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IV-12-2
Mennonite
Board of Missions
Personnel
Files, 1935-1950
5 Boxes
(Large)
RESTRICTED
Series
Listing
This
section includes several series of early files, 1900-1950, relating to
MBM
personnel which pre-date the files in the IV-12-1 section, which date
from
1949-1984.
2.1
Personnel Files, 1904-1950
(Transferred to IV-6-1, May 1998)
2.2
Personnel Files, 1944-1960,
Boxes
3-4 (Large)
2.3
Personnel Files, Mennonite Central
Committee, 1935-1965,
Boxes 4-7 (Large)
2.4 I-W
Sponsors Personnel Reports, Forms, 1958-1965
Boxes
7 (Large)
Inventory
2.2 Personnel
Files, Missionary Training and Voluntary Service, 1944-1960
The
early correspondence in these files, 1944-50, include applications to
attend
Missionary Training Conferences conducted by Mennonite Board of
Missions and
Charities at places like Eureka, Illinois, Hesston, Kansas, and Goshen,
Indiana.
Most
of the materials date from 1950-60, and includes correspondence to and
from
prospective personnel wanting to work under the voluntary service
program, and
the alternative service program (I-W).
Voluntary Service was unpaid, while
Alternative Service (I-W) was paid
by institution where person was working, and then the worker had to
provide for
oneself. Some personnel were under
Mennonite Service Units, others under Mennonite Relief Committee, and
others
transferred to Mennonite Central Committee.
Files
also includes some application forms.
Mission
personnel staff during this time period included J. D. Graber, Dorsa J.
Mishler, Levi Hartzler, Boyd Nelson, Ray Horst and Joyce Bratton. Their titles varied from Secretary, to
Secretary for Service and Relief, Personnel Director for Service and
Relief,
and Personnel Secretary.
Files
are arranged alphabetically, but are not listed by individual names.
Box 3 (Large)
Miscellaneous,
1946-60.
Files,
1944-60, A-S.
Box 4 (Large)
Files,
1944-60, S-Z.
2.3 Personnel Files, Mennonite Central Committee,
1935-65
Another
main set of files are referrals to and approval of personnel from the
(Old)
Mennonite Church serving under Mennonite Central Committee, 1935-65. Files also includes some application forms.
Files
arranged chronologically under names of MCC staff persons handling the
personnel files.
Box 4 (Large)
(Continued)
Referrals to MCC, Set #1, 1952-59.
Box 5 (Large)
Referrals to MCC, Set #1
(Continued), 1959-65.
Referrals
to MCC, Set #2, 1959-64.
Box 6 (Large)
Referrals
to MCC, Set #2 (Continued), 1959-64.
Referrals
to MCC, Set #3, 1935-59.
Box 7 (Large)
Referrals
to MCC, Set #3 (Continued), 1935-59.
2.4 I-W
SPONSORS PERSONNEL REPORTS, FORMS, 1958-65
Files
contains lists of I-W men serving at the various sponsor institutions. Files arranged chronologically.
Box 7 (Large)
(Continued)
I-W
Sponsor's Personnel Reports, 1958-65.
Miscellaneous
files, 1950-57.
April 19,
1993 / Dennis Stoesz
November
26,
2008 / Posted by Alex Lake
Mennonite
Church USA Archives-Goshen, 1700 S. Main St.,
Goshen, Indiana 46526
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