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The richest materials in the collection are Tillie Yoder Nauraine's writings, including poetry, essays, articles, diaries, and an autobiography.  In them, she documents her personal experiences, domestic life, professional interests, travels, relationships with family members, and her religious beliefs.  She writes openly about her abuse as a child and her difficult marriage. 

Also of particular note is a scrapbook of photographs of her family and her work at Camp Ebenezer and the Peurto Rican home for boys.

Other material in the collection includes incoming personal correspondence, information about her doll shop and patterns,  and photos of her hand-made dolls.

The Garber Family Reunion records consist of annual meeting ledgers, recording the date, location, officers elected, treasurer's statement, and record of births, deaths, and marriages during the year (1923-2007); attendee registers (1950-2007); miscellaneous lists of attendees and invitees (1944-2003); invitations (1950-2007), and genealogy of the Hittle Family, and a photocopy of an autobiography by Henry H. Garber.

September 1116, 2006 issue of the Winnipeg Free Press (partial) featuring an article on Willard and Betty Thiessen's thirty years on television with It's a New Day

This collection documents Newcomer's experiences in Civilian Public Service camps as a conscientious objector during World War II. Materials include ration books, camp rosters, photographs, miscellaneous correspondence, and a memoir of his experiences.

The collection also documents Newcomer's interest in the history of Mennonites in northern Indiana, specifically the Yellow Creek Mennonite Church. They include photographs, estate sale bills, and photocopied documents related to Yellow Creek members who were conscientious objectors during World War I.

Floppy disk containing his biography.

Two articles on Cornelius Warkentin (1777 - 1847) regarding Russian and Prussian background. Date and author, unknown.

"Part 6, Heinrich W. Enns 1807 - 1881 Chapter One Biography" A biography of Aeltester Heinrich W. Enns, Fischau. Molotschna Colony, South Russia." by Delbert F, Plett (letters written by Enns are a part of the publication.

"Part Eleven: Rev. Gerhard K. Schellenberg 1827-1908 Chapter One Biography" f A biography of Rev. Gerhard Kasdorf Schellenberg of Ohrloff, Molotschna Colony, and later Rosenfeld, MB, written by Rev. David K. Schellenberg

The papers consist mostly of correspondence and articles relating to the various mission fields. Most important would be the materials on the General Conference Mennonite mission in China. Especially interesting is the material on the Japanese internment, including a large group of sketches of camp life, and items relating to the changes in China after the war.

The family history materials in the collection are also significant. They shed light on the early Bethel College (Halstead Seminary) and on Emmaus Mennonite Church near Whitewater, Kansas.

See box list for contents of unprocessed boxes.

Box 1: correspondence, speeches, autobiographies

Box 2: audio cassettes and CD copies, book in Chinese, video tape and DVD copy

The Scratching River Post clippings regarding teacher Norman Wiens. German.

The Scratching River Post clipping regarding Peter E. Friesen. October 28. German.

Box 1: earliest items donated July 1987; clippings, etc. related to Bethel College history and C. H. Wedel; 1971 file on Bethel College and Western District; James Juhnke interview with D. C. Wedel (transcript) (donated 19 October 2000); autobiography; CPS #8 Marietta, Ohio, reunion materials (donated 27 January 1998); books; 2 8mm films about Marietta CPS by Hubert C. Overmyer and VHS copy of films (donated April 1991)

Box 2: Bethlehem 1983 General Conference session packet; clippings and notes re CPS Marietta (donated 12 August 2003)

Box 3: church directories, clippings, printed matter, sermons

Box 4-6: sermons

Box 7: oral history interview, spring 1971, about Bethel College during the 1930s

The Scratching River Post clipping regarding David D. Klassen. September 23. German.