Hist
Mss 1-19
John Samuel
Coffman, 1848 - 1899
13 Boxes
Introduction
Pioneer Mennonite evangelist, born
in Rockingham Co., Va. worked as an editor at the Mennonite Publishing
Company. Also active in promoting Sunday School, young peoples
meetings, and mission activity.
Series Headings
Diaries -- Boxes 1-2
Correspondence -- Boxes 3-10
Miscellaneous -- Boxes 11-12
Biography of John S. Coffman by Barbara Coffman -- Box 13Hist. Mss. 1-19
John Samuel Coffman, 1848-1899
Box
Listings
Box 1 Diaries Green
Box 2 Diaries Green
Box 3 Correspondence Chicago Mission; Elkhart Institute Green
Box 4 Correspondence Individuals A-H Green
Box 5 Correspondence Individuals K-Y Green
Box 6 Correspondence Individuals Family Green
Box 7 Correspondence by states Florida-Missouri Green
Box 8 Correspondence by states Ohio-Pennsylvania Green
Box 9 Correspondence by states Pennsylvania (Western)-Virginia Green
Box 10 Correspondence Miscellaneous Green
Box 11 Miscellaneous Green
Box 12 Miscellaneous Green
Box 13 Biography by Barbara Coffman Green
Diaries, Boxes 1 and 2a and
2b/1-92/ds
1871, 1876-99 plus 7 folders of typed excerpts from the diaries. See
appendix to inventory listing.
Correspondence Boxes 3-10
Much of the correspondence (esp. boxes 7-10) is about evangelistic
meetings, church problems, S.S. conferences, etc.
Box 3, Chicago Mission, Elkhart
Institute
Good, DeWitt 1894-1896
Chicago Missions 1895-1899
Berkey, E. J. 1897-1899
Elkhart Institute Gen'l and criticisms 1895-1897
Elkhart Institute Faculty 1895-98
Elkhart Institute Faculty 1895-99
Elkhart Institute Financial Drive 1895-1899
Elkhart Institute Students 1895-99
Byers, N. D. 1896-98
Hartzler, J. S. 1896-99
Box 4, Individuals
Bender, D. H. 1886-99
Bender, George L.
Brenneman, Moses 1895 Meeting in Ohio
Brubaker, Clara 1895-96
Brubaker, John W. 1895-96
Burkhart, J. D. 1894-96
Burkholder, J. D. 1895-96
Claypool, Fannie 1894-98
Coffman, J. S. to Annie M. Charles 1883-85
Coffman, J. S. to Joseph W. Coffman 1879-98
Coffman, J. S. to L. J. Heatwole 1881-89
Coffman, J. S. to A. Metzler 1885-99
Coffman, Joseph W. 1891-99
Funk, J. F. 1872-79
Gehman, E. S. 1895
Heatwole, L. J. 1879-82
Heatwole, L. J. 1883-88
Heatwole, L, J. 1889-99
Heatwole, R. J. 1865
Heatwole, R. J. 1869-96
Box 5, Individuals
Kauffmann, Daniel 1892-99
Kolb, A. B. and A. C. 1891-98
Kulp, Isaac 1896-99
Louks, Aaron 1895-99
North, G. W. 1894-99
Rhodes, Mary and Agnes 1894-97
Shenk, John and Daniel 1879-91
Smith, J. B. 1896-98
Smith, John O. 1884, 1898
Sowers, Annie and Rachel, 1880-88
Steiner, M. S. 1889-99
Wenger, A. D. 1895-99
Yoder, A. I. 1894-97
Box 6, Family
Coffman, J. S. to family 1877-89
Coffman, J. S. to family in Va. 1878-99
Coffman children to father 1882-95
Coffman children to father 1896-99
Coffman children to grandparents 1891-1901
John's family in Virginia 1866-80
John's family in Virginia 1881-99
Betty's relatives in Virginia 1878-90
Coffman, Ansel corres. recieved 1889-1890
Coffman, D. H. to parents 1891-1901
Box 7, Arranged by states
Florida, Lewis H. Shank 1892-95
Illinois 1878-86
Illinois 1887-99
Indiana 1876-91
Indiana and Michigan 1886-99
Iowa, Kansas, Idaho, Nebraska 1889-98
Michigan 1880-93
Missouri-1885-91
Missouri-1894-98
Box 8, Arranged by states
Ohio 1868-83
Ohio 1884-91
Ohio 1892-99
Pennsylvania (east) 1868-89
Pennsylvania (east) 1890-99
Box 9, Arranged by states
Pennsylvania (west) 1892-98
Pennsylvania (west) 1870-91
Southern states 1894-98
Virginia 1869-81
Virginia 1882-99
Virginia and Maryland 1879-99
Box 10, Miscellaneous
1877-1899
Bible Schools, Kansas and Iowa 1881-91
Borrowing money for J. O. Martin, Elkhart
Bricker, Malinda - Non-Menn. convert Blenheim Congregation
Criticisms, Practice in meetings, D. Burkholder concerns
Disagreements. A. H. Kauffman, I. A. Lehman, L. A. Ressler
J. K. Hartzler, C. K. Hostetler, H. A. Mumaw, J. A. Ressler, Lina Z.
1891-98
Maryland Personal Work 1868-86
Misc. Letters and business notes
Letters at time of illness and death
Miscellaneous Boxes 11 and 12
Box 11
Samuel Coffman - Corres. 1870-71, 1890
Samuel Coffman - Donation of Gabriel S. Heatwole of $500 to Confederate
States
Samuel Coffman - miscellaneous
Samuel Coffman - Ricking house objections to S. S.
Interviews and testimonies regarding J S. Coffman
Memories of J. S. Coffman by J. R. Shank
Obituary
Communtiy Schools
Community Schools
Elkhart Sunday School
Box 12
Goshen College
Lessons (S. S. helps) 1899
Mennonite Evangelizing Board
Miscellaneous Material
Ontario Church Accesssions through J. S. Coffman preaching 1891-92
Sermon notes
Speaking engagements
Teacher's certificate
Telegrams, invoices. Statements
Wedding and Commencement Invitations
Biography by Barbara Coffman Box
13
Contains mss. of book by Barbara Coffman, His Name Was John.
Diary Excerpts
Folder #1/Box 2a
Associates
Anniversaries
Catastrophes
Children - Birth
Children - Education
Children - Moral
Children - Recreation
Children - Religeous
Children - Singing
Children - Work
Christmas
Church Work
Church Problems
Correspondence
Doctrinal Problems
Economics
Educator
Evangelizing
Evangelistic Influences
Folder #2
Expenses
Farm
Healing
Health - Personal
Home Scenes
Houskeeping
Housing
Invitations
Lover of Nature
Mennonite Publishing Co.
Modern Inventions
Moving
Neighbors
Parents, Brother and Sisters
Periodicals and Books
Personal Work
Folder #3/Box 2b
Politics
Prayer and Fasting
Praching Experiences
Programs and Lectures
Reminiscences
Sickness adn Accidents
Singing Schools
Sleeping Preachers
Tinker
Thoughts
Trips - On being away
Visits and Visitors
World News
Elkhart Institute
Folder #4
Publication Work Herald of Truth
Publication Work Music, Humn Books
Publication Work Miscellaneous
Publication Work S. S. Lesson
Church Organizations, Bible Conferences
Church Organizations, Children`s Meetings
Church Organizations, Evangelizing Board
Church Organizations, General Conference
Church Organizations, Home and Foreign Relief Commision
Church Organizations, Mutual Aid Plan
Church Organizations, Old People's Home
Church Organizations, S.S. and S.S. Conference
Church Organizations, Tract Society
Church Organizations, YPM
Chicago Mission
Elkhart Institute
Folder #5
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Missouri
Folder #6
Nebraska
Ohio
Ontario
Folder #7
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Southern States
Traveling and being away
Subject Tracings:
Chronology, 1865-1899
Evangelistic work
Brenneman, John M. Box 11 Folder 1
Coffman, Barbara. His Name Was John Box 13
Coffman, Samuel 1822-1894 Box 11 Folders 1-4
Elkhart Institute, Elkhart, IN Box 3 correspondence; Boxes 1 and 2
diaries
Mennonite Evangelizing Board Box 12 Folder 3
Mennonite Home Mission, Chicago, IL Box 3 correspondence; Boxes 1 and 2
diaries
Mennonites Ontario Box 12 folder 5
Sunday Schools Boxes 1-2 diaries
Wisler Schism Box 11 folder 1
March 18, 2004 / Reformatted by
Kathryn Yoder
July 20, 2001 / Update by Monica Zimmerman
February 19, 2000 / Posted by Erin Wilson
June 24, 1998 / Typed in by M.J. Sharp
File "hm1-019.doc"
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