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Alan Hochstetler Papers 1958-1961

  • US MCUSAA HM1/996
  • Collection
  • 1957- circa 2011

A set of personal papers documenting Alan Hochstetler's voluntary service work in Vietnam and Korea under the auspices of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).  The papers consist primarily of correspondence from Hochstetler to his family in Nappanee, Indiana.  The letters provide a lot of detail about the daily work and activities of Hochstetler and other MCC volunteers.  In his correspondence, Hochstetler also discusses the weather, major political events, and his relationships with his fellow voluntary service workers.

Other materials in this collection include correspondence from MCC and the selective service, slides and photographs taken during his service work, photographs taken during a 1997 trip to Vietnam, clippings, a Vietnam diary, a hand drawn map of the Leprosarium, the Tidings of the Banmethouoat Leprosarium, a service certificate from MCC, and a nine-page manuscript containing personal reflections and recollections of his service work and his return trips to Vietnam.

Hochstetler, Alan, 1939-

Christian L. and Mina Roth Graber Papers 1840-1973

  • US GCA HM1/209
  • Collection
  • 1813-1973

Personal papers of Christian L. Graber and Mina Roth Graber, consisting of correspondence, diaries, sermons, scrapbooks, geneological records, and information about Christian L. Graber's time as a conscientious objector during World War I, his stint as a relief worker, and his service to Mennonite Central Committee.

The papers are divided into the following series:

(1) Correspondence

(2) Sermons and Writings

(3) Personal and Family Records

(4) War, Peace, and Relief Work

(5) Business, Legal, and Estate Files

(6) Subject Files and Miscellaneous

(7) Mina Roth Graber Diaries

(8) Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Miscellaneous

Graber, Christian L., 1895-1987

Delbert Wiens Journal

  • US MCUSAA HM1/964
  • Collection
  • 1954-1956

The journal documents Wiens's service as a Mennonite Centeral Committee relief worker in Vietnam from 1954 to 1956. The typewritten journal began as a diary with handwritten comments that was sent to friends and family.  Later entries are more deliberately written as letters or reports, with fewer daily entries.  Wiens provides detailed descriptions of his work, the social conditions, and his interactions with the Vietnamese and other relief workers. 

This is a photocopy of the original journal.

Wiens, Delbert Leroy, 1931-

George Neufeld fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1946-1948

This fonds the three diaries and thirty three photographs covering the time Neufeld spent working with MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) in England, France, and Germany. The diaries record what Neufeld did but also his thoughts and feelings as he worked in war torn Europe.

Neufeld, George W., 1916-1985

J. N. and Edna Ruth Byler Papers 1940-1960

  • US MCUSAA HM1/354
  • Collection
  • 1910-2006

These materials primarily document the life of J. N. Byler, although researchers interested in Edna Ruth Byler's life will also find some relevant files.  The records are divided into seven series:

(1) Correspondence, 1940-1962

(2) Journals, 1942-1957

(3) Sermons, Speeches, and Writings, 1920-1964

(4) Relief Work Files, 1926-1960

(5) Photographs, 1910-1945

(6) Financial Records, 1924-1960

(7) Miscellaneous, 1918-2006

Byler, Edna Ruth, 1904-1976

Vernon and Evangeline Matthies Neuschwander Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/845
  • Collection
  • 1900-1992

The papers of Vernon and Evangeline Matthies Neuschwander primarily document relief and service work to Russian Mennonite refugees after World War II.  Materials include correspondence, poems, testimonies, and songs by Russian Mennonite refugees, reports and correspondence pertaining to Mennonite Central Committee relief work in the Netherlands and Paraguay, a diary kept by Evangeline Matthies Neuschwander during her Europen relief work, correspondence between Vernon and Evangeline Matthies Neuschwander, and a well-labeled photograph album documenting Evangeline Matthies Neuschwander's relief and service work.  Other materials include records of Vernon Neuschwander's Civilian Public Service work, family and genealogical materials, Evangeline's writing and reminiscences, and miscellaneous materials.

Neuschwander, Evangeline Matthies