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- 1907-1914, 1986-1993 (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
0.20 Linear Feet; Half Archives Box
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Elizabeth M. Yoder (Woodiwiss) was born on July 5, 1889 in Belleville, Pennsylvania and lived there until 1902, when her family moved to Surrey, North Dakota. In 1907 she built her own homestead 60 miles away, on the open prairie. After three years of homesteading, she married Hugh Woodiwiss, who she lived with in Sawyer, North Dakota, until his death in 1944. She then moved to Elkhart, where she lived for the remainder of her life. Elizabeth Yoder Woodiwiss died on January 13, 1986.
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Scope and content
This collection chronicles the early life of Elizabeth M. Yoder Woodiwiss (1889-1986), who homesteaded in North Dakota from 1907-1910. Her diaries (photocopies of originals) record her experiences as a homesteader, as well as a few years after she returned to Pennsylvania. Articles about Elizabeth are also in the collection, alongside her own recollections. There are also photographs depicting her as a homesteader and later in life, as well as photographs of the homesteading community.
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Accruals
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Flat
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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 Archives.
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- English
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At one time, the photographs in this collection were cataloged separately as HM4-307. In September 2011, those photos were reunited with the Elizabeth M. Yoder Woodiwiss Papers.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
2011-09-19
Language(s)
- English