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

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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 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: Women X
  • Subject: China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. X

Additional filters:

Subject
Christianity and culture. 4
Communism -- China. 4
Communism. 4
Evangelistic work -- China. 4
Evangelistic work. 4
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Family. 4
Indigenous church administration 4
Indigenous church administration -- China. 4
Missionaries -- Training of. 4
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 4
Missionaries. 4
Rural missions. 4
Women 4
Women -- Religious life. 4
Bible -- Publication and distribution. 3
Bible. 3
Buddhists -- China. 3
Buddhists. 3
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 3
Christian education -- China. 3
Christian education. 3
Church development, New. 3
Church work with women -- China. 3
Church work with women. 3
Culture shock. 3
Language in missionary work. 3
Medical care 3
Medical care -- China. 3
Missionaries' spouses. 3
Missionaries, Resignation of. 3
Persecution -- China. 3
Persecution. 3
Refugees 3
Refugees -- China. 3
Religious institutions. 3
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 3
Theology 3
Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 3
Tribes. 3
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
World War, 1939-1945. 3
Bible -- Study and teaching. 2
Catholic Church. 2
China -- Social life and customs. 2
Christian education -- Taiwan. 2
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
Christian literature. 2
Conversion. 2
Crime and criminals 2
Crime and criminals -- China. 2
Education 2
Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 2
Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 2
Missions -- Educational work. 2
Missions -- Taiwan. 2
Missions to Buddhists -- China. 2
Missions to Buddhists. 2
Missions, Medical. 2
Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 2
Presbyterian Church. 2
Presbyterians. 2
Sex role -- China. 2
Sex role. 2
Ancestor worship. 1
Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
Animism. 1
Belief and doubt. 1
Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
Bible -- Publication and distribution -- China. 1
Bible colleges. 1
Boarding schools -- China. 1
Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
Boarding schools. 1
Catholic Church -- Missions. 1
Catholic Church -- Relations 1
Catholic Church. -- China. 1
Children of missionaries -- China. 1
China -- Description and travel. 1
China -- History -- 1949- 1
China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 1
China -- History -- Revolution, 1911-1912. 1
China -- Religion. 1
China. 1
Chinese -- Missions. 1
Chinese -- Philippines. 1
Chinese. 1
Christian education -- Philippines. 1
Christian martyrs -- China. 1
Christian martyrs. 1
Church and social problems. 1
Church and state -- China. 1
Church and state. 1
Church growth -- China. 1
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