- US BCMLA 00/MS.307
- Collection
- 1900-1950
Box 1: mostly sermons (removed from an old accordion file)
Box 2: more sermons (removed from three small binders), books
Wiens, Peter, 1874-1964
Box 1: mostly sermons (removed from an old accordion file)
Box 2: more sermons (removed from three small binders), books
Wiens, Peter, 1874-1964
Personal papers of a conscientious objector during World War I and Mennonite pastor in Ohio. The bulk of the material consists of sermons organized by topic.. Also included are photographs from Camp Sherman, where Frey was stationed during the First World War, and a journal recording the names of other conscientious objectors at Camp Sherman and their visitors. A small amount of correspondence from the World War I and World War II eras may also be found in these papers.
Frey, Philemon L., 1896-1984
Box 1: sermons, subject files, minutes
Box 2-4: sermons
5 boxes of books were listed and disposed of
Wedel, Philip A., 1897-1967
This small set of personal papers from a pastor affiliated with the (old) Mennonite Church consists primarily of sermons, some of which were delivered at the Mennonite Home Mission in Chicago, Ill., where Yoder served after his ordination in 1939. Other sermons were written for congregational minsitry at the two churches he served: Congerville Mennonite Church (Congerville, Ill.) and Pleasant Oaks Mennonite Church (Middlebury, Ind.) The papers also include information about the history of the Pleasant Oaks congregation in the early 1960s, when it sold its church building. This collection also includes a number of family photographs and a handful of photographs from the Mennonite Home Mission, as well as two audiotapes of Yoder delivering sermons. Photographs mostly date from 1870 through 1930.
Yoder, Raymond Mark, 1914-1983
The collection consists of sermon notes on a variety of topics.
Dayton, Robert P., 1874-1953
The personal papers of Ross Thomas Bender (1929-2011), a Mennonite pastor, educator, and Mennonite World Conference President. The papers consist of a variety of sermons and lectures given by Bender, as well as his correspondence, records from his time as leader of Mennonite World Conference, congregational records, and audio recordings.
(1) Sermons and Writings, 1959-1998
(2) Correspondence, 1960-1997
(3) Mennonite World Conference, 1978-1990
(4) Subject Files and Miscellaneous, 1958-1997
(5) Audio Recordings, 1958-1996
Bender, Ross Thomas, 1929-
Roy C. Bucher Papers 1942-2005
The Roy C. Bucher Papers are divided into the folowing series:
(1) Biographical Documents
(2) Congregational Materials
(3) Sermons
(4) Audiovisual Materials
(5) Daytimers
Roy C. Bucher, 1920-2006
"His papers include personal certificates of birth, marriage, and death and also military papers of World War I. Included is the correspondence with the Home Mission Board of the General Conference from June 30, 1926 to June 13, 1960, his sermons...
also diaries 1926-1952
Schmidt, Rudolph, 1893-1983
Personal papers of a Mennonite Church pastor and administrator in the Indiana- Michigan Conference. The papers are divided up into the following series:
Krabill, Russell, 1917-2005
S. Jay (Sylvan Jay) and Ida Miller Hostetler Papers
Papers of a Mennonite missionary couple stationed in India and Ghana, with interest in the mission field in Nigeria. Divided into the following series:
(1) Correspondence, Subject Files, and Miscellaneous, 1944-1977
(2) Sermon Outlines, 1927-1956
(3) Photographs, 1954-1963
(4) Audio Tapes, circa 1957-1972
Hostetler, S. Jay (Sylvan Jay), 1901-1978
Sermon notes and outlines created by a minister of the (old) Mennonite Church who served Bethel Mennonite Church in Wadsworth, Ohio. Rohrer was ordained in 1917.
Rohrer, Samuel D., 1879-1955
Sanford Calvin Yoder Papers 1917-1974
Personal papers of an esteemed churchman of the (old) Mennonite Church. An ordained minister and bishop, Yoder served as secretary of the Mennonite Board of Missions (1921-1944) and president of Goshen College (1923-1940). His papers reflect his two simultaneous positions within Mennonite inistitutions and provide insight into the conservative / liberal struggles of the (old) Mennonite Church of the early and mid- twentieth century. His papers are divided into five series:
(1) Correspondence, 1917-1974
(2) Genealogical Materials, 1890-1967
(3) World War I Correspondence and Subject Files, 1917-1921
(4) Writings and Class Materials, 1901-1975
(5) Miscellaneous Materials, 1878-1975
Yoder, Sanford Calvin, 1879-
This small set of personal papers consists primarily of sermons sermon notes. Other materials include photographs of Gingerich and his wife, Lena Schlatter Gingerich, reports and ephemera pertaining to his service to the Mennonite Church, an account of the treatment of Mennonites in Iowa during World War I, family correspondence (in German), and audiocassettes of the service commemorating the 60th anniversary of his ordination.
Gingerich, Simon, 1882-1971
The bulk of the materials in this collection consist of sermons, poems, songs, and catechisms, a church register, and other religious writings documenting Mennonite church and community life in Balk, Friesland (The Netherlands) during the first part of nineteenth century, 1786-1850. The papers also include sermons, poems, correspondence, and other miscellaneous records pertaining to Balk Mennonite life in New Paris, Indiana.
Most materials are in Dutch. Available English translations are noted in the detailed collection description.
The collection is organized into series, most of which are groups of documents associated with the Smid Family siblings and the wife of R. J. Smid. Series include:
(1) Background Articles and Information on Balk Mennonites, 1948-2006
(2) Early Materials, 1786, undated
(3) Obe Johannes Smid, 1815-1849
(4) Akke Johannes Smid, 1820-1828
(5) Jacobjen Johannes Smid, 1822-1836
(6) Ruurd Johannes Smid (R. J. Smith), 1822-1893
(7) Grietje Jacobs Symensma (Margaret J. Smid), 1845-1895
Smid Family
correspondence, sermons, subject files
van der Smissen, T. A., 1897-1974