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Collection 612 Oral History Interview with Brenda Stevens
Collection
Identifier: CN-612
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Brenda (Gatlin) Stevens, an agricultural missionary with Mission to the World in Uganda. Topics discussed include Stevens's family background; conversion to Christianity; involvement with Campus Crusade for Christ; reflections on Ugandan culture and the state of the Christian church in Uganda; challenges for western missionaries in a second culture; agricultural work in Uganda; and specific medical concerns for Ugandans. The time period covered by the interview is...
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 613 Oral History Interview with Addison C. Tanner
Collection
Identifier: CN 613
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Addison Carl Tanner (1932-2012) a missionary with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) in Tanzania and publisher of Christian literature. Tanner describes his mission work, the Tanzanian people, Christianity and animism, political situation in Tanzania, role of tribal chiefs, his conversion and call to mission work, changes in the Tanzanian church, and role of women in the African Inland Church. The time period covered in the interview is 1932 to 1988.Addison Carl...
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Collection 620 Oral History Interview with Lynfred T. Charter
Collection
Identifier: CN 620
Scope and Contents
An oral history interview with Lynfred T. Charter (1921-2009) in which he describes his childhood, parents, conversion, baptism in the Spirit and speaking in tongues, early days in the Foursquare Church, activities of LIFE Bible College, impression of Aimee Semple McPherson and her work in Los Angeles, Angelus Temple, evangelistic tour of the Far East, changes in the Foursquare Church during his lifetime, and Rolf Mc Pherson. The time period covered by the interview is 1921 to 1987....
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 621 Oral History Interview with Sid Couchey
Collection
Identifier: CN-621
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Sid Couchey in which he decsribes his conversion to Christianity; his experience as a cartoonist; his participation in the 1957 New York City Crusade, including the preparation; artwork he created for the crusade; counseling; and the aftermath. Ruth Couchey, his wife, also makes brief comments about her experiences during the crusade. The time period covered by the interviews is 1929-1957.Mr. Couchey was interviewed by Bob Shuster on October 11, 2005, at...
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 624 Ephemera of the ZamZam Incident
Collection
Identifier: CN-624
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings, oral history interviews, correspondence, diary, photos, scrapbooks and other materials relating to the passengers, mainly American missionaries, who were aboard the ship ZamZam, sunk in the south Atlantic Ocean in 1941 by a German warship.
Materials describe the sinking, the subsequent experiences of the passengers as German prisoners, their later lives and reunions of the survivors and their families.
Materials describe the sinking, the subsequent experiences of the passengers as German prisoners, their later lives and reunions of the survivors and their families.
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 625 Papers of Lois Gregory
Collection
Identifier: CN-625
Scope and Contents
Class papers and notes, correspondence, hymns, manuscript, post cards, sermon notes, and thesis documenting the ministry of Lois Vashti Gregory, American Methodist evangelist and teacher of Christian values to young people. Her ministry not only included preaching to adults but also teaching young people, especially children, in Christian ethics and living a morally pure life. Gregory was particularly active in the northeast region of the United States.[Note:...
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 632 Papers of William H. Nowack
Collection
Identifier: CN-632
Scope and Contents
Prayer letters, publications, sermons notes of Nowack documenting William H. Nowack’s work as an independent Christian missionary in the United States (Tennessee) and China (Honan) over a period of four decades.[Note: In the Scope & Content section, the notation “folder 1-5" means “Box 1, Folder 5"]Series: Paper RecordsArrangement: Alphabetical...
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 650 Records of Say Yes, Chicago
Collection
Identifier: CN-650
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memos, reports, newspaper clippings, lists, financial records, questionnaires and training videos other materials of the Say Yes Chicago committee, a group of Protestant Christian leaders that incorporated to sponsor Say Yes Chicago, a 1996 city-wide evangelistic effort led by evangelist Luis Palau.These files contain much information about the planning and organizing of the campaign, with some material on the actual events of the campaign, the results and the...
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 658 Papers of Samuel D. Faircloth
Collection
Identifier: CN-658
Scope and Contents
Prayer letters and an oral history interviews which document Samuel Douglas Faircloth’s childhood, conversion, education at Wheaton College and elsewhere, and his work as a United States Army chaplain in Italy immediately after World War II, as a church planter in Portugal, and a seminary professor at the Tyndale Theological Seminary in the Netherlands.
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 659 Papers of Roy W. Gustafson
Collection
Identifier: CN-659
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks, correspondence, photos, newspaper clippings, and other documents relating to Gustafson’s education and life’s work as a minister, evangelist, Bible teacher, and staff member of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Particularly well documented are the tours of the Holy Land (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt) he led and lectured to for several decades, his participation in ministries in Africa and Asia, and his active involvement in the worldwide activities of Samaritan’s...
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 665 Oral History Interview with Paul A. Cedar
Collection
Identifier: CN-665
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Paul Cedar about his upbringing as the son of a Presbyterian minister, his conversion at a Youth for Christ rally, his call to ministry at a young age, his work as a summer evanelist in Pennsylvania, his education at Northern State College in South Dakota, and his first pastorate during which he started a YFC club. Events described in the interview cover the time period 1938-1960.Paul Cedar was interviewed by Paul Ericksen on June 9, 2011 at the Billy...
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 669 Oral History Interviews with Samuel Boateng
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Identifier: CN-669
Scope and Contents
Three oral history interviews with Samuel Boateng in which he describes his family and growing up in an impoverished part of Accra, Ghana; journey to faith as a Christian; personal witness and devotional practices; starting a youth group in his Pentecostal church; education in Ghana, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States; leadership in Ghana Fellowship of Evangelical Students at the University of Cape Coast; church planting ministry, influential mentors including Gottfried and...
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 693 Papers of Jim Vaus
Collection
Identifier: CN-693
Scope and Contents
Newsletters, oral history transcripts, manuscripts, correspondence, slides, photographs, audio recordings, and films relating to Jim Vaus’ youth ministry work in East Harlem, NY and later youth camp ministries in New York and California and internationally with the Missionary Communication Service. The collection also contains material on Jim Vaus’ work as a wiretapper for the Los Angeles mob prior to his conversion to Christianity at the 1949 Los Angeles Billy Graham Crusade, and the 1955 film...
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Jim Wallis Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-109
Scope and Contents
The Jim Wallis Papers are composed of book manuscripts, journal articles and book reviews by/about the author, correspondence, press clippings, photographs and audio cassettes (with transcripts). (see also Sojourners Records)
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Buswell Library Special Collections
Malcolm Muggeridge Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-004
Scope and Contents
The collection of papers traces the pilgrimage of this individual from his roots in socialism through his long search for meaning in life, until he finally embraced Christianity. Throughout his life he took a strong stand on various issues of ethics in government, sanctity of life and moral conduct. He prophesied concerning the woes due a civilization that would not take heed to the decay he described.The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts by Malcolm, over 940...
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Buswell Library Special Collections
Mission Narratives Collection
Collection — Container: Books
Identifier: SC-229
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Buswell Library Special Collections
Small Collection 104 Ephemera of the Belgian Gospel Mission
Collection
Identifier: SCN-104
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter from Belgian Gospel Mission directors Edith and Ralph Norton and a BGM newsletter. The personal letter describes the continuing effects of World War I on the country, the activities of various missionaries, perceived opposition to the mission from the Roman Catholic hierarchy and the testimonies of new converts.
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Billy Graham Center Archives
Steven Barabas Keswick Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-030
Scope and Contents
Though the collection contains manuscript material from Steven Barabas, such as correspondence and drafts of his dissertation, the vast majority of the collection comprises published material by Keswick authors. These include pamphlets, books, and periodicals.The Keswick Collection is composed of over 900 books, pamphlets and periodicals from this excellent library. Steven Barabas' personal and academic interest in Keswick inspired him to write his Th.D. thesis on this topic. The...
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Buswell Library Special Collections
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- Wheaton College (Ill.) 79
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- Edman, V. Raymond (Victor Raymond), 1900-1967. 25
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. 21
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- Christian and Missionary Alliance. 13
- Sudan Interior Mission. 13
- Buswell, J. Oliver. 12
- Evangelical Alliance Mission. 12
- HCJB (Radio station : Quito, Ecuador) 12
- Wycliffe Bible Translators. 12
- Wyrtzen, Jack, 12
- Africa Inland Mission. 11
- Chung-kuo kuo min tang. 11
- Crawford, Percy B. 11
- Jones, Clarence W. 11
- Smith, Oswald J. 11
- Catholic Church 10
- Chicago Gospel Tabernacle (Ill.) 10
- National Association of Evangelicals. 10
- Perkins, John, 10
- World Evangelical Fellowship. 10
- Blanchard, Charles A. 9
- Henry, Carl F. H. 9
- Johnson, Torrey Maynard, 9
- Moody Memorial Church (Chicago, Ill.) 9
- Ockenga, Harold John, 9
- Africa Inland Mission, International. 8
- Bright, Bill. 8
- Colson, Charles W. 8
- Columbia Bible College (S.C.) 8
- Fuller, Charles Edward, 8
- International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. 8
- Ironside, H. A. 8
- Jesus Christ 8
- Jones, Bob, 8
- McIntire, Carl, 8
- Rodeheaver, Homer A. 8
- Smith, Gipsy, 8
- Stam, Elisabeth Alden Scott, 8
- Africa Inland Church. 7
- Assemblies of God. 7
- Evangelical Churches of West Africa. 7
- Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. 7
- McPherson, Aimee Semple, 7
- Riley, W. B. 7
- Shea, George Beverly, 7
- Skinner, Tom, 7
- Stam, John Cornelius, 7
- Youth for Christ/USA. 7
- Adeney, David H. 6
- Armerding, Hudson T. 6
- Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society. 6
- Elliot, Jim, 6
- Graham, Ruth Bell. 6
- Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. 6
- Pacific Garden Mission (Chicago, Ill.) 6
- Plymouth Brethren. 6
- Princeton Theological Seminary. 6
- Prison Fellowship. 6
- Sunday, Helen Amelia Thompson, 6
- Torrey, Edith C. 6
- Torrey, R. A. 6
- Trotman, Dawson E. 6
- Woods, C. Stacey, 6
- Wright, J. Elwin. 6
- Ackley, B. D. 5
- Asher, Virginia Healey, 5
- Barrows, Cliff. 5
- Bingham, Rowland V., 5
- Dunlop, Merrill. 5
- ELWA (Radio station : Monrovia, Liberia) 5
- Far East Broadcasting Company. 5
- Freed, Paul E. 5
- Fuller Theological Seminary. 5
- Greater Europe Mission. 5
- Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship of the United States of America. 5
- Kuhn, Isobel. 5
- Latin America Mission. 5
- LeTourneau, Robert Gilmour, 5
- Methodist Church 5
- Navigators. 5
- Nixon, Richard M. 5
- Operation Mobilization. 5
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S. 5
- Slavic Gospel Association. 5
- Smith, Wilbur Moorehead, 5
- Stott, John R. W. 5
- Taylor, Clyde W. 5
- Voice of Calvary Ministries (U.S.) 5 ∧ less
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