The Mennonite Library and Archives at Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, helps people answer questions about the Mennonite past. To do this, the MLA collects, preserves, and makes available personal papers, documents, periodicals, books and other media related to Mennonite studies. The MLA serves as the official archives of Bethel College and Western District Conference and as a research center promoting the study of Anabaptist and Mennonite history.