Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977.
Person
Found in 4 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 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
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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- China -- History -- 1937-1945. 3
- China -- History. 3
- Christianity and culture. 3
- Church and social problems -- China. 3
- Church and social problems. 3
- Evangelistic work -- China. 3
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 3
- Indigenous church administration 3
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 3
- Language in missionary work. 3
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 3
- Missionaries. 3
- Missions, Medical -- China. 3
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
- Women 3
- Women -- Religious life. 3
- Women missionaries. 3
- World War, 1939-1945. 3
- Christian life. 2
- Drug traffic 2
- Drug traffic -- China. 2
- Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) 2
- Leprosy -- China. 2
- Leprosy. 2
- Missionaries -- Training of. 2
- Missionaries -- Training of -- United States. 2
- Missions -- Educational work. 2
- Opium trade 2
- Opium trade -- China. 2
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 2
- Presbyterian Church. 2
- Rural missions -- China. 2
- Rural missions. 2
- Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 2
- Tai (Southeast Asian people) 2
- Tribes -- China. 2
- Tribes. 2
- United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Missions. 2
- Worship (Christian) 2
- Belief and doubt. 1
- Bible colleges. 1
- Boarding schools -- China. 1
- Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
- Boarding schools. 1
- Children of missionaries -- China. 1
- Children of missionaries. 1
- China -- Description and travel. 1
- China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
- China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
- China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 1
- China -- Manners and customs. 1
- Chinese language. 1
- Christian martyrs -- China. 1
- Christian martyrs. 1
- Church and social problems -- United States. 1
- Church and state -- China. 1
- Church and state. 1
- Church work with prisoners -- China. 1
- Church work with prisoners. 1
- Church work with women -- China. 1
- Church work with women. 1
- College students -- United States 1
- College students -- United States -- Religious life. 1
- College students in missionary work. 1
- College students. 1
- Cooperative societies 1
- Cooperative societies -- China. 1
- Culture shock. 1
- Drug addictions 1
- Drug addictions -- China. 1
- Economic and social conditions 1
- Economic and social conditions -- China. 1
- Education 1
- Education -- United States. 1
- Education, Higher 1
- Education, Higher -- United States. 1
- Epidemics 1
- Epidemics -- China. 1
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 1
- Evangelicalism. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Asia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Australia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Canada. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Korea. 1
- Family. 1
- Festivals 1
- Festivals -- China. 1
- Footbinding 1
- Footbinding -- China. 1
- Fundamentalism. 1
- Hospitals -- China. 1
- Hunger. 1
- International relief. 1 ∧ less
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