- US BCMLA 00/MS.243
- Collection
- 1920-1970
correspondence, sermons, subject files
van der Smissen, T. A., 1897-1974
correspondence, sermons, subject files
van der Smissen, T. A., 1897-1974
S. Jay (Sylvan Jay) and Ida Miller Hostetler Papers
Papers of a Mennonite missionary couple stationed in India and Ghana, with interest in the mission field in Nigeria. Divided into the following series:
(1) Correspondence, Subject Files, and Miscellaneous, 1944-1977
(2) Sermon Outlines, 1927-1956
(3) Photographs, 1954-1963
(4) Audio Tapes, circa 1957-1972
Hostetler, S. Jay (Sylvan Jay), 1901-1978
The personal papers of Ross Thomas Bender (1929-2011), a Mennonite pastor, educator, and Mennonite World Conference President. The papers consist of a variety of sermons and lectures given by Bender, as well as his correspondence, records from his time as leader of Mennonite World Conference, congregational records, and audio recordings.
(1) Sermons and Writings, 1959-1998
(2) Correspondence, 1960-1997
(3) Mennonite World Conference, 1978-1990
(4) Subject Files and Miscellaneous, 1958-1997
(5) Audio Recordings, 1958-1996
Bender, Ross Thomas, 1929-
Box 1-2: reports on agricultural experimental work in Paraguay.
Box 3: reel tapes of Fernheim Colony 50th anniversary 1980 (tapes have been copied to CD)
Unruh, Robert G., 1921-1998
This small set of personal papers from a pastor affiliated with the (old) Mennonite Church consists primarily of sermons, some of which were delivered at the Mennonite Home Mission in Chicago, Ill., where Yoder served after his ordination in 1939. Other sermons were written for congregational minsitry at the two churches he served: Congerville Mennonite Church (Congerville, Ill.) and Pleasant Oaks Mennonite Church (Middlebury, Ind.) The papers also include information about the history of the Pleasant Oaks congregation in the early 1960s, when it sold its church building. This collection also includes a number of family photographs and a handful of photographs from the Mennonite Home Mission, as well as two audiotapes of Yoder delivering sermons. Photographs mostly date from 1870 through 1930.
Yoder, Raymond Mark, 1914-1983
Ralph E. and Genevieve Lehman Buckwalter Papers
Buckwalter, Ralph E., 1923-1979
Prairie Street Mennonite Church (Elkhart, Ind.) Records
These records are divided into the following series:
Series 1: Core Congregational Records, 1872-1998 Series 2: Membership Records, Lists and Church Directories, 1892-2021 Series 3: Church Bulletins and Newsletters, 1928-2011 Series 4: Sunday School Records, 1882-1946 Series 5: Women's Activities, Sewing Circles, etc., 1908-1981 Series 6: Societies, Groups, 1913-1995 Series 7: Prairie Street Church History, 1872-1981 Series 8: Miscellaneous Documents and Records, 1902-1974 Series 9: Audio Visual Materials: Photographs and Sound Recordings (reel to reel and cassette), 1901-2000
Prairie Street Mennonite Church (Elkhart, Indiana)
Records of a bicycle touring ministry sponsored by the Mennonite Board of Missions. Records are divided into two series:
(1) General Records, 1967-1983
(2) Bike Hike Records, 1970-1982
Out-Spokin'
Orrville Mennonite Church (Orrville, Ohio) Records
Bulletins, newsletters, and other assorted records from a Mennonite congregation in Wayne County, Ohio, historically affiliated with the (old) Mennonite Church.
Orrville Mennonite Church (Orrville, Ohio)
Box 1: notebook (record of weddings performed, etc.), diplomas, photos, printed matter, books, birthday book (Vergissmeinnicht), correspondence, C. E. Krehbiel diaries, other C. E. Krehbiel items
Box 2: subject files, correspondence
Box 3: index book (to files or articles?), subject files, sermon index, diaries (brought in March 1984 by Ron Krehbiel)
Box 4: subject files
Box 5: sermons (brought in 31 Dec 1986 by Ron Krehbiel)
Box 6: reel-to-reel tapes, C. E. Witness periodical (from Grace church in Pennsylvania?) (brought in 31 Oct 1994 by Ron Krehbiel)
Box 7: slides, 16mm film
box 8: audio cassette, biographical interview by Jim Juhnke
Krehbiel, Olin A., 1904-1982
North Leo Mennonite Church (Leo, Ind.) Records
Records include church council minutes, board of directors' minutes, annual reports, a photo directory, the dedication program, and other miscellaneous documents. Also included are several sound recordings of services in the late 1960s, sermons delivered at the North Leo Mennonite Church by George Brunk II in December 1968, and a performance by the Gospel Messengers quartet in October 1968.
Brunk, George Rowland, 1911-2002
Personal papers of an (old) Mennonite Church pastor who served in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, primarily at Maple Grove Mennonite Church (Gulliver, Mich.). Materials are divided into three series:
(1) Miscellaneous Materials, 1931-1980
(2) Sermons and Sermon Notes, circa 1950-1975
(3) Sound Recording Collection, circa 1960-1980
Weaver, Norman P., 1903-1980
Mennonite World Conference Records
FINDING AID IN PROGRESS
Official records of the Mennonite World Conference, a global association of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ conferences consisting of nearly 1.2 million baptized believers. These records are divided into series:
(1) Assembly Records
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Mennonite World Conference
Mennonite Media Sound Recordings
A large set of sound recordings on open reel, cassette tapes, and CDs produced by the Mennonite Board of Mission's media evangelization agency. Recordings are organized by program or series for which they were produced.
Mennonite Media
Mennonite Church Study Commission on Church Organization Records
Official and unofficial records of the denominational committee assigned with the task of restructuring the (old) Mennonite Church in the late 1960s. Materials include meeting minutes, correspondence, and reports. The records are divided into three series:
(1) Official Records, 1966-1971
(2) Chairman and Other Correspondence, 1966-1971
(3) Sound Recordings, 1970
Study Committee on Church Organization