes. 4
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 4
Animism. 3
Bible -- Publication and distribution. 3
Buddhists -- China. 3
Buddhists. 3
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 3
Christian education -- China. 3
Church development, New. 3
Church work with women -- China. 3
Church work with women. 3
College students. 3
Culture shock. 3
Medical care 3
Medical care -- China. 3
Missionaries' spouses. 3
Missionaries, Resignation of. 3
Persecution -- China. 3
Refugees 3
Refugees -- China. 3
Religious institutions. 3
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 3
Theology 3
Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 3
World War, 1939-1945. 3
Bible -- Study and teaching. 2
Bible -- Translating. 2
Boarding schools. 2
Catholic Church. 2
Children of missionaries -- Education. 2
China -- Social life and customs. 2
Christian education -- Taiwan. 2
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
Christian literature. 2
College students -- Religious life. 2
College students -- United States -- Religious life. 2
Crime and criminals 2
Crime and criminals -- China. 2
Education 2
Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
Great Britain 2
Great Britain -- Colonies. 2
Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 2
Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 2
Missions -- Educational work. 2
Missions -- India. 2
Missions -- Kenya. 2
Missions -- Taiwan. 2
Missions to Buddhists -- China. 2
Missions to Buddhists. 2
Missions, Medical. 2
Missions. 2
Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 2
Presbyterian Church. 2
Presbyterians. 2
Revivals. 2
Sex role -- China. 2
Sex role. 2
Allentown (Pa.) 1
Amhara (African people) 1
Ancestor worship. 1
Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
Animism -- Kenya. 1
Animism -- Sudan. 1
Authors and publishers. 1
Authors and readers -- United States. 1
Belief and doubt. 1
Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
Bible -- Publication and distribution -- China. 1
Bible colleges. 1
Boarding schools -- China. 1
Boarding schools -- Kenya. 1
Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
Catholic Church -- Missions. 1
Catholic Church -- Relations 1
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