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Hist. Mss.
1-769
Mary N. Royer (Neuhauser Royer), 1907-2001
Papers, 1927-1990s
23 Boxes (Large)
Scope and Content
Most of these materials are those of Mary N. Royer. Some files,
however, may also reflect the work of her sister, Katherine Royer.
Brief Biographical
Sketch, Mary N. Royer, 1907- 2001
1947 Stories about Jesus (Grade 1)
and Stories about God's Friends (Grade 2), Summer Bible School Series
was published. Pictures by Norma Hostetler. Editor, C. F.
Yake. Publisher, Herald Press. Prepared under auspices of
Commission for Christian Education.
1966 Revisions of Stories about
Jesus and Stories about God's Friends
Brief Biographical
Sketch, Katherine Royer
1948 My Book about Bible Children
(1st Kindergarten Book) and My Book about God's Gifts (2nd Kindergarten
Book), Summer Bible School Series was published. Pictures by Ruth
Carper. Editor, C. F. Yake. Publisher, Herald Press.
Prepared under auspices of Commission for Christian Education.
Teacher books were published in
1950 as Enjoying God's Gifts and Lessons from Bible Children, Book I
and II for kindergarten teachers.
My Book About Jesus, Nursery
Book, Summer Bible School Series was published. Teacher book
entitled Learning About Jesus published in 1951.
1957 Happy Times with Nursery
Children and Nursery Stories of Jesus published.
1966 Revisions of the nursery and
kindergarten books were done.
Administrative
Information
These papers were transferred to the Archives by
Christina (Royer) Okamoto, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in 1997.
Preliminary Inventory Listing by Dennis Stoesz, March 5, 1997.
Collection cataloged by Dennis Stoesz, April 29, 1999. Reviewed
collection, and proposed listing of individual file folders by Dennis
Stoesz, March 6, 2001. Box 1 listed by Nelda Nussbaum, March 8, 2001.
These materials remain restricted until they are sorted.
Inventory Listing
Materials, mostly 1980s, but including some older files back to Ohio
State graduate school, 1940.
Box 1 (Large)
Correspondence and Cards, 1981-82 (1/1)
Children's Literature Course, Continuing Education, Goshen College,
Fall 1982, taught by Mary N. Royer, Ph. D., Professor Emerita of
Education (1/2)
Children's Literature Course, Fall 1982, Instructional material,
"Trains" poem by James S. Tippet (illustration by Mary Brubacher) (1/3)
Today's Child, 1982-83 (1/4)
Dobson review, by Amstutz, 1983, on Dobson's approach to young
children. Includes Royer's research on children and anger and
nonviolence, including her story of nonviolence toward a German family
and their three girls she was teaching in a country school in Wayne
County, Ohio, in 1931., (1/5)
"Growing toward Peace with Books", book list compiled by Mary and
Katherine Royer (1/6), 1982
Course Outline and Reading list for "407. Philosophy of Education,"
1960-61, 1961-62, (1/7)
Transcript of Ohio State Graduate School, 1940-48 (1/8)
Wier, Esther, Author, 1964 (1/9)
Fleischman, Sid, 1989 (1/10) Contains article on
"Shalom in Practice: God, Time and Health" 13 pages,
written by Mary N. Royer, unsigned, undated.
Bible Lessons for Three Year Olds, 1947 (1/11) Sunday school
lessons written by Katherine Royer.
Postcards, no date (1/12) Collections of picture postcards onm trip to
New Orleans and Tennessee.
Webster, Noah, 1936, 1978 (1/13) Contains two articles on Webster
and an early 1936 calendar.
Children's Literature, no dates (1/14) Contains lists of children's
books, articles on importance of children reading, stories Katherine
Royer wrote.
Box 1 (Large) (Continued)
Lewis, Claudia, 1982 (1/15) Copies of article by Lewis written for
Young Children, Penquin Books.
Phillips, Joy 1985 (1/16) Note to Mary Royer
Clippings, 1960-73 (1/17) Clippings on Children and play by Thomas
Howard
Children's Experience with Death, 1960-78 (1/18) Articles on telling
children about death, book on that subject by Edgar Jackson, letter to
children's parents.
Lewis, C.S. 1964 (1/19) Article from Christian Herald about Lewis.
Death, 1981-82 (1/20) Pamphlets and articles.
Miscellaneous 1948, 1952 (1/21) Two articles written by Mary Royer, one
for World Conference one from Doctoral Dissertations from Ohio State
University.
Stories and Songs, 1956, 1979 (1/22) Contains children story and songs.
Children's Literature, 1945, 1951 (1/23) Lists of books for children,
copies of several stories written for or about children.
The Horn Book, 1983 (1/24) Copy of the magazine
de Jong, no date (1/25) Letter to Meindert Dejong , transparencies
de Jong, 1950-1966 (1/26) Transparencies or artwork.
Lewis, C.S., 1965-79 (1/27) Misc. articles and clippings
Litany, no date (1/28) Copies of Family Litany for Family Living
Misc., (1/29) Teaching aids, clippings etc.
Death in Children's Books, 1982, 1984 (1/30) Copies of "Ten Pennies and
Green Mold" and misc. writings.
Box 2 (Large)
Mary Royer Festschrift, May 1, 1993, Video VHS (2/1)
Photocopied teaching materials, for Mary N. Royer (2/2) (measures 8",
many duplicates)
Stories about Jesus, Activity Packet, Planned by Mary Royer, drawn by
Norma Hostetler, 1947, Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania (2/3)
"The Lord's Prayer", Worksheets, planned by Mary and Katherine Royer,
drawn by Norma Hostetler and Ruth Carper, 1948, First Quarter (2/4)
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(Only samples of individual file folders are listed from here down)
Box 3 (Large)
Instructional materials, including transparencies, "A Man who wondered
why," "The Special Room for Company," "Jesus Wants Us to Pray" and "A
Man who asked Jesus to Help Him."
Biblical Literacy Test, 1959
"The meaning of family worship experience for children," by Mary Royer,
1975
Box 3 (Large) (Continued)
Older materials, Goshen College, 1920s and Peabody, 1930s, and into
1940s.
Reading and Phonics, notes by Mary Royer, 1931
Peabody Reflector and Alumni News, November 1933, Mary Royer
Photographs (a few)
Peabody materials, 1930's
The Psychology of Children, 1931
High school and college compositions, 1927
Box 4 (Large)
Daily Diary, 1952
Daily Diary, 1966
Daily Diary, 1968
Daily Diary, 1969
Engagement Calendar, 1970, Mary Royer
Daily Diary, 1973
Daily Diary, 1974
Class lectures, 1959
"My Philosophy of Education," by Mary Royer, 1940
Correspondence, organized A-L, with friends, colleagues, acquaintances,
and former students, 1934-54
Box 5 (Large)
Correspondence, organized M-Z, with friends, colleagues, acquaintances,
and former students, 1934-54
Peace book correspondence, 1947-49
MCC Children correspondence, 1946-53
Goshen College, Teacher Education, administrative materials, some as
early as 1934, but the bulk from about 1940-1956.
Box 6 (Large)
Goshen College (continued), Teacher Education, administrative
materials, some as early as 1934, but the bulk from about 1940-1956.
Goshen College Summer Bible School, 1932-34. Includes curriculum.
Goshen College, notes, 1930
Kindergarten records
Early memories, written by students, 1933
Box 7 (Large)
Biographies, 1937-38
Introduction to Education course, 1939
Instructional materials, 1932
Subject files, "Barnabas" to "Mental Health." Mostly clipped
articles, retyped poems, and notes, but also includes some of Mary
Royer's own writings.
Box 8 (Large)
Subject files, "Missions" to "Worship"
Correspondence, 1961
Goshen College, 1929, examination booklet
Instructional materials, 1936-45
Composition Book, early (date ?)
World Convention on Christian Education, Ontario, 1950
Booklet of devotional literature, 1955, with clippings pasted into book
Box 9 (Large)
"The Child in Our Midst," Education 651, July 19, 1940, by Mary Royer
Notes on Education courses, 1947-48, Columbia (?)
Curriculum on teaching Social Studies in elementary school, 1950-54
Box 10 (Large)
Curriculum on teaching Social Studies in elementary school, 1950-54
(Continued). Subject files from "Teaching" to "World Friendship".
Science subject files, including posture, temperance, poison ivy,
social hygiene, etc.
Box 11 (Large)
Science subject files (Continued), including birds and trees,
arithmetic, time, and dental health.
Theology Workshop, 1958, Goshen College
Young People's Institute, General Conference, Turner, Oregon, 1937
Mennonite Teacher's Association, 1952-53
Mennonite Publishing House, Correspondence, 1935-55
Box 12 (Large)
Instructional, 1949-59, including writings by students
Box 13 (Large)
Instructional materials (continued)
Education Dept., Goshen College, Administrative materials, 1945-59
Box 14 (Large)
Education Dept., Goshen College, Administrative materials, 1949-56
(Continued)
Box 15 (Large): Odds and ends, 1955-63
Diary, 1951,
1955, 1957, 1958 (not always complete)
Box 16 (Large): Odds and ends, 1950s and 1960s
Box 17 (Large): Odds and ends, 1940s-1950s
Instructional
materials, 1950s
Box 18 (Large): Instructional materials, 1970s
Box 19 (Large): Instructional materials, 1960s-1990s
Box 20 (Large): Instructional materials, 1930s-1980s
Box 21 (Large): Instructional materials, 1960s
Box 22 (Large): Instructional materials, 1960s
Box 23 (Large): Instructional materials, 1950s-1970s
Box 24 (Oversize): Filmstrip projector, Delineascope, made by American
Optical Company, Buffalo, New York. In working order.
Placed with archives equipment, to be used for viewing filmstrips.
March 14, 2004 / Updated by Helen Hostetler
File: "HM1-769.doc"
Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen, 1700 S Main St., Goshen, Indiana
46526
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