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],
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Series 4: Audiovisual Materials and Electronic Files

This series spans three boxes (JUST cassettes) and contains digital photographs, recordings of speeches and worship services/ songs, Amish music, and other miscellaneous materials. Formats include cassette tapes, CDs, floppy discs, and MiniDV’s.

Box 10

Item 1: David Kline 1/ David Kline 2
Item 2: David Klein 3/ Sarah Fisher
Item 3: David Kline/ Sarah Fisher
Item 4: Emily Miller/ Carol Lehman, 1987
Item 5: Jonathan Strom
Item 6: Ted Stout, Amos Hoover/ John David Hoover
Item 7: Leroy Beachy
Item 8: Mrs. Glenn Bender/ Fanny Peachey, 1987
Item 9: Mable Burkholder, 1987
Item 10: Mabel Burkholder, 1987
Item 11: Mabel Burkholder, Fred Benedict/ Skiles, Mabel Burkholder, 1987
Item 12: Paul Edwards, 1987
Item 13: Ervin Gingerich/ Martha Coblentz, 1987
Item 14: Ervin Gingerich
Item 15: Mike Hostetler, 1987
Item 16: Mir Lanne Deitsch- Druckenbrod Tape I
Item 17: Mir Lanne Deitsch- Druckenbrod Tape II
Item 18: Mir Lanne Deitsch- Druckenbrod Tape III
Item 19: Mir Lanne Deitsch- Druckenbrod IV
Item 20: Noah G. Good- Henner Stories 1, 2, 3
Item 21: Noah G. Good- Henner Stories 6 & 7
Item 22: The German Language Viewed as a Shield for Conervatism- Churchwide History Meeting, 1993
Item 23: Die Stillen im lande- Churchwide History Meeting, 1997
Item 24: The Stabalizing Effect of Historical Worship Patterns- Churchwide History Meeting, 1997
Item 25: Revivalism at the Turn of the Century/ Cost of the I-W Program to the Plain People- Churchwide History Meeting, 1998
Item 26: Mennonite Settlement in Iowa: 1887-1915- Churchwide History Meeting, 1999
Item 27: Invitation of Catherine the Great (1788)/ Mennonite Revivalism in the 1950s- Semiannual Churchwide History Meeting, 2001
Item 28: Identifying Russian Mennonite Groups/ Being at Rest with the Forces that Molded Us- Churchwide History Meeting, 2006
Item 29: The Political Context of Swiss Anabaptism/ Conservative Efforts Within the Lancaster Conference- Churchwide History Meeting, 2008
Item 30: Overview of 1926 Meeting/ Why the Dunkard Brethren- 75th Anniversary, 2001
Item 31: Memories- 75th Anniversary, 2001
Item 32: The 1926 Division- 75th Anniversary, 2001
Item 33: Important People From the Past- 75th Anniversary, 2001
Item 34: Events of the 1930s and 1940s/ Events of the 1950s-2000 #1- 75th Anniversary, 2001
Item 35: Events of the 1950s-2000 #2- 75th Anniversary, 2001
Item 36: Where are the Possibilities?/ Where do we go from Here?- 75th Anniversary, 2001
Item 37: God's Leading in the Past, Present and Future- 75th Anniversary, 2001
Item 38: God's Leading in the Past, Present and Future (continued)- 75th Anniversary, 2001
Item 39: Reformed Mennonite, 1990
Item 40: Reformed Mennonite- Longneckers, 1985
Item 41: Reformed Mennonite- Longneckers, 1990
Item 42: Quandary Modernity- Kraybill, 1986
Item 43: P.M. Magazine- Amish
Item 44: What are you Going to Wear- A Challenge for Christians to Follow Bible Principles in dress and the Freedom of Being Part of a Church that Cares What you Wear

Box 11

Item 1: Christian's Role in Civil Government #1
Item 2: Christian's Role in Civil Government #2
Item 3: "Focal Point" Rebroadcast, 1988
Item 4: Schalle vun Freiheit, 1976
Item 5: Leroy Beachy Lecture
Item 6: Ulrich Bister Lecture
Item 7: Hedda Durnbaugh Lecture- Brethren Hymns
Item 8: Plain Meeting Houses Lecture, 1982
Item 9: Forgiveness- Don Kraybill
Item 10: Crisis of Modernity- Kraybill, 1986
Item 11: The Normal Christian Life/ Upon this Rock
Item 12: Bibles for China's Millions, 2001
Item 13: Personal Testimony- Harmony Christian Fellowship, 1997
Item 14: Patriot to Pilgrim, 1997
Item 15: Packaged Christianity
Item 16: Why a Mennonite
Item 17: Old Colony Mennonite
Item 18: Ohmish- Our Neighbors in Black, 1999
Item 19: Anabaptist History
Item 20: Amish: Not to be Modern, 1988
Item 21: Indiana Amish Wedding
Item 22: Journey Towards Holiness, 1989
Item 23: Martyrer Lieder
Item 24: Pa. Dutch Lesson from book
Item 25: PA German I- Betty Troyer
Item 26: Conversational PA Dutch Tape I- Anna Sommers
Item 27: Conversational PA Dutch Tape II- Anna Sommers
Item 28: Ten Lessons in Pennsylvania German- Noah G. Good, 1988
Item 29: Introduction to the Pennsylvania German Language Tape 2
Item 30: Pennsylvania Dutch Language- Richard Beam
Item 31: Gediche un Gschichde: Pennsylvania German Poems and Stories with Audience Response
Item 32: The Brethren Singers: Home Sweet Home
Item 33: Gesangbuch Treasures: Hymns of the 1804 Unpartheyisches Gesangbuch
Item 34: In His Time: Brethren Singers
Item 35: Thine be the Glory: Brethren Singers
Item 36: German Church Songs: 9 Gma Favorites
Item 37: Pennsylvawnisch Deitsch Music, Songs, Poetry: The Kutztown Singers
Item 38: Amish Music, Sermon, Prayer
Item 39: Old German Baptist Singing (Indiana)
Item 40: California Congregational Singing
Item 41: Anabaptist-Martyr Hymns from the Christian Hymnary- sung by the Overholt Family

Box 12

Item 1: Pennylvania Dutch- Gospel Recordings
Item 2: Ohio Special Singing, 1993
Item 3: German Church Songs- Fannie Kluckner
Item 4: Church and Sunday School Hymns- The Table Singers
Item 5: Anabaptist Music Sampler
Item 6: Anabaptist Church Music Samples
Item 7: The Table Singers, 1990
Item 8: The Singing Grandmothers in Pennsylfawnisch Deitsch
Item 9: Hutterite Singing
Item 10: Bless the Lord!- The Brethren Singers
Item 11: Amish Music Variety- Hymns to Harmonica, 1997
Item 12: Singing- Lancaster Mennonite High School