Collection

Goossen, Rachel Waltner Collection on LGBTQ Mennonite Leaders

Span Dates: 2016-2020
Bulk Dates:
Volume: 2.43 GB; 21 mp3 recordings

Description

Born in Newton, Kansas. Parents James Waltner and Lenore Pankratz. Graduated from Bethel College 1982. From University of California Santa Barbara 1984. From University of Kansas 1993, Ph. D. in history. History professor at Goshen College 1995-1999. History professor at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, 2000-. Author of Women against the Good War: Conscientious Objection and Gender on the American Home Front, 1941-47 (University of North Carolina Press, 1997).

Hist/Bio Note

Oral histories recorded during the course of Goossen's research on the rise of LGBTQ leaders in Mennonite Church USA. Goossen's research was published in an article entitled, "'Repent of the Sins of Homophobia': The Rise of Queer Mennonite Leaders" (Nova Religio 24:3 (February 2021). The collection includes nineteen oral history interviews and copies of consent statements signed by interviewees. Other oral interviews conducted for this project were not released for public research (at the request of those who participated with Goossen in the interviews) and remain in Goossen's possession.

Finding Aid

An online finding aid is available. Inquire for access to oral histories.
https://archives.mhsc.ca/index.php/rachel-waltner-goossen-collection-on-lgbtq-mennonite-leaders

Location

Mennonite Church USA Archives 3145 Benham Ave. Elkhart, Indiana 46517
https://archives.mhsc.ca/index.php/mennonite-church-usa-archives

Tags

Mennonite Church USA | Activist (religious institutions) | Ally | Author/editor