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Collection 255 Oral History Interview of Helen Frame

 Collection
Identifier: CN 255
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Helen Nowack Frame (1908-1999) in which she discusses her childdhood growing up in China, decision to become a missionary for Overseas Missionary Fellowship, education at Wheaton College, years of service in China, culture and political events in China; leaving China in 1951 with her husband Raymond and their children and resettlement in the Philippines, teaching at Faith Academy, development of the Bible Institute, return and activities in Wheaton. The time...
Dates: Created: 1983

Collection 169 Oral History Interviews with Harold P. Adolph

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Identifier: CN 169
Scope and Contents Oral History Interview with Harold Paul Adolph, in which he discusses his boyhood in China as the son of missionaries with China Inland Mission, conditions in China, his education at Wheaton College, medical education at the University of Pennsylvania, decision to become a missionary, and his ministry in Ethiopia as a medical missionary in African with Sudan Interior Mission; American missions in Ethiopia; family life on the mission field, and work with the Christian Medical Society. The...
Dates: Created: 1981

Collection 394 Oral History Interview with Ruth W. Adeney

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Identifier: CN 394
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Ruth Winifred Temple Adeney (1912-1911) in which she describes her youth; spiritual growth; education at Northwestern Schools; call to missionary work with China Inland Mission; her missionary experience; her husband, David Adeney; her work with with China Inland Mission in rural areas of Henan Province (1934-1941); and her husband's work with university students in Nanking (1946-1948) and Shanghai (1949- 1950). Other topics discussed include the impact of war...
Dates: Created: 1988

Collection 293 Oral History Interview with Melvin D. Suttie

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Identifier: CN 293
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Melvin David Suttie (1912-2006) in which he discusses his childhood, Christian growth, education at Wheaton College and Biblical Seminary in New York and Omaha Presbyterian Seminary, missionary work with China Inland Mission (1940-1950), work among university students, persecution, evangelistic work among the Chinese population and Nationalist troops, his wife Mary's work among women, their children, church and state relations in China, the impact of the...
Dates: Created: 1985

Collection 208 Oral History Interview with Doris Embery

 Collection
Identifier: CN 208
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Doris Embery in which she discusses the activities of her parents, who were China Inland Mission workers; her education at the CIM school in Chefoo; her reflections on the lack of uniqueness of missionary children; her work with Scripture Union, experiences as a missionary for Overseas Missionary Fellowship in Hong Kong, and her experiences after she left China. The time period covered by the interviews is 1916 to 1957.Doris Embery was interviewed by...
Dates: Created: 1982

Collection 287 Oral History Interview with Margaret Crossett

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Identifier: CN 287
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Margaret Rice Elliott Crossett in which she describes her childhood with her missionary parents in China, her education at Wheaton College, and missionary career with her husband, Vincent Crossett, in China and Taiwan with China Inland Mission/Overseas Missionary Fellowship (1929-1948, 1961-1973). Topics discussed include  Crossett's childhood in China; description of Chinese indigenous worship practices and syncretism in Chinese religious culture; Crossett's...
Dates: Created: 1984-1986

Collection 314 Oral History Interview with Martha H. Philips

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Identifier: CN 314
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Martha H. Philips (1905-1996) in which she describes her childhood, education, missionary work in China with China Inland Mission at Chefoo School as a teacher of missionary children, her internment by the Japanese at Temple Hill and Wei Xian camps, repatriation, working with Wycliffe Bible Translators among the Zapotec Indians in southern Mexico, and traveling throughout the world representing the mission. The time period covered by the interviews is roughly...
Dates: Created: 1985

Collection 288 Oral History Interview with Vincent L. Crossett

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Identifier: CN 288
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Vincent Leroy Crossett (1907-1999) in which he describes his education at Wheaton and Westminster Seminary, missionary work with China Inland Mission/Overseas Missionary Fellowship in China and Taiwan, and pastoral work in a local church in Hawaii. Topics discussed include Crossett's education at Wheaton College and Westminster Seminary; decision to join China Inland Mission; language school; evangelism methods; characteristics of the Chinese church; CIM's...
Dates: Created: 1984-1986

David H. Adeney Papers.

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Identifier: CN 393
Brief Description Adeney’s correspondence, writings (articles, books), lecture and presentation manuscripts, subject files (especially files on various China-related topics) he compiled from many sources, notebooks and loose notes, a photo album, photographs and slides, and two oral history interviews. Together these span his career as a missionary in China and Southeast Asia, staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in the United States, leader with International Fellowship of Evangelical Students,...
Dates: Created: 1911-1994

Collection 187 Papers of Eleanor R. Elliott

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Identifier: CN 187
Scope and Contents Family correspondence, prayer letters, brochures, newspaper clippings, prayer cards and letters from other missionaries, photographs, slides, negatives, journals and diaries, and eight interviews concerning Elliott's childhood in China, mission work with China Inland Mission (now Overseas Missionary Fellowship) in China and the Philippines, her experiences as an evangelist and teacher, her life in China during the Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, and the civil war that followed. Her retirement...
Dates: Created: 1910-1988

Collection 182 Papers of J. Herbert and Winnifred Kane

 Collection
Identifier: CN 182
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and curriculum material from James Herbert Kane and Winnifred Mary (Shepherd) Kane's missiology courses, and three oral history interviews. Materials document the Kanes' missionary work in China and Dr. Kane's teaching in the U.S.  Events described in the interviews cover the time period from 1932 to 1950.

Dates: Created: 1934-1987

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China -- History -- 1937-1945. 10
Evangelistic work -- China. 10
China -- History. 9
Evangelistic work. 9
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 9
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Communism -- China. 8
Communism. 8
Women missionaries. 8
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 7
Christian education. 7
Culture shock. 7
Language in missionary work. 7
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 7
Women 7
Women -- Religious life. 7
Conversion. 6
Rural missions. 6
World War, 1939-1945. 6
Christian education -- China. 5
Christianity and culture. 5
Family. 5
Missionaries' spouses. 5
Refugees 5
Refugees -- China. 5
Tribes. 5
Bible. 4
Buddhists -- China. 4
Buddhists. 4
China -- Social life and customs. 4
Chinese -- Missions. 4
Chinese. 4
Indigenous church administration 4
Indigenous church administration -- China. 4
Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 4
Missionaries, Resignation of. 4
Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 4
Missions. 4
Persecution -- China. 4
Persecution. 4
Animism. 3
Bible -- Publication and distribution. 3
Bible -- Study and teaching. 3
Catholic Church. 3
Children of missionaries -- China. 3
China -- History -- 1949- 3
China. 3
Christian martyrs -- China. 3
Church and social problems. 3
Church development, New. 3
Church work with students. 3
Medical care 3
Medical care -- China. 3
Religious institutions. 3
Rural churches -- China. 3
Rural missions -- China. 3
Theology 3
Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 3
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
Boarding schools -- China. 2
Boarding schools. 2
China -- Description and travel. 2
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 2
China -- Religion. 2
Christian education -- Philippines. 2
Christian education -- Taiwan. 2
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
Christian literature. 2
Christian martyrs. 2
Church and state -- China. 2
Church and state. 2
Church work with refugees -- China. 2
Church work with refugees. 2
Church work with students -- China. 2
Church work with students -- United States. 2
Church work with women -- China. 2
Church work with women. 2
College students. 2
Crime and criminals 2
Crime and criminals -- China. 2
Education 2
Evangelicalism. 2
Evangelistic work -- Philippines. 2
Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 2
Missionaries -- Training of -- United States. 2
Missions -- Philippines. 2
Missions -- Study and teaching. 2
Missions -- Taiwan. 2
Missions to Buddhists -- China. 2
Missions to Buddhists. 2
Missions, Medical. 2
Organizational change. 2
Pentecostalism -- China. 2
Pentecostalism. 2
Prayer. 2
Presbyterians. 2
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OMF International. 6
Wheaton College (Ill.) 6
Stam, Elisabeth Alden Scott, 1906-1934. 5
Stam, John Cornelius, 1907-1934. 5
Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977. 4
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Crossett, Margaret E. 3
Hoste, Dixon Edward, 1861-1946. 3
Kane, J. Herbert. 3
Straw, Darien A. 3
Zhongguo guo min dang. 3
Adeney, David H. (David Howard) 2
Adeney, Ruth W. 2
Anderson, Helen, 1909-2004. 2
Anderson, Ian Rankin. 2
Bosshardt, Rudolf Alfred. 2
Chefoo School (Yen t'ai shih, China) 2
Christian Medical Society. 2
Crossett, Vincent. 2
Dow, Elsie Storrs. 2
Elliott, Eleanor Edwards. 2
Elliott, Ruth, 1908- 2
Elliott, Walter Scott. 2
Frame, Helen. 2
Houghton, Frank, 1894-1972. 2
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. 2
Kane, Winnifred Mary Shepherd, 1912- 2
Moody Bible Institute. 2
Nee, Watchman. 2
Schoerner, Katharine Dodd. 2
Schoerner, Otto Frederick. 2
Woods, C. Stacey, 1909-1983. 2
Adolph, Harold Paul. 1
Ambassadors for Christ (Allentown, Pa.) 1
American Bible Society. 1
Anderson, Peter. 1
Armitage, Carolyn. 1
Association of Christians Ministering Among Internationals. 1
Bacon, Daniel W. 1
Barrington College. 1
Bell, L. Nelson (Lemuel Nelson), 1894-1973. 1
Bible Institute of the Philippines (Valenzuela, Philippines) 1
Billy Graham Center. Institute for Chinese Studies. 1
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. 1
Blanchard, Charles A. (Charles Albert) 1
Ch'eng, Marcus, 1884-1964. 1
Chandapilla, P. T. 1
Chandler, Rosemary Joy. 1
Chao, Calvin. 1
Chao, Jonathan. 1
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975. 1
China Graduate School of Theology. 1
China Inter-Varsity Evangelical Christian Students Fellowship. 1
Chinese Church Research Center. 1
Chinese Congress on World Evangelization (1976 : Hong Kong) 1
Chinese World Mission Centre. 1
Christian Communications Ltd. (Hong Kong) 1
Chua, Wee Hian, 1939- 1
Chung, Derek. 1
Contento, Paul A. 1
Coptic Church. 1
Discipleship Training Centre (Singapore) 1
Dowsett, Dick. 1
Draper, Ben. 1
Edman, V. Raymond (Victor Raymond), 1900-1967. 1
Embery, Doris. 1
Embery, William James. 1
English Language Institute/China. 1
Evangelical China Office. 1
Faith Academy (Quezon City, Philippines) 1
Fellowship of Evangelical Students (Malaysia) 1
Fellowship of Evangelical Students (Singapore) 1
First Asian Student Missionary Convention (1973 : Baguio, Philippines) 1
Frame, Raymond. 1
Friends of China Fellowship. 1
Fung, Raymond. 1
Gates, Alan Frederick, 1931- 1
Girao, William B. 1
Glasser, Arthur F. (Arthur Frederick), 1914- 1
Graham, Billy, 1918-2018. 1
Graham, Ruth Bell. 1
Gripsholm (Ocean liner) 1
Guinness, Henry, 1908- 1
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975. 1
Hamilton, Pauline G. 1
Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011. 1
Hess, Esther N. 1
Hess, Lawrence. 1
Hockman, Robert William, 1906-1935. 1
Houghton, Stanley, 1881-1913. 1
International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) 1
Juarez, Leni. 1
Kirisutosha Gakusei Kai. 1
Kuhn, Isobel. 1
Kuhn, John Becker. 1
Lambert, Tony, 1948- 1
Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. 1
Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (2nd : 1989 : Manila, Philippines) 1
Lee, Witness. 1
Liddell, Eric, 1902-1945. 1
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