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Collection 206 Oral History Interview with John C. Chin
Collection
Identifier: CN 206
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with John C. Chin (1911-1989) in which he discusses his childhood in China, medical training, and the Chinese Christian church; the work of China Inland Mission in Honan, Szechwan, and Yunnan provinces; the Japanese occupation of China; Nationalist and Communist parties; medical work in CIM and Presbyterian hospitals; war conditions and relocation to Taiwan; Also discussed is his founding of the Lutheran Seminary, Taiwan; the contemporary status of Chinese Christians,...
Dates:
Created: 1982
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
Collection
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 470 Oral History Interview with Sadie Custer
Collection
Identifier: CN 470
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Sadie Custer (1911-2007) in which she discusses her childhood, conversion, education at Moody Bible Institute, joining the China Inland Mission, arrival in China in 1936, the Chinese language, work in Shensi province, Bible teaching, transition from missionary to Chinese leadership, the Three Self Movement, the Communist revolution in China and its effect on missions, the Sino-Japanese Conflict, work in Malaysia among Chinese, living in an area in Malaysia...
Dates:
Created: 1992
Collection 421 Oral History Interviews with Arthur F. Glasser
Collection
Identifier: CN 421
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Arthur Frederick Glasser (1914-2009) in which he discusses his family background; conversion to Christianity at a Keswick conference; his education at Moody Bible Institute and Faith Seminary in Wilmington, DE; service as a chaplain during World War II; marriage, work with Dawson Trotman and the Navigators; service as a missionary in China with China Inland Mission; the Communist revolution in China; the 1951 Bournemouth conference to determine CIM's future; and...
Dates:
Created: 1989-1998
Collection 164 Oral History Interview with Elizabeth Small
Collection
Identifier: CN 164
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Elizabeth Stair Small in which she describes her missionary experiences in China between the earliest communist revolutions; includes customs, evangelizing methods, assistance of Chinese Christians in areas of central China; post-war pastoring in the U.S. The time period covered by the interviews is 1904-1980.
Elizabeth Small was interviewed by Robert Shuster on October 28, 1980 at the Billy Graham Center Archives at Wheaton College.
Dates:
Created: 1980
Collection 471 Papers of W. Arthur Saunders
Collection
Identifier: CN 471
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview and a manuscript translated by W. Arthur Saunders, relating to Saunder’s missionary service in China with China Inland Mission and Overseas Missionary Fellowship from 1930 to 1987. The interview describes his childhood in England, emigration to New Zealand, training at the New Zealand Bible Institute, joining the China Inland Mission, going to China in 1930, evangelistic work in south Gansu province, the work of Chinese evangelists, worship services in Gansu churches,...
Dates:
Created: 1992
Collection 293 Oral History Interview with Melvin D. Suttie
Collection
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 287 Oral History Interview with Margaret Crossett
Collection
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 055 Papers of Otto F. Schoerner
Collection
Identifier: CN 055
Scope and Contents
Papers of Otto Frederick Schoerner a Wheaton College alumnus and missionary with China Inland Mission in Sinkiang, Honan, and Kangsu Provinces of China from 1931-1951. Collection includes an oral history interview, correspondence, autobiography, and photographs.
Dates:
Created: 1949-2006
Collection 051 Papers of Katharine H. Schoerner
Collection
Identifier: CN 051
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Katherine Hastings Dodd Schoerner for the Missionary Sources Collection at the BGC Archives, in which she describes her experiences as a missionary with China Inland Mission from 1931-1951. Also included the collection are five letters written during her ministry in China describing her life there.Katharine Schoerner was interviewed by Wheaton College student Gary Ziccardi on October 20, 1978 at her home in Evergreen Park. Topics covered in the...
Dates:
Created: 1978
Collection 288 Oral History Interview with Vincent L. Crossett
Collection
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.
Collection
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
Collection
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. 14
- China -- History. 14
- Evangelistic work -- China. 14
- Evangelistic work. 13
- Missionaries -- Training of. 13
- China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 11
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 11
- Indigenous church administration 9
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 9
- Women missionaries. 9
- Children of missionaries. 8
- Christianity and culture. 8
- Language in missionary work. 8
- Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 8
- Women 8
- Women -- Religious life. 8
- China -- History -- 1949- 7
- China -- Religion. 7
- Chinese -- Missions. 7
- Christian education. 7
- Conversion. 7
- Buddhists -- China. 6
- Buddhists. 6
- Chinese. 6
- Christian education -- China. 6
- World War, 1939-1945. 6
- Church and state -- China. 5
- Church and state. 5
- Culture shock. 5
- Family. 5
- Medical care 5
- Medical care -- China. 5
- Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 5
- Missionaries, Resignation of. 5
- Missions. 5
- Persecution -- China. 5
- Persecution. 5
- Refugees 5
- Refugees -- China. 5
- Rural churches -- China. 5
- Rural missions. 5
- Tribes. 5
- Bible -- Study and teaching. 4
- Bible. 4
- China. 4
- Church development, New. 4
- Missionaries' spouses. 4
- Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 4
- Missions to Buddhists -- China. 4
- Missions to Buddhists. 4
- Missions, Medical. 4
- Rural churches. 4
- Theology 4
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 4
- Three-self movement. 4
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 4
- Bible -- Publication and distribution. 3
- China -- Church history -- 20th century. 3
- China -- Church history. 3
- China -- Description and travel. 3
- China -- History -- 1912-1937. 3
- China -- Politics and government. 3
- China -- Social life and customs. 3
- Christian education -- Taiwan. 3
- Church and social problems. 3
- Church growth -- China. 3
- Church growth. 3
- College students. 3
- Education 3
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 3
- Missions -- Educational work. 3
- Missions -- Finance. 3
- Missions -- Study and teaching. 3
- Missions -- Taiwan. 3
- Muslims. 3
- Pentecostalism -- China. 3
- Pentecostalism. 3
- Presbyterians. 3
- Religious institutions. 3
- Taiwan. 3
- Animism. 2
- Catholic Church. 2
- Chinese language. 2
- Christian education -- Philippines. 2
- Christian leadership. 2
- Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
- Christian literature. 2
- Christian martyrs -- China. 2
- Church work with refugees -- China. 2
- Church work with refugees. 2
- Church work with students -- China. 2
- Church work with students. 2
- Church work with women -- China. 2
- Church work with women. 2
- College students -- Religious life. 2
- College students -- United States -- Religious life. 2 ∧ less
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- Chinese 1
- Names
- OMF International. 9
- Wheaton College (Ill.) 7
- Zhongguo guo min dang. 7
- Moody Bible Institute. 5
- Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977. 4
- Schoerner, Katharine Dodd. 4
- Schoerner, Otto Frederick. 4
- Stam, Elisabeth Alden Scott, 1906-1934. 4
- Stam, John Cornelius, 1907-1934. 4
- Crossett, Margaret E. 3
- Hoste, Dixon Edward, 1861-1946. 3
- Kane, J. Herbert. 3
- Nee, Watchman. 3
- Straw, Darien A. 3
- Adeney, David H. (David Howard) 2
- Anderson, Helen, 1909-2004. 2
- Anderson, Ian Rankin. 2
- Bosshardt, Rudolf Alfred. 2
- Christian Medical Society. 2
- Crossett, Vincent. 2
- Dow, Elsie Storrs. 2
- Elliott, Eleanor Edwards. 2
- Elliott, Ruth, 1908- 2
- Elliott, Walter Scott. 2
- Glasser, Arthur F. (Arthur Frederick), 1914- 2
- Graham, Billy, 1918-2018. 2
- Houghton, Frank, 1894-1972. 2
- Kane, Winnifred Mary Shepherd, 1912- 2
- Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. 2
- McGavran, Donald A. (Donald Anderson), 1897-1990. 2
- Stott, John R. W. 2
- Adeney, Ruth W. 1
- 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
- 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
- Booth-Clibborn, Catherine, 1860-1955. 1
- Borden Memorial Hospital (Lanchow, China) 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
- Chin, John C. 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
- Christian and Missionary Alliance. 1
- Chua, Wee Hian, 1939- 1
- Chung, Derek. 1
- Contento, Paul A. 1
- Coptic Church. 1
- Custer, Sadie. 1
- Discipleship Training Centre (Singapore) 1
- Dowsett, Dick. 1
- Draper, Ben. 1
- Edman, V. Raymond (Victor Raymond), 1900-1967. 1
- English Language Institute/China. 1
- Evangelical Alliance Mission. 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, Helen. 1
- Frame, Raymond. 1
- Friends of China Fellowship. 1
- Fuller Theological Seminary. 1
- Fung, Raymond. 1
- Gates, Alan Frederick, 1931- 1
- Girao, William B. 1
- Graham, Ruth Bell. 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
- Hunter, George W., 1861-1946. 1
- Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. 1
- International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) 1
- Juarez, Leni. 1
- Kirisutosha Gakusei Kai. 1
- Lambert, Tony, 1948- 1
- Lattimore, Owen, 1900-1989. 1 ∧ less
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