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Alan Hochstetler Papers 1958-1961

  • US MCUSAA HM1/996
  • Collection
  • 1957- circa 2011

A set of personal papers documenting Alan Hochstetler's voluntary service work in Vietnam and Korea under the auspices of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).  The papers consist primarily of correspondence from Hochstetler to his family in Nappanee, Indiana.  The letters provide a lot of detail about the daily work and activities of Hochstetler and other MCC volunteers.  In his correspondence, Hochstetler also discusses the weather, major political events, and his relationships with his fellow voluntary service workers.

Other materials in this collection include correspondence from MCC and the selective service, slides and photographs taken during his service work, photographs taken during a 1997 trip to Vietnam, clippings, a Vietnam diary, a hand drawn map of the Leprosarium, the Tidings of the Banmethouoat Leprosarium, a service certificate from MCC, and a nine-page manuscript containing personal reflections and recollections of his service work and his return trips to Vietnam.

Hochstetler, Alan, 1939-

Alvin J. Miller Papers 1912-1930

  • US MCUSAA HM1/673
  • Collection
  • 1874-1944

An instrumental humanitarian in the Mennonite Church, Alvin J. Miller engaged in relief work in France, Crimea, and Constantinople with the American Friends Service Committee and the Red Cross. He later served in the American Relief Association and also with the American Mennonite Relief in Russia (1921-1926). Miller also assisted with the colonization committees helping to place Russian Mennonite refugees onto Canadian farms and seeling second mortgage Farm Lien Bonds to American Amish and Mennonite buyers to raise money for this venture (1927-1930). His personal collection includes correspondence, documents and reports documenting these experiences.

Miller, Alvin J., 1883-1981

Arthur Voth Photographs and Correspondence

  • US MCUSAA HM4/387
  • Collection
  • 1947-1949

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.

Voth, Arthur A., 1920-2003

Arthur W. Slagel fonds (photograph collection)

  • CA MHC 665
  • Fonds
  • 1920-1924

This fonds contains 276 photographs taken and received by Arthur W. Slagel during his 3-year assignment with Mennonite Central Committee from 1920-1923. The collection has photos of the relief work in Russia showing various aspects of the work including workers, headquarters, storage, distribution, seeded and distributed crops, transportation, buildings and homes. The photos were taken in locations such as Chortitza, Alexandrosk, Schoenwiese, Rosenthal, Halbstadt, Gnadenfeld, Ohrloff, Nicopol, and Sagradowka. There are images of the 1923 emigration group from Schoenwiese leaving for Canada. There are general scenic photos of the Dnieper rapids, the Kremlin and other sites in Moscow. Some photographs were likely given to Slagel from Mennonite workers in Russia, such as the Solomon Ediger family, the Peter Nikkel family, the Johann Janzen family, the Ohrloff teachers and others. And, finally there are photos of travels taken in England, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, Egypt, Palestine and Syria.

Slagel, Arthur W., 1891-1943

Christian L. and Mina Roth Graber Papers 1840-1973

  • US GCA HM1/209
  • Collection
  • 1813-1973

Personal papers of Christian L. Graber and Mina Roth Graber, consisting of correspondence, diaries, sermons, scrapbooks, geneological records, and information about Christian L. Graber's time as a conscientious objector during World War I, his stint as a relief worker, and his service to Mennonite Central Committee.

The papers are divided into the following series:

(1) Correspondence

(2) Sermons and Writings

(3) Personal and Family Records

(4) War, Peace, and Relief Work

(5) Business, Legal, and Estate Files

(6) Subject Files and Miscellaneous

(7) Mina Roth Graber Diaries

(8) Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Miscellaneous

Graber, Christian L., 1895-1987

David Giesbrecht fonds

  • CA MHSBC 111
  • Fonds
  • 1928-1971, 1985-1995

Fonds consists of the following series -
1) Constitution - MCC; includes policies - 1991-1994 (1 file) Box 231
2) Minutes - MCC - 1991-1995 (1 file) Box 231
3) Correspondence - includes MCC executive committee, personnel committee, personal - 1987-1995 (4 files) Box 231
4) Reports - MCC; includes M2/W2 association - 1980-1994 (2 files) Box 231
5) Lists - 1990-1994 - (1 file) Box 231
6) Search Committee - 1994-1995 (1 file) Box 231
7) Personnel and Personnel evaluations - 1991,1993 (2 files) Box 231
8) Housing Society - 1990-1994 (1 file) Box 231
9) Supportive Care Services - 1991-1994 (2 files) Box 231
10) Presentation - Sardis - 1992-1995 (2 files) Box 231
11) Study - Teachable Moments; Christian Response to the Native People - 1995 (1 file) Box 231
12) Meeting; Twin Firs and Cedars - 1991-1994 (1 file) Box 231
13) History Committee - 1988-1990 (1 file) Box 231
14) Luitjen's Case - 1985-1995 (1 file) Box 231
15) Aids Advisory Committee - 1988-1994 (2 files) Box 231
16) Publications - 1990 (2 files) Box 231
17) Clippings - 1994 (1 file) Box 231
18) Photographs - (1 file) Box 231
19) Ship Aurania - Pier 21 - 1928-1971 (1 file) Box 231

Giesbrecht, David, 1939-

Delbert Wiens Journal

  • US MCUSAA HM1/964
  • Collection
  • 1954-1956

The journal documents Wiens's service as a Mennonite Centeral Committee relief worker in Vietnam from 1954 to 1956. The typewritten journal began as a diary with handwritten comments that was sent to friends and family.  Later entries are more deliberately written as letters or reports, with fewer daily entries.  Wiens provides detailed descriptions of his work, the social conditions, and his interactions with the Vietnamese and other relief workers. 

This is a photocopy of the original journal.

Wiens, Delbert Leroy, 1931-

Edwin L. Weaver Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/693
  • Collection
  • 1926-1975

Contains correspondence, teaching materials, manuscripts, and other miscellaneous materials.

Weaver, Edwin L.

Erna Fast Mennonite Central Committee Hamburg Scrapbook

  • US MCUSAA HM1/960
  • Collection
  • 1948-1949

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.

Fast, Erna, 1912-2008

George Neufeld fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1946-1948

This fonds the three diaries and thirty three photographs covering the time Neufeld spent working with MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) in England, France, and Germany. The diaries record what Neufeld did but also his thoughts and feelings as he worked in war torn Europe.

Neufeld, George W., 1916-1985

Harold F. Miller Articles and Reports

  • US MCUSAA HM1/975
  • Collection
  • 1972-1998

These materials were assembled under the title "The Complete Writings of Harold F. Miller."  They consist of published and unpublished works by Miller.  Most works address development and NGOs in Africa.

J. N. and Edna Ruth Byler Papers 1940-1960

  • US MCUSAA HM1/354
  • Collection
  • 1910-2006

These materials primarily document the life of J. N. Byler, although researchers interested in Edna Ruth Byler's life will also find some relevant files.  The records are divided into seven series:

(1) Correspondence, 1940-1962

(2) Journals, 1942-1957

(3) Sermons, Speeches, and Writings, 1920-1964

(4) Relief Work Files, 1926-1960

(5) Photographs, 1910-1945

(6) Financial Records, 1924-1960

(7) Miscellaneous, 1918-2006

Byler, Edna Ruth, 1904-1976

Jacob Gerbrandt fonds

  • CA MHC PP
  • Fonds
  • 1909-1963 , predominant 1922-1935

This fonds consists predominantly of materials concerning settlement work through the Canada Colonization Association, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization, and the Mennonite Settlement Board. The materials are mostly correspondence and reports. Additional materials include correspondence, minutes and reports concerning various Mennonite conferences, relief work through the Mennonite Central Committee and the Emergency Relief Board, and the German English Academy, as well as sermons and some personal correspondence. Materials are both typewritten and handwritten.

Gerbrandt, Jacob, 1888-1980

John E. Sharp Papers 1977-2002

  • US MCUSAA HM1/933
  • Collection
  • 1977-2014

Personal papers of Mennonite pastor, administrator, educator, author

Records from pastorate at Scottdale (Penn

Subject files arranged alphabetically

Research files for the Orie O. Miller biography

Sharp, John E., 1951-

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