Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1921-1996 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
4.50 Linear Feet; 3 records cartons
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
C. Warren (Charles Warren) Long was born near Nappanee, Ind. on November 12, 1904 to Jacob Monroe and Jennie (Yoder) Long. He graduated from Goshen College academy in 1923, married Edna Miller in1927, and graduated from Goshen College in 1929. In 1930, he was licensed to be a pastor in the Peoria Mennonite Church (Peoria, Ill.) and was later ordained. He served abroad as a commissioner of relief to Europe in 1947 and 1948.
Long served as pastor of the Willow Springs Mennonite Church in Tiskilwa, Ill. from 1949 until his death in 1969. He was ordained bishop in 1950. Long was active in the Mennonite Church Illinois Conference, the Illinois Mennonite Mission Board, and in the community.
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
These personal papers of an (old) Mennonite Church pastor and bishop from Illinois are divided into two series:
(1) Sermons, 1946-1969
(2) Miscellaneous Materials, 1946-1969
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
10/23/1971, Mrs. Esther Mae Long, Acc. 2210
12/15/1986, 08/19/1999, Mrs. Esther Mae Long, Acc. 2013-032
System of arrangement
By series
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
These materials are open for 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
- French
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
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Name access points
- Mennonite Church -- Clergy (Subject)
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2013-07-11
Language(s)
- English