Collection 566 Oral History Interview with P. Paul Snezek
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with P. Paul Snezek, in which he describes his time as a student at the King's College in Briarcliff, New York, his memories of evangelist Percy Crawford, and his experiences singing as part of the ensemble on Crawford's television program, Youth on the March. The time period covered by the interview is 1956-1960.
Paul Snezek was interviewed by Bob Shuster on January 12, 2000 in Snezek’s office in Buswell Library on the campus of Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.
Dates
- Created: 2000
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Biographical Information
Biographical Note: Librarian; Born September 4, 1936; attended The King's College, 1956-1959; librarian, Moody Bible Insitute, 1967-1970; librarian, Wheaton College, 1967-20002.
Full Name: Peter Paul Snezek Jr.
Birth: September 4, 1936 in Vermilion, Ohio
Family:
Marital Status: Married to Janet Hart
Children: Stephen Paul, Elizabeth Anne, Mary Esther
Conversion: At the age of 16 in the neighborhood Baptist church
Education:
1956-1959 - Attended The King’s College
1959-June 1962 - Philadelphia College of the Bible, B. S. degree in Christian Education
1962-1966 - Dallas Theological Seminary, M. Th. Degree in Theology
1966-1967 - North Texas State University, B.A. degree in History
1968-1971 - Northern Illinois University, M.A. degree in Library Science
Career:
1966-1967 - Acquisitions librarian, Dallas Theological Seminary
1967-1970 - Director of Library, Moody Bible Institute
1970-1973 - Collection Development Librarian, Wheaton College
1973-1976 - Assistant to the Library Director, Wheaton College
1976-2002 - Library Director, Wheaton College
Extent
1.00 Audio Tape
Language of Materials
English
Accruals and Additions
The materials in this collection were given to the Billy Graham Center Archives by Paul Snezek in January, 2000.
Accession: 00-04
July 20, 2017
Bob Shuster
July 20, 2017
- Anti-Catholicism -- United States.
- Anti-Catholicism.
- Conversion -- Personal narratives.
- Conversion.
- Crawford, Percy B. (Percy Bartimus)
- King's College (Briarcliffe, N.Y.)
- Porter, Ruth Crawford, 1916-1986.
- Rung, Richard.
- Snezek, P. Paul,
- Television in religion -- United States.
- Television in religion.
- Youth on the March (Television program)
- Title
- Collection 566 Oral History Interview with P. Paul Snezek
- 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