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Term Papers in the Menno Simons Historical Library Alphabetical Order by Author’S Last Name Term Papers in the Menno Simons Historical Library Alphabetical Order by Author’s Last Name A Acquino, Reuben D. The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Free Clinic: A Multidisciplinary Effort in the Advance Community-Based Health Care, 1995. Adamidou, Kisa. Pax Work in Greece, 1962. Albrecht, Franklin D. Mennonite Youth Activities and Organizations During the Period 1905-1925, 1980. Alcorn, George M., Establishment and Development of Christian Colleges and Universities Since the Civil War, [197?]. Dissertation, American University. Alderfer, Richard, Johann Cornies, [1964]. Allebach, Betty, Community Study of Towamencin Township Including the Town of Kulpsville, Pennsylvania, 1954. Alexander, James, A Survey of Mt. Clinton Mennonite Church Cemetery, 1974. Alexander, Wayne N., March 14, 1912: Recall at Hillsville, 1967. Allen, Lois, A Historical Sketch of the Lindale Mennonite Church, 1960. Anderson, Cory A., Transportation Systems and Safety Planning in Old Order Mennonite and Amish Communities, 2007. Virginia Commonwealth University. Asfaw, Ingida, The Congo Island Mission, 1961. Augsburger, A. Don, The Influence of Former Control Patterns Upon Behavior and Personal and Social Development Among Freshman From Several Mennonite Colleges, Ed. D., Temple University, 1963. Note: Contains only introduction or “Statement of the Problem.” Augsburger, David W., The Imperial Influence at Nicea, 1961. Augsburger, David W., A Study of the Relation of Age to Conversion, 1962. Augsburger, David W., An Analysis of the Arrangement and Authorship of the Ausbund, 1963. Augsburger, M.S., Authority in Neo-Orthodoxy as Seen in Barth and Brunner, 1958. Augsburger, Myron S., A Brief Survey of the Ethics of Separation, not dated. Augsburger, Myron S., Jamaica as a Mission Field, not dated. Augsburger, Myron S., Sociological Study of the Mennonite Community of Sarasota, Florida, 1954. B Baer, Isaac, Report and Testimony About World War I Experiences, 1962. Baird, Ethel, Midway Mennonite Church, Columbiana, Ohio, 1964. Bange, Carla Rae, Hanover a Turning Point of the Civil War: Overshadowed by Gettysburg, 1997. Barge, Elizabeth & Elizabeth Hawk, Conscientious Objectors in World War II. Barnes, James Logan, Toward a Context for Peace Education: Education as Praxis, 1978. Basinger, Adam Burch, From Minority Nonconformists to Outspoken Activists: Mennonites During World War II and Vietnam, 1999. Baugh, Cathy Dagenhart, Annotated Bibliography: “The Rhodes/Roads Massacre of 1764”, 1993. Baugh, Cathy Dagenhart, The Impact of the Fairfax Proprietary Upon the Massanutten Settlement in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, 1998. Bauman, Charles, Simon P. Yoder-Mennonite Poet, 1970. Bauman, Charles, A Survey of the Relationship Between the Mennonites and the Russian Government Between the Reigns of Catherine the Great and Alexander III (1763-1894), 1969. Bauman, Laura, The St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, 1957. Beachy, Alice-Ann, Frank and Essie Price: Christians Living in Communist China, 1949-1952, 1996. Beachy, Alma, A Glimpse of the Life and Work of Mrs. (Hettie B. Kulp) Mininger, 1961. Beachy, Alma, Procedures Used to Help the Retarded Reader in Grades Three and Four of the Lancaster Mennonite Schools and Adjoining Area, 1962. Beachy, Ben, Dare to Take the Lead: Dr. Myron Augsburger, 1997. Beachy, Bertha, Upper Deer Creek Congregation, 1957. Beachy, Esther, A History of the Amish Mennonite Church, Radiant, Virginia, 1958. Beachy, Judy, The Michigan Mennonite School, [n.d.] Beachy, Lois, Boom and Bust in Nine Years: The Story of A Pennsylvania Mining Town, 1969. Beachy, Moses. The Old Order Amish Community at Stuarts Draft, Virginia, 1954. Beachy, Tom & Ernie Swartz. Bank Mennonite Church Cemetery, 1965. Bechtel, Lois S. History of Freeland Seminary, 1964. Becker, Mark. Men and Women Who Dare to Say No: Mennonite Resistance to Draft Registration 1980-1985, 1985. Beckler, Eula Faye. The History of the East Fairview Mennonite Church, 1961. Beckler, Eula Faye. Problems Encountered by Mennonite Public School Teachers Because of Minority Views, 1962. Beiler, Naomi. The Development of the Conestoga Sewing Circle, 1962. Beiler, Newton. The Glad Tidings of Mennonite Church Discovers People in the Ghetto, 1970. Beisel, June. Amusements, 1953. Bell, Reba Marie. History of the Britton Run Mennonite Church, 1961. Bender, Doris. A History of the Cross Road School, 1953. Bender, Emma. Historical Study of the Greenwood Mennonite School near Greenwood, Delaware, 1960. Bender, Gerald W. Denominational Out-Marriage: A Measure of Religious Loyalty, 1962. Bender, John. Unusual and Abused Cases of the Use of the Lot in Ordinations Among Mennonites, 1978. Bender, Lowell. A Study of the Relationship of Beliefs and Practices in Various Mennonite Churches, 1967. Bender, Marlin. An Early History of First Mennonite Church of Nampa, Idaho, 1975- 1976. Bender, Mildred. Greenwood Mennonite Church: Attitudes Toward Change, Progressivism, and Discipline, 1958. Bender, Nevin. History of the Greenwood Conservative Mennonite Community, 1961. Bender, Titus. Authority-Outer and Inner Word, [n.d.] Bender, Titus. Reasons and Effects of Economic Changes in the Churches of the Valley, [n.d.]. Bender, Beatrice. The Contributions of the Mennonite Teacher in the Public School System to the Church in a Mission Area, 1960. Benner, Mildred. The Ethical Aspects of Attire, [n.d.]. Benner, Rhoda. A Glimpse at Death In Eastern Kentucky, 1968. Bennett, Erich. Journey: The Life Experiences of Charlotte W. Fitzgerald, 2001. Bennett, H. Ernest. Co-Ordinating the Hospital With Present Trends in Nursing Education, 1950. Bennett, Mabel, et. Al. Christian Education Versus Public Education, 1972. Benowitz, Jean-Paul. The “Dissatisfied Ones” Change and Adaptation Within the Old Order Mennonite Church of Virginia 1901-1991, 1991. Letkemann, Peter. Peter D. Berg, 1915-2004 Magadan, Russia, 2004. Bergey, Harold. Youth and Evangelism, 1973. Bergey, Philip C. Erasmus as Progenitor of Anabaptism, 1990. Bergey, Philip C. Goshen College, 1894-1924: a School with a Thirty-Year Struggle for Its Identity, 1990 Berkey, Esther. Actions of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference in Reference to Nonconformity and Nonresistance, 1953. Berthold, Joseph. The Confessional Church at the Rise of a Warlord, 1989. Beverlin, Sandra. A Survey of E.M.C. Elementary Students in 1963 to Compare the Possible Number of Christian Day School Teachers to Public School Teachers to be Graduated in the Coming Three Years, and the Reason for the Trend, 1963. Beyeler, Donovan. The History of the Hildebrand Mennonite Church, 1962-1964. Beyler, Elizabeth. The Weekly Press: Responsibilities and an Example, 1968. Bible Literature Class. Classification of Bible Literature, 1936-1937. Birkey, Elnore. Cross Roads Community Church, 1970. Blank, Elam. The Influence of Tourism on the Amish in Lancaster County, 1967. Block, Tina. That They May Know Him (P.A. Penner’s First Term in India) December 9, 1900 to March 10, 1908, 1965. Blosser, Dan. Jesus and the Jubilee, 1981(?). Blosser, Diane. Mennonite Elementary Schools in Rockingham County, [n.d]. Blosser, Floyd. Index for: Missionary Light, volumes I-X, 1975. Blosser, Glendon. A Kindled Fire, [n.d.] Blosser, Glendon. The Role and Authority of Virginia Conference, 1972. Blosser, Janet. Politics and Voting in the Mennonite Church in America 1860-1940, 1979. Blosser, Phil. L.J. Heatwole (Lewis James Heatwole) 1852-1932, 1978. Blosser, Philip Harold. The Virginia Mennonite Church Offices—An Out-reach Center, 1980. Boettger, Brian. Mennonite Attitudes Toward Liberalism in Their Schools, 1985. Bomberger, Elton. Historiography of Ontario Mennonites, 1959. Bomberger, James R. A Community Study of Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pa., [n.d.] Bomberger, John M. The History of Erb’s Mennonite Church, 1970. Bontrager, Amos. A Study of Sixteenth Century Anabaptist Evangelism, 1961. Bontrager, Herman. Triumph of Faith: A History of the Mennonite Voluntary Service Program, Under the Auspices of Amish Mennonite Aid, in El Salvador, Central America, 1970. Bontrager, Joseph. Introduction to Pilgrim Marpeck and the Testament Explanation with a Translation into English of the Preface (to the Testament Explanation), 1977. Bontrager, Mervin. A Study of the Marriages of Alden, New York Compared with Harrisonburg, Virginia, [n.d.] Bontrager, Mervin L. The History and Sociological Factors of the Alden Mennonite Church of Alden, New York, 1961. Bontrager, Patricia. Social Changes on the Eastern Mennonite College Campus, 1950- 1970, 1970. Borror, David Bryan. Grant Moses Stoltzfus: Neo-Amish, 2001. Boshart, David. Mark 16: 1-8: An Interpretation of Mark’s Story of the Resurrection, 1987. Bosley, Robert H. History of South Christian Street Mennonite Church, 1963. Bowman, Bernard. John F. Funk and the Revival Movement, 1972. Bowman, Daniel. The Life and Thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1964. Bowman, Daniel L. The Pietist’s Dilemma, a Problem n Protestant Christian Ethics and the Anabaptist Answer, 1979. Bowman, Randall J. From World War II Until Vietnam: Societal Influence on the Mennonites, 1978. Breneman, J. Harold. Jesus’ Methods of Personal Work Applied to Modern Life, 1946. Breneman, Jerry S. A History of the Mennonite Central Committee’s Portable Contest, 1970. Breneman, Lawrence. The Strike of 1877 and Martinsburg, Cumberland, and Keyser, 1968. Brenneman, Ruby. Self-Evaluation of the Witness of the Mennonite Teachers in the Public Elementary Rural Schools of Iowa, Washington, and Johnson Counties in the State of Iowa, 1961. Brenneman, Ruby. Lucas Hollow
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