The records of this Mennonite Church camp are divided into eight series:
Series 1: Early Records, 1930-1954 Series 2: Young People's Institute Records, 1933-1957 Series 3: Administrative and Financial Records, 1943-2006 Series 4: Publicity, circa 1950-2006 Series 5: Program Files, 1957-2012 Series 6: Photographs, 1945-2000 Series 7: Audiovisual Materials, circa 1966-1995 Series 8: Miscellaneous, 1947-1993
Laurelville Mennonite Church Center (Mt. Pleasant, Pa.)
A small set of personal papers documenting the Wyses' participation in the Mennonite Central Committee refugee relief work in post World War II Germany, Documents include photographs, correspondence, letters of thanks and artwork from refugees, MCC reports and documents pertaining to the distribution of clothing and other civilian relief work.
This scrapbook thoroughly documents the academic and social aspects of Kanagy's nursing course at La Junta Mennonite School of Nursing. Materials in the scrapbook include poems, photographs (labelled), diary entries, handbooks, church bulletins, cartoons, class schedules, party invitations, revival services, concert programs, and wedding invitations.
Also with the scrapbook are three class reunion photographs from 1992, 1994, and 1998.
Two scrapbooks documenting the education and social life of a young Mennonite woman from Elkhart who attended Elkhart High School and the La Junta Mennonite School of Nursing in the 1920s. Contains photographs of fellow students and staff, newspaper clippings, graduation announcements and cards. The La Junta scrapbook also includes photographs after her graduation depicting travels and friends at home.
Records of sales made when Catherine Shaum Mumaw sold off half of the 80 acre Amos and Catherine Shaum Mumaw family farm located 4 miles northeast of Wooster, Ohio. Records indicate items sold, name of buyers, and prices paid. Materials sold include furniture, farm animals, kitchen utensils and appliances, and farming equipment. Also includes a photograph of the farmstead.
These papers consist primarily of Elizabeth "Betty" Erb's outgoing correspondence, describing her life and work as a missionary nurse in India. Also included among the papers are Erb's journals, a small number of photographs, and miscellaneous materials, including poems, compositions, and essays by Erb.
Records of an organization dedicated to preserving the Deitsch (Dietsch, Deutsch, Pennsylvania Dutch, Pennsylvania German) language. Materials include documents of governance and membership, newsletters, and programs, sound recordings, video recordings, and photographs of the organization's annual meeting and dinner. The annual meetings include skits, songs, and recitations in the Deitsch language.
Program, 24 photographs (JPEG), and five sound recordings (MP3) documenting the 100th anniversary of an Indian hospital founded by Mennonite missionaries.
Scattered records contributed by various individuals and organizations documenting both the Mennonite Orphans' Home and its successor, the Adriel School. Materials include dedication and anniversary correspondence, fragmented correspondence, an oversize reproduction of a 1913 photograph, and scattered reports and newsletters. Also included are two DVDs: The Adriel School (2010) and The Mennonite Orphants' [sic] Home (2010).
Mennonite Board of Missions. Health and Welfare Committee
The papers include a photograph of Leonard and Verna Clemens, excerpts from his diary, and two personal memoirs in essay form : "Mennonites in Michigan in 1900" and "Life in Goshen: The 1920s."
Troyer's very brief memoir is contained in a notebook that also holds a photograph of Troyer and a partial list of places visited and converts received into the Church. A separate notebook includes minutes from Indiana-Michigan Conference Executive Committee meetings and miscellaneous handwritten notes.
Photographs, correspondence, diaries, sermons, and other material documenting the Brunks' mission work in India. The most unusual item in the papers is Eva Brunk's essay, "My First O.B. Case in Dondi," which provides a first hand account of childbirth and post-natal care and customs in a "High Caste Brohmin's home" in the early 20th century.
Two scrapbooks documenting Hostetler's experiences as a student at Goshen College Academy (1926-1930) and Goshen College (1930-1934). The scrapbooks contain photographs, invitations, notes and letters from friends, and ephemera.
Correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous materials associated with Blanche Sell's 35 years of missionary service in India with the Mennonite Board of Missions. While outgoing correspondence relating the daily work and spiritual life of Mennonite missionaries in Dhamtari will be of most interest to researchers, this collection also holds substantial incoming correspondence from Sell's mother, Elizabeth Sell, and sister, Doris Shenk. Most of the photographs are snapshots with fair to excellent captioning. They include images of Indian spiritual and medical leaders, including P. J. Malagar and Dr. Martin. Miscellaneous materials include a Mennonite Board of Missions India calendar (1952), texts of missionary messages Sell delivered to various Mennonite congregations in the 1980s, and autograph books.
