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Mennonite Board of Missions

Media Ministries

Videos, 1969-96

1 Box (Green)

Introduction
 
            The three videos showing the Mennonites and their response to the Gulf War crisis were deposited into the Archives by Ron Byler, Executive Producer, in 1991.  The TV Spots were transferred to the Archives by Lois Hertzler, Coordinator of Distribution, in 1992.  And the James and Rowena Lark Story was sent to the Archives by Sheri Hartzler, Production Assistant, in 1996.
            [see also Audiovisuals in IV-10-5 section]
 
Inventory Listing
 
Box 1 (Green)
 
File #A Introduction to Media Ministries
 
Video #1          TV Spots, 1969-84
                                    See the titles of these spots on following page.
Video #2          TV Spots, 1988-92
                                    See the titles of these spots on following page.
File #B             Scripts of TV Spots, 1969-92
 
Video #3          Mennonites and Gulf Crisis, 1991  (T-60, VHS)
                                    Video produced by Ron Byler for Oregon '91 Mennonite Church General Assembly, which showed coverage of Mennonites in the news concerning the Gulf War Crisis.  36 minutes.
Video #4          Mennonites in CBS News, 1991  (T-120, VHS)
                                    Shows the segement that CBS news showed on Mennonites and Conscientious Objectors, February 18, 1991.  Includes photographs provided by Archives.  Also features Plow Creek Fellowship, Tiskilwa, Illinois.
Video #5          CBS and Channel 60 News, 1990-91
                                    Includes December 1990 interview with Richard Blackburn, Lombard Mennonite Peace Center, on the Gulf War.
 
Video #6          James and Rowena Lark Story, January 1996  (T-30, VHS)
                                    This video includes photographs of the Larks as provided by the Archives.  Includes part of the history of the Mennonite Church in Illinois.



 
Videos #3-5  Mennonites IN THE NEWS ABOUT the Gulf Crisis, 1990-91"
 
 
Video #3  Mennonites and the Gulf Crisis, July 1991
 
            36 Minutes, VHS T60
 
            This video was shown at Mennonite Church General Assembly July 1991, held at Oregon, USA, by Ron Byler, Executive Producer of Media Ministries.
 
            Shows how Mennonites were covered on television news with regards to the United States involvement in the Gulf Crisis which took place in Kuwait and Iran, 1990-91.  Probably contains the following:
 
            Part A. Channel 60 (Chicago), 12/90.  "Conscientious Objectors and the Draft" with Richard Blackburn, Lombard Mennonite Church Peace Center.
 
            Part B. CBS Morning News, 2/18/91. "Mennonites and Conscientious Objectors."  Includes clips of the Plow Creek Fellowship, Tiskilwa, Illinois, and of two photographs provided by the Archives of the Mennonite Church to illustrate who Mennonites are, i.e. costume photographs.
 
            Part C. Channel 16 (Elkhart, Indiana).  Segement with Jim Lapp, Executive Secretary, Mennonite Church General Board.
 
            Part D. Maybe also Channel 22 and 28 (Elkhart, Indiana).  News segement interviews on Channel 22 and 28, done by John Bender, Communications Director, Mennonite Church General Board.
 
 
Video #4  Mennonites in CBS News, 1991
 
            VHS T120
 
            Ran on CBS news on February 18, 1991.  Includes clips of the Plow Creek Fellowship, Tiskilwa, Illinois, and of two photographs provided by the Archives of the Mennonite Church to illustrate who Mennonites are, i.e. costume photographs.
 
 

 
Video #5  CBS and Channel 60 News, 1990 & 1991
           
            VHS T30
 
            Part A. Channel 60 (Chicago), 12/90.  "Conscientious Objectors and the Draft" with Richard Blackburn, Lombard Mennonite Church Peace Center.
 
            Part B. CBS Morning News, 2/18/91. "Mennonites and Conscientious Objectors."  Includes clips of the Plow Creek Fellowship, Tiskilwa, Illinois, and of two photographs provided by the Archives of the Mennonite Church to illustrate who Mennonites are, i.e. costume photographs.


 
5-3-93/Dennis Stoesz
 
 
 
Name and Subject Tracings
 
Augsburger, Myron
Blackburn, Richard
Byler, Ron
Conscientious Objectors
Family
Foth, Margaret
Hudson, Gerald
Lapp, James
Lark, James
Lark, Rowena
Lederach, John Paul
Marriage
Media Ministries
Mennonites - Illinois
Middle East
News recording, 1990, 1991
Peace
Persian Gulf War, 1991
Plow Creek Fellowship, Tiskilwa, Illinois
Television Broadcasting
Video tapes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5-7-96/Dennis Stoesz
December 3, 2008 / Posted by Alex Lake
Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, Indiana 46526

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