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Hist. Mss. 1-886
Jesse L. Nofziger, 1910-1989, and Kathryn (Short) Nofziger, 1910-1992
Papers, 1965-90
1 Box (Large)

Biographical Sketch

1929     Kathryn Short married Jesse L. Nofziger, both from Archbold, Ohio

1950s    Kathryn and Jesse and their three sons moved to Goshen, Indiana in the early 1950s. Both Kathryn and Jesse attended classes at Goshen College, and joined the College Mennonite Church. They became involved in the real estate business in the Goshen area.

Administrative Information

These papers were deposited into the Archives by Kathryn Nofziger in 1990 and by son Roger Nofziger in 1991.

Catalogued by Angela Showalter, August 16, 1994. Updated by Dennis Stoesz, January 18, 1996.

Inventory Listing

Box 1 (Large)

Kathryn (Short) Nofziger, 1910-1992

Autobiography, 1990
Correspondence, 1966

Jesse L. Nofziger, 1910-1989

Assorted Personal Papers
Autobiography, 1986
Mennonite Disaster Service Papers, 1965-77
    Includes his involvement in Alaska, 1965-66; in Gulfport, Mississippi, 1969; and as a regional director in
    Mississippi in 1976 and Harlan, Kentucky, in 1977. Slides of his trip to Alaska are found in the Photograph
    Collection.
Mennonite Relief Sale, Goshen, Indiana, Papers, 1969-75

Name and Subject Tracing

Mennonite Disaster Service
Mennonite Relief Sale, Goshen, Indiana
Nofziger, Jesse L., 1910-1989
Nofziger, Kathryn (Short), 1910-1992

February 6, 2004 / Posted on web by Rebecca Allen
September 9, 2003 / Updated by Hen Hostetler
File: "HM01-886.doc"

Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen, 1700 S Main St., Goshen, Indiana 46526

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