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A small set of correspondence, bonds documenting loans of money, and wills pertaining to Christian Reist and members of his family in and around Lancaster Co., Penn.

Researchers should note that these are not the original letters, but rather photocopies.

The collection consists of the papers of Henry Brenneman and Henry B. Brenneman including diaries, account books, land deeds, tax receipts, business correspondence, poems and small publications.

A set of letters, recipes, healing formulas, congregational records, and miscellaneous documents most likely collected by Friedrich Hage, the first bishop of Martins Creek [Mennonite] Church (Millersburg, Ohio).  Samuel Mast was Friedrich Hage's son-in-law.  Most of these documents are in German, but some have been translated into English.

The collection includes several transcriptions of a letter written in 1873 regarding a church disciplinary issue, and the transcriptions and the original military document from the Bavarian army for Jost Bally dated 1825.

Personal papers of A. J. (Abram Jacob)  Metzler, consisting of sermon outlines, correspondence, subject files, and audio recordings. Records of Metzler's travels and work abroad are included, as are his published articles, his files on congregations he pastored, and a biography of him along with family records.

This collection is divided into the following series:

(1) Sermon Outlines, 1927-1983

(2) Correspondence and Subject Files, 1826, 1919-1993

(3) Audio Recordings, 1956-1996

(4) Photographs and Video Recordings, 1882-1991

Included is a $100.00 share of stock in the Lancaster Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Road Company made out to George L. Mayer and noted distributions to Eli G. Reist in various installments until 1920.

Notes and other miscellaneous papers found in Susannah Yoder's Bible, including a copy of a "judgment note," several notes recording loans and other financial transactions, and a letter addressed to "Mr. Conry" from Ollie O. Elikins[?] of Knox Co. Tenn.[?].

The collection consists of a copy of a letter written to Abraham Keil by John Geil in 1828.

A small set of personal papers belonging to a prominent 19th century Ohio Mennonite bishop and author.  Papers consist primarily of correspondence, but also include a small amount of sermon records and notes, and account book, and other miscellaneous materials.

Assorted papers associated with Fannie Baumgartner Kauffman's (1867-1936) parents, Johannes (John) Baumgartner (1823-1904, emigrated from Alsace in 1856) and Verena (Fannie) Amstutz Baumgartner (1829-1873, emigrated from Alsace circa 1855).  These include manuscripts of song lyrics, genealogical information, church letters, copy books, an account book / weather diary, and correspondence.  The collection also contains a few items created by Fannie Baumgartner Kauffman and her husband, Henry M. Kauffman, including handwritten prayers, ephemera, and correspondence.  Typewritten transcriptions are available for many of the German handwritten documents.

The collection consists of a book filled with legal descriptions of agreements recorded by Michael Bergey from 1834 to 1840. The other half of the book is described as a day book by Benjamin Kropp dated April 8, 1833 in Wilmot, Ontario. This latter section records a number of business transactions.

Photocopies of miscellanous documents pertaining to Amish and Amish Mennonite communities in Iowa.  Materials include 19th century correspondence, anecdotes, a list of members of the Amish Church at Lower Deer Creek, a list of clergy and congregations in the Western Amish-Mennonite Conference (later the Iowa-Nebraska Mennonite Conference), a program from the dedication of the Deer Creek marker, and other miscellaneous materials.

Papers of a Mennonite minister (ordained 1884) and bishop (ordained 1908) in the Fulton County District of Ohio.  Includes Bible conference teaching notes and outlines, sermon notes, various manuscripts, 48 cloth Bible conference teaching charts, 12 paper Bible conference teaching charts, and miscellaneous materials.

A small personal collection consisting of an arithmetic copybook and two letters associated with an Amish Mennonite farmer and teacher originally from Mifflin Co., Penn.  Yoder later moved to Wayne Co., Ohio.  The copybook carried the date 1835, and the letters are dated 1845 (from Shem Zook) and 1861 (from Joash Yoder's son, Eli L. Yoder).  Also included with this collection is a note regarding German students who attended the German school in "Irishtown" in 1841-1842.

A set of materials mostly documenting the Reformed Mennonite Church in Pennsylvania and Maryland.  Other materials include biographical information about Goertz, an avid genealogist, and a bibliography of Goertz's publications.