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Personal papers of a Mennonite missionary to India, divided into the following series:

(1) Correspondence and Subject Files, 1940-2005

(2) Music, 1928-1999

(3) Art, 1938-2001

(4) Family Papers, 1910-2009

(5) Sermons, 1943-1993

Three "volumes" of "In-Gold Coast," an update letter sent by the Ingolds from their service in Ghana, where John Ingold taught biology and physical education.  The letters contain a good deal of information about Mennonite mission and relief work and the Mennonite community in Accra.

A small set of personal papers from a Mennonite missionary couple who served in Japan.  Materials include correspondence, photographs, and information on the first regional congress on evangelism in Asia and the South Pacific.

These materials document the professional life of Lena Graber, a medical missionary who served the (old) Mennonite Church.  Graber worked in India and Nepal from 1944 to 1969 under the auspices of the Mennonite Board of Missions and the United Mission to Nepal.  Graber's incoming and outgoing correspondence with her sister, Esther Graber, is very rich with details about her life abroad and her work, especially the medical cases she encountered.  Also included in this collection are her diary she kept from 1944 to 1948, newspaper clippings, award and honors she received, transcripts of several speeches, and miscellaneous materials.

The collection consists of letters written by Lester T. and Alta E. (Good) Hershey in Puerto Rico to friends back home.

Letter from a Mennonite missionary serving the Pikangikum Indian community north of Red Lake, Ontario.  Describes the missionary showing lantern slides of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ and playing records of testimonies, singing, and preaching "in the Indian language" to 40 Native Americans.

A small set of personal papers created by a long-term missionary to India (1906-1930) under the (old) Mennonite Church.  Includes correspondence, scattered mission records, and a manuscript of his dissertation on the writings of Harishchandra.

Personal papers of a missionary and voluntary service worker affiliated with the (Old) Mennonite Church, divided into two series:

(1) Correspondence, Newsletters, and Miscellaneous Materials, 1953-2020

(2) Photographs, 1953-1998.

While Hostetler served in a number of different areas, 1960s Algeria is the country most strongly represented in this set of papers.

Thirteen outgoing letters from Marie M. Moyer:  two addressed specifically to Melvin and and Verna Gingerich.  In her letters,  writes about her perceptions of the impact of Mennonite work in India, particularly her work with evangelical literature, and requests prayers and thanksgiving.  Her letters often summarize annually the highlights of Mennonite mission and relief work in India.

Records of a predecessor organization to the Mennonite Board of Missions, formed in error under the assumption that an organization incorporated in Ohio was required in order to acquire and manage property in Ohio.  This organization, therefore should not be understood as a competing organization to the Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board and its predecessor organizations. Records include incorporation documents and by-laws, legal documents pertaining to the transfer of property, correspondence, and annuity contracts.

Included in this collection are the official minutes of the Mennonite Board of Missions Church Relations Committee, as well as Children's Caring Projects that consist of correspondence, mailings, teaching guides, pamphlets and posters.

Correspondence and subject files of the division of the Mennonite Board of Missions responsible for church planting and mission work in the United States and Canada.

Correspondence and subject files of the division of the Mennonite Board of Missions responsible for church planting and mission work in the United States and Canada.  Includes information about African American, Native American, and Latino / a ministries.

Correspondence and subject files of the division of the Mennonite Board of Missions responsible for church planting and mission work in the United States and Canada.  Includes information about African American, Native American, and Latino / a ministries.

Correspondence and subject files of the division of the Mennonite Board of Missions responsible for church planting and mission work in the United States and Canada.  Includes information about African American, Native American, and Latino / a ministries.