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Helen Renich Papers.
Collection
Identifier: CN 124
Brief Description
Two oral history interviews with Helen Gignilliat Torrey Renich in which she describes her grandfather, Reuben Archer Torrey, Sr., and her experiences growing up in China as a child of missionaries. Other topics discussed include her experiences at Wheaton College and culture shock. The collection also includes photographs of her family life in China and Chinese nationals, ca. 1920-30s.Helen Renich was interviewed by Robert Shuster on May 15, 1980 in Michigan and on May 17, 1982...
Dates:
Created: 1920-1982
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Evangelism & Missions Archives
Margaret Crossett Oral History Interview
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...
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Created: 1984-1986
Found in:
Evangelism & Missions Archives
Paul H. Bartel Oral History Interview
Collection
Identifier: CN 453
Scope and Contents
One oral history interview with Paul Henry Bartel (1904-2001) in which he describes his parents' work in China with orphans, his own childhood in that growing up in China, his conversion to Christianity and anecdotes from his long career as a missionary. Other topics discussed include: The Boxer Uprising and its aftermath; education, including high school at a Holiness Mission school; returning to the United States for college and experiencing culture shock; missionary training institute;...
Dates:
Created: 1991
Found in:
Evangelism & Missions Archives
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- Children of missionaries -- China. 2
- China -- History -- 1937-1945. 2
- China -- History -- Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. 2
- China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949. 2
- Christianity and culture. 2
- Conversion -- Christianity. 2
- Evangelistic work -- China. 2
- Families. 2
- Indigenous church administration -- China. 2
- Medical care -- China. 2
- Missionaries -- Training of. 2
- Missionaries -- Appointment, call, and election. 2
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni -- Oral history. 2
- Women -- Religious life. 2
- Women missionaries. 2
- Ancestor worship -- China. 1
- Animism. 1
- Belief and doubt. 1
- Bible -- Publication and distribution. 1
- Bible -- Study and teaching. 1
- Bible -- Translating. 1
- Bible colleges. 1
- Boarding schools -- China. 1
- Boarding schools -- Korea. 1
- Buddhists -- China. 1
- Children -- Conversion to Christianity. 1
- Children of missionaries. 1
- China -- History -- 1900- 1
- China -- History -- Revolution, 1911-1912. 1
- China -- Social life and customs. 1
- Christian education -- China. 1
- Christian education -- Taiwan. 1
- Christian life. 1
- Christian literature -- Publishing. 1
- Church development, New. 1
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- Communism -- China. 1
- Crime and criminals -- China. 1
- Education -- United States. 1
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- Evangelistic work -- Asia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Australia. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Canada. 1
- Evangelistic work -- Taiwan. 1
- Evangelistic work -- United States. 1
- Footbinding -- China. 1
- Fundamentalism. 1
- Hunger. 1
- Idols and images. 1
- Indigenous church administration -- Taiwan. 1
- International relief. 1
- Interpersonal conflict. 1
- Language in missionary work. 1
- Lord's Supper. 1
- Missionaries -- Leaves and furloughs. 1
- Missionaries' spouses. 1
- Missionaries, Resignation of. 1
- Missionaries, Withdrawal of. 1
- Missions -- Educational work. 1
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- Moody Bible Institute -- Alumni and alumnae. 1
- Organizational change. 1
- Orphans -- China. 1
- Persecution -- China. 1
- Prayer. 1
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions. 1
- Presbyterians. 1
- Public worship -- Christianity. 1
- Refugees -- China. 1
- Religious institutions. 1
- Revivals -- China. 1
- Rural missions. 1
- Sex role -- China. 1
- Shandong Sheng (China) 1
- Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945. 1
- Street preaching. 1
- Superstition. 1
- Theology -- Study and teaching -- Asia. 1
- Tribes. 1
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- 1920s 1
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- 1940s 1
- Wheaton College (Ill.) -- Alumni. 1
- World War, 1914-1918. 1
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- Buswell, J. Oliver (James Oliver), 1895-1977. 2
- Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975. 2
- Shuster, Robert D. 2
- Wheaton College (Ill.) 2
- Anderson, Helen, 1909-2004. 1
- Anderson, Ian Rankin. 1
- Bartel, Henry Cornelius, 1873-1965. 1
- Bartel, Loyal. 1
- Bartel, Nellie Schmidt. 1
- Bartel, Paul Henry. 1
- Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973. 1
- China Inland Mission. 1
- Crossett, Margaret E. 1
- Crossett, Vincent. 1
- Edman, V. Raymond (Victor Raymond), 1900-1967. 1
- Elliott, Eleanor Edwards. 1
- Elliott, Ruth, 1908- 1
- Elliott, Walter Scott. 1
- Ericksen, Paul. 1
- Feng, Yuxiang, 1882-1948. 1
- Graham, Billy, 1918-2018. 1
- Graham, Ruth Bell. 1
- Hoste, Dixon Edward, 1861-1946. 1
- Jacoby, Walter S. 1
- Moody Bible Institute. 1
- OMF International. 1
- Renich-Meyers, Jill. 1
- Torrey, R. A. (Reuben Archer), 1856-1928. 1 ∧ less
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