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TopicAccession #Description Summary
Admissions: PostersMC2009/71 MC2009/71-V,ta: Posters. 1981, "Junior Visitation Day," and (no year) "Juniors in High School, Your Invitation to Manchester College, April 28."  
Alford, SteveMC2009/71-SP:Sports Steve Alford posters. 
Artist Lecture Series and Performing Artists: PostersMC2009/71 File FolderMC2009/71-PEV: Performances and Events  Posters for Artist Lecture Series and other performing artists, including: Janie Fricke, The Original Comedy Rangers, Joseph Helfrich, Steven Dietz, Strider, Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, Tanglefoot, Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows, Marty McCall and Fireworks, LP The Band, The Troubadours, Prime TIme, Glynn Hines, OREON, the Mantovani Orchestra, and Dr. Sharon Crain, author of "Taking Stock: A Woman's Guide to Corporate Success."  This is part of a large collection.  See MC2009/71 File FolderMC2009/71-PEV: Performances and Events  
Athletic Training: 2005 Video ClipsMU2018/50 Video DVD identified as "Guys" with clips from 13 September 2005: head-dunking, "let's get fired up!," dance, Frisbee relay, pledge of allegiance, park crawl, "ta-da!," North Manchester skip, North Manchester run, covered bridge crossing, cool, child in PERC. 
Aurora 1989 World Views PhotographsMC2008/183a-e Aurora 1989 World Views photographs. 
Aurora: Photographs, 1992MC2004/420 A variety of photographs of students taken for the Aurora of 1992. Many photographs are labeled. 
Baldwin, Ferne: Collection of Archivist Emerita MU2019/15 A collection assembled by Archivist Emerita, Ferne Baldwin, including:  Photographs, publications, newspaper clippings, athletic department and buildings materials, "Spartan Sports News," obituaries, etc., click on accession number to see detailed description. 
Board of Trustees: List Last Edited 2005Trustee List List of trustees and years of service.  Last edited 2005. 
Cable, Miriam Weybright: Collection of Manchester College MaterialsMU2013/139 Collection of Miriam Weybright Cable, Manchester College Class of 1939. 
Campus: Photographs of Building and ScenesMC2008/141a, b, c, d, e Pictures of College Avenue apartments, clinic, campfire circle, College woods and old gym with railroad tracks. 
Centennial: Slide Show 1989 MC2010/75 

Centennial Slide Show - a historical overview of Manchester College. Note: These slides were digitized. 

 
Church Relations: Manchester CollegeMU2015/33 Church Relations Materials affirming the relationship between Manchester College and the Church of the Brethren, including but not limited to: Brethren Business Network, statistics regarding congregational and district support,  Trustee information, A Cappella and Concert Band Tours, grants through Lilly Endowment, Inc., TEV programs,  Church-College Conversations, youth conferences, and programs offering continuing education and support for church workers and pastors. 
Civilian Public Service InterviewsMC2012/33 

Photographs, periodicals, correspondence, audio recordings, video and VHS recordings of Manchester College students who, as conscientious objectors, served in Civilian Public Service projects during WWII.

 
Civilian Public Service: Barnard CollectionMC2006/33 Dale Barnard Collection. 
Civilian Public Service: Camp Wellston, Garver PapersMC2003/342 Camp Wellston Material from the Earl Garver Papers. 
Civilian Public Service: Photographs and Publications in the Francis Barr CollectionMC2011/233 

Civilian Public Service camps, photographs, publications and events, including but not limited to: 

  • Pictures from Waldport, Camp #56, in Washington State.
  • Holly Inn, Pinehurst, North Carolina. "May 15, 1945 - July 6, 1945, Room 302, "A Typical Pneumonia Guinea Pig Experiment.
  • Starvation experiment of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene at the University of Minnesota, Angel Keys, Ph D., Director.
  • The Reporter, Vol. V, No. 7, March 1947.
  • The Compass, Summer and Fall, 1944.
  • Smoke Jumper bi-annual.

For updates about the starvation experiment review the 1945 issues of the Gospel Messenger.

 
College Women's ClubLarge Box 31 Records of Manchester's College Women's Club. 
CommitteesMU2020/48 Committee for the Future:1969-1971 
Some issues:
Black speakers for Spring Convocation.
Philosophy of recruitment (black students and foreign students)..
Atmosphere re: Racial attitudes and human relations on campus.
20 October 1969 - the creation of of a special committee following the events of the night of October 8.

Convocation Committee 1967-1968 through 1968-1969: Discussion surrounding speakers and programs - Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory - convocation schedules.

Convocation Committee: 1969 -1972:. 
Chapel (Convocation) Committee: 1964-1967.
Chapel Committee: 1957-1964 
Chapel Committee: 1956-1957.
Communications Committee: 1956 - 1957.
Curriculum Committee: 1956 -1965.
Food Service: 1960 -1969.
Graduate Study Committee: 1966 - 1972.
Health Committee: 1954 -1965. 
Investment Committee: 1956 -1958.
Library Committee: 1954 - 1963.
Peace Corps Committee: 1964 -1968.
Public Programs Committee: 1956 - 1964.
Personnel Committee: 1956 -1965.
Readmissions Committee:1955-1956.
Recreation Committee: 1955 -1959.
Rural Life Committee: 1952 -1968
Traffic and Parking Committee: 1968.
Space Allocation Committee: 1958 - 1966.
Faculty publication of Materials for student use: 1966.
Expanding Educational Opportunities Committee: 1968 -1970.
Steering Committee: 1959 - 1964.
Social Committee: 1953-1959.
Student Life Committee: 1972-1973.
Student Personnel Services Committee: 1965 -1972.
Student Publications Committee: 1956 - 1964.
Teachers' Committee: 1955-1958. 


 
Community Involvement: Newspaper ClippingsMU2017/67 

1992 - MC women's basketball team forms adopt-a-grandparent program with retirement community.

Charles Boebel writes play about Thomas Marshall. Lilly has offers grant to move and restore Marshall's birthplace.

1986 - Prof. Charles Boeble, writes play, "Memory Speaks" highlighting N. Manchester's 150 year old history:

1985 - Shepherd's Center created for older adults.

2003 - Haunted Forest scares up fun.

 
Convocation #058: Firebaugh, Dr. Morris, "Nuclear Discussion," 1979Convocation #58: Dr. Morris Firebaugh, 1979 

Dr. Morris Firebaugh,  Manchester Graduate (1959). Raises issues behind nuclear energy, 26 March 1979.

Sister Burtell, expert on environmental health, responds to Firebaugh's presentation.

 
Convocation 2007: Triptych MU2014/142 DVD and MP4 video "Triptych." DVD of 19 February 2007 Convocation.  Professor James. R. C. Adams explains symbols used in paintings created for display in the Science Center lobby.  
Convocation List 1968 - 2008: RecordingsConvocation List of Recordings 

A listing of Convocation cassette tapes and recordings.  Some of these recordings have been digitized but this list does not reflect this information . 

 
Convocation: Kozol, Jonathan, 1980MC2011/29 8 April 1980 Convocation with Jonathan Kozol, a public schooteacher who spoke out about inadequate conditions for learning. He authored, Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools,first published in 1967.   
Deeter, Al: Personal CollectionMU2018/55 Box 1 Personal correspondence, ministerial and CPS documents, papers written while a student at Bethany Biblical Seminary and at Princeton, studies in Anabaptist Theology, Princeton dissertation correspondence, early Environmental Studies grant materials, Christian College Day presentations,  negatives, slides, photographs, and Bridgewater College's diploma granting Allen Deeter the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters Honoris Causa
Earth Day: PosterMC2009/71, File Folder MC2009/71-E: Events on Campus 

Poster for Earth Day, "Go Plant a Tree!!!, Earthday Celebration 20 years."

 
East Street Apartments Photograph CollectionMC2004/431 

Photographs of East St Apartment:

  • Small bonfire in distance.  Labeled on back:  End of Kintner house--the bonfire.
 
Eberly, William: Personal Library and Professional MaterialMU2018/66 

Materials from William Eberly's collection related to Bill's professional career and personal library. Eloise Eberly's College Woman's Club directories. Letter to Eloise from Bill's January Term trip West (circa 1976) and related snapshots. Notebook documenting Bill's participation in the "Citizen Ambassador Program (China)." Programs: Groundbreaking Celebration for the MC Recital Hall (March 2004) - Dedication of the Norman and Grace Wine Recital Hall (October 2004) - Celebrating the Marden Years (2005). 1889 Scholarship granted to Samuel Miller. Charles Lekrone's reflections on President Howe and early North Manchester College, including classrooms in future Ikenberry home. The history of Tall Oaks. "Environmental Education, The Big Picture," by Eberly (1991). Video of the dedication of Koinonia, 21 April 1990.

 
Eberly, William: Office FilesMU2014/107 

Materials from Bill Eberly's files that describe his educational history, the development of Manchester's Environmental Science and public school educational programs, the history of Koinonia, syllabi, student notes (confidential), research data on Indiana and other lakes, Cordier biographical material, Indiana history, and Manchester College quips.

 
Financial Records of Manchester CollegeMC2007/137 

Financial records of the college, college classes, college student groups and organizations.

Annuity Funds.

Alice King Ebey: Handwritten record of income and expenses for the college including student/faculty/staff accounts.  Alice King is included, see: July 7, to December 12, 1898, Alice King 7/16/1898).

Clubs, societies and organizations: Account books for various clubs and organizations.  Aurora, College Quartet, Lincoln Adelphia Treasurer's Book, Philalethea Cash Books, Phronia Lethea, Physics (Sigma Pi Sigma), Rhetoria - Mathea or Mathea Rhetoria Society, Science Club, Service Fellowship, Sociology Club, Tau Kappa Alpha Journal of Finances, Y.M.C.A. records for 1930 - 1931, and Women's Glee Club receipt books. Deputation Work at Manchester College 1945 - 1946: Receipts, expenditures and reports by Bill Eberly.

 
Financial Records of Manchester College: Tuition and Student ReceiptsMC2007/137: Student Accounts, Financial Ledgers and receipts of tuition, typewriter and piano fees, lab fees, room and board fees to students from 1893  through at least 1942. This information is part of a much larger collection MC2007/137. 
FireMC General File: Fire Fire related materials. News clippings from  2003 fire on MC campus. 
Fire: Photographs of Fire DamageMU2012/91 Snapshots of what appears to be fire damage.  
Firebaugh, Morris: PublicationsMU2012/59 

Publications of Morris Firebaugh, alumnus of Manchester College.

 
FireworksMC General File: Fireworks Fireworks related materials.  
Garey, Doris: CollectionMU2017/11 Memorabilia, mementos from college days at Mount Holyoke, research and class materials, diaries, sewing sampler notebook, written papers and documents, John Bunyan book notes, travel slides and documentary of trip to Great Britain, belonging to Professor Doris Garey, who taught English at Manchester College from 1956-1972. 
Garner, Warren: Personal CollectionMU2017/81 Six binders containing genealogical and family materials, professional awards and honors, and athletics information. 
Garver Hall: Northeast Residence, Resolution for Construction and Hall Fire,1970MC2011/164 

Garver Hall:

1.  Background and agreements made with the construction company prior to the construction of the Northeast Hall, circa 1968.

2.  Materials pertaining to a fire in the Northeast Hall in April 1970. 

 
Helman: Presidental Correspondence, Administrative Finance, Dean's CorrespondenceMU2020/6 Helman correspondence, CONFIDENTIAL Student Affairs materials (1964-1976), newsletters and programs related to the  Manchester Ambassadors, a group whose focus is estate planning (1966-1975), CONFIDENTIAL files from the Director of Deferred Giving and Special Gifts (1969-1977), files of the Public Relations, Deferred-Giving Committee. 
Administrative finance concerns campaign preparedness studies, pay raises, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Equitable Life Assurance Society, and comprehensive business insurance [For a more detailed list, click on accession number, middle column, to link to the finding aid].
Files from the Dean - span the very end of Schwalm’s career as president (Spring 1956), forward. 
 
Heritage Tours: Church of the BrethrenMC2006/34 

Church of the Brethren Tours led by L. W. Shultz.

 
Hiroshima: World Friendship Center, Leona Row Eller CollectionMC2011/195 

Extensive collection of photographs, publications and memorabilia from the collection of Leona Row Eller from her participation in the World Friendship Center,  Hiroshima, Japan.

 
History: Postcard, Dead Man's Hill, Argonne, 1918MC2009/136 History, Indiana and Local: Postcard: Dead Man's Hill, Captured by the 35th, 26 September 1918, Argonne.  
Lassa Fever: John Hamer, MD CollectionMU2016/2 

Collection of articles, publications, letters, videos, and photographs dealing with Dr. Hamer's time in Nigeria, especially his connection with the discovery of the Lassa Fever Virus.

 
Management Council: 1986-2001MU2020/15 Management Staff (Council) meeting minutes and materials- CONFIDENTIAL -due to issues involving faculty/staff and students.

"Management” is composed of representativesfrom Public Relations, Human Resources, Student Development, Academic Affairs,the Business Office, Institutional Advancement, Executive Assistant to thePresident, President’s Office.

 
Manchester College and Mount Morris College: Photographs, Postcards, Assorted Materials, HistoryMC2005/3 

Mt. Morris College Material: Student Body pictures [1907, 1908], approximately 150 postcard and postcard size photos, [1909-1912], other photos [1920's], baccalaureate address [1907], Mt. Morris College Students Guide [1927], and other publications and newspaper clippings. Photographs of the fire's devestation.

Manchester College Material: Postcard, M.C. Mission Band [1917], snapshots of campus and people [1917-1929], Commencement Week Booklet [1925], Manchester College Bulletin, 4 (August, 1911):22, 7, and program, Manchester College A Capella Choir, n.d, Arthur Kennedy, Director, V. F. Schwalm, President. 

 
Manchester College Postcard CollectionMC2004/384 

Manchester College Postcard Collection that includes images of buildings and students from the early 1900's forward.

 
Manchester College TheatreDrama Filing Cabinet, IIS 

A list of MC theater productions 1960 - 1972. 

 
Manchester College: Property and RentalsMC2007/137: Annuity Funds, Real Estate, Rents, Ledger 

Financial Records of Manchester College - a larger collection MC2007/137 that includes:

  • Annuity Funds, Real Estate, Rents, Ledger: 1931, 1937 - 1943, 1934 - June 30, 1944. Partially restricted.
 
Mathea Rhetoria Society or Rhetoria - Mathea Society: RecordsMC2007/137: Mathea Rhetoria Society or Rhetoria - Mathea Society 

Financial Records for Mathea Rhetoria Society or Rhetoria - Mathea Society. These records are part of a larger collection MC2007/137.

Rhetoria - Mathea or Mathea Rhetoria Society: 1939 - 1944 (in one book).  1942 - 1943, receipts 1944 (in one composition book).

 
Mount Morris Academy Class of 1932, PhotographMC2004/587 photograph of the Mount Morris Academy class of 1932 taken during the fall of 1928.  
Mount Morris Alumni Card FileMC2003/2  
Mount Morris College Alumni information
  • Mount Morris Alumni Card File
 
Mount Morris College: Anniversary BookletMU2013/26 A booklet commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Mt. Morris College, Illinois.  Brief history of Rock River Seminary and Mount Morris College. 
Mount Morris College: Fire Headline, 1931, Newspaper ReproductionMC2007/110 "Mount Morris Burns" front page newspaper reproduction. 
Mount Morris College: Fire, 1931, Newspaper ArticlesMC2008/51 Newspaper articles about the April 12, 1931 fire. 
Mount Morris College: Fire, 1931, Newspaper ArticlesMC2008/57 Newspaper articles about building plans following the 1931 fire. 
Mount Morris College: Fire, 1931, Newspaper ClippingsMC2004/234 
Fire of 1931 newspaper clippings.  Two examples of headlines follows:
  • "Thousands Go to Mt. Morris to See Blaze."  Rockford Morning Star. 12 April 1931.
  • "Fire Sweeps Mt. Morris College:  Seven Towns Fight $250,000 School Blaze."  Herald Examiner [Chicago].  13 April 1931.

 

 
Mount Morris College: Fire, 1931, PhotographsMC2009/146a-e 

Photographs of the 1931 fire at Mt. Morris College.

 
Mount Morris College: Frantz, David, PostcardMC2008/66 

 Postcard of David Frantz and two others in their room at Mt. Morris College, Illinois, circa 1912. 

 
Mount Morris College: Heisler Collection, Photographs of Alumni, 100th Anniversary, College Song, 1912 Fire, History, Old Folks HomeMC2004/540  

Milly Heisler Collection including a history of Mount Morris College.  Picture of Mount Morris Old Folks Home. Photos of "pigtail day" and "tie day," as well as other interesting images.

 

 
Mount Morris College: HistoryMC2003/141  
Mount Morris College Written Histories Collection
 
Mount Morris College: Kinsley, Lucile BuckMC2003/370 

Lucile Buck Kinsley's Mount Morris College Memorabilia Collection circa 1932.

 
Mount Morris College: MemorabiliaMC2004/1 

Mount Morris College Memorabilia: 1906 through 1931.

 
Mount Morris College: Merger AgreementMC2002/208 

The Merger of Mount Morris College and Manchester College

Mount Morris: Copy of agreement to merge with Manchester College and other legal documents

 
Mount Morris College: Mohler, R. E., Postcard Collection MC2004/211 

Robert E. Mohler graduated from Mount Morris College in 1912 with a B.A. degree.  He served Mount Morris as Physical Director, Education during the 1912-1913 school year.  Robert Mohler died in 1980. This is his postcard collection.

 
Mount Morris College: Mohler, RobertMC2004/444 

A postcard collection belonging to Robert Mohler, 1912 graduate of Mount Morris College. Pictures show Old Sandstone during and after the fire of 1912, and an image of the campus circa 1915-1920.

 
Mount Morris College: Permanent RecordsMC2003/369: Mount Morris 

Mount Morris College - miscellaneous permanent records. Academy records.

 
Mount Morris College: Permanent RecordsMC2002/321 

Permanent records of Mt. Morris College, arranged alphabetically.

 
Mount Morris College: Photograph Collection MC2004/2 

Fourteen photographs of Mount Morris College.

 
Mount Morris College: PhotographsMU2015/45 A collection of photographs from Mount Morris College, Mt. Morris, Illinois. 
Mount Morris College: Postcard Collection MC2003/76 

Photographs of Mount Morris College circa 1912.  Some were used as postcards and have messages written on the verso. Images of Old Sandstone's exterior and interior after being damaged by fire. Pictures of Old Sandstone being rebuilt and after the building program. 

 
Mount Morris College: Stover, MiriamMC2003/371 

Miriam Stover's Mount Morris College Memorabilia Collection, circa 1913 - 1920.

 
Mount Morris Fire, 1912The Gospel Messenger 

Mt. Morris College, fire of 15 January 1912. 

See: The Gospel Messenger, 27 January 1912.

 
Music, Drama and Visiting Artistis: PostersMC2009/71 

This large collection of materials ranging from MC2009/7-A  -  MC2009/71-V,j1a,b includes printed and hand-made posters and other memorabilia accumulated throughout the years in the Manchester College Archives. 

 
Neher, O. W. Collection: Mount Morris CollegeMC2011/210 

 O. W. Neher served as Acting President at Mount Morris College following the presidency of Professor W. W. Peters and prior to that of C. Ernest Davies. His dates at Mount Morris spanned from 1924-1932.   When a fire forced Mount Morris to close its doors and merge with Manchester College, Neher came to Manchester and taught Biology from 1932-1954.

For additional material regarding O. W. Neher, see: Manchester College Bulletin ,January 1977 p.10.  Faculty File in Vault containing confidential information.  The public segment of this file contains Neher's obituary, memorial service and remarks by President Helman, as well as Neher's sermon "Nature and God."

 
Neher, O. W.: Photographs Biology Dpt. and Hall of ScienceMC2009/53 

O. W. Neher photographs: Biology Department Photos and Hall of Science Dedicatory Materials.

 
Neher, OscarMU2019/40 The Oscar Neher Mount Morris College and Manchester College Collection 
Neher, Oscar: ArtworkMC2012/45 Hand-drawn artwork by Oscar W. Neher for Mount Morris College annual publication circa 1929. 
Newspapers: HistoricalMU2018/65 
Newspapers from 1940's through 1970's.  Topics include: 1945, Japan wants to quit - 1974, Nixon resigns - 1974, President Ford settles in - 1974, Ford Seeks Vice-Presidency - 1974, Evel Knievel parachutes to safety - 1977, Indiana in deadly cold - 1978, "The Blizzard of 78" - 1978, Digging-out from Blizzard - 1978, "Begin Asking Sadat for Talks" - 1974, "President Steps Down" - 1942, "Remember Pearl Harbor" - 1941, Roosevelt orders fire on axis raiders - 1943, "Italy drops from war" - 1944, Invasion slashes into France  1944, Allies into France - 1945, "French Liberate Paris" - 1941 "War Declared on Japan" - 1945, "U.S. Aerial strike destroys Japanese planes and vessels - 1945, Launch into Reich - 1945, Soviets troops 55 Miles east of Greater Berlin -  1945, Truman President after Roosevelt's death - 1945, "Capital Bids Farewell to Roosevelt" - 1945, Truman pledged to war plans - 1945, Germans Surrender to Allies - 1945, "V-E is Declared" - 1945, "Atomic Bomb answers Japanese rejection of Potsdam Ultimatum" - 1945, "Reds Enter Pacific War" - 1945, "White House waits on Japanese surrender - 1974, Ford becomes President.


 
North Manchester: PostcardMU2019/97 Postcard postmarked (1918?) featuring North Manchester' Indiana's City Hall and fire department. 
Oak Leaves: PlatesMU2012/18 - Folder #5 

Oak Leaves plates circa the 1950's.

  • Firemen hosing with water.
  • Group of students.
  • Men's tennis.
 
Peace Studies: Promoting Enduring PeaceMC2004/383 Promoting Enduring Peace, Inc. 
PhotographsMU2013/157 A conglomeration of decade spanning images reflecting student life and faculty/staff experience at Manchester College. 
Photographs: Media and Public Relations, January 1997 - May 2000 - Part 1MC2012/36 

Photographs, contact sheets and negatives for the purposes of Media and Public Relations. January 1997 through December 1997.

 
Photographs: Media and Public Relations, January 1998 - May 2000 - Part 2MC2012/36b 

Photographs, contact sheets and negatives for the purposes of Media and Public Relations. January 1998 through December 1998.

 
Photographs: Media and Public Relations, January 1998 - May 2000 - Part 3MC2012/36c 

Photographs, contact sheets and negatives for the purposes of Media and Public Relations. January 1999 through July 1999.

 
Photographs: Media and Public Relations, January 1998 - May 2000 - Part 5MC2012/36e 

Photographs, contact sheets and negatives for the purposes of Media and Public Relations. January 2000 - May 2000.

 
Photographs: Media and Public Relations, June 2000 - December 2000 - Part 6MC2012/36f Photographs, contact sheets and negatives for the purposes of Media and Public Relations. June 2000 - December 2000. 
Physical Plant: ProjectsMU2016/7 The Physical Plant presents photographs of campus projects titled, "Your Tuition Money at Work." 
Posters and Articles From Manchester College MC2009/71,A-V  
  • File Folder MC2009/71-A: A Cappella Choir
  • File Folder MC2009/71-AL: Artist Lecture Series
  • File Folder MC2009/71-B: Brethren Colleges Abroad
  • File Folder MC2009/71-C: Children's Theatre
  • File Folder MC2009/71-CB: Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble
  • File Folder MC2009/71-CH: Choral Events
  • File Folder MC2009/71-CY: Church of the Brethren Youth Conference
  • File Folder MC2009/71-D: Dances
  • File Folder MC2009/71-E: Events on Campus
  • File Folder MC2009/71-MSO: Manchester Civic and Symphony Orchestra
  • File Folder MC2009/71-MU: Music Department
  • File Folder MC2009/71-PEV: Performances and Events
  • File Folder MC2009/71-PMOA: Plays, Musicals, One Acts
  • File Folder MC2009/71-SP: Sports, Posters with Football schedules.
  • File Folder MC2009/71-V: Various, including Admissions Material, Parents' Weekend, Fundraising, Phonathon, Graphics Department
 
Previously Accessioned and Unaccessioned Posters and Articles From Manchester College MC2009/71 Entire Collection 

A large collection of materials ranging from MC2009/7-A  -  MC2009/71-V,j1a,b consisting of  printed and hand-made posters and other memorabilia that accumulated throughout the years in the Manchester College Archives. 

 
Protest: Arm Bands MU2017/40 20 May 1973 stating the reason some individuals are wearing arm bands. 
Public Relations: CollectionMU2014/143 MP4 videos and DVDs Informational files, news clippings, publications, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes from the Public Relations Office, various years from 2001 - 2013. Topics include but are not limited to: Jim Adams, teaching awards, dedication College of Pharmacy, Switzer to retire and receives leadership honor, Jennifer Shepherd, Andrea Murray, Eel River watershed, Blair and Pat Helman memorial info, Yom HaShoah, Stacey Morgan, Rainn MacPhail, Beth Sweitzer Riley, Jerry Sweeten, LaFountain Mural, A Cappella tour, Science Center dedication, Switzer inauguration, fire, CASE Professor of the Year,  
Public Relations: News Releases and News ClippingsMU2016/1 News releases and news clippings 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 -  2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003. Not all of these releases have been recorded.  More work is needed. 
Public Relations: PhotographsMU2012/81 Photographs, negatives and contact sheets primarily from 2003. 
Public Relations: PostersMC2009/71: Entire Collection 

This is a large collection of printed and hand-made posters along with other memorabilia that had accumulated thorugh the years in the Manchester College Archives. 

 
Scholarships: Names and LocationMU2012/117 File Folders #11, #12, #13, #14, #15 Information about scholarships awarded by Manchester College, memorial scholarships, and scholarships awarded by other organizations. 
Schwalm, Vernon: Correspondence with Andrew CordierMC2006/13: Schwalm's Confidential Files 

Decades of correspondence between Vernon Schwalm and Andrew Cordier. Cordier gives detailed accounts of behind-the-scenes activity at the United Nations during the Cold War, and the reader can watch the situation in the Congo unfold.  Cordier's role in the Cuban missile Crisis is described to Schwalm as are events on the Columbia University campus during a period of student uprising in the the 1960's. Cordier is always in the thick of things and his descriptions of political figures and events are intriguing.

 
Scott Strode: Theater and Children's Theater Collection Including the "History of Play Production at Manchester College" MC2009/90a, b, c, e, d, f, g Strode Collection: Children's Theatre VHS and DVDs of productions. Touring history.  Year-by-year historical files and photos 1979 - 2005.  
Security and Fire Safety Report 2011-2012 with Crime Statistics for 2008, 2009, 2010MC2011/201 

Security and Fire Safety Report 2011-2012 with Crime  Statistics for 2008, 2009 and 2010.

 
Service FellowshipMC2007/137: Service Fellowship (General Fund, Relief, Work Camps  

Part of a larger collection, records for Service Fellowship, a student group, contain financial records for General, Relief and Work Camps, for the years 1939 - 1940 and 1940 - 1941.

 
Shultz, L. W.: Photograph CollectionMC2001/12h L.W. Shultz Papers: Photograph Collection including tours conducted by L. W. Shultz, Piney Woods, pictures of Cora and L. W. Shultz, and many more of European and Middle Eastern tours. 
Stein, John W. : Mount Morris College, PresidentMC2003/119  
Mount Morris President J. W. Stein papers:
  • In 1881, J.W. Stein, then president of Mt. Morris College,  disappeared mysteriously, leaving behind his wife and children. 
 
Tau Kappa Alpha: FinancesMC2007/137: Tau Kappa Alpha 

Tau Kappa Alpha: Journal of Finances 1937 - 1947 (one book) and Record of Minutes (May 17, 1937 - April 30, 1947) one book.  This material is part of a larger collection entitled, "Financial Records of Manchester College," MC2007/137.

 
Town of North Manchester: Smith, Frances and FamilyMC2008/07 

Smith, Frances:

Frances Smith, Manchester College alumni, Class of 1923, and her historical North Manchester family.

 
Winter Festival 1971 ProgramMC2010/127 

Program for the Winter Festival, 1971.

 
Witches Glee Club: PhotographMU2012/108 Young women dressed up as witches gathered round an improvised firepit with pot. 
Work Release Program: Starkey, Donn InterviewMU2013/135 Donn Starkey interviews five unidentified inmates at the Work Release Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, 4 May 1972. Prison conditions and regulations are discussed. 

These items in the Church of the Brethren collection may also be helpful:
Click on the record's record number to see the full record information.
TopicRecord #Description Summary
Church of the Brethren Collection: Bill EberlyBC2018/23 Box One 

Church of the Brethren materials, primarily from the Middle Indiana and South/Central Indiana Districts: 1921 Huntington, IN COB directory - 1920 , 1921, 1922, 1924 programs for the COB Summer Conference and Summer Assembly - 1922 Bulletin for Middle Indiana Church of the Brethren Equity Board - 1922 Minutes of the COB District Meeting  - 1958-1959 Church Extension Project - Lessons in Stewardship Studies - 1954-1955 Brotherhood Fund Giving - 1972, 1973 Memo from Carroll Petry, South Central District of Indiana - 1972, 1973SALT newsletters from the District Witness Commission - Program for the South/Central District Conference, 1972, 1973 - "Together" publication - 1953 - 1966, "Central Region Herald" - 1955-1971 "Guide Lines" - 1922-1958 District News Letters - "Living the Story, 50 Years of Brethren Volunteer Service" -1948 Middle District of Indiana directory - other COB directories from various years and including District Conference Minutes from 2004, 2005, 2006 - 1895 Annual German Baptist Meeting, Decatur, Illinois, an informational booklet from the Wabash Railroad advertising service and accommodations - 1912 Christmas postcard from Sunday School Teacher, Frank Weybright to Viola Neher - Postcard - Bird's eye view of North Manchester- 1940 Postcard of Peabody Memorial Home - photograph of  a COB District Meeting - 1912 program for Special Bible Term - Notes regarding discussion at Annual Meetings during the middle1800's - Letters, Reports, Elders' Meeting programs - "The Eldership: Ordination and Responsibilities - Guidelines for ministerial ordination - 1940-1941 church organizational list - 1969 letter to Brother Harshbarger (Ladoga Church) from the Heeters. Commemorative plates: COB Buffalo, Mexico, Liberty Mills. Pleasant View and Peru COB directories. Centennial Program of the Mexico COB.  Manchester COB Heritage Celebration,1991, honoring Elder R. H. Miller and Sister Emma Miller along with other Manchester COB historical publications and church directories. 1910 and 1923 joint Sunday School programs.  Statistics, research, meeting minutes and discussion matierials related to the merger of the Middle and the Southern Indiana Districts of the Church of the Brethren. A variety of Northern Indiana District materials.

 
Eby, Kermit: Minister, Church of the BrethrenBC2004/17 

Kermit Eby: Writings and biographical information.  Link to Record #  to see listing.

"Gemeinschaft - Gesellschaft, Perspectives on the Human Adventure," by Earl S. Johnson, the first address in the Kermit Eby Memorial Lectureship. This copy of Johnson's address also contains biographical material about Kermit Eby.

Biographical Article: "Kermit Eby: Pragmatic Idealist," by Philip G. Altbach.

 
Ladoga, or Ladoga Area Church of the Brethren: Membership Letters and RecordsBC2015/2 Early letters of members in good standing who are presumably transferring in and out of Ladoga area congregations during the 1800’s.  They contain names of members as well as names of ministers, elders,  deacons, or clerks from the recommending German Baptist Brethren and Church of the Brethren (after the divide) group.   
Manchester Church of the Brethren: 1998 FireBC2018/31 Footage and news coverage of the January 1998 fire that took place at the Manchester Church of the Brethren. Video footage of the new facility's construction on Beckley Street, North Manchester. 
Manchester Church of the Brethren: Heritage CelebrationBC2018/30 DVD and MP4 copy of the 27 October 1991 Heritage Celebration that took place at the Manchester Church of the Brethren. 
Mount Morris Church of the Brethren: Souvenir Booklet, 1867 - 1923BC2011/26 

This Sourvenir Booklet contains a dedicatory program, a commemorative and anniversary service of the Church of the Brethren in Mount Morris, Illinois, that took place on Sunday, 18 March 1923. It holds pictures of members, lists of elders, pastors, ministers, a membership directory as well as historical sketches.

 
 


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