This series consists of an almost complete set of diaries documenting Yoder's daily life. It also includes two handwritten volumes entitled, " Incidents in the Life of C. Z. Yoder."
Includes a financial ledger (1903-1920), records of Hallman's teaching at Hesston Bible College, materials on the Martin-Hallman Clothing Company, photographs of Daniel Kauffman and T. K. Hershey, and other miscellaneous materials.
Brief daily entries for the following years: 1898-1903, 1905-1906, 1910-1913, 1915-1930, 1932-1936, 1937-1956. ANother author continued Hallman's diary after his death.
Incoming and outgoing personal, professional, and pastoral correspondence. Contains a good deal of friendly correspondence with Pennsylvania Mennonites, Also includes a lot of correspondence regarding mission business and tracts. Mininger's correspondence with and about religious conscientious objectors in World War I is particularly significant. Correspondence is largely arranged chronologically. Correspondence arranged by correspondents' names may be found at the end of the series.
A small collection of pamphlets, tracts, clippings, and other materials pertaining to the imprisonment of religious conscientious objectors in World War I.
The richest source of information in this series are Marian Hostetler's personal letters sent while she was serving in Algeria under Mennonite Central Committee in the 1960s. The letters contain interesting observations on political and social conditions in Algeria, as well as information about Hostetler's relief work. Also of particular note in this series is a work of graphic non-fiction by Hostetler entitled, "Un Aperçu de la Vie du Prophète William Wadé Harris." Other materials in this series include unit and alumni newsletters from the MCC Algeria Unit and the newsletter of the Mennonite Voluntary Service Unit in Gulfport, Miss.
Diaries and databooks kept by T. K. Hershey. Entries are fairly descriptive and discuss Hershey's daily appointments and activities. This series includes special diaries kept during trips. Researchers should note that there are gaps in this series.
Includes curricula vitae, obituaries, bibliographies of Yoder's works, an interview with Yoder's parents, funeral service materials, a copy of Anne Marie Guth Yoder's biography, and other miscellaneous materials.
Consists primarily of incoming correspondence to A. B. Kolb. Also includes scattered incoming and outgoing correspondence to his wife, Phoebe, his children, and Salome Funk (Mrs. John F. Funk).
Consists primarily of mansucripts and articles written or translated by Kolb. Also includes photographs and clippings about the Bell Company, family photographs, booklets, and ephemera.