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These papers pertain to the work and career of a Goshen College professor of education and administrator of the college's laboratory kindergarten.  Materials include annual reports of Aschliman's scholarly and community activities; annual reports of the laboratory kindergarten; correspondence and subject files dealing with the laboratory kindergarten, financial records of the kindergarten and its endowment, articles, poems, and stories published by Aschliman; papers and presentations; and miscellaneous material.

Personal papers of a Goshen College alumnus and later comptroller / business manager and public relations director for the college.  Bachman was also an ordained pastor in the (old) Mennonite Church.  Papers are divided into two series:

(1) Miscellaneous Materials, 1936-1960

(2) Master's Thesis Questionnaires about College Student Speakers / Musicians in Mennonite Congregations and Communities, 1960

A small set of personal papers belonging to a Goshen College professor of commerce who taught typing, shorthand, and consumer advocacy.  Includes information on the history of the Goshen College Business Dept. and several student papers on the spending and shopping  habits of Goshen College students from the mid 1960s through the mid 1970s.

Contains a letter written by Brunk, describing her work as a nurse with Mennonite Central Committee in Pusan, Korea. The scroll, presented to Brunk by the Korean Nursing Association of Pusan, features the Nightingale Pledge written in Korean. Also includes a journal from her experiences working as a "C.O. Girl" in the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane in Poughkeepsie, NY, during the summer of 1945.

The collection includes a paper written on the topic of Buddhism and a Goshen College Convocation address.

Personal papers of Martha Smith Good, a female minister in the Mennonite Church. The collection consists primarily of sermons given throughout her career serving in as Goshen College's campus pastor as well as at Guelph Mennonite Church (Guelph, Ont.), Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.), Stirling Ave Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ont.), Warden Woods Mennonite Church (Scarborough, Ont.), Oak Grove Mennonite Church (Smithville, OH), and Lombard Mennonite Church (Lombard, IL). Recurring themes in the sermons emphasize church roles in accepting and supporting members who are single, divorced, widowed, and homosexual. Some notes and correspondence related to her work in organizing the Women in Ministry Conferences in 1982 and 2000 are also included.

The personal papers of Mary Oyer, a long term music faculty member of Goshen College. The papers include conference and committee material, as well as papers and correspondence related to her involvement with church music.

Completed examinations of prospective faculty members, many of whom were hired to teach at Goshen College, Hesston College, and La Junta School of Nursing.  Examinations contain biographical information and answers to questions regarding applicants' sympathy towards the Dortrecht Confession, the policies of the Mennonite Board of Education, and the conduct standards of the Mennonite Church.  Some examinations also have brief, but insightful notes about the candidates written by examiners.

A small set of papers, ephemera, and photographs pertaining to Byers's work at Goshen College, where he served as president from 1903 to 1913.

These papers are divided into three series:

(1) Correpondence

(2) Notes and Teaching Materials

(3) Miscellaneous

The personal papers of a long term former Goshen College faculty member who taught in the Home Economics Department. Included are minutes and correspondence of the Home Economics Department, as well as personal diaries, photographs and correspondence.

Papers of a mid-twentieth century Goshen College and Hesston College physics professor and administrator, divided into two series:

(1) Personal and Professional Papers, circa 1920-1985

(2) Draft Counseling Files, circa 1953-1956

Personal papers of an educator and editor who served the (old) Mennonite Church.  Series include:

(1) Diaries, 1908-1921

(2) Sermons and Sermon Notes, 1924-1974

(3) Notes for Orie O. Miller Biography, circa 1960-1968

(4) Correspondence, 1936-1982

(5) Subject Files, 1916-1984

Personal papers of a Goshen College faculty member and former chair of the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies Department.  Includes published and non-published manuscripts, genealogy, and personal correspondence.

The collection includes memorial service materials, a letter, and a business card.