Collection 400 Oral History Interview with Ingrid H. Trobisch

Collection

Identifier: CN 400

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Ingrid Hult Trobisch (1926-2007) in which she describes her childhood in Tanzania as the daughter of missionaries and her own missionary service in Africa with husband Walter Trobisch. Other topics discussed include: first impressions of Africa, especially French Cameroon; observations about the role of women in Africa; African views of marriage and gender roles; medical care in Africa; the Christian church in Cameroon; the Muslim population in Cameroon; relationship between evangelical denominations and the Catholic church in Cameroon; Lutheran missions; Dawson Trotman and the Navigators; Billy Graham in Africa; the Fulani language; and relationship between missionaries and government officials. The time period covered by the interviews is 1929-1988.

Ingrid Trobisch was interviewed by Robert Shuster on September 27, 1988 at her home in Springfield, Missouri.

Dates

Created: 1988

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.

Biographical Information

Full Name: Ingrid Hult Trobisch Birth date: February 17, 1926 Birth place: Moshi, Tanganyika, Africa (now Tanzania)

Death Date: October 23, 2007

Parents: Ralph and Gertrude Jacobson Hult (Ralph Hult was on the Zamzam on his way to Tanganyika when it was sunk in 1941.)

Siblings: John, Veda Magnuson, Eunice Will, Carl, Gustaf, Mary Orvis, David

Marital Status: Married to Walter Arthur Trobisch, June 2, 1952 Children: Kathryn Herta, Daniel Martin, David Johannes, Stephen Walter, Ruth Ingrid

Education:

1945 Luther Junior College, Wahoo, Nebraska

1945-1947 B.A., Augustana College, Rock Island, IL

1947-1948 Lutheran Bible Institute

1949-1951 M.A., Sorbonne, University of Paris

Career:

1948-1949 Parish worker, First Lutheran Church, Rock Island, IL

1951-1952 Missionary for Sudan (Lutheran) Mission, Poli, Meiganga, and Garoua-Boulai, Cameroon

1953-1957 Missionary in Tchollire, Cameroon

1957-1963 Teacher in the Cameroon Christian College, Libamba, Cameroon

1963-1969 Teacher, together with husband, of courses on marriage in Third World countries

1969- Marriage and family counselor/speaker

Publications (selected):

On Our Way Rejoicing, New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964

The Joy of Being a Woman, Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975

My Beautiful Feeling, Inter-Varsity Press, 1977, with Walter Trobisch

Learning to Walk Alone, Quiet Water Publications, 2002 On My Way Home, Quiet Water Publications, 2002

The Confident Woman: Finding confident Strength in a Turbulent World, Quiet Waters Publications, 2001

Extent

1.00 Audio Tape

79 Minutes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Accruals and Additions

The material in this collection was given to the Billy Graham Center Archives by Ingrid Hult Trobisch in 1988.

Accession 88-110

July 13, 1995

Janyce H. Nasgowitz