New Collections

The Archives is continually adding items to its holdings—newly discovered letters, a recently donated photo album, transcripts to oral history interviews, an entirely new collection, and much more.

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Collection 420: Timothy and Barbara Friberg Papers (NEW)

Timothy and Barbara Friberg papers include letters, autobiographical manuscripts, and materials relating to the language and culture of the Konjo people of Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia. These documents primarily describe the translation work of the Fribergs in their work with the Summer Institute of Linguistics (Wycliffe Bible Translators) in Vietnam, Cambodia (1969-1975), and especially in Indonesia with the Summer Institute of Linguistics (1982-1993) and Frontiers organizations (1994-2025). The life and ministry of the Indonesian Christian worker Hamoeriani (also called Hamo' or Esther) is also documented. (Added June 2025)

Collection 661: Records of Eastern European Mission (NEW)

Records of Eastern European Mission (first known as the Russian and Eastern European Mission, then as Eastern European Mission, and finally as EuroVision) including minutes, financial records, correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, missionary files, and newspaper and magazine clippings. Most of the documents are in English, but there is also material in Russian, Polish, German and other languages. The activities of the mission included church planting, evangelism, radio broadcasting, the printing and distribution of Bibles and Christian literature, and humanitarian relief. Although the mission sent out many North American workers, most of it activities, especially after 1945, involved supporting indigenous Christian workers in the USSR and Eastern Europe. (Added October 2024)

Collection 726: Gospel Films/Gospel Communications Oral History Interviews (NEW)

This collection consists of interviews with J. R. Whitby and Robby Richardson, executives of Gospel Films/Gospel Communications about the history of the company, the development of the Christian film industry and the Christian use of the Internet.  (Added September 2024)

Collection 740: Oral History Interview with David Harley (NEW)

Oral history interview with Harley in which he discusses his faith, work in Ethiopia among Falasha Jews, his time as principal of the All Nations Christian College in England, the role of women in Christian ministry, servant leadership, the place of women in ministry, his service as director of the Overseas Missionary Fellowship.  (Added June 2024)

Since the early 1980s, members of the Archives staff have conducted over 800 hours of oral history interviews with more than 275 individuals involved in mass evangelism, global missions, Christian education, community development, medical work, and Bible translation. These figures include well-known names such as Cliff Barrows, Elisabeth Elliot, David Howard, John Huffman, William Pannell, John Perkins, and many more. To date, the Archives staff have completed over 430 transcripts to these interviews. Follow the links below to read our latest oral history transcripts. 

Please note: Oral history interview transcripts are not available online during the interviewee's lifetime. 

Collection 473: Clayton L. Berg Oral History Interviews. Transcript for Tape 1 and 2 (Added March 2025)

Collection 428: Helen E. Berry Papers. Transcript for Tape 1 (Added February 2025)

Collection 512: Oral History Interview with Harry L. Cox. Transcripts for Tape 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (Added March 2025)

Collection 498: Oral History Interview with William E. Pannell. Transcripts for Tape 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (Added December 2024)

Collection 489: Oral History Interviews with John A. MacDonald. Transcript for Tapes 1 and 2 (Added August, September 2024)

Collection 473: Oral History Interview with Clayton L. Berg Jr. Transcript for Tape 1 (Added August 2024)

Collection 603: Wayne and Ruth Courtney Papers. Transcript for Tapes 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Added February, March, May, and July 2024)

Collection 398 Oral History Interview with Wayne Gordon. Transcripts for Tapes 1 and 2 (Added June 2024)

Collection 563 Papers of Robert E. Coleman. Transcripts for Tapes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 101 (Added June 2024)