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The collection contains biographical and personal materials related to Anna Gertrude Penner’s extended career as a deaconess nurse, including a set of diaries spanning over fifty years. Perhaps most unique are papers related to her training as a public health worker and two years of work as a public school nurse in Newton (the first school nurse in Newton?), 1916-21.

The collection includes a small booklet reporting on the work of the Twenty-Sixth Street Mennonite mission in Chicago, an ordination certificate, a certificate of appointment by the Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, a membership pledge, and a handwritten note.

The collection consists of questionnaires and other materials related to a project designed to collect information on Mennonites and wealth for the Mennonite Cultural Problems Conference meeting in June of 1953.

Personal papers of a leading Ohio Mennonite minister who served the Oak Grove Mennonite Church (Smithville, Ohio), divided into two series:

(1) Diaries, 1862-1939

(2) Miscellaneous Materials, 1879-1987

Christian Z. Yoder was the great grandfather of Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder.

This series consists primarily of questionnaires returned by Civilian Public Service volunteers and providing information about marital status and family life,  health after service, and their plans for work or education after service.  This series also includes correspondence regarding the availability of loans for volunteers (about $75,000 in loans was available) and correspondence about timber land open for settlement by volunteers.

scans of record books from microfilms MF CHR 7 and MF CHR 47, plus one volume (OK 53) at Weierhof http://mla.bethelks.edu/metadata/cong_301.php

box 1-2: Drama department files, photos, drama programs
box 3: various  theater posters (Bethel and community)
box 4: VHS videos of Bethel operas, etc. 1991-2002
box 5: opera recordings 1955 and 1982
box 6: (map folder) more posters, overflow from box 3

Papers of a friend and associate of John F. Funk who served as assistant editor / editor in chief of the Herald of Truthfrom 1886 to 1904.  Kolb edited a number of other Mennonite periodicals, was active in the Sunday school movement, and served as president of the Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board.  He married John F. Funk's daughter, Phoebe, in 1893.

Kolb's papers are divided into two series:

(1) Correspondence, 1866-1923

(2) Miscellaneous, circa 1853 - 1965

Papers of a leader of the Western District Amish Mennonite Conference, pastor of the Sugar Creek (Iowa) congregation of the (old) Mennonite Church, early trustee of the Mennonite Board of Missions, and father of C. L. Graber and J. D. Graber.  These materials are divided into two series:

(1) Correspondence, 1875-1941

(2) Miscellaneous, 1845-1960

record book scanned from MF CHR 2 http://mla.bethelks.edu/metadata/cong_306.php

A small set of papers of an Amish Mennonite bishop in  Wayne County, Ohio, consisting largely of incoming correspondence.

Personal and family papers of an (old) Mennonite Church pastor and bishop who served a congregation in Sweet Home, Oregon and was active in the Pacific Coast Mennonite Conference and national church.

These papers are divided into series:

(1) Autobiographical and Genealogical Materials, 1929-2006

(2) Pastoral Records, 1903-1958

(3) Photographs, 1900-1957, undated

This fonds consists of correspondence, especially letters of condolences and congratulations (ca. 1950-1973); topical files, especially on pacifism, eschatology and the charismatic movement; sermons, poems and songs; religious tracts and pamphlets. Of special interest are some historical documents collected and passed on through the family. One of these files contains documents about the Elder Heinrich Wiens of Gnadenheim, Molotschna who was deported back to West Prussia in 1847. There is also a file of handwritten sermon notes by Heinrich H. Ewert (1855-1934) of Gretna, Manitoba. Klassen was a long serving minister and was deeply involved in the church issues of the day including growth of the church, private Mennonite education, Waisenamt etc. The interview with Mr. and Mrs. Klassen by his son touches on some of these and other issues. The interview with Ken peacock of the National Archives of Canada is regarding Low german nursery rhymes.

This fonds consists of programs, reports and minutes of annual delegate conferences (1947-1987) and of various conference committees and projects (ca. 1950-1977); records of the deacons and ministers conferences 1929-1976, minutes of related organizations such as the immigrant association, relief committee, Mennonite Central Committee, and Inter-Mennonite Executive Council; conference yearbooks (1947-1987); miscellaneous paper (1937-1977); and reports from several member congregations (Ottawa, 1960-1976; Waters, 1959-1963; Hamilton, 1954-1966; Rockway, 1962.

The fonds consists of correspondence and documents collected, written and received by David Wiens. Contained within in the fonds is genealogical material (1990), correspondence collected from various people (1962-1968) and correspondence written and received (1990-1997) as well as the Schellenberg genealogy/compiled by Maria (Schellenberg) Wiens (1998). All of the correspondence included is either from or to people in either the former USSR or Canada. Some of the people with whom David corresponded with were George Harder, Herb Giesbrecht, Jacob Heinrichs, Cornelius Heinrichs and Hans Wiens. The material is all related to David's family history and genealogy research.