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- 1949-2004 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
7.02 Linear Feet; 9 archives boxes, 4 oversize archives boxes, and 1 oversize folder
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Albert S. Buckwalter was born April 19, 1922 in Newton, Kansas to Earl and Florida Rose Buckwalter. He married Lois Litwiller on August 22, 1947.]
Buckwalter served as a missionary and Bible translator in Chaco, Argentina, for 43 years. Among his accomplishments are translations of the the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament into three indigenous languages: Toba, Pilaga, and Mocovi (Mocobi). He also created bilingual and quadrilingual dictionaries.
Buckwalter died on May 12, 2004.
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Biographical history
Born in Chicago, Lois grew up in Argentina, the daughter of missionaries Ada (Ramseyer) and Nelson Litwiller. She attended Goshen (Indiana) College and graduated in 1944, with majors in education, English and Spanish. She met Albert at Goshen College, and they were married in 1947. Three years later, they began their ministry in Argentina.
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These papers consist of five series:
(1) Correspondence, 1949-2003
(2) Reports and Correspondence to Mission Board, 1951-1993
(3) Linguistic / Translation Materials, 1970-1996
(4) Miscellaneous, 1951-2019
(5) Photo Albums and Misc., 1952-1993
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Accruals
Previous undated accessions: 507, 4114
Lois Buckwalter, Preaccession 2009-023; Acc. 2011-058; Acc. 2019-048
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By series.
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Conditions governing access
These materials are open to public research.
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Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the Mennonite Church USA Archives.
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- English
- Spanish
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Dates of creation revision deletion
2011-01-25
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- English