The missionary correspondence of Eileen J. (O'Rourke) Kuhn, 1952-1974.

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The missionary correspondence of Eileen J. (O'Rourke) Kuhn, 1952-1974.

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This collection of 76 letters consists largely of prayer letters sent from Eileen J. O'Rourke (later Kuhn) to her missionary headquarters in Wheaton, Illinois. Beginning in May 1952 and ending on May 6, 1974, the letters span the years leading up to and encompassing American involvement in the Vietnam War. The letters are arranged here in chronological order, but due to the lack of identifying dates on some, the chronology may not be absolutely accurate. The collection also includes some personal letters, a couple items of missionary ephemera, and a few letters written by people within Eileen's circle of acquaintances.

1 box (76 items) ; 27 x 32 cm.

Oberlin College Library

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Kuhn, Eileen, 1925-

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Eileen O'Rourke was born on March 21, 1925 in Glenside, Pennsylvania. A registered nurse, she joined the China Inland Mission Overseas Missionary Fellowship in 1949, just one year before CIM decided to halt all work in China due to Communist hostility towards missionaries. Eileen was disappointed at not being able to work in China, but was cheered when she arrived in northern Thailand in 1952 to find herself working with the Lisu people, who were ethnically Chinese. She stayed amongst them until...