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Collection 052 Oral History Interview with Esther Salzman

 Collection
Identifier: CN 052
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Esther I. Salzman (1906-1996), a Wheaton College alumna and missionary to China in the 1940s and to the Philippines from 1950 to 1972. Topics discussed include her education at Wheaton College, medical work in China and the Philippines, and Communism in China. The time period covered by the interview is 1906 to 1978.

Esther Salzman was interviewed by Wheaton College student Fred Baker on October 28, 1978 at her home in Kankakee, IL.

Dates: Created: 1978

Collection 286 Oral History Interview with Marilyn J. Suttie

 Collection
Identifier: CN 286
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Marilyn Joy Suttie in which she describes her work as a missionary in Cameroon with the United Presbyterian Ecumenical Mission. Topics discussed include: Suttie's childhood in China, education at Wheaton College, and short-term missionary work, mainly teaching missionary children in Cameroon. Also includes information on the Cameroon church, polygamy, Muslims in Cameroon, and medical care, and other political, social, and religious issues in Africa. The time...
Dates: Created: 1984

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 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

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China -- History -- 1937-1945. 5
Evangelistic work -- China. 5
Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 5
Missions -- China. 5
Women 5
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Women -- Religious life. 5
Children of missionaries. 4
China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 4
Christianity and culture. 4
Evangelistic work. 4
Missionaries -- Training of. 4
Buddhists -- China. 3
Buddhists. 3
Church and state. 3
Church development, New. 3
Culture shock. 3
Family. 3
Indigenous church administration 3
Language in missionary work. 3
Medical care 3
Missionaries' spouses. 3
Missionaries, Resignation of. 3
Religious institutions. 3
Rural missions. 3
Theology 3
Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 3
Bible -- Publication and distribution. 2
Bible -- Study and teaching. 2
Bible. 2
Catholic Church. 2
China -- Social life and customs. 2
Christian education -- China. 2
Christian education -- Taiwan. 2
Christian education. 2
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
Christian literature. 2
Church and state -- China. 2
Crime and criminals 2
Crime and criminals -- China. 2
Education 2
Indigenous church administration -- China. 2
Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 2
Medical care -- China. 2
Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 2
Missions -- Educational work. 2
Missions -- Taiwan. 2
Missions to Buddhists -- China. 2
Missions to Buddhists. 2
Missions. 2
Muslims. 2
Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 2
Presbyterian Church. 2
Presbyterians. 2
Refugees 2
Refugees -- China. 2
Tribes. 2
World War, 1939-1945. 2
Ancestor worship. 1
Ancestor worship. -- China. 1
Animism. 1
Bible -- Evidences, authority, etc. 1
Bulu (African people) 1
Cameroon. 1
Cameroon. -- Politics and government. 1
Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 1
Catholic Church. -- China. 1
Catholic Church. -- Philippines. 1
China -- History -- 1912-1937. 1
China -- History -- 1949- 1
China -- History -- Revolution, 1911-1912. 1
China -- Politics and government. 1
China -- Religion. 1
China. 1
Chinese -- Missions. 1
Chinese. 1
Church and state -- Cameroon. 1
Church work with military personnel -- China. 1
Church work with military personnel. 1
Church work with students -- China. 1
Church work with students. 1
Church work with women -- China. 1
Church work with women. 1
College students -- United States 1
College students -- United States -- Religious life. 1
College students. 1
Confucianism 1
Confucianism -- China. 1
Conversion. 1
Education -- Cameroon. 1
Education -- Taiwan. 1
Evangelistic work -- Philippines. 1
Evangelistic work -- Taiwan. 1
Evangelistic work -- United States. 1
Idols and images. 1
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Names
China Inland Mission. 4
Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977. 3
OMF International. 3
Anderson, Helen, 1909-2004. 2
Anderson, Ian Rankin. 2