Hist. Mss. 1-5
David
Plank collection
Papers,
contained in 2 boxes
Biographical Sketch
David Plank (1833-1912) was an Amish
Mennonite farmer, minister and bishop.
1833 Born on May 15 in
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania to Juliana Hertzler and Samuel Plank
1845 Moved with his family to
Logan county, Ohio
1856 Married Martha Hartzler on
February 14; they had 10 children; worked
as a farmer and carpenter
1859 Ordained as an Amish
Mennonite minister on October 19 at the Walnut Grove congregation
1863 Assisted in organizing the
first Amish Sunday school in America
1895 Ordained as a bishop of
the Walnut Grove and South Union Amish Mennonite congregations
1912 Died on October 4 at the
age of 79
Sources: Hist Mss 1-5 David Plank collection; box 2
Gospel Herald obituary, October 31, 1912
"Plank, David," The Mennonite Encyclopedia
Inventory
Hist Mss 1-5-1 Correspondence
(Box 1)
1837, 1859, 1888, 1897-1907 (the 1837 letter is a copy of a letter from
George Steiger to the New Apostolics or Newtaufer in the Canton of
Bern. Plank's correspondents include M. S. Steiner, C.Z. Yoder, and
J.K. Hartzler. Most of the correspondence concerns church and
conference (General conference, Eastern AM, Ohio and Pa. Amish
Mennonite Conference) Affairs and speakers for Bible Conferences. Most
of the 1900-1902 correspondence concerns the throubles at Deinbigh,
Virginia when D.Z. Yoder withdrew from the Warwick River congregation
and formed the Providence congregation)
Hist Mss 1-5-2 Miscellaneous (Box
2)
Ancestral record of John Mast family
Book reviews, etc.
Church affairs-notebook
Essay-"Little Things"
The Finished Work
Forgiveness of Sin
Funk and Wagnalls co.
German materials
Home and Foreign Relief Commission
- certificate of contributions
League of Nations covenant
The Mennonite S.S. situation a Half a Century Ago
Newspaper Clippings
Obituaries-Lydia Yoder, Martha Lantz
Obituary-David Plank
Pamphlets
Plank reunion program
"The Ram's Horn" subscription
Recipes
"Review of doctrines"
Sermon notes
Souvenirs from the Christ Land
Sunday School Convention Programs
S.S. library donors
Treasure's book and receipts
Diary 1873
Subject Tracings
Chronology, 1837
Chronology, 1859
Chronology, 1888
Chronology, 1897-1907
Chronology, 1873
Eastern A. M. Conference Box 1 correspondence 1897-1907
Home and Foreign Relief Commission Box 2 folder 9
Mast (John) family Box 2 folder 1
Mennonite Church - Ed Box 1 correspondence, November 18, 1902
from J.K. Zook
Mennonite Church - General Conference Box 1 correspondence 1897-1907
Neutaufer Box 1 1837 letter
Prairie Street Mennonite Church, Elkhart,IN Box 1 correspondence
November 2, 1900
Providence Mennonite Church, Newport News, VA Box 1 1900-1902
correspondence
Sunday Schools Box 2 folders 11, 22, 23
Warwick River Mennonite Church, Newport News, VA Box 1 1900-1902
Yoder, D. Z. Box 1 1900-1902 correspondence
April 30, 2004 / Reformatted by
Kathryn Yoder
July 18, 2001 / Update by Monica Zimmerman
February 13, 2001 / Typed into computer and Posted on Web by Zach
Landis & Erin Wilson
File "hm1-005.doc"
Mennonite
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