Reminiscences of Claude L. Pickens, Jr. : oral history, 1982.

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Reminiscences of Claude L. Pickens, Jr. : oral history, 1982.

Experiences in China as a missionary 1926-1950; work for the National Council of Churches 1950-1952; personal recollections of Bishop Sherrill; views on Chiang Kai-shek.

Transcript: 39 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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Episcopal priest. From the description of Reminiscences of Claude L. Pickens, Jr. : oral history, 1982. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122480962 Claude L Pickens, Jr. (1900-1985) and his wife, Elizabeth Zwemer Pickens, were Christian missionaries of the China Inland Mission (C.I.M.) who had a particular interest in the category of China's Muslims who are now officially designated as "Hui" in China. Their interests were both ev...

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Official name, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America; informally known as National Council of Churches USA or variants; earlier name, Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America was organized in 1908; it was one of eight organizations which merged to form the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America on November 29, 1950. From t...