Stephen E. Scott Papers, 1900-2011 | Earl H. and Anita F. Hess Archives and Special Collections

By Emily Erdlen '23

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Collection Overview

Title: Stephen E. Scott Papers, 1900-2011

ID: MSS/MSS-0023

Primary Creator: Scott, Stephen (1948-2011)

Extent: 15.16 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection spans twelve boxes and includes information on a multitude of Christian denominations and organizations, detailed records of Amish settlements through family trees, census information, maps of Pennsylvania and the United States, research done for different books and articles written by Steve Scott, as well as audiovisual materials and files, including recorded speeches.

Collection Historical Note

Stephen Scott (1948-2011) worked as Research and Administrative Associate at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies from 1997 until he passed away in 2011.

Scott published many books on Amish and Mennonite groups, including Plain Buggies (1981), Why Do They Dress That Way? (1986), The Amish Wedding and Other Special Occasions of the Old Order Communities (1988), Living Without Electricity (1990), Amish Houses and Barns (1992), and An Introduction to Old Order and Conservative Mennonite Groups (1996). He also is credited with multiple articles in periodicals and entries in reference books.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Religious and Cultural Groups],
[Series 2: Research and Organizational Materials],
[Series 3: Maps and Population Data],
[Series 4: Audiovisual Materials and Electronic Files],
[All]

Series 3: Maps and Population Data

This series spans three boxes, flat file storage, and one card box and contains maps, research materials, census data, directories, and posters relating to Amish settlements and population. Materials cover multiple locations, mainly Lancaster County and Pennsylvania as a whole. Other locations include Canada, South and Central American countries, and multiple other US states. Box 13 contains cards on Amish settlements (founding date, ministers, origins) as well as notes on Amish and Mennonite groups.

Box 6

Folder 53: Pennsylvania Amish Settlements
Folder 54: Pennsylvania Amish Migration
Folder 55: 18th Century Amish Settlements (PA)
Folder 56: Anabaptist Groups in Pennsylvania
Folder 57: Groffdale Conference Mennonites in Lancaster County, PA
Folder 58: Conestoga Valley Old Order Mennonite Index
Folder 59: Lancaster County Amish Districts
Folder 60: Lancaster County Anabaptist Groups
Folder 61: Lancaster County Young People's Groups
Folder 62: Lancaster County Church Data
Folder 63: Lancaster County Name and Language Data
Folder 64: Lancaster County Family Trees- Handwritten
Folder 65: Berks County, PA Genealogy
Folder 66: Blair and Bedford Counties Directory, PA
Folder 67: Crawford County Directory, PA
Folder 68: Cumberland County, PA
Folder 69: Cumberland and Franklin Counties, PA
Folder 70: Franklin County, PA Maps
Folder 71: Juniata County, PA Map
Folder 72: Lebanon County, PA
Folder 73: Snyder County, PA
Folder 74: Somerset County, PA Map
Folder 75: York and Adams Counties, PA
Folder 76: Arkansas
Folder 77: Colorado
Folder 78: District of Columbia and Louisiana
Folder 79: Georgia
Folder 80: Idaho
Folder 81: Illinois Mennonite Churches
Folder 82: Indiana
Folder 83: Iowa
Folder 84: Iowa- Buchanan County
Folder 85: Kansas
Folder 86: Kentucky
Folder 87: Maryland
Folder 88: Michigan
Folder 89: Minnesota
Folder 90: Mississippi
Folder 91: Missouri
Folder 92: Nebraska
Folder 93: New England
Folder 94: New York
Folder 95: North Carolina
Folder 96: North Dakota
Folder 97: Ohio- Misc.
Folder 98: Ohio- Geauga County
Folder 99: Ohio- Holmes County

Box 7

Folder 1: Oklahoma
Folder 2: South Dakota
Folder 3: Tennessee
Folder 4: Texas
Folder 5: Virginia
Folder 6: Washington
Folder 7: Wisconsin
Folder 8: Amish Settlements by State
Folder 9: United States Settlement Maps
Folder 10: Amish Population Estimates
Folder 11: Amish Settlements Across America, 1996, 2003, 2008
Folder 12: US- Settlement Lists, 1900-2011
Folder 13: US- New Settlements, 2006-2011
Folder 14: US- Failed and Extinct Setlements
Folder 15: Amish Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Project
Folder 16: US- Pennsylvania German Use
Folder 17: US- Amish Surnames, New
Folder 18: Amish Affiliations
Folder 19: US Migration Lists, 1969-2003
Folder 20: US- Anabaptist Groups
Folder 21: US- Religion Statistics, Misc.
Folder 22: US- Mennonite Statistics, Handwritten
Folder 23: US- Apostolic Christian Church
Folder 24: US- Brethren Statistics
Folder 25: US- Charity "Remnant" Churches
Folder 26: US- Genealogy Information
Folder 27: Canada Maps and Directories
Folder 28: Plain Groups in the Americas

Oversize Box 9

Folder 4: Amish Affiliations, Minister's Lists

Item 1: Amish Affiliations List, 1972-1985
Item 2: Ohio Ministers' List, 1961
Item 3: Amish Affiliations List, 1951-1982

Flat File 1

Item 1: Map of Lancaster County 1
Item 2: Map of Lancaster County 2
Item 3: Map in Pennsylvania Dutch
Item 4: Willow Branch Residence Map
Item 5: Moniteau and Morgan Counties, Missouri, 2007
Item 6: United States Map of Amish and Mennonite Communities, Undated
Item 7: United States Map of Amish and Mennonite Communities, 1900
Item 8: United States Map of Amish and Mennonite Communities, 1950
Item 9: United States Map of Amish and Mennonite Communities, 1992
Item 10: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in Blair and Bedford Counties, 2003
Item 11: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in East Penn Valley, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2005
Item 12: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in Cumberland Valley, 2004
Item 13: Franklin and Cumberland Counties, Pennsylvania, 1976
Item 14: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in Cumberland Valley, 2007
Item 15: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in Cumberland Valley, 1997
Item 16: "The Big Valley Map"
Item 17: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in Cumberland Valley, 2002
Item 18: Bridgewater, Virginia Quadrangle, 1964
Item 19: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in Snyder and Union Counties, Pennsylvania, 2006
Item 20: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in New York State, 2007
Item 21: Map and Directory of Weaverland Conference Mennonites in New York, 2008
Item 22: Weaverland Conference Mennonites in New York, 1992
Item 23: Residence Map, Missouri
Item 24: Old Order Mennonites- Indiana District, 1986
Item 25: Union County, Indiana Residence Map
Item 26: Map of Individuals and Businesses in Dover, Delaware
Item 27: Ohio Map and Directory, 2007
Item 28: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in New York State, 2003
Item 29: Weaverland Conference Mennonites in New York, 2000
Item 30: Residence Map of Morgan and Moniteau Counties, Missouri, 1975
Item 31: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in Christian-Todd-Logan Counties, Kentucky, 2007
Item 32: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in Casey County, Kentucky, 2004
Item 33: Map of Groffdale Conference Mennonite Community in Iowa
Item 34: Original Virginia Conference of Old Order Mennonites in Rockingham County
Item 35: Map and Directory of Groffdale Conference Mennonites in Central Wisconsin, 2005
Item 36: Mennonite Tour Map of Southern Ontario, Canada
Item 37: Hutterian Colonies in Manitoba, Canada, 1980
Item 38: Residence Map of Wellesley, Ontario, Canada, 1984
Item 39: Hutterian Colonies in Manitoba, Canada, 1985
Item 40: Major Denominational Families by United States County, 1980
Item 41: Mennonite World Membership Map, 1978
Item 42: World Membership of Mennonite, Brethren in Christ, and Related Churches, 2003
Item 43: Ontario, Canada Residence Map, 1999
Item 44: Stauffer Mennonite Community in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, 1995
Item 45: Mennonites in Mifflin County and Union Township
Item 46: Map and Directory of Homes of the Brethren and Friends in the Fallen Spring, Browns Mill, and Antietam Districts for the Annual Conference, 2005
Item 47: The Mennonites of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Item 48: Plain Churches of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1975
Item 49: The River Brethren Family Tree
Item 50: Die 63 Mennoniten Kolonien in Bolivien, 2010
Item 51: Die Mennoniten-Kolonien in Staat Chihuahua
Item 52: Old Order Mennonites in Cumberland Valley, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Item 53: Lancaster-Chester-York Church Districts
Item 54: Old Order Amish Church Districts, 1973

Box 13