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Alma Slagel Eigsti "adopted" a Russian Mennonite refugee named Margareta Unruh through her Sunday school class at Waldo Mennonite Church in Illinois. Unruh and her family were forced to flee Russia in 1943, first staying in Holland and later immigrating to Paraguay. Eigsti and Unruh corresponded with each other from 1946-1981. In this collection are the letters that Eigsti received from Unruh. The letters describe Unruh's domestic life and her personal needs. There is also a small amount of correspondence from Tina Boschmann.

This collection consists primarily of well labeled photographic prints documenting Arthur Voth's service with the Mennonite Central Committee in post-World War II Europe.  Photos depict Arthur Voth, his coworkers, refugee camps, German and Austrian Mennonite refugees, and the resettlement process from arrival at a refugee camp to departure.

The letters provide descriptions of the Fallingbostel Refugee Camp, a detailed account of the transport of 213 Mennonite refugees from Austria to Germany in 1948, and personal reflections on the resettlement of refugees.

The scrapbook, presented to Erna Fast by Paul Neumann, documents the work of the "Mennoniten-Speisung," or Mennonite Soup Kitchen in Hamburg from 1948-1949.   It contains photographs of relief workers and Germans, as well as personalized letters of thanks and gratitude from those who received aid.

A small set of personal papers documenting the Wyses' participation in the Mennonite Central Committee refugee relief work in post World War II Germany,  Documents include photographs, correspondence, letters of thanks and artwork from refugees, MCC reports and documents pertaining to the distribution of clothing and other civilian relief work.

Various subjects and time periods

Personal papers of long-time Mennonite Central Committee workers best known for their work to resettle Mennonite refugees after World War II.  These papers are divided into two series:

(1) Correspondence and Subject Files, 1939-2010

(2) Sound Recordings, 1984-1985