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Huao Indians.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Collection 277 Ephemera of Jim Elliot

 Collection
Identifier: CN 277
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, tapes of sermons and audio letters, journals, notebooks, annotated Bibles, school records, poems, clippings, drawings, and other materials describing Elliot's courtship of his wife Elisabeth, his spiritual preparation for the mission field, early days of his work in Ecuador, and events leading up to his death and those of four other missionaries at the hands of the Waorani (called "Auca" by their enemies) people. Microfilm edition of materials available for researcher use.

Dates: Created: 1941-1959; Majority of material found within 1947-1956

Collection 599 Ephemera of the "Auca" Incident

 Collection
Identifier: CN 599
Scope and Contents

Audio tapes, comic book, film, filmstrips, oversize materials, phonograph records, postage stamps, and video tapes documenting the martyrdom of five American missionaries in Ecuador by the Huaorani Indians in 1956. Documents describe the deaths of the missionary, the response by Protestant evangelical Christians in the United States, and later missionary work with the Indians by Rachel Saint and Elisabeth Elliot.

Dates: Created: 1956-1993, undated

Collection 719 Papers of Janet Wismer

 Collection
Identifier: CN 719
Scope and Contents

Transcripts of broadcasts, correspondence, newsletters, articles, and memorabilia, relating to Janet Wismer's work as a staff member and producer for Elisabeth Elliot’s Gateway to Joy radio program. The collection also contains some material documenting Wismer's friendship with Elliot.

Dates: 1959-2012; Majority of material found in 1981-2012

Kenneth Fleming Papers.

 Collection
Identifier: CN 657
Brief Description Collection contains letters, articles, audio recordings, photographs, and other material collected by Kenneth Fleming relating to the death of five American missionaries in Ecuador in 1956, including his brother Peter Fleming, in Ecuador with the Plymouth Brethren mission agency Christian Missions In Many Lands. In particular, the papers document the story of Peter’s involvement in the so-called “Operation Auca” and his death, along with missionaries Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Nate Saint and...
Dates: Created: 1946-2011

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) records.

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1995-063
Dates: 1945-1992

Mission Aviation Fellowship Records

 Collection
Identifier: CN 136
Scope and Contents Office files of MAF, a mission agency that provided transportation, radio contact and other support to missions working in remote areas, as well as some services to non-mission agencies. Materials, including correspondence, minutes, reports, prayer letters, personnel files, and budgets, that document the administration and activities of MAF, especially the regional offices in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, the Development division (extensive individual prayer letters from entire...
Dates: Created: 1944-2006

Nate Saint photographs.

 Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: 2021-041
Dates: 1956, 1996

Ruth Mellis papers.

 Unprocessed Material — Box 2
Identifier: 1999-022
Dates: 1926-1998