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Hist.
Mss. 1-704
Esther Graber, 1912-1996
Papers, 1931-1989; Scrapbook, 1978
2 Files (1 Small Collection, 1 Oversize)
Introduction
The scrapbook was deposited into the Archives by Lena Graber, a sister,
upon Esther Graber's death in 1996, and the papers were deposited by
Lena Graber in 1997.
Brief Historical Sketch
1912 Born, November 27, 1912, Washington County, Iowa
1935-39 Goshen College, Indiana, Secretary to Faculty
1939-48 Goshen College, Indiana,Administrative Assistant to president
Ernest E. Miller
1948-50 Home Hospital at Sterling, Illinois
1950-78 Mennonite Board of Missions, Administrative Assistant to
Overseas Secretary J. D. Graber
and Wilbert R. Shenk
1996 Died, April 3, 1996, Goshen, Indiana
Inventory Listing
File
1 (Small Collection)
Papers, 1931-1989
File
2 (Oversize)
Scrapbook, 1978
A
collection of letters, photographs, cards and cartoons sent to Esther
Graber by missionaries and staff, in commemoration of her service with
the Overseas Department at Mennonite Board of Missions, 1950-1978. She
was administrative assistant to J. D. Graber and Wilbert R. Shenk
during this time.
One of Graber's ongoing tasks was editor of Mission News Sheet, and so
the scrapbook was entitled "This is Thursday, Mission News Sheet takes
priority, eg. Not for Publication, April 1978."
Includes Esther Graber's Christmas 1977 letter "To the Overseas
Missionary Family and Friends who read Mission News Sheet," in which
she summaries her work through the years. Also includes a photograph of
her.
Name and Subject Tracing
Graber, Esther, 1912-1996
Mennonite Board of Missions
March 18, 2004 /
Updated by Kathryn Yoder
October 1, 1997 / Dennis Stoesz
Mennonite
Church USA Archives - Goshen, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526
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