Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977.
Person
Found in 9 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 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 298 Papers of Howard E. Thomas
Collection
Identifier: CN 298
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Howard E. Thomas in which he describes his family background, Christian life and growth, education at Stony Brook School and Wheaton College, missionary work with the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions among lepers of the Tai-Lu people along the Burmese border in southwestern China, internment by the Japanese in Thailand, contextualization of the gospel, expulsion from the area by the Chinese army involved in opium trade. Description of Stony Brook School...
Dates:
Created: 1946-1985
Collection 299 Oral History Interview with Ruth M. Thomas
Collection
Identifier: CN 299
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Ruth M. Thomas about her family and religious background, conversion, recollections of Billy Sunday's campaign in Scranton, PA in 1914, her education at Wheaton College, call to foreign missions, work as a missionary nurse with the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in a rehabilitation program of a leper colony in southwestern China along the Burmese border among the Tai-Lu people, language study, worship and use of music, an anti-opium campaign, and a...
Dates:
Created: 1985
Collection 442 Papers of Philip R. Foxwell, Sr.
Collection
Identifier: CN 442
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview and one folder relating to the ministry of Philip R. Foxwell with the Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions and later World Presbyterian Missions.Series: Audio TapesOral history interview with Philip R. Foxwell in which he describes his youth, conversion, magician career, education at Wheaton College, decision to become a missionary, preparation and orientation for missionary work in Japan with the...
Dates:
Created: 1990-1991
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.
Office of the President Records (J. Oliver Buswell)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-02-003
Scope and Contents
Records of the President J. Oliver Buswell include biographical files, correspondence, minutes, financial records and audio recordings.
Dates:
Created: 1917-1980; Other: Majority of material found in 1926-1940
Filtered By
- Subject: Presbyterian Church. X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Conversion. 8
- Evangelistic work. 7
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 7
- Missionaries. 7
- Presbyterians. 7
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 6
- Presbyterian Church. 6
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 6
- Women missionaries. 6
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 5
- Missionaries -- Training of. 5
- Missions -- China. 5
- Missions -- Educational work. 5
- World War, 1939-1945. 5
- China -- History -- 1937-1945. 4
- China -- History. 4
- Christianity and culture. 4
- Church and social problems. 4
- Church and state. 4
- Evangelistic work -- China. 4
- Indigenous church administration 4
- Language in missionary work. 4
- Medical care 4
- Medical care -- China. 4
- Missions, Medical. 4
- Rural missions. 4
- Women 4
- Women -- Religious life. 4
- Church and social problems -- China. 3
- Church work with women. 3
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 3
- Missions, Medical -- China. 3
- Persecution. 3
- Rural missions -- China. 3
- Sex role. 3
- Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 3
- Belief and doubt. 2
- Catholic Church. 2
- Children of missionaries. 2
- China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 2
- Christian education. 2
- Christian life. 2
- Church and social problems -- United States. 2
- Church and state -- China. 2
- Church work with military personnel. 2
- Church work with women -- China. 2
- College students -- United States 2
- College students -- United States -- Religious life. 2
- College students. 2
- Drug traffic 2
- Drug traffic -- China. 2
- Education 2
- Education, Higher 2
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 2
- Evangelicalism. 2
- Fundamentalism. 2
- Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) 2
- Leprosy -- China. 2
- Leprosy. 2
- Missionaries -- Training of -- United States. 2
- Missionaries' spouses. 2
- Missions -- Korea. 2
- Missions to Buddhists. 2
- Modernist-fundamentalist controversy. 2
- Opium trade 2
- Opium trade -- China. 2
- Pentecostalism. 2
- Persecution -- China. 2
- Preaching. 2
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Missions. 2
- Presbyterians -- United States. 2
- Tai (Southeast Asian people) 2
- Theological seminaries. 2
- Theology 2
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 2
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- United States. 2
- Tribes -- China. 2
- Tribes. 2
- United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Missions. 2
- Worship (Christian) 2
- Administrative Records. 1
- Arab-Israeli conflict. 1
- Arabs. 1
- Audiotapes 1
- Baptism. 1
- Bible colleges. 1
- Biography files. 1
- Boarding schools -- China. 1
- Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
- Boarding schools. 1
- Buddhists -- Taiwan. 1
- Buddhists. 1
- Catholic Church -- Evangelicalism. 1
- Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 1
- Catholic Church -- United States. 1
- Catholic Church. -- Syria. 1
- Chaplains, Military 1
- Chaplains, Military -- United States. 1
- Children -- United States 1
- Children -- United States -- Conversion to Christianity. 1 ∧ less
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