Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1813-1973 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
15.00 Linear Feet; 7 records cartons, 5 archives boxes, and 1 oversize folder
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
C. L. Graber was a pastor, businessman, and longtime business manager at Goshen College. During World War I he was a consciencious objector and was stationed in Fort Riley Camp, and after the war he worked with the Near East Relief in Syria before returning to marry Mina Roth. In addition to being involved in many businesses, Graber worked with Mennonite Central Committee in Paraguay, the Phillipines and in Europe.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Personal papers of Christian L. Graber and Mina Roth Graber, consisting of correspondence, diaries, sermons, scrapbooks, geneological records, and information about Christian L. Graber's time as a conscientious objector during World War I, his stint as a relief worker, and his service to Mennonite Central Committee.
The papers are divided into the following series:
(1) Correspondence
(2) Sermons and Writings
(3) Personal and Family Records
(4) War, Peace, and Relief Work
(5) Business, Legal, and Estate Files
(6) Subject Files and Miscellaneous
(7) Mina Roth Graber Diaries
(8) Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Miscellaneous
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
By series
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
These materials are open for public research.
Conditions governing reproduction
Researches 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
- German
- Spanish
Script of material
Language and script notes
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Other Information:
At one time, the photograhps were cataloged seperately as HM4-125. In September 2012, the photographs were returned to HM1-209.
A separate collection of audiotapes is cataloged as HM6-279. As of 9 September 2012, that collection is missing.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Goshen College (Subject)
- Mennonite Central Committee British Columbia (Subject)
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Description control area
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2012-09-17
Language(s)
- English