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Lawrence A. Bartel Papers

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.167
  • Collection
  • 1922-1973

Poetry, stories, other writing by Bartel

Sermons by Alvin Beachy

Bartel, Lawrence A., 1902-1981

Robert L. Baer Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/462SC
  • Collection
  • 1973-1975

The collection includes copies of court records and other materials related to Robert L. Baer's shunning by the Reformed Mennonite Church.

Baer, Robert L.

Jacob Oberholtzer Will And Testament

  • US MCUSAA HM1/475SC
  • Collection
  • circa 1813

The collection consists of the will and testament of Jacob Oberholtzer.

Oberholtzer, Jacob, 1767-1847

John N. Durr Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/203
  • Collection
  • 1855-1934

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

Durr, John N., 1853-1934

Joseph Allen Hooley and Catherine Hooley Family Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/389
  • Collection
  • 1793-1932

Joseph Allen Hooley was the son of John C. Hooley and Elizabeth Hertzler Hooley, and his wife, Catherine (Hooley) Hooley was the daughter of David K. Hooley and Fannie (Hertzler) Hooley.  Joseph and Catherine Hooley moved from Mifflin County, Penn. to West Liberty, Ohio in 1904.  Both were members of the (old) Mennonite Church and appear to have made a living farming.

This small set of family papers consists primarily of land records (indentures, deeds, etc., mostly from Mifflin County, Penn.).  Other materials include family account books, farm records, autograph books, estate documents, and a scrapbook containing clippings of poems.

Hooley, Joseph Allen, 1859-1933

Jacob K. Gross Correspondence (Photocopies)

  • US MCUSAA HM1/154
  • Collection
  • 1764-1907

Photocopies of family correspondence of a Mennonite bishop in Ontario.  Full inventory may be found on the Web site of the Mennonite Heritage Center, which owns the originals.

Gross, Jacob K., 1780-1865

Paul M. Schrock Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/521
  • Collection
  • 1955-2006

A small set of personal papers documenting the education and work of an editor and photojournalist for the Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Penn.).  The bulk of the materials consist of completed surveys about the Mennonite Publishing House's Words of Cheer children's magazine.  The surveys report the opinions of elementary school readers in the United States and Canada.  Other materials include an autobiographical essay, correspondence, materials pertaining to his undergraduate and graduate degrees, and photographic negatives depicting a Sunday School Convention at Eastern Mennonite College (1965), Mennonite General Conference (1965 and 1967), the Sunday School Centennial at West Liberty, Ohio (1963), the Sunday School Centennial at Masontown, Penn. (1963), and a "Russian visit" (1965).

Schrock, Paul M., 1935-2011

Christian Reist Family Correspondence and Financial Documents

  • US MCUSAA HM1/323SC
  • Collection
  • circa 1820-1860

A small set of correspondence, bonds documenting loans of money, and wills pertaining to Christian Reist and members of his family in and around Lancaster Co., Penn.

Researchers should note that these are not the original letters, but rather photocopies.

Reist, Christian, 1770-1855

Brubacher Family Correspondence

  • US MCUSAA HM1/473SC
  • Collection
  • 1808-1848

Six letters in German script from members of the Brubacher family residing in Ontario and Pennsylvania.  Correspondents include Johannes and Susanna Brubacher, Jacob and Maria Brubacher, and Heinrich Brubacher.  ALl of the letters have either been transcribed or translated.  Among the letters are also several photocopied German hymns with translations into English.

Brubaker family

Mennonite Church Allegheny Conference Records

  • US MCUSAA II/016
  • Collection
  • 1875-2009

Records of the governing body of the Allegheny Mennonite Conference. Organized into the following series:

Series 1: Governing Documents, 1975-1980

Series 2: Annual Conference Minutes and Reports, 1904-2009

Series 3: Executive Committee Materials, 1946-1980

Series 4: Education Committee Materials, 1895-1974

Series 5: Mission Committee and Women's Missionary and Service Commission Materials, 1914-1993

Series 6: Miscellaneous Materials, 1892-2001

Mennonite Church. Allegheny Conference

Johannes Weber Letter and Transcription

  • US MCUSAA HM1/486SC
  • Collection
  • 1865

The collection consists of a copy of a letter written by Johannes Weber to his cousin Samuel Weber on January 10, 1865, and its transcription. The letter offers some local news about various people and a brief mention of draft and the government.

Weber, Johannes

Mennonite Board of Missions Student and Young Adult Services Philadelphia Student Center Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/09/007
  • Collection
  • 1955-1980

Records pertaining to a ministry for Mennonite college and university students and young adults in the Philadelphia area.  The Philadelphia office seemed to have coordinated work with area Mennonite student fellowships, offered a Mennonite presence to area college campuses, organized workshops, and assisted with tasks for the general Student and Young Adult Services Ministry.  Records include correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, seminar papers, and a cashbook.

Mennonite Board of Missions. Student and Young Adult Services Committee

Joel Detweiler Letter 1850

  • US MCUSAA HM1/506SC
  • Collection
  • 1850

The collection consists of the photocopy of the original letter written by Joel Detweiler of Champaign County, Ohio to Joel Kauffman of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania dated January 14, 1850, as well as a typed transcription. The letter includes local news and personal updates.

Detweiler, Joel

Christian Beiler Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/513SC
  • Collection
  • 1863-1920

The collection consists of miscellaneous copies of Christian Beiler's writings and include a few transcriptions.

Beiler, Christian

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