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Wheaton Archives & Special Collections

The central repository for Wheaton College’s archival collections, including institutional archives, rare book and manuscript collections, and extensive holdings documenting global evangelism, missions, and evangelical Christian history.

Wheaton Archives & Special Collections

The central repository for Wheaton College’s archival collections, including institutional archives, rare book and manuscript collections, and extensive holdings documenting global evangelism, missions, and evangelical Christian history.

Wheaton Archives & Special Collections

The central repository for Wheaton College’s archival collections, including institutional archives, rare book and manuscript collections, and extensive holdings documenting global evangelism, missions, and evangelical Christian history.

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Through Gates of Splendor: The Elisabeth Elliot Story

Special Exhibit 

January 31 - May 10, 2025 

Visit the Billy Graham Museum to see the new special exhibit Through Gates of Splendor: The Elisabeth Elliot Story! On loan from Museum of the Bible and sponsored by The Elisabeth Elliot Foundation, the exhibit features rare artifacts, photographs, and other memorabilia of Elisabeth Elliot's legacy as a pioneering missionary and Bible translator among the Waorani indigenous people group in Ecuador.

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Wheaton Archives & Special Collections

By supporting broad access to our unique archival collections on global missions and evangelism, Christian art, literature, and scholarship, and the history of Wheaton College, Wheaton Archives & Special Collections strives to support the curriculum of Wheaton College, strengthen and broaden academic excellence, and integrate faith and learning into scholarship.

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College Archives

Records documenting the history of Wheaton College (1860-Present), and its predecessor, the Illinois Institute (1853-1859).

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Special Collections

Rare books, art, manuscripts, and other materials of noted adherents to the Christian faith, particularly those who have a significant relationship with Wheaton College or evangelical Christianity.

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Evangelism & Missions Archives

A major research collection of unpublished materials relating to North American, Protestant, nondenominational evangelism and global missions efforts.

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Search Digital Collections

Browse Wheaton College's collections of digitized archival photographs and slides on Preservica.

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Follow From the Vault to learn more about upcoming events, news, and highlights from the collections. 

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Torrey M. Johnson Research Grant

The Torrey M. Johnson Research Grant supports visiting scholars whose research topics intersect with the history or practice of evangelism.

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Explore the Collections

Learn more about the Archives' holdings on the history of evangelical Christianity, global missions, and Wheaton College by searching for specific names, events, or subjects.

Browse the Archives' finding aids on our legacy database or on ArchivesSpace.

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