Identity area
Reference code
US MCUSAA HM1/532SC
Title
Mrs. Lester Snyder Collection of Early Mennonite Documents
Date(s)
- 1783-1875 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.10 Linear Feet; 1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of early Mennonite documents collected by Mrs. Lester Snyder and their English translations. The documents include various baptismal certificates and letters from Langnau, Switzerland and Stark County, Ohio. Among the names listed in these documents are Christina Schwartz, Christian Schwartz, Ulrich Schwarz, Heinrich Sommer, Anna Barbara Wyss, Menonit Egli, Anna Haghegger, and Johannes Wyss.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
flat
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
These materials are open for public research.
Conditions governing reproduction
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the Mennonite Church USA Archives.
Language of material
- English
- German
Script of material
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Description control area
Description identifier
ArchonInternalCollectionID:1507
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Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2014-04-09
Language(s)
- English