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

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 088 Papers of Paul and Catharine Gieser

 Collection
Identifier: CN 088
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Kenneth Gieser and letters reporting to the Southern Presbyterian Mission Board in Nashville, TN on the Gieser’s work in China, written between October 19, 1934, and November 1, 1936. Also contains audio tapes and transcripts of autobiographical statements.

Dates: Created: 1934-1979

Collection 105 Oral History Interview with Paul D. Votaw

 Collection
Identifier: CN 105
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Paul Dean Votaw (1917-2007) in which he describes his childhood; education at Wheaton College, Dallas Seminary, and Princeton Seminary; and missionary activities in Syria and Lebanon. The time period covered by the interview is roughly 1917-1954.Reverend Paul Votaw was interviewed by Robert Shuster on March 4, 1980, at the Graham Center offices in Wheaton. The first ten minutes of the interview are barely decipherable due to technical difficulties. The...
Dates: Created: 1980

Collection 279 Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Evans

 Collection
Identifier: CN 279
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Elizabeth Morrell Evans (1899-1976) in which she discusses her childhood; education at Wheaton College; work with J. Elwin Wright; her Christian education activities; the development of the New England Fellowship, the National Association of Evangelicals, and the World Evangelical Fellowship; and her work as a missionary in Taiwan. The time period covered by the interviews is 1899-1976.Elizabeth Evans was interviewed by Robert Shuster on October 8,...
Dates: Created: 1984-1985

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 363 Papers of Ruth M. Mellis

 Collection
Identifier: CN 363
Scope and Contents Correspondence, prayer letters, clippings, photographs, oral history interviews and audio tapes of missionary conference relating to the missionary career of Ruth M. Mellis. Materials document her work among orphans and students in Greece, the Greek Bible Institute, the Greek language, and Greater Europe Mission; oral history interviews describe her childhood, attendance at Wheaton College, work with Near East Relief in Siros, teaching public schools in the St. Louis area, teaching at the...
Dates: Created: 1928-1987

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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Conversion. 5
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 5
Missionaries. 5
Missions -- Educational work. 5
Women 5
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Women -- Religious life. 5
Women missionaries. 5
Church and state. 4
Education 4
Language in missionary work. 4
Missionaries -- Training of. 4
Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 4
Presbyterian Church. 4
Presbyterians. 4
World War, 1939-1945. 4
Catholic Church. 3
China -- History -- 1937-1945. 3
China -- History. 3
Christian education. 3
Church and social problems. 3
Evangelicalism. 3
Evangelistic work -- China. 3
Indigenous church administration 3
Missions -- China. 3
Persecution. 3
Refugees 3
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
Belief and doubt. 2
Buddhists. 2
Children of missionaries. 2
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 2
Christian education -- Taiwan. 2
Christian education -- United States. 2
Christianity and culture. 2
Church and social problems -- United States. 2
Church work with women. 2
College students. 2
Culture shock. 2
Education -- United States. 2
Education, Higher 2
Education, Higher -- United States. 2
English language 2
English language -- Foreign speakers. 2
Evangelicalism -- United States. 2
Family. 2
Fundamentalism. 2
Indigenous church administration -- China. 2
Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 2
International relief. 2
Medical care 2
Medical care -- China. 2
Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 2
Missionaries' spouses. 2
Missions -- Taiwan. 2
Missions to Buddhists. 2
Missions, Medical. 2
Orphans 2
Preaching. 2
Refugees -- China. 2
Rural missions. 2
Sex role. 2
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 2
Worship (Christian) 2
Arab-Israeli conflict. 1
Arabs. 1
Armenians. 1
Baptism. 1
Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
Bible -- Publication and distribution. 1
Bible -- Study and teaching. 1
Bible colleges 1
Bible colleges -- Greece. 1
Bible colleges. 1
Bible. 1
Boarding schools -- China. 1
Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
Boarding schools. 1
Buddhists -- China. 1
Buddhists -- Taiwan. 1
Catholic Church -- Evangelicalism. 1
Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 1
Catholic Church -- United States. 1
Catholic Church. -- China. 1
Catholic Church. -- Syria. 1
Chaplains, Military 1
Chaplains, Military -- United States. 1
Children -- United States 1
Children -- United States -- Conversion to Christianity. 1
Children -- United States -- Religious life. 1
Children of missionaries -- China. 1
Children. 1
China -- Description and travel. 1
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
China -- Manners and customs. 1
China -- Social life and customs. 1
Chinese language. 1
Christian education -- China. 1
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