Greater Chicago Crusade Records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one hundred completed questionnaires from a survey created by Aubrey Leon Morris and administered between August and December 1963 to parcipants at the 1962 Greater Chicago Crusade. The survey was used as part of Morris's PhD research, resulting in his doctoral dissertation, "A Study of Psychological Factors in the Evangelistic Preaching of Billy Graham." His degree was awarded by Southern Baptist Seminary in 1966.
The survey was designed for those who responded to Billy Graham's invitation for salvation during the crusade. The "Interview Guide for Responders" (title of questionnaire) is a four-page interview sheet containing nine major questions with enough space provided for answers to the questions. The questions related to the kind of appeal that made an impression leading to a decision after listening to a sermon by Billy Graham; personal needs; pre-decision experiences; changes if any in life and thought; and church affiliation.
Demographic questions include: name; address; phone; age; marital status; occupation; education; church and pastor preferences. The answers were written onto the questionnaires by Morris as he talked to the interviewees. More information can be found in BGC Archives Collection 20: Papers of Herbert J. Taylor, Box 37, Folder 16.
Dates
- Created: 1963
Creator
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Extent
1 document case
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Accruals and Additions
The materials in this collection were received by the Billy Graham Center Archives from Rev. Aubrey Morris in April 1979.
Accession 79-34
Robert Shuster
Abraham Labiano
Creator
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. (Organization)
- Title
- Collection 079 Records of the Greater Chicago Crusade
- Author
- Bob Shuster
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Roman Script
Repository Details
Part of the Evangelism & Missions Archives Repository