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Records pertaining to an ecumenical ministry based in a coffee house known as the Partly Dave Coffee House (Elkhart, Ind.). Divided into six series:

(1) Administrative Records and Minutes, 1966-1979 (2) Financial Records, 1966-1975 (3) Publicity, 1966-1975 (4) Events, 1970-1975 (5) Correspondence, 1966-1974 (6) Miscellaneous, 1965-2012

These records are housed in the AMBS archives.

The collection consists mainly of sermon notes and correspondence, in particular letters to/from family members.

Correspondence between Mamie (Smith) Snyder and Vernon Snyder written between 1918 and 1921, the year of their marriage.

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These papers consist of six series:

(1) Diaries

(2) Correspondence

(3) Business and Financial Records

(4) Educational Records

(5) Publishing Interests and Manuscripts

(6) Miscellaneous

These papers of an Amish-Mennonite bishop in Ohio are divided into two series:

(1) Correspondence, 1837-1907

(2) Miscellaneous, 1863-1933

David and Naomi Helmuth, a Mennonite missionary couple, worked at the Betania School in Puerto Rico under the Mennonite Board of Missions during the early 1960s. About half of this collection consists of David Helmuth's correspondence with mission board staff, fellow pastors, and other missionaries in Puerto Rico. The collection also holds a small amount of personal correspondence with friends and family.

Although the Helmuths returned to the United States in the late 1960s, David Helmuth continued to work with the mission board through the early 1970s. The collection documents this work as well. Helmuth entered the pastorate in 1982 at First Mennonite Church in Middlebury, Indiana. A small amount of correspondence pertains to this transition.

A small set of papers of an Amish Mennonite bishop in  Wayne County, Ohio, consisting largely of incoming correspondence.

Personal papers of a Mennonite writer and historian affiliated with the (old) Mennonite Church.  Divided into four series:

(1) Correspondence, 1873-1940

(2) Notes and Manuscripts, circa 1873-1945

(3) Clippings Scapbooks and Notebooks, circa 1903-1927

(4) Miscellaneous, 1884-1966

These papers of an (old) Mennonite Church evangelist and pastor to religious conscientious objectors at Fort Leavenworth during World War I are divided into five series:

(1) Correspondence, 1900-1941

(2) Materials on Conscientious Objectors at Fort Leavenworth, 1918-1919

(3) Subject Files,circa 1900-1941

(4) Sermons and Articles, undated

(5) Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1900-1991

Personal papers of a Mennonite pastor affiliated with the General Conference Mennonite Church who was a pioneer in interracial and urban ministry in the mid 20th century.  These papers are divided into two series:

• (1) Correspondence and Subject Files
• (2) Journals

Personal and pastoral papers of an (old) Mennonite Church pastor who served congregations in Indiana, worked as an interim pastor, and later became an overseer for the Indiana-Michigan Conference.  Materials include correspondence and subject files about his pastorates, congregations he served or consulted for, workshops and and publications, and miscellaneous topics.

These personal papers of a late 19th century Mennonite evangelist are divided into five series:

(1) Diaries, 1871-1899

(2) Correspondence, 1866-1901

(3) Notebooks and Financial Records, 1861-1880

(4) Miscellaneous Materials, 1865-1905

(5) Barbara F. Coffman Material for John S. Coffman Biography, 1949-1963

(6) Bishop Samuel Coffman Materials, 1861-1893

These papers of a Mennonite bishop, author, teacher, and leader, are divided into two series:

(1) Correspondence, 1907-1943

(2) Manuscripts and Miscellaneous Materials, 1913-1984.

Personal papers of a Mennonite Church USA pastor and employee of Mennonite Church USA from 2009 through 2014.  Shenk was a member of the denominational communications team with additional duties in interchurch relations and the women in leadership project. Sermons in this collection were delivered at a variety of Mennonite conference events and congregational worship settings.