MMS 1
Pearl Bogart Mann
1914-1995
Programs, clippings, obituaries, tributes of the late Bluffton College music professor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 2
Otto Holtkamp
1936-1988
Programs, clippings, obituaries of Holtkamp, a former Bluffton College music professor, and family members.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 3
M'Della Moon
1933-1996
Clippings, programs, autobiographical essay of former Bluffton College science professor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 4
Irwin W. Bauman
1926-1986
Sociological survey of Bluffton; other manuscripts, passport, clippings of former Bluffton College sociology professor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 5
John E. Hartzler
1924-1989
Programs, clippings, correspondence of former Witmarsum Theological Seminary president.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 6
Russell A. Lantz
1941-1995
Programs, photographs, MaRuss Crafts, other documents of former Bluffton College music professor.
Contents: 1 folder
See also: mortarboard, hood, briefcase, batons shelved with artifacts
MMS 7
Edmund G. Kaufman
1931-1994
Letters and clippings of former Bluffton College dean and Bethel College president.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 8
Jacob Herman Langenwalter
1915-1965
Letters and clippings of former dean of Witmarsum Theological Seminary and president of Bethel College.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 9
Richard and Eve McMaster
1987-1994
Printed material, personal clippings, and news clippings of former Bluffton College history professor and his wife.
Contents: 2 folders
MMS 10
John D. Unruh Jr.
1966-1989
Letters and clippings of former Bluffton College professor of history.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 11
Mubarack E. Awad
1986-1988
Clippings of events and writings related to alum's peace activities in the Middle East.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 12
Darvin Luginbuhl
1961-1993
photos, misc. documents, and bibliography of Bluffton News articles of former Bluffton College art professor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 13
Earl Lehman
1988-1989
Bluffton News articles published by former Bluffton College music professor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 14
Jeff Gundy
1988-1997
Writings, clippings, other documents by and about Bluffton University English professor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 15
Wesley Richard
1975-1999
Articles and clippings about former Bluffton College communication professor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 16
Ronald Conrad
1980
Letters and publication flyer.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 17
Richard Hansgen
1984-1995
Articles and Bluffton News column bibliography from former Bluffton College professor of education.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 18
Ron Lora
1991-1998
Articles written by and about alum and former Bluffton College trustee.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 19
John E. Brown
1988-1989
Letters between former archivist Howard Raid and a BC alumnus.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 20
Spencer Cunningham
2001
Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune article about 1968 alumnus.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 21
J.A. Huffman
1916-1923
Letters and photographs.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 22
Muriel Thiessen Stackley
1988-[1992]
Clippings of articles, editorials, poetry from 1958 alum and former editor of The Mennonite.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 23
Theodore W. Cunningham
1991
Clippings
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 24
Loren Johns
1995-1996
Academic paper, clippings, and Jerusalem cross-cultural materials from former Bluffton College religion professor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 25
Joanna Bowen Gillespie
1980-1993
Academic papers, articles, and essays written by 1952 alum.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 26
John S. Sutter M.D.
various
Scrapbook related to Sutter's gold; materials from early Bluffton hospital. Father of Carrie Sutter Stratton.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 27
Carrie Sutter Stratton
1990-1992
Letters, Bluffton news essays, essays about BC history, and obituary from 1923 alum
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 28
Arnold Snyder
1984-1993
Scope article about and book chapter by former Bluffton College history professor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 29
Howard and Rene Shelly
1996
Clippings about the father-daughter doctors in Bluffton.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 30
Franklin D. Rodabaugh
no date
Clippings about Dr. Rodabaugh's medical practice and community activities.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 31
John H. Keller
1969-1994
Clippings, Bluffton News articles, St. Rita's Hospital magazine, Nickel Rate Railroad calendar from 1931 alum.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 32
Joanne Passet
1989-1998
Correspondence with Howard Raid, clippings from alum and former Musselman Library director.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 33
John A. Ramseyer
[1949]
University School essay.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 34
J. Richard Weaver
1971-1995
Essays, Ramseyer tribute, Scope article about alum and former Bluffton College science professor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 35
Maynard Shelly
1962-??
Clippings, MCC news service article, essays.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 36
Boyd Smucker
1913-1936
Correspondence, clippings, fundraising notebook from former Bluffton College field secretary.
Contents: 2 folders
MMS 37
Howard Krehbiel
1998-1999
Notes from CDC historical society and memorial service from former Bluffton College mathematics professor and archivist.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 38
Ferne Ramseyer
1943-1951
Early 1940s driver's licenses.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 39
Leland Lehman
no date
Ohio House of Representatives campaign card.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 40
Jack Earl
no date
Five original sketches used in ISTA, Bluffton News clipping from 1955 alumnus.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 41
James Ehrman
1935-1941
Admissions and alumni correspondence from 1939 alumnus.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 42
Carrie Hughes
no date
Three original christmas cards drawn by 1935 alumnus.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 43
Ruth Beidler Jones
1999
Letter outlining early Bluffton College memories of her father's and her own written by 1941 alumna.
Contents: 1 folder
See also: Photos of Science Hall, Ropp Hall, Music Hall, Cottage, May Pole
MMS 44
Esta Lugabill Dye
1917-1921
Letters, Bluffton High School materials, testing books, programs, grade card from 1921 alumna.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 45
Mary Bahn
1970
Study of Bluffton in 1920s manuscript, includes interviews with H.W. Berky and Myron Motter.
Contents: 1 folder
See also: reel tape
MMS 46
John Baumgartner
1968
Correspondence with I.B. Beeshy from 1924 alumnus.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 48
Ellen Risser Farrel
no date
Documents related to the history of Friedelsheim, Germany.
Contents: 2 folders
MMS 49
Christian Amstutz songbook
1848
Manuscript songbook of Christian Amstutz. Had been labeled 4-ms-d-5 in previous archiving scheme.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 50
Jacob Amstutz letters
1905-1915
Letters written to Jacob Amstutz of Silverton, Oregon (photocopies) Had been labeled 4-ms-d-7 in previous archiving scheme.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 51
Sommer letters
1948-1968
Copies of letters in possession of Francis Sommer, from relatives in Europe. Photocopied 7/26/1989.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 52
Clarence Shank letters
1970-1975
Letters and postcards of Clarence Shank of Marion, Pennsylvania to Delbert Gratz which address various issues of culture and life among Mennonite and related groups, including splits in the church and the Robert Bear case.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 53
Grover T. Soldner
1956-1960
The minister's manual of Grover T. Soldner, with notes pasted in for a marriage ceremony and notes on a baptism service. Collection of documents from 1956-1960 on issues of the Committee on Church Unity of the GCMC, including correspondence regarding the situation involving Clifford A Hofer and the Hutterthal Mennonite Church in South Dakota.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 54
Samuel T Moyer
no date
various letters and other documents apparently collected by Samuel T. Moyer (according to note by Ann Hilty). Includes "Rev. Silas M. Grubb's Slides on Mennonite History", "The Mennonite Church: A pageant" by Miller and Whistler, various clippings from The Mennonite and other publications.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 55
C.D. and Fannie Amstutz
1852-1913
Marriage license, teacher's certificates, deeds, copyright certificates, and financial documents belonging to C.D. and Fannie Bixel Amstutz and C.U. Amstutz, who was C.D.'s father.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 56
Rothen-Weber letters
1833-1834
Photocopies of two letters of David Rothen to Peter Weber. One version of each letter in German and English. Also, clipping from December 28, 1990 Bluffton News article by Delbert Gratz.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 57
Payson Miller
no date
Three documents: bibliography on peace, bibliography on the constitution, and a photocopy of a typed manuscript regarding the PROTOCOLS. According to a note by Howard Raid, Miller was a conscientious objector. Miller taught in the Education department of Bluffton College beginning in 1923.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 58
Eugene Basinger
1762-1929
Three handwritten letters from the J. C. Basinger family; letter to John W. Keller from Bertha L Goetsch; various deeds and legal documents concerning properties in Allen and Auglaize county, including several referring to the "Biederman House"; naturalization papers for George Biederman; documents regarding the estate of Katrina Biederman.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 59
Reichenbach Family
1853-1945
Papers of the Reichenbach family of Columbus Grove, Ohio, including clippings, obituaries, and 21 photographs (many are unidentified).
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 60
Shirk Genealogical Manuscript
no date
Manuscript of the Shirk genealogy and cover of box originally holding manuscript. Includes provenance note from Mabel Baird.
Contents: 2 folders
MMS 61
First Airmail Pickup Envelope
1938
Color copy of the front of an envelope addressed to Mr. D.M. Bride of Guerneville, California and stamped with "First Air Mail Pickup, Bluffton Ohio, May 19, 1938. Morris Groman has the original envelope. The pickup took place in the Moser field; John Moser thinks this was the first pickup but there may have been more.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 62
Russell and Lora Oyer Family
no date
Christmas card-type photograph with caption showing two children from the Russell and Lora Oyer family.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 63
Abe and Fern Mast letters
1992
Two letters between Abe and Fern Mast and Howard Raid regarding "Holmes County Traveler."
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 64
Bertha Louise Goetsch
1979-1981
Letters from Bertha Louise Goetsch to Fred Steiner at the Bluffton News, and clippings. Goetsch was a News contributing writer on topics of genealogy related to Frederick Gratz.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 65
First Mennonite Church, Reedley, CA
1981
Programs for a choir concert, organ concert, and anniversary souvenir for the 75th anniversary of First Mennonite Church in Reedley, California. Claude Boyer '50 was a former pastor.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 66
Richard Basinger
no date
Photographs, clippings, and letters from the family of Richard Basinger. Includes provenance note by Joanne Niswander.
Contents: 1 folder
MMS 67
Hardesty-Crawfis letter
1958
Letter from Marilyn Crawfis to Jo Hardesty, who were roommates at Bluffton College. Mentions the "New Home Management House."
Contents: 1 folder
