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Historical Committee

MENNONITE PUBLISHING HOUSE

Inventory Listing

VI-1

Mennonite Publication Board, 1907-

VI-1-1

Administration, 1908-85
Constitution and Bylaws, 1913-56
Historical Booklets, 1946-68
Programs of Annual Meetings, 1912-58
Annual Reports (Publishing Agent), 1908-
Policy Manual, 1952-59
Collected materials, 1935-85

VI-1-2

Minutes and Reports, 1907-95
Minutes and Reports, 1907-95
Secretary's Files (Dorothy Harnish), 1975-85
Maynard Shelter's Minutes (Book Division), 1975-87
Publishing Committee, 1945-49, 1968, 1983

VI-1-3

Board Members
S.F. Coffman's Correspondence, 1924-47
Harold Zehr's Correspondence, 1943-75

VI-2

Early Years, 1906-1950

VI-2-1

Clayton F. Yake, 1906, 1920-67
Correspondence, 1923-54
Correspondence, 1923-73 (A-Z)
Bible School Materials, 1924-67
Curriculum Committee, 1938-56
Sunday School, 1935-64
Youth's Christian Companion, 1920-45
Mennonite Publishing House, General, 1944-64
Mennonite Publishing House, General, 1950s-60s
War and Peace Literature, 1927-50
Sunday School Quarterlies, 1906, 1927-50

VI-2-2

John L. Horst, 1933-40, 1946-48

VI-3

Publishers, 1908-

VI-3-1

Aaron Loucks, 1908-35
No materials. Known as General Manager

VI-3-2

A.J. Metzler, 1935-61
Records, 1935-61. Known as General
Manager, 1935-47, and then as Publishing
Agent, 1948-61.

VI-3-3

Ben Cutrell, 1962-87
Records, 1946-75. Known as Publisher

VI-3-4

J. Robert Ramer, 1988-
No materials as yet. Known as Publisher

VI-3-5

Interview with Publishers, 1991
A.J. Metzler, Ben Cutrell, J. Robert Ramer

VI-3-6

Editorial Council, Minutes, 1947-57

VI-3-7

Conferences and Seminars, 1950-65
Conferences and Seminars, 1950-65
Mennonite Writer's Conference, 1951-58

VI-4

Congregational Literature Division, 1941-

VI-4-1

Committees, 1947-69
Curriculum Committee, 1947-58
Christian Education Approving Group, 1955- 69
Administrative Committee on S.S., 1956-57
Curriculum Development and Service, 1959- 69
Youth Literature Coordinating Committee,1962-64

VI-4-2

Official Records, 1945-82
Education Product and Curriculum Dev.,1968-82
Youth & Adult Found. Series Curr., 1962,1975-82
Mennonite Comm. for Christian Education,1945-70
Files of Levi Miller, 1974-82
Files of Laurence Martin and Levi Miller,1971-81
Files of Paul M. Lederach, 1961-69
Educational Product Curriculum Dev.,1950s, 1960s
Educational Dev. Process for Curriculum,1948-1967
Comm. on Education Cooperative Project,1955-69
Herald Graded Sunday School Materials,1953-64
Congregational Literature Div. Planning,1978-80
Foundation Serires for Youth and Adults,1979-81
Graded S. S. Lessons, 1950s-70s(Published)
Printing Jobs, 1976-82

VI-4-3

Nursery Graded Sunday School Materials, 1941-57

VI-4-4

Millard Lind, Writer, 1947-58

VI-4-4

Wayfarer's and Torchbearer's Club, 1956-82

VI-4-6

Mission Studies, 1956-77

VI-4-7

Memos to Pastors, 1966-76

VI-4-8

Foundation Series Sunday School

VI-5

Periodicals, 1934-

VI-5-1

Administrative Records, 1948-89
Periodical Study Committee, 1950-52
Daniel Hertzler's Files, 1948-70
Periodical Division Files, 1969-88(Hertzler)
Periodical Division Files, A-Z, 1948-89

VI-5-2

Mennonite Community, 1946-53

VI-5-3

Christian Living, 1956-90

VI-5-4

Gospel Herald, 1962-91

VI-5-5

Mennonite Yearbook and Directory, 1947-51

VI-5-6

Youth's Christian Companion, 1935-68

VI-5-7

With, 1968-83

VI-5-8

Words of Cheer, 1947-51

VI-5-9

On the Line, 1970-86

VI-5-10

Purpose, 1971-84

VI-5-11

Mennonite Youth Fellowship, 1949-55

VI-5-12

Builder, 1958-80

VI-5-13

Together, 1986-91

VI-5-14

Meetinghouse, 1969-89

VI-5-15

Christian Monitor, 1934, 1944

VI-6

Herald Press, 1922- (Earlier called Book Division)

VI-6-1

Book Approving Group, 1949-79

VI-6-2

Book Division, Ellrose Zook and Paul M.Schrock, 1946-86
Committees and Organizations, A-Z, 1955-88
Purpose, 1967-71. )Paul M.Schrock was the first editor of this
magazine, with its first issue in June 1968.
He concluded his editorship with a farewell
address in the October 3, 1971, issue.
Succeeding him was David Hostetler.)
Organizations, A-Z, 1952-86
People, Correspondence, A-Z, 1961-83
Herald Press, 1946-80
Herald Press Permissions, 1953-72
Book Division, Correspondence, 1969-86
Book Division, A-Z, 1969-86
Manuscript Rejections, 1963-87
Book Division, 1964-1979, 1987-88

VI-6-3

Book Division, Maynard Shetler, 1959-87
Correspondence, 1971-83
Official files, 1951-88
Thought for the Week, 1955-88

VI-6-4

Tract Department, 1922-79

VI-6-5

Summer Bible School, 1933-88

VI-6-6

Mennonite Encylopedia, 1947-59

VI-6-7

Anabaptist Source Material, 1950-70

VI-6-8

Radio Bible Correspondence Courses, 1950-82

VI-6-9

Herald Press Book Clubs, 1953-79

VI-6-10

Manuscripts, 1965-70

VI-6-11

Choice Books, 1967-77

VI-7

Treasurer, 1910-64
Financial Records, 1910-64

VI-8

Operations, 1950-83, 1991-

VI-8-1

Sales and Advertising
Sales and Advertising Committee, 1950-70
Catalogs, 1990

VI-8-2

Jack C. Scott, Marketing Manager, Correspondence 1977-83

VI-8-3

Building Committee, 1948-50

VI-9

Personnel, 1949-60, 1989-
Retirement Committee, 1949-51
Personnel Administration Meetings, 1951-60
House Advisory Group, 1954-59
hi-lights, 1970, 1989-95

VI-10

Audiovisuals, 1949-88
Audio-visual Aids Office, 1954-56
Photographs, 1949-64
Paul Schrock Photographs, 1973-88 (Hist. Mss. 4-299)
Tapes, 1974, 1977 (Hist. Mss. 6-188 SC)
TV Interview with Debby Zook, 1974




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