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M. S. (Menno Simon) Steiner Papers 1885-1911

  • US MCUSAA HM1/033
  • Sammlung
  • 1869-1911

These papers are divided into three series:

(1) Diaries, 1893-1907

(2) Photographs, circa 1890-1910

(3) Correspondence, 1885-1911

(4) Notes and Clippings, 1869-1911

Steiner, M. S. (Menno Simon), 1866-1911

J. D. (Joseph Daniel) and Minnie (Swartzendruber) Graber Papers 1920-1978

  • US MCUSAA HM1/503
  • Sammlung
  • 1920-1978

The papers are divided into a number of series:

(1) Diaries/Yearbooks

(2) Artifacts and Ephemera

(3) Correspondence

(4) Sermon Notes

(5) Research and Class Notes

(6) Manuscripts and Bibliography of J.D.G. Writings

(7) Manuscripts of others

(8) Organizational Data

Graber, J. D. (Joseph Daniel) and Minnie (Swartzendruber, 1900-1978; 1902-2000

Mennonite Evangelizing Committee (Elkhart, Ind.) Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/001
  • Sammlung
  • 1881-1906

Early records of the organization that evolved into the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, the mission agency of the (old) Mennonite Church.  Materials include a brief history of early Mennonite mission organizations, a cash book, the 1892 annual meeting report, and an early minute book containing minutes for the annual and occasional meetings of the Mennonite Evangelizing Committee (1882-1892), the Mennonite Evangelizing Board of America (1892-1896), and the Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board (1896-1906).  In 1906, this board merged with the Mennonite Board of Charitable Homes and Missions to form the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities.

Mennonite Evangelizing Committee (Elkhart, Ind.)

Rhoda and Ruth Ressler Papers 1889-2008

  • US MCUSAA HM1/151
  • Sammlung
  • 1889-2008

The papers contain a hodgepodge of information pertaining to Ruth and Rhoda Resslers' various stints in Japan as mission and relief workers. Materials include correspondence, activity reports, the newsletter of the Hokkaido Mennonite Fellowship, miscellaneous materials relating to Mennonite mission work in Japan, and financial records. The Resslers' papers also contain a number of photographs, scrapbooks, and a handful of slides. Researchers should be aware, however, that many of the images are not labeled. The collection holds a several audiocassettes as well: recorded lectures presented by the Resslers in Japan, an oral history interview with Rhoda and Ruth Ressler, and a multi-tape oral history with Rhoda Ressler. Also included is an 1889 statement on dress and prayer coverings, unrelated to Mennonite mission work in Japan.

Ressler, Rhoda, 1910-2008

Mennonite Evangelizing Board of America (Elkhart, Ind.) Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/002
  • Sammlung
  • 1892-1896

A small set of records documenting fundraising and other activities of this predecessor organization to the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities.  These records consist primarily of letters sent to the board from 1892 to 1896, most of which included financial contributions for the board's work.  Other materials include an 1894 annual report, the treasurer's account book (1894-1896), and miscellaneous receipts (1892-1895).

Meeting minutes for this organization may be found in the records of its predecessor organization, the Mennonite Evangelizing Committee (Elkhart, Ind.), IV-001.

Mennonite Evangelizing Board of America (Elkhart, Ind.)

Benevolent Organization of Mennonites (Chicago, Ill.) Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/003
  • Sammlung
  • 1894

A small set of governing documents and minutes from a predecessor organization to the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities.  This organization appears to have been managed from the Chicago Home Mission by M. S. Steiner.

Benevolent Board of Mennonites (Chicago, Ill.)

Mennonite Board of Missions Treasurer's Correspondence

  • US MCUSAA IV/08/011
  • Sammlung
  • 1895-1946

General correspondence pertaining to Mennonite Board of Missions mission stations in North America, including Canada.  Correspondence is organized by state and alphabetically thereunder.

Mennonite Board of Missions. Treasurer

Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board (Elkhart, Ind.) Records 1897-1906

  • US MCUSAA IV/004
  • Sammlung
  • 1897-1906

Records of a predecessor Mennonite mission agency to the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, including incorporation documents, financial and insurance records, minutes (incomplete), correspondence, and a foreign missions manual.

Researchers should consult the series IV-001 and IV-002 for records regarding the previous incarnations of the Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board.  Series IV-001 contains the complete minutes of the Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board and its predecessor organizations.

Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board (Elkhart, Ind.) Records

Mennonite Board of Missions Executive Office Correspondence, Part 1

  • US MCUSAA IV/07/001
  • Sammlung
  • 1900-1945

Primarily incoming correspondence regarding both home and overseas mission work.  Researchers will find materials in this series that document the work of early Mennonite missionaries and mission programs.  Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author.

Mennonite Board of Missions. Executive Office

Mennonite Board of Missions Mission Committee Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/06/001.1
  • Sammlung
  • 1906-1947

Records for the entity within the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities responsible for screening and assigning personnel to staff the various home and foreign missions.  These records consist primarily of the various publications issued by the committee and the board (Mission Letter, Mission News Bulletin, Weekly Mission News, ), but aso includes meeting minutes, policies, reports, and other administrative documents.  Most missionary applications submitted to the committee may be found in series IV-06-01.2.

Mennonite Board of Missions. Mission Committee

Clarence J. Ramer Papers 1918-1981

  • US MCUSAA HM1/170
  • Sammlung
  • 1908-1981

The Clarence J. Ramer papers are divided into the following series:

(1) Organizational Materials

(2) Business and Finance

(3) Family Records

(4) Notes

(5) Correspondence

(6) Miscellaneous Clippings and Photographs

Clarence J. Ramer, 1905-1987

Amos M. Eash Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/451SC
  • Sammlung
  • 1909-1916

The collection includes a small booklet reporting on the work of the Twenty-Sixth Street Mennonite mission in Chicago, an ordination certificate, a certificate of appointment by the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, a membership pledge, and a handwritten note.

Eash, Amos M.

Nelson and Ada Ramseyer Litwiller Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/105
  • Sammlung
  • 1921-1999

Personal papers of a pastor, missionary, and administrator who served in Argentina and Uruguay from 1925 to 1967 and cofounded Mennonite Renewal Services in 1975. Researchers should note that the volume of materials documenting the life of Ada Ramseyer Litwiller is quite small. The collection is divided into the following series:

1) Correspondence

2) Manuscripts and Publications

3) Data Files

4) Sermon Notes

5) Seminary and Teaching Materials

6) Personal and Biographical Materials

7) Miscellaneous Oversized Materials

Litwiller, Nelson, 1898-1986

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