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Accession #BC2012/2
TopicJones, Dorothy,
KeywordsHeifer Project,
TitleTravelogue of Dorothy Jones, Post WWII
SizeOne FIle Folder
LocationBrethren People File: Jones, Dorothy
CitationTravelogue of Dorothy Jones, Post WWII, BC2012/2, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana.
AccessResearchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials.
ProvenanceCollection of the Archives
Scope and ContentA travelogue probably written by Dorothy Jones, Administrative Assistant to M. R. Zigler, DIrector ot the European Program of the Berthren Service Commission.  This trip was taken by 5 women and Dorothy describes their excursion through various European cities and countries directly following WWII. 
Date of Accession06 January 2012
Bio History Note

The note on the top of the letter is signed by "Dorothy" and the letterhead includes name of Dorothy Jones as Administrative Assistant to M. R. Zigler in Geneva Switzerland.  Since the Dorothy in the letter departs from ... and returns to ... Geneva, I am thinking that these are the same people.

I am assuming that Dorothy is a member of the Church of the Brethren since she is working for the Brethren Service Commission.

Dorothy also addresses the note to Mrs. Schutz.  It the spelling is correct and I was able to read the handwriting correctly, this might be the wife of J. R. Schutz, professor at Manchester College who died in 1945.  Following his death, Mrs. Schutz served as Alumni Diretor at Manchester College for 15 years.  I could not find evidence that Dorothy Jones was an alumna of Manchester College, however.

M. R. Zieler was the Director the the Brethren Service Commission, European Program in Geneva Switzerland.

The trip began in Geneva, Switzerlandand went through Frankfurt, Bonn (seat of the German government following WWII), Cologne, where there was evidence of strafing and bombing, Belgium, Holland, Delft, the Netherlands, the Mennonite Center, Denmark, Bremen, Kassel House, the home of Joe and Helen Dell (Helen Metzler Dell)  -  (Joe was working with the heifer program) ....and back to Geneva.  It is an interesting documentary of culture, food, place and custom.

Archivist NoteDescription prepared 6 January 2010 by Jeanine M. Wine.
 


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