John Allen and Mary Alice Weber Lapp Papers
These papers are divided into four series:
(1) Correspondence, 1955-2004 (2) Scholarship and Publication Records, 1954-2010 (3) Miscellaneous Materials, 1958-1999 (4) Travel Journals, 1966-2016
Lapp, Mary Alice Weber, 1931-2022
Personal papers of an educator and editor who served the (old) Mennonite Church. Series include:
(1) Diaries, 1908-1921
(2) Sermons and Sermon Notes, 1924-1974
(3) Notes for Orie O. Miller Biography, circa 1960-1968
(4) Correspondence, 1936-1982
(5) Subject Files, 1916-1984
Erb, Paul, 1894-1984
Contains a letter written by Brunk, describing her work as a nurse with Mennonite Central Committee in Pusan, Korea. The scroll, presented to Brunk by the Korean Nursing Association of Pusan, features the Nightingale Pledge written in Korean. Also includes a journal from her experiences working as a "C.O. Girl" in the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane in Poughkeepsie, NY, during the summer of 1945.
Brunk, Mabel Virginia, 1926-
These papers are divided into seven series:
(1) Journals, 1931-1945
(2) Correspondence, 1928-1945
(3) Family Notes, circa 1930-1947
(4) Pennsylvania Historical Data, circa 1940-1945
(5) Miscellaneous, circa 1939-1945
(6) Manuscripts and Articles, 1926-1957
(7) Teaching Materials, 1909-1938
Yoder, Edward, 1893-1945
Jacob Conrad Meyer Papers 1888-1968
Personal papers of an (old) Mennonite conscientious objector and founder of the Mennonite Young People's Conference who went on to teach history on the faculty of Goshen College and Western Reserve University. Materials are divided into five series:
(1) Correspondence
(2) Conscientious Objection and Young People's Conference Materials
(3) Autobiographical and Family Materials
(4) Class Notes and Academic Career Information
(5) Miscellaneous Materials and Photographs
Meyer, Jacob Conrad
Ernest E. and Ruth Blosser Miller Papers
Personal papers of a Mennonite missionary and president of Goshen College and his wife. Papers are divided into the following series:
(1) Biographical and Family Materials, 1911-1992
(2) Correspondence, 1919-1977
(3) Articles, Addresses, and Sermons, circa 1929-1968
(4) Education and Teaching Materials, 1921-1965
(5) Commissioned Trips, 1946-1964
(6) Photographs, circa 1880-1963
(7) Miscellaneous, 1912-1961
Miller, Ernest E.
The personal papers of a Goshen College faculty member who taught in the history department. The collection is divided into series: 1) Historical Documents, 1849, 1907-1971; 2) Publications, 1971-2008; 3) Teaching Records, 1971-1998; 4) Mennonite Experience in America Project Material, 1975-1995; 5) Miscellaneous Papers, 1957-1999.
Schlabach, Theron F.
The personal papers of a Goshen College faculty member who taught in the English Department. The collection is divided into four series: 1) Folklore and Urban Legends, 1982-1999; 2) Cassette Tapes, 1980-1997; 3) Painting on Glass Project, 1985-1986; 4) Correspondence and Projects, 1962-2002.
Beck, Ervin
The personal papers of a long term Goshen College faculty member who taught history. The collection is divided into three series: 1) Letters to Siddie King Oyer, 1943-1948; 2) Personal Papers, 1944-1998; and 3) Family Genealogy, 1945-1995.
Oyer, John S.
Personal papers of a Goshen College professor of education and psychology. Materials include not only his faculty papers, but also materials pertaining to service work with Civilian Public Service and Mennonite Central Committee Europe prior to his academic career.
Beechy, Atlee, 1914-2000
Personal and professional papers of a Mennonite historian and professor at Goshen College from 1929 to 1972. Smith's papers include personal and professional correspondence, research notes and manuscripts for his books, subject files, class and teaching notes, and various administrative records from Goshen College and College Mennonite Church (Goshen, Ind.). Also includes a substantial collection of photographs.
Smith, Willard H., 1900-1998
A small set of papers, ephemera, and photographs pertaining to Byers's work at Goshen College, where he served as president from 1903 to 1913.
Byers, Noah Ebersole, 1872-1962
John Richard Burkholder Papers
Personal papers of a peace activist and Goshen College professor. These materials are divided into three series:
(1) Teaching Materials, 1963-1990 (2) Speeches and Writings, 1969-1997 (3) Correspondence and Subject Files, 1954-1990
Burkholder, John Richard, 1928-
A small set of professional papers associated with Viola Good, the Dean of Women at Goshen College. Materials document changing attitudes towards the education of women at the college and include annual reports from the Dean of Women from 1942 to 1962. Because Good was a strong supporter of international students, her papers also contain international student directories and tributes to Good written by international student alumni on the occasion of her retirement in 1977.
Good, Viola M., 1907-1993
Personal papers of Martha Smith Good, a female minister in the Mennonite Church. The collection consists primarily of sermons given throughout her career serving in as Goshen College's campus pastor as well as at Guelph Mennonite Church (Guelph, Ont.), Hillcrest Mennonite Church (New Hamburg, Ont.), Stirling Ave Mennonite Church (Kitchener, Ont.), Warden Woods Mennonite Church (Scarborough, Ont.), Oak Grove Mennonite Church (Smithville, OH), and Lombard Mennonite Church (Lombard, IL). Recurring themes in the sermons emphasize church roles in accepting and supporting members who are single, divorced, widowed, and homosexual. Some notes and correspondence related to her work in organizing the Women in Ministry Conferences in 1982 and 2000 are also included.
Good, Martha Smith, 1940-