Topic | Accession # | Description Summary |
Alumni Relations: Departmental and Alumni Treasures | MU2016/13 | Postcards, lettermen jacket patches/awards, oak leaf stamp, MC pamphlet from Great Depression, Alumni of Color meeting video, "Dona Nobis Pacem" Italy Tour (2004), "Celebrating the Vision" DVD, 2010 Alumni Honor Award Banquet (audio), identified pictures of alumni. |
Buck Family Collection | MC2007/40 | Photographs and memorabilia from the Buck family. Also included is information about Calvin Ulrey and his wife, Miriam. |
Buildings List | Buildings List | This is a somewhat dated list of building on campus but it shares some pertinent information. |
College Woman's Club | Large Box 32 | Memorabilia, minutes, and records of Manchester's College Woman's Club. |
College Women's Club | Large Box 31 | Records of Manchester's College Women's Club. |
Eichholtz and Wolfe: Family Bible | MU2014/70 | The Eichholtz family Bible noting the marriage of Nellie Eichholtz to A. C. Wolfe. The births of two children is also recorded. Sunday School class notes and offering totals are included. |
Hamer, O Stuart | MU2020/72 | Papers of Professor O. Stuart Hamer and Mrs. Stuart Hamer: Statement of Purpose regarding the demonstrations in Selma, Alabama, Helman letter regarding estate planning, Helman letter of thanks for contribution to the Martin Luther King Memorial Fund. |
Mount Morris College: Photographs | MU2015/45 | A collection of photographs from Mount Morris College, Mt. Morris, Illinois. |
Mount Morris: Historic Memorabilia and Records | MC2012/51 | A varied and extensive collection that includes interesting materials from Mount Morris College. |
Myers, Michaele: Collection of Actress from Sydney, Indiana | MU2014/6 | A history of actress, Michaele Myers, as written by Martha Ann Merkle Myers. Also included are plays, photographs, newspaper articles, and posters. |
Peace: Resources | MU2018/31 | Booklets and brochures and bibliography related to the topic of "Peace" written by various organizations and individuals. |
Schwalm, Vernon: Correspondence Folders 147 - 160 | MC2006/13: Schwalm's Confidential Files – Folders 147 - 160 | Vernon Schwalm's family and personally related materials,including family genealogy, family history, biographical sketch, resume, staement written for honorary degree, "Oak Leaves" article recalling the campus during WWII, letters of appreciation. Family letters and letters from those who are "like family." Early photograph of Vernon and Florence Studebaker Schwalm and intimate letters between husband and wife. Personal correspondence regarding hospitalization, insurance and financial matters.Some materials ar confidential and are marked accordingly. Folder 148 - card from Schwalm's mother requesting that he does not move to "the wild west" (probably Kansas). |
Schwalm, Vernon: Correspondence Folders 62-104 | MC2006/13: Schwalm's Confidential Files - Folders 62-104 | Correspondence bidding Schwalm farewell as he leaves Manchester College as Dean and heads west as President of McPherson College in Kansas. Letters of congratulation and support and appreciation regarding his great ability. The return of Schwalm to Manchester College as President and materials related to his inaugural event. Also, The Church of the Brethren celebrates its 250th anniversary, Schwalm gives tribute to Carl Holl, Manchester College experiences challenges during WWII. Correspondence between Schwalm and students in Civilian Public Service and students in the military. Schwalm works with the Board of Trustees, and faces staff and student issues. Schwalm's retirement and gift from the Board of Trustees offering theSchwalms a trip to Europe and Africa. Career following retirement and dedication of Schwalm Hall. Materials surrounding, "My Educational Pilgrimage," by Schwalm and a look into Schwalm's life following his presidency. A small collection on the history of Manchester College. Various writings by Schwalm including but not limited to the drafts, "College Life Since World War II," "Christian Higher Education in the Church of the Brethren at Mid Century," and "The Development of the Sciences at Manchester College." Correspondence with A. Blair Helman. |
Schwalm, Vernon: Correspondence with Andrew Cordier | MC2006/13: 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. |
Sharp, Albert and Sarah Jones: Sod Home, North Dakota | MU2016/18 | The book, "Dakota Portraits," was found on a bookshelf in the Archives with the bookplate of "Mrs. O. Stuart Hamer, R. R. 4, North Manchester, Ind. 46962" Within the book are newspaper clippings about North Dakota pioneer life, a photograph of Albert Sharp and Sarah Jones Sharp with children standing in front of their sod home, and handwritten notes and typed stories describing experiences associated with the pictured "soddy." |
Wiebe Roten, Gertrude | Faculty/Staff Boxes 46-48: Wiebe Roten, Gertrude | Material related to Gertrude Wiebe Roten. For additional material regarding Gertrude Wiebe Roten, see: Manchester College Bulletin, July 1952 p.1. |
Wiebe Roten, Gertrude: Photograph | MC2008/121 | Photograph of Gertrude Wiebe Roten. |
Wong, Alberto | MU2018/69 | International Chinese student, Alberto Wong, lived with the O. Stuart Hamer family during Alberto's time at Manchester College, The collection includes a photograph, correspondence, and Alberto's research regarding the retirement of Chiang Kai-shek, and the rise of Mao and the Communist party. |
Young, S. S.: Historical Family Collection | MU2018/71 | The Simon S. Young collection of family photographs, memorabilia, and the books, "History of Christian and Catherine Buck and Their Descendants," "The Young Family History." |