School Officials, Teachers, etc., Letters from, 1957
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes, newspaper clippings, reports, and other documents related to the life and ministry of L. Nelson Bell, first as a medical missionary in China, then as doctor, editor, and lay leader in the Presbyterian Church in the United States. Among the topics covered by the material in the collection are missions in China in the twentieth century between the two world wars; the work of Bell's son-in-law, Billy Graham; the founding and development of Christianity Today and The Presbyterian Journal; the conflict between liberals and conservatives in Protestant Christianity.
Dates
- 1957
Conditions Governing Access
Anyone using the following folders until December 31 of the year fifty (50) years from the oldest document in the folder indicated must sign an agreement that he or she will maintain the confidentiality of these folders. No material in these folders may be copied. Folders 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 8-1, 12-22, 15-18, 17-11, 28-12, 31-12, 31-19, 34-21, 34-22, 47-26, 51-27, 54-1, 54-23, 71-5.
The following folders are closed until after December 31 of the year indicated:
Folder 6-3 is closed until January 1, 2024
Folder 6-12 is closed until January 1, 2022
Folder 6-13 is closed until January 1, 2023
Folder 6-14 is closed until January 1, 2024
Folder 8-2 is closed until January 1, 2024
Folder 8-4 is closed until January 1, 2024
Folder 8-5 is closed until January 1, 2024
Folder 9-3 is closed until January 1, 2024
Folder 9-11 is closed until January 1, 2024
Extent
From the Collection: 39.5 Cubic Feet (79 Boxes (DC), Oversize Material, Phonograph Records, Photographs )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Bright, Bill. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Evangelism & Missions Archives Repository