Historical Committee Hist. Mss. 1-580 Paton and Hazel (Smucker) Yoder Papers, 1849-1994 9 Boxes (6 Green, 3 Long Green) Introduction Two autograph books (Box 5) were deposited into the Archives by Ruth Kortemeir, Goshen, Indiana, in 1963. The Silvanus Yoder diaries were deposited into the Archives by the children of Silvanus and Susie (Troyer) Yoder family in 1983: Rhea Yoder, Ruth (Yoder) Kortemier, Jonathan Yoder and Paton Yoder. The rest of the papers were deposited by Paton Yoder from 1981 to 1995. Inventory Listing Boxes 1-3 (Green) Contain the diaries of Silvanus Yoder for the years 1910-1927, 1928-1948, and 1949-1963 respectively. Box 4 (Green) (Silvanus Yoder) Index to Materials Correspondence--Miscellaneous, 1888-1897 Correspondence--Leah Yoder and Children, 1874-1899 Correspondence--Daniel Kauffman, 1929-1940 Correspondence--A. J. Metzler, 1940 Ada Normal University, 1894-1895, Grammar Workbook Ada Normal University, 1894-1895, Algebra, Latin, and General History Notebooks Ada Normal University, 1894-1895, Grade Report and Financial Receipt Compositions, 1897-1942 Essays and Poetry by Others, undated Poetry Book, College, 1895 Poems, Handwritten, 1895-1948 Hymns by Silvanus Yoder List of Gospel Herald Articles by Silvanus Yoder Notebook--Poems (1895-1938), Autobiographical and Community Sketches, Family History and Data, Letters (1935-1963) Box 5 (Green) (Silvanus Yoder) Autobiography "Sketch of Silvanus Yoder" by Sam Yoder Shank, Crissie, "A Brief Historical Sketch of the Jonathan Yoder Family" Stoltzfus, Dorcas, "Life of Gideon Stoltzfus Lee, Betty Kate, "The Life of Bishop John Stoltzfus," 1938 Jacob Troyer Wedding Invitation, 1896 Katie Hostetler Diary, 1918-1924 Family Data, Warranty Deed World War I Draftee Finance Receipts Pocket Notebooks--Church Affairs, 1911-1921 Programs, 1901, 1920 Autograph Books Box 6 (Green) (Manuscripts) Katie, Published Copy Photocopy of "Sarah's Stories," (handwritten), used in Katie, Tennessee John Stoltzfus Articles and Documents Silvanus and Susie, by Paton Yoder Diener-Versammlung Reports, 1863-1876, English Translation Box 7 (Long) Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 1-10 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 11-20 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 21-30 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 31-40 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 41-50 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 51-60 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 61-70 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 71-80 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 81-99 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 100-122 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents 123-125 Box 8 (Long) Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents-Miscellaneous 1-30 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents-Miscellaneous 31-45 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents Miscellaneous 46-60 Tennessee John Stoltzfus, Documents Miscellaneous 61-65 Tennessee John Stoltzfus: Amish Church-Related Documents and Family Letters by Paton Yoder, 1987 Box 9 (Long Green) Materials in this box have been arranged roughly by chronology and by generations. Neuer Calender, 1849 Printed by Mentz & Rovoudt, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Joseph Yoder (1822-1908) Joseph Yoder was an Amish Mennonite Bishop, who lived at Barker Street, Michigan, from 1868-1887. Joseph Yoder, Amish Mennonite Bishop,ö by Paton Yoder, 1989 Family records, 1769-1908, of Joseph Yoder (1822-1908) and Abraham Kurtz (1769-1831), etc. Writings, 1864-1907 "Writings of Amish Mennonite Bishop Joseph Yoder (1822-1908) and of his descendants [Emma Zook and Fanny Yoder], and of Mary King Zook (b. 1822)," presented to the Archives by their great grandchildren, Vera Zook Yoder, Phyllis Hartzler Baumgartner and Hazel Smucker Yoder. Annotated by Paton Yoder, 1993. 38 pages. Yoder, Joseph, Correspondence, June 1889 Yoder, Joseph, Correspondence, August 1889 Zook, Emma, Correspondence, March 1896 Zook, Emma, Correspondence, August 1896 Yoder, Fanny, Correspondence, 1898 Yoder, Joseph, Correspondence, 1907 Yoder, Joseph, Autobiography, 1907 Barker Street Sunday School, 1877 Momento with German Bible verse on it, presented by this Sunday School, with J. J. Hartzler as Superintendent and G. J. Yoder as Assistant. Teachers names also included on back, including Sarah A. Yoder, a daughter of Joseph Yoder. Jonathan K. Zook Sunday School Certificate, 1864 Presented to Jonathan K. Zug [sic] by Superintendent David Plank and Teacher David M. Yoder, of the Sunday School of the Amish Church at Logan County, Ohio, October 23, 1864. Jonathan K. Zook was a member at Barker Street Amish Mennonite Church, St. Joseph County, Michigan, for some years and then also at Clinton Frame Amish Church. Box 9 (Long Green) (Continued) Samuel S. and Catherine (Hershberger) Troyer Troyer Marriage certificate, 1872 Certificate for Samuel S. Troyer and Catherine Hershberger, who were married by Daniel D. Miller on March 31, 1872, and were members of the Howard-Miami Amish Mennonite Church, Indiana. Certificate is framed with glass front. Troyer was Paton's mother's father, who came from Holmes County, Ohio, to Howard and Miami Counties, Indiana, in 1852. There was a split in this Amish Mennonite community in 1854. Catherine was a daughter of Christian Hershberger, who was a deacon in the Old Order Amish Church. There also exists a Troyer Bible, which records Samuel S. Troyer's children in it. Jesse and Emma (Zook) Smucker Poems compiled by Hazel Yoder, 1993 "Hazel Smucker Yoder's compilation of poems and recitations collected by her parents, Jesse (1878-1946) and Emma Zook (1875-1959) Smucker and her mother's siblings, especially Verda Zook (Mrs. Mahlon) Hartzler (1893-1985). Compiled in 1993. 24 pages. Silvanus and Susan (Troyer) Yoder School Merit Award, ca. 1886 Issued to Susan Troyer by Teacher Alice S. Nusbaum. Autograph Book, Susan Troyer, 1889-92 Susan Troyer was in her teen years and attended the Clinton Frame Amish Mennonite Church with her parents. Later her father, Samuel S. Troyer, took the family back to the Amish Church. Peter Schrock Family History, 1923 A Brief History of Biographical Sketches together with a complete Genealogy of the Descendants of Peter Schrock, by Silvanus Yoder, 1923. Printed by Mennonite Publishing House, Scottdale. "Some Songs My Mother Sang" Includes 21 songs sung by Susan (Troyer) Yoder, as recorded by daughter Ruth (Yoder) Kortemier. "Silvanus and the Mennonite Church" "The Silvanus and Susie Yoder Family and the Mennonite Church," written by Paton Yoder, September 1994. 15 pages. It is a personal, reflective and chronological narrative, which updates but does not supercede other articles by Yoder on this family. Paton Yoder Yoder, Paton: S. D. Mast and David A. Treyer "Two Nineteenth Century Treatises on the Nonresistant Christian and the State," with translations by Paton Yoder, April 1990. 54 pages plus photocopies of German treatises. Includes translation of S. D. Mast's article on "Das Christenthum und der Stimmkasten" (Christianity and Voting), and David A. Treyer's "Eine Erklaerung in Bezug auf die weltliche Obrighkeit," (An Exposition concerning World Government). Name and Subject Tracing Amish - Ohio - Logan County Amish - Indiana Amish Division, Nineteenth Century Amish Mennonites - Michigan Amish Mennonites - Indiana Barker Street Amish Mennonite Church, Barker Street, Michigan Chronology, 1852-1929 Chronology, 1873-1963 Chronology, 1875 Clinton Frame Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana Diaries European War, 1914-18 Hartzler, Verda (Zook) (1893-1985) Hershberger, Catherine and Samuel S. Troyer Hostetler Family (Jacob Hostetler, 1845-1924 and Elizabeth Suntimer, 1855-1887; Jacob and Katie Hershberger Troyer, 1852-1929) Howard-Miami Amish Mennonite Church Hymns and Hymnology Kauffman, Daniel Kurtz, Abraham, 1769-1831 Mast, S. D. Miller, Daniel D. Poems and Poetry Plank, David Smucker, Jesse (1878-1946) Smucker, Emma (Zook) (1875-1959) Smucker, Hazel Stoltzfus, John ("Tennessee"), 1805-1887 Stoltzfus, John K. Treyer, David A. Troyer Family (Samuel J. Troyer, 1845-1886, and Katie (Hershberger) Troyer, 1852- 1929) Troyer, Katie (Hershberger), 1852-1929 Troyer, Samuel S. And Catherine (Hershberger) Troyer, Susan, 1874-1936 World War I Yoder, David M. Yoder, Fanny Yoder, Hazel (Smucker) Yoder, Joseph, 1822-1908 Yoder, Paton Yoder, Sarah (Troyer), 1878-1961 Yoder, Silvanus, 1873-1963 Yoder, Susie (Troyer), 1874-1936 Zook, Emma, (1875-1959) Zook, Jonathan K. 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