Historical Committee

IX-39-1
Mennonite Central Committee
Thank You's, Museum Items and Material Culture
Records, 1941 - 1976
7 Boxes (3 Large, 1 Gray, 3 Mapcase Drawers)

This series consists of thank you's sent to MCC and MCC museum items.  The majority of the thank you's are in regards to MCC relief efforts in Europe following World War II.  The thank you's consist mainly of personal letters and artwork.  Only a few of the thank yous are in English or have English transcriptions, the majority being in German.  The museum items mainly consist of books, PAX photo albums, and commemorative pieces in addition to a variety of other objects.

1.  Thank You's 1920-26, 1941-1976    Boxes 1-2 (Large)
   
2.  Museum Items 1934-1971    Boxes 2-3 (Large)            Box 4 (Gray)

3. Thank You's and Museum Items (Oversized)    Brown Mapcase, Drawers 1,2 and 4

Box 1 (Large)

Thank You's, 1920-26, 1941-76

1/1    Background information, Additions, etc.

1/2    Austria: Ybbs Children's Home (1950)
Thank-you cards with signatures

1/3    Europe: Oversize Certificates (1947-50)
Certificates of thanks from Vienna and Hamburg, collection of drawings and illustrations thanking MCC.
   
1/4    France: General (1941-48)
Letters, drawings, and illustrations. 
1/5    France: Thank You's and Lists
Letters, lists, receipts, and a medal
1/6    France: Chavanelle Old People's Home (1945)
Booklet containing photographs with notes of thanks.
1/7    France: Valdoie Children's Home
Booklet

1/8    General: Agency Citations (1946-66)
American Red Cross, Belgian War Relief Society, Foreign Operations Administration, World's Alliance of Young Men's Christian Associations
1/9    Germany: General (1946-50)
Letters and drawings, with a few photographs.
1/10    Germany: German and Austrian letters (1949-56)
Letters, children drawings, photographs
1/11    Germany: Elversberg
Booklet of photographs with notes
1/12    Germany: Eppstein (Rheinpfalz) (1947)
Die Dankbare Gemeinde Eppstein

1/13    Germany: Frankfurt/Main (1946)
Booklet with notes of thanks from students
1/14    Germany: Hilfswerke der Evang. Kirche Deutschland (1947)
Letters
1/15    Germany: Kaiserslautern (1951)
Booklet of thanks, Sand art
1/16    Germany: Kassel
Student drawings, Children book
1/17    Germany: Kiel (1948)
Letters

1/18    Germany: Krefeld (1947)
Children made books
1/19    Germany: Landau (1948)
Drawings and paintings, lists of signatures
1/20    Germany: Ludwigshafen (1947)
Letters, newspapers, Die Ludwigshafener Schulkinderfpeifung (A German report on Ludwigshafen with an accompanying English translation. Report contains photographs of war devastation and food distribution)
1/21    Germany: Mannheim (1946-47)
"Child-feeding words and pictures" booklet
1/22    Germany: Pfalz (1947)
Letters
1/23    Germany: Pfalz, cont'd. (1947)
Booklet of letters
 
Box 2 (Large)

2/1    Germany: Reichersbeuern (Bavaria) (1947)
Student-made book, Collection of letters and drawings (Pfalz?)
2/2    Germany: Wolfenbuttel (Bavaria)
Photo album

2/3    Korea: Tai Myung Dong Refugee Camp
painting and letter of thanks

2/4    Netherlands: Leidenschendam
Photo album of the town
2/5    Netherlands: Maastricht (1947)
Photo album of war damaged buildings
2/6    Netherlands: Rotterdam (1946)
Photo album of Mennonite church in Rotterdam

2/7    Russia: Mennonite Refugees (1920-26)
Photocopies of thank you letters printed in Feeding the Hungry: Russian Famine 1919-1925 with research notes on attempts at finding original letters in MCC Collection
2/8    Russia: Mennonite Refugees (1945-50)
Photocopy of thank you letter in The Shepherd of the Oppressed with research notes on attempting to find the original letter in MCC Collection.

Museum Items, 1934-70
   
2/9    Book: Gaste Buch
MCC Frankfurt Office guest book from 1952-1970.
2/10    Book: Gedenkboek, H.A.R.K. Geschiedenis van de Nationale Hulpactie Rode Kruis
2 copies
2/11    Book: Deutsche Biblen (1934)
2/12    Book: Heimatbuch der Stadt Wedel (1950)
2/13    Book: Russian Bible(1970)
From the All-Union Council of Evangelical Christian Baptists

2/14    Commemorative Pieces: Boy's Village, Smithville OH plaque (1951)
 
Box 3 (Large)

3/1    Commemorative Pieces: Clippings on Topeka State Hospital, scrapbook (1949)
3/2    Commemorative Pieces: Maastricht, Commemorative Plate (1944)
3/3    Commemorative Pieces: MCC iron plaque citing relief work in Holland from 1945 - 1947.
3/4    Commemorative Pieces: Vienna Children - Medal

3/5    Photo Album: European  Paxmen, 2 copies (1959)
        Various PAX units working through out Europe, captions
3/6    Photo Album: Greece PAX Unit n.d.
        Work in Greece
3/7    Photo Album: Karlschule Group (1961)
    Karlschule PAX unit and its work rebuilding the Evangelische school in Vienna, captions
3/8    Photo Album: Salzburg PAX Unit n.d.
        families helped, working, and individual members of the unit. captions

3/9    Maps and Plans: Kaiserslautern MCC Center - Building Plan
3/10    Maps and Plans: Saigon Map (1956)
3/11    Miscellaneous: Arm Patch, Mennonite Central Committee Relief, 1948-50 (includes B&W photograph)
3/12    Miscellaneous: Bookmark with "MCC 1920-1970" done in needlework.
3/13    Miscellaneous: Brazilian Hymn and Misc. Relief Response, consisting of tags and labels for relief goods.

Box 4 (Gray)

4/1    Miscellaneous: Fernheim Currency from 1934 and German math book
4/2    Miscellaneous: German? Children's Post Card Set
4/3    Miscellaneous: Stuffed Toy Patterns
4/4    Miscellaneous: MCC Emblem, Logos & Poster (2/2)
 

Thank You's and Museum Items (Oversized)
 
Mapcase, Dr. 1

1 folder

MP1/1/6    France: Banyuls, Port-Vendres, Collioure
Poster
MP1/1/3    France: Garderie et Cantine Gerbere
            Poster
MP1/1/10    Germany: Johannes Gutenberg Univ. Studentenausschuss (Mainz) (1948)
            Poster
MP1/1/11    Germany: Kaiserslautern
            Poster
MP1/1/8    Germany: Kreisberufsschule - Kaiserslautern
            Poster
MP1/1/4    Germany: Letters(1947)
Christmas feast in Rotterdam
MP1/1/7    Germany: Stadtische Handelsschule Kaiserslautern (1947)
            Poster from students of the city business school
MP1/1/2    Korea: Pusan (1959-62)
            Children's Hospital Kimchi certificates
MP1/1/9    Netherlands: Walcheren
            Poster
MP1/1/5    Poster, "Amerikanische Mennoniten bringen Euch Lebensmittel, "Im Namen Christi" (1950?)
MP1/1/1    Watercolor poster "Whosoever Shall Give" by P. Musser

    Denkschrift, Ohrloff, Dec. 6, 1922 by Hans Janzen, photocopy. (Missing, Nov. 16, 2005)

Mapcase Dr. 2

MP 2        Vietnam: Vietnamese silk screen poster "The Peoples' Peace" by Vo Dinh(1971)
   
1 folder

MP 2/1/1    Guatemala: Poster of recognition and thanks from the town authorities of Santa Maria Cauge for earthquake aid (1976)
MP 2/1/2    United States: Art Director Club of Philadelphia, PA award of Excellence to MCC (1969)
MP 2/1/3    United States: Department of State, Agency for International Development Commendation to MCC (1971) (original plus 3 photocopies)

Mapcase Dr. 4

MP 4        German Arithmetic Book, German Printer's dummies (paste-up sheets)

11-29-2005 / Collection re-boxed and numbered by Israel Ditzler, Goshen College History Intern
File: "IX-39-01 Thank You's and Museum Items.doc"
Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, Indiana  46526