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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 LP Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

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

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

Hans Rookmaaker Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

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 "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 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

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 Louise Safford Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: SC-180

Scope and Contents The Helen Louise Safford ('12) scrapbook is green, measuring 7 1/4 X 9 1/2, inscribed on the cover as "The Annals of My College Life, designed by Frances F. Gilbert." The first section features a photo of Safford in her graduation gown, then images of the Glee Club, the Ladies' Quartet, campus buildings and finally President Charles Blanchard. Additional loose photos are tucked into the middle of the book. Pasted within are class schedules, admission tickets, invitations and photos of...

Dates: Created: 1908-1912

Found in: Special Collections

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

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Henry W. Stough, II Bible Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SC-066

Scope and Contents

The contents of the Henry Stough Bible Collection may be searched in the library catalog as keyword: SC/66

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 1994

Found in: Special Collections

Herbert J. Taylor Papers

Collection

Identifier: CN 020

Brief Description Correspondence, photographs, reports, publications, posters, minutes of meetings, and other documentation of Herbert J. Taylor's long involvement in the leadership of such organizations as Child Evangelism, Youth for Christ, Christian Service Brigade, Pioneer Girls, Young Life, National Association of Evangelicals, Fuller Seminary, Christian Workers Foundation, and Inter-Varsity as well as his role in the planning and development of Billy Graham's Chicago crusades and of Key '73. Other...

Dates: Created: Ca. 1916-1979

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Historical Projects Committee - Centennial Records

Collection — Container: Folder

Identifier: RG-06-052

Scope and Contents

Minutes and general files of the Historical Projects Committee - Centennial

Dates: Created: 1958-1959; Other: Majority of material found in 1959

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

History Book Committee Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-06-036

Scope and Contents

Minutes of the History Book Committee

Dates: Created: 1980-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-1984

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

History Department Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-07-024

Scope and Contents

Records of the History Department include student papers, reports, correspondence and minutes.

Dates: Created: 1949-2004; Other: Majority of material found in 1989-2018

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Hon. Daniel R. Coats Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SC-098

Scope and Contents The Hon. Daniel Coats Papers is composed of nearly two decades of service in the United States House of Representatives (1981-1989) and Senate (1989-1991; 2011-2017), and feature a thorough cross section of political events during those years. Most of the collection consists of documents stored in folders and boxes. Many of these records correspond to Coats' work on two prominent Senate committees: the Armed Services Committee and the Labor and Human Resources Committee. Additional materials...

Dates: Created: 1980-2017; Other: Date acquired: 1999

Found in: Special Collections

Honey Rock Records (HoneyRock)

Collection — Container: xAccession 2010-1124

Identifier: RG-07-025

Scope and Contents

Records of the Honey Rock include annual reports, correspondence, financial and personnel information and administrative committee material.

Dates: Created: 1949-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1971-1984

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Honored Persons Committee Records

Collection — Container: Folder

Identifier: RG-06-053

Scope and Contents

Minutes and general files of the Honored Persons Committee

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

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Honors Committee Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-06-029

Scope and Contents

Minutes, correspondence, general files of the Honors Committee

Dates: Created: 1975-1985; Other: Majority of material found in 1975-1985

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Human Needs Global Resources (HNGR) Committee Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-06-016

Scope and Contents

Minutes of the HGNR Committee

Dates: Created: 1981-1987; Other: Majority of material found in 1981-1987

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Human Resources Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-07-026

Scope and Contents

Policies, manuals, Handbooks, Scales, general files of the Human Resources Department

Dates: Created: 1958-1987; Other: Majority of material found in 1969-1987

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Hymnal Collection

Collection — Container: Books1

Identifier: SC-015

Scope and Contents This extensive hymnal collection serves as an historical collection of Anglo-American, Protestant hymnals, ranging in date from the 1790s to the present and provides examples of hymns of praise, exhortation, description, and meditation. Chronologically, the collection contains items representing nearly every year of the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries with peaks in the 1900s and 1920s. Nearly 400 volumes are undated. Additionally, this collection exhibits titles from many different...

Dates: Other: -

Found in: Special Collections

Illinois Institute Records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: RG-00-001

Scope and Contents

Records of the predecessor Illinois Institute (1852-1860)

Dates: Created: 1855-1902; Other: Majority of material found in 1855-1857

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Institute for Advanced Christian Studies Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SC-241

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 03/04/2013

Found in: Special Collections

Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals (ISAE) Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-05-002

Scope and Contents

Records of the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals include papers and planning files for sponsored conferences, correspondence and financial and grant information.

Dates: Created: 1900-2018; Other: Majority of material found in 1983-1996

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

Institute of Soviet and East European Studies (ISEES) Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SC-053

Scope and Contents The Institute of Soviet and East European Studies Collection comprises subject and vertical files, including clippings, on activities in Soviet-bloc countries and helped form the institute's research files. The institute was a part of the Slavic Gospel Association and ceased to function when Anita and Peter Deyneka left the organization. The bulk of the files are organized by country and then with sub-headings.Books within the collection can be searched in the ...

Dates: Created: 1974-1994; Other: Date acquired: 1993

Found in: Special Collections

Intercessors for the Suffering Church Collection

Collection

Identifier: SC-079

Scope and Contents

The Mary Ann Gilbert and Intercessors for the Suffering Church (ICS) collection contains files on over one hundred and twenty organizations and their publications that relate to the persecuted church and Christians. The collection contains correspondence to and from these organizations, as well as correspondence and publications of ICS.

Dates: Created: 1971-1997; Other: Majority of material found in 1982-1995; Other: Date acquired: 1998

Found in: Special Collections

Interdenominational Foreign Mission Association (IFMA) Records

Collection

Identifier: CN 352

Brief Description Correspondence, form letters, financial and statistical reports, minutes, memos and promotional material related to IFMA administration and its service to its member missions. The files on IFMA members and numerous other Christian agencies predominate. Numerous mission-related subjects are documented, among them those related to the theoretical, theological, or practical aspects of the missionary enterprise, such as missionary aviation, the education of future missionaries, theological...

Dates: Created: 1934-1983, undated

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Interdisciplinary Studies Committee Records

Collection

Identifier: RG-06-018

Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Interdisciplinary Committee

Dates: Created: 1987-1991; Other: Majority of material found in 1987-1991

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

International Christian Broadcasters Records

Collection

Identifier: CN 086

Brief Description The collection contains correspondence, audiotapes, photographs, financial reports, slides, blueprints, and memos related to the activities of International Christian Broadcasting's (originally the World Conference on Mission Radio) work to promote interest in Christian broadcasting and to support and encourage Protestant Christian radio and television broadcasters, largely engaged in evangelism. Materials include data on the International Communications Congress in Tokyo (1970), Muslim...

Dates: Created: 1937-1978; Other: Majority of material found within 1954-1978

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

International Student Scholarship Committee Records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: RG-06-054

Scope and Contents

Minutes and general files of the International Scholarship Committee

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

Found in: Wheaton College Archives

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Records

Collection

Identifier: CN 300

Brief Description Administrative records of IVCF spanning the time period from its founding in 1940 until 1991; includes materials created prior to the establishment of IVCF. Includes records of the presidents (Woods, Hummel, Troutman, McLeish, Alexander, McLeish), Paul Little, Campus chapters, Regional divisions and directors, Missions department, Urbana Missions Conventions, Nurses Christian Fellowship, Development department, Jim Nyquist, Strategic Planning, Finance, and manuscript material for the 1991...

Dates: 1928-2017

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

Irina Ratushinskaya Papers

Collection — Container: Books

Identifier: SC-044

Scope and Contents

Ocuppying .5 linear feet, the Irina Ratushinskaya papers, housed in Special Collections, include her works of poetry, secondary material, correspondence, articles, audio and artwork. The largest portion of the collection is devoted to secondary material about Ms. Ratushinskaya while imprisoned and as individuals worked for her release. The bulk of the collection dates from the period, 1985-1987.

Dates: Created: 1979-2011; Other: Majority of material found in 1985-1987; Other: Date acquired: 1992

Found in: Special Collections

Irita Kutchmy Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: Wade-A-35b

Scope and Contents This archive contains a demonstration tape of Irita Kutchmy's musical, "The Magical Land Behind the Wardrobe Door," (stored in Wade sound recordings: CSL-M / SR-5) as well as the program for its performance at Wimbledon High School (July 6-7, 1983). The musical was filed for copyright at the Library of Congress, January 2, 1984. Also included: a letter of explanation from Miss Kutchmy's mother, Cornelia Kutchmy, and a letter from the publisher saying that the Wade Center could not buy the...

Dates: Created: 1978-1988

Found in: Marion E. Wade Center

Ivan J. Fahs Papers

Collection

Identifier: SC-121

Scope and Contents

The Ivan J. Fahs Papers are composed of personal diaries and calendars, academic student papers, book reviews including Steinbeck and Orwell, research project reports regarding sexual assault, and correspondence.

Dates: Created: 1970-1980; Other: Date acquired: 2002

Found in: Special Collections

J. Christy Wilson, Jr., Papers

Collection

Identifier: CN 518

Dates: 1915-1998

Found in: Evangelism & Missions Archives

J. Dennis Hastert Papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SC-177

Abstract Wheaton College (IL) has been designated to receive the congressional papers of outgoing Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert. For Hastert, the decision to assign his papers to his alma mater was an obvious choice. “Over the years, I have witnessed the work of many Wheaton graduates who serve in all branches of government. They came equipped with the highest caliber education, one that is bent on engaging the world and addressing its needs. My hope is that these papers will help to...

Dates: Created: 1882-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1986-2006; Other: Date acquired: 04/16/2007

Found in: Special Collections

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