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administrative files from various Bethel College roles, not much specifically on the biology department

audio tapes (reel and cassette) of speeches for the Intercollegiate Peace Speech Association; most or all are speeches by Bethel College students

The collection contains personal materials from all three creators, including school transcripts and diplomas, school papers, baptismal certificates and other documentation of their early family life. However, the most extensive personal materials are the writings of Helen and Amelia and the correspondence of Amelia and her family.

The other major category of materials in the collection is family history. This includes several generations of correspondence of Amelia’s family, especially of her many relatives in Germany who wrote to Amelia’s mother Elizabeth Ellenberger, her Aunt Selma Ellenberger, and to Amelia herself, covering a period of over a century. The family history materials, in addition to these primary source documents, includes extensive genealogical research materials. Published genealogies, primarily collected by Adam, relate to many branches of his ancestors, especially on his maternal, Becker, side. He and Amelia both compiled numerous family charts and histories.

Correspondence from the 1890s to 1930s. The Riesen correspondents were his mother's relatives.

Papers from her teaching career and various church-related activites. A large set of diaries.

Drama department files, photos, drama programs. Various  theater posters (Bethel and community). VHS videos of Bethel operas, etc. 1991-2002. Opera recordings 1955 and 1982.

The collection contains only a handful of personal materials, mainly a few folders of letters with mentor, David H. Richert, and with friends and relatives, Waldo and Mildred Wedel. Waldo was a son of Peter J. Wedel, brother of Arnold’s grandfather, Joseph, and Arnold together wife his wife and children resided in Peter J.’s house for many years. Arnold also collected documents related to family history and Swiss Volhynian Mennonite history. Included are deeds and abstracts collected by Arnold for farm property acquired by the Wedels in the late 19th and early 20th century. However, the bulk of the collection consists of lecture notes (solutions or proofs to various math problems) and exams. Some of these files contain no dates and course names changed, so it is sometimes unclear whether a file includes materials from multiple years or one year. A set of grade books for the courses taught at Bethel seems to be complete, and, of course, is RESTRICTED. Some math department files are also in the collection, including materials related to the Kansas and Putnam math exams, visiting lecturers in mathematics, the ACCK Cooperative Math Department, and a few files of correspondence and memos.

The collection has two distinct groups of materials. The larger group is the papers of Cornelius Frey. These papers contain a wide variety of materials, but the most significant is the extensive correspondence. There are letters from many of the leading Mennonites of his time, such as missionaries H. R. Voth and J. B. Frey (Cornelius’ brother), Oklahoma leader Michael Klaassen, and even a few European Mennonites such as Christian Neff. Among the other important materials are Bethanian Church records, a large group of pamphlets and printed matter, and some political materials. These political items are election records and census materials for West Branch Township, Marion County, for the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. These records provide a bit of first-hand evidence for the extent of Mennonite interest and involvement in politics at this time. The collection also contains quite a bit of personal materials such as diaries, financial records, and school materials. An interesting item in the school materials is the minutes of the Grünfeld Literary and Song Society for 1890. The papers of A. J. Frey, the other group of materials in this collection, consist almost entirely of genealogical materials. Frey collected all kinds of records and reminiscences in his genealogical research. These materials would be extremely important to the family histories of persons connected with the Alexanderwohl and Tabor churches. Also in A. J. Frey’s materials is a volume of Mennonite Aid Plan minutes, 1897-1960. Appendix: The materials in this addition to the collection are generally similar to the first part of the collection, consisting most importantly of correspondence, genealogy records, and Coy, Oklahoma, historical records. In addition, the appendix contains a small amount of correspondence and other material of family members other than Arthur J. or Cornelius Frey. They are: John Becker (1870-1968) and Eva Frey Becker (1880-1960), Eva sister of Cornelius Benjamin C. Frey (1895-1960), son of Cornelius Eva Balzer (Henry) Frey (1873-1936), sister-in-law of Cornelius Helena Schmidt (Cornelius) Frey (1870-1934), wife of Cornelius John B. Frey (1882-1942) and Sarah Unruh Frey (1885-1967), John brother of Cornelius Maria Wedel (Benjamin) Frey (1843-1934), mother of Cornelius Sara Elizabeth Frey (Paul G.) Schmidt (1898-1974), daughter of Cornelius Maria Ann Frey (McLoren) Temple (1906-), daughter of Cornelius

The collection contains very few personal and family materials and focuses on Benjamin’s research, teaching, and political interests. He saved many notes and papers from his undergraduate and graduate work at USC. The collection also contains syllabi, notes, overheads, exams, and other materials from many of the courses taught at Bethel and elsewhere. It should be noted that quite a number of the course files contain rosters of students with grades for their exams and papers, which are RESTRICTED. While at both USC and Bethel, Benjamin collected an extensive set of subject files, many of which he used for his research and as readings for students in his courses. In many cases it is unclear when articles and clippings were copied and for which courses (or for which research paper). He collected and saved papers from many of the sessions he chaired or attended at professional meetings (and in some cases taped them). The collection also contains some files documenting his work and issues faced as a county commissioner. The files for his congressional campaigns are quite extensive, with mailing lists, contributor lists, issue papers, newspaper clippings, demographic data, and much more. No documentation of his work after leaving Bethel are found here.

Comprehensive collection of Krahn's correspondence, research notes, lecture notes, etc. from his student days up to his death. Also materials from Hilda Wiebe Krahn and her family.

The uploaded PDF finding aid accessible from the link at right is more up to date than the box and folder list entered directly into MAID.

Materials related to Bethel College history and C. H. Wedel; oral history interviews; autobiography; materials related to CPS #8 Marietta, Ohio, including 2 8mm films; books; sermons.

boxes 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 11: book collection from his office in the old Science Hall (an inventory of the books is available; almost all of them have annotations and inclusions by Richert)

box 4, 6, 8: course files, subject files, correspondence, photos

"box" 10: map folder--diplomas and Tree of Knowledge poster

"box" 12: map folder - 2 oversize photos

The collection contains some personal and family materials related to Suderman’s education, and many family letters are part of the extensive correspondence primarily related to his teaching and research. However, there is nothing in the collection before he became a student at Bethel. Some genealogical materials are included such as files for Suderman family reunions. Education materials include both notes and syllabi, not only from courses taken by Suderman, but also for courses taught by Suderman. However, other than humanities courses and a few music courses taught in the1960s, most of the teaching materials are from Sunderman’s last decade at Bethel with almost nothing from his first ten to fifteen years. There are administrative files from departmental and other committees, including his work as North Central rep and on curriculum development. Very extensive files relate to his sabbaticals and summer workshops and also to the numerous South American activities. Some files also relate to each of his many choral activities, directing church choirs, Mennonite Men’s Choir, Golden Singer’s Choir, etc. Several boxes are filled with a vast array of English and Spanish choral music, which are completely unorganized.

Includes primarily papers related to the Bethel College Bible and religion department 1970s-2005. Also files related to teaching and committee work outside of Bethel College.

Papers related to his draft registration trial and to his biology teaching and conservation activities.