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Hist. Mss. 1-353
Ross T.
Bender Collection
Papers, 1955-1999
9 Boxes (8 Large, 1 Green)
Inventory
Listing
Boxes 1 –3
(Large)
Sermons, January 1, 1984 to 1989 (arranged chronologically), and
Correspondence (Restricted) August 29, 2003, deposit from Ross
Lynn Bender on behalf of the children of Ross Bender (Boxes 1-4)
Note: Ross Lynn Bender has scanned many of his father’s sermons, and
put them on the web at:
www.sermons.rossbender.org Ross Lynn Bender also has his own site
on the web: www.rossbender.org. Ross Lynn’s materials focuses on
growing up Mennonite in the late 1960s.
Box 1
(Large)
Sermons, 1984-85 [Have only listed first 3 files]
Print out from web site on “Ross Thomas Bender”, 5 pages
www.sermons.rossbender.org, including handwritten list of sermons,
1984-86
What Time is It?, Jan 1/84
And His Gifts Were...Jan 8/84, also Installation
Service
Etc. (Many files)
Box 2
(Large)
Sermons, 1985-88 [have not been individually listed]
Box 3
(Large):
Sermons, 1988-89 [have not been individually listed]
Includes one file marked Correspondence, 1990
Includes one file marked “The View at 65, June 30/94”
Correspondence and Papers by Bender, 1955-1990 (Bulk from 1980s)
Box 4
(Large)
Secondary School Council, Correspondence and some Minutes,
1958-59. Includes letter from John H. Yoder, dated November 7,
1958, in response to invitation to speak on church’s philosophy on
education. (4/1)
Apology for Church-Related Secondary School Movement in the Mennonite
Church, ca. 1958. Includes several papers by Ross T. Bender,
including “The Case for the Christian School,” “Christ in the
Classroom”, written circa 1958. Also includes a longer paper “A
Paper Presenting, I The Roman Catholic Philosophy of Education, II The
Reformed Philosophy of Education,” May 1956, 36 + 2 p. And a single
page entitled “Our World View”, March 28, 1960. Note by Bender (2002):
The occasion for writing the first one [Case for the Christian School]
was to respond to a paper which offered a powerful critique of the
secondary school movement among Mennonites written by John Howard
Yoder.” (4/2)
Kergma and Didache, April 1961, by Ross T. Bender, 20 + 1 page. (4/3)
Ontario Amish Mennonite Conference, paper (photocopy) by Ross T.
Bender, May, 1955, for course on Work of the Church, by Professor John
Mosemann, Goshen College. (30 pages plus many appendices). (4/4)
Paraguay, Filadelfia, 1987 (4/5)
Filadelfia, 1987, Aug. 2, 1987 (4/6)
Moderator's Address, Bethlehem, 1983 (4/7)
Witnessing to Christ in Today's World, MWC Presidential Address, July
1990. (4/8)
The Mennonite Church in the Third World. (4/0)
Worship Series, 1990. (4/10)
Homosexuality. (4/11)
Messages for Russia (4/12)
The Ontario Amish Mennonite Conference (4/13)
Baptists and Anabaptists - Pipkin, 1992 (4/14)
Glennon Heights Mennonite Church (4/15)
Learnings from the Pastorate (4/16)
Project Contacting Younger Churches, 1967. (4/17)
Glennon Heights Mennonite Church: Report & Analysis,
1989. (4/18)
Glennon Heights Mennonite Church Annual Mtgs. and Reports,
1985-89. (4/19)
Russian Seminar, Oct. 1988. (4/20)
Box 4
(Large) (Continued)
My Vision for the Believers' Church in the 70's. (4/21)
Clarence Bauman Sermon on the Mount Project, 1976. (4/22)
Mennonite Polity: A Comparison of the MC and the GC Mennonite
Church-Bendeer & Dyck (4/23)
GC/MC Polity, 1987. (4/24)
Bethlehem "83, Aug 1-7, 1983 (4/25)
MASAMBA (Correspondence) (4/26)
And God Made Woman and Man. Nov. 1979. (4/27)
Changing Family Forms and Functions, 1980. (4/28)
The Mystery of Love and Marriage, 1984. (4/29)
On Being a Grandfather, 1988. (4/30)
Some Christian Perspectives on Human Sexuality, 1982. (4/31)
Articles in Voice and in Christian Living. (4/32)
Abortion, 1973. (4/33)
Report of the President, July 1987, MWC. (4/34)
Paul N. Kraybill, Recognition Service. (4/35)
Harper & Row, Iris V. Cully. (4/36)
Box 5
(Large)
Ross and Ruth Bender, Our Stories, 1998 (5/1)
The Bender Family Album - 1996 Calendar (5/2)
The Bender Family Album - 1997 Calendar (5/3)
The Bender Family Album - 1998 Calendar (5/4)
The Bender Family Album - 1999 Calendar (5/5)
Correspondence (5/6)
RCI (5/7)
Correspondence, 1990 (5/8)
John H. Yoder (5/9)
College Mennonite (5/10
The Caring Commission (leaflet) (5/11)
Christian Schmucker (Family History) (5/12)
The Christian Steinmann family history & Genealogy, 1990
(5/13)
The Family of Johannes Sommer and Barbara Risser, 1825-1990 (5/14)
Ancestors and Descendants of Jonathan P. Smucker (5/15)
Developmental, Genetic & Molecular Studies of the Regulator of
Postbithorax, by M. Bender (5/16)
Box 5
(Large) (Continued)
Reflections of an Era That Has Ended by Vernon Zehr (5/17)
Pilgerleben Pilgrims Percgrinos by John Bender (5/18)
Seminary Dean and Son on Round-World Trip (5/19)
Past-Tense, 1986 (5/20)
Genealogy of Christian & Katherine Bender, April 1979 (5/21)
The Impact of Christian Education at the Various Age Levels by Leonard
Gross (5/22)
An Apology for the Church-Related Secondary School Movement of the
Mennonite Church by Ross T. Bender. (5/23)
IMS Report, July 1990 - June 1997. (5/24)
The Adventures of Emily Bender by Emily C. Bender. (5/25)
The New Yorker Book of Cat Cartoons (5/26)
Greencroft Roots (5/27)
The Bender Family Album - 1995 Calendar (5/28)
BUHL "as it was" by Lloyd E. Brne (5/29)
Oh Idaho, 1991 (5/30)
Idaho, 1974 (5/31)
Idaho Travel Guide (5/32)
Denver (5/33)
Exploring Idaho vol. 2 (Video) (5/34)
I'd Do It Again by T.K. Hershey, as told to Daniel Hertzler (5/35)
Jonas Smucker - Ancestors & Descendants by John R. Smucker
(5/36)
Jesus by Yorifumi Yaguchi, 1987 (5/37)
Box 6
(Large)
Christmas Cards, Birthday cards, ca. 1988-1996 [not all sorted]
Black Binder documenting beginning of Conrad Grebel College, including
1996 correspondence with Ross Bender, and copies of documents.
Ministry cassette tapes
Etc. [not all files listed]
Box 7
(Large)
Mennonite World Conference, Executive Secretary, Nominees, 1987-88
(Restricted) (7/1)
Mennonite World Conference, Larry Miller (ballot), 1988-89 (Restricted)
(7/2)
Mennonite World Conference, Larry Miller, 1988-89 (Restricted) (7/3)
Mennonite World Conference, Larry Miller, 1989-90 (Restricted) (7/4)
MWC, President's Report, 1990 (7/5)
MWC Committee Letter, 1991 (7/6)
Box 7
(Large) (Continued)
MWC Executive Committee Meetings, July 22-30, 1990 (7/7)
MWC Assembly 12, Winnipeg, Canada, July 24-29, 1990 (7/8)
MWC Exec. Comm. & General Council Minutes, Winnepeg, 1990 (7/9)
MWC - Europe, April 2 - 10, 1989 (7/10)
Paul Kraybill Resolution of Appreciation, July 24, 1990 (7/11)
A-12, Sunday Morning (7/12)
Winnipeg Assembly, 1990 (7/13)
A-12, Registration (7/14)
MWC Vision, Winnipeg, June 30, 1988 (7/15)
Reappointment to MWC General Council (7/16)
Letter to Ross Bender from Coelos Ceito, 7/11/89 (7/17)
Officers meetings MWC, 1990 (7/18)
Larry Miller Salary, 1990 (7/19)
MWC Financial Statements, Dec. 31, 1989 (7/20)
MWC Financial Statements, 1990 (7/21)
MWC/WARC, Oct. 11-15/89 (7/22)
MWC EXC Meetings, 1987 - 1990 (7/23)
IMPC (International Mennonite Peace Committee) 1989-1990 (7/24)
MWC - Misc. Correspondence (7/25)
A-12, Constitution Revision (7/26)
A-12 PLC Listening Litany (7/27)
A-12 Policy Manual (7/28)
A-12 Program Committee (7/29)
Dutch Aid to Swiss Brethren (7/30)
Executive Secretary Search, 1986 - 88 (7/31)
MWC Financial Statements, 1987 - 89 (7/32)
MWC Faith and Life (7/33)
MCLF Sept 14-15, 1987, Willow Vally Inn (7/34)
Assissi, 1986-87 (7/35)
Faith & Life Commission, 1987 - 90 (7/36)
Receipts (7/37)
MWC Executive Committee Meeting, July 9-11, 20-23, 1987 (7/38)
MWC/WARC, 1984-85 (7/39)
MWC, 1984 (7/40)
Publications, Strasbourg, 1984 & Courier, 1987 (7/41)
MWC/Lombard Mtg, July 22-26, 1985 (7/42)
Box 7
(Large) (Continued)
Bangkok, May 6-7/1986 (7/43)
Taiwan, Executive Committee Mtg., May 1986 (7/44)
MWC - Strasbourg, 1984 (7/45)
MWC/Lutheran, 1981-1984 (7/46)
Budget and Finances, 1985-86 (7/47)
XII Assembly 1990/Winnipeg (7/48)
MWC Bylaws (7/49)
MWC 60th anniversary, 1985 (7/50)
NA Counsel & Reference (7/51)
Executive Committee, 1985 (7/52)
IMPC, 1985-87 (7/53)
MWC 1985-86 reports, correspondence (7/54)
Box 8
(Large)
MWC/MCC, Reports, Correspondence, 1986 (8/1)
VISAS/Passport (8/2)
General Council, 1987 (8/3)
Correspondence, 1986 (8/4)
MWC Correspondence, 1985 (8/5)
Taiwan, May 7-14, 1986 (8/6)
Courier, 1986 (8/7)
Articles of Incorporation, 1986 (8/8)
MWC XI Assembly, Strasbourg, France, 1984 (8/9)
MWC-NARC, WPG Jan. 10, 1985 (8/10)
MWC Program Books (8/11)
Geneva, May 18-24, 1986 (8/12)
General Board Salary and Benefit Policies, 1981 (8/13)
Correspondence,1960 - 97 (8/14)
GHMC Correspondence,1986 - 90 (8/15)
Personal Agenda and Finance Books of R. Bender1979, 1985 (8/16)
Personal Agenda book, 1984 (8/17)
Personal Agenda book, 1983 (8/18)
Personal Agenda books, 1986 - 1989 (8/19)
Personal Agenda book, 1991 (8/20)
Personal Agenda book, 1992 (8/21)
Box 8
(Large) (Continued)
Personal Agenda book, 1993 (8/22)
Personal Agenda book, 1994 (8/23)
Personal Agenda book, 1995 (8/24)
Personal Agenda book, 1996 (8/25)
Personal Agenda book, 1997 (8/26)
Baccalaureatt Service (8/27) (tape)
Unidentified Tape (8/28)
Student Forum on Seminary Move, March 18, 1969 (tape) (8/29)
Tape Unidentified (8/30)
Cassel 60th Anniversary, May 7, 1995 (Video) (8/31)
Video tape, Bender Steinman (8/32)
When They Shall Ask - Cassette Tape (8/33)
Memorial for Orie Leon Bender, Dec. 19, 1996 Cassette Tape (8/34)
The Seven Last Words of Christ, April 16, 1987 Cassette Tape (8/35)
Banquet - A12 for PK - songs Cassette Tape (8/36)
Box 9
(Green)
Asian Mennonites - Interviews & Testimony – Interviews &
testimony, 1986-88. Includes Tong Hang, Tong Chitchalerntham, Ted
Yao, Tran Xuan Quang (9/1)
"Believers' Church in the Modern World" (9/2)
A Model for Theological Education in the Free Church Tradition (9/3)
Correspondence, 1967 (9/4)
Service of Inauguration as Dean of Goshen College and Biblical
Seminary, 1965 (9/5)
The Free Church (9/6)
The "New Model" (9/7)
"The Mennonite Church in the Third World" (9/8)
Life and its Setting (9/9)
Name and Subject Tracings
(For Box 9 Green)
Education – Theological
Tong Hang
Tong Chitchalerntham
Ted Yao
Tran Xuan Quang
Asian Mennonites
Mennonites - Asian
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January 19, 2005/ Reformatted and posted on the Web by Martha Miller
October 20, 2004 / Inventory of Boxes 7-9 by Nelda Nussbaum
February 19, 2004 / Inventory of Boxes 4-5 by Nelda Nussbaum
October 10, 2003 / Preliminary box listing of Boxes 1-6 by Dennis Stoesz
File: “Hm1-353 Ross T Bender.doc”
Mennonite
Church USA Archives-Goshen, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, Indiana 46526
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