Donald F. Durnbaugh Papers | Earl H. and Anita F. Hess Archives and Special Collections

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Collection Overview

Title: Donald F. Durnbaugh Papers

ID: MSS/MSS-0010

Primary Creator: Durnbaugh, Donald F.

Extent: 0.0

Collection Historical Note

Donald F. Durnbaugh was born in Detroit on November 16, 1927, and passed away in August 27, 2005. He lived in the Raystown Lake area with his family. He and his wide, Hedwig, had three children together. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from Manchester College and earned a masters in history from the University of Michigan. In 1960, he earned his doctorate in history from the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1958 to 1963, he taught as an assistant professor at Juniata College, until he left to be associate professor of church history at Bethany Theological Seminary in 1962 until 1988. It was in 1969 that he began his tenure at Elizabethtown College as the first Carl W. Ziegler Professor of Religion and History. He began delivering public lectures in 1987, which would eventually become the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. He continued to present papers and lectures at academic conferences. He wrote hundreds of scholarly articles, and published or edited sixteen books, including Fruit of the Vine: A History of the Brethren. He was on the Brethren Enclyclopedia board and was also an active member of the American Society of Church History, the Brethren Journal Association, the Communcal Studies Association, the Pennsylvania German Society, and many more. Among many other awards, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2003 by Juniata College. From 1993 until soon before his death, Durnbaugh served as Juniata's archivist.

Box and Folder Listing

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Series 5: Travel/Europe

Scope and Content: The series contains collected information from Donald Durnbaugh's international travel and research. There are also articles and other research materials in English and in German, all about different religious and Christian sects, relating to the Brethren Church, from all around the world, especially in Europe.

Box 50: Europe, 1986-

Box 50

Folder 1: Forschungsstätte der Evangelischen Studiengemeinschaft, 1987-1988, 1991

Folder 2: Kirche Und Frieden, Winter 1993-1994

Folder 3: Oekumenischer Dienst im Konziliaren Prozess. Newsletter, 1992

Folder 4: Transcrontienetal Peace Newsletters, 1988-1991

Folder 5: Church and Peace newsletters, 1982-1988

Folder 6: Miscellaneous

Item 1: Newspaper clipping from Die Wort, 1995
Item 2: "Message of the Primates of the Most Holy Orthodox Churches," 1992
Item 3: Table of Contents from Friedens Dienst
Item 4: "Informationen über Weltkonflikte," 1980
Item 5: "Frieden Wahren, Fördern und erneuern," 1981
Item 6: Correspondence regarding Brethren/Russian Orthodox exchange, 1980

Folder 7: European Peace Historians

Item 1: Minutes of the Meeting of European peace historians at Fischerhude, 1988
Item 2: Die bisherigen Tagungen zum Thema "Nachkriegstzeiten im Vergleich' und der geplante Tangungsverlauf im Herbst 1988"

Folder 8: Church and Peace Conference

Item 1: Correspondence, 1978-1979

Item 2: "A BVSer Tells More About Church and Peace: 'A Report of the Activities of Church and Peace in 1979'"

Item 1: "The Cells of Hope-- a sketch"
Item 2: "Church and Peace in co-ooperation with Action Committee for Peace, Peace Testimony and Form of the Church: Documentation of a Conference," 1977
Item 3: Minutes of the Steering Committee Meeting, 1981

Folder 9: Church and Peace Conference

Item 1: Correspondence, 1978-1979
Item 2: "A BVSer Tells More About Church and Peace: 'A Report of the Activities of Church and Peace in 1979'"
Item 3: "The Cells of Hope-- a Sketch"
Item 4: "Church and Peace in co-operation with Action Committee Service for peace, Peace Testimony and Form of the Church: Documentation of a Conference," 1977
Item 5: Minutes of the Steering Committee Meeting, 1981

Folder 10: Church and Peace (1982-1984)

Item 1: End of Term Report
Item 2: Minutes of the Administrative Committee Meeting, 1982-1984
Item 3: Minutes of the General Assembly, 1983-1984
Item 4: Annual Report of the Secretariat, 1982-1983
Item 5: List of participants, Haguenau, 1983
Item 6: List of grants from the Ploughshare Fund, 1980-1982
Item 7: "Statement of Self-Understanding of Church and Peace," 1982

Folder 11: Church and Peace Conference

Item 1: DFD Correspondence, 1987
Item 2: Article (1982)
Item 3: List of Members
Item 4: Pamphlets, Brochures
Item 5: Kirche und Frieden, 1985
Item 6: "The Christian Witness to Peace: A Pacifist/non-Pacifist Discussion of its Theological Bases"
Item 7: Wilifried Warneck, "Becoming a Peace Church" paper manuscript

Folder 12: Commission of the Churches on International Affairs

Item 1: Correspondence, 1956-1959
Item 2: Douglas Steere, "'Christians and the Prevention of war in an Atomic Age-- A Theological Discussion' statemnt" paper manuscript, 1956
Item 3: "Critique of the World Council of Churches Study Document on 'Chrisitians and the Prevention of War in an Atomic Age-- A Theological Discussion"
Item 4: John Lawrence, "World Chrisitian Peace Assembly-- June 1961" manuscript

Folder 13: Peace and Pacifism

Item 1: "Peace is the Way" booklet, 1984
Item 2: Articles (1953, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1983-1985)

Folder 14: Communauté de Grandchamp

Item 1: "Kommunitäten und evangelische Kirchen" booklet, 1982
Item 2: Postcards
Item 3: Pamphlets, brochures regarding the Lee Abbey Community
Item 4: Brochures for Communauté de Grandchamp
Item 5: Newsletter, 1985-1986
Item 6: Church and Peace newsletter, 1984

Folder 15: Ohne Rüstung Leben Newsletters, 1986

Folder 16: World Council of Churches' Consultation on Militarism

Item 1: "Contributions of the Historic Peace Churches (Mennonites, Friends, and Brethren) on Theological Issues Related to Militarism"
Item 2: "Contributions of the Historic Peace Churches (Mennonites, Friends and Brethren) on the Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts"
Item 3: H. Lamar Gibble, "Report on World Council of Churches' Militarism/Armaments Race Preparatory Meeting, 1977"
Item 4: Correspondence 1976-1977

Folder 17: Quaker Peace and Service

Item 1: "Bridging the East-West Divide" booklet, 1984
Item 2: 1981 Income and Expenditure summary
Item 3: "Jungfreunde-Brief" Newsletter, 1981
Item 4: "Your First Time in a Quaker Meeting?" pamphlet
Item 5: Duncan Wood, "The People Called Quakers" booklet
Item 6: Various Booklets from the Wider Quaker Fellowship

Folder 18: World Council of Churches

Item 1: Ecumenical Institute Program, 1986
Item 2: Pamplhet from Centre International Réformé John Knox
Item 3: "Christians' Participation in Development in Social Contexts," 1980
Item 4: WCC publications brochures/catalogues
Item 5: WCC pamphlets
Item 6: One World, 1985

Folder 19: Articles from the World Council of Churches' Library

Item 1: Various Collected Articles
Item 2: Forschungsstätte der Evanfelischen Studiengemeinschaft, 1978

Folder 20: Heidelberg

Item 1: DFD Correspondence, 1967-1976
Item 2: Book Review
Item 3: "'Hypothesenkozept zum Projekt 'Der Beitrag von Theologie und Kirche zum Frieden'"
Item 4: Pamphlet from International Fellowship of Reconciliation
Item 5: Durnbaugh, "Brief Statement on Conscientious Objection in the United States"
Item 6: DFD Notes
Item 7: Durnbaugh, "The Puidoux Conferences: Ten Years of Theological Peace Discussion Among Members of the Historic Peace Churches and Others" article and manuscript
Item 8: "Selective Bibliography on the Church of the Brethren" (1945-1968)
Item 9: "Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik" booklet
Item 10: Manuscripts of various papers presented at the conference, 1969

Folder 21: Ecumenism

Item 1: DFD Notes
Item 2: "Evangelisch und Oekumneisch" booklet
Item 3: "Okumenischer Rat der Kirchen"
Item 4: "Evangelischer Bund," 1987
Item 5: Materialdienst des Kofessionskundlichen Instituts Bensheim, 1986-1987
Item 6: Zeichen, 1986
Item 7: Pamphlets, brochures
Item 8: The Dandelion newspaper, 1986
Item 9: Freiwiliger sozalier Friedensdienst
Item 10: FSI-Rundbrief, 1987
Item 11: Forschunggstätte der Evangelischen Studiengemeinschaft, 1986, 1989
Item 12: Johann-Hinrich Witzel, "Das Verhältnis von Ordiniertem Amt und Gemeinde in der Lima-Erklärung zum Ant," 1985

Folder 22: Forschungsstätte der Evangelischen Studiengemeinschaft (FEST)

Item 1: Forschungsstätte der Evangelischen Studiengemeinschaft, 1985, 1990
Item 2: Rainer Eckertz, "Die Kriegsdienstverweigerung aus Gewissensgünden als Grenzproblem des Rechts" article
Item 3: FEST bibliography, 1986
Item 4: Articles
Item 5: Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, "Summary in English of Atomzeitalter, Krieg und Frieden"

Folder 23: Historic Peace Churches

Item 1: Book advertisments
Item 2: Articles (1927, 1970, 1977, 1985)

Folder 24: Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation

Item 1: Publik-Forum Akutell newspaper
Item 2: Pamphlet
Item 3: Articles (1989, 1990)
Item 4: Correspondence (1988, 1989)
Item 5: Newsletter
Item 6: Forum newsletter, 1988-1989

Folder 25: Justice Peace, and the Integrity of Creation (Resource Materials)

Item 1: Draft Documents and Appendices
Item 2: Articles
Item 3: Suggetions for Bible study/worship texts

Folder 26: United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

Item 1: Update/Newsletter
Item 2: Minutes from the preparatory committee for the United Nations conference on environment and development, 1991
Item 3: "One Earth Community" declaration and statement of principles for an Earth Charter

Folder 27: Various Booklets

Item 1: "Searching for the New Heavens and the New Earth: An Ecumenical Response to UNCED"
Item 2: "Church and Peace"
Item 3: "...So I Send You," documentation of the First European Peace Church Assembly, 1986
Item 4: "Peace Church Assmebly" workbooks, 1986
Item 5: "Church and Peace," 1986-1988, 1994-1997
Item 6: "Guide to the Members and Friends of Church and Peace," 1987
Item 7: Church and Peace quarterly reports, 1980-1981