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TopicAccession #Description Summary
Academic AffairsMC2004/518 Lilly Grant: Study of Balance between Undergraduate Teaching and Research 
Academic Affairs: Large Box #4Academic Affairs: Large Boxes 1 - 12: Box #4 

1924 Faculty Athletic Association.

1930-1931 Dean Holl's Report to the Faculty.

Academic Statistics Fall Term 1947.

1987- 1993 - Number applying for graduation, graduating with honors, lowest GPA.

Faculty Governance Task Force (1971, 1990-1991), Faculty Executive Committee Minutes (1978-1984, 1984 -1999 incomplete).

Interdisciplinary Studies Committee and Honors Studies (1990-1991).

Enrollment Management Committee (1990).  Subcommittee on Academic/Registration/Advising, Provisional Admissions (1987).

Examination Program (1960), Studies on Improvement of Tests, Senior Independent Study Program.

Steering Committee and Self-Study Steering Committee Minutes and plans (1967-1989).

Faculty Development Committee and Department Chairs, Department Heads, Meetings (1982 - 1998).

Faculty Development - Faculty Workshop programs 1965 - 2002. 1990 Mission Statement.   1991 Minutes of Professional Studies Meeting.

Discussion of Faculty/Staff Club Room and Faculty/Staff Lounge (1980 - 1985).

Faculty banquets and "Welcoming Dinners." The honoring of retirees.

Executive Committee Minutes - Military Recruitment on Campus, Inter-Disciplinary Programs (Peace Studies and Environmental Studies), Faculty Workshops, Discussion Day, Admissions Standards, Educational Frontiers Committee Members, Ethical Research Principles, Faculty Committee Assignments, Religious Life Committee,  Accreditation - Self-Study, Faculty Social Programs Committee, Dismissal Procedures for Non-Tenured and Tenured Faculty Members , Skills Development Center, Christian Higher Education, Mission Statement,

Faculty suggestions, "how to improve the experience of minority students on campus," Hoosier-Buckeye Collegiate Conference and HBCC Financial Aid Policy, Standards for Honors Graduates , Human Diversity, Harassment, Faculty Governance, Faculty Standing Committees at MC, Collaborative Learning, School Breaks, Representatives for the Dean of Academic Affairs, Bylaws for Conduct of Faculty Elections, Discussion Day Schedule, Revisions to Faculty Manual, Department Chair Appointment, Retirement Banquet, International Meal, Admissions Classifications, History of Curriculum Review, 1984 task force on Program Reduction, Improved Status of Library Faculty [October 10, 1993], NCAA definition of "good academic standing," and "satisfactory progress of students" [1993], Computer Services, Human Diversity Policy by Affirmative Action Committee, Commuter Assignments 1993-1994 by Faculty Member, Policy for the Promotion and Protection of Human Diversity (1993), Responsibilities of Computer Users, Teacher Education Committees, use of Library in Curriculum, Academic Breaks, Length of Academic Year.

Two Year Curriculum and Instructional Improvement Study circa 1958 - Study on Curricular Integration.

Goals For An Effective Curriculum At Manchester College, July 2000.

Two Year Degree Program, Fall 1974.

Helman's introduction, description and final results of the 1960's Self-Study, and related reports, statistics and minutes.  "The New Curriculum at Manchester College, Report of the Self-Study) Status as of June 20, 1968)."

Development of Divisional Core Curricula in Humanities, Social Sciences and Science, etc., Proposed Non-Divisional Core Curriculum Focused on helping each student discover "Who He Is,"  A Statement of Purpose for Manchester College, Memo to Faculty Regarding Self-Study, Proposed Teaching Load Evaluation.

Grading and Low Scholarship.

Faculty Development Committee - 1974-1997 (incomplete) - includingTenure, Salary, Benefits, Faculty Evaluation, Student Evaluation of Teaching, Guidelines for Recognition of Faculty for 25 Years of Service, Sabbatical Requests, Support for Faculty Research Fulltime Status, Revisions to Faculty Manual, Formation of System for Evaluation of Staff and Administration (1992), Annual Reports to the Faculty, Program Adjustment, Student Evaluations of Faculty, Forward Planning Committee, Rank for Librarians.

Committees and Standing Committees of the Faculty 1960 - 1973 (incomplete). Also 2000 - 2001.

Faculty Minutes, February, 1954.

Committee on Instruction 1963 - 1964.

Curriculum Revisions 1961, 1969, and 1977.

1974 materials including but not limited to: - Standards for the Accreditation of Baccalaureate Degree Programs in Social Work - Recommendations from the Natural Science Division to the Academic Committee - Humanities Faculty Core Evaluation - Questionnaire  "The following courses and programs help me discover who I am and what I can become." - Senior Colloquium -  Proposals for Curriculum Modification.

Academic Program 1988-1989, report of Graduate Student Enrollment - Academic Program developments (1986-1987)

Statistical Evaluation of contributions by each department (1982 - 1982).

1987-1991materials including but not limited to the following committees: Teacher Education (TEC), Academic Policies , Athletic Committee, Minority Concerns, Human Diversity, Student Life, Human Relations, Facilities Policy, Educational Innovation, Koinonia,College Planning , Management Information, Graduate and Continuing Education.

Budget (1967-1968), budget comparisons, salary scale, faculty benefits, teaching load, Co-Curricular Enrichment Committee,1986 President's memo, "An Attempt to Overthrow the Limitations of Manchester College."

Task Force for Program Adjustment(1981-1984).

 
Admissions: BrochuresMC2008/158 Admissions promotional brochures circa 1991-1992. 
Admissions: Newsletters, Financial AidMC2008/157 Admissions and "The Office of Admissions and Financial Aid" Newsletters. 
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."  
Advancement: President's CircleMC2008/83 

President's Circle, 2006:

  • One page history of Manchester College.
  • Two invitations to hear the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert.
  • Two invitations to "An Evening on Stage," 13 November 2006 given to "The President's Circle."
 
Advancement: President's Recognition DinnerMC2008/93 Program from the President's Recognition Dinner 1976. 
Advancement: AppealsMU2012/98 Advancement materials for Fall appeal of 2010.  "Touch a student's life "today" [circa 2008]. Other cards [2009, 2010, 2011] and items related to "Connections" for Life [2009], and "Reach" [circa 2002]. 
Advancement: Appeals, Organizations Promotional PiecesMU2013/133 

Office of University Advancement appeals, organizations, and promotional materials 2010-2011 and earlier.

 
Advancement: Celebrating the VisionMC2008/96 Celebrating the Vision program, Honeywell Center 2006. 
Advancement: Centennial CampaignMC2008/115 

Centennial Campaign Dinner, 16 October 1987 invitation in envelope with reply cards.

 
Advancement: Centennial Campaign, Step Up To The FutureMC2007/166 "Step Up To The Future" program in celebration of the PERC [1987].  Booklets for "Step Up to the Future, The Centennial Campaign for Manchester College,"  circa 1988 - 1989. 
Advancement: FundraisingMC2009/141a-j 

A variety of funds and societies and fundraising events, including The Annual Fund 2008 as well as plans for the Science Center and Union renovation material as part of "the Next Step" campaign.  Information for the President's Circle 2008. Stanley J. Gilbert, '66 piano dedication.

 
Advancement: Fundraising by Decade/CampaignMC2002/115a  

Fundraising by decade/campaign - individual campaigns and records.

1    Winger Fund, March of Progress, Focus on the Seventies, Funderburg Fund

2    General Education Fund, Centennial Campaign, The Next Step.

 
Advancement: Fundraising by Decade/Campaign - The Manchester FundMC2007/135 

Fundraising Campaign: Manchester Fund, circa 2005, solicitation materials.

 
Advancement: Fundraising by Decade/Campaign - The Manchester FundMC2008/05 

Continued Annual Support of the Manchester Fund, circa 2007.

 
Advancement: Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: - The Manchester FundMC2008/81 Copies of Manchester Fund brochure and letter, December 2006. 
Advancement: Fundraising Survey Report 1960MU2013/13 A fundraising survey report made for Manchester College by Marts and Lundy, Inc., 1960 between phases of the March of Progress campaign. 
Advancement: GiftsMU2017/52 Advancement fundraising material: a.) 1953 letter from President Schwalm regarding the amounts of money raised by the college from all sources and for what fund the money is intended. b.) Donors and contributions 1946 through 1954. 
Advancement: Gym-a-thonMC2008/112 

Gym-a-thon 1981.

1. One program of this event.

 
Advancement: License PlatesMC2007/63 Publicity card for Manchester College license plate fundraising project. 
Advancement: Manchester Fund, Endowed Scholarships, Commemorative Tree ProgramMC2011/97 - Advancement Promotional materials from the Office of College Advancement: Commemorative Tree Program, Endowed Scholarships, The Manchester Fund.  Undated. 
Advancement: March of ProgressMC2004/314 A. Blair Helman Papers: March of Progress fundraising campaign of the 1950's. 
Advancement: March of ProgressMC2003/248 

Photocopies of publications from The March of Progress capital campaign, which started in 1955.

 
Advancement: March of ProgressMC2002/2o 

March of Progress materials including

First phase information, with final reports, correspondence.

Second phase information, including final reports by Rufus King and J. Wiley Christie .   

Convocation materials.

 
Advancement: March of ProgressMU2013/14 Materials pertaining to the March of Progress fundraising campaign. 
Advancement: March of ProgressMU2013/12 Manchester College March of Progress fundraising campaign - Final Report First Phase [1955-1959] - Final Report Second Phase [1960-1964].   
Advancement: March of ProgressMarch of Progress: Information Find material related to the "March of Progress" in: Guide Lines, v.1:4 (October 1960) p.4; Oak Leaves, 22 September 1960 p.1; 29 September 1960 p.1; 13 October 1960 p.1; 3 November 1960 p.3; 10 November 1960 p.3; 17 November 1960 p.3; 10 October 1963 p.1; 14 November 1963 p.1; 16 January 1964 p.1. 
Advancement: Restricted Endowment FundsMC2011/107 Description of Restricted Endowment Funds through the Office of College Advancement. 
Advancement: The Manchester Fund MC2007/62 

The Manchester Fund and The President's Circle - circa 2005.

 

 
Advancement: The Manchester FundMC2007/165 The Manchester Fund:  Promotional Material circa September 2007. 
Advancement: The Next StepMC2007/61 "The Next Step" strategy, goals, publicity material and timeline. 
Advancement: The Next StepMC2006/16 Brochures for fundraising of Science Center as part of "The Next Step!" "A Campaign to Strengthen Manchester College." 
Advancement: The Next StepMC2004/438 Union renovation part of "The Next Step" Campaign. 
Advancement: The Next StepMC2008/101 Fundraising Booklet: "Celebrating the Vision, Manchester College Wraps Up The Next Step! Campaign" [1996 - 2006].  
Advancement: The Next StepMC2009/95  The Next Step! A Campaign to Strengthen Manchester College, Community-wide Celebration, Monday, April 20, 1998.   Focus on the PERC.  
Advancement: VHS Tape and Other AssortmentMU2013/152, 1-34 - Formerly ROOctober2012/31 

VHS tapes and cassette tapes documenting significant events on the Manchester College campus, including Step Up to the Future (1987) as part of the Centennial Campaign. Focus on the college's Centennial year.  Brochures on the Ministry Training Institute and Training in Ministry.  Church of the Brethren pamphlets, some authored by faculty or alumni of Manchester College.

 
Advancement: Weaver, WelcomeMC2008/10 

Welcome Weaver, Manchester College alumnus, Class of 193.

Welcome Weaver: President's Club program celebrating Welcome Weaver, his family, and Weaver Popcorn.

 
Advancemrnt: Fundraising - March of Progress, circa 1955MC2002/2y 

Correspondence with Marts and Lundy, financial consultants for the March of Progress.

 
Alford, SteveMC2009/71-SP:Sports Steve Alford posters. 
Alumni Association Large Box 18  

Alumni Association Gifts and Fundraising:

Class of 1932 fundraising letters from Kenneth Kintner, see folder "Alumni Class of 1932 Fundraising."

 

See also: MC General File, Class Gifts
Alumni Association: Gifts and Fundraising Large Box 18, Folder, Alumni Fundraising:The Next Eighty Years 

Alumni Association Gifts and Fundraising:

1968 promotional, "The Next Eighty Years,"  from James K. Garber. 

 
Alumni Association: Gifts and Fundraising Manchester College General File: Properties Owned by the College  

Alumni Association Gifts and Fundraising:

Gifts to College: For the chime titled, "Christian Education."

See also: MC General File, Class Gifts
Alumni Days and Alumni Reunions MC2007/76 

This collection includes but is not limited to:

  • Reunion: Class of 1950
  • Reunion: Alumni Days Schedule for Classes of 1934, 1939, 1944, 1949, 1959 and 50 Year Reunion: Class of 1954.
  • Staffing Schedule
  • Alumni Days 2004, May 27 - 28, 2004.
  • Banquets
  • List of award recipients from 1960 - 2004.  See Alumni Days Banquet promotional June 2005.
 
Athletic Committee: FundraisingMU2015/35 23 January 1984 Athletic Committee "Guidelines for Raising Funds." 
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. 
Basketball 1994 and 1995.MU General File: Athletics, Basketball 

Program for the Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference [ICAC] 1994 Basketball Championship Tournament to be held at Manchester College, 24-26 February 1994.  Fundraising letter to support Manchester College's NCAA Division III men's basketball team [1995].

 
Bond Agreement, 11 Feburary 1981MC2011/149 Copies of a bond agreement issued by Manchester College dated 11 Feburary 1981. 
Bosnian ProjectMU2013/66 Channel 33 News and Liveline (Channel 21) spotlights - Bosnian student fundraising. Video of presentation by Keller (student) and Winnemyr (faculty). 
Buildings List Buildings List This is a somewhat dated list of building on campus but it shares some pertinent information. 
Cawood, Carl: Fundraising RecordsMC2004/360 Carl Cawood's records of field calls, dated 1987. 
Centennial Campaign: President Robinson's FilesMU2020/10 President Robinson's Centennial Campaign materials. 
Charitable Fundraising: News ClippingsMU2017/73 News clippings regarding charitable fundraisers at Manchester College:  $192.87 to help victims of bombing in Birmingham, Alabama (27 September 1963), concert for "Sanctuary"  to help refugees in Central America (1992), students buy heifer for family through HPI (1995),  $43.35 raised for March of Dimes (undated), "Vagina Monologues" admission to help abused women (2004), MC donates books to community college library (2004), Garver Hall raises $1,500 for families (2005). 
Church & Higher EducationMC2002/47 

Church and Higher Education statements. 

See Also:

Congregational Outreach brochure, MC2008/203,h

Gospel Messenger 8 September 1945 p.7-8; 15 September 1945 p.9-10; 22 September 1945 p.11-12; 12 January 1946 p.11-13; 23 February 1946 p.8-9; 9 March 1946 p.3-4, 25-26; 27 April 1946 p.8; 6 July 1946 p.23; 30 November 1946 p.5-13; 8 November 1947 p.9-10, 11-12; Manchester College Bulletin July 1950 p.1; June 1951 p.1; November 1951 p.2; June 1952 p.4; Oak Leaves 6 October 1960 p.1; Religious Activities.

 
Church of the Brethren: Brethren Action MovementBC2008/3  Conception, newsletters, tracts, letter, writings by Dale Aukerman, Ken Brown, Larry Kuenning, Art Gish, and others.  
Church Relations Update MC2002/48 

The file contains copies of the church relations newsletter from years 1966-1988. Also included are newspaper articles, public relations statements, Church of the Brethren district "thank you" reports.

 
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: Virginia Keller InterviewsMC2008/06 

This collection contains all the paper documents and audio tape of interviews with Manchester Graduates and former Manchester students who served in Civilian Public Service in the late 1940s.

 
Committees: Helman and Robinson YearsMU2020/7 

Ad Hoc Committees – Early 1980’s, from Helman Years into Robinson Era.

Faculty Committee, 1986-1987 through 1990-1991.

Committees and Public Relations.


 
Criminal Grant: Justice Exposure Project MC2003/297 

Criminal Justice Exposure Project.

Interns-in-Probation Project #3A-DF-890 "Upgrading Correctional Personnel to Increase Effectiveness of Correction and Rehabilitation," dated 21 December 1971.  Grant proposal to Indiana Criminal Justice Planning Agency.

Interns-in-Probation Project #3-34-72-F-1 "Upgrading Correctional Personnel to Increase Effectiveness of Correction and Rehabilitation," dated 31 August 1972.  First Quarterly Report June 1-August 31, 1972.

 
Development: King, RufusMC2009/157 

Development: Rufus King File Folder -  ( RESTRICTED due to the confidential nature of information)

 

Rufus King: Assorted Development files in the Faculty/Staff Boxes 46-48: King, Rufus - ( RESTRICTED due to the confidential nature of information)

 
Earth Day: PosterMC2009/71, File Folder MC2009/71-E: Events on Campus 

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

 
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.

 
Food Service: The Oaks, PhotographsMC2003/368 

Photographs pertaining to "The Oaks" in it's various locations through the decades.  History of the various locations ot "The Oaks."

 
Foster, G. R.: MC Buildings PrintMU2020/52 A, B Two framed prints by artist G. R. Foster  probably used as incentives during a fundraising campaign. 
Funderburg Library: Director's BoxesMU2019/105 Materials acquired from the office of the Director of Funderburg Library, Jill Lichtsinn, upon the event of her retirement, July 2019. 1999 remodel plans. 
FundraisingMC2002/115b  

Estate planning, church giving, annual fund, phonathon.

 
Fundraising and GrantsMC2002/115c  

Grants proposals and other records.

Restricted.

 
Fundraising by Decade/CampaignMU2013/98 

Advancement materials including but not limited to:

  • Funderburg Library funding correspondence.
  • Hall of Science funding soliciation and dedication ceremonies, 1960.
  • 2001 reports on additions and renovations to the Science Center.
  • Science Center Campaign - promotional materials, groundbreaking, and dedication ceremony, 2005.
  • Norman and Grace Wine Recital Hall Campaign - and dedication events.
  • Breaking ground for the Union.
  • PERC building project.
  • The Next Step Campaign: Science Center, Union, Winger Recital Hall.
  • 2010 -  2011 President's Report.
  • The Next Step Campaign Notebooks [2000 - 2003]: Science Center, Union, Winger Recital Hall.
  • Manchester College wraps up The Next Step! Campaign.
  • Manchester's March of Progress.
  • Step Up To The Future - The Centennial Campaign for Manchester College.
  • Focus on the Seventies [Phase I and II].
  • Oak Leaves article 17 March 1960 - Cordier pays Two-Day Visit, UN Executive To Address Community Sunday, Monday.

 

 
Fundraising by Decade/CampaignMU2013/97 

Office of University Advancement

Publications: from 2013.

Students First! The Campaign for Manchester, News and Updates.

Creating a Legacy, Spring 2013.

Programs: - including the Otho Winger Society, President's Society, and Endowed Scholarship events.

 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Calvin Ulrey Hall ConstructionMC2004/484 44 x 20" plywood piece with painted thermometer measuring success of Calvin Ulrey dormatory campaign.  
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Campaigns of 1960-s - 1980'sMC2003/41 

"Focus on the Seventies," "Step Up to the Future," and other campaigns from the late 1960's through 1980's.

 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Centennial Campaign, Step Up To The Future, circa 1988MC2004/524 "Materials from the Centennial campaign, 1987-1989, including:
  • Centennial Campaign Newsletters.
  • Centennial Campaign artist's design.
  • "Step Up To The Future" brochures.
  • Centennial Campaign organization.
  • Centennial Campaign kickorff.
  • Goals, policy on gifts.
  • Sample of letters.
  • Major donors to receive lithograph awards and lithograph presentation labels
 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Centennial Campaign, Step Up To The Future, circa 1988 MC2003/38 

Centennial Campaign - "Step Up To The Future" - circa 1988.

Dinner invitation, letter of intent, and campaign literature.

 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Centennial Campaign, Step Up To The Future, circa 1988 MC2004/340 Centennial Auction Poster 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Centennial Campaign, Step Up To The Future, circa 1988MC2007/122 Items for sale at The Centennial Auction 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Centennial Campaign, Step Up To The Future, circa 1988MC2007/171 "Step Up To The Future" Steering Committee, Major Gifts Committee, Special Gifts Committee, Campaign Reporter, Accountability Team. 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Centennial Campaign, Step Up To The Future, circa 1988MC2003/250 

Marts & Lundy Fund-Raising Study Report, dated 1984, in preparation for the Centennial Campaign.

"Step Up to the Future" campaign brochure from Centennial Campaign (1989).

Restricted access and reproduction.

 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Centennial Campaign, Step Up To The Future, circa 1988MC2009/115 Newspaper article announcing the launch of the Centennial Campaing with a fundraising event and speech by President Robinson.  
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: College Gymnasium, 1926 MC2009/110  1926 newspaper spread announces the need for a new gym and fundraising plans. Andrew Cordier chairs the fundraising committee.  The basketball team is featured and the entire campus is highlighted in a spread on the verso.  
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Congratulatory Gift Matching Newspaper Statement to CompaniesMC2009/109  Wabash Plain Dealer spread, "Manchester College Congratulates...Container Corporation of America, The General Tire and Rubber Company and Honeywell Inc., For Their Forward-Thinking Action In Establishing Gift Matching Programs To Aid Education..."  
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Endowment Fund Contribution CardMC2004/703 Endowment Fund, Manchester Day August 31, 1924, contribution card. 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Focus on the SeventiesMU2013/99 

Focus on the Seventies - Campaign Materials July 1970 - 23 January 1975 - CONFIDENTIAL.

Focus on the Seventies - Phase II - Campaign Materials 1978 -1982 - CONFIDENTIAL.

Focus on the Seventies Transmittal Forms - CONFIDENTIAL.

 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Focus on the Seventies, circa early 1970'sMC2003/249 

Publications from Focus on the Seventies capital campaign. Phase One and Phase Two.

Report on Focus on the Seventies, July 13, 1970 - April 21, 1971, by Bruce G. Freeman, Campaign Director.

 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Focus on the Seventies, circa early 1970'sMC2004/328 

Advance Report - Focus on the Seventies: Undated report, sent to "selected friends of Manchester College,"  from the A. Blair Helman Papers.

 

 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: Greater Manchester College (1920)MC2004/449 Article dated 18 March 1920 describes the Greater Manchester College fundraising effort. 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: The Next Step, circa 1997 - 2006MC2006/27  "'The Next Step' A Campaign to Strengthen Manchester College" A campaign update for Ford Meter Box, November 25, 1997. 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: The Next Step, circa 1997 - 2006MC2007/10 "The Next Step" closing gala.  March 19, 2006. 
Fundraising by Decade/Campaign: The Next Step, circa 1997 - 2006, Trustee ListMC2009/145a-c Invitation for event 18 April 1998, event "kick-off" timeline and listing of past and present trustees. 
Fundraising by Decades/Campaigns: Newspaper ClippingsMU2017/66 

1963 Newspaper articles related to the "March of Progress."

2006 newspaper article related to "The Next Step! A Campaign to Strengthen Manchester College." 

 
Fundraising Campaign: Focus on the SeventiesMC2004/292 Focus on the Seventies Collection: Two campaign brochures and two campaign reports. 
Fundraising Study Report, 1977MC2004/330 Fundraising Study Report, 1977, prepared by Marts & Lundy, Inc., and dated 7 April 1977. 
Fundraising Study Report--1984MC2004/329 Fundraising study report prepared by Marts & Lundy, Inc., and dated October 1984. 
Fundraising Survey report, 1970MC2004/327 

Fundraising Survey Report--1970:

  • A report prepared by Marts & Lundy, Inc. and dated 19 March 1970.
 
Fundraising: Annual FundMC2004/44 Phonathon, annual fund. 
Fundraising: Church GivingMC2004/220 Church Giving Records. 
Fundraising: Education Initiatives, PhonathonMC General File: Fundraising, Phonathon A page created for use in the "Education Initiatives" Phonathon.  It includes a list of Manchester College Gift Clubs and gift confirmation notices. 
Fundraising: General InformationFundraising: Additional Information 

See Also: Manchester College Bulletin, November 1949 p.1, 3; November 1978 p.4; The Manchester Monitor, 22 January 2002 p.8; The News-Journal, 27 March 2001 p.1; 28 August 2002 p.9; Oak Leaves, 12 December 1963 p.2 (Wabash County Day); Photo Box 51.

 
Fundraising: Helman Hall and LoungeMC2006/28 Helman Hall and Lounge, student suite furniture and lounge request. 
Fundraising: Nucleus Fund Committee, 1994MC2006/29 

Nucleus Fund Committee 1994:

1.  Letters

2.  Members of committee

 
Fundraising: Oh the Places We Go, BookletMC2003/318 "Oh The Places We Go" fundraising booklet. 
Fundraising: Otho Winger SocietyMC2004/88 Otho Winger Society certificate. 
Fundraising: Otho Winger SocietyLarge Box 66  Otho Winger Society and Otho Winger Society Annual Breakfast materials. 
Fundraising: Patricia Kennedy Helman Lounge, Cawood, CarlMC2004/158 

Carl Cawood Papers:  Patricia Kennedy Helman Lounge Donor Correspondence.

 
Fundraising: Phonathon, circa1981MC2004/513 

Flyer for phonathon benefiting the PERC (circa 1981).

 
Fundraising: Plant Development, 1950MC2007/114 Plant Development Fund Pledges 1950 - restricted file. 
Fundraising: President's ClubMC General File: President's Club President's Club - brochure containing a description of members of the organization.  
Fundraising: ReachMC2007/27 

Reach: two spiral bound campaign booklets.

 
Fundraising: Ropchan FundMC2004/45 Ropchan Fund: Correspondence dated 1987-88. 
Fundraising: Step up to the Future, National Hometown TourMC2006/32 

"National Hometown Tour "Materials related to fundraising and advancement.

Library Campaign, part of "Step Up to the Future" Centennial Campaign (Large Box 65).

"Gold Club Quarterly, a newsletter for young alumni."

 
Fundraising: The Campaign for Manchester College," dated December 20, 1991MC2003/252  

Campbell & Company campaign materials.

Restricted access and reproduction.

 
Fundraising: The Next Step, Winger Recital Hall and Claim Your Seat CampaignMC2004/8 

The Next Step!, A Campaign to Strengthen Manchester College, fundraising campaign brochure for Winger Recital Hall.

 A copy of the glossy flyer sent out to selected individuals at the end of 2003 for seat dedications in Wine Recital Hall.

List of seat dedications.

 
Gilbert, Art: CollectionMU2018/44 The personal collection of Art Gilbert, 1953 alumnus and accounting professor at Manchester College, including materials related to Bethel Church of the Brethren, Milford, Indiana. 
Gladdys Muir Peace House and GardenMC2007/179a and b 

Gladdys Muir Peace House and Garden: Background, fundraising, architectural plans.

 
Grant: College Science Improvement ProgramMC2003/293 College Science Improvement Program 
Grant: Criminal Justice Exposure Project MC2003/297 Criminal Justice Exposure Project  
Grant: ICIPMC2003/294 Indiana Consortium for International Programs: Application for ICIP grant, "Globalizing Secondary Curricula and Teacher Education Through Art," dated 6 November 1985.   
Grant: ICIPMC2003/295 Indiana Consortium for International Programs: Application for ICIP grant, "Contemporary African Society in a Time of Change:  Two Case Studies, Malawi and Zimbabwe," dated 18 October 1995.    
Grant: ICIPMC2004/519 

Indiana Consortium for International Programs: "Rural Development and Urbanization in Africa:  Two Case Studies, Zimbabwe and Malawi," proposed by David Waas, Dated 18 October 1990.

 
Grant: Interns in Probation ProjectMC2003/296 

File 1    Interns-in-Probation Project #3A-DF-890 "Upgrading Correctional Personnel to Increase Effectiveness of Correction and Rehabilitation," dated 21 December 1971.  Grant proposal to Indiana Criminal Justice Planning Agency.

File 2    Interns-in-Probation Project #3-34-72-F-1 "Upgrading Correctional Personnel to Increase Effectiveness of Correction and Rehabilitation," dated 31 August 1972.  First Quarterly Report June 1-August 31, 1972.

 
Grant: Lilly Endowment, Inc., Grant Announcement, 1973MC2011/169 An announcement from the Board of Trustees outlining the grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc., 1973. 
Grant: Plowshares, PostersMC2004/345 

The Plowshares grant was awarded to Earlham, Goshen, and Manchester Colleges by the Lilly Foundation in 2002.  Its purpose was to strengthen the Peace Studies programs at the three colleges.

 
Grants: Indiana HeritageMC2002/298 

Indiana Heritage Research Grant.

Restricted access and reproduction.

 
Grants: Lilly Endowment, Inc., Dream of DistinctionMC2007/172 News clippings about fundraising and grants, including the "Dream of Distinction" grant given by Lilly Endowment, Inc. See file in Large Box 122. 
Grants: Summer and OtherMC2004/388 Summer  and other grants for faculty, proposals and reports 1996 - 2001. 
Hawthorn Program: FilesMU2014/163 Dr. Onyegi's records of the Hawthorne Program (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) – A Lilly funded grant designed to help prepare Hispanic and African American middle school (grades 6-8) students for college. Some records are confidential. 
Hawthorne Program: Photograph and Video Collection, 1999 - 2000MC2004/391  

1999 - 2000 Hawthorne Program

The Lilly Endowment funded Hawthorne Program was designed to help prepare African American and Hispanic students (grades 6-8) for college or other educational opportunities beyond high school.

Scrapbook from 1999-2000.

Negatives.

3 VHS videocassettes.

24 camcorder videocassettes.

 
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. 
 
Holl, Carl Waldo: FundraisingMC2004/273 Correspondence and record book from Carl W. Holl's fundraising efforts. 
Humanities Division: Performances, "The Bartered BrideMC2004/710 Poster Advertising "The Bartered Bride," 1953.  This production of Smetana's Opera features, Ronald Walton, Thyra Neff, Ralph McFadden and Joe Ogden. Director, Clyde W. Holsinger.  
Indiana Campus Compact: Doudt, NCATE: Education and Professional Programs Division MC2003/361 

A collection of material, including student teaching handbooks, compiled by Dr. Karen Doudt for the NCATE visitation team circa year 2000:

1    PLS (Performance Learning Systems) material.

2    Graduate Council Minutes, 1993-1994.

3    Grant proposal submitted to Indiana Campus Compact, 25 January 1999.

4    Metro North Study.

5    Teacher Education Program Policy Handbook, 1998.

6    Student Teaching Handbooks, 1992-1999.

7    Mindpower and Mindquest materials.

8    Education Program Student Handbooks, 1993-1999.

9    Editorials published in the News-Sentinel by Dr. Doudt (1997-1998).

 
Indiana Organizations, Lilly Foundation Grants: President Helman's YearsMU2020/5 Helman materials, including but not limited to: Academy in Public Service, Indiana Committee for the Humanities, Civil Rights Commission, Criminal Justice Planning Agency, Department of Public Instruction, Freedom of Choice Grants, Indiana Council of Student Volunteers, Indiana College Health Association, Veterans Affairs, Indianapolis Center for Advanced Research, Hoosier-Buckeye Collegiate Conference, Indiana College Personnel Association, Conference of Higher Education, Commission for Higher Education, Indiana Colleges, Associated Colleges of Indiana, Consortium of International Programs, State Scholarship Commission, Project Equality, Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, Higher Education Facilities Acts, Regional Science Fair, Miscellaneous (click on accession number [middle column] to view finding aid). 
International Business Trip to Bangladesh: Education and Professional Programs DivisionMC2009/71 File Folder MC2009/71-V:Various International Business Trip to Bangladesh, 1982. Poster. See MC2009/71 File Folder MC2009/71-V:Various, including Admissions Material, parents' Weekend, Fundraising, Phonathon. Graphic Department.  
King, Dr. Martin Luther: Speech Transcription MU2012/41 Transcription of the speech, The Future of Integration, delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Manchester College 1 February 1968. Revision to former speech booklets. 
Lilly Endowment Workshop on the Liberal Arts Team ReportMC General File: Lilly Endowment, Liberal Arts Workshop, 1985 

"Team Report by Manchester College," 7 July 1983 for The Lilly Endowment's Workshop on the Liberal Arts.

 
Lilly Endowment, Inc.: Survey Report, 1951 - 1959MC2011/155 

Lilly Endowment Inc., surveys, reports and grant approval.

 
Lilly Endowment: Gerontology and the Community of North ManchesterMC General File: Lilly Endowment, Gerontology 21 July 1998 announcement of a grant from Lilly Endowment to bolster the connections between the College, its gerontology program, and the Town of North Manchester's older citizens. 
Lilly Endowment: Realizing the DreamMC General File: Lilly Grant Lilly Endowment, "Realizing the Dream," honoring first-generation students in their first year of college. 
Lilly Grant: Curriculum StudyMC2004/160  Lilly Grant: Curriculum Study Records.  
Lilly Grant: Special InitiativeMC General File: Lilly  President Parker Marden's announcement to faculty and staff regarding "A Special Initiative," the receipt of a planning grant from the Lilly Endowment as part of the most recent Special Initiative.  
Manchester College and the Church of the BrethrenMC2009/151 

Church Relations - objectives, resources, and implementation.

 
Miller, Edith Alice CollectionMC2008/208 

Much more material than can be described. Please go into the accession page to read Scope and Contents. The collection includes the following but is vastly larger:

Obituaries, information on the Shull children, photograph of son of Moy Gwong,  "Memory Speaks, North Manchester Celebrates Its First 150 Years," program for play written by Dr. Charles Boebel, article from "The Noble County American," Albion, Indiana, Thursday, June 24, 1982, pg. 7 regarding the Potawatomi Chief Simon Pokagon, Last Chief of the Potawatomies, personal information about Edith Alice Miller, letter by Otho about his wife's, Ida's death, and Class of 1926 Information, as saved by Edith Miller.

For more information on Edith Alice Miller see West Manchester Church of the Brethren.

 
Missions: Church of the Brethren General Mission BoardBC2020/13 Correspondence from the 1920's and 1930's between the Church of the Brethren General Mission Board and President Otho Winger.

The General Mission Board had authority over missionaries and missionary programs. The Board seemed to keep tight administrative watch. 

During the days and years following the stock market crash of 1929, fundraising appeared to be of great concern. 
 
Mount Morris: Historic Memorabilia and RecordsMC2012/51 A varied and extensive collection that includes interesting materials from Mount Morris College. 
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. 

 
News Releases: August 2000 - August 2001ROSeptember2012/25 News Releases from Manchester College August 2000 - August 2001, along with partial listing from 16 August 2000 - 27 November 2000. This finding aid is in process.  Not all of the releases have been recorded. 
Office of Academic Affairs: AssortmentMC2011/203 
  • Sabbatical letters.
  • Manchester Institute.
  • Reaching Business and Community Through Expert Training, Tree Commemoration 30 October 2003.
  • A Proposal for a Shared Investment in a New College Union at Manchester College, 1998, Capital Improvement Program,The Lilly Endowment, 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.

 
PianoMC2010/47 Cordier piano fundraising performance and dedication. 
PlaquesMC2002/227 Lists of memorial plaques from 1987, correspondence.  
Plowshares GrantPlowshares Grant: Information See: The Manchester Monitor, 23 July 2002 p.8; The News-Journal, 22 May 2002 p.26. 
Plunkett, Roy: BequestMC2004/389 Information regarding Roy Plunkett's bequest for science equipment. 
Plunkett, Roy: Collection 1988-1994 and Biographical MaterialMC2001/3 Box 3 A detailed description of the Roy Plunkett collection - Box #3: 1988 - 1994 - including biographical material, relationships with Manchester College and Ohio State, as well as personal associations with organizations. There is a report and description of the oral project conducted by "The Center for the History of Chemistry." Also included are copies of "Polymers and People," by Eric Elliott, and "Polymer Pioneers," by Peter Morris. 
Portraits: Holl and KintnerMC2011/148a,b 

The Holl-Kintner Hall of Science was constructed during the first phase of the March of Progress fundraising campaign was named in honor of  Professors Holl and Kintner.  These portraits were located in the lobby of Holl-Kintner Hall of Science.

 
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
 
Posters: Events and ScholarshipMC2009/71File MC2009/71-V: Various 

Posters about campus events and various scholarships.

 
President's Box: #1MU2016/20 MC Factbooks, 1988, 1999, 2000, Dashboard Indicators (Fall 2000, 2001), "Toward a Margin for Excellence, Strategic Indicators" (1977), VIA 1996 - 1997 notebook, Helman retirement preparations, Helman portrait preparations, Labor force changes in Indiana, projections for 1996 - 2010, fifty years of Brethren Volunteer Service, BVS volunteers from MC and influence on career, CPS and Brethren Service Committee including Cordier, Shultz, Kinsel, Zigler, Durnbaugh, Eby, West, Indiana Higher Education Facility Study (1967, 1973), Hegis Facilities Data (1970, 1971), ""A Campaign to Strengthen MC," PERC building project, "Reflections on the Theological Exploration of Vocation," study of financial and academic resources at MC (1965). 
President's Files: Athletics, Departments Divisions, Registrar , Academic AffairsMU2020/74 
Athletics, 1968  - 1982.
Women's Extramural Sports Program, 1973-1986.
Womens' Athletics, 1979-1986.
Student Affairs, Intramural Sports, 1980 - 1983.
Football, 1979 - 1982.
Indiana Organizations - Hoosier-Buckeye Collegiate Conference 1981-1986.
Dean of Academic Affairs, 1983 -1986.
Dean of the College, 1967 -1983.
THE MANCHESTER PLAN, An Academic Program for the '70's.
Registrar Correspondence, 1956 -1986. CONFIDENTIAL. 
Academic Affairs, Faculty Workshop, 1971 - 1980.
Librarian, 1964 - 1986.
Academic Affairs, Letters to the Faculty, 1963 - 1975 and 1975-1983. 
Manchester College Faculty Meeting and Business Materials, 1977 - 1986.
Academic Affairs, Faculty Study Grants, 1966 - 1972.
Director of Graduate Studies, 1971-1986. 
Associate Academic Dean, 1978 - 1984. 
Academic Affairs, Faculty Committees 1953 - 1986 - Committee for the Future.

 
President's Files: MardenMU2020/33 

Parker Marden materials: Memos, reports, faculty/staff news, hate-email, commitment to diversity, thoughts about September 11, campus telephone directory, student activity calendar, alumni hometown tour invitations, and much more.

 
President's OfficeMU2013/103a,b,c Collection from the Office of Jo Young Switzer, President of Manchester University [CONFIDENTIAL]. 
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. 

 
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: MU in the News 2015MU2016/3 

Articles related to Manchester University(2015) include but are not limited to:

Abigail Fuller (minimum wage), Phil Wright (emergency doctor back on the front line), Gerad Good (men's basketball head coach), Benson Onyeji (Iran agreement), Tiana Maclin and Aja Michael (millennials honored), Heather Schilling (call on teachers), Leonard Williams, Thelma Rohrer and Tim Ogden (new deans), social work program earns perfect reaccreditation score, volunteers clean Eel River,college sexual-assault rules, Adam Hohman (online education), MU exemplifies career pathway programs, Nicole Sauder (Teacher of the Week), Lisa Updike Starks (Young Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award), Chris Garber (illness and obituary),  President Dave McFadden (seek out and learn from those who are different, Wanda Will Button), Pharmacogenomics Master's Degree, MU one of "Best in Midwest,'" Brad Pyrah (married same-sex couples and tax season), student newspaper wins statewide awards, students selected (Inaugural Fellows for a new Greater Fort Wayne Inc.), Holly Beer ("Vote 'yes' for Fremont Community Schools"), MU degree first of kind (genetic-based drugs wave of future), antidiscrimination policy at MU(sexual orientation and gender identity), Dwight Farringer (interest in science shouldn't be discouraged), Ahmed Abdelmageed (adding pharmacists to health care team), Tim McElwee - Melanie Harmon (VP for Academic Resources, Names Advancement Leader), Mark Huntington (Associate Dean for Natural and Health Sciences), Jack Gochenaur (Nonprofit CFO of the Year), death of Rowan Daggett, Emma Nellans (working with an autistic child), death of Bill Scott, Maggie Wimberly (Wabash Habitat for Humanity), MU honors Bob Keller and Dee Keller, Athletic Hall of Fame inductees [(Donna (Shively )Moudy, Heather (Harshman) Turk, Todd Saylor, Todd Saunders, Joe Phillips, Andy McClain] ,Holiday Community Events, Robert Pettit (Disneyland), Tiana Maclin (recognized for community involvement), Whitney Caudill (member of  Embassy Theatre board and board member of YMCA Northeast Indiana.), pharmacy students (link between DNA and medical results), K-3 students experience MU during "Walk Into My Future" event, 2015, "Manchester U. Launches First-of-Its-Kind Degree," Brian Henriksen poison ivy), colleges and universities collaborate to align with business work-force needs," campus lockdown following threats, Graduation 2015 Set for May 17,"MU Men's Tennis .500 for Weekend," "MU Baseball Team Geared up for Conference Tourney," Neil Wollman (Democrats need to unite to defeat Pence), MU's program expands academic offerings, "Small schools sidestep Sweet Briar's struggles," Debra Futa (director of the St. Joseph County Public Library), Deanna Beckner (Faith in Action Award from  Office of Religious Life), honoring Rachel Polando (in photo with student, Emma Scheumann), Jim Brumbaugh-Smith, and Katharine Ings, promotions of Tim McElwee, Melanie Harmon and Raylene Respond, Christer Watson (GOP quashes climate change research), Judd Case (Chess Camp), String Camp (Robert Lynn,  Elizabeth Smith, Scott Humphries), Robotics (Robin Mitchell).

 
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: News Releases and Newspaper Clippings Collection, 1987-1993MC2004/446 

Various News Releases and Newspaper Clippings  - 1987 through 1993.

 
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. 

 
Realizing the Dream MC General File: Lilly Endowment Grant 

Grant from Lilly Endowment.

1995 Newspaper clipping featuring Ryan Miller. 

 
Responsible PhilanthropyMC General File: Responsible Philanthropy  Program, 4 March 2002 and list of past certificates.  
Ropchan, Sam and Marla: PhotographMC2004/589 

Photo of Mr. and Mrs. Ropchan.  Donors of the Sam and Marla Ropchan Fund.

See Also: MC2004/45: Sam and Marla Ropchan Fund Correspondence, one file in Large Box 66.  Also see the "Bulletin of the Peace Studies Institute," 1986, no 2, Front Cover 2).

 
Rupel, Esther and Annabel: CollectionMU2019/60 MU and WWII related materials from the personal collections of Esther and Annabel Rupel, including but definitely not limited to: 1987 AIDS Convocation program in memory of Amelia Sloan, MC Reconciliation Service,1991 Student Development Seminary Series schedule, Manchester College's Volunteer Corps, 1992-1993 list of new faculty at MC, 1977 Jo Young Switzer letters to Accounting Majors, Business Majors, and Finance Majors ,Fall 1997 First year Colloquium Classes, program for the unveiling of the Dan West Heifer International Permanent Exhibit, article on Dr. WIlliam Link and the plasma scalpel 
Schwalm, Vernon: Correspondence Folders 105 - 143MC2006/13: Schwalm's Confidential Files - Folders 105 - 143 

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, Vernon: Correspondence Folders 62-104MC2006/13: 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 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.

 
Science Center: Proposal, Fundraising, DedicationMC2007/11 

Science Center: Proposal, fundraising, dedication.

Material from MC2004/308 related to the Science Center is included with the folders of MC2007/11.

 
Sociology and Social Work: Criminal Justice Exposure Project, Photographs, Newspaper ClippingsMC2009/03  

Criminal Justice Exposure Project 1973 - 1974 photographs and news clippings.

See Also: Criminal Justice Exposure Project, background and reports (North shelving unit Archives "Office.") and Fundraising Grants, MC2003/297.

 
Vice President: Box 4Vice President's Box: #4 Materials from the Office of the Vice President of Manchester College. 
Vice President: Box 6Vice President's Box: #6 

Materials from the Office of the Vice President of Manchester College.

 
Weimer, Merle and Virgil: Memorabilia CollectionMU2012/62 

Memorabilia from Mount Morris College and Manchester College. Autograph album of 1910 and 1911. Photograph album with early photograph postcards (circa 1910) of students at Mount Morris College. Some of these cards were sent to Mamie Wine of Cerro Gordo, Illinois. Manchester College Aurora yearbooks with autographs. Picture of Elder D.  L. Miller.

 
Wine Recital Hall: GroundbreakingMU2016/33 

Video of the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Wine Recital Hall.

 
Winger, President Otho: CollectionMC2010/200 

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.

 

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: Financing Education, 1943BC2010/49 One in-depth study dated November 1943 focusing on the problems surrounding the financing of higher education within the Church of the Brethren.  
Huntington City Church of the Brethren: Historical RecordsBC2016/3 Older church records; council meetings 1911 - 1959, class meetings, women's meetings, financial ledgers, newsletters, district meetings, Church Board Minutes 1936 - 1942, Fellowship Guild 1945 - 1975, Excelsior Class 1917 - 1949, Men's Organization 1935 - 1943, Building Committee materials 1957 - 1958.. 
Loon Creek Church of the BrethrenBC2017/21 

Historical and congregational materials related to Loon Creek Church of the Brethren, South Central Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren.

 
 


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