The Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary Library hosts several digital collections including personal papers, photographs, and periodicals. This includes materials from the Mennonite Historical Library at Goshen College and the Mennonite Church USA Archives.
Resources Available
- Digital Mennonite Periodicals
- The Mennonite (1998-)
- The Mennonite (1885-1998)
- Gospel Herald (1908-1998)
- Mennonite Historical Bulletin (1940-2012)
- The Gospel Witness (1905-1908)
- The Herald of Truth (1864-1908)
- Der Herold der Wahrheit (1864-1901)
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John Howard Yoder Digital Library: This digital library holds primarily unpublished writings of Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder. All materials available here are held in the collections of the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary Library (Elkhart, Indiana), Goshen College’s Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen, Indiana), or the Mennonite Church USA Archives (Goshen, Indiana). Other materials in this library include photographs of Yoder, selected published works by Yoder, and other scholarly documents pertaining to Yoder’s career.
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Martyrs Mirror Images: This is intended as a reference set of the Jan Luiken (1649-1712) etchings in the Martyrs Mirror. These aren’t intended to be high enough quality for print or other reproduction. The idea is to make it easier to find particular images and get an overview of the set.
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MennObits: A research site for those interested in Amish and Mennonite families. This site contains obituaries from the Herald of Truth (1864-1908), the Gospel Witness (1905-1908), and the Gospel Herald (1908-1998), the weekly newspapers of the Mennonite Church (MC) in North America. In addition, obituaries from The Mennonite (1998- ) have been added, as well as a few from the Mennonite Weekly Review (MWR).
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Mennonite Church USA Archives Photostream (Flickr): Historic photographs from the Mennonite Church USA Archives.
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Mennonite Life: Complete digitized run of Mennonite Life, published by Bethel College since 1946
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Plowshares Digital Archive for Peace Studies: A collaboration of Earlham, Goshen, and Manchester colleges, the Plowshares Digital Archive for Peace Studies provides primary documents – including minutes, diaries, correspondence, pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals – ranging in date from the 1700s to the present. The archive chronicles the social justice efforts of the students and faculty of these colleges as well as the members of their affiliated historic peace-churches – Quakers, Mennonites and the Church of the Brethren.
