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Title
Date(s)
- 1908-1950 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2.70 Linear Feet; 2 archives box, 1 half archives box, and 1 oversize box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Some photographs were cataloged separately as HM4-201. In 2011, those photos were reunited with this manuscript collection.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photographs, correspondence, diaries, sermons, and other material documenting the Brunks' mission work in India. The most unusual item in the papers is Eva Brunk's essay, "My First O.B. Case in Dondi," which provides a first hand account of childbirth and post-natal care and customs in a "High Caste Brohmin's home" in the early 20th century.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
4/11/1977, Wilbert Shenk, Acc. 2983
4/8/2003: Chester and Ruth Harder Slagell, Acc. 2012-005
System of arrangement
Flat
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 the Mennonite Church USA Archives.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Finding aids
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2011-02-14
Language(s)
- English