Personal and pastoral papers of a pastor and bishop of the (old) Mennonite Church who served primarily in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. Durr also served as the first moderator of the Southwest Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference. He also served as moderator of the General Conference Committee and the preliminary General Conference in 1897.
Durr's papers are divided into
(1) Congregational and Conference Records, 1867-1919
(2) Correspondence, 1858-1940
(3) Miscellaneous Materials, 1878-1937
(4) Sermons and Collected Tracts, circa 1872-1934
(5) Financial and Legal Records, 1879-1938