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

 Person

Found in 5 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 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

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: Presbyterians. X
  • Subject: Missions -- China. X

Additional filters:

Subject
China -- History -- 1937-1945. 4
China -- History. 4
Evangelistic work -- China. 4
Medical care 4
Medical care -- China. 4
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Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 4
Missionaries. 4
Missions, Medical. 4
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 4
Women missionaries. 4
World War, 1939-1945. 4
Christianity and culture. 3
Church and social problems -- China. 3
Church and social problems. 3
Evangelistic work -- United States. 3
Indigenous church administration 3
Indigenous church administration -- China. 3
Language in missionary work. 3
Missionaries -- Training of. 3
Missions, Medical -- China. 3
Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 3
Presbyterian Church. 3
Rural missions -- China. 3
Rural missions. 3
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 3
Women 3
Women -- Religious life. 3
Children of missionaries. 2
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 2
Christian life. 2
Church and state -- China. 2
Church and state. 2
Church work with women -- China. 2
Church work with women. 2
College students -- United States 2
College students -- United States -- Religious life. 2
College students. 2
Drug traffic 2
Drug traffic -- China. 2
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) 2
Leprosy -- China. 2
Leprosy. 2
Missionaries -- Training of -- United States. 2
Missionaries' spouses. 2
Missions -- Educational work. 2
Opium trade 2
Opium trade -- China. 2
Persecution -- China. 2
Persecution. 2
Presbyterians -- United States. 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
China -- Description and travel. 1
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
China -- History -- 1949- 1
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
China -- Manners and customs. 1
Chinese language. 1
Christian martyrs -- China. 1
Christian martyrs. 1
Church and social problems -- United States. 1
Church development, New. 1
Church work with military personnel -- China. 1
Church work with military personnel. 1
Church work with prisoners -- China. 1
Church work with prisoners. 1
Church work with students -- China. 1
Church work with students. 1
College students in missionary work. 1
Communism -- China. 1
Communism. 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
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