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Collection 569 Oral History Interviews with Donna Sue Wasson

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Identifier: CN 569
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Donna Sue Wasson, a missionary of Overseas Missionary Fellowship (OMF) working in Taiwan starting in 1985. Topics discussed include her childhood and early spiritual seeking, conversion while in college, membership in Moody Church in Chicago and education at Moody Bible Institute, acceptance as a missionary by Overseas Missionary Fellowship, orientation in Singapore, her evangelistic ministry in Taiwan among factory workers, including teaching English classes;...
Dates: 2000

Collection 382 Oral History Interview with Paul E. Freed

 Collection
Identifier: CN 382
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Paul Ernest Freed (1918-1996) in which he describes the founding of Trans World Radio in 1952, the history of the development of its administrative policies and work from that time to 1981, and about the use of radio in missionary work. Other topics discussed include: Freed's childhood as the son of Christian and Missionary Alliance workers in Syria, his education in Jerusalem and at Wheaton College, the business he started to help pay his way through college...
Dates: Created: 1981

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 284 Oral History Interview with Gladys Wright

 Collection
Identifier: CN 284
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Gladys Lyle Wright (1902-1994), in which she discusses her work as a teacher in Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo). Topics discussed include: Wright's family background, education at Wheaton College and Moody Bible Institute, her work as a missionary in the Belgian Congo for the Africa Inland Mission, memories of the Congolese people and culture, and her experiences at Wheaton when she was on the staff of the College after retriring from the mission...
Dates: Created: 1984

Collection 468 Oral History Interviews with Elizabeth C. Stough

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Identifier: CN 468
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Elizabeth Quackenbush Stough (1913-2009) in which she discusses her parents, childhood, education, conversion, attendance at Moody Bible Institute, call to be a missionary, joining Africa Inland Mission, travel to Africa, work in French Equatorial Africa, evangelistic field trips, her husband Paul Stough, her work among women in the Belgian Congo, the growth of the Africa Inland Church, the independence of the Congo, the Congolese civil war and Simba uprising,...
Dates: Created: 1992-1993

Collection 302 Oral History Interview with David L. Farah

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Identifier: CN 302
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with David Livingstone Farah, in which he discusses his upbringing, education at Wheaton College, work as an administrator with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Peru and Bolivia, and relationships with other religious bodies, national groups and governments. Other topics include the 1950 revival at Wheaton College; Wycliffe jungle training in Mexico; the Catholic Church in Bolivia and the prevalence of syncretism; differences between Peru and Bolivia; description of...
Dates: Created: 1985

Collection 311 Papers of Charles J. Guth

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Identifier: CN 311
Scope and Contents Water color paintings and oral history interviews with Charles J. Guth, relating to Guth’s missionary work in Africa with the Sudan Interior Mission. Topics covered by the interviews include: Guth’s education at Wheaton College, preparation for the mission field as a worker with Sudan Interior Mission, his life, work, and contacts as a missionary among the Koma and Maban people of the Sudan; the culture of these peoples; the effect of Sudan's independence on the church in the Sudan,...
Dates: Created: 1976-1985

Collection 335 Papers of Ralph E. Shannon

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Identifier: CN 335
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews and paper records relating to Ralph Shannon’s life and ministry as a medical missionary in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo).Audio Tapes Four oral history interviews with Ralph Shannon, recorded on eight reels of audio tape. Topics covered include Shannon's childhood in Belgian Congo (Zaire) with his missionary parents, Wheaton College undergraduate and graduate education, service in Zaire as a medical...
Dates: Created: 1986-1990

L. Nelson Bell Papers

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Identifier: CN 318
Brief Description Correspondence, minutes, newspaper clippings, reports, and other documents related to the life and ministry of L. Nelson Bell, first as a medical missionary in China, then as doctor, editor, and lay leader in the Presbyterian Church in the United States. Among the topics covered by the material in the collection are missions in China in the twentieth century between the two world wars; the work of Bell's son-in-law, Billy Graham; the founding and development of Christianity Today and The...
Dates: 1923-1973

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Fund raising. 8
Missionaries -- Training of. 8
Missionaries. 8
Church and state. 7
Evangelistic work. 7
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Animism. 6
Children of missionaries. 6
Missions -- Finance. 6
Women -- Religious life. 6
Women missionaries. 6
Christian education. 5
Conversion. 5
Language in missionary work. 5
Missionaries -- Training of -- United States. 5
Women 5
Catholic Church. 4
Christian life. 4
Evangelistic work -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 4
Indigenous church administration 4
Medical care 4
Sunday schools. 4
Tribes. 4
World War, 1939-1945. 4
Bible -- Translating. 3
Bible. 3
Boarding schools. 3
Catholic Church -- Protestant churches. 3
Christian leadership. 3
Christianity and culture. 3
Church and state -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 3
Church work with women. 3
College students in missionary work. 3
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- Civil War, 1960-1965. 3
Missionaries, Resignation of. 3
Missions -- Educational work. 3
Missions -- Public relations. 3
Pentecostalism. 3
Sex role. 3
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 3
Worship. 3
Belgium. 2
Belgium. -- Administration. 2
Belief and doubt. 2
Boarding schools -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Children of missionaries -- Education. 2
Christian education -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Christian literature -- Publication and distribution. 2
Christian literature. 2
Christian martyrs. 2
Christianity and politics. 2
Church and state -- United States. 2
Church work with children -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Church work with children. 2
Communism. 2
Cults. 2
Evangelistic work -- China. 2
Evangelistic work -- Taiwan. 2
Evangelistic work -- United States. 2
Marriage. 2
Mass media in religion. 2
Medical care -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Missionaries -- Salaries, etc. 2
Missionaries -- United States. 2
Missions -- Mexico. 2
Missions -- China. 2
Missions -- Congo (Democratic Republic). 2
Missions -- Interdenominational cooperation. 2
Missions -- Study and teaching. 2
Missions -- Taiwan. 2
Missions -- Zaire. 2
Missions to Muslims. 2
Missions, Medical. 2
Persecution. 2
Presbyterians. 2
Presidents 2
Presidents -- United States. 2
Radio in missionary work. 2
Rural missions. 2
Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945. 2
Tribes -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Religious life and customs. 2
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Social life and customs. 2
AIDS (Disease) 1
Aboriginal Australians. 1
Africa. -- Description and travel. 1
African Americans -- Social conditions. 1
African Americans. 1
Alcoholism -- United States 1
Alcoholism. -- United States -- History 1
Alcoholism. -- United States -- History -- 1919-1933. 1
Alcoholism. -- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. 1
Alcoholism. -- United States -- Politics and government. 1
Animism -- Bolivia. 1
Animism -- Central African Republic. 1
Animism -- Congo (Democratic Republic) 1
Animism -- Mexico. 1
Animism -- Sudan. 1
Animism -- Taiwan. 1
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Names
Wheaton College (Ill.) 6
Moody Bible Institute. 3
Wycliffe Bible Translators. 3
Africa Inland Mission. 2
Armerding, Hudson T. 2
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Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. 2
Edman, V. Raymond (Victor Raymond), 1900-1967. 2
Graham, Billy, 1918-2018. 2
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. 2
World Wide Pictures, Inc. 2
Africa Inland Church. 1
Barnett, Erik S. 1
Barth, Karl, 1886-1968. 1
Becker, Carl K., Jr. 1
Bell, James W. 1
Bell, L. Nelson (Lemuel Nelson), 1894-1973. 1
Blanchard, Charles A. (Charles Albert) 1
Bokeleale, Jean B., 1919-2002. 1
Braun, Willis H. 1
Bright, Bill. 1
Butt, Howard E., Jr. (Howard Edward), 1927-2016. 1
Campus Crusade for Christ. 1
Chefoo School (Yen t'ai shih, China) 1
Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975. 1
China Inland Mission. 1
Christianity Today International. 1
Davis, Ralph T. 1
Dodds, Gilbert, 1918- 1
Dow, Elsie Storrs. 1
Downing, Lee H. 1
Draper, Ben. 1
Egilse de J'esus-Christ sur la terre par le proph'ete Simon Kimbangu (Democratic Republic of Congo) 1
Eglise du Christ au Zaire. 1
Evangelism Explosion, Inc. 1
Farah, David L. 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006. 1
Frame, Raymond. 1
Freed, Norah. 1
Freed, Paul E. 1
Freed, Ralph. 1
Gospel Recordings, Inc. 1
Gripsholm (Ocean liner) 1
Guth, Charles J. 1
Hayward, Keesey. 1
Henry, Carl F. H. (Carl Ferdinand Howard), 1913-2003. 1
Hopkins, Dwayne. 1
Hornig, Waltraud. 1
Hsin-Chuang Gospel Center (Taiwan) 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973. 1
Jones, Bob, 1883-1968. 1
Kantzer, Kenneth S. 1
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. 1
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. 1
Krekel, Cathy. 1
Kuhn, Isobel. 1
Kuhn, John Becker. 1
Liddell, Eric, 1902-1945. 1
Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961. 1
McDowell, Josh. 1
McIntire, Carl, 1906-2002. 1
Mennonite Brethren Church. 1
Moi, Daniel Arap, 1924-2020. 1
Moody Memorial Church (Chicago, Ill.) 1
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. 1
Nida, Eugene A. (Eugene Albert), 1914-2011. 1
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. 1
OMF International. 1
Ockenga, Harold John, 1905-1985. 1
Operation Mobilisation. 1
Palau, Luis, 1934- 1
Paul, S. Austin. 1
Paz Estenssoro, Víctor, 1907-2001. 1
Pew, J. Howard (John Howard), 1882-1971. 1
Philips, Martha H. 1
Pike, Kenneth L. (Kenneth Lee), 1912-2000. 1
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. 1
Prairie Bible Institute. 1
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 1
Price, Rebecca Russell. 1
Rethy Academy (Zaire) 1
Shannon, Ralph E. 1
Simpson, Clarence J. 1
Smith, Wilbur M. (Wilbur Moorehead), 1894-1976. 1
Stam, Elisabeth Alden Scott, 1906-1934. 1
Stam, Harry. 1
Stam, John Cornelius, 1907-1934. 1
Stam, Peter. 1
Stough, Elizabeth. 1
Stough, Paul. 1
Sudan Interior Mission. 1
Sukanzanga. 1
Summer Institute of Linguistics. 1
Taipei Language Institute (Taiwan) 1
Taiwan Industrial Evangelism Fellowship 1
Tenney, Merrill C. (Merrill Chapin), 1904-1985. 1
Townsend, William Cameron, 1896-1982. 1
Trans World Radio. 1
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 1
Tsai, Daniel 1
Unevangelized Tribes Mission. 1
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