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Civilian Public Service Camp No. 58 (Farnhurst, Del.) Collection 1942-1949, 1990-2013

  • US MCUSAA HM1/955
  • Collection
  • 1942-2013

This collection documents the activities of members of the Civilian Public Service (CPS) Camp #58 in Farnhurst, Delaware from 1942 through 1946. Camp reunion files give insight into how the CPS experience affected the lives of those who served. Included are D. Paul Miller's personal scrapbook during his time of service, materials related to the camp's softball team (the Red Comb Arrows), The Crusaders Quartet, and later circle letters and reunion documents.

Miller, David Paul, 1917-2018

Mennonite Media Television Spots, and Scripts, Documentaries, and Videos

  • US MCUSAA IV/13/007
  • Collection
  • 1969-1996

This series consists of television spots and scripts created by Mennonite Media to promote ethical behavior and the Mennonite faith, a documentary about James and Rowena Lark (James Lark was the first ordained African American Mennonite pastor), and three videos about American Mennonites and the 1991 Gulf War.

Mennonite Media

William Kehler conscientious objector photo album: Portage Mental Hospital

  • CA MHC 693
  • Collection
  • 1943-1945, 1994

This collection consists of 100 black and white photos depicting Kehler's experience as a conscientious objector during the Second World War, performing alternative service at the Portage la Prairie mental institution. The photos depict Kehler, his friends and staff (male and female), patients, doctors, the hospital grounds and activities undertaken by staff and patients. Most of the photos are identified in the album either on the back or on the adjoining page of notes.
Significant people named include Abe Hildebrandt, Bill Enns, George Harder, Jake Friesen, Gerhard Ens, John Funk, Isaac Doerksen, Dave Dyck, Henry Funk, William Kehler, George Martens, Ed Penner, Darcy Loewen, John Inglis and Dr. Bristow.

Kehler, William J., 1908-2001

Mark Arden Schmucker Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/350
  • Collection
  • 1981-1987

These papers consist primarily of newspaper clippings, court records, and incoming correspondence pertaining to the 1982 conviction of Mennonite conscientious objector and Goshen college student Mark Arden Schmucker on charges of failing to register for the draft.

Researchers should note that this collection does not contain copies of all of the court records for Schmucker's case.  Rather, the court records in this collection are primarily briefs submitted to the court on Schmucker's behalf.

Schmucker, Mark Arden, 1960-

Betty Klassen conscientious objector photo collection

  • CA MHC 601
  • Collection
  • 1941, 1986

This collection is about conscientious objectors and alternative service, including the men working at Camp Giekie, posing for photos at the camp, out on the job (tree planting, snag falling) eating, their living quarters etc. Also included is a photo of personnel at Camp Q7 (Loveland Lake, Campbell River, BC). Also some photos of a reunion in 1986.

Paul Bender Papers

  • US GCA V/04/018-011
  • Collection
  • 1920-1985

Papers of a mid-twentieth century Goshen College and Hesston College physics professor and administrator, divided into two series:

(1) Personal and Professional Papers, circa 1920-1985

(2) Draft Counseling Files, circa 1953-1956

Bender, Paul, 1899-1990

Henry C. Penner Papers 1944, 1974

  • US MCUSAA HM1/815
  • Collection
  • 1918, 1940, 1944, 1974

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.

Penner, Henry C.

Mennonite Board of Missions Executive Office Correspondence, Part 2

  • US MCUSAA IV/07/002
  • Collection
  • 1938-1968

Incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding both primarily home and voluntary service work and the placement of Mennonite conscientious objectors into service programs of partner agencies. These files also contain some information on overseas voluntary service work.  Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author or subject.

Researchers should note the restrictions on files marked "confidential."  These files generally do not contain confidential information about the individual whose name is on the folder.  Rather, the files contain confidential information about voluntary service and mission workers supervised by the individual whose name is on the folder.

Mennonite Board of Missions

Mabel V. Brunk Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/227SC
  • Collection
  • 1945-1967

Contains a letter written by Brunk, describing her work as a nurse with Mennonite Central Committee in Pusan, Korea. The scroll, presented to Brunk by the Korean Nursing Association of Pusan, features the Nightingale Pledge written in Korean. Also includes a journal from her experiences working as a "C.O. Girl" in the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane in Poughkeepsie, NY, during the summer of 1945.

Brunk, Mabel V. (Mabel Virginia), 1926-

Mennonite Church Peace Problems Committee Records

  • US MCUSAA I/03/005
  • Collection
  • 1917-1966

Records of a Mennonite Church organization that addressed issues concerning conscription and perceived patriotism, divided into the following series:

Series 1: World War I Correspondence and Subject Files:  Aaron Loucks and Jonas S. Hartzler, 1918-1919

Series 2: World War I Correspondence and Subject Files: Elias L. Frey, 1917-1922

Series 3: Orie O. Miller Correspondence and Subject Files, 1925-1965

Series 4: Christian L. Graber Correspondence and Subject Files, 1927-1953

Series 5: Harold Stauffer Bender Correspondence and Subject Files, 1935-1962

Series 6: Summer Peace Team Records, 1948-1949

Series 7: Minutes and Reports, 1917-1964

Series 8: World War II Draft Census and Research Files, circa 1940-1948

Series 9: Guy F. Hershberger Correspondence and Subject Files, 1950-1964

Mennonite Church. Peace Problems Committee

Mennonite Research Foundation (Goshen, Ind.) Noncombatant Service Study Records

  • US MCUSAA V/07/015
  • Collection
  • 1944-1950

A small set of records documenting Mennonite Research Foundation Project #5 on Noncombatant Service (i.e. military service in positions not requiring combat participation).  Materials include a collection of tracts on noncombatant service by the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, correspondence and surveys completed by Mennonite men who served in noncombatant positions during World War II, and draft manuscripts of "What of Noncombatant Service" and "What Is War" by Melvin Gingerich.

Mennonite Research Foundation (Goshen, Ind.)

Jacob and Helena Fehr Photograph Collection

  • CA MHC 277
  • Collection
  • [1942-1943]

This collection contains photos of the experiences of men who were conscientious objectors to war in Canada during the Second World War and were assigned to work in an Alternative Service program. The photos are organized into the following categories:
1-2 camp; 3-11 individuals; 12-25 groups; 26-32 camp life; 33-42 camp cooks; 43-50 vistors; 51-54 misc. Items 1 to 50 were taken in British Columbia.

Unknown

C. O. Camp Collection

  • CA MHSS UNK 31
  • Collection
  • ca.1942

Photos of Conscientious Objector Camp

Bartel, Elmer

Otto Dick conscientious objector photo collection

  • CA CMBS NP212-01
  • Collection
  • [1942]

Photographs from Otto Dick's photo album depicting his service with conscientious objectors at Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park during the Second World War.

Dick, Otto, 1919-2009

C. O. Camp Seebe

  • CA MHSS UNK 43
  • Collection
  • 1942

Fisher, Clarence

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