Collection 212 Records of the Kathryn Kuhlman Foundation
Scope and Contents
Audio tapes, DVDs, films, photographs, slides, videotapes, miscellaneous correspondence, calendars, clippings, articles, news releases and Kathryn Kuhlman memorabilia, chiefly from the 1950s to 1976.
Audio tapes are of Kuhlman's radio broadcasts, consisting of sermons, testimonies, musical selections and an oral history interview with Kuhlman; films record Kuhlman's early television programs; videotapes are predominatly her I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES television program, along with talk show segments on which she appeared, a documentary on her life, her Las Vegas healing service, her participation in the World Conference on the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem (1974), the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship World Conference (1975) and film coverage of her 1970 tour of Vietnam; photographs heavily emphasize Kuhlman's healing services, but also include photo scrapbooks from the earlier part of her life. Subjects covered include evangelistic work, numerous sermon topics on religious and social issues, spiritual healing, Pentecostalism, miracles, baptism of the Holy Spirit, the Jesus People, missions, and the evangelistic use of television. Persons featured in Kuhlman broadcasts include: associates Jimmie McDonald and Dino Kartsonakis, various evangelical figures like Corrie ten Boom and Hal Lindsey and numerous people healed through Kuhlman's ministry. Collection includes correspondence related to the Kathryn Kuhlman Foundation Scholarship Fund at Wheaton College.
Dates
- Created: ca. 1910-2006
- Other: Majority of material found in 1950s-1984
Conditions Governing Access
Audio tapes , DVDs, and video tapes may not be reproduced.
Biographical or Historical Information
Evangelistic organization; founded in 1957; based in Pittsburgh; functioned to coordinate Kuhlman's evangelistic/healing services and television and radio broadcasts; also funded mission projects around the world; continued coordinating broadcasts following Kuhlman's death, 1976-1982; continued ministry on reduced scale, 1982- Kathryn Johanna Kuhlman was born on May 9, 1907; internationally known as a healing evangelist; converted in 1921; first participated in revival meetings, 1923; first preaching opportunity, 1928; had evangelistic ministry primarily in Idaho, Colorado, Iowa, 1928-ca. 1940; re-established her ministry in Franklin, Pennsylvania, 1946; initiated healing ministry following effects from a series of sermons on the Holy Spirit, 1947; began preaching on radio and expanded her ministry to neighboring cities, 1948; relocated ministry to Pittsburgh, 1950; expanded schedule of regular services to include Los Angeles, 1965-1975; began regular television broadcast on CBS, 1965; ordained by the Evangelical Church Alliance, 1968; toured mission hospital and military bases in Vietnam, 1970; incorporated numerous cities in her service itinerary, 1970-1975; died on February 20, 1976.
Extent
0.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Other Descriptive Information
- Baptism in the Holy Spirit
- Baptism in the Holy Spirit -- Sermons.
- Belief and doubt -- Sermons.
- Belief and doubt.
- Christian life -- Sermons.
- Christian life.
- Conversion -- Sermons.
- Conversion.
- Eschatology -- Sermons.
- Eschatology.
- Evangelistic sermons.
- Evangelistic work -- United States.
- Evangelistic work.
- Faith -- Sermons.
- Faith.
- Healers
- Healers -- United States.
- Holiness -- Biblical teaching.
- Holy Spirit -- Sermons.
- Holy Spirit.
- I Believe in Miracles (Radio program)
- I Believe in Miracles (Television program)
- Kathryn Kuhlman Foundation.
- Kuhlman, Kathryn -- Sermons.
- Kuhlman, Kathryn.
- Miracles -- Sermons.
- Miracles.
- Pentecostalism -- United States.
- Pentecostalism.
- Radio in religion -- United States.
- Radio in religion.
- Repentance -- Sermons.
- Repentance.
- Salvation -- Sermons.
- Salvation.
- Spiritual healing -- Sermons.
- Spiritual healing.
- Television in religion -- United States.
- Television in religion.
- Vietnam War--1961-1975--Prisoners and prisons
- Women clergy -- United States.
- Women clergy.
- Title
- Collection 212 Records of the Kathryn Kuhlman Foundation
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- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Evangelism & Missions Archives Repository