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- 1923-1968 (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
5.00 Linear Feet; 3 records cartons and 1 archives box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Elvin V. Snyder was missionary for many years with the Mennonite Board of Missions. He served in Argentina, Puerto Rico and south Texas. He taught at Eastern Mennonite College from 1970 to 1973 and was pastor of Spanish Mennonite Church in Milwaukee.
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Scope and content
Personal papers of an (old) Mennonite Church missionary who served in Argentina (1928-1947) and Puerto Rico (1953-1964). Snyder also served as a pastor to (old) Mennonite Church congregations in Texas and Wisconsin. Snyder's papers include correspondence, programs and ephemera pertaining to Mennonite religious life and institutions in Argentina and Puerto Rico. A small amount of correspondence and miscellaneous records pertain to his pastorate in Texas.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Flat
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
- Spanish
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Name access points
- Mennonite Church -- Clergy (Subject)
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Dates of creation revision deletion
2015-01-02
Language(s)
- English