Olive Bertha Smith Collection on Microfiche
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Title: Olive Bertha Smith Collection on Microfiche
Dates: 1917-1988
Collection Number: CFT00119
Creator/Collector:
Smith, Olive Bertha
Extent: 380 microfiche
Repository:
Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Pasadena, California 91182
Abstract: Olive Bertha Smith (1888-1988) served as a Southern Baptist foreign missionary and prayer center founder. Missionary of the
Southern Baptist Convention, Miss Bertha, served as missionary to China from 1917-1948 and as the SBC's first missionary to
Taiwan from 1948-1958. She traveled extensively around the world after her retirement from missions spreading the gospel of
Jesus Christ. In 1973, she founded the Peniel Prayer Center in Cowpens, South Carolina, a prayer retreat for Christians across
the nation. The collection comprises 380 microfiche of Smith's records.
Language of Material: English
Accessible with general microfiche collections. Scholarly use within parameters of copyright law.
All rights reserved.
Olive Bertha Smith Collection on Microfiche. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives
Purchased from James Lutzweiler
Biography/Administrative History
The Spartanburg County Baptist Network in South Carolina donated the Olive Bertha Smith Collection to the Southern Baptist
Historical Library and Archives in January 2004. Smith's official missionary papers are located at the International Mission
Board, SBC in Richmond, VA.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection comprises microfiche copies of original material from Smith's personal files. Materials include Bible lessons,
Bible notes, and journal entries. Other materials include manuscript publication notes, teaching materials, correspondence,
and administrative records.
Missions
Missions -- China
Missions -- Taiwan
Prayer -- Christianity
Missions -- Education and promotion
China -- religion