Benuel S. Riehl is an Old Order Amish businessman living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with his wife, Mary, with whom he has five children. Riehl has been a friend of Dr. Donald B. Kraybill since 2005 and has helped him with his writing on the Amish through informative interviews and providing feedback on manuscript drafts.
Scope and Contents: This collection includes two boxes of interview transcripts, correspondence, informative notes, and research materials shared with Dr. Kraybill by Ben Riehl. Documents in this series span the years 2005-2021. Topics covered include youth groups, cultural practices and ideas, and relationships between the Amish and other groups.