IV-13
Mennonite
Board of Missions, 1906-
Mennonite
Media, 1951-
Records,
1947-1993
Quantity:
156 Linear Feet
Contained
in 130 boxes
Transferred
to the Archives, 1959, 1974-1997
Series
and Box Listing
IV-13-1 Minutes and Reports, 1951-1981
1 Box (Large)
IV-13-2 Assorted Materials, 1956-69, 1975-77
4 Boxes
(2 Green)
Materials Collected by MBM,
1953-1972
(1 Gray)
MBI Research Files,
1977-78,
(1
Long Gray)
for History
Book, by Pellman
IV-13-3 Central Files, Correspondence, 1952-1985 14 Boxes (Pronto)
Correspondence, 1952-73
Correspondence, 1974-77
Correspondence, 1978-83
Correspondence, 1984-85
IV-13-4 Tapes, 1951-1993
45 Boxes
(3
Long)
A La Juventud con Amor,
#1-390
(30
Large)
Assorted Tapes, 1957,
1966-67, 1975-79
(12
Pronto)
Choice Programs, #I -
#VII
Comentando, #1-40,
#1-478
Corazon a Corazon (15
Min), #337-749
Corazon a Corazon (5
Min.), #5-560
Corazon a Corazon,
1965-71
Heart to Heart (daily),
1960, 1976-77
Heart to Heart (weekly),
1957-76
In Touch, 1979-84
Luz Y Verdad, #1115-1745
Luz Y Verdad, 15 Min.,
1964-71
Luz Y Verdad, 30 Min.,
1957-65
Mennonite Hour, 1951-79
The New Way, 1987-88
Voice of a Friend
(Russian), 1978-80
Voice of a Friend,
1960-93
Way to Life, 1957-82
Your Time, 1977-87
IV-13-5 Transcripts, 1958-76
8 Boxes
(1 Large)
Heart to Heart Weekly,
1958-76 (#16-951) (7
Pronto)
Heart to Heart Daily,
1958-76 (#1-951)
IV-13-6 JELAM, Junta Ejecutiva Latinoamericana
2 Boxes
de Audiciones Menonitas, 1972-84
(1
Large)
(1
Long)
.1 Executive
Board, Henry Weaver, 1969-74
.2 Official
Records, 1959, 1965, 1972-84
.3 TV
Tape and Script, 1977
IV-13-7 Videos, 1969-92
1 Box (Green)
Note: see also section IV-10-5 for
MBM Audio-visuals. Includes tapes,
filmstrips, films
and videos. Some of these materials were
produced by
Mennonite Media Ministries,
(earlier
known as Mennonite Broadcasts).
IV-13-8 Puerto Rico Media Files, 1947-72
6 Boxes (Pronto)
.1 Puerto
Rico Media Files, 1947-72
.2 Photograph
Album, 1950-72
IV-13-9 Choice Books, Records, 1968-1991
5 Boxes (Pronto)
IV-13-10 Program and Project Files, 1954-1994
36 Boxes
(12
Gray)
.1 All
God's People
(24
Prontos)
.2 Art
McPhee in Touch, Encore, and
The Jesus Connection
.3
Choice, 1969-85
.4
General Program, 1956-90
.5
Home Bible Studies, 1972-73
.6
JELAM, 1967-92
.7
Mennonite Hour, 1954-74
Also
includes sample correspondence with radio stations, 1956-78.
.8
Mennonite Identity and New Member
Research, 1989-91
.9
Newsletters, News Releases, 1955-88
IV-13-10 Program and Project Files, 1954-1994
(Continued)
.10 Radio Spots, 1965-83
.11 Russian and Non-English Overseas,
1960-94
.12 TV and Radio Projects, 1961,
1973-84,
1991
.13
TV Spots, 1969-84
.14 Video and Audio Visual Misc.
Projects,
1974-91
.15
Way to Life and Overseas English, 1963-92
.16 Your Time, 1973-87
.17
Heart to Heart, 1957-79
Also includes Heart to Heart
Letter, 1955-77
IV-13-11 Counseling Files, 1953-1979 (RESTRICTED) 4
Boxes (Pronto)
Includes listener correspondence and
counseling staff's response. Filed by
last name of writer or by topic. See
Guidelines concerning these Restricted Files.
September
18, 1997 / Dennis Stoesz
Brief Historical Sketch
1951 March 4, 1951, was first broadcast
of a mixed octet on WSVA
radio, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Octet
came out of a Crusaders Quartet, and the broadcast later became known
as The
Mennonite Hour. Persons on program on March 4, 1951 included:
Norman Derstine
Evelyn (King) Mumaw
Roy Kreider (Crusaders Quartet)
R. Herbert Minnich
Aaron King (Crusaders Quartet)
Eugene Souder (Crusaders Quartet)
Paul Swarr (Crusaders Quartet)
1953 Official recognition of, and
cooperation with the radio ministry
of The Mennonite Hour as an arm of the Mennonite Church by the
Mennonite Board
of Missions.
1955 Departments under Mennonite Board
of Missions relevant to
broadcasting include:
Radio Evangelism Committee
Mennonite Crusaders, Inc. (The
Mennonite
Hour), Harrisonburg,
Virginia. Staff
included:
B. Charles Hostetter, Pastor
Lewis Strite, President
Richard Weaver, Vice-President
Harley Rhodes, Secretary-Treasurer
Norman Derstine, Program Director
Earl Maust, Music Director
Daniel Suter, Pubicity Director
Luz Y Verdad (Spanish Radio
Broadcast),
Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Reported to
Spanish Broadcast Committee, under the Radio Evangelism Committee. Staff included:
Lester Hershey
1956 Name changed to "Mennonite
Broadcasts" from "Mennonite Crusaders."
1960 Hubert R. Pellman, Historian, has
commented that although the
thrust of Mennonite Broadcasts changed from broadcasting to the use of
broader
media in the early 1960s, the name did not change.
1966 Kenneth J. Weaver, Secretary for
Broadcasting, Harrisonburg,
Virginia. Report to Mennonite
Broadcasts, Inc. Board. Other
departments listed under "Broadcasting" are:
General Offices, Harrisonburg,
Virginia (13
persons)
Canadian Office, Kitchener, Ontario (2
persons)
Mennonite Hour and Way to Life,
Harrisonburg,
Virginia (6 persons),
and Overseas offices (7 persons)
Heart to Heart, Harrisonburg, Virginia
(3
persons)
Corzaon a Corazon (Spanish Heart to
Heart),
Puerto Rico and
Argentina (2 persons)
Luz y Verdad (Spanish), Puerto Rico (6
persons) and Branch Offices
(4 persons)
Worte des Lebens (German), Switzerland
(2
persons)
Paroles di Vita (Italian), Italy (1
person)
Menonaito Awa (Japanese), Japan (2
persons)
Navaho Gospel Hour (Navaho), Arizona
(3
persons)
Golos Drooga (Russian), Virginia (2
persons)
and Belgium (1 person)
Mennonite Advertising Agency,
Harrisonburg,
Virginia (3 persons)
1980 Name changed to "Media Ministries"
from "Mennonite Broadcasts."
1992 Kenneth J. Weaver, Director, Media
Ministries, Harrisonburg,
Virginia. Reports to Home Ministries
Division. Other staff include:
J. Ronald Byler, Executive Producer
Sources: Mennonite
Yearbook and Directory
Pellman,
Hubert R., MENNONITE BROADCASTS: THE FIRST 25
YEARS [1951-76], Mennonite
Broadcasts, Inc., Harrisonburg, Virginia,
1978.
March
9,1993/Dennis Stoesz
December
1,
2008 / Posted by Alex Lake
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