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IV-10
Mennonite Board of Missions
Information Services
Records, 1953-85
18 Boxes (7 Green, 8 Large,
1 Pronto, 2 Oversize)
Series and Box Listing
Page
1
Historical Sketch of Department,
1953-1992
Pages 2-3
IV-10-1 Official
Records (Manual, 1961-62)
Box 1 (Green)
IV-10-2 Correspondence,
1953-65 (A-Z)
Box 1 (Pronto)
IV-10-3 Printed
Materials, 1953-85
Box 1 (Green)
Box 2-3 (Large)
IV-10-4 News
Releases, 1974-85
Box 1-2 (Large)
IV-10-5 Audiovisuals,
1961-77
Includes filmstrips (with guides,
scripts, and tapes), Films, Tapes,
Records,
Slides, Video-tapes
Box 1-3, 5 (Green)
Box 4, 6-7 (Large)
Oversize Materials (Loose
equivalent to 2 Large Boxes)
IV-10-6 Audiovisuals
Department, Correspondence,
1962-73 (A-Z)
Box 1 (Large)
IV-10-7 Photographs,
1906-85
Box 1 (Green)
IV-10-8 Mission
Education Materials, 1970-2001
2 Boxes
(Large)
Historical
Sketch of
Department, 1953-1992
1954 J. D. Graber was overall Secretary
and Field Worker for MBM.
Headquarters staff at 1711 Prairie Street
involved in
information services
included:
Publicity Assistant, Pauline Lehman
Multigraph Department, Ruth Boyer,
Secretary
Multigraph Operator and Maintenance,
Orie
Roth
1956 Levi C. Hartzler was listed as
Secretary for Publicity and Church
Relations. Other staff included:
Publicity Office, Secretary, Thelma
Mann
Publicity Assistant, James Bomberger
and Mary
Groh
1961 Beginning of separate listing for
Information Services. Boyd Nelson was
secretary. Other staff included:
Children's and Youth Editor, Edna
Beiler
Adult Editor and Production Manager,
Mervin
Zook
Art and Design, Ray Alderfer
Copy Preparation and Addressing, Ruth
Boyer
Photography, Alvin Hostetler
Multigraph Operator, Vernon
Neuschwander
Secretaries, Alice Bontrager, Marilyn
Maust,
Mary Yoder
1977 Last year Information Services was
a separate department. Staff
and departments included:
Secretary, Boyd Nelson
Administrative Assistant, Joyce Kuntz
Editorial Services
John
Bender, Director
Willard Roth, Associate Director
Karen J. Miller, Editor
Congregational Relations, John Lehman, Coordinator
Production Services
John
Harnish, Director of Design and Production
Vernon Neuschwander, Production
Manager
Alvin Hostetler, Photographer
James King, Artist
Audiovisuals
Harold Weaver, Director
Joel Kauffmann, Production
Assistant
1978 "Communication Staff" listed under
"Service
Departments."
Secretary, Willard E. Roth
Communicators, John
Bender, Joel Kauffmann, Karen J. Miller
Design and Production, John
L. Harnish
1981 "Communicators" found under staff
of Church Relations
Committee.
Director, Willard E. Roth
Associate Director, Simon G. Gingerich
Communicators, Steve Shenk and Joel
Kauffmann
Staff Associates, Maretta Hershberger
and
Edna Zehr
This Church Relations Committee, in
turn, reported to the
new Administration and Resources Division. Directors
were:
John
A. Sauder, 1982
Deana Markley, 1983-
1992 Phil Richard was Information
Services Manager among the staff of
the Administration and Resources Division.
Publications include CIRCLING THE
GLOBE, a series which
aims to inform the Mennonite Church about Mennonite Board of Mission
ministries; MISSION FOCUS, a quarterly for mission leaders, workers,
and
planners; and SIGNING, a quarterly newsletter coordinated by Anabaptist
Deaf
Ministries.
Sources for
Historical
Sketch: Mennonite Yearbook and Directory,
1953-1992
May 1, 2008 /
Update of
IV-10-8 Mission Education Files / des
March 8, 1993
/ Series and
Box Listing and Historical Sketch by Dennis Stoesz
November 19,
2008 / Posted by Alex Lake
Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen, 1700 S. Main St. Indiana 46526
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