Edwin and Irene Weaver served the Mennonite Church as long-time missionaries in India, 1935-56, and Nigeria, 1959-67, and Ghana, 1969-71. Most of the records in this personal collection deal with West Africa, although there are some friendship letters to those Edwin and Irene Weaver were with in India. They retired to Hesston, Kansas, in 1989. Box 8 contains memoirs written by Irene Weaver, primarily about her childhood in India, and her time working aboard for Mennonite Board of Missions. Additionally, some of the memoirs deal with her time at Goshen College.

Three "volumes" of "In-Gold Coast," an update letter sent by the Ingolds from their service in Ghana, where John Ingold taught biology and physical education.  The letters contain a good deal of information about Mennonite mission and relief work and the Mennonite community in Accra.

Folder 1 contains content related to the creation of correspondence courses by both John Stanley Friesen and Delores Friesen for Mennonite Broadcasting, specifically related to their use in Africa. Folder 2 contains assorted documents related to the creation of study guides for MCC, as well as various other research materials for studies on MCC aid and families.

The collection contains personal and Bible course correspondence, reports, photographs, sermon notes, and clippings. It covers Laurence’s school years, his pastoral work in the Chicago area, missionary service in Ghana, and post retirement activities in the U.S.

Papers of a Mennonite missionary couple stationed in India and Ghana, with interest in the mission field in Nigeria.  Divided into the following series:

(1) Correspondence, Subject Files, and Miscellaneous, 1944-1977

(2) Sermon Outlines, 1927-1956

(3) Photographs, 1954-1963

(4) Audio Tapes, circa 1957-1972