Collection HM1/016 - Adam H. Mumaw Papers 1964-1974

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US MCUSAA HM1/016

Title

Adam H. Mumaw Papers 1964-1974

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  • circa 1910-1974 (Creation)

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0.20 Linear Feet; 1 half archives box

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A small collection of poems, sermons and devotional writings,and reminiscences authored by a Mennonite dairy farmer in the Wooster, Ohio area near the end of his life.  These papers provide a good example of lay spirituality in themid-century (old) Mennonite Church.  Mumaw wrote about a number of topics, including suicide, lending money, and leisure time.  His reminiscences include an account of his expoeriences as a conscientious objector in World War I.  Information about the Jonas Smucker homestead may also be found in these papers. This collection also includes materials by and about Mumaw's wife, Clara Zook Mumaw.  These include a poem, home remedies, miscellaneous writings, and genealogical information about the David S. Zook family.

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Accruals

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Flat

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These materials are open for public research.

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Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the Mennonite Church USA Archives.

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  • English

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ArchonInternalCollectionID:1539

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2014-05-16

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  • English

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