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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 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 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

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: Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. X

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Subject
Children of missionaries. 3
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 3
Church work with women -- China. 3
Church work with women. 3
Conversion. 3
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Medical care 3
Medical care -- China. 3
Missionaries -- Training of. 3
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 3
Missionaries. 3
Missions -- Educational work. 3
Missions, Medical. 3
Persecution -- China. 3
Persecution. 3
Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 3
Presbyterian Church. 3
Presbyterians. 3
Women 3
Women -- Religious life. 3
China -- Description and travel. 2
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 2
Christian martyrs -- China. 2
Christian martyrs. 2
Christianity and culture. 2
Church and social problems. 2
Church and state -- China. 2
Church and state. 2
College students -- United States 2
College students -- United States -- Religious life. 2
College students. 2
Communism -- China. 2
Communism. 2
Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
Family. 2
Indigenous church administration 2
Indigenous church administration -- China. 2
Language in missionary work. 2
Missionaries' spouses. 2
Presbyterians -- United States. 2
Refugees 2
Refugees -- China. 2
Rural missions. 2
Sex role -- China. 2
Sex role. 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 2
Worship (Christian) 2
Belief and doubt. 1
Bible -- Publication and distribution -- China. 1
Bible -- Publication and distribution. 1
Bible colleges. 1
Bible. 1
Boarding schools -- China. 1
Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
Boarding schools. 1
Buddhists -- China. 1
Buddhists. 1
Catholic Church -- Missions. 1
Catholic Church -- Relations 1
Catholic Church. 1
Children of missionaries -- China. 1
China -- History -- 1949- 1
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
China -- Manners and customs. 1
China -- Religion. 1
Chinese -- Missions. 1
Chinese -- Philippines. 1
Chinese language. 1
Chinese. 1
Christian education -- China. 1
Christian education -- Philippines. 1
Christian education. 1
Church and social problems -- China. 1
Church and social problems -- United States. 1
Church development, New. 1
Church growth -- China. 1
Church growth. 1
Church work with children -- China. 1
Church work with children. 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 -- China. 1
Church work with refugees. 1
Church work with students -- China. 1
Church work with students. 1
College students in missionary work. 1
Culture shock. 1
Economic and social conditions 1
Economic and social conditions -- China. 1
Education 1
Education -- United States. 1
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