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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 187 Papers of Eleanor R. Elliott

 Collection
Identifier: CN 187
Scope and Contents Family correspondence, prayer letters, brochures, newspaper clippings, prayer cards and letters from other missionaries, photographs, slides, negatives, journals and diaries, and eight interviews concerning Elliott's childhood in China, mission work with China Inland Mission (now Overseas Missionary Fellowship) in China and the Philippines, her experiences as an evangelist and teacher, her life in China during the Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, and the civil war that followed. Her retirement...
Dates: Created: 1910-1988

Collection 287 Oral History Interview with Margaret Crossett

 Collection
Identifier: CN 287
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Margaret Rice Elliott Crossett in which she describes her childhood with her missionary parents in China, her education at Wheaton College, and missionary career with her husband, Vincent Crossett, in China and Taiwan with China Inland Mission/Overseas Missionary Fellowship (1929-1948, 1961-1973). Topics discussed include  Crossett's childhood in China; description of Chinese indigenous worship practices and syncretism in Chinese religious culture; Crossett's...
Dates: Created: 1984-1986

Collection 288 Oral History Interview with Vincent L. Crossett

 Collection
Identifier: CN 288
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Vincent Leroy Crossett (1907-1999) in which he describes his education at Wheaton and Westminster Seminary, missionary work with China Inland Mission/Overseas Missionary Fellowship in China and Taiwan, and pastoral work in a local church in Hawaii. Topics discussed include Crossett's education at Wheaton College and Westminster Seminary; decision to join China Inland Mission; language school; evangelism methods; characteristics of the Chinese church; CIM's...
Dates: Created: 1984-1986

Collection 319 Oral History Interview with Jesse W. Hoover

 Collection
Identifier: CN 319
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Jesse Wilbert Hoover (1908-2002) in which he discuesses his pietistic background and beliefs, his education at Messiah and Wheaton Colleges, his involvement in Mennonite relief work in Europe and the Far East and his evangelistic work in Canada. The time period covered by the interviews is 1908-1947.

Jesse W. Hoover was interviewed by Paul Ericksen on October 7, 1985 in Greenfield, Indiana.

Dates: Created: 1985

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  • Subject: Refugees -- China. X

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Subject
China -- History -- 1937-1945. 4
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 4
Evangelistic work -- China. 4
Evangelistic work. 4
Language in missionary work. 4
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Missionaries -- Training of. 4
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 4
Missionaries. 4
Missions -- China. 4
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 4
Women 4
Women -- Religious life. 4
Women missionaries. 4
Bible -- Publication and distribution. 3
Bible. 3
Buddhists -- China. 3
Buddhists. 3
Catholic Church. 3
Children of missionaries. 3
Christian education -- China. 3
Christian education. 3
Christianity and culture. 3
Communism -- China. 3
Communism. 3
Family. 3
Indigenous church administration 3
Indigenous church administration -- China. 3
Medical care 3
Medical care -- China. 3
Missionaries' spouses. 3
Rural missions. 3
Tribes. 3
Bible -- Study and teaching. 2
China -- Description and travel. 2
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 2
China -- Social life and customs. 2
Christian education -- Taiwan. 2
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
Christian literature. 2
Christian martyrs -- China. 2
Christian martyrs. 2
Church and social problems. 2
Church development, New. 2
Church work with refugees -- China. 2
Church work with refugees. 2
Crime and criminals 2
Crime and criminals -- China. 2
Culture shock. 2
Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 2
Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 2
Missionaries, Resignation of. 2
Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 2
Missions -- Educational work. 2
Missions -- Taiwan. 2
Missions to Buddhists -- China. 2
Missions to Buddhists. 2
Missions, Medical. 2
Religious institutions. 2
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 2
Theology 2
Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 2
World War, 1939-1945. 2
Ancestor worship. 1
Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
Animism. 1
Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
Bible -- Publication and distribution -- China. 1
Catholic Church -- Missions. 1
Catholic Church -- Relations 1
Catholic Church. -- China. 1
Catholic Church. -- France. 1
China -- History -- Revolution, 1911-1912. 1
China -- Manners and customs. 1
China -- Religion. 1
China. 1
Chinese -- Missions. 1
Chinese -- Philippines. 1
Chinese language. 1
Chinese. 1
Christian education -- Philippines. 1
Church and social problems -- China. 1
Church and social problems -- United States. 1
Church and state -- China. 1
Church and state. 1
Church growth -- China. 1
Church growth. 1
Church work with children -- China. 1
Church work with children. 1
Church work with prisoners -- China. 1
Church work with prisoners. 1
Church work with refugees -- France. 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
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