Graham, Billy, 1918-2018.

Collection 557 Oral History Interview with Bob Harrison

Collection

Identifier: CN 557

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Bob Harrison (1928-2012) in which he describes his family, grandmother's (Cornelia Jones Robertson) involvement in original Azusa Street church in Los Angeles and association with Aimee Semple Mc Pherson, racial conditions in America and the church, influence of his mother and grandmother, his musical development and experience as a jazz vocalist, conversion, writing When God Was Black; high receptivity of Third World people to...

Dates: Created: 1998

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 557 Oral History Interview with Bob Harrison

Collection 563 Papers of Robert Coleman

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Identifier: CN 563

Scope and Contents Correspondence, manuscripts, oral history interviews, class lecture notes, meeting files and other materials relating to Coleman's ministry as an evangelist, scholar and church leader. Besides Coleman's own life and ministry, the collection contains voluminous material on the theology of evangelism and Christian discipleship, American 20th century Evangelicalism; the growth of Christianity in Africa, Asia and Latin America in the 20th and 21st centuries, particularly in regard to the...

Dates: 1936-2010

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 563 Papers of Robert Coleman

Collection 567 Papers of H. Wilbert Norton

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Identifier: CN 567

Scope and Contents Oral history interviews, photographs, correspondence, reports, minutes, budgets, pamphlets, and manuscripts relating to Gustav H.W. Norton's (1915-2017) work as an administrator and professor of theology and missiology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Wheaton College, as well as his involvement with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Evangelical Literature Overseas, and Mid-American Keswick. The collection documents Norton’s childhood, education, and career as professor of missions...

Dates: Created: 1950-2000

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 567 Papers of H. Wilbert Norton

Collection 576 Oral History Interviews with Raymond Attawia

Collection

Identifier: CN 576

Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Raymond Attawia. Topics discussed include his family background and childhood in Sierra Leone, his spiritual seeking as a teenager, conversion through the ministry of the Christians in Action Mission; his involvement in various positions of leadership in the Christians in Action church in the country, including National Superintendent; the civil war in Sierra Leone and its impact on the church; the Evangelical churches in the country in 2002, his attendance at...

Dates: 2001-2002

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 576 Oral History Interviews with Raymond Attawia

Collection 577 Papers of Vergil Gerber

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Identifier: CN 577

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, manuals, newsletters, reports and other materials relating to the life and ministry of Vergil Gerber, a Conservative Baptist minister and missionary to Central and South America. The collection documents Gerber's work as a teacher, writer, and leader in church growth studies and Evangelical global missions, especially in Latin America.

Dates: Created: 1966-1984

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 577 Papers of Vergil Gerber

Collection 582 Oral History Interviews with Michael A. Cassidy

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Identifier: CN 582

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Michael A. Cassidy, South African evangelist and founder of African Enterprise, in which he describes his family background and childhood in Basutoland, apartheid, his friendship with Patrick Baker Duncan, the development of his faith and prayer life, leading up to his conversion while attending Cambridge University; the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate College Union (CICCU); comparison of his education at Cambridge and Fuller Theological Seminary; the influence on his...

Dates: Created: 2002

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 582 Oral History Interviews with Michael A. Cassidy

Collection 584 Papers of Thomas F. Zimmerman

Collection

Identifier: CN 584

Scope and Contents Audio tapes, phonograph records, photographs, correspondence, minutes, reports, clippings, speeches, and other materials related toThomas F. Zimmerman's leadership in a number of conservative American Protestant organizations and evangelistic efforts. The bulk of the collection relates to his involvement in the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization both internationally and in the United States, but there is also information on his work with the 1985 American Festival of Evangelism...

Dates: Created: 1955-1990

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 584 Papers of Thomas F. Zimmerman

Collection 590 Papers of John R. W. Stott

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Identifier: CN 590

Scope and Contents Correspondence, memos, reports, notes, magazine and newspaper clippings, brochures and other materials relating to John R. W. Stott’s involvement in the 1974 Lausanne Congress and the Lausanne movement that developed out of it. The collection is particularly strong in material relating to the membership of Stott on the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization and its executive committee; his contribution to drafting several of the major statements of the movement; his chairmanship of the...

Dates: Created: 1974-2000

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 590 Papers of John R. W. Stott

Collection 597 Papers of Clyde W. Taylor

Collection

Identifier: CN 597

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports, minutes, lists and other materials mainly relating to a series of Protestant Evangelical international evangelism congresses which Clyde Taylor helped plan and organize between 1966 and 1974. There is also some material about his leadership in the World Evangelical Fellowship.

Dates: Created: 1950-1980

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 597 Papers of Clyde W. Taylor

Collection 604 Oral History Interview with Dan D. Crawford

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Identifier: CN 604

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Dan Duvall Crawford in which he discusses his parents, Percy and Ruth (Duvall) Crawford; Percy Crawford’s evangelistic ministry at meetings, through radio and television programming; and the camps his father founded. Other topics discussed include Crawford’s experiences at Pine Brook Camp as a child; Pine Brook Praises and Young People’s Church of the Air; Percy Crawford’s relationship with Billy...

Dates: Created: 2004

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 604 Oral History Interview with Dan D. Crawford

Collection 625 Papers of Lois Gregory

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Identifier: CN 625

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Class papers and notes, correspondence, hymns, manuscript, post cards, sermon notes, and thesis documenting the ministry of Lois Vashti Gregory, American Methodist evangelist and teacher of Christian values to young people. Her ministry not only included preaching to adults but also teaching young people, especially children, in Christian ethics and living a morally pure life. Gregory was particularly active in the northeast region of the United States.

Dates: Created: 1887-1961; Majority of material found in 1902-1961

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 625 Papers of Lois Gregory

Collection 627 Papers of Harold E. Renfrow

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Identifier: CN 627

Scope and Contents Correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, forms, minutes, memos, budgets, incorporation papers relating to Harold E. Renfrow's work as executive secretary of the 1974 Cruzada Evangelística Billy Graham Grande-Rio, held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.[Note: In the Scope & Content section, the notation “folder 2-5" means “Box 2, Folder 5"]Arrangement: Alphabetical by title. The titles of all of...

Dates: Created: 1972-1979

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 627 Papers of Harold E. Renfrow

Collection 629 Ephemera of Harold J. Ockenga

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Identifier: CN 629

Scope and Contents Two audio tapes relating to John H. Ockenga, one of the most prominent American Evangelicals of the mid-20th century. The first tape is a sermon preached by Ockenga and the second is an interview in which Ockenga talks about the founding of the National Association of Evangelicals and the development of American Evangelicalism.Arrangement: ChronologicalDate Range: 1979...

Dates: Created: 1979

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 629 Ephemera of Harold J. Ockenga

Collection 640 Records of International Fellowship of Evangelical Students

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Identifier: CN 640

Scope and Contents Predominantly correspondence and reports of the international Evangelical organization, most extensively between 1971 and 1998. IFES aims to provide staff leadership and coordinate with national staff of member movements to: witness, train and disciple students on university campuses, where student-led evangelism will have an impact on those institutions, churches, and society. The records document in detail the activities and influence of the global IFES student movement at both country and...

Dates: 1934-2000

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 640 Records of International Fellowship of Evangelical Students

Collection 647 Oral History Interview with Loren D. Cunningham

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Identifier: CN 647

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Loren D. Cunningham, in which he describes his early life, family and influence of his mother and evangelist father, the Assemblies of God church and evangelistic mission, role of prayer in their family, other influences on his spiritual life, accounts of growing in his faith and learning to hear God speaking, call to worldwide mission as a young teenager, education, early mission trips, moving beyond Assemblies of God circles, meeting his wife Darlene, dream to...

Dates: Created: 2009

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 647 Oral History Interview with Loren D. Cunningham

Collection 650 Records of Say Yes, Chicago

Collection

Identifier: CN 650

Scope and Contents Correspondence, memos, reports, newspaper clippings, lists, financial records, questionnaires and training videos other materials of the Say Yes Chicago committee, a group of Protestant Christian leaders that incorporated to sponsor Say Yes Chicago, a 1996 city-wide evangelistic effort led by evangelist Luis Palau. These files contain significant information about the planning and organizing of the campaign, with some material on the actual events of the campaign, the results, and the...

Dates: Created: 1973-1997

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 650 Records of Say Yes, Chicago

Collection 658 Papers of Samuel D. Faircloth

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Identifier: CN 658

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Prayer letters and an oral history interviews which document Samuel Douglas Faircloth’s childhood, conversion, education at Wheaton College and elsewhere, and his work as a United States Army chaplain in Italy immediately after World War II, as a church planter in Portugal, and a seminary professor at the Tyndale Theological Seminary in the Netherlands.

Dates: Created: 1949-2011

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 658 Papers of Samuel D. Faircloth

Collection 659 Papers of Roy W. Gustafson

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Identifier: CN 659

Scope and Contents Scrapbooks, correspondence, photos, newspaper clippings, and other documents relating to Gustafson’s education and life’s work as a minister, evangelist, Bible teacher, and staff member of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Particularly well documented are the tours of the Holy Land (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt) he led and lectured to for several decades, his participation in ministries in Africa and Asia, and his active involvement in the worldwide activities of Samaritan’s...

Dates: Created: 1908-2002

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 659 Papers of Roy W. Gustafson

Collection 671 Oral History Interview with David P. Bruce

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Identifier: CN 671

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with David P. Bruce, in which he discusses the history of the Montreat office of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) that functioned as the personal secretariat of Billy Graham; the relationship of the office to the rest of the BGEA; Bruce's own background and his work as assistant to Graham; L. Nelson Bell and other BGEA leaders (T. W. Wilson, Stephanie Wills, John Akers, Charlie Riggs, Sterling Huston, and John Corts); effects on the Montreat office of...

Dates: Created: 2013

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 671 Oral History Interview with David P. Bruce

Collection 675 Papers of John Minder

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Identifier: CN 675

Scope and Contents Letters, reports, clippings, handbills, newsletters, brochures, pamphlets selected from the papers of Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor John Minder related to his mentorship of Billy Graham while Graham was a student at Florida Bible Institute (FBI) and their continuing friendship. To a lesser extent, the papers also document Minder’s mentorship of other students and evangelists, such as Roy Gustafson and Jimmie Johnson, as well as his leadership at FBI, the Tampa Gospel Tabernacle,...

Dates: Created: 1927-1992

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 675 Papers of John Minder

Collection 693 Papers of Jim Vaus

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Identifier: CN 693

Scope and Contents Newsletters, oral history transcripts, manuscripts, correspondence, slides, photographs, audio recordings, and films relating to Jim Vaus’ youth ministry work in East Harlem, NY and later youth camp ministries in New York and California and internationally with the Missionary Communication Service. The collection also contains material on Jim Vaus’ work as a wiretapper for the Los Angeles mob prior to his conversion to Christianity at the 1949 Los Angeles Billy Graham Crusade, and the 1955...

Dates: Created: 1950-2001

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 693 Papers of Jim Vaus

Collection 698 Papers of Lois R. Ferm

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Identifier: CN 698

Scope and Contents Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other documents relating to Lois R. Ferm’s work as a personal assistant to Billy Graham and particularly relating to the Billy Graham Center, Graham’s personal library, and the BGEA Oral History Project.This collection consists of materials documenting Ferm’s work as a personal assistant to Billy Graham and Resource Coordinator of the BGEA. Although there are a few earlier items, almost everything in collection dates from 1970 or later. The...

Dates: Created: 1967-2000

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 698 Papers of Lois R. Ferm

Collection 727 Papers of the Vereide Family

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Identifier: CN 727

Scope and Contents Papers of the Vereide family relating to the work of International Christian Leadership (ICL, later known as the Fellowship Foundation), mainly the efforts of Abraham Vereide and his daughter Alicia Davison. The collection reflects the activities ICL and its associated group International Council for Christian Leadership (ICCL) in fostering prayer groups, leadership seminars, and informal contacts involving government officials, business people, and civic leaders to promote spiritual unity...

Dates: 1945-2014, undated; Majority of material found in 1953-1985

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / Collection 727 Papers of the Vereide Family

Conway Rosell music, words, audio tape.

Unprocessed Material — Folder: 1

Identifier: 2000-045

Dates: Undated

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

David H. Adeney Papers.

Collection

Identifier: CN 393

Brief Description Adeney’s correspondence, writings (articles, books), lecture and presentation manuscripts, subject files (especially files on various China-related topics) he compiled from many sources, notebooks and loose notes, a photo album, photographs and slides, and two oral history interviews. Together these span his career as a missionary in China and Southeast Asia, staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in the United States, leader with International Fellowship of Evangelical Students,...

Dates: Created: 1911-1994

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / David H. Adeney Papers.

David Howard papers.

Unprocessed Material — Box: 4

Identifier: 2021-001

Dates: 1946-2019

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

David M. Howard, Sr., Papers

Collection

Identifier: CN 484

Scope and Contents Four oral history interviews, paper records, and photographs documenting David Howard's life and work with Latin American Mission, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and World Evangelical Fellowship. Topics covered in the interviews include Howard's childhood, Christian faith, education at Wheaton College, work as a missionary and administrator with Latin America Mission; missions director for Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, director of the 1980 Consultation on World Evangelization; and...

Dates: Created: 1968-1993

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / David M. Howard, Sr., Papers

Donald Hoke papers related to Billy Graham and Billy Graham Center (BGC).

Unprocessed Material — Folder: 1

Identifier: 1998-083

Dates: 1974-1998

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Evangelical leaders audio tapes.

Unprocessed Material — Box: 1

Identifier: 2011-051

Dates: 1958

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Evangelical speakers audio tapes.

Unprocessed Material — Box: 2

Identifier: 2005-027

Dates: 1959-1967

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Evangelistic phonograph records.

Unprocessed Material — Folder: 1

Identifier: 1994-028

Dates: 1953

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

George Beverly Shea and miscellaneous wire recordings.

Unprocessed Material — Box: 1

Identifier: 2022-004

Dates: 1950-1952

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

George Beverly Shea Papers.

Collection

Identifier: CN 541

Scope and Contents Correspondence, sheet music, business records, phonograph records, programs, songbooks, and other materials from Shea’s career as a soloist, radio personality, and composer. Most of the material is from the last decades of his life, especially his work with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), but the entire range of his life from the 1930s on is covered. Though representing only a fraction of Shea’s papers, it includes a rich collection of source material that Shea used in his...

Dates: 1931-2010

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives / George Beverly Shea Papers.