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John M.T. Miller Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/1031SC
  • Collection
  • 1870-1881

Correspondence between John M.T. Miller and his father, Moses D. Miller. John was born and raised in Holmes County, Ohio, and moved to Bloomington, Illinois, in 1869 with his wife Gerta (Troyer) Miller. In 1877, they moved to Seward County, Nebraska, where they purchased land and helped to establish the East Fairview Amish Mennonite Church.

Made up of sixteen letters, the collection includes details about land sales and prices and the activities of Amish Mennonites from Holmes County, Ohio, and elsewhere who sought to profit from the acquisition and sale of land in Nebraska.

Miller, John M.T., 1835-1894

John T. Nice Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/160
  • Collection
  • 1869-1950

A small set of personal papers consisting primarily of the diaries of a Mennonite bishop in Illinois.  The diaries provide brief daily entries recording the weather, select activities of the day, and sometimes scripture passages.  Of note in the 1919 diary are records of Nice's trips to California and Virginia.  Also included are two photographs and a photocopy of the memorandum book of Morrison Mennonite Church (also known as Mennonite Brick Church or Red Brick Church) in Morrison, Illinois.  The memorandum book served primarily as a record of congregational finances.

Nice, John T., 1858-1931

MBMS booth at Urbana.

This photo is of people gathered around the Mennonite Brethren Missions and Services booth at Urbana. Pictured are (l-r) Vernon Wiebe, Betty Hamm, Helen Nickel, and Peter Hamm, , and .

Mennonite Church of Normal (Normal, Ill.) Records

  • US MCUSAA III/13-43
  • Collection
  • 1975-2010

A small set of relatively recent records documenting the history of the Mennonite Church of Normal.  Materials include church bulletins, annual congregational meeting minutes and reports, church directories, and six audiotapes of Sunday worship (two from 1983, two from 1988, and 2 from 1993).

This collection also includes some materials from First Mennonite Church (Normal, Illinois) and Bloomington Mennonite Church (Normal, Illinois), which merged to become the Mennonite Church of Normal, Illinois.

Mennonite Church of Normal (Normal, Ill.)

Peter Smith Family Photographs and Account Book

  • US MCUSAA HM1/446
  • Collection
  • 1847-1945

A small collection including photographs of the Peter Smith family (including Christian Smith, Peter Smith, and Mary Smith Oyer) and an account book apparently kept by Peter Smith.

Smith, Peter, 1837-1875

Plow Creek Fellowship (Tiskilwa, Ill.) Records

  • US MCUSAA VII/074
  • Collection
  • 1971-2019

Organizational records of a Mennonite intentional community in rural, north central Illinois. Materials are arranged chronologically and include correspondence, memorandums, reports, newsletters, finance reports, elder meeting minutes, questionnaires, and policies. Also included in the collection are legal and property records, articles of incorporation, bylaws, brochures, and miscellaneous sharing group and committee meeting minutes.

Plow Creek Fellowship (Tiskilwa, Ill.)

Roy C. Bucher Papers 1942-2005

  • US MCUSAA HM1/1001
  • Collection
  • 1925-2014

The Roy C. Bucher Papers are divided into the folowing series:

(1) Biographical Documents

(2) Congregational Materials

(3) Sermons

(4) Audiovisual Materials

(5) Daytimers

Roy C. Bucher, 1920-2006

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