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This small collection was created by Peter Yoder, the grandfather or Walter E. Yoder,  THe account book provides a record of the settling of family estates, sales of goods, loans, and monetary transactions performed on behalf of others.  The remedy book contains instructions for treating various human and animal maladies as well as recipes for tanning leather, making cement, etc.

Certified copy of the naturalization papers of John Beitler, a Bavarian who became an American citizen in Richland County, Ohio, on November 20, 1838.

A book of sermons, handwritten in German, written by Peter Lehman.  Lehman was one of the early bishops of the Croghan-Lowville, New York Amish congregation that immigrated from Alsace.

Jacob Krehbiel was a Mennonite immigrant from Pfrimmerhof (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany) who immigrated to New York in 1831.  This photocopy of a document in German script documents financial transaction in relation to an inheritance [payment of inheritance tax?] in Germany.

A photocopy of [a portion of?] a French census of Anabaptists in Villé, Alsace that lists heads of household and their ages and birthplaces, family members' names and ages, and general observations about the Anabaptist population. Ancestors of Christian Reber (1784-1848) appear to be among the 16 families listed.

Also present in the folder is a biographical sketch of Reber, a photocopy of a German document dated 1542, and an article about the 1780 census.  A photocopy of Reber's passport should be in this folder as well, but is missing as of 06/11/2013.

Scattered family records including family histories, a passport, a birth- and baptism certificate, and assorted correspondence.

A photocopy of a document signed by five heirs of Benedict Miller outlining arrangements for financial support of Benedict Miller's widow, Barbara Miller.

An "Erb-Schrift" providing dates of birth and death, when applicable, for the wives and descendants of Christian Yoder (1790-1846). A transcription of this hand-written document is available. Additionally, this collection includes a letter written in 1845 from Christian Yoder (1790-1846) to his son, also named Christian Yoder regarding the state of the Amish Church.

A small set of personal papers that consist of handwritten Bechtel and Hartmann family histories and a collection of broadsides.  Also includes a photocopy of a handwritten German hymn perhaps written by Abraham A. Meyer and given the English title "Life's Great Balance."  English translations are available for the family histories and the hymn.

Files pertaining to the financial administation of a grant received in 1990 from the United States Agency for International Development Office of the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad.  The grant was used to build an obstetrical wing for and make other physical plant improvements to the Dhamtari Christian Hospital in Dhamtari, India.

The Indiana-Michigan Conference Mission Board not only operated a number of domestic mission stations in Indiana, Michigan, and Kentucky, but also supported the work of missionaries abroad.  In 1970, the mission board was dissolved and replaced by a mission committee.  These records are divided into several series.

A small set of congregational records documenting the worship, outreach, and community life of a Mennonite church serving a university community.  Materials include governing documents, committee records, newsletters, membership records, Financial records, and miscellaneous materials.  The Michigan State University Mennonite Fellowship was a dual conference congregation, affiliated with both the (old) Mennonite Church and the General Conference Mennonite Church.

Committee meeting minutes, primary school reports, scholarship applications, curricula, and other records pertaining to the educational institutions supported by the American Mennonite Mission.  These institutions included the Dhamtari Christian Academy and a number of elementary and vocational schools.  Minutes of the education committee concern the progress of individual students, scholarship awards and the curriculum..

Minutes of the body charged with the administration of the mission medical facilities, including the hospital, the leprosaureum, and various dispensaries. After 1952, the Medical Committee was renamed the Medical Council.

Records of the committee charged with educating the public about the work of the American Mennonite Mission in India through print media.  Materials include an account book (1924-1929), meeting minutes (1922-1937, undated), and miscellaneous materials, including statistical reports about Mennonites in India and the beginnings of the Mennonite Church in India (1949-1952).