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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.

Papers of a Mennonite women who began her career as a secretary in Mennonite organizations and transitioned into ministry in the 1970s and 1980s.  Fisher served on the pastoral team of College Mennonite Church (Goshen, Ind.) and as an overseer of Waterford Mennonite Church (Goshen, Ind.).  Her papers include correspondence, sermons and presentations, worship materials, photographs, audiotapes of sermons preached at College Mennonite Church, and miscellaneous materials.

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.

A small set of personal papers, primarily correspondence, documenting ministry, congregational life, and conflicts a northern Michigan congregations of the (old) Mennonite Church. Other materials in the collection include correspondence, reports, and programs of the Michigan Mennonite Ministers' Fellowship (1955-1970), minutes of the Indiana-Michigan Conference Area Ministers' Council #2 (Northern Lower Michigan) (1967-1977), and correspondence and interviews concerning a conflict in the Coldsprings Mennonite Church (Mancelona, Mich.) in 1973.

Wickey,who was ordained a pastor at South Colon Mennonite Church in 1956, appears to have served at the Maple River Mennonite Church (Brutus, Mich.) from the early 1960s through the late 1970s.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Sermons and sermon outlines written by a clergy man of the (old) Mennonite Church who served the church as a missionary in Argentina and as pastor / bishop in Florida and Puerto Rico. This collection also includes a brief biography of S. F. (Samuel Frederick) Coffman written by Brenneman.

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.

A small set of property records and church- and mission-related documents and correspondence created and collected by a pastor and  bishop of Crown Hill Mennonite Church (Rittman, Ohio) who donated land for the Rittman Home for the Aged.  Includes a letter to Christian Steiner dated 1829, as well as correxpondence from Menno Steiner (1905-1911).  Also includes marriage licenses, Crown Hill Mennonite Church reports, and membership letters.

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.

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.

These personal papers consist primarily of diaries kept by a minister, bishop, and school administrator of the (old) Mennonite Church in Kansas.  Erb's began keeping a diary at age 14 and continued the practice almost continuously until his death 50 years later.  Erb's diary entries are usually brief and discuss the weather, work, social gatherings, and events of note, such as the 1912 accident in which he was burned and one of his daughters was killed.  Other materials in these papers include scattered correspondence, materials pertaining to his pastoral work, and a 1991 paper about T. M. Erb.