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Charles L. Whaley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0140

Scope and Contents

The Charles L. Whaley Collection contains five boxes of materials produced by or related to Charles Whaley and Lois Linnenkohl Whaley and their lives as missionaries to Japan. The collection also includes yearbooks from Seinan Gakuin University. Most of the items in the second accession are undated and were kept in their original order.

Dates

  • Creation: 1948-2014

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted access. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Rights Statement

To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.

Biographical / Historical

Charles Lloyd Whaley was a white missionary to Japan that was born in 1922 and died on November 10, 2014, in Palmetto, Georgia. Charles was a native of Atlanta, Georgia and attended Fulton High School. He received an undergraduate degree from Mississippi College (1944), and both a Bachelor of Divinity degree (1947) and a Doctor of Ministry degree (1977) from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Charles married his wife Lois Linnenkohl in 1949 and together they had two children: Ronald (1954) and Rebecca (1956). Ronald died at four years old and Rebecca died in 2014.

The Whaley family were among the first missionaries in Japan following World War II. Charles was appointed a Missionary to Japan in March 1949. He pastored churches in Tokyo and Fukuoka, was a faculty member at the Tokyo Baptist Theological Seminary, and was a member of the Japan Baptist Convention. Charles also taught church history at Seinan Gakuin University and was later elected as Chancellor of the university. Seinan Gakuin University has ties to over 25 colleges and universities worldwide, including Mercer University. During his lifetime, Charles published several books in both English and Japanese, including The Winds of Dawn and Outlines in Christian History. A full list of his positions and accomplishments can be found in Folder 1a of the collection.

Following Charles’ retirement, he established a relationship with Mercer’s McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta. He taught Sunday school at his stateside church home, First Baptist Church Decatur, and led chapel services near his home until his death.

Extent

6.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes, including 1 oversized. Materials in mostly good condition, with some fragile paper throughout. )

Language of Materials

English

Japanese

Title
Charles L. Whaley Collection
Author
Laura Botts and Robert Gardner (2007), updated by Gabrielle Hale (2022)
Date
2/23/2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Mercer University Archives and Digital Initiatives Repository

Contact:
1501 Mercer University Dr.
Macon Georgia 31207 USA
4783012968