Norman Arthur Lind Family Papers
Personal and family papers of an (old) Mennonite Church pastor and bishop who served a congregation in Sweet Home, Oregon and was active in the Pacific Coast Mennonite Conference and national church.
These papers are divided into series:
(1) Autobiographical and Genealogical Materials, 1929-2006
(2) Pastoral Records, 1903-1958
(3) Photographs, 1900-1957, undated
Lind, Norman Arthur, 1881-1968
Sixteen notebooks of sermons, handwritten in German and preached by Peter Friesen in Marienthal (Ukraine?) and later in the United States, where Friesen served as a minister in Wall's Church (Gospel Mennonite Church) in Mountain Lake, Minn. Peter Friesen was the grandfather of (old) Mennonite Church missionary to India P. A. (Peter Abraham) Friesen.
The notebooks are handwritten in German, and most contain a record of where and when the sermon was preached.
A seventeenth notebook, containing what look to be sermon or research notes, may also be found in this collection.
Friesen, Peter, d. 1885?
D. Parke (David Parke) Lantz Papers 1919-1959
A set of personal papers created by a missionary to Argentina and later relief worker in Spain during the Spanish Civil War in the (old) Mennonite Church. Materials include incoming correspondence, speeches and sermons, records pertaining to relief work, photographs, and miscellaneous materials.
Lantz, D. Parke (David Parke), 1881-1962
The collection includes diaries 1908-1970; Diary Transcripts; Family Correspondence; Miscellaneous Correspondence; Data Files; Sermon Notes and Articles; and Writings by J. W. Shank.
Shank, Josephus Wenger, 1881-1970
Personal and pastoral papers of a pastor and bishop of the (old) Mennonite Church who served primarily in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. Durr also served as the first moderator of the Southwest Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference. He also served as moderator of the General Conference Committee and the preliminary General Conference in 1897.
Durr's papers are divided into
(1) Congregational and Conference Records, 1867-1919
(2) Correspondence, 1858-1940
(3) Miscellaneous Materials, 1878-1937
(4) Sermons and Collected Tracts, circa 1872-1934
(5) Financial and Legal Records, 1879-1938
Durr, John N., 1853-1934
Henry R. Schertz Papers circa 1929-1950
Small set of personal papers creted by a bishop of the (old) Mennonite Church who served in Metamora, Illinois. Consists primarily of sermon outlines and notes, but also includes some correspondence (pertaining to the Mennonite Board of Education, and Weber's Centennial History of the Mennonites in Illinois), clippings, and miscellaneous materials
Schertz, Henry R., 1886-1954
Clarence J. Ramer Papers 1918-1981
The Clarence J. Ramer papers are divided into the following series:
(1) Organizational Materials
(2) Business and Finance
(3) Family Records
(4) Notes
(5) Correspondence
(6) Miscellaneous Clippings and Photographs
Clarence J. Ramer, 1905-1987
Elias L. Frey Papers 1884-1939
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.
Frey, Elias L., 1856-1942
Sermon notes and outlines created by a minister of the (old) Mennonite Church who served Bethel Mennonite Church in Wadsworth, Ohio. Rohrer was ordained in 1917.
Rohrer, Samuel D., 1879-1955
Stauffer's notes consist primarily of sermon outlines, Bible school lecture outlines, and Bible studies. A folder of notes on drawing, as well as the illustrations that decorate his sermon and teaching notes, indicate Stauffer's interest in and talent for drawing.
The history is a manuscript book that includes not only a history of the Alberta-Saskatchewan Mennonite Conference, but also biographical sketches of minsters and lay people in the conference and brief histories of the local congregations. Stauffer incorporated original photographs and ink drawings into his manuscript, creating a modern illuminated manuscript.
This collection also contains Erza Stauffer's and Irene Lehman's marriage certificate.
Stauffer, Ezra, 1898-1955
Isaiah W. and Christina Neuhauser Royer Papers
These papers primarily document the life and work of Isaiah W. Royer, but includes some material pertinent to his wife, Christina Neuhauser Rohrer. The papers are divided into three series:
(1) Biographical Information and Correspondence
(2) Sermon Notes and Orrville Mennonite Church
(3) Sunday School and Commission for Christian Education
Royer, Isaiah W., 1873-1968
Virgil J. and Helen Good Brenneman Papers
These papers of an (old) Mennonite Church writer and her pastor husband are divided into two series:
(1) Helen Good Brenneman Papers
(2) Virgil J. Brenneman Papers
Brenneman, Helen Good
The collection consists of sermon notes on a variety of topics.
Dayton, Robert P., 1874-1953
The collection includes sermon notes, marriage certificate and other family documents.
Wamboldt, Isaac A., 1862-1954
The collection includes primarily sermon notes and then additional pamphlets and issues from the Mennonite Book and Tract Society.
Ebersole, Noah E., 1875-1952