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Bertha BenderHist. Mss. 1-878
Bertha (Burkholder) Bender, 1896-1978
Papers, 1952-1983
4 Boxes (2 Green, 1 Long SC, 1 Oversize)


Administrative Information

Organized and Inventory completed by J. Kevin Miller, May 5, 1987. Typed into the computer by Nelda Nussbaum, August 14, 2002.


Inventory

Box 1 (Green)


Correspondence:

1/1    Correspondence – 1954-83
1/2    Correspondence – Hendrika Van Dorssen, 1952-61
1/3    Correspondence – Netherlands, 1956-57
1/4    Correspondence – MVS, 1956-57
1/5a    Correspondence – Memorials, 1978

Mennonite Voluntary Service:


1/5    Mennonite Voluntary Service
1/6    Fredeshiem Reunion, 1956
1/7    Conferences & Reports, 1956
1/8    Peace Section European Committee, 1956
1/9    Amsterdam Historic Peace Conference (Found in Long Green SC Box)

1/10    Heerewegen Monthly Reports 2/56-6/57
1/11    Der Mennonit:  March/April 1957
1/12    Dutch Church Map
1/13    Miscellaneous

Assorted Papers:


1/14    Conference – March 13, 1969
1/15    Phalo Club
1/16    Creative Writers Club, 1965
1/17    Goshen College poetry Workshop – 2/25-27/77

Writings:

1/18    Breaking the Crystallized Pattern
1/19    Breaking Crystallized Patterns
1/20    Christian Creativity
1/21    Dora
1/22    Eyes
1/23    Goodies

1/24    My Tribute to Mina
1/25    Sofia
1/26    A Treasured Memory
1/27    Vignettes
1/28    What Are You Ding Here?
1/29    Work With Your Medium
1/30    A Zebra Tale

Poetry

1/31    Whistling In the Dark (Book)
1/32    Printed poems (album)
1/33    Xerox copy of an album that is dispersed into the collection
1/34    Greeting card poems
1/35    Racial

Box 2 (Green)

2/1    America
2/2    Berlin Wall
2/3    Bond With Life
2/4    Challenge
2/5    Cloud Bits

2/6    Distillation
2/7    Echo
2/8    Echoes
2/9    Friendship
2/10    From Out Samaria

2/11    Gray, Gay, Persons
2/12    The Greatest of These/ His Wand is Brother Love – Italian Sonnet
2/13    Heart-Throbs
2/14    In Tune – a tribute to Amos Burkholder
2/15    Kagawa to a Sick/Slum Friend

2/16    Martin Luther King
2/17    My Dear Little Kitty
2/18    My Get Up and Go Has Got Up and Went
2/19    Our Brother Keeper
2/20    Polyrical

2/21    Prisoning Walls
2/22    A Psalm For Brotherhood
2/23    Race Prejudice
2/24    Ruth
2/25    Splinters and Beams

2/26    That They May Grow Straight
2/27    Unhindered
2/28    Where is Johannesburg?
2/29    Whistling in the Dark
2/30    Jottings

2/31    Childrens poems & notes
2/32    Others
2/33    Xerox misc.
2/34    Notes on writing poetry
2/35    Notes – Poetry, what is it?

2/26    Notes – misc.
2/37    Publication Receipts
2/38    Misc. books
2/39    Misc.
2/40    Rixt – The Golden Rider/Knight

2/41    Rixt – misc. poems
2/42    Rixt – Today’s Book a review of The Golden Rider by Garmt Stuiveling
2/43    Rixt – a review by Dr. F. Sierksma  (found in Long Green SC Box)

Assorted personal papers:

2/44    Booklet – Israel et Son Avenir
2/45    Clippings
2/46    Goshen College
2/47    Notes – Arithmetic
2/48    Notes – Elementary Teaching Papers

2/49    Notes – Opportunities & Responsibilities of the teacher – Mrs. Erb
2/50    World Conference 1956
2/51    Miscellaneous
2/52    Building Plans (handdrawn by Bender) (File located in mapcase, drawer 8)
   

2 Files (Long Green SC): These files are listed in main part of inventory

1/9    Amsterdam Historic Peace Conference (Found in Long Green SC Box)
2/43    Rixt – a review by Dr. F. Sierksma  (found in Long Green SC Box)


1 File (Mapcase, Drawer 8): This file is listed in main part of inventory

2/52    Building Plans (handdrawn by Bender) (File located in mapcase, drawer 8)


February 23, 2204 / Posted on the Web by Dennis Stoesz
February 17, 2004 / Updated by Helen Hostetler
File: “HM1-878.doc”

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