Karen M. Johnson-Weiner Papers, 1844-2022 | Earl H. and Anita F. Hess Archives and Special Collections

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Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Collection Historical Note

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Correspondence, 1985-2023

This series spans three boxes and contains Dr. Johnson-Weiner’s years of correspondence with Amish and Non-Amish individuals between 1985 and 2023. Most folders include brief biographical information along with handwritten or typed letters. Locations of correspondents include Pennsylvania, New York, Minnesota, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, and Maine.

Box 1

Folder 1: Amish- Beiler, Saloma

Folder 2: Amish- Brubaker, Caroline (Troyer)

Folder 3: Amish- Byler, Rebecca

Folder 4: Amish- Christner, Lydia (Troyer)

Folder 5: Amish- Delagrange, Margaret

Folder 6: Amish- Esh, Daniel

Folder 7: Amish- Fisher, Paul

Folder 8: Amish- Graber, Mary (Schwartz)

Folder 9: Amish- Glick, Henry Sr.

Folder 10: Amish- Hershberger, Dan and Anna (Miller)

Folder 11: Amish- Hershberger, Ezra and Mattie

Folder 12: Amish- Hershberger, Jonas and Mattie

Folder 13: Amish- Hostetler, Abe and Emma

Folder 14: Amish- Hostetler, Joe and Rebecca

Folder 15: Amish- Hostetler, Joe E.

Folder 16: Amish- Keim, Levi and Susie

Folder 17: Amish- Keim, Elias

Folder 18: Amish- Keim, Roy

Folder 19: Amish- Lehman, Wilma

Folder 20: Amish- Lengacher, Rebekah

Folder 21: Amish- Luthy, David

Folder 22: Amish- Martin, Delynn and Debbie

Folder 23: Amish- Martin, Luke

Folder 24: Amish- Mast, Henry and Amanda

Folder 25: Amish- Miller, Andy S. and Lydia

Folder 26: Amish- Miller, Dan J. and Mattie

Folder 27: Amish- Miller, Dan J. and Susan

Folder 28: Amish- Miller, Elizabeth E.

Folder 29: Amish- Miller, Elmer H.

Folder 30: Amish- Miller, Henry and Lydian

Folder 31: Amish- Miller, John H. and Katie

Folder 32: Amish- Miller, John M. and Sarah

Folder 33: Amish- Miller, Levi M. and Mary

Folder 34: Amish- Miller, inc.- Mrs. Harvey E. (Mary), Lydia, Mary

Folder 35: Amish- Miller, Mose J. A. and Family

Folder 36: Amish- Miller, Mose H. and Emma

Folder 37: Amish- Miller, Miriam

Folder 38: Amish- Miller, Naomi (Wengerd)

Folder 39: Amish- Miller, Ruth

Folder 40: Amish- Miller, Sam H. and Delilah

Folder 41: Amish- Rhoads, Liz (Garber)

Folder 42: Amish- Riehl, Ben

Folder 43: Amish- Riehl, Lillian

Folder 44: Amish- Sensenig, Aaron

Folder 45: Amish- Schmucker, Christine (Schwartz)

Folder 46: Amish- Schwartz, Rhoda

Folder 47: Amish- Schwartz, Susan (Mrs. Pete)

Folder 48: Amish- Shetler, Henry and Lydia (Glick)

Folder 49: Amish- Shetler, Levi M.

Folder 50: Amish- Shetler, Sam

Folder 51: Amish- Schwartz, Rudy and Arlene

Folder 52: Amish- Shirk, Ivan and Mary

Box 2

Folder 1: Amish- Stoll, Joseph

Folder 2: Amish- Stutzman, Abe and Lizzie

Folder 3: Amish- Stutzman, Mose D. and Lydia

Folder 4: Amish- Stutzman, Mose and Lydia (Miller)

Folder 5: Amish- Swartzentruber, Enos and Katie

Folder 6: Amish- Swartzentruber, Ammon and Fannie

Folder 7: Amish- Swartzentruber, Eli and Mattie

Folder 8: Amish- Swartzentruber, Harvey J. and Mary

Folder 9: Amish- Swartzentruber, Henry J.

Folder 10: Amish- Swartzentruber, Jacob and Rebecca

Folder 11: Amish- Swartzentruber, Jonas and Lydia

Folder 12: Amish- Swartzentruber, Jonas and Mary

Folder 13: Amish- Swartzentruber, Jacob J. and Fannie

Folder 14: Amish- Swartzentruber, Mose M.

Folder 15: Amish- Swartzentruber, Sam J. and Amanda

Folder 16: Amish- Swartzentruber, Rudy

Folder 17: Amish- Troyer, Dan and Ada Mae

Folder 18: Amish- Troyer, Emma

Folder 19: Amish- Troyer, John and Mary

Folder 20: Amish- Weaver, Jacob and Delilah

Folder 21: Amish- Weaver, James and Dorcas

Folder 22: Amish- Weaver, Sam and Mary

Folder 23: Amish- Wengerd, Elizabeth

Folder 24: Amish- Wickey, Jim and Anna Mae

Folder 25: Amish- Wickey, Sue Ann

Folder 26: Amish- Yoder, Ivan and Clara

Folder 27: Amish- Yoder, Dan J. and Katie

Folder 28: Amish- Yoder, Levi

Folder 29: Amish- Yoder, Rudy and Mary

Folder 30: Amish- Yoder, Soloman and Mary

Folder 31: Amish- Zook, Daniel

Folder 32: Wedding Invitations

Folder 33: General

Folder 34: Non-Amish- Bach, Jeff

Folder 35: Non-Amish- Beam, C. Richard

Folder 36: Non-Amish- Belton, David

Folder 37: Non-Amish- Cates, James

Folder 38: Non-Amish- Dasher, Jane

Folder 39: Non-Amish- DeWalt, Mark

Folder 40: Non-Amish- Enninger, Werner

Folder 41: Non-Amish- Gleason, Allan

Folder 42: Non-Amish- Glenn, Jerry

Folder 43: Non-Amish- Glick, Ivan

Folder 44: Non-Amish- Harder, Jeanette

Folder 45: Non-Amish- Hoover, Amos

Folder 46: Non-Amish- Hoover, Amos- Calendar

Folder 47: Amish- Hershberger, Abraham and Anna

Folder 48: Amish- Rissler, Erma and Ivan

Folder 49: Amish- Stutzman, Levi and Cevilla

Folder 50: Amish- Hershberger, Saloma J.

Box 3

Folder 1: Non-Amish- Hoover, Alta

Folder 2: Non-Amish- Hostetler, John A.

Folder 3: Non-Amish- Kelly, Rachel

Folder 4: Non-Amish- Huffines, M. Lois

Folder 5: Non-Amish- Kraybill, Donald B.

Folder 6: Non-Amish- Lipford, Brian

Folder 7: Non-Amish- Meyers, Tom

Folder 8: Non-Amish- Miller, Stephen

Folder 9: Non-Amish- Olshan, Mark

Folder 10: Non-Amish- Petrovich, Christopher

Folder 11: Non-Amish- Richter, Manfred

Folder 12: Non-Amish- Stevick, Richard

Folder 13: Non-Amish- Vollmer, Helmut

Folder 14: Non-Amish- Wolff, Michéle

Folder 15: Non-Amish- Yousey, Arlene

Series 2: Amish Schools, 1892-2008

This series spans three boxes and contains photographs, handwritten and typed notes, artwork, Johnson-Weiner’s published articles, and research materials relating to Amish schools and education from between 1982-2008. Topics covered include information on specific schools, materials from her book Train Up a Child (2006), minutes and information on teachers’ meetings, children’s artwork, and youth groups. Locations of schools include Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Some photographs are available in digital format.

Box 3

Folder 16: Children's Artwork

Folder 17: Indiana Schools

Folder 18: Indiana- Brookside School, Middlebury

Folder 19: Indiana- Clinton Center School, Goshen

Folder 20: Indiana- Indian Trail School, Howe

Folder 21: Indiana- Meadowbrook School, LaGrange

Folder 22: Indiana- Northside School, Shipshewana

Folder 23: Indiana- Oak Hill School, LaGrange

Folder 24: Indiana- Pumpkin Vine School, Middlebury

Folder 25: Indiana- Sunny Side School, Topeka

Folder 26: Michigan Schools

Folder 27: Michigan- Bear Creek School, Leonidas

Folder 28: Michigan- Pleasant View School, Centreville

Folder 29: Michigan- Sherman Hill School, Sturgis

Folder 30: Michigan- Twin Maple School, Centreville

Folder 31: Michigan- Woodlawn School, Centreville

Folder 32: Missouri- Track Run School- Richards

Folder 33: New York- Anderson Valley School, Kendrew Corners

Folder 34: New York- Deer Crossing School, Norfolk

Folder 35: New York- Norfolk Interviews

Folder 36: New York- Hill and Valley School, Heuvelton

Folder 37: New York- Maple Ridge School, Heuvelton

Folder 38: New York- Mud Lake School, DePuyster

Folder 39: New York- Path Valley, Lowville

Folder 40: New York- Philadelphia Christian Fellowship School

Folder 41: New York- Plimton School, DePuyster

Folder 42: New York- Plumbrook School, Norfolk

Folder 43: New York- Townline School, Heuvelton

Folder 44: New York- Single Family School

Folder 45: New York- Swartzentruber School Tests

Folder 46: Ohio- Interviews

Folder 47: Ohio- Susie Troyer Correspondence

Folder 48: Ohio- County Line School, Mount Gilead

Folder 49: Ohio- Cunningham School, Holmes County

Folder 50: Ohio- Dividing Ridge School, Ashland

Folder 51: Ohio- Hopewell School, Somerset

Folder 52: Ohio- Meadowbrook School, Ashland

Folder 53: Ohio- Meadow View School, Ashland

Folder 54: Ohio- Meadow View School, Fredericktown

Folder 55: Ohio- Rock Valley School, Holmes County

Folder 56: Ohio- South Mount Hope School, Holmes County

Folder 57: Ohio- Weaver School, Millersburg

Folder 58: Pennsylvania Parochial Schools

Folder 59: Pennsylvania- Chestnut Hill School, Lancaster County

Folder 60: Pennsylvania- Churchtown School, Lancaster County

Folder 61: Pennsylvania- Conestoga School

Folder 62: Pennsylvania- Hillside

Folder 63: Pennsylvania- Mill Road School, Lancaster County

Folder 64: Pennsylvania- Pennytown, Lancaster

Folder 65: Pennsylvania- Pequea Mennonite School

Folder 66: Pennsylvania- Rockvale School, Lancaster

Folder 67: Pennsylvania- Valley View, Lancaster

Folder 68: Pennsylvania- Wide Hollow School, Lancaster County

Folder 69: Weaverland Mennonite Schools- Correspondence, Interviews

Folder 70: Weaverland Mennonite Schools

Box 4

Folder 1: Special Schools

Folder 2: School Correspondence, Misc.

Folder 3: School Research, General

Folder 4: Pathway School Survey, Lancaster County

Folder 5: Pennsylvania Amish Directory- Schools, 1973

Folder 6: Notebooks A

Contains four noteboooks with Johnson-Weiner's handwritten notes at multiple Amish schools.

Folder 7: Notebooks B

Contains one noteboook with Johnson-Weiner's handwritten notes at multiple Amish schools.

Folder 8: Background of Old Order Mennonite Schools in Pennsylvania

Folder 9: Beiler, Joseph- Leacock Township School History, 1972

Folder 10: Haight, James- The Amish School Controversy, 1958

Folder 11: Hershberger, N.- The Struggle to be Separate

Folder 12: Hostetler, J.- Educational Achievement and Life Styles

Folder 13: Hostetler, J. A.- Amish and Public School, 1956

Folder 14: Hostetler, J. A.- Amish Education, a Bibliography, 1966

Folder 15: Hostetler, J. A.- Education

Folder 16: Hostetler and Huntington- Amish Elementary Schools, 1976

Folder 17: Lindholm, William C.- Kansas v. Gerber, 1967

Folder 18: Luthy, D.- Haunting Questions, 1970

Folder 19: Luthy, D.- Turnpike Traveler, 1993

Folder 20: Madeira, Sheldon- Education of Old Order Mennonites, 1955

Folder 21: Makosky, Don- One Room Schoolhouses

Folder 22: Newcomb, T. L.- Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

Folder 23: Parsons, E. A.- Teaching Amish Students in Public Schools, 1983

Folder 24: Payne, James I.- Teacher-Student Interaction, 1970

Folder 25: Stoltzfus, R.- Unsere Eignen Schulen

Article written in Pennsylvania German

Folder 26: Stoltzfus, Sam- The Amish Parochial School System

Folder 27: Sugg, S.- Was Hostetler's Data Dubious?

Folder 28: Tortora, V.- Amish in One Room Schoolhouses

Folder 29: Wagler, D.- Education: Coming Full Circle, 1995

Folder 30: Wenger, A. D.- Who Should Educate Our Children?, 1926

Folder 31: Yoder, J.- Development of the Amish School System, 1998

Folder 32: Yoder N. and F.- Amish Schools Today, 1989

Folder 33: The Amish Moving to Maryland

Folder 34: Informative Letters- Education

Folder 35: German School/ Sunday School Articles

Folder 36: The Blackboard Bulletin

Folder 37: Norfolk School Language Survey

Folder 38: Schoolaid- Hoover, Alta

Folder 39: Johnson-Weiner Paper- Educating in English to Maintain Pennsylvania German, 1999

Folder 40: Johnson-Weiner Paper- English in Swartzentruber Schools, 1993

Folder 41: Johnson-Weiner Paper- One-Room Schoolhouses, 2006

Folder 42: Johnson-Weiner Paper- Old Order Private Schools, 2008

Folder 43: Johnson-Weiner Paper- Teaching Identity, 2006

Folder 44: Johnson-Weiner Paper- Textbooks and Identity, 2007

Folder 45: Johnson-Weiner Paper- Weaverland Mennonite Schools, 2008

Folder 46: Michigan-Ontario School Meetings, 2002

Folder 47: Teachers' Meetings, various

Folder 48: Teachers' Meetings- Hillside, Lancaster PA., 2002-2003

Folder 49: Teachers' Meetings- Hillside, Lancaster PA., 2004-2006

Folder 50: Teachers' Meetings- Old Order Mennonite, Lancaster, 2002-2004

Folder 51: Teachers' Meetings- Old Order Mennonite, Lancaster, 2005-2007

Folder 52: Teachers' Meetings- New York, 2015

Folder 53: Minimum Educational Standards

Folder 54: Qualifications of a Christian Teacher, 1963

Folder 55: School Directories

Folder 56: Report of Committee of Plain People, 1939

Folder 57: Train Up a Child Art, Photographs

Folder 58: Train Up a Child Appendices

Folder 59: Youth- Young Folks, Lancaster County

Box 5

Folder 1: Youth- Mazie, S.- Rumspringa, 2005

Folder 2: Youth- Ben Riehl Youth Group Notes A

Folder 3: Youth- Ben Riehl Youth Group Notes B

Series 3: Language, 1969-2005

This series spans two boxes and contains Johnson-Weiner’s typed and handwritten notes on Pennsylvania German and other Amish dialects, research materials, and Johnson-Weiner’s published writing on language. Series also contains notecards with phonetic spelling of words from multiple dialects. Materials in this series are from 1969-2008.

Box 5

Folder 4: Amish Dictionary- A

Folder 5: Amish Dictionary- B

Folder 6: Amish Dictionary- C

Folder 7: Amish Dictionary- D

Folder 8: Amish Dictionary- E

Folder 9: Amish Dictionary- F

Folder 10: Amish Dictionary- G

Folder 11: Amish Dictionary- H

Folder 12: Amish Dictionary- I

Folder 13: Amish Dictionary- J

Folder 14: Amish Dictionary- K

Folder 15: Amish Dictionary- L

Folder 16: Amish Dictionary- M

Folder 17: Amish Dictionary- N

Folder 18: Amish Dictionary- O

Folder 19: Amish Dictionary- P

Folder 20: Amish Dictionary- Q

Folder 21: Amish Dictionary- R

Folder 22: Amish Dictionary- S

Folder 23: Amish Dictionary- T

Folder 24: Amish Dictionary- U, V

Folder 25: Amish Dictionary- W

Folder 26: Amish Dictionary- Y

Folder 27: Language Shift Notes and Interviews

Folder 28: Misc. Language Data

Folder 29: Norfolk Deitsch/ Switse Language Data

Folder 30: Rensselaer Falls Deitsch Language Data

Folder 31: Notebooks A

Contains six notebooks with Johnson-Weiner's handwritten language notes, including phonetic spellings.

Folder 32: Notebooks B

Contains two notebooks with Johnson-Weiner's handwritten language notes, including phonetic spellings.

Folder 33: German Lessons

Folder 34: Enninger Paper

Folder 35: Humpa, G.- Indiana Dialects, 1991

Folder 36: Jakobsh, F.- German in Old Order Mennonite Schools, 1993

Folder 37: Martin- Folk Language, 1977

Folder 38: Stoll, J.- German and English, 1969

Folder 39: Wolff- Social and Linguistic Change, 1993

Folder 40: Amish Self-Concept and Language Change, 1993

Folder 41: Assimilation as Divergence, 2000

Folder 42: The Church and Pennsylvania German

Folder 43: Community Identity and Language Change, 1998

Folder 44: Community Expectations and Second Language Instruction, 1988

Folder 45: English Language Texts, 1994

Folder 46: Explaining Language Shift, 1992

Folder 47: German, Dutch, and Fraktur Script, 2005

Folder 48: Keeping Dutch, 1986

Folder 49: Pennsylvania German in Old Order and Beachy Amish Communities, 1990

Folder 50: What Constitutes a Viable Speech Community?, 1985

Box 14

Item 1: Amish Dictionary Notecards A-H

Series 4: Research and Publication Materials, 1844-2022

This series spans five boxes and contains photographs, research materials, court documents, correspondence, Johnson-Weiner’s The Lives of Amish Women (2020) manuscript, typed and handwritten notes, and published materials. Topics covered in this series include Amish women, legal issues, the Amish of New York, history of different Amish communities and settlements, and publishing. Locations present in this series include Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. Materials in this series are from 1844-2022.

Box 5

Folder 51: The Lives of Amish Women Manuscript

Folder 52: The Lives of Amish Women- Chapters 1-3 with Comments

Folder 53: The Lives of Amish Women- Reviews

Folder 54: The Lives of Amish Women- Interviews

Folder 55: Amish Women Research- A

Folder 56: Amish Women Research- B

Box 6

Folder 1: The Quiet in the Land: Amish Women and Entrepreneurship, 2019

Folder 2: Women in Old Order, Beachy, and Fellowship Churches, 1995

Folder 3: Writing About Amish Women, 2015

Folder 4: Allen, R.- Reproductive Agency Among Amish Women, 2004

Folder 5: Swartzentruber, L.- Beautiful Country Days

Folder 6: Old Order Magazines- Women

Folder 7: Single Girls Newsletter

Folder 8: Beachy/ Fellowship Interviews- Status of Women, 1995

Folder 9: Sisters' Quilting, 2014

Folder 10: Amish Women's Businesses- Lancaster County

Folder 11: Amish Women's Businesses- Kiem, Susie

Folder 12: Amish Women's Businesses- Milheim, PA., Mother/ Daughter

Folder 13: Amish Women's Businesses- Schwartz, A., Beautiful Blooms

Folder 14: Amish Women- Misc. Articles

Folder 15: Amish Women- Brown, J., Gendered Stories

Folder 16: Amish Women- Jared, E., Educational Journey, 2001

Folder 17: Amish Women- Jellsion, K., Entrepreneurship

Folder 18: Amish Women- Jellison, K., Patriarchy

Folder 19: Amish Women- Huntington, G. E., 1993

Folder 20: Amish Women- Lehman, N., Separate but Equal

Folder 21: Amish Women- Nelson, M. K. and Smith J., Gender Roles, 1998

Folder 22: Amish Women- Schmidt K., Feminist Theory, 1993

Folder 23: Amish Women- Schwemmlein, S., The Weaker Vessel

Folder 24: Amish Women- Shetler, S. G., Ministry, 1987

Folder 25: Legal Issues- Conflict with the State

Folder 26: Legal Issues- Religious Freedom

Folder 27: Legal Issues- Welfare

Folder 28: Legal Issues- Building Permits, General

Folder 29: Legal Issues- Building Permits, Angelica, New York

Folder 30: Legal Issues- Morristown Building Code Case

Folder 31: Legal Issues- Oswagatchie v. Miller

Folder 32: Legal Issues- Swartzentruber Building Plans

Folder 33: Legal Issues- Wisconsin Building Materials

Folder 34: Legal Issues- Septic Systems, Minnesota

Folder 35: Legal Issues- Miller, Child Abuse Case

Folder 36: Legal Issues- Troyer v. Troyer, Child Abuse Case

Folder 37: Legal Issues- Child Abuse

Folder 38: Legal Issues- Hershberger Case, Medical Neglect

Folder 39: Legal Issues- Shetler Case, Medical Neglect

Folder 40: Legal Issues- Vaccination

Folder 41: Legal Issues- Animal Identification

Box 7

Folder 1: Legal Issues- SMV Orange Triangle Issues

Folder 2: Legal Issues- Social Security and Photo ID

Folder 3: Legal Issues- Miller Kidnapping

Folder 4: Legal Issues- New York School Tax

Folder 5: Legal Issues- The Yoder Decision in the 21st Century

Folder 6: New York Amish- Olshan, M., Old Order Amish

Folder 7: New York Amish- Research and Notes

Folder 8: New York Amish- Kraybill's Field Notes

Folder 9: New York Amish- Heritage Historical Library Materials

Folder 10: New York Amish- Original Settlement Research and Interviews

Some articles in this folder are written in Pennsylvania German and French.

Folder 11: New York Amish- Lowville

Folder 12: New York Amish- Andy Weaver, Fultonville and Glen

Folder 13: New York Amish- Andy Weaver

Folder 14: New York Amish- Conewango Valley, Chautanqua

Folder 15: New York Amish- Norfolk, Clyde, Prattsburg

Folder 16: New York Amish- Luthy, D.

Folder 17: New York Amish- North Country Settlement

Folder 18: New York Amish- Hill, S., North Country

Folder 19: New York Amish- Auction Flyers

Folder 20: New York Amish- Traditional Arts of Upstate New York (TAUNY)

Folder 21: New York Amish- Tisdale, B., Adironkacks Amish

Folder 22: New York Amish- "How Far to Go for Faith?"

Folder 23: The New York Amish Paperwork

Folder 24: The New York Amish- Second Edition

Folder 25: New York Amish- Health

Folder 26: Swartzentruber Notes- A

Folder 27: Swartzentruber Notes- B

Folder 28: Swartzentruber Settlements

Folder 29: Swartzentruber Research

Folder 30: Beiler, F.- 18th Century Amish in Lancaster County, 1977

Folder 31: The Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1972

Folder 32: Nebraska Amish, Luthy, D.

Folder 33: Luke Martin Group, Lancaster County PA.

Folder 34: Fredericktown, Ohio- An Alarming Concern

Folder 35: Abe Miller Group, Tennessee

Folder 36: Elmo Stoll Letters, Tennessee

Folder 37: Clarion, Atlantic, and Linesville, Pennsylvania

Folder 38: Renno, J.- The Amish Church in Mifflin County, 1975

Folder 39: Peachy, S. W.- Kishacoquillas Valley, Mifflin County

Folder 40: Last Writings of S. W. Peachy, 1941

Folder 41: Old Order Amish, General

Folder 42: Wittmer, J.- The Plight of the Old Order Amish

Folder 43: Family History of Moses Beachy, 1975

Folder 44: Jecker, H.- Bernese Anabaptist History

Folder 45: Hoover- The Jonas Martin Era, 1982

Folder 46: Hoover, J. and Hoover D. Jr.- Christ's True Church, 1994

Folder 47: Wiley, P.- History of the Amish in Somerset

Folder 48: Beachy, J.- The Amish of Somerset County, 1952

Folder 49: J. C. Troyer History, 1971

Folder 50: The Troyer Teams

Folder 51: Lapp- Weavertown Church, 1963

Folder 52: Weaver, J.- History, 1990

Folder 53: Weavertown- Aaron Glick Interview, 1994

Folder 54: Zook Family History, 1994

Folder 55: History of Preachers, Deacons, and Bishops, 1970

Folder 56: Misc. Church Histories

Folder 57: Wickey, R.- The Ozark Letters, 1996

Folder 58: Amish Migration/ Immigration

Folder 59: Graber, R.- The 19th Century Amish Church, 2015

Folder 60: Yoder, P.- The Amish Church in the 19th Century, 1988

Folder 61: Weaver, R.- Amish Ministers' Meetings

Folder 62: Amish Ministers' Meeting Minutes

Folder 63: Old Colony Mennonites, 1984

Folder 64: Sunday School Notes

Box 8

Folder 1: Meyers, T.- The Amish Division, 1996

Folder 2: Conflict in Old Order Amish Churches- Wayne and Holmes County, Ohio

Folder 3: Wood, W.- Conflict in Old Order Amish Society, 1993

Folder 4: Wagler, I.- Conflict in the Church

Folder 5: Schisms- Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania

Folder 6: Schisms- Ohio

Folder 7: Schisms- Beachy Amish

Folder 8: Schisms- Lancaster County Divisions, 1985

Folder 9: Schisms- Reidenback (35ers)

Folder 10: Stauffer Schism, 1986

Folder 11: Schisms- Swartzentruber

Folder 12: Schisms- Troyer/ Swartzentruber

Folder 13: Publishing- Amish Textbooks, Pathway Materials

Folder 14: Publishing- Pathway Notes, 2003

Folder 15: Publishing- Pathway History

Folder 16: Publishing- Pathway, Family Life

Folder 17: Publishing- Family Life, Lunch Pail Issues

Folder 18: Publishing- Gordonville Print Shop

Folder 19: Publishing- Study Time

Folder 20: Publishing- The Amish Book Committee

Folder 21: Publishing- Miller, K., The Amish Reader, 1986

Folder 22: Publishing- Orr, M., Public Libraries

Folder 23: Publishing- Patton, G., Bookmobile Use, 1994

Folder 24: Publishing- Interviews

Folder 25: Amish Writing, Printing, and Publishing

Folder 26: Publish or Perish?, 2002

Folder 27: Amish Medical Practices

Folder 28: The Amish and Their Religion

Folder 29: The Inroads of Pietism

Folder 30: Kate Miller Letter, 1916

Folder 31: Death Article and Notes

Folder 32: Ex-Amish Questionnaires

Folder 33: Grandma's Home Remedies

Folder 34: Heritage Historical Library Materials

Folder 35: Marketing and Amishness

Folder 36: Newswanger, Amos- Music, Singing

Folder 37: Songbooks/ Singing

Folder 38: Technology

Folder 39: Who Stimulates and Stifles Change?, 2001

Folder 40: Burns, E.- Cultural Identity and Ethnic Boundaries, 1996

Folder 41: Cates, J.- Serving the Amish

Folder 42: Hadnot, V.- Martian Amish, 2009

Folder 43: Hurst and McConnell- Former Amish

Folder 44: Klim, S.- Amish Country, 2000

Folder 45: Klimuska- Amish Schools

Folder 46: Kollmorgen, W. M.- Culture of a Contemporary Rural Community

Folder 47: Kraybill and Kopko- Bush Fever: Amish and Voting, 2006

Folder 48: Kraybill, Nolt, and Wesner- Amish Enterprise

Folder 49: Kraybill and Huntington- Amish Family

Folder 50: Landing, J.- The Amish, the Automobile, and Social Interaction

Folder 51: Lapp, H.- Child Labor

Folder 52: Leaman, J.- Farmland Loss and Community Cohesion, 1993

Folder 53: LeVine, N. A. S.- Articles

Folder 54: Lockwood, A.- Amish Cottage Industries

Folder 55: Manolescu, K.- Economic Change in Pennsylvania German Dairy Farming, 1991

Folder 56: Mark, K.- An Amish Home in America, 1997

Folder 57: Markle and Pasco- Family Limitation, 1977

Folder 58: Mariola and McConnell- Amish Agriculture, 2013

Folder 59: McEvoy, M.- Economics of Old Order Anabaptist Farms

Folder 60: McGonigal- Durkheimian Explanations of Key Aspects of Amish Culture

Folder 61: Metzler, M.- Mennonite Families, 1999

Folder 62: Moody, S.- The Amish: "We are Different", 1966

Folder 63: Northrup, N.- Amish and Medical Care, 2010

Folder 64: Schreiber, W.- The Amish in a New Land

Folder 65: Shahar, R.- Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Women and Media

Folder 66: Yost, B. et al.- Interviewing the Amish

Folder 67: Zook, L.- The Function of Amish Mutual Aid, 1993

Folder 68: "The Plain People Among Us", 1990

Folder 69: "Reinforcing a Separate Amish Identity", 1995

Folder 70: "Business, Money, and Traditional Values Among the Old Order Amish", 1996

Folder 71: "Everlasting Truth, Secular Time, and the Place of the Church Community", 1998

Folder 72: "Selling the Past", 1999

Folder 73: "Serving God and Country", 2000

Folder 74: "Pow-Wow Healers, Dumb Dutchmen, and Salt of the Earth", 2001

Folder 75: "Home is Where the Church is", 2001

Folder 76: "Since History Prepares You for Nothing, it Makes You Ready for Everything", 2002

Box 9

Folder 1: "Always in Church", 2005

Folder 2: "Technological Diversity and Cultural Change", 2014

Folder 3: "Home, Church, and Place in Amish Communities", 2014

Folder 4: "Getting Hitched Amish Style", 2016

Folder 5: "Hingleflesch Frolic", 2016

Folder 6: "Continuity and Change in the Lives of Amish Women", 2016

Folder 7: Elizabethtown Conference Correspondence, 2016

Folder 8: Reviews

Folder 9: "Murder in Amish Country": Afterward

Folder 10: "Leaving Home" One-Minute Sheet

Folder 11: Johns Hopkins University Press Correspondence

Folder 12: Herald Press Agreement, 2019

Folder 13: Potsdam Children's Museum- Amish Exhibit

Folder 14: Patchwork, 2007

Folder 15: Young Center Conference, 1993

Folder 16: Notebooks, 1998-2007

This folder contains seven of Johnson-Weiner's notebooks with notes on a variety of topics relating to the Amish.

Folder 17: Notebooks, 2013-2014

This folder contains two of Johnson-Weiner's notebooks with notes on a variety of topics relating to the Amish.

Folder 18: Notebooks, 2015

This folder contains three of Johnson-Weiner's notebooks with notes on a variety of topics relating to the Amish.

Folder 19: Notebooks, 2016-2018

This folder contains six of Johnson-Weiner's notebooks with notes on a variety of topics relating to the Amish.

Sub-Series 1: Photographs and Negatives

Box 15

Folder 1: Brookside School Photographs

Folder 2: Meadow Brook, LaGrange, IN, Photographs, 2002 October 15

Folder 3: Sunny Side, Topeka, IN, Photographs, 2002 February 14 - 2002 November 7

Folder 4: Oakhill School, La Grange, IN, Photographs and Negatives, 2002 February 14 - 2002 November 6

Folder 5: Pleasant View, Centreville, MI, Photographs, 2002 October 11

Folder 6: Twin Maple School, Centreville, MI, Photographs and Negtives, 2002 October 11

Folder 7: Woodlawn, Centreville, MI, Photographs and Negatives, 2002 October 16

Folder 8: Sherman Hill, Sturgis, MI, Photographs, 2002 February 15 - 2002 October 11

Box 16

Folder 1: Anderson Valley, Rensslaer Falls, NY, Photographs

Folder 2: Anderson Valley School, Rensslaer Falls NY, Photographs

Folder 3: Maple Ridge, Heuvelton, NY, Photographs and Negatives

Folder 4: Mud Lake School, Heuvelton, NY, Photographs

Folder 5: Norfolk, NY, Photographs, 2002 May 30

Folder 6: Swartzentruber School, Heuvelton, Photographs, 2002 May 17

Folder 7: Hillside School, Lancaster, Photographs and Negatives

Folder 8: Chestnut Hil, Lancaster County, Photographs and Negatives, 2002 April 24 - 2002 November 8

Folder 9: Churchtown School, Lancaster, Photographs, 2002 April 23 - 2002 November 6

Folder 10: Mill Road, Lancaster County, Photographs and Negatives, 2002 April 23 - 2003 August 12

Folder 11: Pennytown, Lancaster County, Photographs and Negatives, 2002 June 11

Folder 12: Valley View, Lancaster, Photographs and Negatives, 2002 November 7

Folder 13: Wide Hollow School, Lancaster, Photographs and Negatives, 2002 April 23 - 2002 November 8

Folder 14: Pash Valley Photographs

Folder 15: Dividing Ridge, Ashland, OH, Photographs, 2002 April 10

Folder 16: Meadow Brook, Ashland, OH, Photographs, 2002 September 19

Folder 17: Meadow View School, Ashland, OH,  Photographs, 2002 April 10 - 2002 September 19

Folder 18: Meadow View, Fredericktown, OH, Photographs, 2002 September 18

Folder 19: Cunningham School, Holmes, OH, Photographs and Negatives, 2002 April 12

Folder 20: Rock Valley, Holmes County, OH, Photographs, 2002 April 12

Folder 21: South Mt. Hope, Holmes County, Photographs, 2002 September 20

Folder 22: County Line School, Mt. Gilead, OH, Photographs, 2002 April 8 - 2002 September 18

Folder 23: Weaver School, Holmes County, Photographs, 2002 September 20

Folder 24: Home of Liz Garber, Somerset, OH, Photographs, 2002 April 9

Folder 25: Hopewell, Somerset, OH, Photographs and Negatives, 2002 April 9 - 2002 September 23

Folder 26: Pathway Publishing, Aylmer, Ontario, Photographs, 2003 July 30

Folder 27: Schoolaid Publishers, Lancaster, Photographs and Negatives, 2003 August 13

Folder 28: Store Offering Amish-Themed Goods, Delevan, NY, Photographs and Negatives, 1997

Folder 29: Sheep Shearing, Parishville, NY, Photographs

Folder 30: Jacob Swartzentruber Farm, Rensslaer Falls, NY, Photographs

Folder 31: Various Norfolk, NY, Photographs

Folder 32: Miscellaneous Negatives

Folder 33: Lowville, NY, Photographs, 2002 May 15

Series 5: Artifacts

This series spans four boxes and contains a variety of Amish objects including diaper bags, dolls, doll clothing, children’s clothing, children’s toys, a school bell, and a mug.

Box 10

Item 1: Swartzentruber Diaper Bag

Large black box with blue lining and strap, used as a diaper bag.

Item 2: Small Swartzentruber Diaper Bag

Small black box with black lining and straps, used as a diaper bag.

Item 3: Small Swartzentruber Diaper Bag

Small black box with black lining and straps, used as a diaper bag.

Item 4: Beaded Children's Toys

A variety of small multicolored beaded children's toys stored within item 3 (small Swartzentruber diaper bag).

Item 5: Wedding Vows

Rolled piece of paper with wedding vows and a picture of a flower printed on it tied with a purple ribbon.

Item 6: Pencil Box and Pens

Wooden pencil box with sliding lid and 'K Johnson-Weiner 308 RI' written on the bottom in black marker. Box holds eleven pens either with information of Amish businesses or details of Amish weddings printed on the side.

Item 7: Ruler, Wedding Favor

Yellow wooden ruler with "Allen & Ruth 11-5-15 Love never fails..." printed in black ink.

Item 8: Doll Quilt

12"x11" quilt for a doll with blue, teal, and green pattern, green border, and brown backing.

Item 9: Doll Apron

Dark blue, light blue, and green apron for a doll.

Item 10: Baby's Dress

Maroon baby dress with white buttons and short sleeves.

Box 11

Item 11: School Bell

Metal bell with wooden handle, used in an Amish classroom for years by Sue Ann Wickey, given to Dr. Johnson-Weiner after her death.

Item 12: "Amish Lives Matter" Mug, 2021

Blue mug with white interior and "ALM" in white on side of mug. Given to Dr. Johnson-Weiner by the Mose J. A. Miller family (Andy Weaver).

Item 13: Amish Doll, Male

Doll is made of white fabric with no facial features. Wears traditional Amish dress: black pants with suspenders, light blue shirt, and blue winter hat.

Item 14: Amish Doll, Female

Doll is made of white fabric with no facial features. Wears traditional Amish dress: brown long-sleeved dress, white apron, blue cape, and black bonnet.

Box 12

Item 15: Black Bonnet

Wenger Mennonite woman's solid black bonnet.

Item 16: Black Bonnet

Wenger Mennonite woman's black bonnet with floral pattern.

Item 17: White Cap

Women's white cap made of sheer fabric.

Item 18: Girls' White Cap

White cap for young girl made of opaque fabric.

Box 13

Item 19: Straw Hat

Hand-woven Swartzentruber straw hat with black ribbon.