Melvin Wittler Papers 1826-2002 1956-1993

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Melvin Wittler Papers 1826-2002 1956-1993

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Correspondence, writings, and collected materialdocument the life and work of Melvin Wittler, who was an American Protestantmissionary in Turkey from 1956 to 1993, and provide insight into religious andpolitical events in the Middle East. Wittler served as an administrator for theNear East Mission of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missionsand the United Church Board for World Ministries, overseeing the Mission'seducational and medical work.

Total archival boxes: 21.; Total linear footage: 9.

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Yale Divinity School Library, Special Collections

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Wittler, Melvin Armin

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Melvin Armin Wittler was born on March 25, 1929 in Hartington, Nebraska to Frank William Wittler and Cecil Maria Fiscus. After graduating from Hartington High School in Nebraska in 1947, he received a B.A. from Yankton College, South Dakota in 1951 and a B.Th. from Yankton College School of Theology in 1952. He served as minister at West Point, Nebraska Congregational Church from 1950 to 1952. On August 8, 1953 he married Nancy Patriquin; the Wittlers had three sons and one daughter...

United Church Board for World Ministries. Near East Mission

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