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J. S. (Jonas Smucker) Hartzler Papers 1910-1950

  • US GCA HM1/003
  • Collection
  • 1858-1950

A small set of personal papers documenting the ministry and personal life of a pastor of the (old) Mennonite Church.  Materials include an autobiography, scattered diaries of Hartzler as well as his first and second wives, sermon and Bible course notes, and miscellaneous materials.  Also includes photographs of J.S. and Fannie Stutzman Hartzler and photographs and postcards from J.S. Hartzler's trip to India, the Middle East, and Europe in 1910-11.

Hartzler, J. S. (Jonas Smucker), 1857-1953

J. S. (Joseph Shellenberger) Shoemaker Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/004
  • Collection
  • 1877-1947

A small set of personal papers assembled by a bishop, author, editor, and evangelist in the (old) Mennonite Church.  Includes diaries, sermon notes, clippings, photographs, and 59 cloth Bible conference teaching charts.

Shoemaker, J. S. (Joseph Shellenberger), 1854-1936

Jason S. Martin Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/014
  • Collection
  • 1956-2002

Personal and pastoral papers of an (old) Mennonite Church pastor who served congregations in Indiana, worked as an interim pastor, and later became an overseer for the Indiana-Michigan Conference.  Materials include correspondence and subject files about his pastorates, congregations he served or consulted for, workshops and and publications, and miscellaneous topics.

Martin, Jason S.

Eil Schmitt Hallman Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/026
  • Collection
  • 1892-1956

Personal papers of an (old) Mennontite Church minister, bishop, and church planter, divided into four series:

(1) Correspondence, 1892-1945

(2) Miscellaneous Materials, 1903-1955

(3) Diaries, 1898-1956

(4) Sermon Notes, 1923-1952

Hallman, Eli Schmitt, 1866-1955

Daniel G. Lapp Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/035
  • Collection
  • 1917-1947

A small collection consisting primarily of sermons, but also including correspondence and miscellaneous materials created by an (old) Mennonite Church minister and bishop iwho lived in Nebraska and Illinois.

Lapp, Daniel G., 1867-1951

John Mellinger Kreider Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/043
  • Collection
  • 1915-1943

A small set of personal papers belonging to a bishop of the (old) Mennonite Church who served in Palmyra, Missouri and was a member of the Mennonite Board of Education.

The richest documentation in this small set of personal papers is the correspondence (primarily incoming) regarding conflicts within the church and Kreider's concern about growing liberalism, particularly in dress, within the Mennonite Church and its schools.  There are also several interesting letters concerning chivareeing and serenading.  Correspondents include Daniel Kauffman, Simon Gingerich, J. B. Smith, J. A. Heatwole, C. L. Ressler, P. J. Blosser, D. G. Lapp, J. B. Brunk, Maurice Yoder, S. C. Yoder, and Milo Kauffman.  In 1925 and 1926 with some Tuleta, Texas members -- Rhoda Yoder, Elva Unzicker, and P. Schrock.

Also included in the papers are miscellaneous materials pertaining to the Mennonite conferences of the south and central plains, ministerial meeting minutes, records pertaining to Levi (L. J. ) Miller of Twin Falls, Idaho, a record of marriages performed, information on conscientious objectors in World War I, and other assorted documents.

Researchers should note that the collection has been rehoused into one box and the folder numbers have not been updated.

Kreider, John Mellinger, 1869-1946

Elvin V. Snyder Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/113
  • Collection
  • 1923-1968

Personal papers of an (old) Mennonite Church missionary who served in Argentina (1928-1947) and Puerto Rico (1953-1964).  Snyder also served as a pastor to (old) Mennonite Church congregations in Texas and Wisconsin.  Snyder's papers include correspondence, programs and ephemera pertaining to Mennonite religious life and institutions in Argentina and Puerto Rico.  A small amount of correspondence and miscellaneous records pertain to his pastorate in Texas.

Snyder, Elvin V., 1900-1985

S. M. (Simon Menno) Kanagy Marriage Register and Diary

  • US MCUSAA HM1/121
  • Collection
  • 1918-1941

A small set of personal papers created by  Mennonite urban missionary and pastor who served primarily in Chicago, Toronto, and Blair, Ontario,   The marriage register is particularly interesting because it records the marriages he performed at the Chicago Home Mission.  His diary covers the years 1938 to 1941 and provides brief entries about daily activities and weather.

Kanagy, S. M. (Simon Menno), 1869-1941

Virgil J. and Helen Good Brenneman Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/128
  • Collection
  • 1940-1993

These papers of an (old) Mennonite Church writer and her pastor husband are divided into two series:

(1) Helen Good Brenneman Papers

(2) Virgil J. Brenneman Papers

Brenneman, Helen Good

Silas L. Weldy Papers 1913-1938

  • US MCUSAA HM1/138
  • Collection
  • 1884-1999

These papers consist primarily of Weldy's notebooks, in which he kept sermon notes, records of meetings he attended, lists of converts, and other information pertaining to his ministry with Holdeman Mennonite Church in Wakarusa, Indiana.

Weldy, Silas L., 1877-1955

John T. Nice Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/160
  • Collection
  • 1869-1950

A small set of personal papers consisting primarily of the diaries of a Mennonite bishop in Illinois.  The diaries provide brief daily entries recording the weather, select activities of the day, and sometimes scripture passages.  Of note in the 1919 diary are records of Nice's trips to California and Virginia.  Also included are two photographs and a photocopy of the memorandum book of Morrison Mennonite Church (also known as Mennonite Brick Church or Red Brick Church) in Morrison, Illinois.  The memorandum book served primarily as a record of congregational finances.

Nice, John T., 1858-1931

Samuel D. Rohrer Sermon Notes

  • US MCUSAA HM1/168
  • Collection
  • circa 1917-1955

Sermon notes and outlines created by a minister of the (old) Mennonite Church who served Bethel Mennonite Church in Wadsworth, Ohio.  Rohrer was ordained in 1917.

Rohrer, Samuel D., 1879-1955

Elias L. Frey Papers 1884-1939

  • US MCUSAA HM1/169
  • Collection
  • 1835-1939

Papers of a Mennonite minister (ordained 1884) and bishop (ordained 1908) in the Fulton County District of Ohio.  Includes Bible conference teaching notes and outlines, sermon notes, various manuscripts, 48 cloth Bible conference teaching charts, 12 paper Bible conference teaching charts, and miscellaneous materials.

Frey, Elias L., 1856-1942

J. R. Shank Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/188
  • Collection
  • 1899-1958

Personal papers of an (old) Mennonite Church pastor and bishop, including correspondence, sermon notes and outlines, reminiscences, pastoral letters, and notebooks.  Of particular note are Shank's journal entitled "Our Gospel Tour," which describes a preaching junket he undertook with other Mennonite men in a borrowed car in 1925-1926.  Also of interest is Shank's unpublished book manuscript entitled, "Vital Issues of Our Times,"  Researchers should also note that membership and other records of the Carver Mennonite Church (Carver, Mo.) can be found in this collection.

Shank, J. R., 1877-1958

John N. Durr Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/203
  • Collection
  • 1855-1934

Personal and pastoral papers of a pastor and bishop of the (old) Mennonite Church who served primarily in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania.  Durr also served as the first moderator of the Southwest Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference. He also served as moderator of the General Conference Committee and the preliminary General Conference in 1897.

Durr's papers are divided into

(1) Congregational and Conference Records, 1867-1919

(2) Correspondence, 1858-1940

(3) Miscellaneous Materials, 1878-1937

(4) Sermons and Collected Tracts, circa 1872-1934

(5) Financial and Legal Records, 1879-1938

Durr, John N., 1853-1934

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