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Collection 498 Oral History Interviews with William E. Pannell
Collection
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 050 Ephemera of Merrill Dunlop
Collection
Identifier: CN 050
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews, photographs, and a video recordings relating to the ministry of Merrill Dunlop (1905-2002).The oral history interviews with Merrill Dunlop cover his association with evangelist Paul Rader, early religious radio programming in Chicago, the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, Youth for Christ, Christian evangelism and Christian music work. Merrill Dunlop was interviewed by Robert Shuster on November 21, 1978 and June 1, 1979, at Dunlop's home in Oak Park, Illinois....
Dates:
Created: 1978-1988
Collection 564 Papers of Felix Onwukanjo Erondu
Collection
Identifier: CN 564
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews, photograph, videos related to the ministry of Reverend Felix Erondu, Nigerian evangelist and founder of Traveling Light Ministries.Series: Oral History InterviewsTwo oral history interviews with Felix Erondu, in which he decribes his family background in Aba, Nigeria; upbringing in the Anglican church; education; training as a teacher; participation in the Biafran civil war; work as a teacher and principal;...
Dates:
Created: 1995, 1999
Collection 075 Oral History Interviews with Elizabeth Warner
Collection
Identifier: CN 075
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Elizabeth Howard Warner (1912-2000) in which she describes her childhood in the Canton Province of China as a daughter of missionaries, Canton Christian College where her father worked, studies and personalities at Wheaton College, her mission work among girls with Door of Hope Mission in Canton and Hong Kong, Chinese education, economic and social conditions, religion (particularly Buddhism), politics and government, the impact of China's war with Japan, and...
Dates:
Created: 1978
Collection 139 Oral History Interview with Frances Rader Longino
Collection
Identifier: CN 139
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Frances Rader Longino (1909-1996) in which she recounts memories of evangelists Billy Sunday, Mel Trotter, Homer Rodeheaver, and her uncle, Paul Rader. Other topics include: city mission work and the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, Pacific Garden Mission, Winona Lake, and Cedar Lake Conference Grounds. Also included are reminiscences of Rader's reaction to Aimee Semple Mc Pherson, the formation of Scripture Press, Billy Graham's early preaching and crusades, and some...
Dates:
Created: 1980
Collection 273 Oral History Interview with Harold Day
Collection
Identifier: CN 273
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Harold Louis Day (1913-2006) in which he describes his experiences working at the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle during the pastorate of Paul Rader and his successor, Clarence Erickson. The time period covered by the interview is 1913-1978.
Harold Day was interviewed by Robert Shuster on May 31, 1984 at the Billy Graham Center Archives at Wheaton College.
Dates:
Created: 1984
Lue Shelby Oral History Interivew.
Collection
Identifier: CN 369
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Lue Shelby in which she describes her family background; Voice of Calvary Ministries; the health clinic started by VOC; health problems among the the low-income population in Jackson, MS; Bible study for patients and staff at the clinic; programs for educating the community in personal health care; racial conditions in Mississippi; and the VOC Fellowship Church. The time period covered by the interview is 1953-1987.Lue Shelby was interviewed by Paul...
Dates:
Created: 1987
Collection 395 Oral History Interview with Rafael Maldonado, Jr.
Collection
Identifier: CN 395
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Rafael Maldonado, Jr. in which describes his childhood; conversion; education and training for ministry at Moody Bible Institute and Calvin Theological Seminary; ministry with Chicago’s Hispanic communities; and role as a pastor at Hope Christian Fellowship to the Puerto Rican community in Chicago. Other topics discussed include: completion of the SCUPE program; apprenticeship for Urban Ministry, the Spirit and Truth Fellowship Church under Manuel Ortiz; church's...
Dates:
Created: 1988
Collection 229 Oral History Interview with L. C. Robie
Collection
Identifier: CN 229
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with L.C. Robie in which he describes his experiences during his forty-two years as an Assemblies of God evangelist in California, New York,and Pennsylvania, beginning ca. 1920. Topics discussed include: early ministry experiences in New York state churches, successes and hostilities, importance of prayer, work in Michigan; healing from youthful illness, first conversion of factory worker and spread of faith to others, New Hope revival, visions, power of revival and...
Dates:
Created: 1979
Collection 193 Records of the Washington Street Mission
Collection
Identifier: CN 193
Scope and Contents
Sermon notes, minutes, financial records, reports, oral history transcript, clippings, estate descriptions, tracts on various cults and heresies, and photographs documenting the history of the Washington Street Mission in Springfield, Illinois between 1914 and 1982.Records describe tan urban mission and the effectiveness of their programs, administration, and financial activities, and a historical view of its origins in an oral history interview with Mary Brown Miller. Sermon...
Dates:
Created: 1916-1982
Collection 259 Oral History Interviews with Donald A. Cook
Collection
Identifier: CN 259
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Donald Arthur Cook (1923-2014) in which he describes his service with the Overseas Missionary Fellowship in Japan between 1956-1972. Topics discussed include upbringing, education at Wheaton College, experiences in the United States Air Force, American response to WWII, decision to join China Inland Mission (later OMF), evangelistic methods in Japan, administrative work, language difficulties, administrative duties in OMF headquarters in Hokkaido and in Tokyo,...
Dates:
Created: 1983
Collection 398 Oral History Interview with Wayne L. Gordon
Collection
Identifier: CN 398
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Wayne LeRoy Gordon, pastor of Lawndale Community Church, a nondenominational church in Chicago's predominantly black community, Lawndale. Topics covered include Gordon's youth, the influence of his family on his spiritual growth, his call to work in the black community, his education at Wheaton College, ministry through Lawndale Community Church in Chicago (its structure, various ministries, including health care, education, and recreation), and the African...
Dates:
Created: 1988
Collection 475 Oral History Interview with W. Scott Nyborg
Collection
Identifier: CN 475
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with W. Scott Nyborg in which he describes his childhood, work with High School Evangelism Fellowship; the 1957 Billy Graham New York Crusade; the Sermons from Science exhibit at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair; Office of Worldwide Evangelism-in-Depth (OWED) for Latin America Mission; In-Depth Evangelism Associates (IDEA); Reality Seminars with Latin America Mission; Christ for the City-Miami; co-workers Ruben Lores, Rene Padilla, Orlando Costas and John Huffman;...
Dates:
Created: 1993
Collection 397 Papers of Consuella York
Collection
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 399 Oral History Interview with Paul E. Johnson
Collection
Identifier: CN 399
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Paul E. Johnson (1909-1997) in which he talks about his family background; conversion; lay witness as a musician involved in the work of Pacific Garden Mission and various prison ministries; Chicago in the 1930's; the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle; the Christian Businessmen's Committee; Paul Rader, Jack Wyrtzen, Roger Malsbary; and the early days of Youth for Christ in Indianapolis. Other topics discussed include the Great Depression in Chicago, and Johnson's...
Dates:
Created: 1988
Collection 370 Oral History Interview with Melvin R. Anderson
Collection
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 270 Oral History Interview with Ray Schulenburg
Collection
Identifier: CN 270
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Roy Harvey Schulenberg (1909-2003) in which he discusses his conversion and involvement in Christian work, his memories of Paul Rader and the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle, the early days of Youth for Christ, evangelistic preaching, and city missions. Other topics discussed include: Rader’s radio ministry, Moody Memorial Church, evangelical figures who worked with or were influenced by Rader (Lance Latham, Richard Oliver, Howard Ferrin, Oswald Smith, Clarence Jones,...
Dates:
Created: 1984
Collection 140 Oral History Interview with Everett Mitchell
Collection
Identifier: CN 140
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Everett Mitchell (1898-1990) who as a teenager sang invitation songs at Billy Sunday evangelistic campaigns. Other topics discussed include: Mitchell's background, music and radio career, musical training, Billy and Helen Sunday, evangelistic work in Chicago, Gipsy Smith, Homer Rodeheaver, other evangelists, career as a war correspondent during the Korean War, religious use of radio, evangelistic rallies and crusade music. The time period covered by the intervew...
Dates:
Created: 1989-1980
Collection 386 Oral History Interview with Charles H. Dawson
Collection
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 419 Oral History Interviews with Crawford W. Loritts, Jr.
Collection
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 196 Oral History Interview with Edna Louise Asher Case
Collection
Identifier: CN 196
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Edna Louise Asher Case (1905-1999), in which she discusses her aunt, Virginia Asher, who was a co-worker of Billy Sunday; she was also involved in many other evangelistic efforts. Other topics include: Case's student days at Wheaton College, and her involvement in city mission work; impressions of Mel Trotter, Billy Sunday, Helen Sunday. The time frame covered by the interview is 1905 to 1929.Edna Case was interviewed by Robert Shuster on November...
Dates:
Created: 1905-1929
Collection 473 Oral History Interview with Clayton L. Berg, Jr.
Collection
Identifier: CN 473
Scope and Contents
Oral historyinterviews with Clayton L. Berg, known as "Mike," former missionary, educator and president of Latin America Mission. Topics discussed include Berg's youth, family, conversion, education (including Wheaton Grad School), youth pastorate at Western Springs church, marriage and family, language training at Spanish Language Institute, Hogar Biblico, teaching and administration at the Latin America Biblical Seminary iin Costa Rica, administration of LAM's Education Division, training...
Dates:
Created: 1993
Collection 385 Oral History Interview with Daniel E. Liberek
Collection
Identifier: CN 385
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Daniel Eric Liberek in which he describes growing up in Belgium as the son of a Protestant pastor, his conversion, methods of evangelism in that country, comparison between United States and Belgian evangelicals, his own work as a youth pastor in Belgium, Protestant-Catholic relations, church-state relations, and other faiths in the country. Other topics discussed include Liberek's experiences running a Christian youth camp; and some of the spiritual options in...
Dates:
Created: 1988
Collection 477 Papers of Stanley R. Kline
Collection
Identifier: CN 477
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Stanley R. Kline and extensive photo albums, relating to Kline’s missionary service in the Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) from 1940 to 1977. Topics covered in interview include: his family background in Philadelphia, conversion, Percy Crawford's influence, evangelism in Philadelphia, rescue mission work, call to missions, his wife Carmel Anthony, his evangelism and educational work in the Congo between 1940 and...
Dates:
Created: 1930-1999
Vernon W. Patterson Papers
Collection
Identifier: CN 005
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, clippings, reports, financial records, press releases, promotional material, forms, newsletters, and oral history interviews relating to Vernon W. Patterson's (1892-1991) active participation and leadership in evangelistic activities in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. The papers focus particularly on his involvement in various evangelical lay organizations and other institutions and the early career of Billy Graham. The interviews were recorded on 3/4/85 and 3/5/85 and...
Dates:
Created: 1900-1985
Collection 367 Papers of John Perkins
Collection
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
Collection 040 Papers of Andrew Wyzenbeek
Collection
Identifier: CN 040
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Chicago manufacturer and inventor, Andrew Wyzenbeek, who was very active as a layman in evangelistic work. Among other topics he discusses his early life in Holland, New York City, and Iowa at the turn of the century; his travels in Central and South America; his acquaintance with Billy Sunday, Paul Rader, and Peter Deyneka; the beginnings of the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle; and the beginning of Paul Rader's radio ministry. The collection also contains a folder with...
Dates:
Created: 1978
Youth for Christ Records
Collection
Identifier: CN 048
Brief Description
Minutes, constitution and by-laws, clippings, newsletters, manuals, pamphlets, directories, press releases, audio tapes, videotapes, photographs, posters, club yearbooks, correspondence, etc., about the founding, development and growth, and activities of Youth for Christ in the USA and internationally.Collection documents organizational policies, correspondence of the organization's presidents, conventions and Bible quiz competitions, the operation of Campus Life clubs, Youth...
Dates:
Created: 1944-ongoing; Other: Majority of material found in 1944-ongoing
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- Evangelistic work. 27
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- Church and social problems. 16
- Church and social problems -- United States. 12
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- Evangelicalism. 12
- Evangelistic work -- Chicago. 11
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 11
- Christian leadership. 10
- Christian life. 10
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 10
- African Americans. 9
- Church work with youth. 9
- Preaching. 9
- African Americans -- Social conditions. 8
- Cities and towns -- United States. 8
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 8
- Missionaries. 8
- Evangelistic work -- Philosophy. 7
- Family. 7
- Race relations. 7
- Racism. 7
- Radio in religion. 7
- Religious institutions. 7
- Youth 7
- African Americans -- Religious life. 6
- Bible. 6
- Chicago (Ill.) 6
- Christian education. 6
- Church work with youth -- United States. 6
- City missions -- Chicago. 6
- Community development. 6
- Racism -- United States. 6
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Religion. 5
- Christian education -- United States. 5
- Christianity and culture. 5
- Fund raising. 5
- Missions -- Finance. 5
- Poverty. 5
- Radio in religion -- United States. 5
- Worship. 5
- Alcoholism -- United States 4
- Bible -- Study and teaching. 4
- Bible colleges 4
- Children of missionaries. 4
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- Church development, New. 4
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- Organizational change. 4
- Pentecostalism. 4
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- Sex role. 4
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- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 4
- Women 4
- Women -- Religious life. 4
- Youth -- United States 4
- Alcoholism. -- United States -- Race relations. 3
- Belief and doubt. 3
- Bible -- Congresses. 3
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- Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 3
- Children. 3
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- Church work with the poor -- United States. 3
- Civil rights movements 3
- Civil rights movements -- United States. 3
- Depressions 3
- Depressions -- 1929 3
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States. 3
- Discrimination -- United States. 3
- Discrimination. 3
- Education 3
- Evangelistic invitations. 3
- Evangelistic work -- Africa. 3
- Evangelistic work -- Congresses 3
- Evangelistic work -- Japan. 3
- Evangelistic work -- Mississippi. 3
- Family -- United States. 3
- Gospel music. 3
- Jackson (Miss.) 3
- Laity. 3
- Language in missionary work. 3
- Mass media in religion -- United States. 3
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- Missions -- Educational work. 3
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- Names
- Graham, Billy, 1918-2018. 8
- Rader, Paul, 1879-1938. 7
- Chicago Gospel Tabernacle (Ill.) 6
- Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935. 6
- Wheaton College (Ill.) 6
- Johnson, Torrey Maynard, 1909- 5
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. 4
- Dunlop, Merrill. 4
- Pacific Garden Mission (Chicago, Ill.) 4
- Perkins, John, 1930- 4
- Christian and Missionary Alliance. 3
- Moody Memorial Church (Chicago, Ill.) 3
- Perkins, Vera Mae. 3
- Rodeheaver, Homer A. (Homer Alvan), 1880-1955. 3
- Sunday, Helen Amelia Thompson, 1868-1957. 3
- Voice of Calvary Ministries (U.S.) 3
- Africa Inland Mission. 2
- Asher, Virginia Healey, 1869-1937. 2
- Berg, Clayton L., 1928- 2
- Biederwolf, William E. (William Edward), 1867-1939. 2
- Bright, Bill. 2
- Campus Crusade for Christ. 2
- Catholic Church. 2
- Christ for the City. 2
- Christian Business Men's Committee International. 2
- Columbia Bible College (Columbia, S.C.) 2
- Cook County (Ill.). Department of Corrections. 2
- Costas, Orlando E. 2
- Edman, V. Raymond (Victor Raymond), 1900-1967. 2
- Erickson, Clarence H. 2
- Evangelism-in-Depth. 2
- Harrison, William K. 2
- Johnson, Jimmie. 2
- Jones, Clarence W. 2
- Kesler, Jay. 2
- Latham, Lance B. 2
- Latin America Mission. 2
- Lores, Ruben. 2
- McCully, Theodore Edward, 1927-1956. 2
- McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944. 2
- Moody Bible Institute. 2
- Oliver, Richard Weber, 1900-1930. 2
- Philpot, Ford. 2
- Skinner, Tom, 1942- 2
- Smith, Oswald J. 2
- Torrey, R. A. (Reuben Archer), 1856-1928 2
- Trotter, Melvin E. 2
- Wolgemuth, Sam. 2
- Wyrtzen, Jack, 1913-1996. 2
- Youth for Christ/USA. 2
- Africa Inland Church. 1
- African American Missionary Crusade. 1
- African Enterprise. 1
- American Missionary Fellowship. 1
- Anderson, Ken, 1917-2006. 1
- Anderson, Melvin R., 1955- 1
- Armerding, Hudson T. 1
- Asher, William. 1
- Assemblies of God. 1
- Association of Free Evangelical Churches of Belgium. 1
- Babbage, Stuart Barton. 1
- Bakke, Raymond J., 1938- 1
- Barnhouse, Donald Grey, 1895-1960. 1
- Belgium Crusade (Brussels), 1975. 1
- Bennett, Walter F., 1915 1980. 1
- Berg, Jo Ann. 1
- Black Evangelistic Enterprise. 1
- Blanchard, Charles A. (Charles Albert) 1
- Brown, Robert Thomas. 1
- Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973. 1
- Buckley, R. A. 1
- Businessmen's Evangelistic Clubs. 1
- Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977. 1
- Calvin Theological Seminary. 1
- Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. 1
- Capone, Al, 1899-1947. 1
- Carlson, Paul, 1928-1964. 1
- Case, Edna. 1
- Cassidy, Michael, 1936- 1
- Cedine Bible Mission. 1
- Chicago Baptist Institute. 1
- Chicago Gospel Mission. 1
- China Inland Mission. 1
- Christian Men's Evangelistic Clubs. 1
- Christian Nationals Evangelism Commission, Inc. 1
- Christian Reformed Church. 1
- Church of the Open Door (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1
- Church, Donald Lee, 1934-2020. 1
- Cleaver, Eldridge, 1935-1998. 1
- Comunidad Latinoamericano de Ministerios Evangelicos. 1
- Conwell School of Theology. 1
- Cook, Donald A. 1
- Cook, Robert A., 1912- 1
- Crawford, Percy B. (Percy Bartimus) 1
- Criswell, W. A. (Wallie A.), 1909-2002. 1
- Daniel, Jack, ca. 1930- 1
- Davis, Ralph T. 1
- Dawson, Charles H.,, 1916- 1
- Day, Harold L. 1
- Dayton, Edward R. 1 ∧ less
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