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administrative files from various Bethel College roles, not much specifically on the biology department

several math books (annotated), one Bible
grade books
Bethel College scrapbook/photo album

box 1-3: math books (many annotated) removed from David H. Richert office in old Science Hall July 2001
box 4 (map folder): materials related to campaign for a math postage stamp 1992
box 5-6: math department files ca. 1960-ca. 1990
box 7: David H. Richert correspondence
box 8: Waldo Wedel biographical info, Peter J. Wedel biographical info, info on P. J. Wedel house for local register of historic places, CD of photos copied to elecrec/acc501, family history info, photos
box 9: 1960 floor plan for remodeling of P. J. Wedel house
box 10: Koinonia Farms booklet and tape; tapes of 1979 Bethel College peace lectures
box 11: scrapbook from a Bethel travel class, “Introduction to the North Country,” spring 1994, studying environmental and social issues in upstate New York, taught by AMW, Robert Hull, and Robert Kreider; donated Sept. 2014. This ought to be disassembled because it’s in one of those sticky “magnetic” photo albums.

box 1-2: Drama department files, photos, drama programs
box 3: various  theater posters (Bethel and community)
box 4: VHS videos of Bethel operas, etc. 1991-2002
box 5: opera recordings 1955 and 1982
box 6: (map folder) more posters, overflow from box 3

boxes 1-3, 5, 7, 9, 11: book collection from his office in the old Science Hall (an inventory of the books is available; almost all of them have annotations and inclusions by Richert)

box 4, 6, 8: course files, subject files, correspondence, photos

"box" 10: map folder--diplomas and Tree of Knowledge poster

"box" 12: map folder - 2 oversize photos

The collection documents Harley J. Stucky’s academic career and involvement in numerous historical, community, and church activities. Extensive correspondence is available from throughout his life and provides unique insights into a number of programs, ranging from the early development of Camp Mennoscah and other youth programs (including the North Newton 4H club as well as Western District and General Conference institutions) to the various historical organizations and celebrations for which he played major leadership roles. His insider role occasionally highlighted issues and disagreements within the numerous organizations. Stucky read quite widely and collected many pamphlets and clippings on topics related to his teaching and interests, especially those regarding international relations and nonresistance. Most significant perhaps are the materials on conscientious objection, disarmament ,and universal military service. One unique aspect of the collection is that Stucky retained copies of most, or perhaps all, of the term papers of his students, and the set from Bethel College is especially extensive. This collection provides the most extensive documentation of the Mennonite and wheat centennial celebrations in 1974, and especially of the controversies surrounding the relationship of the Wheat Committee and the Kansas Wheat Commission regarding the Kansas Wheat Center after the centennial.

see also elecrec/acc254 for phonograph record labels

box 1: Umatic videos of linear algebra lectures 1974?, early Cooperative Mathematics Department (Bethel, Tabor, McPherson) project, ca. 1985??, 11 tapes
box 2: 11 Umatic tapes
box 3-4: files from his work with Kansas Section of Mathematical Association of America 1980-2006
box 5: overflow from box 2, 4 Umatic tapes

box 1: Bethel-related reel tapes, not all well identified; BC Goals Study 1969-70; Bethel general education discussion-undated
box 2: examples of his design works in 1950s and 60s in various Mennonite periodicals
box 3: large printing plate for a place mat - designed by him while a Bethel student for Willis Rich - "Magic Circle" theme
box 4-5: art masters and press sheets for "The Sun and the Wind" (box 5 is a map folder)
box 6: grad school notes (box 7 was incorporated into box 6)
box 8-9: teaching notes

box 1: file cabinet 1, drawer 4; A-C?; reports, course notes, subject files

box 2: file drawer A; C-H

box 3: file drawer A (end), file drawer B (beginning); H-T

box 4: file drawer B (end), file cabinet 1, drawers 1 and 2; W-Z (not quite full)

box 5: cassette tapes containing word processing files of his 1981 dissertation - in Wordstar or Scripsit - looks like 2 sets of tapes (backups)

box 6: Bethel course materials

box 7-8: political campaigns and offices

box 9-13: subject files? some articles by Benjamin, some course notes, "sorted 3/95"

box 14: grad school papers

box 15: file cabinet 1, drawer 4 (end), file cabinet 2, drawer 1( beginning); course materials, subject files?

box 16: statistical demographic tables - computer printed - from State Data Center, Hugo Wall Center for Urban Studies, Wichita State University for central and southeast Kansas (date?), presumably used for congressional campaign

box 17a: file cabinet 2, drawer 1; publications and papers by Benjamin

box 17b: file cabinet 2, drawer 1 (end), file cabinet 2, drawer 2; publications and papers by Benjamin; computer manual and software (see elecrec/acc8) (discarded many 8 inch floppy discs of voter registration data)

box 18: campaign files

box 19: audio cassettes, Betamax and VHS videos; some are recordings of Benjamin, others of local events

box 20-22: conference papers, articles, etc., maybe some by Benjamin

box 24a: clippings and research notes mostly related to agricultural trade; campaign materials (discarded some 5.25 inch floppys of voter registration data, also a 1/2 inch computer tape likely also voter registration (kept as exhibit))

box 24b: audio cassettes - poorly identified; campaign materials

box 25: Betamax videos of Bethel and Newton events (need to digitize)

box 26: file cabinet 1 drawer 3; subject files, course files

box 27: file cabinet 2 drawer 4 (beginning); subject and course files

box 28: file cabinet 3 drawer 3 (beginning); subject and course files

box 29: file cabinet 3 drawer 3 (end), drawer 4 (beginning); course files

box 30: file cabinet 3 drawer 5 (end); subject files

box 31: file cabinet 3 drawer 1 (end), drawer 2; subject files?

box 32: file cabinet 3 drawer 4 (end), drawer 5 (beginning); subject and course files

box 33: file cabinet 2 drawer 4 (end), file cabinet 3 drawer 1 (beginning); subject and course files

Deknatel Consort 1978-1995, Bach Festival 1985, Chapel organ planning 1979-1985, 1936 Reuter chapel organ, worship symposium 1996, Walls and Windows Robert Kreider symposium 1998, 1991 and 1993 arts and religion symposia

audio tapes (reel and cassette) of speeches for the Intercollegiate Peace Speech Association; most or all are speeches by Bethel College students

Box 3: job offer at Bethel correspondence; BELL program 1970-1972; Bible & Religion Department files 1970s-1985; ACCK religion and philosophy 1970s; Historic Peace Churches/FOR Continuation Committee 1991-1997

Box 4: Bible & Religion Department files 1985-1997 (25 year newsletter, summary of graduates 1972-1995)

Box 5: Bible & Religion Department files 1997-2005; BIFL 1980-2005

Box 6: Course syllabi - Bethel, WSU, Great Plains, Toronto

Box 7: Mennonite statements 1900-1980 on peace and social concerns

Box 8, 9: Gordon Kaufman symposium 1996

Box 10-12: general Bethel files

Box 13: Great Plains seminary; Peace Love & Justice Task Force 1979-1982; Western District Peace & Social Concerns Committee 1981-1987

Faculty files, files from boards and committees on which she served, both Bethel College and broader church-related

academic writings and notes, some kind of Policies and Procedures manual, 1996 retirement tributes
boxes 2-6: Lois Deckert diaries, correspondence, writings 1968-2009

Waltner’s papers are extensive and cover his career and service in great detail. Waltner discarded very little, and this is immediately evidenced by the detailed notes and student papers surviving for the classes he took at Bethel, the University of South Dakota, and all three seminaries where he studied. A handful of Winifred’s student papers are included. Both Erland and Winifred kept journals, and Erland actually retained his pocket calendars listing appointments for virtually his entire career. The most significant documentation of the Waltner family is their correspondence, especially some thirty years of nearly weekly letters from Erland’s father, Ben J Waltner. Also revealing the story of the Waltner family are the frequent letters between Erland and Winifred; corresponding whenever they were apart early in the marriage and whenever he traveled to his numerous speaking engagements. The demand for him to speak is documented by many hundreds of letters inviting him to speak, and far more invitations were received than he could accept. Perhaps of most interest to the historian will be Waltner’s extensive correspondence regarding the Mennonite Biblical Seminary and as a General Conference leader in the 1940s and 1950s. Included are details regarding the revival of the seminary and its early years in Chicago. Most significant are likely the negotiations with the Mennonite Church (Old Mennonites) regarding the move of the seminary to Elkhart and the early cooperative efforts, which includes a number of original letters with Harold S. Bender. Also of interest are a decade of letters from E. G. Kaufman trying to recruit Waltner to Bethel College, and letters from those trying to recruit him to the seminary at the same time. Waltner’s involvement with the Board of Education and Publication and numerous subcommittees will have overlapping documentation in the archives of the General Conference, but some materials are not duplicates. This is perhaps most true of the six years of correspondence as conference president. The Board of Missions papers are mostly duplicates of the conference archives, including many numbered and circular letters, but interspersed are some likely original letters not in the church archives. (The collection contains several folders of letters from other, mostly older, General Conference leaders which Waltner somehow acquired and retained). The correspondence and reports Waltner saved from his work with MCC and MWC are also significant although not extensive. He even has papers documenting the beginning of the Mennonite Medical Association (and for many years seemed to be the only non-doctor on the membership list). He was often the person called upon to represent the General Conference in inter-Mennonite activities in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. Waltner was a founder of the first General Conference Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Hively Avenue, and the collection contains materials related to the beginning of the church and its ongoing activities. One surprise might be that this collection does not contain significant documentation from Waltner’s two decades as seminary president - these official files from his administrative duties are at the seminary as they should be. Following his retirement, Waltner did continue to receive and retained a thorough set of faculty minutes and memos. Some of these communications with other faculty may be unique copies. What is definitely unique among Waltner’s seminary papers are the thousands of pages of lecture notes, course syllabi, student papers, exams, and other evaluations. These cover a period of nearly forty years (late fifties through early nineties) and provide insight into what was being taught at a very detailed level. Although perhaps less significant historically than the MBS and General Conference materials, this collection also documents the thinking and preaching of one of the most significant General Conference preachers of the twentieth century. As many as fifteen hundred to two thousand of his sermons have survived - most are in outline form on half sheets of paper and almost all have the place/occasion and date included. They are generally sorted by the scripture passage, i.e. all of the sermons on Mark, Psalms, Job, etc. Some are sorted by topic. However, they maybe found everywhere - so a folder for a seminary course on Peter may contain a handful of sermon outlines on Peter from the 1940s or 1950s. In one respect these sermons are important because only a decade of the over four decades of sermons were as a pastor of a congregation. The demand for Waltner to preach was overwhelming and it seems like he was preaching somewhere every Sunday, including not only at local congregations but also district conferences and a host of special events, such as ordinations, building dedications, commencements, and so forth.

A handful of Waltner’s early sermons in Mountain Lake were in German, and be preached in German during some of his earlier MCC and MWC travels in Canada, Europe and South America. Otherwise the collection is in English.