Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977.
Person
Found in 6 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 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
Collection 416 Oral History Interviews with Benjamin L. Armstrong
Collection
Identifier: CN 416
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Benjamin Leighton Armstrong in which he describes his family, particularly his father (Benjamin Leighton Armstrong Sr.) and grandfather (Benjamin Franklin Armstrong), his own conversion and spiritual growth, education at Nyack Bible College, New York University, Union Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, religious radio and television, Samuel Shoemaker, Paul Tillich, missions in the Christian and Missionary Alliance church, Voice of Tangiers and Trans World...
Dates:
Created: 1989
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. 4
- China -- History. 4
- Church and state. 4
- Evangelistic work -- China. 4
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 4
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 4
- Missionaries. 4
- Missions -- China. 4
- Women missionaries. 4
- Church and social problems. 3
- College students. 3
- Evangelicalism. 3
- Language in missionary work. 3
- Medical care 3
- Medical care -- China. 3
- Missionaries -- Training of. 3
- Missions -- Educational work. 3
- Missions, Medical. 3
- Persecution. 3
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 3
- Presbyterian Church. 3
- Presbyterians -- United States. 3
- Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 3
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
- Women 3
- Women -- Religious life. 3
- Children of missionaries. 2
- China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 2
- Christian life. 2
- Christianity and culture. 2
- Church and social problems -- China. 2
- Church and state -- China. 2
- Church work with women -- China. 2
- Church work with women. 2
- College students -- United States 2
- College students -- United States -- Religious life. 2
- Education 2
- Education -- United States. 2
- Education, Higher 2
- Education, Higher -- United States. 2
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 2
- Indigenous church administration 2
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 2
- International relief. 2
- Liberalism (Religion) 2
- Mass media in missionary work. 2
- Missionaries' spouses. 2
- Missions, Medical -- China. 2
- Persecution -- China. 2
- Radio in missionary work. 2
- Refugees 2
- Rural missions -- China. 2
- Rural missions. 2
- Theology 2
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 2
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- United States. 2
- Worship (Christian) 2
- Armenians. 1
- Belief and doubt. 1
- Bible colleges 1
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- Bible colleges. 1
- Boarding schools -- China. 1
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- 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 education -- Greece. 1
- Christian education -- United States. 1
- Christian education. 1
- Christian martyrs -- China. 1
- Christian martyrs. 1
- Christianity and culture -- United States. 1
- Church and social problems -- United States. 1
- Church and state -- Greece. 1
- Church and state -- United States. 1
- Church development, New. 1
- Church growth. 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 refugees -- Greece. 1
- Church work with refugees. 1
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