Agricultural School of Timor students and MCC Pax workers
- US MCC IX-13-02.4 box 4 folder 3-37
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- 1964
Mennonite Central Committee
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Agricultural School of Timor students and MCC Pax workers
Mennonite Central Committee
Agricultural students at MCC headquarters
Dyck, Peter J., 1914-2010
Personal papers of A. J. (Abram Jacob) Metzler, consisting of sermon outlines, correspondence, subject files, and audio recordings. Records of Metzler's travels and work abroad are included, as are his published articles, his files on congregations he pastored, and a biography of him along with family records.
This collection is divided into the following series:
(1) Sermon Outlines, 1927-1983
(2) Correspondence and Subject Files, 1826, 1919-1993
(3) Audio Recordings, 1956-1996
(4) Photographs and Video Recordings, 1882-1991
Metzler, Abram Jacob, 1902-1996
Alan Hochstetler Papers 1958-1961
A set of personal papers documenting Alan Hochstetler's voluntary service work in Vietnam and Korea under the auspices of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). The papers consist primarily of correspondence from Hochstetler to his family in Nappanee, Indiana. The letters provide a lot of detail about the daily work and activities of Hochstetler and other MCC volunteers. In his correspondence, Hochstetler also discusses the weather, major political events, and his relationships with his fellow voluntary service workers.
Other materials in this collection include correspondence from MCC and the selective service, slides and photographs taken during his service work, photographs taken during a 1997 trip to Vietnam, clippings, a Vietnam diary, a hand drawn map of the Leprosarium, the Tidings of the Banmethouoat Leprosarium, a service certificate from MCC, and a nine-page manuscript containing personal reflections and recollections of his service work and his return trips to Vietnam.
Hochstetler, Alan, 1939-
Albert Meyers, a relief worker stationed in Valdoie, France, speaking to Pax workers
Mennonite Central Committee
Aldine Carpenter and Eva Harder Brunk Papers
Photographs, correspondence, diaries, sermons, and other material documenting the Brunks' mission work in India. The most unusual item in the papers is Eva Brunk's essay, "My First O.B. Case in Dondi," which provides a first hand account of childbirth and post-natal care and customs in a "High Caste Brohmin's home" in the early 20th century.
Brunk, Aldine Carpenter, 1886-1969
Mennonite Central Committee
Alice Fast was in charge of sewing projects at the MCC Osaka center
Mennonite Central Committee
Alice Kauffman Gingerich Papers
The collection contains letters and research materials for the biography of her father, Daniel K. Kauffman, written by Alice Kauffman Gingerich in 1954. The letters were sent in response to Alice's request in the Gospel Herald for information and memories about her father. Included are Daniel and his wife Mary's marriage certificate, correspondence regarding the publishing of the book, and certificate of copyright registration for the book. Also included are Alice's memorial service program, obituary, and several photographs.
A copy of Daniel Kauffman's book, The Mennonite Church and Current Issues (Mennonite Publishing House, Scottdale, Pa., 1923), was removed from the collection.
Gingerich, Alice Ruth Kauffman, 1911-2011
Lehman, Ernest W.
Mennonite Central Committee
Mennonite Central Committee
Alma Slagel Eigsti "adopted" a Russian Mennonite refugee named Margareta Unruh through her Sunday school class at Waldo Mennonite Church in Illinois. Unruh and her family were forced to flee Russia in 1943, first staying in Holland and later immigrating to Paraguay. Eigsti and Unruh corresponded with each other from 1946-1981. In this collection are the letters that Eigsti received from Unruh. The letters describe Unruh's domestic life and her personal needs. There is also a small amount of correspondence from Tina Boschmann.
Eigsti, Alma Slagel, 1893-1989
Alpha Mennonite Church (Alpha, Minn.) Records 1960-1978
A small set of congregational records consisting primarily of bulletins.
Alpha Mennonite Church (Alpha, Minn.)
American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India) Photographs
Consists primarily of miscellaneous pre-1930 photographic prints documenting the Dhamtari mission, its workers, and those served by the mission. Also includes a scrapbook of the Bihar mission created by Esther and Milton Vogt.
American Mennonite Mission (Dhamtari, India)