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Information regarding the World War II experiences of Henry C. Penner, a Mennonite from Wrickler, Manitoba who was arrested for resisting the draft in 1944. Tapes and transcripts of interviews conducted by Leonard Gross with Henry and his son Leonard Penner are included, as is correspondence between the army and Henry’s uncle George Penner concerning the arrest and subsequent court martial. The records of the court martial, some miscellaneous notes and pamphlets, and slides of documents are also included.

Personal papers of an (old) Mennonite Church pastor who served in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, primarily at Maple Grove Mennonite Church (Gulliver, Mich.).  Materials are divided into three series:

(1) Miscellaneous Materials, 1931-1980

(2) Sermons and Sermon Notes, circa 1950-1975

(3) Sound Recording Collection, circa 1960-1980

These papers document the ministry of Glenn W. Whitaker and are divided into four series:

Series 1: Early Ministry and Service, 1936-1981 Series 2: Photographs, 1936-1951 Series 3: Sermon Ministry, 1950-1972 Series 4: Phonograph Records, 1943-1950

The Calvary Hour Records are divided into six series:

(1) Sermons, 1940-2002

(2) Publications and Publicity, 1935-2007

(3) Administrative Files, 1937-2007

(4) Photographs, Circa 1935-2002

(5) Sound Recordings, 1953-2007

(6) Radio Show "Formats," Circa 1965-2000

Official and unofficial records of the denominational committee assigned with the task of restructuring the (old) Mennonite Church in the late 1960s.  Materials include meeting minutes, correspondence, and reports.  The records are divided into three series:

(1) Official Records, 1966-1971

(2) Chairman and Other Correspondence, 1966-1971

(3) Sound Recordings, 1970

These records are divided into the following series:

(1) Executive Council Meeting Minutes

(2) Director's Correspondence and Subject Files

(3) Conference Records

(4) Photographs

(5) Publications

(6) Audiovisual materials

Records include church council minutes, board of directors' minutes, annual reports, a photo directory, the dedication program, and other miscellaneous documents. Also included are several sound recordings of services in the late 1960s, sermons delivered at the North Leo Mennonite Church by George Brunk II in December 1968, and a performance by the Gospel Messengers quartet in October 1968.

These records are divided into the following series:

Series 1: Core Congregational Records, 1872-1998 Series 2: Membership Records, Lists and Church Directories, 1892-2021 Series 3: Church Bulletins and Newsletters, 1928-2011 Series 4: Sunday School Records, 1882-1946 Series 5: Women's Activities, Sewing Circles, etc., 1908-1981 Series 6: Societies, Groups, 1913-1995 Series 7: Prairie Street Church History, 1872-1981 Series 8: Miscellaneous Documents and Records, 1902-1974 Series 9: Audio Visual Materials: Photographs and Sound Recordings (reel to reel and cassette), 1901-2000

Bulletins, newsletters, and other assorted records from a Mennonite congregation in Wayne County, Ohio, historically affiliated with the (old) Mennonite Church.

Records of a bicycle touring ministry sponsored by the Mennonite Board of Missions.  Records are divided into two series:

(1) General Records, 1967-1983

(2) Bike Hike Records, 1970-1982

A small set of records documenting building management and the office culture of the Mennonite Board of Missions.  Materials include minutes of the social committee, staff council, and support staff meetings, as well as office manuals and a slide set entitled "Introducing the Mennonite Offices."  These records also contain information regarding properties own and rented by the Mennonite Board of Missions in Elkhart for administrative purposes, including 500 S. Main St. (Greencroft) and 1711 Prairie Street.

Assorted open reel and cassette tapes containing the following content:

Vesper Quartet in the Union Auditorium, Goshen College, 1956

J. D. Graber, The Biblical Basis of Missions, 1961

Nigeria VS House Dedication, 1963

Elizabeth Elliot, WMSA Sessions, "Learning to Know God" and "What I Learned from the Aucas," 1965

Fall Missions Festival, 1980 (6 cassette tapes)

Fall Missions Festival, 1982 (5 cassette tapes)

Sound recordings, filmstrips, and films produced by the Mennonite Board of Missions for evangelization and instruction of both youth and adults.  This colleciton is divided into several series:

(1) Filmstrips and Slide Sets, 1961-1978

(2) Sound Recordings, 1968-1976

(3) Films, 1959-1978

(4) Slides, 1947-1995

A large set of sound recordings on open reel, cassette tapes, and CDs produced by the Mennonite Board of Mission's media evangelization agency. Recordings are organized by program or series for which they were produced.

Four open reel tape recordings with recordings of the La Junta Mennonite Nurses Chorus, the 1955 commencement ceremony, 1955 Easter worship at La Junta Mennonite Church, and a student nurses symposium.