John and Elizabeth Thiessen Papers
- US BCMLA 00/MS.224
- Sammlung
- 1940-1960
Box 1: diaries, correspondence, photos, sermons, books, clippings
Box 2: books, autobiography
Box 3: scrapbook, pamphlets
Thiessen, John, 1893-1967
John and Elizabeth Thiessen Papers
Box 1: diaries, correspondence, photos, sermons, books, clippings
Box 2: books, autobiography
Box 3: scrapbook, pamphlets
Thiessen, John, 1893-1967
Arthur D. Unruh Papers 1920-1929
papers related to an effort by the Christian Endeavor Society of First Mennonite Church, Newton, Kansas, to raise money for building a new mission station in India in the 1920s
Unruh, Arthur D., 1890-1988
The fonds consists of the following series:
1) Constitution - British Columbia Conference of the Mennonite Brethren, N.D. - (1 file) Box 434
2) Minutes: Board Meeting, 1948, "Aufzeichnungen der Prediger-Diakonen Konferenz" (Record of the Paster-Deacon Conference), 1950, Canadian Board of Colonization, 1957. - (1 file) Box 434
3) Reports - Mission reports from India (1948), Africa, Japan, Mexico & South America (ca. 1955). - (1 file) Box 434
4) Publications - "LehrerZeitung", 1949 - (1 file) Box 434
5) Photographs
Rempel, Aron Dietrich, 1903-1981
Slide Presentation-COM - Finding Home
This slide show consists of slides, most illustrative in nature, depicting Mennonite church in Columbia. It focuses on MCC worker Ricardo Esquivia. Other portions of the slide show include scenes from Taiwan, Burkina Faso, and India. Issues dealt with include racism, homelessness, and discipleship. -- Note: included is a script and an audio cassette # 2357
J. S. (Jonas Smucker) Hartzler Papers 1910-1950
A small set of personal papers documenting the ministry and personal life of a pastor of the (old) Mennonite Church. Materials include an autobiography, scattered diaries of Hartzler as well as his first and second wives, sermon and Bible course notes, and miscellaneous materials. Also includes photographs of J.S. and Fannie Stutzman Hartzler and photographs and postcards from J.S. Hartzler's trip to India, the Middle East, and Europe in 1910-11.
Hartzler, J. S. (Jonas Smucker), 1857-1953
Weyburn W. and Thelma Miller Groff Papers
These papers are divided into three series:
(1) Sermons and Worship Materials, 1950-1996
(2) Correspondence, 1946-2002
(3) Miscellaneous, 1945-2003
Groff, Weyburn W.
Samuel M. and Nellie Zook King Papers
These papers document the work of a Mennonite missionary couple who served in India between 1936 and 1953. Samuel served as principal of the Dhamtari Christian Academy while Nellie taught English and home economics and worked with female evangelists.
This collection also contains a variety of administrative records created before 1936, including missionary expense reports, treasurer correspondence, and other miscellaneous correspondence, reports, and financial records.
King, Samuel M., 1900-1997
Jacob Andrews and Lina Z. Ressler Papers
Personal papers of early Mennonite mission workers in India. Materials are divided into five series:
Series 1: Correspondence, 1888-1937
Series 2: Diaries and Notebooks, 1892-1935
Series 3: Writings and Educational Records, circa 1897-1930
Series 4: Miscellaneous Materials, circa 1890-1948
Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890-1948
Ressler, Jacob Andrews, 1867-1936
These papers are organized into four series:
(1) Correspondence, 1907-1951
(2) Articles, Manuscripts, and Sermons, 1926-1951, undated
(3) Miscellaneous, 1898-1950
(4) Photographs, circa 1893 -1950
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.
Sell, Blanche
Jacob and Mary Y. Burkhard Papers 1899-1915
A small set of personal papers documenting the work of this Mennonite missionary couple in India at the turn of the century. A significant portion of the collection is comprised of the letters and notes written by Mary Burkhard covering the beginning of the 20th century up to 1957. Other materials from Mary Burkhard Yoder include scrapbooks of clippings regarding Mennonite missionary work in India, and Mary Burkhard's Bibles. The collection also contains Jacob Burkhard's outgoing correspondence, and some incoming correspondence to Jacob Burkhold, the memoirs and diary of Jacob Burkhard.
Burkhard, Jacob, 1873-1906
Two update letters from Vogt and his family, who served as Mennonite missionaries in Bihar, India.
Vogt, Milton
Jonathan G. and Fyrne A. Yoder Correspondence and Films
Outgoing letters and 8mm films created by a medical missionary couple that served in Dhamtari, India. The letters, written by Jonathan Yoder to his family in the United States, are quite descriptive, providing reflections on his work as a physician, Indian cultural practices, and information about other missionaries serving in the same area. A transcription of the letters by Paton Yoder (1989) is available in the collection. The films are heavily spliced and include brief notes about their subjects. Six of the films were created by Jonathan Yoder's sister, Rhea Yoder, a teacher at Woodstock School. VHS viewing copies for all of the films are available.
Yoder, Jonathan G.
C. D. (Christian David) Esch Diary
Transcription of the diary of a Mennonite medical missionary who served in India from 1910 until his death in 1931. The diary includes very brief activites of Esch's activities, ranging from prayer to medical duties and from administrative mission work to menial labor.
Esch, C. D. (Christian David), 1883-1931
Jacob H. and Arvilla Flisher Correspondence
Six form letters written by missionaries Jacob H. and Arvilla Flisher to inform their family, friends, and supporters of their activities in Dhamtari, India. Their letters share information about their children, their work in India, and their encounters with other Mennonites abroad.
Flisher, Arvilla