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The Blandina Diedrich Collection is a selection of manuscript items compiled by her son Duane Norman Diedrich and dedicated to her memory. The content of these letters, sermons, documents, and other materials reflect the life and interests of Blandina Diedrich (1903-1996), most prominently subjects pertinent to Christianity, home, and the family.

The Blandina Diedrich Collection is a selection of manuscript items compiled by her son Duane Norman Diedrich and dedicated to her memory. The manuscripts reflect the life and interests of Blandina Diedrich, most prominently Christianity, home, and the family. Items include sermons from prominent ministers or preachers of different Protestant denominations, documents related to church operations and discipline, letters by prominent and everyday persons respecting their faith and beliefs, correspondence of missionaries, and reflections on religion's role in all manner of human endeavor.

The collection is comprised of over 260 letters, manuscript sermons and hymns, documents, and other items. For a comprehensive inventory and details about each item in the collection, please see the box and folder listing below.

The Oliver-Bonnell collection is made up of 20 letters, documents, printed items, one notebook, and miscellany. They pertain to the family of Paul Ambrose Oliver (1796-1849), his son Paul Ambrose Oliver, Jr. (1830-1912), and Adelaide Bonnell, niece of Paul A. Oliver, Jr. Of particular note are six letters by Paul A. Oliver, Jr., Pennsylvania gunpowder manufacturer, during his education in Germany in 1846, while conducting business in New Orleans in 1852, and from Oliver's Mills in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, between 1883 and 1891.

Please see the box and folder listing below for details about each item in the collection.

The Ralph L. McElderry papers are made up largely of the outgoing correspondence of Sgt. McElderry during his World War II service in the 3226th Ordnance Depot Company and 421st Ordnance Evacuation Company. His stateside training, work as a stock clerk and typist, and service as a Supply Noncommissioned Officer in Europe are reflected in his letters as well as supporting documents.

The Ralph L. McElderry papers are made up 224 outgoing letters of Sgt. McElderry during his World War II service in the 3226th Ordnance Depot Company and 421st Ordnance Evacuation Company, plus three drawings by Maria McElderry for her father while he was away, 11 documents, and four war ration books.

Ralph L. McElderry's Correspondence is about his everyday life during his stateside training, work as a stock clerk and typist, and service as a Supply Noncommissioned Officer in Europe.

Ralph L. McElderry wrote from the following locations:

• Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma, between March 9 and 17, 1944 (2 letters)
• Camp Maxey, Paris, Texas, March 22-June 28, 1944 (17 letters)
• Camp Van Doren, Centreville, Mississippi, July 6 or 7-October 4, 1944 (25 letters)
• Camp Polk, Leesville, Louisiana, October 6, 1944-February 13, 1945 (42 letters)
• Camp Kilmer, New Jersey—Point of Embarkation, February 25, 1945 (1 letter)
• At Sea, March 3-6, 1945 (4 letters)
• France, March 13, 1945-April 10, 1945 (19 letters)
• Belgium, April 12, 1945 (1 letter)
• Germany, April 13, 1945-June 12, 1945 (43 letters)
• France, Camp Brooklyn, June 15, 1945-July 18, 1945 (9 letters)
• France, San Francisco, July 18, 1945-August 2, 1945 (8 letters)
• France, Delta Base near Marseilles, August 8, 1945-October 19, 1945 (42 letters)

The Marcia McElderry Drawings include three illustrations she drew and colored for her father while he was away in the service. One depicts a house beside four trees and a truck driving on a road; one is labeled by an adult as being a sergeant marching in his uniform beside mud and grass; and the third is a duck with a helmet on.

The Documents series includes the order for him to report for induction (September 20, 1943); his identity, education, and immunization verification, a commissary card, and papers related to his discharge in November 1945.

The four War Ration Books belonged to Iola, Andrea, and Marcia McElderry. Each of them contains remaining stamps.