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The Arnold Schultz papers are in a rather jumbled condition, but have been kept in their original order and with the original folder labels.  Some folders were unlabelled.  Others had only partially legible labels; these are marked with a (?).  A few folders contain material other than what is mentioned on the label.  The papers consist primarily of material on the history of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren and on the family history of Arnold Schultz's ancestors.  The most significant part of the EMB material relates to the settlement and early church disputes of Henderson, Nebraska, and Mountain Lake, Minnesota.  There are a good number of original documents, including papers relating to the H. C. Bartel mission in China, the memoirs of Gerhard Klassen (born in Prussia and died in the United States), papers relating to Isaac Peters (an early leader at Henderson, Nebraska), and a set of "German documents from Culm" (probably relating to Schultz genealogy).

membership and other records
digitized from microfilm MF CHR 39 http://mla.bethelks.edu/archives/mf_chr_39/

Box 1: sermons

Box 2: sermons, bulletins, pamphlets, clippings

Box 3: 50th anniversary, teaching certificates, church material (Bethany, Butterfield, Neu Hutterthal), civilian bonds, CPS, correspondence, family papers, minister's manual, ordination, clippings, sales (estate, land), school papers

Box 4: school papers, sermons, teaching materials, book

Box 5: Emma and Hilda Linscheid items

Box 6: Theodora Rodekuhr paintings

Tapes of interview with Helen Janzen Hirschler conducted by Leland and Bertha Harder and Mariam Penner Schmidt, Aug. 21, 1985, about her early life in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, her student years at Bethel College, and later life in Emporia. (Not clear if there was just one interview or a series of them. There are 3 tapes. All have been copied to DVD.)

Mostly correspondence. Some financial items and other materials.

Box 3: family history materials

Consists of two volumes of diaries 1914-1920.

This collection consists of diaries written by Maria (Becker) Warkentin, starting January 1, 1905, and continuing until her death, June 29, 1943.  The diaries were then continued by her daughter Anna Warkentin until March 24, 1977, shortly before her death on June 2, 1977.  All entries are written in German through 1955, and in English from 1956 through 1977.

The collection contains Abram Penner’s personal diaries from 1904 to 1940, the time of his death.  Entries are mostly daily events and weather data.  Other records include his travel diary from his trip to Russia, family records, and letters.  There is also an account ledger from the general store in Mountain Lake.

box 1: Christmas letters from Helen and Adam Mueller; letters from Helen to Sara and Bill 1927-1950, 1954-1972; Helen's letters to family 1950-1954; letters from Agatha to Sara and Bill 1927-1967
box 2: letters from Agatha to Sara and Bill 1968-1972; letters from Ruth to Sara and Bill 1926-1972
box 3: letters to Wilhelm from Johannes K. Penner 1920-1922; letters from Sara to William 1926-1927; letters from William to Sara 1927; wedding wishes and misc. June 1927; misc. letters to Sara and Bill 1928-1929; letters from Bill to Sara and Sara to Bill 1930-1932; misc. letters 1932-1933; letters from family to William and Sara 1934
box 4: letters from family and misc. letters 1935-1945; letters from Mrs. Abr. J. Klassen to William and Sara 1946-1968
box 5: letters to William and Sara Penner, to Wm. Penner from Anna Penner, misc letters 1927-1930; letters to William and Sara from Penner 1931-1932; letters from William to Sara and Sara to William 1933-1934; get well cards to William, misc. letters 1934; misc. letters 1935-1937; letters to Sara from family members and William 1940-1949
box 6: letters from Johannes K. Penner to William Penner at camp and ranch; also letters from other family members to William; letters to William and Sara from Penner family and relatives 1925-1942
box 7: letters from Menka(?) in Vienna to Sara 1921; letters from William to Sara and Sara to William and misc. letters 1924-1970; letters from Mrs. Abr. J. Klassen and other family members to Mrs. Wm. Penner 1932-1951
box 8: letters from Mrs. Abr. J. Klassen to William and Sara 1960-1968
box 9: genealogy of William Penner's predecessors; genealogy of Sara Penner's predecessors; public school certificate of awards 1914-1915; William and Sara's wedding certificate; William's certificate of church membership; 1926 Bethel College commencement invitation (Sara); wedding announcements of Jacob D. Hiebert and Anna H. Janzen; misc. items, photographs, Johannes K. Penner writings and obituary; correspondence with archivist

box 1 - student notebooks from Bethel College, some correspondence 1913, 1948

box 2 - diaries 1925-1928, sermon notebooks, birthday book

box 3-4 - books

box 5 - photos

Includes correspondence between Agatha Hiebert and David Goerz; other correspondence, David Hiebert correspondence and business records, scattered photos, family history information (Hiebert, Balzer), school papers, Christmas Wünsche, autobiographical material (Frank), financial records books from lumber business. clippings

The papers were processed by Eleonore Aarsen in the Spring of 1998.  Much of the content was in no discernible order, so I rearranged those items.  This includes mostly the church records and sermons.  They are now organized by church employment eras (time periods spent pastoring a certain church), meaning that all items from any given church are together.  The whole collection is divided mainly into personal and professional.  That is why pastoral correspondence and personal correspondence are in their respective categories and not together.  Anything that was in folders, envelopes and bundles upon arrival has been kept together.  The result is that some things seem out of place.  This is especially true in the genealogy collection. Many sermons were used several times.  As a general MLA rule, miscellaneous materials are filed according to last place used (or most recent date).  This means that many sermons written in the 1940s are actually filed in the Emmanuel Mennonite Church era. Items without numbers are not in folders, but filed loosely in the order as listed.

The papers consist entirely of Epp’s general subject files. Scattered through it is much material related to the various churches he served, especially First Mennonite in Newton. A folder labeled “Universalism” has much material related to the controversy over that subject in Meno during the time Epp was there. Also prominent in the papers are materials relating to the various committees and boards on which he served (usually filed under the name of the committee). Included are Commission on Overseas Missions, Western District Home Missions Committee, Mennonite Biblical Seminary Board of Trustees, General Conference Committee on Church Unity, and Newton Ministerial Alliance, among others.

Includes a scrapbook or notebook containing handwritten music in numerical notation, family history notes, and clippings. Also a German Bible.

box 1: sermons 1955-1967

box 2: sermons, Bible study notes, photos 1946-1955