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box 1: various church bulletins 1949-1969, Bethel Mennonite Church Perkasie materials 1950-1955, Pacific District Conference materials 1955-1963, Menno Mennonite Church Ritzville materials 1955-1963, constitutions-mostly of congregations, General Conference 1959 materials including photos
box 2: Eastern District Conference materials 1945-1961

Included is a $100.00 share of stock in the Lancaster Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Road Company made out to George L. Mayer and noted distributions to Eli G. Reist in various installments until 1920.

Included in this collection are notices of Clayton F. Derstine's early speaking engagements, a sermon given in 1940, and a condensed version of the biographical sketch that appeared in the Canadian Mennonite in 1966.

This collection chronicles the early life of Elizabeth M. Yoder Woodiwiss (1889-1986), who homesteaded in North Dakota from 1907-1910. Her diaries (photocopies of originals) record her experiences as a homesteader, as well as a few years after she returned to Pennsylvania.  Articles about Elizabeth are also in the collection, alongside her own recollections. There are also photographs depicting her as a homesteader and later in life, as well as photographs of the homesteading community.

A transcribed, typewritten copy of a diary kept by Ammon Sala, a Mennonite conscientious objector who was conscripted for military service in World War I. Sala left for Camp Lee on October 4, 1917 and was not released until December 1918. Sala's diary entries are very brief, describing one or two daily activities.

The diary was transcribed by Mark Moyer. The original diary remains in the possession of Helen Lenda.

Transcription created in 1963 of the ministerial records of a bishop who served the Franconia Conference of the Mennonite Church.  Materials include (1) a list of members of the Upper Skippack Mennonite Church (Pennsylvania) at the time of Bean's ordination, (2) names, dates, and locations of baptisms performed, (3) a list of Franconia Conference ordinations, and (4) names, dates,  ages, and texts preached for funerals performed.

These papers consist of one letter from Peter Nissley to Jacob Schneider (in German, with English translation) describing the health of his neighbors and arranging a meeeting among Jacob Schneider, Amos Herr, and himself, and twelve letters in English from John M. Brenneman to Peter Nissley discussing the welfare of the church.

A 9 page typed manuscript of a book entitled An Explanation of Incidents That Took Place among the So-Called Mennonites (1854).  The manuscript concerns Grater's dispute with the Skippack, Pennsylvania Mennonite congregation.

The collection consists of an original leather-bound notebook belonging to Joseph Bowman, documenting among other things some of his travels. Along with this notebook is a typed transcript of these travel reports dated 1975.

A typed transcription of a letter describing the Baumans' trip from Ontario, Canada to their home in Breckneck Township, Pennsylvania in 1846 and the condition of their crops and the weather upon their arrival.  Five different copies of the transcript are present.

A small collection of records from a congregation affiliated with the Allegheny Mennonite Conference.

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

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.

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.

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.