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

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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 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

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: Persecution X
  • Subject: Presbyterian Church -- Missions. X

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Subject
Children of missionaries. 2
China -- History -- 1937-1945. 2
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 2
China -- History. 2
Church and state. 2
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Church work with women -- China. 2
Church work with women. 2
Education 2
Evangelistic work -- China. 2
Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
Missionaries -- Training of. 2
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
Missionaries. 2
Missions -- China. 2
Missions -- Educational work. 2
Persecution -- China. 2
Rural missions. 2
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 2
Women missionaries. 2
World War, 1939-1945. 2
Arab-Israeli conflict. 1
Arabs. 1
Belief and doubt. 1
Bible colleges. 1
Boarding schools -- China. 1
Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
Boarding schools. 1
Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 1
Catholic Church. 1
Catholic Church. -- Syria. 1
Children of missionaries -- China. 1
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
China -- History -- 1949- 1
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
Christianity and culture. 1
Church and state -- China. 1
Church and state -- Lebanon. 1
Church and state -- Syria. 1
Church development, New. 1
Church work with military personnel -- China. 1
Church work with military personnel. 1
Church work with students -- China. 1
Church work with students. 1
College students -- United States 1
College students -- United States -- Religious life. 1
College students. 1
Communism -- China. 1
Communism. 1
Culture shock. 1
Ecumenical movement. 1
Education -- Israel. 1
Education -- Lebanon. 1
Education -- Syria. 1
Education -- United States. 1
Education, Higher 1
Education, Higher -- United States. 1
English language 1
English language -- Foreign speakers. 1
Evangelistic work -- Asia. 1
Evangelistic work -- Australia. 1
Evangelistic work -- Canada. 1
Evangelistic work -- Lebanon. 1
Evangelistic work -- Syria. 1
Family. 1
Footbinding 1
Footbinding -- China. 1
Fundamentalism. 1
Hunger. 1
Indigenous church administration 1
Indigenous church administration -- China. 1
International relief. 1
Jewish-Arab relations. 1
Language in missionary work. 1
Lord's Supper. 1
Medical care 1
Medical care -- China. 1
Missionaries' spouses. 1
Missionaries, Resignation of. 1
Missions -- Congresses. 1
Missions -- Finance. 1
Missions -- Lebanon. 1
Missions -- Syria. 1
Missions to Muslims. 1
Missions, Medical. 1
Moody Bible Institute -- Alumni. 1
Muslims -- Lebanon. 1
Muslims -- Syria. 1
Muslims. 1
Palestine 1
Palestine -- History 1
Palestine -- History -- 1917-1948. 1
Pentecostalism -- China. 1
Pentecostalism. 1
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