Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- circa 1936-2008 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
3.20 Linear Feet; 1 Large Box, 3 Archives Boxes, 1 Half Archives Box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lores E. Steury was born in Berne, Indiana, on July 25, 1922, to Christian P. and Emilia (Habegger) Steury.
Lores grew up working on the farm in Berne, Indiana. In 1943 he was drafted through Selective Service and did work in Denison and Council Bluffs, Iowa, Fort Collins, Colorado, and Wisconsin. After the war ended he volunteered on a Heifer International cattle trip to Greece. Upon returning, Lores was excommunicated due to problems with church leadership.
Following this, Lores worked as a caretaker at Camp Mack in Milford, Indiana for six years. He then moved to Goshen in 1976 to work as groundskeeper at Goshen College, where he manned the weather station. He retired on June 30, 1990.
Lores E. Steury died December 12, 2008, in Goshen, Indiana.
Repository
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Personal papers of Lores E. Steury, consisting largely of gathered information on the Amish Christian Church (including information highlighted in the book The Amish Christian Church: Its History and Legacy by Fredrick J. Schrock). Holdings also include personal information about Steury, including diaries, photographs, newspaper clippings, and drafts of an autobiography.
The papers are divided into the following series:
(1) Amish Christan Church Materials
(2) Geneological Records
(3) Diaries and Recollections
(4) Recorded Interviews
(5) Correspondence and Miscellaneous Materials
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
By series
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
These materials are open for public research.
Conditions governing reproduction
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the Mennonite Church USA Archives.
Language of material
- English
- German
Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Amish Christian Church (Subject)
- Goshen College (Subject)
- Reformed Amish Christian Church (Subject)
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Description control area
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
2012-09-13
Language(s)
- English