Incoming and outgoing correspondence documenting the lives and work of Paul and Esther Kniss. Because this series contains both professional and personal correspondence, it also documents the lives of friends and other mission workers who wrote to the Knisses. For most years, incoming correspondence is more abundant than outgoing.
This series consists primarily of early correspondence pertaining to Laurelville Mennonite Camp, which ultimately became the Laurelville Mennonite Church Center. Materials documenting the purchase of land for the camp and the earliest programs, publicity, mailing lists, financial reports may also be found in this series. Materials are arranged chronologically.
Laurelville Mennonite Church Center's program calendars, newsletters and documents pertaining to community outreach dinners may be found in this series.
This series includes records of Lapp's own scholarship and published writing, as well as his work on editorial boards. Researchers will find reviews of Lapp's books, book reviews written by Lapp, a complete set of his columns in Christian Living (1963-1980), correspondence pertaining to the Mennonite Experience in America and the Global Mennonite History series, assorted published and unpublished works, and records pertaining to the publication of various monographs.
Information gathered and organized by Krabill pertaining to his own history. Materials include photographs, newspaper clippings, collected correspondence, and ephemera. Krabill's journals contain materials gathered in preparation for writing a book about his experiences as a pastor. The journals include materials similar to those found in his personal histories.