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box 1: slides, photo albums (disassembled)

box 2: slides, guest books, mission files, autobiography (his)

box 3: diaries (hers)

box 4: diaries (hers), photo album, slides

box 5-7: 16mm films

box 8: additional copy of Harold autobiography brought in by anonymous donor 12 May 2015

Information regarding the World War II experiences of Henry C. Penner, a Mennonite from Wrickler, Manitoba who was arrested for resisting the draft in 1944. Tapes and transcripts of interviews conducted by Leonard Gross with Henry and his son Leonard Penner are included, as is correspondence between the army and Henry’s uncle George Penner concerning the arrest and subsequent court martial. The records of the court martial, some miscellaneous notes and pamphlets, and slides of documents are also included.

These records are divided into the following series:

(1) Executive Council Meeting Minutes

(2) Director's Correspondence and Subject Files

(3) Conference Records

(4) Photographs

(5) Publications

(6) Audiovisual materials

box 1 genealogical, biographical, funeral guest book, diplomas, diaries, photos (an embroidered shawl or scarf was transferred to Kauffman Museum, 2 Nov 2006)

box 2 correspondence, photos, writings, master’s thesis, will, miscellaneous

box 3 diplomas, signed photo of Albert Schweitzer, correspondence, Bethel contracts and other Bethel-related items, financial, clippings, teaching material

box 4 correspondence, card file of English graduates, slides, diaries, scrapbook

box 5 lecture notes, tribute by Anna Juhnke, funeral program, Bethel Christmas banquet

box 6-7 slides - mostly British Isles, from Anna Juhnke July 1, 1998

box 8 diploma, booklets, miscellaneous

box 9-10 files on English literary authors, places, topics; from Anna Juhnke Dec. 1, 1997

box 11pressed flowers, miscellaneous notes

The collection consists of seven series:

Series 1: Executive Committee / Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 1953-2001 Series 2: Project Files, 1952-2002 Series 3: Executive Director Files, 1953-1997 Series 4: Publications, 1954-2003 Series 5: Alumni Materials, 1963-2000 Series 6: Photographs, 1960-1995 Series 7: Miscellaneous, 1973, undated

Diaries, correspondence, photos, slides, scrapbook, clippings. Most or all relating to Colombia mission work.

The richest materials among these photographs are the140 color slides depicing Thut's volunteer work in England with German prisoners of war after World War II and his subsequent travel in the Western United States to Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps. These labeled and well-composed slides include images of Thut's living and working conditions in England, art work made by German POWs, and scenes of CPS work in Montana, South Dakota, and California. Also of note is a slide of Peter and Elfrieda Dyck's wedding gifts.

Click on "Online Images / Records" to see an inventory of the slides.

Other materials among Thut's photographs include a number of poorly-labeled black and white photographic prints of Goshen College in the early 1920s. Notable scenes include a May Day celebration and the construction of the college gymnasium. Also included is his passport obtained in 1944.

A sizeable collection of photographic prints and slides depicting faculty, staff, and students, as well as and buildings associated with this Mennonite nursing school in Colorado.  Some images are not labeled.  THe oversize class photograhs are generally composits of individual portraits rather than group photographs.

This collection is divided into two series:  (1) Research Files, 1950-1982, and (2) James and Rowena Lark Materials, 1949-2007.

box 1-2: postcards and other print ephemera, souvenirs and tourism material, school papers, AAUW papers, Bethel College church annual reports, correspondence, Bethel College items (librarian emeritus citation, plaques), financial papers

box 3: AAUW and Soroptimist files, funeral memorial book, Ledig memorabilia, file on her death and funeral (incl. audio tape) (from Arnold M. Wedel, Apr. 2014)

box 4: photos - many unidentified

box 5: slides - mostly travel (donated by Helen Bargen who bought them at a garage sale; January 2003)

"box"6 (map folder): diplomas, baptism certificates, etc.

Slides and photographs from a prominent Mennonite architect documenting building projects with Mennonite and Anabaptist-related organizations over the course of his career. These organizations include Mennonite institutions of higher education, high schools, retirement communities, congregations, museums, and health organizations. Slides include images of architectural drawings and models, building sites, the construction process, and completed buildings.

Personal papers of a missionary and voluntary service worker affiliated with the (Old) Mennonite Church, divided into two series:

(1) Correspondence, Newsletters, and Miscellaneous Materials, 1953-2020

(2) Photographs, 1953-1998.

While Hostetler served in a number of different areas, 1960s Algeria is the country most strongly represented in this set of papers.

Included in this collection are the photographs of the Mennonite Board of Congregational Ministries which document staff, board meetings, a number of youth conventions, and general assemblies.

Administrative records of a camp facility established by the Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp Association and later administered by the Mennonite Board of Missions. Frontier Boys Village provided a long-term rehabilitation program for adolescent boys completing the requirements of Colorado's juvenile justice system. Records include board meeting minutes, correspondence, financial and development records, policy documents, publicity materials, scrapbooks, and photographs.

A small set of records documenting building management and the office culture of the Mennonite Board of Missions.  Materials include minutes of the social committee, staff council, and support staff meetings, as well as office manuals and a slide set entitled "Introducing the Mennonite Offices."  These records also contain information regarding properties own and rented by the Mennonite Board of Missions in Elkhart for administrative purposes, including 500 S. Main St. (Greencroft) and 1711 Prairie Street.