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Personal papers of a peace activist and Goshen College professor.  These materials are divided into three series:

(1) Teaching Materials, 1963-1990 (2) Speeches and Writings, 1969-1997 (3) Correspondence and Subject Files, 1954-1990

A small set of personal papers, including correspondence, poetry, and miscellaneous materials.

Personal papers of a Goshen College alumnus and later comptroller / business manager and public relations director for the college.  Bachman was also an ordained pastor in the (old) Mennonite Church.  Papers are divided into two series:

(1) Miscellaneous Materials, 1936-1960

(2) Master's Thesis Questionnaires about College Student Speakers / Musicians in Mennonite Congregations and Communities, 1960

A small set of papers, ephemera, and photographs pertaining to Byers's work at Goshen College, where he served as president from 1903 to 1913.

Papers of a mid-twentieth century Goshen College and Hesston College physics professor and administrator, divided into two series:

(1) Personal and Professional Papers, circa 1920-1985

(2) Draft Counseling Files, circa 1953-1956

A small set of personal papers belonging to a Goshen College professor of commerce who taught typing, shorthand, and consumer advocacy.  Includes information on the history of the Goshen College Business Dept. and several student papers on the spending and shopping  habits of Goshen College students from the mid 1960s through the mid 1970s.

The personal papers of a long term former Goshen College faculty member who taught in the Home Economics Department. Included are minutes and correspondence of the Home Economics Department, as well as personal diaries, photographs and correspondence.

Personal and professional papers of a Mennonite historian and professor at Goshen College from 1929 to 1972.  Smith's papers include personal and professional correspondence, research notes and manuscripts for his books, subject files, class and teaching notes,  and various administrative records from Goshen College and College Mennonite Church (Goshen, Ind.).  Also includes a substantial collection of photographs.

The personal papers of Mary Oyer, a long term music faculty member of Goshen College. The papers include conference and committee material, as well as papers and correspondence related to her involvement with church music.

The personal papers of a long term Goshen College faculty member who taught history. The collection is divided into three series: 1) Letters to Siddie King Oyer, 1943-1948; 2) Personal Papers, 1944-1998; and 3) Family Genealogy, 1945-1995.

The personal papers of a Goshen College faculty member who taught in the English Department. The collection is divided into four series: 1) Folklore and Urban Legends, 1982-1999; 2) Cassette Tapes, 1980-1997; 3) Painting on Glass Project, 1985-1986; 4) Correspondence and Projects, 1962-2002.

The personal papers of a Goshen College faculty member who taught in the history department. The collection is divided into series: 1) Historical Documents, 1849, 1907-1971; 2) Publications, 1971-2008; 3) Teaching Records, 1971-1998; 4) Mennonite Experience in America Project Material, 1975-1995; 5) Miscellaneous Papers, 1957-1999.

Personal papers of an esteemed churchman of the (old) Mennonite Church.  An ordained minister and bishop, Yoder served as secretary of the Mennonite Board of Missions (1921-1944) and president of Goshen College (1923-1940).  His papers reflect his two simultaneous positions within Mennonite inistitutions and provide insight into the conservative / liberal struggles of the (old) Mennonite Church of the early and mid- twentieth century.  His papers are divided into five series:

(1) Correspondence, 1917-1974

(2) Genealogical Materials, 1890-1967

(3) World War I Correspondence and Subject Files, 1917-1921

(4) Writings and Class Materials, 1901-1975

(5) Miscellaneous Materials, 1878-1975

The collection consists of subject files on medicine, public health, and peace, as well as working files documenting Krabill's service on the Mennonite Board of Missions Health and Welfare Committee.  The subject files contain a number of papers and articles pertaining to AIDS, homosexuality, and alcohol and drug abuse in the context of the Mennonite Church.  Other less well documented subjects in the collecrtion include Krabill's Civilian Public Service work, mission work in Asia, career as a physician and professor at Goshen College, and his spiritual life.  The collection includes more than 30 audiocassette sound recordings of speeches by Krabill and others on medicine, spirituality, Christianity, and other topics.

The collection consists primarily of correspondence concerning "A Crisis Among Mennonites: in Education: in Publication" by George R. Brunk  II (1983), political and social issues, and his work with Goshen College and the Mennonite Board of Congregational Ministries.  Also included in the collection is a diary of his experiences in 2008 as Interim Lead Pastor at First Mennonite Church in Berne, Ind. and sound recordings of a six sermon series preached at College Mennonite Church (Goshen, Ind.) in 1986.