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IV
MENNONITE BOARD OF MISSIONS, 1882-2002
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Series and Box Listing          Pages 2-27
 
 
Inventories of each Series     [See Individual Lists]
 
 
Administrative Information
 
Records were deposited into the archives from 1940-2007.
 
 
Historical Sketches  [hard copy]
 
History of MBM, 1882-1982                         
    
by John E. Sharp, 1981-82 (3 of 92 pages)

Mission Hall of Faith: John F. Funk, 1983       
    
by Willard E. Roth, Sent (1983) (8 pages)

MBM 100-Year Timeline, 1892-1997 
     by Lisa Beachy, 1997 (3 pages)

MBM Timeline, 1893-1976                            
    
by Boyd Nelson, 2000 (5 pages)

 
 
Officers, 1906-1985  [hard copy]
 
Secretary, Executive Secretary, and President, 1906-2002        (1 page)

Treasurer, 1906-1981                                                              (1 page)

Executive Committee, Board of Directors, 1906-1985 (3 pages)

Chairperson, 1906-1985                                                          (1 page)

Vice Chairperson, 1906-1985                                                  (1 page)
 
 
Location of Oversize Materials  [hard copy, 3 pages]
 
 
Box Listing  [hard copy, 1 page]
 
 
Name and Subject Tracings  [8 pages]
 
Catalog Cards on "name" and "subject" found in Archives Card Catalog


Series and Box Listing

IV-1     Mennonite Evangelizing Committee, 1882-1892

                        Box 1 (Green)

IV-2     Mennonite Evangelizing Board of America, 1892-1896

                        Box 1 (Green)

IV-3     Benevolent Organization of Mennonites, 1890-1896

                        Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-2)

IV-4     Mennonite Evangelizing and Benevolent Board, 1896-1906

                        Box 1a and 1b (Green), Box 2 (Green), Box 3 (Long Green)

V-5     Mennonite Board of Charitable Homes and Missions, 1899-1906

                        Box 1 (Green)

IV-6     Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, 1906-2002

            IV-6-1             Mission Committee and Personnel

                                                .1 Mission Committee, 1906-1947

                                                            Box 1 (Gray)

                                                .2 Applications from Missionary Candidates,
                                                    1904-1917

                                                            Boxes 2-3 (Gray)

                                                .3 Applications from Missionary Candidates,
                                                    1918-1950

                                                            Boxes 3-6 (Gray)

            IV-6-2             Executive Committee

                                                .1 Official Documents, 1906-1968

                                                            Box 1 (Large)

            .2 Minutes of Executive Committee and Annual
                Meetings, 1906-1971

                        Boxes 1-2 (Large)

            IV-6-3             Annual Meetings

                                                Boxes 1-3 (Green), Boxes 4-7 (Large)

            IV-6-4             Correspondence

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-6-5             Tapes of Annual Meetings

                                                Boxes 1-3 (Large)

            IV-6-6             Tapes, 1956-1983

                                                Box 3 (Large)

            IV-6-7             Board of Directors

                                                Box 1 (Green), Boxes 2-3 (Large)

            IV-6-8             Executive Council, Minutes, 1981-1983

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-6-9             Miscellaneous Administrative Committees

                                                Box 1 (Green)

IV-7     Executive Office, 1906-1987

Persons who served in executive office:

                                    J. S. Shoemaker, 1906-1920, Secretary
                                    S. C. Yoder, 1921-43, Secretary
                                    J. D. Graber, 1943-59, Executive Secretary
                                    H. Ernest Bennett, 1960-80, Executive Secretary
                                    Paul M. Gingrich, 1980-94, President

            IV-7-1             Correspondence, 1908-1945 (Bulk, 1921-45)

                                                Boxes 1-2, 2a, 3-4, 4a, 5, 5a, 6-9, 9a,
                                               10-31 (Green)

            IV-7-2             Correspondence, 1938-1968

                                                Boxes 32-39 (Pronto)

            IV-7-3             J.D. Graber

                                                Box 40 (Green)

            IV-7-4             H. Ernest Bennett, 1959-1972

                                                Boxes 40-41 (Green)

            IV-7-5             General Correspondence, 1944-1950

                                                Boxes 42-46 (Pronto)

            IV-7-6             Data Files, 1967-1987 (Bulk, 1975-82)

                                                Box 1 (Pronto)

IV-8     Treasurer, 1908-2002

    Treasurers:
             
                
G. L. Bender, 1910-20

                Vernon E. Reiff
                            1920, Assistant Treasurer
                            1923-34, General Treasuser
                D. D. Miller, 1935-39
                E. C. Bender, 1940-1950
                H. Ernest Bennett
                            1949- , Assistant Treasurer
                            1950- , Treasurer
 
       Finance Committee:
               
                C. L. Graber 1949-53

                E. C. Bender, 1949-53
                H. Ernest Bennet, 1949-53
                Nathan E. Reiff, 1951-53

            IV-8-1             Financial Reports, 1909-1970

                                                Boxes 1 and 1a (Large)

            IV-8-2             Final Books of Entry, 1919-1950

                                                Boxes 2-6 (Large), Box 20 (Pronto)

            IV-8-3             Conference Financial Reports, 1909-1948

                                                Boxes 7-9 (Large)

            IV-8-4             City Mission Financial Reports, 1908-1951

                                                Boxes 10-12 (Large)

            IV-8-5             Contributions and Miscellaneous Listings, 1917-1971

                                                Boxes 13-14, 14a-b (Large), 20-21 (Pronto)

            IV-8-6             Quarter (Coin) Fund, 1921-1948

                                                Boxes 15-16 (Large)

            IV-8-7             Civilian Public Service Dependency Fund, 1941-1945

                                                Box 17 (Large)

            IV-8-8             Miscellaneous Financial Matters, 1905-1947

Boxes 18-19 (Large), Box 39 (Oversize; Middle Room, West Wall), Box 40 (Long Green)            

            IV-8-9             India Files, 1911-1940

                                                Box 19a (Large)

            NOTE:             Boxes 20-21 (Pronto) (For housing oversize materials, IV)

            IV-8-10           Correspondence; Chronological, 1908-1934

                                                Boxes 22-23 (Pronto)

            IV-8-11           Correspondence; Alphabetical, 1909-1943

                                                Boxes 23-32 (Pronto)

            IV-8-12           Correspondence; Alphabetical, 1944-1945

                                                Box 33 (Pronto)

IV-8-13           Correspondence; Civilian Public Service Dependency Fund, [1941-1945]

                                                Box 34 (Pronto)

            IV-8-14           Correspondence; Foreign, Alphabetical,                                                                     1941-1951                                                                                
                                                Box 35 (Pronto)

            IV-8-15           Correspondence; Alphabetical, 1946-1956

                                                Boxes 36-38 (Pronto)

            IV-8-16           Correspondence, 1951-1955

                                                Boxes 38-41 (Pronto)

NOTE:                        Boxes 39 and 40 used twice (39: Oversize; IV-8-8)
            (40: Long Green; IV-8-8)

            IV-8-17           Correspondence, Foreign, 1951-1955

                                                Boxes 41-42 (Pronto)

            IV-8-18           Treasurer’s Office, E. C. Bender, Correspondence,
                                    1915-1959

                                                Box 1 (Pronto)

            IV-8-19           Legal and Finance Committee, Minutes, 1978-1982

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-8-20           Investment Committee, 1959-1968

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-8-19)

            IV-8-21           Board of Trustees, Minutes, 1971

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-8-19)

            IV-8-22           Treasurer's Office, Correspondence, Feb. 1978-Jan. 1983

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-8-23           Correspondence, Vouchers, 1920-1950

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Large)

IV-9     Student Services Committee

            IV-9-1             Minutes and Reports, 1958-81

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-9-2             Mennonite Graduate Fellowship, 1959-78

                                                Box 1 (Large) (Continued from IV-9-1)

            IV-9-3             Correspondence, Albert J. Meyer, 1958-1966

                                                Box 1-2 (Green)

            IV-9-4             Student Census Materials

                                                Box 2 (Large)

            IV-9-5            Miscellaneous

                                                Box 2 (Large) (Same box as IV-9-4)

            IV-9-6             Paul Erb Materials

                                                Box 2 (Large) (Same box as IV-9-4)

            IV-9-7             Philadelphia Office, 1970-1980

                                                Box 2 (Large) (Same box as IV-9-4)

            IV-9-8             Files A-Z, 1958-1972; Printouts 1970-1974

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Pronto)

            IV-9-9             Booklets, 1976-85

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-9-10           Student and Young Adult Services, 1970-1990

                                                Boxes 1-3 (Pronto)

IV-10   Communication Division, 1954-  [Earlier called Information Services]

                        Table of Contents:
                        Series and Box Listing
                        Historical Sketch of Department, 1953-1992

            IV-10-1           Official Records (Manual, 1961-1962)

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-10-2           Correspondence, 1953-1965

                                                Box 1 (Pronto)

            IV-10-3           Printed materials, 1953-1985

                                                Box 1 (Green), Box 2-3 (Large)

IV-10-4           News Releases, 1974-1985

                                                Box 1-2 (Large)

            IV-10-5           List of Audiovisuals, 1961-1977 (Currently unsorted)

Boxes 1-3 (Green), Box 3b (Large), Box 4 (Large), Box 4b (Large), Boxes 5-6, 6b, 6c (Green), Box 7a (Large), Box 7b (Oversize), Boxes 8-11 (Oversize), Box 12 (Green), Box 13 (Large), Box 14 (Oversize)

Includes filmstrips (with guides, scripts, and tapes), films, tapes, records, slides and videotapes

                        IV-10-5.1        Slides, 1949-1993

                                                            Boxes 1-5 (Large), Boxes 5-6 (Green)

                        IV-10-5.2        Slide Sets, 1991

                                                            Box 1 (Green)

                        IV-10-5.3        Filmstrips, 1961-77

                                                            Box 8 (Large), Boxes 9a-g (Large)

            IV-10-6           Audiovisuals Department, Correspondence, 1962-1973

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-10-7           Photographs, 1900-2003

IV-10-7.1        Photographs, 1952-1973 of MBM officers who served 1906-1985

                                                Box 1 (Green)

IV-10-7.2        Photographs, 1900-1970 (Bulk, 1937-1970)

                                                Box 1-12 (Large), Box 13 (Oversize)

IV-10-7.3        Photographs, 1971-1995; Negatives, 1980-1995

                                                Photographs: Boxes 14-16 (Pronto)
                        Negatives: Boxes 17-19 (Pronto)

IV-10-7.4        Photographs, 1989-1998

                                                Boxes 1-8 (Large)

IV-10-7.5        Photographs, 1998-2003 (Some earlier); History of MNN; News-releases; Printed and Published materials, 1996-2001

                                                Boxes 1-20 (Large)

            IV-10-8           Mission Education Materials, 1970-2001

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Large)    

IV-11   Human Resources, 1953-   [Earlier called Personnel Department]

                        Table of Contents:
                        Historical Sketch, 1953-1999
                        Series and Box Listing

            IV-11-1           Minutes, 1953-1982

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-11-2            Official Records, 1955-1986

                        IV-11-2.1         Records, 1955-75

                                                               Box 1 (Large)

                        IV-11-2.2         Records, 1976-86

                                                               Box 1 (Large) (Continued from IV-11-2.1)

            IV-11-3           Assorted Materials, 1946-1965

                                                Box 1 (Large) (Continued from IV-11-2.2)

IV-12   Personnel Files, 1899-1993 (Bulk, 1949-84)

                        Table of Contents:
                        Introduction, 1917-2001
                        Series and Box Listing
                        Boxes 1-23

            IV-12-1           Personnel Files, Voluntary Service 1962-1984

                                                Boxes 24-44 (Large)

            IV-12-2           Personnel Files, 1900-1965 (Miscellaneous)

                        IV-12-2.1        Personnel Files, 1904-1950

                                                            (transferred to IV-6-1)

                        IV-12-2.2        Personnel Files, 1944-1960

                                                            Boxes 3-4 (Large)

                        IV-12-2.3        Personnel Files, MCC, 1935-1965

                                                            Boxes 4-7 (Large)

                        IV-12-2.4        I-W Sponsors Personnel Reports, Forms,
                                               1958-1965

                                                            Box 7 (Large) (Continued from IV-12-2.3)

            IV-12-3           Personnel Files, Overseas, 1899-1984

                                                Boxes 1-3 (Large)

            IV-12-4           Personnel Files, Combined, 1992-1993

                                                Boxes 1-4 (Large)

IV-13   Media Ministries, 1951-1952

            IV-13-1           Minutes and Reports, 1951-1981

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-13-2           Assorted Materials collected by MBM, 1956-1969,                                        1975-1977

                                                Box 1 (Green), Box 2 (Gray),
                                                Boxes 3-4 (Long Gray)

            IV-13-3           Mennonite Broadcasts - Central Files, 1952-1985

Boxes 2-10 (Pronto), Boxes 10A-B (Pronto),
            Boxes 11-13 (Pronto)

            IV-13-4           Mennonite Broadcasts - Tapes, 1951-1993

                                                Box 01 (Gray), Boxes 11-40 (Large),
                                                Boxes 41-48 (Pronto), Boxes 49-50 (Long Green),
                                                Boxes 51-54 (Pronto),
Box 55 (Long Green)

            IV-13-5           Mennonite Broadcasts - Transcripts, 1958-1976

                                                Boxes 1-7 (Pronto), Box 8 (Large)

            IV-13-6           JELAM, 1972-1984 (Junta Ejecutiva Latinoamericana de
                                    Audiciones Menonitas

                                                Box 1 (Large), Box 2 (Long Green)

            IV-13-7           Media Ministries - Videos, 1969-1992

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-13-8           Puerto Rico Media, Field Records, 1947-1972

                                                Boxes 1-6 (Pronto)

            IV-13-9           Choice Books, 1968-1991

                                    Table of Contents:
                                    Series and Box Listing
                                    Administrative Information
                                    Brief Historical Sketch
                                    Inventory Listing
                                    Name and Subject Tracings

                                                Boxes 1-5 (Pronto)   

            IV-13-10         Program and Project Files  1945-1994

                                    IV-13-10.1      All God's People  (#'s 1-16)

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto), Box 2 (Gray)

                                    IV-13-10.2      Art McPhee in Touch , Encore, The Jesus
                                                            Connection

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto), Box 2 (Gray)

                                    IV-13-10.3      Choice, 1969-1985

                                                                        Boxes 1-3 (Pronto)

                                    IV-13-10.4      General Program , 1956-1990

                                                                        Boxes 1-2 (Pronto)

                                    IV-13-10.5      Home Bible Studies

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto)

                                    IV-13-10.6      JELAM  1967-1992

                                                                        Boxes 1-2 (Pronto)

                                    IV-13-10.7      Mennonite Hour (MH) 1954-1974

                                                                        Boxes 1-2 (Pronto), Boxes 3-4 (Gray)

                                    IV-13-10.8      Mennonite Identity Media and New
                                                            MembersResearch 1989-1991

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto)

                                    IV-13-10.9      Newsletter, News Releases  1955-1988

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto), Box 2 (Gray)

                                    IV-13-10.10    Radio Spots Minutes/ Seasonal, (#'s II-33),
                                                            1965-83

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto), Box 2 (Gray)

                                    IV-13-10.11    Non-English Overseas, 1960-1994

                                                                        Boxes 1-2 (Pronto), Box 3 (Gray)

                                    IV-13-10.12    TV and Radio Projects, 1961-1991
                                                            (Bulk 1973-84)

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto)

                                    IV-13-10.13    TV SPOTS, 1969-1984

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto), Box 2 (Gray)

                                    IV-13-10.14    Video and Audiovisual Miscellaneous    
                                                             Projects,1974-1991

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto)

                                    IV-13-10.15     Way to Life and Overseas English,      
                                                             1963-1992

                                                                        Boxes 1-2 (Pronto)

                                    IV-13-10.16     Your Time, 1973-1987

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto), Boxes 2-3 (Gray)

                                    IV-13-10.17     Heart to Heart, 1957-1979

                                                                        Box 1 (Pronto), Boxes 2-3 (Gray)

            IV-13-11         Counseling Files  1953-1979  (Restricted)

                                                Boxes 1-4 (Pronto)

 IV-14   Health and Welfare, 1898-1989

                        This department ceased to exist in 1989.

            IV-14-1           Mennonite Children's Welfare Board, 1914-15

                                                1 Folder (Small Collections)

            IV-14-2           Child Welfare Committee, 1950-55

                                                Boxes 1-3 (Green)

            IV-14-3           Official Records, 1962-83 (Minutes)

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Green)

            IV-14-4           Correspondence, 1967-68 (Luke Birkey)

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-14-5           Association of Mennonite Hospitals and Homes, 1958-72

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Green)

            IV-14-6           Boys Village

                                                1 Folder (Small Collections)

            IV-14-7           Eureka Home for the Aged, Illinois, 1919-30

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Green)

            IV-14-8           Froh Brothers Homestead, Sturgis, Michigan

                                                1 Folder (Small Collections)

            IV-14-9           Kansas City Children's Home, Kansas, 1951-55

                                                2 Files (Small Collections)

            IV-14-10         Mennonite Youth Village, White Pigeon, Michigan,1948-73

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-14-11         Rittman Old People's Home, Ohio, 1906-18, 1944-79

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Pronto), Box 3 (Oversize)

            IV-14-12         Rockome (Illinois) Board

                                                1 Folder (Small Collections)

            IV-14-13         West Liberty Children's Home, Ohio. (Later Adriel School)

                                                Box 1 (Green), Box 2 (Oversize)

            IV-14-14         Sunshine Children's Home

                                                1 Folder (Small Collections)

            IV-14-15         La Junta Mennonite Hospital and Sanitarium, 1910-50

                                                Box 1 (Pronto), Boxes 2-9 (Large)

            IV-14-16         Lebanon Community Hospital, Lebanon, Oregon

                                                1 Folder (Small Collections)

            IV-14-17         Pioneer Hospital and Nursing Home

                                                1 Folder (Small Collections)

            IV-14-18         Data Files, 1951-73

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Pronto)

            IV-14-19         Schowalter Villa, Kansas, 1958-69

                                                Boxes 1-3 (Green)

            IV-14-20         Grace Children's Home, Nebraska, 1973-79

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-14-21         Sunset Home, Geneva, Nebraska, 1961-79

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-14-22         Valley View Hospital & Home, Glenwood Springs, CO, 1956-77

                                                Box 1 (Green) 

            IV-14-23         Casa de Esperansa, Tuscon, Arizona, 1974-76

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-14-24         Koinos House, Adrian, Michigan, 1975-77

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-14-25         Data Files, 1965-82  (Closed Programs)

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-14-26         Data Files, 1908-36, 1948-91  (Kenneth Schmidt, Director)

                                                Box 1A (Green), Box 1B (Large), Boxes 2-11,              2 Oversize Files (Map Case)

             IV-14-27         Frontier Boys Village, Divide, Colorado, Field                     
                                     Records,1960-78

                                                Boxes 1-6 (Large)

IV-15   Evangelism, 1957-1965

            IV-15-1           Radio Evangelism

                                                Box 1 (Pronto)

            IV-15-2           Literature Evangelism, 1957-65

                                                Boxes 1-4 (Pronto)

            IV-15-3           Commission on Evangelism

                                                Box 4 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-15-2)
 
IV-16   Evangelism and Church Development, 1910, 1939-1985

                        This department was earlier known as the Home Missions Department, until the reorganization of MBM in 1982.

            IV-16-1           Official Records, 1964-89

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Green)

            IV-16-2           Correspondence, 1970

                                                Box 3 (Large)

            IV-16-3           Miscellaneous, 1968

                                                Box 3 (Large)

            IV-16-4           Arkansas Mennonite Missions Committee, 1945-50, etc.

                                                Box 3 (Large), Box 4 (Oversize)

            IV-16-5           City Missions, 1910, 1939-47

                                                Box 5 (Green)

            IV-16-6           Canton Mission

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-7           Chicago Home Mission

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-8           Hope Rescue Mission

                                                3 Folders, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-9           Los Angeles Mission

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-10         Portland Mission

                                                2 Folders, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-11         Toronto Home Mission

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-12         Twenty-Sixth Street Mission

                                                2 Folders, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-13         Mennonite Bible Mission, Rockwell Street, Chicago, Illinois

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-14         Mennonite Gospel Mission, Altoona, Pennsylvania

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-15         Mennonite Gospel Mission, Reading, Pennsylvania

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-16         Mennonite Gospel Mission, Kansas City, Kansas

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-17         Mennonite Home Mission, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-18         Mennonite Mission, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

            IV-16-19         Sunnyside Mission, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

             IV-16-20         Welsh Mountain Mission and Samaritan Home,
                                     New Holland, Pennsylvania

                                                1 Folder, Box 6 (Green)

             IV-16-21         Official Records

                                                Official Records, Series #1, 1946-69

                                                            Boxes 1-2 (Pronto)

                                                 Official Records, Series #2, 1958-70

                                                            Box 2 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-16-21.1),
                                   
Box 3 (Large)

                                                 Official Records, Series #3, 1970-80

                                                            (Temporary set of records until official files arrive.   This is a culled set of records which includes an assortment of things)

                                                            Box 1 (Large)

                                                Official Records, Data Files #4, 1970-80

                                                            Boxes 1-3 (Large), Box 4 (Oversize)

                                                Official Records, Data Files #5, 1970-89

                                                            Boxes 1-2 (Large)

            IV-16-22         Inter-Mennonite Home Ministries Council, 1969-84

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-16-23         Evangelism and Church Development, 1980-85

                                                (Temporary set of records until official files arrive.  This is culled set of conference minutes)

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Large)

            IV-16-24         Mission '72 (Held at Harrisonburg, Virginia)

                                                Box 1 (Green)

IV-17   American Mennonite Mission - India, 1899-1975

            IV-17-00         Constitution, By-Laws, and Annual Reports

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-17-1           Business Meetings, 1915-52

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-17-2           Executive and Managing Committees, 1915-52

                                                Box 2 (Large)

            IV-17-3           Superintendent's File, 1900-21

                                                Box 3 (Large)

            IV-17-4           Secretary's File, 1917-52

                                                Boxes 3-4 (Large)

            IV-17-5           Financial Records, 1899-1952

                                                Boxes 5-15 (Large), Box 16 (Oversize),
                                                Boxes 17-18 (Large), Box 19-20 (Green)

            IV-17-6           Educational Committee, 1915-51

                                                Box 21 (Large)

            IV-17-7           Evangelistic Committee, 1913-52

                                                Box 21 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-6)

            IV-17-8           Normal Committee, 1940

                                                Box 21 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-6)

            IV-17-9           Industrial Committee, 1919-25

                                                Box 22 (Large)

            IV-17-10         Medical Committee, 1917-59

                                                Box 22 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-9)

            IV-17-11         Building and Survey Committee, 1915-29

                                                Box 22 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-9)

            IV-17-12         Language and Translation Committee, 1923-33

                                                Box 22 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-9)

            IV-17-13         Publicity Committee, 1922-37

                                                Box 22 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-9)

            IV-17-14         WCCW, 1910-56

                                                Box 22 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-9)

            IV-17-15         Committees, Miscellaneous

                                                Box 22 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-9)

            IV-17-16         Non-American Mennonite Mission Committees, 1950-67

                                                Box 22 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-9)

            IV-17-17         India Church Conference, 1912-66

Box 22 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-9),
            Box 23 (Large)

            IV-17-18         Correspondence, Miscellaneous, 1904-51

                                                Box 23 (Large) (Continued from IV-17-17)

            IV-17-19         Miscellaneous, 1901-75

                                                Box 24A (Large), Box 24B (Long Green),
                                                Box 25-26 (Green), Oversize Box

            IV-17-20         Educational and Industrial Institutions, 1900-52

                                                Box 27 (Large)

            IV-17-21         Charitable Institutions and Stations, 1901-60

                                                Box 28 (Large)

            IV-17-22         American Mennonite Association, 1952-66

                                                Box 29 (Long Green)

IV-18   Overseas Ministries, 1912-1983

            IV-18-1           Minutes and Reports, 1961-83

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-18-2           Correspondence, 1946-74 (Includes Missionary Support)

                                                Box 1 (Pronto)

            IV-18-3           Miscellaneous, 1965-70

                                                Box 1 (Green), Box 2 (Oversize)

            IV-18-4           Israel Evangelism Committee, 1963-65

                                                Box 1 (Green)

            IV-18-5           Italian Evangelism Committee

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-18-4)

            IV-18-6           Ulrich Foundation

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-18-4)

IV-18-7           London Mennonite Mission

                                    Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-18-4)

            IV-18-8           South America

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-18-4),
                                                Box 2 (Green)

            IV-18-9           Africa, 1956 (Includes Ghana Visit, John H.
                                    Mosemann, 1956)

                                                Box 1 (Green)

             IV-18-10         J. D. Graber, General Secretary,
                                     Correspondence, 1951-55

                                                Box 1-3 (Pronto)

             IV-18-11         Argentina Field Correspondence, 1912-56

                                                Box 1 (Pronto)

             IV-18-12         Tapes, 1971-72

                                                Box 1-3 (Green)

             IV-18-13         Official Files, 1947-79

                                                Official Files, Series #1, 1947-55

                                                [See also: 1951-55 Corr., IV-18-10]

                                                            Box 1 (Green)

                                                Official Files, Series #2, 1956-65

                                                            Boxes 2-9 (Pronto)

                                                Official Files, Series #3, 1966-69

                                                            Boxes 1-4 (Pronto)

                                                Official Files, Series #4, 1970-74

                                                            Boxes 1-3 (Pronto)

                                                Official Files, Series #5, 1975-79

                                                            Boxes 1-5 (Large)

                                                Official Files, Series #6, 1980-84

                                                            Boxes 1-10 (Large)

                                                Official Files, Series #7, 1985-1990

                                                            Boxes 1-5 (Large)           

                                                Official Files, Series #8, 1990-95

                                                            Boxes 1-4 (Large) 

IV-18-14          Puerto Rico Field Records, 1942-62

                                    Boxes 1-3 (Pronto)

             IV-18-15         Curriculum Study Project, 1976-78, Wilbert Shenk

                                                Box 1 (Green)

             IV-18-16         Overseas Program Documents, including West Africa, Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Latin America, 1957-1990 [Added 12-21-06]

                                                Box 1 (Large)

 IV-19   Service Ministries, 1918-1984

                        Earlier called Mennonite Relief and Service, and Voluntary Service

            IV-19-1           War Sufferers Relief Committee, 1918-25

                                                Box 1 (Long Green)

            IV-19-2           Official Records and Minutes, 1935-69

                                                Boxes 2-2a (Pronto)

            IV-19-3           Correspondence, 1932-65

                                                Boxes 2a, 3 (Pronto)

            IV-19-4           Correspondence, VS and I-W, 1949-69

                                                Boxes 3-4 (Pronto)

            IV-19-5           Correspondence and V.S. Scrapbooks, 1936, 1966-73

                                                Box 4 (Pronto), Box 4a (Large)

            IV-19-6           Voluntary Service, 1944-64

                                                Boxes 4-5 (Pronto)

            IV-19-7           Voluntary Service, Closed Out Units, 1948-84

                                                Boxes 5-7, 8a-b, 9-20 (Pronto)

            IV-19-8           Civilian Public Service Dependency

                                                Box 1 (Pronto)

            IV-19-9            I-W, 1954-72

                                                Box 1 (Pronto), Boxes 2-3, 3A-B, 4-11 (Large)

            IV-19-10         Domestic Relief, 1927

                                                Box 8 (Pronto)

            IV-19-11         Foreign Relief, 1955

                                                Box 8 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-19-10)

            IV-19-12         Spanish Relief, 1936-39

                                                Box 8 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-19-10)

            IV-19-13         Belgium, 1945-50

                                                Boxes 8-9 (Pronto), 2 Oversize

            IV-19-14         MCC Relationship, 1940-68

                                                Boxes 14-17 (Green)

            IV-19-15         VS Administrative Memos, 1958-69

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Green)

            IV-19-16         Correspondence and Data, 1935-63

                                                Boxes 1-3 (Pronto)

            IV-19-17         Mennonite Youth Fellowship, 1948-68

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-19-18         Voluntary Service, 1960-69

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Green)

            IV-19-19         Summer Service and Work Camps, 1951-69

                                                Box 1 (Pronto), Boxes 10-11, 13-14 (Large)

            IV-19-20         Voluntary Service, 1943-1997

                                    Table of Contents:
                                     List of Voluntary Service Directors, 1946-1998
                                     List of 260 Voluntary Service Units, ca. 1946-1997
                                     Series and Box Listings

                        IV-19-20.1      Voluntary Service, General, 1959-1997

                                                            Box 1 (Large), Box 2 (Oversize),
                                                            Boxes 3-5 (Large) Boxes 6-7 (Gray)

                        IV-19-20.2      Voluntary Service, Closed Out Units, 1954-1997

                                                            Box 8 (Large), Boxes 9-10 (Gray)

                        IV-19-20.3      Voluntary Service Units, 1964-1987

                                                            Box 11 (Gray)

                        IV-19-20.4      Voluntary Service, 1943-1969

                                                            Box 12 (Gray)

                        IV-19-20.5      Voluntary Service Miscellaneous Items

                                                            Box 13 (Gray)           

IV-20   Women's Missionary and Service Commission, 1921-1984

            IV-20-1           Executive Committee Records, 1920-1994

                                                Box 1 (Pronto)

            IV-20-2           Treasurer's Records

                                                Box 1 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-1),
                                                Box 2 (Large)

            IV-20-3           Publications, 1921-52, 1983

                                                Box 3 (Pronto)

            IV-20-4           Miscellaneous

                                                Box 4 (Pronto)

            IV-20-5           Executive Secretary Correspondence, 1955-64

                                                Secretaries for this time period were: Florence Shantz, (1956-58), Doris Snyder (1958-59) and Dorothy McCammon (1960-66)

                                                Box 4 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-4),
Box 5 (Pronto)

             IV-20-6           Executive Committee Correspondence, 1955-64

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-7           Girl's Missionary and Service Auxiliary (GMSA)

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-8           Indiana-Michigan WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-9           Allegheny WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-10         Illinois WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-11         Iowa-Nebraska WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-12         Lancaster Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-13         North Central WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-14         Ohio and Eastern WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-15         Ontario Mennonite Conference, WMSC

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-16         Rocky Mountain WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-17         Pacific Coast WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-18         South Central WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-19         South Pacific WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

             IV-20-20         Virginia WMSC Conference

                                                Box 5 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-20-5)

            IV-20-21         General Secretary of Lit. 1955-78, Alice Lapp

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Green)

            IV-20-22         President Files, 1951-59, Minnie Graber

                                                Box 1 (Large)

            IV-20-23         Executive Secretary Files, 1962-84

                                                Dorothy McCammon (1960-66)
Beulah Kauffman (1966-78)
Barbara Reber (1979-86)

                        IV-20-23.1      Beulah Kauffman, Records Set #1, 1960-78

                                                            Box 1 (Large, Box 11 (Oversize)

                        IV-20-23.2      Beulah Kauffman, Records Set #2,
                                                1944-73 (Bulk 1960-73)

                                                            Box 1 (Large), Box 2 (Long Grey),
                                                            Box 3 (Grey)

                        IV-20-23.3      Beulah Kauffman and Barbara Reber,
                                                 Records Set #3,1965-84

                                                            Box 1 (Grey), Box 2 (Large) 

            IV-20-24         Books Abroad Program, 1961-1988

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Large)

            IV-20-25         Marion Hostetler's Files  1968-1995

                                                Boxes 1-2, 5 (Gray), Box 3-4 (Pronto),
                                                Appendix: Index to Individual Slides in the Set

 

            IV-20-26         Mennonite Women, 1997-2001

                                                Box 1 (Gray)

IV-21   Minority Ministries Council, 1969-1974

                        Table of Contents:
                        Series and Box Listing
                        Administrative Information
                        Historical Sketch

             IV-21-1           Urban Racial Council

                                                Box 1 (Gray)

             IV-21-2           Compassion Fund

                                                Box 1 (Gray) (Continued from IV-21-1),
                                                Box 2 (Gray)

             IV-21-3           High-Aim Program

                                                Box 2 (Gray) (Continued from IV-21-2), Boxes 3-4                                                 (Oversize)

            IV-21-4           Official Records, John Powell (Executive Secretary),
                                    1969-74

                                                Boxes 1-2 (Green)

             IV-21-5           Education Program, Lynford Hershey (Director), 1970-73

                                                Box 1 (Large)

 IV-22   Services and Facilities, 1979-

                        Box 1 (Green)

 IV-23   Blueprints, deeds, etc., 1929-1936

                        Box 1 (Green), Boxes 2-4 (Pronto)

 IV-24   Conjoint Minutes, 1934-1944, 1958-1971

            IV-24-1           Executive and Personnel Committees, 1958-71

                                                Box 1 (Green)                                               

            IV-24-2           Executive and Relief Committees

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-24-1)

            IV-24-3           Executive and Overseas Missions Committees

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-24-1)

            IV-24-4           Executive and Mennonite Broadcasts

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-24-1)

            IV-24-5           Executive and two or more other committees

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-24-1)         

            IV-24-6           Executive and Mission Committees, 1934-44

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-24-1)

            IV-24-7           Mennonite Board of Missions and Eastern Mennonite 
                                    Board of Missions and Charities

                                                            Box 2 (Green)

            IV-24-8           Board of Directors and Personnel Committee

                                                Box 2 (Green) (Continued from IV-24-7)

            IV-24-9           Board of Directors, Program Committee and
                                    Personel Committee

                                                Box 2 (Green) (Continued from IV-24-7)

            IV-24-10         Board of Directors and Program Committee Chairperson

                                                Box 2 (Green) (Continued from IV-24-7)

 IV-25   Ad Hoc Committees, 1932-1982

             IV-25-1           Mission Study Course Committee, 1932-38

                                                Box 1 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-25-1)

             IV-25-2           Mission Problems Committee, 1935-39

                                                Box 1 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-25-1)

             IV-25-3           Study and Revisions Committee, 1932-35

                                                Box 1 (Pronto) (Continued from IV-25-1)

             IV-25-4           Elkhart Hospital Project, 1943-48

                                                Box 1 (Continued from IV-25-1) (Pronto),
                                                Box 2 (Pronto)

             IV-25-5           Facilities Study Committee, 1964-65

                                                Box 1 (Green)

             IV-25-6           Study Committee on Church Organization, 1967-71

                                                Box 1 (Green)

             IV-25-7           Aspen Program Committee, 1982

                                                Box 1 (Green) (Continued from IV-25-6)

 IV-26   Artifacts

                        Box 1 (Green), Box 2 (Large)

 IV-27   Mennonite Church Buildings, Inc., 1957-1963

                        Box 1 (Green)

 IV-28   Business Office Correspondence, 1955-1977

             IV-28-1           General Correspondence, 1955-1977

                                                Boxes 1-12 (Pronto)

             IV-28-2           Foreign Correspondence, 1959-1973

                                                Boxes 1-7 (Pronto)

 IV-29   Cancelled Annuities, Miscellaneous Wills, etc., 1905-1954

                        Box 1 (Large)

 IV-30   Home Bible Studies and Prison Ministry, 1958-1975

                        Box 1 (Pronto)

 IV-31   Inter-Mennonite Media Group

                        (Transferred to X-47, Council on Church and Media)

 IV-32   Communication Committee, 1978-1979

                        Box 1 (Green)

 IV-33   Church Relations Committee, 1966-1985

             IV-33-1           Official Records

                                                Box 1 (Green)

             IV-33-2           Children's Caring Projects, 1966-1985

                                                Box 1 (Pronto)

 IV-34   Out-Spokin', 1968-1983

             IV-34-1           Official Records, 1968-83

                                                Box 1 (Long Green), Boxes 1-3 (Pronto)

             IV-34-2           Audiovisual Materials

                                                Box 4 (Pronto)

IV-35  
Services and Facilities, 1947-2001

                        Box 1 (Large)

 


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November 21, 2008 / Alex Lake
December 22, 2006 / Dennis Stoesz
March 12, 1996 / Dennis Stoesz



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