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 The collection is divided into series: 1) Historical Documents, 1849, 1907-1971; 2) Publications, 1971-2008; 3) Teaching Records, 1971-1998; 4) Mennonite Experience in America Project Material, 1975-1995; 5) Miscellaneous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.
Schlabach, Theron F.
Walter E. Yoder Papers 1934-1965
A small set of personal papers created by a Mennonite composer, arranger, and professor of music at Goshen College. Materials include a number of original musical compositions and arrangements, an autobiographical sketch, correspondence, conference programs and notes, various writings, and miscellaneous materials.
Yoder, Walter E., 1889-1964
Jacob Conrad Meyer Papers 1888-1968
Personal papers of an (old) Mennonite conscientious objector and founder of the Mennonite Young People's Conference who went on to teach history on the faculty of Goshen College and Western Reserve University. Materials are divided into five series:
(1) Correspondence
(2) Conscientious Objection and Young People's Conference Materials
(3) Autobiographical and Family Materials
(4) Class Notes and Academic Career Information
(5) Miscellaneous Materials and Photographs
Meyer, Jacob Conrad
Personal papers of an educator and editor who served the (old) Mennonite Church. Series include:
(1) Diaries, 1908-1921
(2) Sermons and Sermon Notes, 1924-1974
(3) Notes for Orie O. Miller Biography, circa 1960-1968
(4) Correspondence, 1936-1982
(5) Subject Files, 1916-1984
Erb, Paul, 1894-1984
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.
Byers, Noah Ebersole, 1872-1962
A scrapbook of correspondence from former students presented to Verna Zimmerman, associate professor of nursing at Goshen College, on the occasion of her retirement. Zimmerman served the college from 1952 to 1975.
Zimmerman, Verna
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-
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.
Blosser, Don
John Richard Burkholder Papers
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
Burkholder, John Richard, 1928-
A small set of professional papers associated with Viola Good, the Dean of Women at Goshen College. Materials document changing attitudes towards the education of women at the college and include annual reports from the Dean of Women from 1942 to 1962. Because Good was a strong supporter of international students, her papers also contain international student directories and tributes to Good written by international student alumni on the occasion of her retirement in 1977.
Good, Viola M., 1907-1993
Sanford Calvin Yoder Papers 1917-1974
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
Yoder, Sanford Calvin, 1879-
These papers are divided into three series:
(1) Correpondence
(2) Notes and Teaching Materials
(3) Miscellaneous
Oyer, Noah, 1891-1931
These papers are divided into seven series:
(1) Journals, 1931-1945
(2) Correspondence, 1928-1945
(3) Family Notes, circa 1930-1947
(4) Pennsylvania Historical Data, circa 1940-1945
(5) Miscellaneous, circa 1939-1945
(6) Manuscripts and Articles, 1926-1957
(7) Teaching Materials, 1909-1938
Yoder, Edward, 1893-1945
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.
Smith, Willard H., 1900-1998
Silas and Anna Weaver Hertzler Papers 1904-1975
These papers primarily document the life and work of Silas Hertzler, but includes some material pertinent to his wife, Anna Weaver Hertzler. The papers are divided into seven series:
(1) Diaries, 1904-1974
(2) American Committee for Relief in the Near East Materials, 1919
(3) Correspondence, 1909-1975
(4) Articles and Writing, 1917-1967
(5) Photographs, 1909-1970
(6) Miscellaneous, 1905-1975
(7) Genealogical Research Files, 1813-1988
Hertzler, Silas, 1888-1975