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George Jeffreys Letters

Collection

Identifier: Small CN 038

Scope and Contents

Two letters by British evangelist George Jeffreys to a Rev. Glasnant Jones. The letters are brief but contain some comments on the evangelistic meeting Jeffreys was holding.

Dates: Created: 1930

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

George Keith and Thomas Thompson Collection Microfilm

Collection

Identifier: CN 070

Scope and Contents Microfilm of published memoirs concerning George Keith's and Thomas Thompson's work for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Keith was the Society's first missionary to be sent to North America. Contains experiences in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; also Increase Mather, Samuel Willard, and conformists, principally Quakers.The reel of microfilm contains the ninety-two-page tome (title page missions) of Keith's...

Dates: Created: 1702-1756

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

George M. Winston Papers

Collection

Identifier: CN 306

Scope and Contents The collection consists of prayer letters and audio taped oral history interviews, documenting Winston's early life, education, ministry, and leadership with Belgian Gospel Mission, the Belgian Bible Institute, Greater Europe Mission and independently in Belgium from 1952 to 1993. The prayer letters offer a long term glimpse at the work, daily life, and family activity of the Winston family.The interviews with Winston were conducted by Paul A. Ericksen on July 23 and July 25,...

Dates: 1952-1993

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

George Muller Letters

Collection

Identifier: Small CN 054

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two notes written by George Muller near the end of his life. One letter is to Arthur Tappan Pierson, containing a brief acknowledgement and personal message, including obituary of Muller's wife, Susannah Grace Muller. The other contains condolences to an unknown correspondent.

Dates: Created: 1897-1898

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

George Sayer Manuscripts Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Wade-A-1

Abstract

This archive includes the manuscript and typescript of an unpublished essay by Sayer called "On C.S. Lewis." Also included is the typescript of The Celestial Search: C.S. Lewis, His Life and Work by Sayer (later titled Jack: C.S. Lewis and his Times - 1988 ed., and Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis - 1994 ed.).

Dates: Created: ca. 1978

Found in: Marion E. Wade Center

George Sherwood Eddy Letter and Envelope

Collection

Identifier: Small CN 051

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a typed letter and envelope signed by Eddy to W.W. Lockwood of Shanghai, introducing Frederick W. Roman who was on a fact-finding tour of the Far East.

Dates: Created: 1932

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

George Whitefield Letter

Collection

Identifier: Small CN 101

Scope and Contents

Collection contains a letter from British evangelist George Whitefield to Rev. Mr. Reader, thanking Reader for copies of one of Reader's sermons.

Dates: 1768

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Gerald Weeks Papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-019

Scope and Contents

The Gerald Weeks collection contains political and personal memorabilia from the last five years of a local politician's career. There are four types of materials found in the collection: Plaques and certificates; Photos and a photo album covering local political events of the late 1970

Dates: Created: 1960-1982; Other: Majority of material found in 1970-1980

Found in: Special Collections

Geraldine J. Phillips Oral History Interview

Collection

Identifier: CN 502

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Geraldine Julia (Hinote) Phillips (19132-2000) in which she describes her family background, conversion to Christianity after listening to Gypsy Smith on the radio; education at BIOLA and Columbia Bible College, work at the Rehoboth Mission in Kentucky from 1934-1939, joining Sudan Interior Mission (SIM), travel to Africa in 1943, and the beginning of her work among the Dinka people in southern Sudan. Other topics discussed include: Phillips work with the Rehoboth...

Dates: Created: 1994

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Geraldine Kellogg Dresser Papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-130

Scope and Contents The Dresser materials comprise one thick "Memory Book," plus several small diaries, financial records and address booklets. The Memory Book is green, 6 X 9 1/4, and includes pasted-in items within the first half, leaving the second half blank. The items are Christmas cards, invitations, commencement programs, and literary society programs. The booklets, contained in a separate box, are dated thus: Diary, 1929-35; Diary, 1939; Financial Records, 1927-47; Financial Records, 1936-41;...

Dates: Created: 1927-1952

Found in: Special Collections

Gideon Hawley Letter

Collection

Identifier: Small CN 062

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a letter from Gideon Hawley to Rev. Mr. Dunster consoling him on the imminent death of of Dunster's wife, as well as a short note from Hawley to Captain David Allen.

Dates: Created: 1766, 1803

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Gipsy Smith Collection

Collection

Identifier: CN 109

Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings, audio tapes and phonograph records of Smith singing hymns, and photographs. Newspaper clippings are about meetings held by Smith in Denver, Colorado (1909) and with Billy Sunday in Boston, Massachusetts (1935); included are extended excerpts from both men's sermons.This collection consists of newspaper clipping of Smith's 1909 evangelistic meetings in Denver (folder 1-16), scrapbook pages (folders 1-1 through 1-13) containing newspaper reports about Smith's...

Dates: Created: 1909-1935

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

G.K. Chesterton: Selected Criticism Archive

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Wade-A-17

Abstract

This archive is the result of the work of Sister M. Carol A.C., of India. The self-bound book is almost 500 pages long and an extremely complete gathering of Chesterton's literary criticism. It was Sister M. Carol's hope that this would someday be published.

Dates: Created: 1975

Found in: Marion E. Wade Center

Gladys M. Fleckles Oral History Interview

Collection

Identifier: CN 122

Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Gladys Marie Fleckles (1946-2006) in which she describes her short term missionary experience with OMF in Japan. Other topics include her graduate work at Wheaton, undergraduate study at John Brown University, and work in the admissions department of Wheaton Graduate School. The time period covered by the interview is roughly 1946-1980.Gladys Fleckles was interviewed by Mr. John Svadbik twice in May 1980. The time period covered by the interviews is...

Dates: Created: 1980

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Gladys Wright Oral History Interview

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

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Gleason L. Archer Oral History Interview

Collection

Identifier: CN 412

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Gleason Leonard Archer in which he describes his family background; his conversion; his education at Harvard University and Princeton Theological Seminary; his attendance at Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts; involvement with Robert Schneider and the Fellowship of Faith and other mission work with the Muslim community in Chicago; forming the United Evangelical Arab Mission; Muslim views of Christians; studying the Arabic language; and his time in Beirut,...

Dates: Created: 1989

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Glenn Sadler Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Wade-B-4

Abstract

The materials in this archive include publications, correspondence, illustrations, and other items relating to Glenn Sadler's research on the artist, Arthur Hughes (1832-1915), who served as the illustrator for many of George MacDonald's published works. Also included: a set of corrected proofs for Thomas Wingfold, Curate by George MacDonald.

Dates: Created: 1849-1994; Other: Date acquired: 12/31/1969

Found in: Marion E. Wade Center

Glicerio M. Manzano Papers

Collection

Identifier: CN 321

Scope and Contents The collection consists of prayer letters and oral history interviews, which document Glicerio M. Jojo Manzano's early life, education, family life, and work as a service manager with Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship and as an accountant for a rural hospital with International Nepal Fellowship.Series 1: Audio TapesThree oral history interviews with Glicerio Manzano. Topics discussed in the interview include Manzano's early life, education,...

Dates: Created: 1981-1992

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Gordon L. Rhoad Papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SC-165

Scope and Contents

Measuring 3 x 4 1/2, the Gordon L. Rhoad diary is black and flexible, embossed with "Lett's Quikref Diary." Entries run from Jan. 1, 1924 to October 9, 1924. Under the column called "Owner's Name and Address" on the Personal Memoranda page is written, "Gordon L. Rhoad, Mbooni Machakos, Kenya Colony, Africa." The entries chronicle his daily life, travels and occasional missionary activity in the U.S., Kenya and Europe.

Dates: Created: 1924-1924

Found in: Special Collections

Gospel Fellowship Club of Chicago Pamphlet

Collection

Identifier: Small CN 106

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a pamphlet created by the Gospel Fellowship Club of Chicago, describing the Club's purpose of providing fellowship for businessmen working in downtown Chicago.

Dates: Created: 1944

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Gospel LP Collection

Collection

Identifier: SC-220

Scope and Contents SC 220 is a collection of sound recordings of Gospel and Contemporary Christian music. Several Gospel musical styles are represented: urban, northern U.S., white Gospel style (typical of northern evangelical churches and parachurch ministries); rural, southern U.S., white Gospel style; and Black gospel style (typical of northern U.S., urban, African American churches). Contemporary Christian music is represented by performers and groups performing in a musical style that was influenced by...

Dates: Created: 1925-2016

Found in: Special Collections

Gospel Recordings, Inc., Records

Collection

Identifier: CN 036

Brief Description Correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the organization's work of providing Christian workers around the world with phonograph records or audio tapes of brief evangelistic programs of music, Scripture and sermons in thousands of different languages and dialects, presented by indigenous speakers of each tongue. Most of the correspondence is between the staff of Gospel Recordings and Christian workers in different countries, such as missionary to Africa Paul White, requesting...

Dates: Created: 1939-1978

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Gospel Tract Collection

Collection

Identifier: SC-222

Dates: Other: -

Found in: Special Collections

Grace Yates Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: SC-150

Dates: Created: 1919-1945

Found in: Special Collections

Graduate Admissions Committee Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-06-027

Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Graduate Admissions Committee

Dates: Created: 1980-1981; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-1981

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Graduate Committee Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-06-014

Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Graduate Committee

Dates: Created: 1939-1957; Other: Majority of material found in 1939-1957

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Graduate Council Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-08-006

Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Graduate Council

Dates: Created: 1979-1980; Other: Majority of material found in 1979-1980

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Graduate Executive Committee Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-06-030

Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Graduate Executive Committee

Dates: Created: 1952-1979; Other: Majority of material found in 1952-1979

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Graduate Senate Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-06-015

Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Graduate Senate Committee

Dates: Created: 1957-1982; Other: Majority of material found in 1957-1982

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Graduate Theological Studies Department Records

Collection — Box: 3

Identifier: RG-07-003

Scope and Contents

Records of the Graduate Theological Studies Department include syllabi and course information, correspondence, financial information, planning and committee files.

Dates: Created: 1977-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1979-1982

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Graham Center Programs Committee Records

Collection — Container: Folder

Identifier: RG-06-051

Scope and Contents

Minutes and general files of the Graham Center Programs Committee

Dates: Created: 1977-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1977

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Greater Chicago Crusade Records

Collection

Identifier: CN 079

Scope and Contents The collection contains one hundred completed questionnaires from a survey created by Aubrey Leon Morris and administered between August and December 1963 to parcipants at the 1962 Greater Chicago Crusade. The survey was used as part of Morris's PhD research, resulting in his doctoral dissertation, "A Study of Psychological Factors in the Evangelistic Preaching of Billy Graham." His degree was awarded by Southern Baptist Seminary in 1966.The survey was designed for those who...

Dates: Created: 1963

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Grevel Lindop Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Wade-B-17 through B-18

Abstract

This collection comprises of research materials used by Grevel Lindop while writing his biography of Charles Williams titled Charles Williams: The Third Inkling (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015). Lindop provided an inventory of the materials, which is referenced throughout the finding aid to note original file locations.

Dates: Created: 1848-2015; Other: Date acquired: 03/14/2017

Found in: Marion E. Wade Center

Greville MacDonald Papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Wade-A-123

Abstract

This archive contains letters and documents relating to Greville Matheson MacDonald (1856-1944), the son of George MacDonald.

Dates: Created: 1848-1935; Other: Majority of material found in 1910-1935

Found in: Marion E. Wade Center

Hannah Hurnard Papers

Collection — Container: Books

Identifier: SC-071

Scope and Contents The Hurnard papers, entirely as photocopies, are organized into 4 series (Biographical, Photographs, Correspondence and Secondary Material) with the bulk of the collection comprising correspondence relating to Hurnard's publication activities with Tyndale House Publishers. The correspondence dates between 1956 and 1994 and also includes correspondence with Isabel Anders, a biographer of Hurnard. The letters from Hurnard end in late 1989. Additionally, the Secondary Material contains research...

Dates: Created: 1939-1994; Other: Majority of material found in 1956-1994; Other: Date acquired: 1995

Found in: Special Collections

Hannah L. Reid Prayer Letter

Collection

Identifier: Small CN 082

Scope and Contents

This collection contains one prayer letter from Hannah L. Reid, describing Reid's work as missionary with China Inland Mission, the illness of Reid's missionary sister, Lilias Reid, and subsequent medical treatment, death and funeral.

Dates: Created: 1934

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Hans Rookmaaker Papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-018

Scope and Contents The largest portion of the Collection consists of 3 x 5 bibliographic note cards (in Dutch). This is also the only series that includes original manuscript material. A preliminary index has been created to assist the researcher. Copies of published articles in Dutch and English comprise Boxes 1 and 2. Arrangement is by language, and by publication. The articles written for the Dutch newspaper Trouw (1949-1956), and Opbouw (1957-1972) are foldered chronologically. Journal articles in English...

Dates: Created: 1927-2017; Other: Majority of material found in 1945-1977; Other: Date acquired: 1985

Found in: Special Collections

Harold and Helen Hayward Prayer Letter

Collection

Identifier: Small CN 085

Scope and Contents

This collection contains one prayer letter from Harold D. and Helen M. Hayward, describes the Haywards' overland travel as China Inland Mission workers with a description of the countryside and cities enroute to Xining, their assigned station, near the Tibetan border.

Dates: Created: 1926

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Harold Day Oral History Interview

Collection

Identifier: CN 273

Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Harold Louis Day (1913-2006) in which he describes his experiences working at the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle during the pastorate of Paul Rader and his successor, Clarence Erickson. The time period covered by the interview is 1913-1978.

Harold Day was interviewed by Robert Shuster on May 31, 1984 at the Billy Graham Center Archives at Wheaton College.

Dates: Created: 1984

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Harold Lindsell Papers

Collection

Identifier: CN 192

Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, manuscripts, and other materials documenting the career and life of Harold Lindsell as a theologian, author, speaker and editor, dating primarily from his becoming Associate Editor of Christianity Today magazine in 1964. Collection contents contain considerable information on Christianity Today, Wheaton College, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Westmont College, the Simon Greenleaf School of Law, and Lindsell's research on the...

Dates: 1938-1994

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Harold P. Adolph Oral History Interviews

Collection

Identifier: CN 169

Scope and Contents Oral History Interview with Harold Paul Adolph, in which he discusses his boyhood in China as the son of missionaries with China Inland Mission, conditions in China, his education at Wheaton College, medical education at the University of Pennsylvania, decision to become a missionary, and his ministry in Ethiopia as a medical missionary in African with Sudan Interior Mission; American missions in Ethiopia; family life on the mission field, and work with the Christian Medical Society. The...

Dates: Created: 1981

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Harold "Red" Grange Papers

Collection — Container: Books/Videos

Identifier: SC-020

Scope and Contents The Red Grange Collection is composed primarily of secondary materials. The core of the collection consists of news clippings that were gathered by Mr. Newlan into 32 scrapbooks, becoming the greatest pool of source material on Grange. The Special Collections received photocopies of the original scrapbooks from the DuPage Heritage Gallery. Mrs. Newlan, after her husbands passing, sent the scrapbooks to Grange in Florida. When the Gallery learned of their existence, it asked to make copies of...

Dates: Created: 1921-2017; Other: Majority of material found in 1923-1978

Found in: Special Collections

Harriet Crawford Hone Scrapbook

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SC-164

Scope and Contents

The Harriet Crawford Hone ('44) scrapbook is green, measuring 10 1/4 x 14. The first page features paste-in photos of Blanchard Hall and V. Raymond Edman (whose 1941 inauguration program is attached later in the book). Following are photos and items from her freshman year, 1940-41. Most of the images are identified with the names of the participants. Included are invitations, holiday greeting cards, recital and play programs, and commencement exercises.

Dates: Created: 1940-1944; Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1944; Other: Date acquired: 1992

Found in: Special Collections

Harry L. Cox Oral History Interviews

Collection

Identifier: CN 512

Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Harry Luther Cox (1906-2004) in which he describes his youth and family, conversion and spiritual growth, call to missionary work, service with Sudan Interior Mission in Nigeria, relations with and evangelism among Muslims, tribal characteristics, Kano, language study, establishing a leprosy station, medical missions, the Magazawa and Fulani peoples, raising a family on the mission field, furloughs, death of his sons, World War II, animists, children of...

Dates: Created: 1995

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Harry Verploegh Papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-202

Scope and Contents

The Harry Verploegh Collection is composed of topical anecdotes and clippings from notable Christian authors, including Oswald chambers, Malcolm Muggeridge, and Blaise Pascal.

Dates: Created: 1909-2016; Other: Date acquired: 1999

Found in: Special Collections

Harvey W. Marks Papers

Collection

Identifier: CN 308

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Harvey W. Marks in which he describes his career as a pastor and work in Christian film distribution beginning in 1945; the development of Christian film-making and involvement with film pioneers such as C. O. Baptista and James Frederick; Walt Disney's production facilities; and film production workshops at Green Lake, Wisconsin. Includes discussion of church use of films and the effects of television on the Christian film industry.Also included is a...

Dates: Created: 1954-1985

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Hazel Willard Scrapbook

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: SC-132

Scope and Contents Embossed with the words, "The Girl Graduate, Her Own Words," and decorated with flowers and feminine imagery, this scrapbook chronicles the college career of Hazel Willard, graduate of North Belvidere High School in Belvidere, IL. Aside from a few photos featuring Wheaton College faculty and students, the majority of the scrapbook is filled with invitations to campus recitals, literary society notices, game tickets, recipes, inspirational and college-related clippings, and alumni notices....

Dates: Created: 1900-1912; Other: Majority of material found in 1900-1912

Found in: Special Collections

He That Should Come Archive

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Wade-A-56

Abstract

The He That Should Come archive contains materials relating to the religious play of the same title by Dorothy L. Sayers, including printed copies of the play and correspondence.

Dates: Created: 1938-1954; Other: Majority of material found in 1938-1939

Found in: Marion E. Wade Center

Helen E. Berry Papers

Collection

Identifier: CN 428

Scope and Contents Oral history interview and prayer letters relating to the ministry of Helen Elizabeth Berry, missionary with the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society in Taiwan from 1966-1990.Series: Audio TapesOral history interview with Helen E. Berry in which she describes her youth, family, conversion, call to be a missionary, education at Wheaton College, missionary work with the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society in Taiwan, church...

Dates: Created: 1990

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Helen E. Evans Oral History Interviews

Collection

Identifier: CN 445

Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Helen Elizabeth Evans in which she decsribes her family background; spiritual development; education at Wheaton College; ministry in rural Vermont with the New England Fellowship; the influence of her aunt, Elizabeth Evans; her missionary work in Vietnam and Indonesia with the Christian and Missionary Alliance; and work among Vietnamese in Charlotte, North Carolina. Evans' work in Vietnam was particularly among the Dega and other tribal groups often classified...

Dates: Created: 1991

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

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