Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977.
Person
Found in 7 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 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 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 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 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
Found in:
Evangelism & Missions Archives
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Helen Renich Papers.
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- Subject
- Evangelistic work. 6
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 6
- Missionaries. 6
- China -- History -- 1937-1945. 5
- China -- History. 5
- Christian education. 5
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 5
- Indigenous church administration 5
- Language in missionary work. 5
- Missionaries -- Training of. 5
- Missions -- China. 5
- Missions -- Educational work. 5
- Refugees 5
- World War, 1939-1945. 5
- Buddhists. 4
- Children of missionaries. 4
- China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 4
- Christianity and culture. 4
- Church and social problems. 4
- Conversion. 4
- Evangelistic work -- China. 4
- Family. 4
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 4
- Medical care 4
- Medical care -- China. 4
- Refugees -- China. 4
- Bible -- Publication and distribution. 3
- Bible. 3
- Buddhists -- China. 3
- Catholic Church. 3
- China -- History -- 1912-1937. 3
- Christian education -- China. 3
- Christian education -- Taiwan. 3
- Church and state. 3
- Church work with women. 3
- Communism -- China. 3
- Communism. 3
- Culture shock. 3
- Education 3
- Evangelicalism. 3
- Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 3
- Missionaries' spouses. 3
- Missions -- Taiwan. 3
- Missions to Buddhists. 3
- Missions, Medical. 3
- Persecution. 3
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 3
- Presbyterian Church. 3
- Presbyterians. 3
- Rural missions. 3
- Sex role. 3
- Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 3
- Tribes. 3
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
- Belief and doubt. 2
- Bible -- Study and teaching. 2
- China -- Description and travel. 2
- China -- Social life and customs. 2
- Christian education -- United States. 2
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
- Christian literature. 2
- Christian martyrs -- China. 2
- Christian martyrs. 2
- Church and social problems -- United States. 2
- Church development, New. 2
- Church work with refugees. 2
- Church work with women -- China. 2
- College students. 2
- Crime and criminals 2
- Crime and criminals -- China. 2
- Education -- United States. 2
- Education, Higher 2
- Education, Higher -- United States. 2
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 2
- Evangelistic work -- Taiwan. 2
- Fundamentalism. 2
- International relief. 2
- Interpersonal conflict. 2
- Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 2
- Missionaries, Resignation of. 2
- Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 2
- Missions -- India. 2
- Missions to Buddhists -- China. 2
- Missions. 2
- Orphans 2
- Persecution -- China. 2
- Religious institutions. 2
- Rural churches. 2
- Sex role -- China. 2
- Theology 2
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 2
- Worship (Christian) 2
- Ancestor worship. 1
- Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
- Animism. 1
- Armenians. 1
- Baptism. 1 ∧ less
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