Earl H. and Anita F. Hess Archives and Special Collections

Use this site to search the archival and manuscript holdings of the Hess Archives and Special Collections at Elizabethtown College. Our rich collections include the College Archives, materials related to the Church of the Brethren, and collections that support the work of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies.

The finding aids in this database represent only a portion of the materials held by the Hess Archives and Special Collections, and additional finding aids are added on a continuing basis. For further information, including access to our Digital Collections, please visit our website.

To schedule a research appointment, please contact Archivist Rachel Grove Rohrbaugh at 717-361-1506 or email grover@etown.edu.

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