Collection HM1/726 - John Allen and Mary Alice Weber Lapp Papers

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Reference code

US MCUSAA HM1/726

Title

John Allen and Mary Alice Weber Lapp Papers

Date(s)

  • 1954-2015 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

12.50 Linear Feet; 12 records cartons and 1 archives box

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Name of creator

(1931-2022)

Biographical history

Mary Alice (Weber) Lapp, 91, of Goshen, formerly of Akron, Pennsylvania and Harrisonburg, Virginia, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2022 after suffering a stroke. Alice was born in Lititz, Pennsylvania on July 29, 1931, the oldest child of B. Franklin and Sarah Margaret (Hostetter) Weber.

Alice is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, John A. Lapp; son, John F. (Sandra Shenk Lapp); daughters Jennifer Lerch (Robert) and Jessica W. Lapp (Phil Hertzler); grandchildren Sophia (David) Lapp Jost, Eva Lapp (Sam Smucker), J. Ethan Lapp, Sarah Lerch (Stefan Kuhns,) Robert T. Lerch, J. Nicholas Hertzler; one great-grandson, Timothy Lapp Jost; her sisters Sally Horst and Joyce Busch, and brother Samuel Weber. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, B. Michael Weber.

Alice was a teacher, author, hostess, pie baker, volunteer and voracious reader. She also reviewed books and contributed articles to many Mennonite publications.

Name of creator

(1933-2023)

Biographical history

Executive Emeritus, Mennonite Central Committee (2006)
Coordinator, Global Mennonite History Project, Mennonite World Conference (1997-2012)

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Scope and content

These papers are divided into four series:

(1) Correspondence, 1955-2004 (2) Scholarship and Publication Records, 1954-2010 (3) Miscellaneous Materials, 1958-1999 (4) Travel Journals, 1966-2016

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

9 boxes of materials received in 2019, Acc 2019-015
2 boxes of materials received in 2023, Acc 2023-025

System of arrangement

By series

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Conditions governing access

This material is open for public research.

Conditions governing reproduction

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the Mennonite Church USA Archives.

Language of material

  • English

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ArchonInternalCollectionID:1648

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Dates of creation revision deletion

2015-01-27

Language(s)

  • English

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