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Includes Bethel photo album, correspondence, print ephemera related mostly to the Mennonite deaconess movement and especially to the deaconess hospital at American Falls, Idaho. Also an extensive list of books owned by Franzen. 2012 accrual includes music and poetry for school programs, print ephemera for Marion County schools, other school papers, photos.

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

A jumble of correspondence, printed matter, school papers, financial papers.

Diary 1897-1899, both original and transcription by Ray Regier.

In 1993 Ray Regier had plans to bring more papers in, but that didn't happen.

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-?])

box 1: subject files, writings, teaching notes, as late as 1993

box 2: subject files, writings, diaries and notes from trips 1972, 1980; poetry notebooks 1912, 1934

box 3: diaries 1982-1990, correspondence, children's book in Russian, teaching notes, writings

box 4: teaching notes, scrapbooks, financial records, photos 1908-1970s

box 5: H. J. Andres travel notes - South America; biographical info; speeches; Schowalter Foundation files

box 6: H. J. Andres plaques 1952-1975

box 7: scrapbook - autobiographical

box 8: scrapbook - 1957 Europe trip

box 9: two poetry scrapbooks 1934; H. J. Andres certificate from Prairie View; Golden Agers Christmas Celebration poster

Correspondence, sermons?, printed matter

Used to be called a “Harder family collection,” because it includes papers from the extended family, but Johann Harder seems to be more or less the central person.

Several volumes of the almanac Germania-Kalender used as a diary. These volumes apparently belonged to Johann M. Klassen (1846-1918), based on the mention of his 60th birthday in the 1906 volume, and various other names of family members mentioned in various places, and the connections to Hamilton County and Syracuse, Kansas. The 1906 volume has the most extensive notes and diary entries.

These came from Walter and Anna Thiesen of Newton, but they must have gotten them at an auction or garage sale, since the Klassens don’t seem to be closely related to them.

box 1: correspondence 1907-1916

box 2: correspondence 1917-1930

box 3: financial records, Vergissmeinnicht book, photos, postcards, greeting cards, wedding invitations, clippings

box 4: school notebook, clippings, correspondence, Uncle Abe Becker papers

box 5: account books

box 6-7: books

box 8: school exercise books, diplomas, grade reports for various family members; Danzig "Predigtentwürfe" book

Includes a wide variety of correspondence, financial, legal, and family history materials. The focus is more on personal and family life rather than professional, except for some documentation related to his work as pastor of various churches.

Diaries documenting Detwiler's time as a Hesston College student and a voluntary service worker among Armenians in the Middle East.

extensive collection reflecting contacts in Mennonite communities in Russia, Germany, Canada, United States, Paraguay; business papers, writing and translating projects including work for Gerald Winrod; some diaries; some material related to his father Jakob Kroeker and the Licht im Osten mission

sermons

diverse mixture of materials:
illustrations from Family history & genealogy of Josua (Joshua) Zerger & Freni Stucky Zerger, 1858-2001 (see elecrec/acc436)
Russian passport
various biographical notes, transcripts of interview with family members
photocopied census materials
some items related to reunions of descendants

Box 1: early quilting research

Box 2-3: quilting research and genealogy notebook