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includes correspondence, diaries, academic papers, sermons, financial papers, biographical material

The papers consist entirely of Epp’s general subject files. Scattered through it is much material related to the various churches he served, especially First Mennonite in Newton. A folder labeled “Universalism” has much material related to the controversy over that subject in Meno during the time Epp was there. Also prominent in the papers are materials relating to the various committees and boards on which he served (usually filed under the name of the committee). Included are Commission on Overseas Missions, Western District Home Missions Committee, Mennonite Biblical Seminary Board of Trustees, General Conference Committee on Church Unity, and Newton Ministerial Alliance, among others.

Notes and drafts related to his Prairie People book and other research projects

This collection contains extensive correspondence between Voths and their relatives, Foreign Mission Board members, and fellow missionaries during the time period from 1910 to 1970s. Additional materials such as diaries and clippings give a good overview of mission work in China during the height of General Conference Mennonite Mission involvement in that country, 1910s to 1950. Additional correspondence and printed items touch on the search for mission fields in South America, Japan, and Taiwan, and some involvement with American Indian work among the Hopis.

Photocopies from Library of Congress. Primarily on change of postmaster in Moundridge, Kansas, in 1911.

Also 1914 petition from Newton businessmen asking Congress to help stop trade with belligerents, mentions many Mennonite names.

Several items relating to Newton political scene.

Letters on Bernhard Warkentin's death.

The papers were processed by Eleonore Aarsen in the Spring of 1998.  Much of the content was in no discernible order, so I rearranged those items.  This includes mostly the church records and sermons.  They are now organized by church employment eras (time periods spent pastoring a certain church), meaning that all items from any given church are together.  The whole collection is divided mainly into personal and professional.  That is why pastoral correspondence and personal correspondence are in their respective categories and not together.  Anything that was in folders, envelopes and bundles upon arrival has been kept together.  The result is that some things seem out of place.  This is especially true in the genealogy collection. Many sermons were used several times.  As a general MLA rule, miscellaneous materials are filed according to last place used (or most recent date).  This means that many sermons written in the 1940s are actually filed in the Emmanuel Mennonite Church era. Items without numbers are not in folders, but filed loosely in the order as listed.

Johann Lehmann diaries 1864-1879. Anna Lehman diaries 1945-1949. Anna Lehman correspondence, a few financial papers, "Familien-Chronik" (probably removed from a Bible)

Includes diaries, autobiography, translations, and a very small amount of correspondence.

It's not clear that all the items in here come from Jacob H. Richert. It also could be that more than one Jacob Richert or J. H. Richert is represented by the materials.

Neuer und Alter Kunst- und Jugend-Kalender Auf das 1770ste Jahr Christi... (Dantzig: E. Gewerk, Thom. Joh. Schreiber, [1770]); handwritten notes in it that look like a preaching schedule for the Danzig Mennonite congregation (does this belong to the Richert papers or is it just mixed in by accident?) (should this be cataloged in OCLC sometime?)

school papers (penmanship and grammar exercises, German and English, one dated 1882)

financial record book ca. 1900

a folder from Roland Ensz - printed matter, several items are First Mennonite Church, Newton

Sermons

Mostly letters, sent by Herman and Anna Janzen, Justine Janzen Penner, and Johann and Maria Janzen back to relatives in West Prussia.

These were translated by Louis A. Janzen and published as:

Letters written by Johann and Maria Janzen and Herman and Anna Janzen of Butler County Kansas to the Jacob Dyck family of Laakendorf, West Prussia, Germany during the years of 1880-1893 (North Newton, Kan. : L. Janzen, 1979)

and

Liebe Geschwister II : 1880-1893 (North Newton, Kan. : [author], [198-?])

Not entirely clear what parts of this belonged to Edward Haury and what parts belonged to his Schmidt cousins, especially Gerhard E. Schmidt. Includes correspondence, tourism souvenirs from Europe, photos, school notebooks and exercises and souvenirs, autograph book of G. E. Schmidt, books.

Box 1: notebook (record of weddings performed, etc.), diplomas, photos, printed matter, books, birthday book (Vergissmeinnicht), correspondence, C. E. Krehbiel diaries, other C. E. Krehbiel items

Box 2: subject files, correspondence

Box 3: index book (to files or articles?), subject files, sermon index, diaries (brought in March 1984 by Ron Krehbiel)

Box 4: subject files

Box 5: sermons (brought in 31 Dec 1986 by Ron Krehbiel)

Box 6: reel-to-reel tapes, C. E. Witness periodical (from Grace church in Pennsylvania?) (brought in 31 Oct 1994 by Ron Krehbiel)

Box 7: slides, 16mm film

box 8: audio cassette, biographical interview by Jim Juhnke

Postcards, clippings, calendars, notebooks (from previous generations of her family), correspondence, school yearbooks and other school items, Kansas map, diaries (whose?), Western District Conference delegate guestbook 1923, autograph book

boxes 3-4 include financial, estate, and land records (land in Louisiana), death certificate, George Baergen estate and funeral, Gustav Baergen funeral (tape). Hugo Reimer was executor for the estates.

correspondence, sermons, subject files