Collection III/25-08 - Bethesda Mennonite Church (St. Louis, Mo.) Records

Identity area

Reference code

US MCUSAA III/25-08

Title

Bethesda Mennonite Church (St. Louis, Mo.) Records

Date(s)

  • 1955-2008 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

2.70 Linear Feet; 1 records carton, 2 archives boxes, and 1 half archives box

Context area

Name of creator

(1929-)

Biographical history

Archival history

Photographs were at one time segregated into a separate manuscript collection, HM4-295. These photographs were reunited with the records in March 2011.

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

Offical and unofficial records of an African American Mennonite church begun by James and Rowena Lark as a mission project in the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis, Missouri.  Records are divided into several series:

(1) Pastor Hubert Schwartzentruber Files, 1956-1972 (2) Church Bulletins, 1957-1971 (3) Photographs,1957-2008 (4) Miscellaneous, 1955-2008

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

1972, Hubert Swartzentruber, Acc. 2356

2011, Keith Hanlon, Acc. 2012-017

System of arrangement

By series

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These materials are open to public research.

Conditions governing reproduction

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

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

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Existence and location of originals

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Description control area

Description identifier

ArchonInternalCollectionID:454

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Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

2011-03-14

Language(s)

  • English

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