Wilson, Grady, 1919-1987.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Collection 443 Oral History Interviews with William L. Simmer
Collection
Identifier: CN 443
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with William Leonard Simmer (1929-2015) in which he discusses his childhood, years in the United States Air Force, conversion to Christianity, education at Washington Bible College, and the development of Good News Jail and Prison ministry. Other topics discussed include: Carl Henry, Grady Wilson, and the BGEA 1960 Washington, DC, Crusade. The time period covered by the interviews is 1929 to 1991.William Leonard Simmer was interviewed by Robert Shuster on...
Dates:
Created: 1991
Collection 693 Papers of Jim Vaus
Collection
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
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- Subject
- Bible colleges 1
- Bible colleges -- United States. 1
- Christian education, Outdoor. 1
- Church and social problems -- United States. 1
- Church and social problems. 1
- Church and state -- United States. 1
- Church and state. 1
- Church work with minorities 1
- Church work with prisoners -- United States. 1
- Church work with prisoners. 1
- Church work with teenagers. 1
- Church work with youth. 1
- Conversion -- Personal narratives. 1
- Crime and criminals 1
- Crime and criminals -- United States. 1
- Criminals 1
- Ethics. 1
- Evangelistic work -- New York -- Harlem 1
- Evangelistic work -- New York. 1
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 1
- Evangelistic work. 1
- Fund raising. 1
- Gangs. 1
- Halfway houses 1
- Halfway houses -- United States. 1
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions 1
- It's Cool, Man (Motion Picture) 1
- Kikuyu (African people) 1
- Mafia 1
- Mafia -- 20th century 1
- None Ran Last (Motion Picture) 1
- Petey and Johnny (Motion Picture) 1
- Prison administration 1
- Prison administration -- United States. 1
- Prison chaplains 1
- Prison chaplains -- United States. 1
- Prisoners 1
- Prisoners -- Religious life. 1
- Prisoners -- United States. 1
- Prisons 1
- Prisons -- United States 1
- Prisons -- United States -- Officials and employees. 1
- Recidivism 1
- Recidivism -- United States. 1
- Rehabilitation of criminals 1
- Rehabilitation of criminals -- United States. 1
- Spanish Harlem 1
- Voluntarism -- United States. 1
- Voluntarism. 1
- Wilderness survival 1
- Wiretapper (Motion Picture) 1
- Wiretapping 1
- Wiretapping -- United States 1 ∧ less
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