Historical Committee IX-13-2.3 Mennonite Central Committee Photographs, Overseas, Refugees and Domestic, 1940-1953 9 Boxes (8 Gray, 1 Oversize File in Mapcase) Scope and Content     The photographs reflect the work of MCC in Poland and in France with Spanish refugees, 1940-42; relief work in London, England, 1943-45; and work with relief and refugees in Europe after World War II, 1945-53.  The bulk of the photographs come from the work in Austria, England, Germany, France, and Holland.     A good secondary source is In the Name of Christ: A History of Mennonite Central Committee and Its Service, 1920-1951, by John D. Unruh, 1952.  Published by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennslyvania.  A good source on the emigration of Mennonites to Paraguay, which MCC was involved in, is Pilgrims in Paraguay: The Story of Mennonite Colonization in South America, by J. Winfield Fretz, 1953.  Published by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania. Administrative Information     These photographs were deposited into the Archives by Mennonite Central Committee, Akron, Pennsylvania, in 1967 and 1971.  The bulk of these photographs (70%) originated from the MCC Office in Europe, 1941-54.  Another smaller set of photographs (30%) originated from the MCC Office at Akron, Pennsylvania.     The European photographs were initially organized by Rachel Shenk in 1984-86.  These photographs were organized into more specific file titles, integrated with the MCC Akron photos, and placed into mylar sleeves and acid-free file folders by Irene Leaman, Mennonite Central Committee, in 1998.     Additional early photographs of MCC's work in India and Indonesia was deposited into the archives by Brenda Burkholder, Mennonite Central Committee, Akron, Pennsylvania in 2006. Inventory Listing Box 1 (Gray) Akron, Pennsylvania, MCC Headquarters, 1943-48 Austria - Friendship Train, 1948 Austria - General, 1947-49 Belgium, ca. 1950 Brook Lane Farm, Maryland, ca. 1947 China, 1946-50 Christmas Bundles - Europe, ca. 1951-53 Clothing Centers - Ephrata, Pennsylvania, ca. 1950-53 Clothing Centers - North Newton, Kansas, ca. 1950-53 Conferences, 1947-52 Egypt, ca. 1944 England - General, 1943-45 England - Wickhurst Manor Children's Home, n. d. England - Woodland's Old People's Home, 1942 Ethiopia, ca. 1946 European Relief Notes - Original Drawings, 1948-52 Box 2 (Gray) Exchange Program, n.d. Formsa, 1953 France - General, 1945-46 France - Nancy Children's Home, ca. 1942-47 France - Nancy Children's Home - Children, ca. 1942-47 France - Spanish Refugees, 1941 France - Valdoie Children's Home, ca. 1952 France - Weiler Children's Home, ca. 1949 Germany - Bad Duerkheim, ca. 1949 Germany - Bad Kreuzrach, 1946 Germany - Berlin, 1947-53 Germany - Boy's Camp, ca. 1949 Germany - Bremen, 1947 Germany - Child Feeding, 1947 Box 3 (Gray) Germany - Christenpflicht, ca. 1947 Germany - Community Centers, ca. 1946 Germany - CRALOG, 1946 Germany - Evangelisches Hilfswerk, 1946-48 Germany - Evangelisches Hilfswerk- Wisbad, 1946 Germany - Evangelisches Hilfswerk- Reports, 1947 Germany - Food Relief, 1947-48 Box 4 (Gray) Germany - Frankfurt, 1952-53 Germany - General, 1947 Germany - German Central Committee, 1947 Germany - Gronau, ca. 1947 Germany - Heilbronn, ca. 1948 Germany - Hoefen / Ens, 1947 Germany - Husum, 1947 Germany - IRO, ca. 1947-49 Germany - Kaiserslautern, 1949 Box 5 (Gray) Germany - Kiel, 1946-50 Germany - Prisoners of War, ca. 1945-46 Germany - Refugee Camps, 1948 Germany - Refugees, ca. 1947-48 Germany - Refugees, Backnang, 1948 Germany - Refugees, Berlin, 1947 Germany - Refugees, Sailing, 1947-51 Box 6 (Gray) Germany - Refugees, Schleswig / Holstein, 1947 Germany - Refugees, Schlotwiese, ca. 1947 Germany - Shoe Repair, ca. 1948 Goshen College Student Group, n.d. Holland - Clothing Relief, n.d. Holland - Construction, n.d. Holland - Flood, 1953 Holland - General, ca. 1947-53 Holland - Oud-Wulven Children's Home, n.d. India, 1945-46, 1948.  Includes picture of Elaine Snyder Yoder, who served with MCC for three years in India, until 1949. Box 6 (Gray) (Continued) Indonesia, 1950 (and early 1950s).  Includes photographs of Pati orphanage, Java, and Christmas bundle distribution of April 1950, with MCC worker Henry Ewert.  Also includes a photo of the Djojodiharjo family, Mennonite pastor at Pati.  Also photograph of Herman Tann's father and mother, and his grandmother, along with Orie O. Miller, Henry Ewert, and an Amstutz (Switzerland) - Kordues?.  Also photos of ox carts and Pati home. Italy, 1947-49 Box 7 (Gray) Japan, 1948-51 Java - General, ca. 1949 Java - Negatives, ca. 1949 Jordan, 1949 Klassen, C. F., ca. 1950 Latin America, ca. 1948-49 Maps of MCC Work in Europe, ca. 1949-51 Material Aid, 1949-53 MCC In Europe Booklet, 1951 Mennonite Aid Section (See Boese Foods, 1947, Oversize) Mennonite Voluntary Service, Europe, 1948-50 Box 8 (Gray) Mexico, 1948-53 Paraguay, 1948-51, #1 Paraguay, 1948-51, #2 Philipines, 1948-50 Poland - Warsaw, 1940 Puerto Rico, 1949 Relief Canning, n. d. Russian Mennonite Refugees, 1943-44 Sumatra, 1949 Switzerland, ca. 1950 Uruguay, 1949-52 Box 9 (Oversize File) (Found in Mapcase, Drawer 3) Boese Foods, Staff, Employees and Dormitory, 1947 (Stamp on back which reads "Mennonite Aid Section".  Was this plant involved in providing MCC with Relief Canning???) Byler, Edna, 1949, Home in Akron, Pennsylvania Europe - Display on "MCC - Europe, (10 Panels), ca. 1953"     Berlin, Neighorhood Center     Danzig Builders Unit     Espelkamp     France, Valdoie - French & American Mennonite cooperation project     Frankfurt Center     Gronau     Holland Program     In Name Christi     IRO Team     PAX Services I Jordan, Display on "MCC's Work in Jordan (5 panels), ca. 1952" October 17, 2006 / Update by Dennis Stoesz May 7, 2004 / Posted on Web by Kathryn Yoder March 26, 1998 / Inventory by Irene Leaman and Dennis Stoesz File: "IX-13-203 Photos 1940-53.doc" Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, Indiana 46526   Back to MCC Collection Webmaster: Andrea Golden  Design: John E. Sharp | Redesign: Tim Nafziger| Last updated: 10/17/2006

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