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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.

The Christian Burial Benefit Society fonds includes its constitution, lists of members, account information, minutes of the board and membership, annual reports, correspondence, death certificates, applications, cancellations, ledgers of expenses and copies of some receipts and cheques. These records relate to how a group of Christians (mainly of Mennonite background) practiced the mutual sharing of funeral expenses incurred by their families during the last half of the 20th Century in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, including how the vision began and how the decision to terminate was made.

This fonds includes the mayor's records for the civic administration of the village of Rosenort. There are reserve-wide directives that related to all 37 villages of the Reinländer Mennonite church. Also included are the financial records for each family such as the Brotschult, agreements with teachers and shepherds, the original by-law of the Municipality of Rhineland, school records, and the record of assistance given to widows.

This material shows the organization of the pioneering Reinländer Mennonite church that contributed to their success of establishing thriving communities on the open prairies. It documents the growth and development of the Rosenort area as well as the larger Mennonite community of the Manitoba Mennonite West Reserve.

2 reel-to-reel tapes, CD copies, cassette copy. It's likely that none of these is the original interview.
Kliewer interviewed by J. Winfield Fretz in Paraguay in 1951.
Interview transcript by Mary Rempel (done in 2013).
Digitized material at https://mla.bethelks.edu/archives/ms_480/