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Photocopies of family correspondence of a Mennonite bishop in Ontario.  Full inventory may be found on the Web site of the Mennonite Heritage Center, which owns the originals.

Joseph Allen Hooley was the son of John C. Hooley and Elizabeth Hertzler Hooley, and his wife, Catherine (Hooley) Hooley was the daughter of David K. Hooley and Fannie (Hertzler) Hooley.  Joseph and Catherine Hooley moved from Mifflin County, Penn. to West Liberty, Ohio in 1904.  Both were members of the (old) Mennonite Church and appear to have made a living farming.

This small set of family papers consists primarily of land records (indentures, deeds, etc., mostly from Mifflin County, Penn.).  Other materials include family account books, farm records, autograph books, estate documents, and a scrapbook containing clippings of poems.

Six letters in German script from members of the Brubacher family residing in Ontario and Pennsylvania.  Correspondents include Johannes and Susanna Brubacher, Jacob and Maria Brubacher, and Heinrich Brubacher.  ALl of the letters have either been transcribed or translated.  Among the letters are also several photocopied German hymns with translations into English.

The collection consists of the will and testament of Jacob Oberholtzer.

The collection consists of an original leather-bound notebook belonging to Joseph Bowman, documenting among other things some of his travels. Along with this notebook is a typed transcript of these travel reports dated 1975.

A small set of correspondence, bonds documenting loans of money, and wills pertaining to Christian Reist and members of his family in and around Lancaster Co., Penn.

Researchers should note that these are not the original letters, but rather photocopies.

Included is a $100.00 share of stock in the Lancaster Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Road Company made out to George L. Mayer and noted distributions to Eli G. Reist in various installments until 1920.

A typed transcription of a letter describing the Baumans' trip from Ontario, Canada to their home in Breckneck Township, Pennsylvania in 1846 and the condition of their crops and the weather upon their arrival.  Five different copies of the transcript are present.

The collection consists of the photocopy of the original letter written by Joel Detweiler of Champaign County, Ohio to Joel Kauffman of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania dated January 14, 1850, as well as a typed transcription. The letter includes local news and personal updates.

These papers consist of one letter from Peter Nissley to Jacob Schneider (in German, with English translation) describing the health of his neighbors and arranging a meeeting among Jacob Schneider, Amos Herr, and himself, and twelve letters in English from John M. Brenneman to Peter Nissley discussing the welfare of the church.

Personal and pastoral papers of a pastor and bishop of the (old) Mennonite Church who served primarily in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania.  Durr also served as the first moderator of the Southwest Pennsylvania Mennonite Conference. He also served as moderator of the General Conference Committee and the preliminary General Conference in 1897.

Durr's papers are divided into

(1) Congregational and Conference Records, 1867-1919

(2) Correspondence, 1858-1940

(3) Miscellaneous Materials, 1878-1937

(4) Sermons and Collected Tracts, circa 1872-1934

(5) Financial and Legal Records, 1879-1938

The collection consists of miscellaneous copies of Christian Beiler's writings and include a few transcriptions.

The collection consists of a copy of a letter written by Johannes Weber to his cousin Samuel Weber on January 10, 1865, and its transcription. The letter offers some local news about various people and a brief mention of draft and the government.

Records of the governing body of the Allegheny Mennonite Conference. Organized into the following series:

Series 1: Governing Documents, 1975-1980

Series 2: Annual Conference Minutes and Reports, 1904-2009

Series 3: Executive Committee Materials, 1946-1980

Series 4: Education Committee Materials, 1895-1974

Series 5: Mission Committee and Women's Missionary and Service Commission Materials, 1914-1993

Series 6: Miscellaneous Materials, 1892-2001

Included in this collection are notices of Clayton F. Derstine's early speaking engagements, a sermon given in 1940, and a condensed version of the biographical sketch that appeared in the Canadian Mennonite in 1966.