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Mennonite World Conference 1962, Mennonite World Conference 1978 - Creative Arts Council, Harvey County Arts Council 1966-1978, Bethel NCA self-study 1987-1988 - committee on purpose, Kansas Male Chorus Festival 1970, Music theory III and IV classes 1984-1989, Western District Music and Worship Committee 1966-, Civilian Public Service reunions 1987-1990, Music history and analysis I, II classes 1974-1980, Mennonite Graduate Student Fellowship conference, December 1961, Iowa City, Symposium on Arts, Culture 1993 (Bethel College), title abstract for house in North Newton, Freeman and Bethel yearbooks, hymnals, cataloged music scores (these are cataloged in OCLC)

Bethel Academy scrapbook 1912
children's church music - German and English (printed matter)

Photos, correspondence, clippings, miscellaneous documents related to his music career, diplomas, phonograph record, a few documents related to the Dunkelberger Music Library.

Handwritten music by Albert D. Schmutz (this may not belong here but possibly just got stuck in when the papers were cleaned out of the Music Library in the Fine Arts Center in 1993). The 45rpm phonograph record in box 1 may also not belong to Dunkelberger but just come from the Music Library.

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.

Tapes of interview with Helen Janzen Hirschler conducted by Leland and Bertha Harder and Mariam Penner Schmidt, Aug. 21, 1985, about her early life in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, her student years at Bethel College, and later life in Emporia. (Not clear if there was just one interview or a series of them. There are 3 tapes. All have been copied to DVD.)

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.

academic writings and notes, some kind of Policies and Procedures manual, 1996 retirement tributes
boxes 2-6: Lois Deckert diaries, correspondence, writings 1968-2009

Very extensive faculty files and files from the boards and committees on which she served, both Bethel College and broader church-related. Relatively little academic correspondence and even less personal correspondence.

Waldo and Martha were siblings.

• Vierstimmige deutsche, englische und franzoeische Melodien, 1858, with illuminated page "Liederbuch zu Abraham [Ratzlaff] in Franzthal, 1866"
• Hillsboro Academy grade card, 1922 (Martha)
• copy book with poems, no date (Martha)
• laboratory notebook for botany, Bethel College 1925-1926 (Waldo)
• laboratory notebook for biology, Bethel College 1927 (Martha)
• Plant Materials of Decorative Gardening, 1926 (Martha)
• penmanship copy book, Abraham Ratzlaff
• folder of plays and prayers (Martha)

student notebooks from Bethel College, some correspondence 1913, 1948, diaries 1925-1928, sermon notebooks, birthday book, books, photos

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.

box 1: account books, school papers, Mennonite Hilfs-Plan print ephemera, Grace Hill church print ephemera, Bethel College print ephemera, birth certificate (hers), 1924 Newtonian (Newton High School), writings (hers)
box 2: school papers, wedding guest book, photos
box 3: photos
box 4: photos, diplomas and certificates, Bethel Academy scrapbook (his)

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.

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

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.