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 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 279 Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Evans
Collection
Identifier: CN 279
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Elizabeth Morrell Evans (1899-1976) in which she discusses her childhood; education at Wheaton College; work with J. Elwin Wright; her Christian education activities; the development of the New England Fellowship, the National Association of Evangelicals, and the World Evangelical Fellowship; and her work as a missionary in Taiwan. The time period covered by the interviews is 1899-1976.Elizabeth Evans was interviewed by Robert Shuster on October 8,...
Dates:
Created: 1984-1985
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 442 Papers of Philip R. Foxwell, Sr.
Collection
Identifier: CN 442
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview and one folder relating to the ministry of Philip R. Foxwell with the Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions and later World Presbyterian Missions.Series: Audio TapesOral history interview with Philip R. Foxwell in which he describes his youth, conversion, magician career, education at Wheaton College, decision to become a missionary, preparation and orientation for missionary work in Japan with the...
Dates:
Created: 1990-1991
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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- Conversion. 5
- Evangelistic work. 5
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 5
- Missionaries. 5
- Women 5
- Women -- Religious life. 5
- World War, 1939-1945. 5
- Christian education. 4
- Church and social problems. 4
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 4
- Missionaries -- Training of. 4
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 4
- Presbyterian Church. 4
- Presbyterians. 4
- Sex role. 4
- China -- History -- 1937-1945. 3
- China -- History. 3
- Christianity and culture. 3
- Church and state. 3
- Church work with women. 3
- Education, Higher 3
- Evangelicalism. 3
- Evangelistic work -- China. 3
- Indigenous church administration 3
- Language in missionary work. 3
- Medical care 3
- Medical care -- China. 3
- Missions -- China. 3
- Missions, Medical. 3
- Persecution. 3
- Refugees 3
- Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 3
- Belief and doubt. 2
- Buddhists. 2
- Catholic Church. 2
- Children of missionaries. 2
- China -- Description and travel. 2
- China -- History -- 1912-1937. 2
- China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 2
- Christian education -- United States. 2
- Christian martyrs -- China. 2
- Christian martyrs. 2
- Church and social problems -- United States. 2
- Church work with refugees. 2
- Church work with women -- China. 2
- College students. 2
- Education 2
- Education -- United States. 2
- Education, Higher -- United States. 2
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 2
- Family. 2
- Fundamentalism. 2
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 2
- International relief. 2
- Missions -- India. 2
- Missions -- Korea. 2
- Missions to Buddhists. 2
- Orphans 2
- Persecution -- China. 2
- Refugees -- China. 2
- Rural churches. 2
- Sex role -- China. 2
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 2
- Worship (Christian) 2
- Armenians. 1
- Baptism. 1
- Bible -- Publication and distribution -- China. 1
- Bible -- Publication and distribution. 1
- Bible colleges 1
- Bible colleges -- Greece. 1
- Bible colleges. 1
- Bible. 1
- Boarding schools -- China. 1
- Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
- Boarding schools. 1
- Buddhists -- China. 1
- Buddhists -- Taiwan. 1
- Catholic Church -- Evangelicalism. 1
- Catholic Church -- Missions. 1
- Catholic Church -- Relations 1
- Catholic Church -- United States. 1
- Chaplains, Military 1
- Chaplains, Military -- United States. 1
- Children -- United States 1
- Children -- United States -- Conversion to Christianity. 1
- Children -- United States -- Religious life. 1
- Children of missionaries -- China. 1
- Children. 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 -- Greece. 1
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