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This small collection consists of two account books, Joseph Hertzler's diploma from the Maplewood Institute, and several photographs.  Also included is a padlock.

Fragmented documents associated with F. A. Krull, who married Simkjen Baukes Rystra (1841-1916), a niece of Ruurd Johannes Smid (R. J. Smith).  Materials include a list of significant dates in Ane A. Krall's emigration from the Netherlands and settlement in Elkhart County, Indiana, and later Sacramento County, California, a birthday calendar with notes about family birth and death dates, and F. A. Krull's copy of the Mennonite Publishing Company's Hymns and Tunes for Public and Private Worship and Sunday School, published in 1890.  Also includes a list of books once associated with these papers that were transferred to the Mennonite HIstorical Library in Goshen, Indiana.

A small set of personal papers found in an old Mennonite home near Kolb Mennonite Church (Holmes County, Ohio) in 1940.  Materials include early congregational records (1838-1855),scattered correspondence, A Fraktur and a Fraktur fragment, genealogical records, and miscellaneous materials.

Photocopies, transcriptions, and translations of autobiographical and biographical writings, as well as diaries and correspondence late in the life of this bishop of the Defenseless Mennonite Church (later Evangelical Mennonite Church, now Fellowship of Evangelical Churches) in Adams County, Indiana.

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.

This small collection includes personal, genealogical and business items for Isaac S. Miller and family

Nineteen letters to Christian and Fannie Martin Lehman of Mahoning County, Ohio from various friends and family in Ohio, Indiana.  One letter is in German; the others are in English.  Correspondents discuss the weather, their health, and their activities.

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-?])

Family history compilation by Peter Pankratz

Jacob Frey correspondence copy book 1885-1892

Anna Frey Christmas Wünsche 1892-

Maria Pankratz Christmas Wünsche 1890-

Gerhard Pankratz Christmas Wünsche 1888-

scans of record books from microfilms MF CHR 7 and MF CHR 47, plus one volume (OK 53) at Weierhof http://mla.bethelks.edu/metadata/cong_301.php

A small and fragmented set of papers associated with Jacob Zook, a Mennonite or Amish Mennonite who resided in Smithville, Ohio.  Materials include a notebook, two letters from Gideon and Mary Zook of Ligonier, Ind.  Hochstetler family notes, transcriptions of the final agreements of the Strasbourg Conference (1630) and Zofingen Disputation (1757), and miscellaneous materials.

A small set of personal papers created by a Mennonite minister in Osborne County, Kansas and Peabody, Kansas.  Includes an account book belonging to Samuel Winey, notes on scripture references by topic and short essays and sermons, three diaries, spanning 1884 to 1895, and miscellaneous materials.

A small set of records documenting fundraising and other activities of this predecessor organization to the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities.  These records consist primarily of letters sent to the board from 1892 to 1896, most of which included financial contributions for the board's work.  Other materials include an 1894 annual report, the treasurer's account book (1894-1896), and miscellaneous receipts (1892-1895).

Meeting minutes for this organization may be found in the records of its predecessor organization, the Mennonite Evangelizing Committee (Elkhart, Ind.), IV-001.

Consists of Classen's diary or journal 1894-1897 (photocopy) and an English translation. (see also elecrec/acc2 for electronic version of the translation)