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By Emily Erdlen '23
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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.
Collection Historical Note
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.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Earl H. and Anita F. Hess Archives and Special Collections
Acquisition Source:
Transferred with Donald B. Kraybill Papers
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Interviews, 2006-2019],
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Series 2: Correspondence, 2005-2021],
[
Series 3: Informative Notes to Dr. Kraybill],
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All]
- Series 1: Interviews, 2006-2019
- This series contains transcripts, notes, and microcassette recordings of interviews of Riehl conducted by Dr. Kraybill and Dr. Nolt between 2006 and 2019. Some topics discussed include Amish church services, abuse in Amish communities, Quality Fence Company, suffering, and social change.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: March 17, 2006
- Folder 2: June 26, 2006
- Folder 3: January 15, 2009
- Folder 4: February 25, 2009
- Folder 5: Notes from April 2009 and February 2010
- Folder 6: May 6, 2014
- Folder 7: January 21, 2019
- Folder 8: March 28, 2019
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Interviews, 2006-2019],
[
Series 2: Correspondence, 2005-2021],
[
Series 3: Informative Notes to Dr. Kraybill],
[
All]
