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American Bible Society Letters and Annual Report

 Collection
Identifier: Small CN 099
Scope and Contents

This collection contains nine letters and one annual report from members of the American Bible Society addressed to Rev. J.C. Brigham (Secretary), and Joseph Hyde (General Agent and Assistant Treasurer).  Letters contain information on finances, orders, reports on sales of Bibles, notices of obituaries of members, and other information relating to the Society.

Dates: Created: 1833-1853

Bertil A. Ogren Oral History Interview

 Collection
Identifier: CN 219
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Bertil A. Ogren (1914-2006) in which he describes his recruitment as a lay missionary in the Belgian Congo with the Covenant Church from 1948-56; his work there beginning and running the LECO Press, which served the needs of members of the Congo Protestant Council and relations between Africans and Western missionaries. Other topics discussed include: his family and early life, impressions of George Caprenter, independence of the Congo, Belgian influence on the...
Dates: Created: 1982

Collection 78 - Corrie ten Boom Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CN 078
Scope and Contents

Papers of Dutch watchmaker, evangelist, author, and Christian aid worker Corrie ten Boom. The collection includes information on her father Casper ten Boom, her imprisonment in Ravensbrück concentration camp during World War II, her work among refugees after the war, her travels as an evangelist, the work of her two foundations, and the production of the film The Hiding Place. The collection includes audio tapes, correspondence, a film, notebooks, photos, photo albums, and video tapes.

Dates: Created: 1902-1997; Majority of material found within 1902 - 1983

Collection 225 - Baptista Film Mission Records

 Collection
Identifier: CN 225
Scope and Contents Correspondence, diaries, newsletters, scripts, catalogs, films, and other material related to the work of the Baptista Film Mission. This collection contains much information on the beginnings of the Protestant evangelical Christian film industry. Included are films featured are evangelical and fundamentalist figures like V. Raymond Edman, Billy Graham, Henry A. Ironside, Bob Jones Jr., Paul Rader, Oswald J. Smith, and Walter Wilson and nondenominational organizations. Subjects documented...
Dates: Created: 1908-1977; Majority of material found in 1939-1963

David L. Farah Oral History Interview

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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

Donn G. Ziebell Papers

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Identifier: CN 637
Brief Description Oral history interviews, conducted by Robert Shuster, along with correspondence, reports, e-mails, memos, budgets, strategic plans, audio and video recordings, and photographs relating to activities of Ziebell, a retired American businessman, as a senior executive at Slavic Gospel Association and other ministries. The material in the collection documents the work of SGA in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and other countries; the reorganization of SGA in the late 1980s and early 1990s;...
Dates: 1981-2008

Doris Schneider Oral History Interviews

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Identifier: CN 467
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Doris Gould Schneider (1922-2009) in which she describes her family background; conversion to Christianity; preaching of John R. Rice; education at Moody Bible Institute; marriage; missionary work in Morocco; the role of women in Muslim society; raising children on the mission field; overthrow of the French protectorate; the family's move to Spain; cultural difference between Arabs and Berbers; public health in Morocco; return to the United States in 1982; views...
Dates: Created: 1989

Eastern European Mission (Russian and Eastern European Mission, EuroVision) Records

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Identifier: CN 661
Brief Description Records of Eastern European Mission (first known as the Russian and Easten European Mission, then as Eastern European Mission, and finally as EuroVision; since it was known as Eastern European Mission during most of its existence, or EEM, it is referred to as such in this guide) including minutes, financial records, correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, missionary files, and newspaper and magazine clippings. Most of the documents are in English, but there is also material in Russian, Polish,...
Dates: 1925 - 1990

Eileen J. Kuhn Oral History Interviews

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Identifier: CN 464
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Eileen J. Kuhn in which she describes her family background; her conversion to Christianity; her medical training as a nurse; life at Moody Bible Institute in the late 1940s; China Inland Mission at about the same time; her call to foreign missions; her work at the CIM retirement home in Toronto; descriptions of John and Isobel Kuhn; work among the Lisu people in Thailand and Burma; translation of the Bible into the Lisu language; contacts with a former...
Dates: Created: 1992-1994

Eleanor R. Elliott Papers

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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

Eugene R. Bertermann Papers

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Identifier: CN 209
Scope and Contents Correspondence, reports, minutes, manuscripts, photographs, phonograph records, and other materials relating to Eugene R. Bertermann's involvement in religious broadcasting, particularly in regard to his responsibilities as president and one of the board of directors of the National Religious Broadcasters; executive director and board member of Far East Broadcasting Company; and one of the planners of the ecumenical evangelistic effort known as Key '73.Materials particularly...
Dates: Created: 1955-1981

Far East Broadcasting, Inc. Records

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Identifier: CN 059
Scope and Contents

Collection contains materials relating the ministry of Far East Broadcasting, Inc., including reports of Director's Conference, President's correspondence and feasibility studies; literature and publication, broadcast policies, promotional brochures, program schedules, program sponsorship, Russian Micro New Testament, and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: Created: 1947-1979

Gospel Films / Gospel Communications Oral History Interviews

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Identifier: CN 726
Description:

This collection consists of interviews with J. R. Whitby and Robby Richardson, executives of Gospel Films/Gospel Communications about the history of the company, the development of the Christian film industry and the Christian use of the Internet.

Dates: October 21-22, 2021

Jacob Chamberlain Papers

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Identifier: CN 495
Scope and Contents Two volumes of letterbooks which contain copies of the handwritten correspondence of Jacob Chamberlain, a missionary to India. He worked with the Arcot Mission under the Reformed Church in America Board of Foreign Missions. Volume 1 dates from June 1869 to July 1874 and Volume 2 from January 1880 to January 1882.Each volume is separated into two sections, official correspondence and personal correspondence; both types describe Chamberlain's work as a medical missionary, itinerant...
Dates: Created: 1882

Margaret Crossett Oral History Interview

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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

Robert C. Schneider Papers

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Identifier: CN 391
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews, oversize materials, and a photograph, relating to the ministry of Robert C. Schneider, missionary in Spain and Morocco with Gospel Missionary Union.Series: Audio TapesTwo oral history interviews with Robert C. Schneider in which he describes his childhood, education, evangelistic work, the beginnings of Youth for Christ; attendance at Moody Bible Institute, marriage to Doris Gould, missionary work in Morocco and...
Dates: Created: 1988

Robert D. Carlson Oral History Interviews

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Identifier: CN 205
Scope and Contents

Oral history interviews with Robert Dean Carlson in which he discusses his childhood in China and Tibet, the condition of the Christian church in those countries, social and religious customs, and the Chinese language. The time period covered by the interviews is 1928 to 1982.

Robert Carlson was interviewed by Robert Shuster on February 27 and April 17, 1982.

Dates: Created: 1982

Russell P. Shedd Oral History Interview

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Identifier: CN 201
Scope and Contents Three oral history interviews with Russell Philip Shedd, in which he describes his upbringing by missionary parents in Bolivia; education at Wheaton College, Faith Seminary (PA), and the University of Edinburgh; Billy Graham's evangelistic meetings at Harringay and Edinburgh in 1954/55; evangelism opportunities in Scotland, 1953-55; and work with the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society in Portugal, 1959-62, and Brazil, 1962-82. The time period covered by the interviews is 1929 to...
Dates: Created: 1982

Slavic Gospel Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: CN 237
Description: Correspondence, minutes, prayer letters, audio tapes, films, and other materials documenting the work of the Slavic Gospel Association among Slavic peoples, primarily Russians. Records deal with the early career of Peter Deyneka Sr.; work of individual missionaries; long range planning for the mission; media ministry (radio, film, both before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union video, literature); and evangelism in Europe, North America and South America. Collection contains...
Dates: Created: 1922-2002

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Records Microfilm

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Identifier: CN 146
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the microfilmed archives of the first century of S.P.C.K. endeavor. These papers are arranged in four series: A - Minutes and Reports (reels 1-10); B - Financial Records (reels 11-20); C - Letters and Memorials (reels 21-33); D - Special Subjects (reels 34-41). The minutes, reels 1-7, are indexed at the beginning of each volume. All reels are 35mm, positive copies.

Dates: Created: 1698-1794

Tien Fock Leong Oral History Interviews

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Identifier: CN 408
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Tien Fock Leong in which he describes his conversion, work with Campus Crusade for Christ in Malaysia; Malaysian culture in the Chinese community; the Malaysian church; and the relationship between church and state in Malaysia. Other topics discussed include social and economic conditions of Malaysia; the Muslim population in Malaysia; role of women in Malaysian society; American misconceptions of Malaysia; cultural diversity of Malaysia; and the Japanese...
Dates: Created: 1989

Vincent L. Crossett Oral History Interview

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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

Whosoever Heareth, Inc. Records

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Identifier: CN 199
Scope and Contents Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, notebooks, clippings, pamphlets, brochures, and sermon tapes related to the career of lawyer-evangelist Clift Brannon and two of the organizations he set up, Whosoever Heareth, Inc. and the Clift Brannon Evangelistic Association. Includes a copy of the data on the Soul Winner's New Testament, an edited version of the New Testament, with notes to be used for individual and group evangelism. Half the records deal with various aspects of the...
Dates: Created: 1943-1975

William A. Deans Papers

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Identifier: CN 586
Scope and Contents

Photographs, maps, articles, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, and tracts relating to the ministry of William Alexander Deans, missionary and translator with Christian Mission in Many Lands. Materials document his work in northeast Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), especially his publication of Christian literature into African languages.The bulk of the materials cover the 1930s and 1940s.

Dates: Created: 1930-1979

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Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 7
Bible -- Study and teaching. 6
Language in missionary work. 6
Religious institutions. 6
Women -- Religious life. 6
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Children of missionaries. 5
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Radio in missionary work. 5
World War, 1939-1945. 5
Christian education -- China. 4
Communism -- China. 4
Indigenous church administration -- China. 4
Motion pictures in church work -- United States. 4
Pentecostalism. 4
Rural missions. 4
Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 4
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni -- Oral history. 4
Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 4
Women missionaries. 4
Bible -- Publication and distribution -- Soviet Union. 3
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China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 3
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Communism. 2
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Correspondence schools and courses -- Morocco. 2
Correspondence schools and courses -- Spain. 2
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Culture shock. 2
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Evangelistic sermons. 2
Evangelistic work -- Argentina. 2
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Hour of decision (Radio program) 2
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Shuster, Robert D. 8
Wheaton College (Ill.) 8
Far East Broadcasting Company. 4
Graham, Billy, 1918-2018. 4
OMF International. 4
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American Bible Society. 3
Assemblies of God. 3
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. 3
Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977. 3
China Inland Mission. 3
Crossett, Margaret E. 3
Deyneka, Peter, 1931-2000. 3
HCJB (Radio station : Quito, Ecuador) 3
Moody Bible Institute. 3
Smith, Oswald J. 3
Trans World Radio. 3
World Wide Pictures, Inc. 3
Andrew, Brother. 2
Bertermann, Eugene R. 2
Blanchard, Charles A. (Charles Albert) 2
Bowman, Robert H. (Robert Henry), 1915-2014. 2
Campus Crusade for Christ. 2
Christian and Missionary Alliance. 2
Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society. 2
Crossett, Vincent. 2
Davis, Ila. 2
Deyneka, Anita. 2
Edman, V. Raymond (Victor Raymond), 1900-1967. 2
Elliott, Eleanor Edwards. 2
Elliott, Ruth, 1908- 2
Elliott, Walter Scott. 2
Ericksen, Paul. 2
Evangelical Alliance Mission. 2
Evangelical Literature Overseas. 2
Evangelism to Communist Lands. 2
Fellowship of Closed Countries Ministries. 2
Focus on the Family (Organization) 2
Freed, Paul E. 2
Gospel Missionary Union. 2
Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011. 2
Hoste, Dixon Edward, 1861-1946. 2
Jesus to the Communist World. 2
Jones, Clarence W. 2
Kim, Jang-hwan. 2
McIntire, Carl, 1906-2002. 2
National Religious Broadcasters (U.S.) 2
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. 2
Open Doors UK (Organisation) 2
Pacific Garden Mission (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Reagan, Ronald. 2
Romanian Missionary Society. 2
Russian and Eastern European Mission. 2
Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ. 2
Schneider, Doris Gould. 2
Schneider, Robert, 1918- 2
Semenchuk, Andrew. 2
Slavic Gospel Association. 2
Stam, Elisabeth Alden Scott, 1906-1934. 2
Straw, Darien A. 2
Vins, G. P. (Georgiĭ Petrovich), 1928-1998. 2
World Evangelical Fellowship. 2
Wurmbrand, Richard. 2
Wyrtzen, Jack, 1913-1996. 2
Youth for Christ International. 2
Zhongguo guo min dang. 2
Ziebell, Donn G. 2
Adeney, David H. (David Howard) 1
Air Mail From God, Inc. 1
Aker, John, Rev. 1
All-Russian Evangelical Christian Union 1
Alma-Ata (Kazakhstan) 1
American Arcot Mission. 1
Amsterdam 2000 (2000) (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 1
Amway Corporation (1959-) 1
Anderson, Helen, 1909-2004. 1
Anderson, Ian Rankin. 1
Anderson, John Bayard, 1922- 1
Anderson, Ken, 1917-2006. 1
Anghelatos, Milto 1
Appelman, Hyman Jedidiah (Hyman Jedidiah), 1902-1983. 1
Armstrong, Ben (Benjamin L.), 1923-2010. 1
Armstrong, Philip E. (Philip Edward), 1919-1981. 1
Baptista Film Mission. 1
Baptista, C. O. 1
Barcus, John. 1
Baseball Chapel (1973-) 1
Berkowitz, David Matthew (Son of Sam), 1953- 1
Bibel-Mission (1984-) 1
Bible Institute of Los Angeles. 1
Bible gateway 1
Brannon, Clift. 1
Bright, Bill. 1
Carlson, Robert Dean. 1
Carpenter, George Wayland. 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Cary, Maude, 1878-1967. 1
Chamberlain, Jacob, 1835-1908. 1
Chechnia (Russia) 1
Chicago Gospel Tabernacle (Ill.) 1
Child Evangelism Fellowship. 1
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