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Amana Society

 Organization

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Amana Kraus Schaeffer Correspondence Collection

 Collection
Identifier: yhm-spe-com-ama-kra
Abstract

The collection consists of correspondence between Lucille Frieda (Schaefer) Kraus and Elmer Charles Kraus dating 1942-1959. Both were members of the Amana Society.

Dates: 1942-1959

Amana Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: yhm-spe-com-ama
Scope and Contents

The Amana Society Records contain correspondence, testimonies, account books, receipts, administrative documents, and religious texts. Researchers accessing the records will gain insight into a communal society that lived in New York and Iowa.

Dates: 1721-1932