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Collection 498 Oral History Interviews with William E. Pannell

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Identifier: CN 498
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with William E. Pannell in which he describes his childhood in Michigan, his family, conversion as a teenager, his growing awareness of racism in America and especially its influence on American Christianity, education at Fort Wayne Bible College, involvement with the Brethren Assemblies, the part preaching has played in his life, the divide between urban and suburban culture and its impact on black and white churches and institutions, his work with Youth for Christ,...
Dates: Created: 1995-2007

Collection 555 Oral History Interview with Willie Richardson

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Identifier: CN 555
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Rev. Willie Richardson in which he describes his childhood in South Carolina and Pennsylvania, conversion and call to ministry, education at the Philadelphia School of the Bible, founding the Christian Stronghold Baptist Church in Philadelphia; the importance of developing training programs on evangelism, preaching, and family dynamics; the condition of the African American Evangelical community in the city; relations between black and white ministries and...
Dates: Created: 1998

Collection 397 Papers of Consuella York

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Identifier: CN 397
Scope and Contents Clippings, photographs, cards, sermons, handbooks, oral history interviews and other records mainly relating to Consuella York's ministry as a chaplain at the Cook County Jail, but also describing her childhood growing up on the south side of Chicago, her conversion, religious education, and work as a pastor.The materials in this collection consist of miscellaneous items from Rev. York's life, mostly relating to her prison ministry. They include newspaper and magazine clippings,...
Dates: Created: 1953-1994

Collection 370 Oral History Interview with Melvin R. Anderson

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Identifier: CN 370
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Melvin R. Anderson in which he discusses his work with Voice of Calvary Ministries in Jackson, MS, particularly as director of Peoples Development Incorporated and its housing ministry to rennovate and make homes available to the economically disadvantaged in Jackson. Other topics discussed include Anderson's family background, education, racial integration of the public school system; boycott of white businesses,  the influence of John and Vera Mae Perkins on...
Dates: Created: 1987

Collection 373 Oral History Interview with Dolphus Weary

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Identifier: CN 373
Scope and Contents

Oral hisotry interview with Dolphus Douglas Weary, in which he describes his childhood, education and religious training in rural Mississippi, conversion, leadership in Voice of Calvary Ministries and Mendenhall Ministries, impressions of John Perkins, and racial conditions in Mississippi. The time period covered by the interview is 1948-1987.

Dolphus Weary was interviewed by Paul A. Ericksen on June 25, 1987 at the Mendenhall Ministries headquarters in Mendenhall, Mississippi.

Dates: Created: 1987

Collection 386 Oral History Interview with Charles H. Dawson

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Identifier: CN 386
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Charles H. Dawson (1916-2000) in which he describes his family background; conversion; involvement in street preaching; jail ministry and other work in the Camden area; involvement in the work of the Afro-American Missionary Crusade; and philosophy of Christian work. Other topics discussed include Dawson's training at the New Jersey Bible School; street preaching; Montrose Waite; Dawson's trips to Africa from the 1960s through the 1980s; training African...
Dates: Created: 1988

Collection 368 Oral History Interview with Vera Mae Perkins

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Identifier: CN 368
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Vera Mae Buckley Perkins in which she discusses her family background, her education, the importance of her Christian faith, marriage to John Perkins, racial conditions in Mississippi and involvement in Civil Rights demonstration, and racial conditions in that state. Other topics discussed include her work as a migrant laborer and participation in Civil Rights protests that resulted in the integration of the school system in Mendenhall, Mississippi. The time...
Dates: Created: 1987

Collection 419 Oral History Interviews with Crawford W. Loritts, Jr.

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Identifier: CN 419
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Crawford Wheeler Loritts, Jr., in which he discusses his childhood; family; conversion; education at Philadelphia College of Bible; perception of racial conditions as he experienced them; evangelistic ministry; church planting projects with of Black Evangelistic Enterprise in Canton, Mississippi, and with Tony Evans in Dallas Other topics discussed include: American Missionary Fellowship; Tony Evans; Here's Life Black America;...
Dates: Created: 1989-1990

Collection 374 Oral History Interviews with Artis Fletcher

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Identifier: CN 374
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Artis Edwards Fletcher in which he discusses his childhood, education, and work as pastor of the Mendenhall Bible Church. Also discussed are John Perkins, Voice of Calvary Ministries, the black church in the United States, and racial conditions in Mississippi. The time period covered by the interviews is 1944-1987.

Artis Fletcher was interviewed in by Paul Ericksen at office at the Mendenhall Bible Church, Mendenhall, MS on June 26, 1987.

Dates: Created: 1987

Collection 413 Oral History Interview with Matthew Parker

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Identifier: CN 413
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Matthew Parker in which he describes his childhood, family, education, conversion, study at Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music and work/study at Wheaton College, ministry with Campus Crusade in its sports ministry and with Overseas Crusades sports evangelism ministry (Venture for Victory w/ Bud Schaeffer), the 1984 and 1986 National Summits on Black Church Development, the Atlanta '88 Congress on Evangelizing Black America, the Afro-American community, white...
Dates: Created: 1989

Collection 367 Papers of John Perkins

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Identifier: CN 367
Scope and Contents Oral history interview, video tapes, and promotional material, relating to the ministry of John Perkins, author, speaker, and founder and President Emeritus of Voice of Calvary Ministries.Series: Audio TapesOral history interview with John PerkinsInterview with John Perkins in which he describes his childhood in rural Mississippi, his conversion, the formation of VOCM, its program and significant events and individuals in its...
Dates: Created: 1983-1995

Christianity Today Records

 Collection
Identifier: CN 008
Brief Description Correspondence, memos, forms, financial reports, minutes of meetings, study papers, clippings and other records of the Evangelical Christian publishing organization. The records describe the founding of the organization to publish the magazine Christianity Today and its creation or acquisition of other publications such as Campus Life, Leadership, Leadership 100, Partnership, and Your Church. Besides material on the editing, publishing and distribution of these periodicals, the files also...
Dates: Created: Majority of material found within 1930, 1954-2002

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Names
Perkins, John, 1930- 6
Campus Crusade for Christ. 5
Voice of Calvary Ministries (U.S.) 5
Perkins, Vera Mae. 4
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. 3
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Bright, Bill. 3
Fletcher, Artis. 3
Mendenhall Ministries (Mendenhall, Miss.) 3
Weary, Dolphus., 1946- 3
Christian and Missionary Alliance. 2
Fuller Theological Seminary. 2
Henry, Carl F. H. (Carl Ferdinand Howard), 1913-2003. 2
Hill, E. V. (Edward Victor), 1933- 2
Institute for Black Family Development. 2
McGavran, Donald A. (Donald Anderson), 1897-1990. 2
Mendenhall Bible Church (Miss.) 2
Nottage, B. M. 2
Ockenga, Harold John, 1905-1985. 2
Pew, J. Howard (John Howard), 1882-1971. 2
Philadelphia College of the Bible. 2
Robbins, Paul D., 1936- 2
Roberts, Oral, 1918-2009. 2
Sports Ambassadors. 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) 2
Wyrtzen, Jack, 1913-1996. 2
Africa Inland Mission. 1
African American Missionary Crusade. 1
African Enterprise. 1
American Missionary Fellowship. 1
American Scientific Affiliation. 1
Anderson, Ken, 1917-2006. 1
Anderson, Melvin R., 1955- 1
Armerding, Hudson T. 1
Athletes in Action (Organization) 1
Babbage, Stuart Barton. 1
Bailey, E. K. 1
Barth, Karl, 1886-1968. 1
Bell, L. Nelson (Lemuel Nelson), 1894-1973. 1
Bennett, Walter F., 1915 1980. 1
Black Evangelistic Enterprise. 1
Blue, Lloyd C. 1
Brethren in Christ Church. 1
Bryan College. 1
Buckley, R. A. 1
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. 1
Cassidy, Michael, 1936- 1
Cedine Bible Mission. 1
Center for Black Church Development (Detroit, Mich.) 1
Center for Urban Theological Studies (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Chicago Baptist Institute. 1
Christian Stronghold Baptist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
Christianity Today International. 1
Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998. 1
Conwell School of Theology. 1
Cook County (Ill.). Department of Corrections. 1
Dain, Arthur John, 1912- 1
Daniel, Jack, ca. 1930- 1
Dawson, Charles H.,, 1916- 1
Dayton, Edward R. 1
Destiny, Inc. 1
Douglas, J. D. (James Dixon.) 1
Ellis, Carl F., 1946- 1
Emery, Allan C. 1
Engstrom, Ted W. (Ted Wilhelm), 1916- 1
Evans, Tony, 1949- 1
Florence, Tom. 1
Fort Wayne Bible College (Ind.) 1
Frizen, E. L. 1
Gaebelein, Frank E. (Frank Ely), 1899-1983. 1
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. 1
Graham, Billy, 1918-2018. 1
Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music (Mich.) 1
Griggins, Suzanne. 1
Halverson, Richard C. 1
Hansen, Kenneth Norman. 1
Hendrix, Olan. 1
Here's Life Black America. 1
Hubbard, David Allan. 1
Jackson, Jesse, 1941- 1
Jarman, W. Maxey. 1
Jones, Bob, 1883-1968. 1
Jones, Bob, 1911-1997. 1
Jordan, Clarence. 1
Kane, J. Herbert. 1
Kantzer, Kenneth S. 1
Kesler, Jay. 1
Kilby, Clyde S. 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. 1
Ku Klux Klan (1915-) 1
Kuhn, Harold B., 1911-1994. 1
Landreth, Gordon. 1
Langford, Sidney. 1
Latourette, Kenneth Scott, 1884-1968. 1
Laubach, Frank Charles, 1884-1970. 1
Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. 1
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. 1
Lindsell, Harold, 1913-1998. 1
Little, Paul E. 1
Loritts, Crawford W. 1
Lynch, Goodrich. 1
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