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Collection 609 Oral History Interview with Frederick G. Ferris
Collection
Identifier: CN 609
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Frederick George Ferris (1911-1998) a Baptist pastor, officer with World Evangelical Fellowship (WEF) and the National Association of Evangelicals, and missionary to Liberia, West Africa. Topics discussed include Ferris’s family background; conversion to Christianity; various church pastorates; church planting; foreign mission work in Liberia with the LeTourneau Foundation; medical and educational work in Liberia; description of traditional tribal religious culture;...
Dates:
Created: 1988
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 611 Oral History Interview with Mary Ann Miller
Collection
Identifier: CN 611
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Mary Ann (Shook) Miller a missionary with Africa Inland Mission (AIM) to the Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) and the Central African Republic. Topics discussed include her family background; conversion to Christianity; education at Wheaton College; InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Urbana Conference; call to the mission field; history of AIM; preparation for the mission field; language training; descriptions of her first mission station; traditional tribal...
Dates:
Created: 1988
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
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...
Dates:
Created: 1988
Found in:
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...
Dates:
Created: 1988
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 617 Oral History Interview with Soong-Chan Rah
Collection
Identifier: CN 617
Scope and Contents
One oral history interview with Soong-Chan Rah in which he describes his family background, experiences as an immigrant to the United States in the early 1970s from South Korea, his spiritual development, experiences as a church-planter, and ministry with IVCF. Topics discussed include: parents’ influence; spiritual development; immigration to the United States at the age of six; conversion experience and church background; education at Columbia University; involvement in InterVarsity Christian...
Dates:
2005
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
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....
Dates:
Created: 2005
Found in:
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...
Dates:
Created: 2005
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 623 Oral History Interviews with Christopher B. Ladish
Collection
Identifier: CN 623
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Christopher Ladish in which he discusses his childhood, conversion to Christian faith, marriage, joining Wycliffe Bible Translators/Summer Institute of Linguistics, his translation and literacy work in the Koromfe language among the Koromba people of Burkina Faso, the characteristics of the Wycliffe organization and staff, and methods of Bible translation. The time period covered by the interviews is 1961 to 2006.Christopher Ladish was interviewed by Bob...
Dates:
2006
Found in:
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.
Dates:
Created: 1941-2006
Found in:
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.
Dates:
Created: 1887-1961; Majority of material found in 1902-1961
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 626 Oral History Interview with Stephen Christopher
Collection
Identifier: CN 626
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Stephen Christopher, a Tamil mission leader. Topics covered in the interview include his childhood, education and conversion; the work of Dohnavur Fellowship; ministry of his father (P. T. Christopher) and the founding of the Tamil Gospel Village Mission, his own vision for the ministry; the Christian church in northern and southern India; and a comparison of Indian and American Christianity. The time period covered by the interview is 1980 to 2006....
Dates:
2007
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 631 Oral History Interviews with Maria Katherine Waldschmidt
Collection
Identifier: CN 631
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Maria Katherine Waldschmidt in which she discusses her family background, Roman Catholic upbringing, experiences as an exchange student in Germany, her spiritual struggle and conversion; spiritual atmosphere in Germany in the late 1980s. The time period covered by the interview is roughly 1959-1988.
Maria Katherine Waldschmidt was interviewed by Bob Shuster at the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Archives on February 9, 2007.
Maria Katherine Waldschmidt was interviewed by Bob Shuster at the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Archives on February 9, 2007.
Dates:
2007
Found in:
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.
Dates:
Created: 1903-1980
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 635 Oral History Interviews with Theodore W. Mole
Collection
Identifier: CN 635
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Mole, a missionary and church planter with CB International and Interact Ministries in the Ukraine and Siberia. Topics covered in the interview include the development of his faith in college, involvement with InterVarsity; work as an engineer with DuPont; study at Denver Theological Seminary; churching planting among Russian immigrants in Denver; teaching missions at Donetsk Christian University in Ukraine; Svet Evanglia, a Ukrainian mission agency; working in...
Dates:
2007-2008
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 641 Oral History Interviews with David Kirwa Tarus
Collection
Identifier: CN 641
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with David Kirwa Tarus, a Kenyan pastor and theologian. Tarus describes the ministry of his parents; growing up in Kenya; his conversion; spiritual development; Scott Theological College; the Africa Inland Church in Kenya; Scott’s satellite campus in Eldoret; the general condition of Christianity in Kenya; his impressions of the United States and Wheaton Graduate School; the 2008 election of Barak Obama. The interview covers the time period 1979-2008.David...
Dates:
2008
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 642 Oral History Interviews with Susan Nivens
Collection
Identifier: CN 642
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Susan Nivens, in which she discusses her childhood in Michigan, development of her Christian faith, education at Bethany Bible College, joining the Summer Institute of Linguistics/Wycliffe Bible Translators, the relationship between the two; her marriage; work in Indonesia among the Tarangan people; raising a family in the field; the processes of Bible translation; Indonesian village life; Muslim/Christian relations; experiences during a jihad, helping to create and...
Dates:
2009
Found in:
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...
Dates:
Created: 1973-1997
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 651 Oral History Interviews with Mary J. Hawthorne
Collection
Identifier: CN 651
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Mary J. Hawthorne in which she describes her experiences working in community development, education, evangelism, and medical missions among the Quechua people in Bolivia with SIM International for over 20 years, beginning in 1989. Topics discussed include her family background and spiritual development; education at Wheaton College; impressions of various mission agencies; including SIM, Medical Assistance Program (MAP), and the Moravians; challenges of...
Dates:
2009-2010
Found in:
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.
Dates:
Created: 1949-2011
Found in:
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 Purse.
Dates:
Created: 1908-2002
Found in:
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...
Dates:
Created: 2011
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 669 Oral History Interviews with Samuel Boateng
Item
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...
Dates:
2013
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 679: Oral History Interviews with John and Virginia Casto
Collection
Identifier: CN 679
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with John and Virginia Casto. Topics discussed include their family backgrounds; their education at Prairie Bible Institute and elsewhere; marriage; work in Thailand as missionaries with Overseas Missionary Fellowship in hospital evangelism, nursing, and church planting; the Thai church; raising a family on the mission field.The Castos were interviewed by Bob Shuster on August 14 and 14, 2015 and August 19, 2016 at the Calvary Fellowship Homes in Lancaster,...
Dates:
2015-2016
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 688 Papers of Paul M. Borthwick
Collection
Identifier: CN 688
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview and articles by Paul Borthwick, a minister, and leader in the Short-Term Mission (STM) and in development ministry. In the interview Borthwick discusses his childhood in Massachusetts, involvement with Grace Chapel, his conversion and growth in Christian faith, his own early involvement with the Short Term Missions movement (STM), the development of STM in the United States and other countries; evaluation of the movement. The collection also contains dozens of articles...
Dates:
1980-2015; Majority of material found in 1980-2012
Found in:
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...
Dates:
Created: 1950-2001
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Collection 707 Oral History Interviews with Douglas W. Stewart
Collection
Identifier: CN 707
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Douglas W. Stewart in which he describes his ministry with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) in South and Central America and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship from 1963-1991. Topics discussed include Stewart’s family background, spiritual growth, education at Colombia Bible College and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, leadership, roles, and structure of IFES, political, social, and religious context in South and Central America, gender...
Dates:
2018
Found in:
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)
Dates:
Created: 1971-2012; Other: Date acquired: 1988
Found in:
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...
Dates:
Created: 1920-2017; Other: Date acquired: 1985
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections
Mission Narratives Collection
Collection — Container: Books
Identifier: SC-229
Scope and Contents
The contents of the Mission Narratives Collection may be searched in the library catalog using keyword: SC/229
Dates:
Other: -
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections
Oral History Interviews with Habil Raphael Omungu
Collection
Identifier: CN 605
Scope and Contents
Oral history interview with Omungu, a Kenyan of the Luo tribe. Topics covered include his family background, his parents’ faith, his own conversion at a Billy Graham meeting and the development of his spiritual life through the years, his education at Pan Africa Christian College, his experiences as an ordained Anglican priest in several churches, including All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi; Anglicanism in Kenya; the larger Christianity community in Kenya, particularly the impact of...
Dates:
2004-2005
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
Oral History Interviews with Raymond Okebaram (Osuchukwu) Adonai
Collection
Identifier: CN 655
Scope and Contents
Oral history interviews with Adonai. Topics discussed include family background and childhood in Nigeria, his conversion and the development of his Christian faith, graduate education in Poland; ministry among university students through the Christian Student Association of Poland (ChSA) and the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES); African students in Poland; Pentecostalism in Poland; founding of the Victory in Jesus Church in Lodz, Poland; impressions of the Wheaton College...
Dates:
2010
Found in:
Billy Graham Center Archives
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.
Dates:
Created: 1931
Found in:
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...
Dates:
Created: 1875-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1874-1982; Other: Date acquired: 1988
Found in:
Buswell Library Special Collections
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