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Full listing > Accession MU2017/96| Accession # | MU2017/96 | | Topic | Relief: Sale for Relief | | Title | Sale for Relief | | Size | 1 file folder | | Location | Sanctum, Unit #6 with Dan West materials | | Citation | Sale for Relief, MU2017/96, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | Arlene Deardorff | | Scope and Content | One booklet, "Billy the Goat," A Story by Dan West, Pictures by Willis Kurtz, Brethren Service Committee, Elgin, Illinois. | | Date of Accession | 29 December 2017 | | Bio History Note | Willis Kurtz from Hartville, Ohio, is part of the Dan Kurtz family. Maynard Judy, of Benton, Indiana, gave Billy (a goat) to be sold at the "Sale for Relief" to raise money to buy rolled oats to feed the hungry children of Poland. Billy was sold and resold many, many times, to over 34 buyers. At the back of the booklet a synopsis of the sale is given and figures are totaled. | | Archivist Note | Description prepared 29 December 2017 by Jeanine Wine. |
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