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Guy O. Graber Papers

  • US MCUSAA US MCUSAA HM1/1051 SC
  • Collection
  • 1918 - 1919

Collection of materials related to Guy O. Graber's experiences as a conscientious objector in World War I. This collection contains correspondence, a diary, and related materials including a draft notice.

Graber, Guy O., 1893-1960

Henry C. Penner Papers 1944, 1974

  • US MCUSAA HM1/815
  • Collection
  • 1918, 1940, 1944, 1974

Information regarding the World War II experiences of Henry C. Penner, a Mennonite from Wrickler, Manitoba who was arrested for resisting the draft in 1944. Tapes and transcripts of interviews conducted by Leonard Gross with Henry and his son Leonard Penner are included, as is correspondence between the army and Henry’s uncle George Penner concerning the arrest and subsequent court martial. The records of the court martial, some miscellaneous notes and pamphlets, and slides of documents are also included.

Penner, Henry C.

Mabel V. Brunk Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/227SC
  • Collection
  • 1945-1967

Contains a letter written by Brunk, describing her work as a nurse with Mennonite Central Committee in Pusan, Korea. The scroll, presented to Brunk by the Korean Nursing Association of Pusan, features the Nightingale Pledge written in Korean. Also includes a journal from her experiences working as a "C.O. Girl" in the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane in Poughkeepsie, NY, during the summer of 1945.

Brunk, Mabel V. (Mabel Virginia), 1926-

Mark Arden Schmucker Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/350
  • Collection
  • 1981-1987

These papers consist primarily of newspaper clippings, court records, and incoming correspondence pertaining to the 1982 conviction of Mennonite conscientious objector and Goshen college student Mark Arden Schmucker on charges of failing to register for the draft.

Researchers should note that this collection does not contain copies of all of the court records for Schmucker's case.  Rather, the court records in this collection are primarily briefs submitted to the court on Schmucker's behalf.

Schmucker, Mark Arden, 1960-

Mennonite Board of Missions Executive Office Correspondence, Part 2

  • US MCUSAA IV/07/002
  • Collection
  • 1938-1968

Incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding both primarily home and voluntary service work and the placement of Mennonite conscientious objectors into service programs of partner agencies. These files also contain some information on overseas voluntary service work.  Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author or subject.

Researchers should note the restrictions on files marked "confidential."  These files generally do not contain confidential information about the individual whose name is on the folder.  Rather, the files contain confidential information about voluntary service and mission workers supervised by the individual whose name is on the folder.

Mennonite Board of Missions

Mennonite Church Peace Problems Committee Records

  • US MCUSAA I/03/005
  • Collection
  • 1917-1966

Records of a Mennonite Church organization that addressed issues concerning conscription and perceived patriotism, divided into the following series:

Series 1: World War I Correspondence and Subject Files:  Aaron Loucks and Jonas S. Hartzler, 1918-1919

Series 2: World War I Correspondence and Subject Files: Elias L. Frey, 1917-1922

Series 3: Orie O. Miller Correspondence and Subject Files, 1925-1965

Series 4: Christian L. Graber Correspondence and Subject Files, 1927-1953

Series 5: Harold Stauffer Bender Correspondence and Subject Files, 1935-1962

Series 6: Summer Peace Team Records, 1948-1949

Series 7: Minutes and Reports, 1917-1964

Series 8: World War II Draft Census and Research Files, circa 1940-1948

Series 9: Guy F. Hershberger Correspondence and Subject Files, 1950-1964

Mennonite Church. Peace Problems Committee