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correspondence, sermons, subject files

Personal papers of missionaries of the (old) Mennonite Church who served in Argentina from 1917 to 1948.  Divided into six series:

(1) Diaries, 1918-1956

(2) Correspondence

(3) Articles and Talks

(4) Argentine Mission Records

(5) Deputation Trips

(6) Miscellaneous

These personal papers consist primarily of diaries kept by a minister, bishop, and school administrator of the (old) Mennonite Church in Kansas.  Erb's began keeping a diary at age 14 and continued the practice almost continuously until his death 50 years later.  Erb's diary entries are usually brief and discuss the weather, work, social gatherings, and events of note, such as the 1912 accident in which he was burned and one of his daughters was killed.  Other materials in these papers include scattered correspondence, materials pertaining to his pastoral work, and a 1991 paper about T. M. Erb.

This fonds contains bulletins (1961-1997), constitution ([196-?]-1993), congregational reorganziation paper ([196-?]), church council meeting minutes (1967-1997), correspondence (1952-1964), joint meeting of the conference mission committee and congregational representatives (1952) reports (1953), reproduction photocopy of congregation at the dedication day (1953), annual reports (1976-1996), congregational meeting minutes (1983- 1997), directories (1988-1994), friendship circle meeting minutes (1989-1997). The records pertain to the founding and development of the Mennonite congregation Taber, Alberta. They document some of the leaders and participants in the congregation.