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Jacob H. and Arvilla Flisher Correspondence

  • US MCUSAA HM1/333SC
  • Sammlung
  • 1966-1970

Six form letters written by missionaries Jacob H. and Arvilla Flisher to inform their family, friends, and supporters of their activities in Dhamtari, India.  Their letters share information about their children, their work in India, and their encounters with other Mennonites abroad.

Flisher, Arvilla

Milton Vogt Correspondence

  • US MCUSAA HM1/223SC
  • Sammlung
  • 1960

Two update letters from Vogt and his family, who served as Mennonite missionaries in Bihar, India.

Vogt, Milton

Weyburn W. and Thelma Miller Groff Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/100
  • Sammlung
  • 1945-2003

These papers are divided into three series:

(1) Sermons and Worship Materials, 1950-1996

(2) Correspondence, 1946-2002

(3) Miscellaneous, 1945-2003

Groff, Weyburn W.

Paul and Esther Kniss Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/990
  • Sammlung
  • 1945-2002

These papers, documenting the life and work of a Mennonite missionary couple who served in India for 43 years, are divided into two series:

(1) Correspondence, 1945-1991

(2) Bihar Mission Records, 1955-1993

Kniss, Paul George, 1925-2019

Elizabeth S. Erb Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/989
  • Sammlung
  • 1936-1992

These papers consist primarily of Elizabeth "Betty" Erb's outgoing correspondence, describing her life and work as a missionary nurse in India.  Also included among the papers are Erb's journals, a small number of photographs, and miscellaneous materials, including poems, compositions, and essays by Erb.

Erb, Elizabeth S., 1918-1993

Jonathan G. and Fyrne A. Yoder Correspondence and Films

  • US MCUSAA HM1/298
  • Sammlung
  • 1935-1989

Outgoing letters and 8mm films created by a medical missionary couple that served in Dhamtari, India. The letters, written by Jonathan Yoder to his family in the United States, are quite descriptive, providing reflections on his work as a physician, Indian cultural practices, and information about other missionaries serving in the same area. A transcription of the letters by Paton Yoder (1989) is available in the collection. The films are heavily spliced and include brief notes about their subjects. Six of the films were created by Jonathan Yoder's sister, Rhea Yoder, a teacher at Woodstock School. VHS viewing copies for all of the films are available.

Yoder, Jonathan G.

C. D. (Christian David) Esch Diary

  • US MCUSAA HM1/314SC
  • Sammlung
  • 1928

Transcription of the diary of a Mennonite medical missionary who served in India from 1910 until his death in 1931.  The diary includes very brief activites of Esch's activities, ranging from prayer to medical duties and from administrative mission work to menial labor.

Esch, C. D. (Christian David), 1883-1931

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India) Publicity Committee Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/17/013
  • Sammlung
  • 1922-1952

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).

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India)

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India) Inter-Society Correspondence and Subject Files

  • US MCUSAA IV/17/016
  • Sammlung
  • 1922-1949

This small series contains correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, receipts, and other miscellaneous materials documenting interactions between the American Mennonite Mission in India and other Christian agencies in India.  These agencies include: National Christian Council, Mid-India Christian Council, Chhatisgarh Missionary Association, Union Hindi Weekly, N. I. Tract and Book Society, Bible Society, Himalayan School, and the Joint Examening Board.  Correspondence pertaining to a joint hymn book committee may also be found in this series.

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India)

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India) Normal Committee Records

  • US MCUSAA IV/17/008
  • Sammlung
  • 1922-1949

Scattered records documenting the American Mennonite Mission's teacher training program, which seems to have trained Indian teachers and other workers in Christian education.

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India)

Arthur D. Unruh Papers 1920-1929

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.413
  • Sammlung
  • 1920-1929

papers related to an effort by the Christian Endeavor Society of First Mennonite Church, Newton, Kansas, to raise money for building a new mission station in India in the 1920s

Unruh, Arthur D., 1890-1988

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India) Medical Committee Meeting Minutes

  • US MCUSAA IV/17/010
  • Sammlung
  • 1917-1959

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.

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India)

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India) Auditing Committee Minutes and Reports

  • US MCUSAA IV/17/012
  • Sammlung
  • 1917-1951

A small set of records documeting the work of the auditing committee, which monitored the financial operations of the American Mennonite Mission in India.  Earliest years of the records include committee minutes; after 1921, only reports were retained.  Researchers should note that reports are not present for all years.

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India)

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India) Secretary's Correspondence and Subject Files

  • US MCUSAA IV/17/004
  • Sammlung
  • 1917-1952

This series consists primarily of Incoming and outgoing correspondence to and from the office of the secretary, which appears to have replaced the office of the superintendent as the director of the mission's affairs.  Researchers will find in this series correspondence between the secretary and leaders of the Mennonite Board of Missions, Indian government officials, and non-Mennonite mission organizations.  Also present here are the secretary's record book (1905-1915), which contains the earliest executive committee and business meeting minutes as well as a number of subject files.

Secretaries of the American Mennonite Mission include J. N. Kauffman, Aldine Carpenter Brunk, and J. D. Graber (1937-1944).

American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India)

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