Richard C. Rung Oral History Interview
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview wtih Richard C. Rung, in which he describes his memories of Percy Crawford and King's College during Rung's tenure on the faculty at King's College. The time period covered by the interview is 1955-1963.
Richard Rung was interviewed by Robert Shuster on August 14, 2003.
Dates
- Created: 2003
Creator
- Rung, Richard. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Biographical Information
Educator, professor of political science; born 1924; taught at The King's College, 1955-1963; and at Wheaton College, 1963-1990.
Full Name: Richard Calvin Rung
Birth: September 24, 1924 in Buffalo, New York
Family:
Siblings: Two brothers
Marital Status: Married to Dorothy H.
Children: Judy and Richard
Conversion: 1950 at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, New York
Education:
1949-1953: Gordon College, B.A. degree
1953-1955: Boston University, M.A. degree
1957-1962: New York University, took courses for Ph.D. degree
1968-1969: Student-at-large, Northern Illinois University
Career:
1943-1946: Sailor in the United States Navy, Motor Mechanic, 3rd class
1955-1963: Professor, History Department Chair, and Dean of Students, King’s College
1963-1990: Professor of Political Science, Wheaton College
1966 summer semester: Professor, Westmont College
1970-1971: Professor (part-time), Trinity Christian College
1974-1975: Professor (part-time), College of DuPage
Extent
1 Audio Tape
60 Minutes
Language of Materials
English
Accruals and Additions
The materials in this collection were given to the Billy Graham Center Archives by Richard Rung in August 2003.
Accession: 03-54
July 20, 2017
Bob Shuster
- Armerding, Hudson T.
- Crawford, Donna Lee.
- Crawford, Percy B. (Percy Bartimus)
- Evangelistic work -- United States.
- King's College (Briarcliffe, N.Y.)
- Musto, Steve.
- Pinebrook Bible Conference.
- Porter, Ruth Crawford, 1916-1986.
- Television in religion -- United States.
- Youth on the march (Television program)
Creator
- Rung, Richard. (Person)
- Shuster, Robert D. (Person)
- Title
- Collection 588 Oral History Interview with Richard C. Rung
- 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