Collection HM1/979 - Andrew Brenneman Scrapbook and Correspondence

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US MCUSAA HM1/979

Title

Andrew Brenneman Scrapbook and Correspondence

Date(s)

  • 1932-1998 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1.50 Linear Feet; 1 oversize box

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Andrew Brenneman was born February 7, 1875 to Moses and Mary Stemen Brenneman,  He married Sarah E. Durr, but was widowed in 1921.  He married Myrta Berry Brunk in 1940.

Brenneman served as pastor of Central Mennonite Church (Elida, Ohio) from 1925 to 1950.

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The scrapbook was made for Brenneman by members of the Central Mennonite Church, Elida Ohio, in the mid 1960s, when Brenneman was bed ridden due to illness at age 90.  Accompanying the scrapbook are scattered letters to, from, and about Brenneman, as well as an obituary and some newspaper clippings.

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Accruals

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Flat

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Conditions governing access

These materials are open to the public.

Conditions governing reproduction

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the Mennonite Church USA Archives.

Language of material

  • English

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ArchonInternalCollectionID:390

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Dates of creation revision deletion

2011-02-10

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  • English

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