Otto Christensen Collection

Content Description

This collection reflects Otto Christensen as a missionary, linguist, scholar and a teacher. It contains his diaries from 1916 to 1947, countless Bible study index cards, and a large amount of his writings, including manuscripts, radio talks, sermons, papers, class materials, MA thesis, PhD dissertation, and numerous article drafts and articles publishing by various church magazines. A portion of this collection are books of which many are in Mongolian, a few are in Chinese, Tibetan and English. Most of the Mongolian publications were mimeograph copies of originals prepared by Otto Christensen himself.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Bruce Christensen, Otto’s son, donated this collection to the Center for Adventist Research in 1988.

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Use Restrictions

All users of this collection will complete the “Application to Use Unpublished Records,” and observe the regulation specified in the “Patron’s Agreement” and “Researcher’s Code of Conduct.” All records in this collection are open and available for research. Suggested citation for this collection: Box __, Fld __, Otto Christensen (Collection 33), Center for Adventist Research, James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.