Material related to A. Ferne Baldwin who was a Manchester College Professor of Social Work and Sociology and History from 1969 - 1989, and also served as Sociology Department Head.  

Pictures and memorabilia of Ferne Baldwin.

MC2009/133a: Bible Society Minutes, 31 March 1902 - 24 March 1905.

MC2009/133a: Copies of the Constitution and By-Laws revised 1915.

MC2009/133a Mission Program  - program notes and speakers.

MC2009/133b: Bible Society Minutes, 21 April 1916 - 19 May 1919.

MC2009/133c: Bible Society Minutes, 25 October 1907 - 12 April 1912.

Newspaper clippings of Schwalms personal reflections on a transatlantic tour, including a report on the Church of the Brethren mission in Nigeria and Brethren Service Camps in Europe.Tour

One beautifully bound Chinese book with silk cover and gold flecked case presented to Dr. Winger by Hung Nien Cheng, President of Chi-nan University, in 1930. The subject is the funeral/burial procession of General Sun Yat-sen, sometimes referred to as the "father of modern China."  This is thought to be an original first copy.

Programs for the play "In His Steps."

Materials probably intended for the new history book, "Planting the Faith in a New Land: the History of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana: "The Brethren in Huntington County, Indiana 1945 -1970," by L. W. Shultz - Notation of prominent individuals from Indiana with roots within the Church of the Brethren -  List of Indiana Churches - Cover-page, "...Sketch of The Brethren of Northern Indiana" - "A Brief Sketch of The Brethren, Generally Known as 'Dunkards' of Northern Indiana," by Opperman, 1897, and additional correspondence regarding the new COB historical publication. 

"Supportive Congregations Network," a network of Mennonite, General Conference Mennonite and Church of the Brethren congregations which welcome gay, lesbian and bisexual members, and related publications.

South Central Indiana District Senior Citizen Program, a working paper.

1993 Statistical Report for the Church of the Brethren with data for  individual congregations.

Hearings Before the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Naturalization, a Statement by M. Guy West, Church of the Brethren, 29 November 1955.

Copy of "The Ministerial Bulletin," published by the General Ministerial Board of the Church of the Brethren, June 1927.

"Congregational Organization and Polity," with signature of Edith Mae Hill.

 Leaflet from 1894 - Sunday School Meeting at the Brethren Church, Cerro Gordo, Illinois,1894.

Dr. Anna Mow graduated from Manchester Collage in 1918.  A Church of the Brethren icon, Anna speaks on "Spiritual Vitality and the American Family."

Research references for Franklin Henry Crumpacker and Anna Newland Crumpacker.

Dolby, Mattie Cunningham. She and her brother, Joseph, were the first African-American students at Manchester College. One of the first female ministers in the Church of the Brethren.

See also:

•  Alumni Card for Mattie Cunningham Dolby MC2004/689.
•  See granting of petition to drop "Christian Evidences" in Faculty Minutes 1900, MC2009/100a.

• "The Brethren Encyclopedia."

Adam Ebey Collection: Collection of grade reports, Sunday School certificates, and other material documenting Adam Ebey's time at Mount Morris and Manchester Colleges.

Russell Bollinger: Photograph with Kintner, Hartsough and Beahm.  H. L. Hartsough served as pastor of Manchester Church of the Brethren.

For more information on H. L. Hartsough see See: Gospel Messenger, 7 April 1945 p.12; 5 May 1945 p.12; 19 May 1945 p.20; 2 June 1945 p.12; 1 September 1945 p.12; 6 April 1946 p.7-9; 16 November 1946 p.5-6, 10-11; 8 November 1947 p.5-6.

Moy Gwong was the first international student to receive a degree from Manchester College in 1920.  He went on to be an outstanding Church of the Brethren missionary in China.

Materials related to Moy Gwong, Manchester Class of 1920.

Newspaper article about Professor Boebel's play, "Memory Speaks: North Manchester Celebrates its First 150 Years."

One newspaper article from around 1986 that tells of North Manchester's search for a town slogan.

One personal letter that refers to the Church of the Brethren missionaries, the Dr. Hamers, and gives short vignettes about past Manchester College presidents, including Otho Winger and Professor Crouch and what life was like as a student.

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.

Photograph of Manchester College dated "1900" on verso.

Photograph of North Manchester, Indiana Conference Ground where Annual Meeting was held in 1900.

Missionary Reading Circle Association of North Manchester, Indiana: Minutes 1902 - 1905.

Half page, handwritten descriptions of eight plants.

Qualifications for a Foreign Missionary and missionary wife - Reorganization Plan of COB Home Mission Work to carry on the work of Church Extension in America and the World. - 1925 Report of the Regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the C. B. I. S. Held at the School 9 1925 along with Recommendations for the Idaho request  - Private School Inspection form - Balance Sheet and Statement For Year Ending 1913, 1916,1919, 1925 for the Brethren Publishing House, and Schedule of Business for Directors meeting of the Brethren Publishing House, 1925 - Newspaper clippings - 1942 clipping recapping President Schwalm's Lion's Club speech -"Odd-Fellowship" and its history and Why Christians cannot belong - Secret Societies - 1922 Brethren Publishing House Financial Report - Buying Brethren Publishing Co. stock to support missionary work - Young People's Commission appeal promoting their own publication -  Manchester College Audit Report for F/Y 1935 - Manchester College and Manchester College Foundation and Holding Co., Inc. audits,1937 -  Preliminary meeting and estimates for Fine Arts Building construction and pledge reports - Official Reports of the General Mission Board 1920-1927 - Helser correspondence - Early Nigerian missionary conflicts - Correspondence 1920 forward, between Charles Bonsack and Otho Winger, including the1937 Japanese capture of the China mission area - Correspondence between the General Brotherhood Board and missionaries in India and China (1913 - 1918) - Copies of  Business/Financial Reports/and Minutes of the Church of the Brethren General Mission Board (1912 -1947).

Signed letter from Minerva Neher, missionary to Shou Yang, Shansi, China, dated 18 August 1936.

 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."

Pottenger, James Lee, Class of 1939.

Letters, information about the debating team, photo, interesting items, see: Betty (Pottenger) Refior (Class of 1943) Collection MC2009/37.

See Also: Betty Pottenger Phelps Refior typed copies of her brother's letters that recorded his missionary experience.  Included in the collection are photographs, drawings, architectural plans and other memorabilia.  This collection is now at the DePauw University Archives, 11 E. Lrabee St., Greencastle, Indiana 46135

Newspaper: The News-Journal 1911 newspaper spread: "Wonderful Progress of Manchester College."  An interesting historical account about the founding of the College.

Mentioned in the "College Notes" section is Catherine Forney, a student in Manchester college and instructor in French in the academy. Her parents, D. L. Forney and Anna Shull, were one of the first students to enroll at Manchester college and served also as missionaries at Jalalpor, India.  

WBKE scrapbooks.

Ungraded reports submitted to Professor Stacey Erickson during January term 2010 for the class, Culture of the Book.  Reports give information about bibles, books and periodicals from the Funderbury Library rare book collection.

A large collection designated as MC2011/227 and divided into 5 folder groupings; [1-16], [17-22], [23-44], [45-83]. Schutz was a professor at Manchester College, as well as a farmer, public speaker, pastor, candidate for Congress (Indiana,1932) and a contendor in the 1936 Governor's race. He was a Kiwanis Club official and Chairman of the Standard Life Insurance Company of Indiana. The collection describes Indiana before and during WWII.  Schutz corresponds with soldiers and provides names of North Manchester men killed in combat. Topics of import include; prohibition, economic recovery from the Great Depression, and Hitler's impact on Europe. Schutz was a contemporary of Andrew Cordier who participated in some of Schutz's political involvements.

A great deal of material including but not limited to: Correspondence surrounding Schwalm's trip to Nigeria, including letters to and from missionaries and interaction with the Foreign Mission Commission of the Church of the Brethren General Brotherhood Board. Issues regarding the Mexico Indiana Old Folks Home and Schwalm's leadership in the creation of Timbercrest.

Many drafts of presentations as well as completed speeches, articles, and sermons by Vernon Schwalm, including an address given in the fall of 1923 at Manchester College, the year the Academy was eliminated. Schwalm gives a brief history of the institution.

Addresses presented by outside speakers on the Manchester College campus.

Schwalm's correspondence dealing with Church of the Brethren related materials, including reminescences of Baugo Church of the Brethren. Materials surrounding the 250th anniversary of the founding of the denomination. Bibliography for the study of church history.  Corespondence with individuals at the Church of the Brethren General Offices in Elgin, Illinois on a variety of topics. Annual Conference program committee notes and other Annual Conference materials. The collection contains a variety of letters, including that of Siegfried Leffler of Germany, giving thanks for a donation towards a peace bell.

Additional resources for material related to Wilbur and Mary Stover.

Volunteer Services records.

• Minutes, general info, mission statements, Ambassadors, "Manchester Serves..." booklet

See Also: Aurora 1996 ed. p.15; Church of the Brethren; Manchester College Bulletin November 1975 p.2; Missionary Visitor 11.6 (June 1909) p.186-189; 18.3 (March 1916) p.118-119; 21.3 (March 1919); 21.10 (Oct 1919) p.287; Oak Leaves 24 September 1964 p.1; 5 November 1964 p.2; Religious Activities Student Volunteer Band; Photo Box 71.

Photograph of West End Chapel, (also called West End Mission) at time of dedication.  Short reflection on its history by Prof. Bill Eberly.

An assortment of photographs and memorabilia about Dan West, his family and Heifer Project. These items were given to Janet Schrock, Dan West's daughter, by different individuals, including videographer, David Sollenberger.

Manchester College "Aurora" yearbooks, "Quartermaster Corp photograph, correspondence, 1965 program for "Advanced Seminary in Human Relations," 1965 program for "Advanced Laboratory and Youth Leaders' Lab," 1918 announcement of  the death of Manchester College alumna, Deane Dunbar Winger.

Memorial to Mrs. Otho Winger, Ida Winger, written by Alice King Ebey.

See more material about Ida in a book written by Otho Winger about his wife, "In Memory of Ida Miller Winger," by Otho Winger.

File with related Otho Winger material including but not limited to vignettes, letters, and Winger's writing about Native Americans as well as his close relationship with the Miami Nation.

Manchester College and Church of the Brethren related letters, pamphlets, photographs, Sunday school records, newspaper articles, interesting pieces of local and national history, diaries, wedding invitations, datebooks, publication agreements, resumes of applicants from the Albert Teaching Agency and more.

Material relating to Claude Wolf, including news clipping from 1964,  "Claude Wolfe Family Returns from Bolivia," news release from 1966 naming Claude Wolfe Coach of the Year, and Coach Wolf's obituary, 1985. 

See Also: Gospel Messenger, 16 June 1945 p.7, 14; 14 July 1945 p.19; 15 September 1945 p.16; 6 October 1945 p.19; 24 November 1945 p.21; 20 April 1946 p.19; 8 June 1946 p.21; 7 December 1946 p.21; 14 December 1946 p.8-9; 22 March 1947 p.20-21 (photos); 5 April 1947 p.21 (photo); Manchester College Bulletin, June 1951 p.2; March 1976 p.7.

A collection of Manchester College and Church of the Brethren materials belonging to Menno and Viola (Rau) Young, who attended Manchester during 1898-1899.  Materials range from 1898 to 1924.

What makes this album interesting in the amount of history it records.  There are articles about Church of the Brethren missionaries, the Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren  in Elgin, Illinois, Church of the Brethren ministers and leaders, as well as personal stories about the compiler and folks this individual knows.  It is a shame that the source remains unknown.

This reel-to-reel tape entitled, "A Look at the Brethren," was produced by Dean Frantz.  It answers questions about the Church of the Brethren:

What is it,

Who are the Brethren,

What do they look like,

What do they do? 

This appears to be  the audio portion of a slide show or filmstrip that describes the Church of the Brethren.

Information related to Sadie Barkdoll.

Photograph: Miss Blickenstaff and colleague in Mahableswa, India, in costumes.  It is not known if Miss Blickenstaff is a tourist, a missionary or if she is the Mary Blickenstaff referred to in the Brethren Encyclopedia.  The Brethren Encyclopedia writes of a Lynn (Mt. Morris Academy) and Mary Blickenstaff (La VerneCollege) as traveling to India in 1921 where Lynn Blickenstaff served as mission treasurer.  In 1935 Lynn became the manager of the Intermission Business Office in Bombay.  Mary assisted in administration, taught and hosted missionaries and visitors.  In 1946 the Church World Service asked Lynn to direct relief work in India    Their son, David Blickenstaff, was a 1937 Manchester College graduate.

Brethren Church Ministries:

The Brethren Church international missionary programs calendar with photos, 2005.

Note: The Brethren Church is not to be confused with the Church of the Brethren.

See:  Brethren in Florida and Puerto Rico p.51, 52, 115, 116, 204; Gospel Messenger 6 July 1946 p.16; 13 July 1946 p.20; 21 September 1946 p.11; 11 October 1947 p.9, 14; Missionary Visitor v.25 p.361-363, 365 (photos) Our Missions Abroad p.13, 94, 96, 98; She Hath Done What She Could p.103; Soudan's Second Sunup p.25 (photo)

See Also: Manchester College Faculty/Staff Large Boxes 46 - 48.

One booklet, "Kaduna, 1962." 

"Messenger," February 1973, Special Issue, "50 Years in Nigeria."

Minutes for the Council of Board.  It appears as if the Board met in order to make proposals to the delegates of Annual Conference.  A revision of the 1935 - 1936 budget was to be presented.

This assortment of Church of the Brethren Materials includes but is not limited to: Southern Indiana legal drafts and documents - Brethren Service Commission statement regarding police action in Korea - Minutes of the Brethren Service Commission - Report of NY Relocation Hostel to the Committee for Resettlement of Japanese-Americans,1944 - Guiding principles and objectives of Brethren Service - Boni (ponee) family history - Mount Morris Church of the Brethren accomplishments and goals - Junior High Church School - "Account of the Society of Dunkards in Pennsylvania," 1786, from Lancaster to Ephrata - History of the Olympia, Virginia Church of the Brethren, Virginia - May 1930, Bulletin of La Verne College - "Echo," January 1960 - "Hier is des echo auf das Echo der Hamburger Gruppe." ICYE Exchange 1958/1959 - John David Bowman - Global Women's Project, "Globalink," Issue No. 21 1994 and No. 25 - Report to Heifer Committee January 1946, Brethren Shipment to Poland - 1944 report on Heifers for Relief Shipment Number 1 to Puerto Rico - Bethany Seminary 1941 graduates - Death of Mary Leedy - Appraisal of the Indiana Home Mission Extension Committee,1964 - Program, 129th District Conference of the Northern Indiana District - "Dedication Memorial and Membership Directory" for the Wenatchee Valley Church of the Brethren, 1929  - Winona's Greatest Convention, Church of the Brethren Conference - George Brubaker's handwritten notes on church practice -  Women in the church - unique and powerful - March 1999 and 1978 News Release citing female participation in a nationwide Gathering of Church of the Brethren Women - Universal Military Training vs the American Way, Kermit Eby's testimony before the House Armed Services Committee,1947 -"The Third Day," 1998, quarterly newsletter by the Office of Brethren Witness Environmental Working Group - "Sourvenir of McPherson College, 1904," photo album.- Information about "Liberty Cemetery," Orange County, Indiana - Listing and dates of Church of the Brethren congregations within Indiana along with districts and mother churches- Old German Baptist Brethren congregations in Canada, and in the United State - script, "The Missionary Awakening of Elm Grove," written by a Class in mission at Bethany Bible School - General Brotherhood Board and Commissions Agenda," 1952,Warren Bowman.

A variety of materials regarding the Church of the Brethren collected during the ages. "Academy for Church Leadership," Summer Intensive, 1987 - "Volunteer Service in the Local Church," featuring New Windsor BVS class with Dan West - 1987 newsletter from the COB Washington Office featuring Ronald Reagan and the Central American Peace Agreement - 1988 newsletter from the COB Washington Office featuring, "Civil Rights at Critical Juncture" - Minutes of District Meeting of Northern Illinois and Wisconsin, 1902, 1908,1940, 1954, 1955, 1960 - "Jesus Christ - Our Hope," Indiana Brethren Young Adult Retreat, 1976 (Warstler, Carter) - Three year Reading Course for Licensed Ministers - Eldership Ordination1965, Manchester/Liberty Mills COB.

Mural History of the Church of the Brethren, the story behind the illustrative murals at Camp Alexander Mack, Indiana.

See Also: Camp Alexander Mack.

Statements, tracts, leaflets, brochures, booklets, Sunday School materials, published by the General Brotherhood Board, Elgin, IL and by other Church of the Brethren related committees, organizations, churches and individuals that explain beliefs and principles of the Church of the Brethren.

An assortment of materials belonging to the Southern Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren.  Included are Financial Reports for the Mexico Welfare Home, 1952 - 1954 and Southern District Treasurer expense vouchers and bills for expenses.

Materials relating to Ivan and Mary Eikenberry.

See Also: Gospel Messenger, 10 March 1945 p.11 (photos)

Emrick, Ernestine Hoff.  Manchester College Alumna

• Wedding photo of Lottie and Ernest Hoff and the way their dining table looked at their wedding.
• Christmas postcard wtih E. G.  Hoff holding grandson, Gregory Lee, circa 1946.  On card verso is a family lineage:
  • Ernest Hoff b.
    • Lottie Neher Hoff b.
      • Grandson, Gregory b
        • son of:
          • Minister Emrick, Leland B.S. 39 [Manchester College Alumnus]
          • Ernestine (Hoff) Emrick B.S. 40  [Manchester College Alumna]

• Clippings showing:

  Dr. WIlbur McFadden and Family, Vernard Eller, Glenn Rohrer, Dan West, Ora Huston, Edward K. Ziegler (1960), Jesse Ziegler, Burton Metzler, Lorell Weiss, Ira Moomaw (1962), Chalmer Faw, James B. Bowman (missionary), Mary Schaeffer, Ernest and Olivia Ikenberry, Merlin Shull, Martha Cocanower, Martha Rupel, Wilma Stern, Anna Warstler, etc.

  1961 Annual Conference Worship leaders, Dale W. Brown, Clarence Sink, Wilfren Staufer, Hubert Newcomer, Thomas Davis and other 1961 Conference speakers.

Among other topics regarding events in Iowa and Nebraska, this Gospel Messenger covers the dedication of the Henry Kurtz Memorial and gives biographies of the publisher, Henry Kurtz.

Laura Wine was the head of obstetrics at the Lassa Mission Hospital in Nigeria. She was one of the first to die of what was to be called Lassa Fever, an unknown and deadly disease that erupted in Nigeria, Africa in 1969.

Material related to Ira and Mabel Moomaw Including program from I. W. Moomaw's memorial service.

Materials relating to Anna Mow.

The file contains an article containing Andy Murray's song about Anna Mow along with the photograph that inspired a line of his lyrics...."a hole in her stocking and a pocketfull of dreams..."

For more material related to Anna Mow see : Gospel Messenger, 19 January 1946 p.7-8; Manchester College Bulletin, July 1976 p.3.

1.  One diary of Jacob Wine's post WWII seagoing cowboy experience transporting horses to Europe.  the war ravaged city of Bremen.

2.  Photographs of  life on board ship and of the the war raveged city of Bremen.

3.  The Jett family history.

4.  Three DVDs containing interviews with Jacob C. Wine detailing family history, family stories, personal history, the history of Hempfield Church of the Brethren (East Petersburg, PA), and J. C. and Jean's missionary experience in Nigeria, Africa (1949-1956).

Correspondence between M. R. Zigler and Otho Winger primarily related to the mission work of the Church of the Brethren.  Many names are referred to in these letters.  Not all letters are between Winger and Zigler.  There is mention of Winger's illness and operation on his head. The letterheads on these letters change:

• General Ministerial Board of the Church of the Brethren.
• General Mission Board of the Church of the Brethren, 1929.
• Home Missions and Ministry, Church of the Brethren.