Includes biographical information about Le Roy Bechler, church growth diagnostic studies written in the 1980s, and information on the Black Mennonite History Project of the early 1990s. Also included is Bechler's autobiography, "Answering the Call: Telling the Story."
Most materials in this series pertain to J. N. Byler's work outside of MCC, including his industrial arts background, his congregational activites, and his historical committee work.
Includes Plank's diaries from 1867, 1871, and 1873, as well as collected ephemera, essays, genealogical information, sermon notes, and materials about Sunday schools.
Contains miscellaneous materials on Horsch, including a biography, essays on his life and work, and his obituaries. Assorted writings and published materials are also included.
Includes a correspondence file, a letter from John S. Coffman to Daniel Shenk, 1882; materials related to Shenk's thesis, including correspondence with authors Luella Creighton, Christmas Carol Kauffman, Anna Balmer Meyers, and Elsie Singmaster, 1964-1971; photographs and journals of the Shenks' Belize Study Service Term, 1980-1981; photographs and videos of the celebration of Shenk's 50th anniversary in the ministry, 1998; notes from Goshen College Bible classes, circa 1940.
Includes fragments of a manuscript by Brembeck, information about Burkholder's Congressional Invocation of 1994, materials from his time at Harvard, biographical information, and clippings, and a tribute by John Lapp delivered at Burkholder's funeral. Also includes a photograph album of missionaries vacationing at Mt. Hermon, Darjeeling, India.
Contains files and correspondence compiled and created by Sylvester Haarer, who served as a minister and bishop from 1964-1976. Also contains photographs of former ministers and their families; materials from California Mennonite Church, a Forks church plant in southern Michigan; and miscellaneous oversized materials composed of a Sunday School Orphan Support Scrapbook (1932-1941), a 125th Anniversary Scrapbook and Poster (1982), and Vespi Delphian Literary Society Records (1935-1941).