Samuel D. Hochstetler Papers, 1872-1954 | Mennonite Church USA Archives

Title: Samuel D. Hochstetler Papers, 1872-1954

ID: HM1/066

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Predominant Dates: 1948

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THESE MATERIALS ARE CURRENTLY ON LOAN TO THE MENNONITE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES AT BETHEL COLLEGE IN N. NEWTON, KS.

The collection largely chronicles the case of the arrest of Amish bishop Samuel D. Hochstetler for chaining his mentally ill adult daughter, Lucy. The material includes family accounts of the incident, court records, correspondence, news clippings and some materials gathered by Julia Kasdorf for a book project on this topic.