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1. Collection, Photograph - Photos from the Samuel S. & Susan Landis Histand family

   Collection of photos and negatives (many by amateur photographer James L. Histand or his brother William L. Histand), mostly late 1920s to early 1970s, from the families of Samuel S. and Susan O. Landis Histand and Abram O. & Emma Histand, farmers of Doylestown Township, Bucks County, and members of the Doylestown Mennonite Church. Includes good photos of Histand and Landis family reunions, 1940 to early 1970s. Samuel and Susan Histand had 16 chi...

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Papers, Personal - Jacob C. Clemens Papers

   Size: 10 linear feet (10 boxes) Jacob C. "J.C." Clemens (1874-1965) had an influential role in the life of Franconia Mennonite Conference in the first half of the twentieth century. Ordained in 1906 to serve the Plains congregation near Lansdale, he left a promising banking career to answer that call. He was one of the first ministers in Franconia Conference to preach regularly in English, and his services were much in demand across the confer...

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Papers, Personal - Wesley R. Gross Papers

   Writings/memoirs of Wesley R. Gross (1904-1997), a Pillar of Fire minister and radio preacher who grew up in the Doylestown Mennonite congregation. Includes biographical information on his father Mahlon G. Gross, a minister in the Doylestown Mennonite congregation, grandfather Abraham C. Gross, and bishop Abraham O. Histand. Also includes photocopies of some correspondence.

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Print, Photographic - Abraham and Emma Wismer Histand, circa 1936

   Record Type: Photo