The collection consists mostly of photos, both of family and of deaconess and hospital activities and of Bethel College activities. Also included are a few items of personal memorabilia.
Lohrentz, Agnes, 1897-1991
The collection contains biographical and personal materials related to Anna Gertrude Penner’s extended career as a deaconess nurse, including a set of diaries spanning over fifty years. Perhaps most unique are papers related to her training as a public health worker and two years of work as a public school nurse in Newton (the first school nurse in Newton?), 1916-21.
Penner, Anna Gertrude, 1886-1967
Clippings, poetry (mostly German), Bible (English)
Goertz, Anna Marie, 1900-1989
Hillegonda van der Smissen Papers
Box 1: speeches, talks, poetry, birthday greetings for 100th birthday, correspondence, clippings, printed matter, books
Box 2: autograph book (whose? not hers), printed matter, correspondence, books, clippings
van der Smissen, Hillegonda, 1848-1949