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TopicAccession #Description Summary
Camp Mack Day: PapersMC2002/35 

History and general information about Camp Mack.

 
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 . 

 
Discussion Day: 1993, 1995 and 1997MU2013/37 

Schedule, expenses and correspondence regarding Discussion Day 1993.

Program for Discussion Days March 1995, "Violence in America."

Program for Discussion Days, March 1997, "Politics and Morality."

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

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

 
May Day: General Report, 1958MC2007/64 May Day 1958, General Report with photographs. 
May Day: Homecoming, Valentine and May DayMU2013/32 A Photographs of 1943 and 1969 Valentine Queens and Court.  Pictures of Homecoming Queens and Courts for various years during the 1960's and 1970's.  Unidentifiable pictures from May Day celebrations circa 1920 and forward. 
May Day: Photograph CollectionMC2004/127 

May Day photographs, 1992 through 1995.

 
May Day: Photograph of Float, circa 1924MC2010/14 

May Day Float with child and lovely woman, carried by costumed male attendants, circa 1924.

 
May Day: PhotographsPhoto Boxes 53, 54, 55 

Miscellaneous May Day photographs including parades and courts.

 
May Day: Photographs, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931MC2012/8 Splendid pictures of May Day Queens and their courts as well as floats and May Day activities including images of students in the river. 
May Day: Production, 1933, PosterMC2009/71-E,a  "The Senior Class of Manchester College Presents 'Hotel Universe' in a two cast production."  This Senior May Day 1933 poster is part of the larger collection MC2009/71.  See MC2009/71 File Folder MC2009/71-E: Events on Campus, object number MC2009/71-E,a.  
May Day: Program, 1932, 1954, 1961MC2004/30 May Day Programs, 1935, 1954, 1961. 
May Day: Queen and Court, Oak LeavestMU2012/7b - Folder #1 May Day Queen and Court photographed by Professor Hoff, circa the 1960's. 
Photgraph Assortment: Buildings, College Campus, Ceremonies, Students, May Day: PhotographsMC2010/14 

A wide range of photographs of buildings, students, faculty and staff from the 1960's and 1970's.  See the complete listing by linking to the accession page.

 
Senior Day: Ditch Day, PostcardMC2003/77 Senior Day Postcard 

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
Aged Persons Home and Orphanage: Southern Indiana District of the Church of the BrethrenBC2010/3 Secretary Book for Aged Persons Home and Orphanage of the Church of the Brethren, South Central Indiana District. Secretary's records from the creation of the Articles of Association in 1918 to its merger with the Mexico Welfare Home in 1951.  
Aukerman, Dale: Tracts for the Brethren Action MovementBC2007/3 Peace: Dale Auckerman Tracts written for the Brethren Action Movement [BAM]. 
Beam, William M.Brethren People File: Beam, William M. 

William M. Beam information.  Abstract of address given at Church of the Brethren Conference, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, "The Message and Ministry of Reconciliation."

See Also: MC2008/79, William M. Beam photograph with Kintner, Hartsough and Bollinger.

 
Beery, WilliamBrethren People File: Beery, William Member of the Church of the Brethren, William Beery, sings a solo over WLS radio to celebrate his 91st birthday [clipping]. 
Beliefs, Polity, Principles, Ideas: Church of the BrethrenBC2006/23a Christian Education: Church of the Brethren related publications. 
Brethren Groups TimelineBC2017/14 A timeline of the various splits and separations within the group of  "Brethren" who formed under the leadership of Alexander Mack in Schwarzenau, Germany during 1708. 
Brethren History: Flat Rock, North CarolinaCOB General File: History 

History: Flat Rock Church of the Brethren, Dunkards in Ashe County, North Carolina.

Genealogical Notes on the Jonathan Miller Family.

"Recorded Official Action of the Flat Rock Church."

 
Brethren National Conference: 1914 PhotographBC2014/14 Photograph of participants in the 1914 Brethren National Conference, Winona Lake, Indiana. 
Brethren Service and the Origins of the Peace Corps: Don Murray AccountBC2017/6 Excerpts from "Don Murray, Brethren Service and the Origins of the Peace Corps," with a serendipitous link to Marilyn Monroe. 
Brown, KenBC2004/18 Kenneth Brown, Religion and Philosophy: "Why I am a 'Pacifist'" 
Brown, Ken: Article, Why I Am a PacifistBC2004/18 "Why I am a 'Pacifist'" by Ken Brown. 
Burke, Homer and Marguerite: PhotographBC2008/4 1954 photo of Homer and Marguerite Burke. 
Camp Mack: Historical MuralsBC2018/29 L. W. Shultz describes the Church of the Brethren historical murals at Camp Alexander Mack. 
China Relief: Church of the BrethrenBC2014/12 

Narrative and video documentation of the mission and relief work conducted by the Church of the Brethren in the country of China from 1908 through 1951.

 
Church of the Brethren and Brethren Church: PublicationsBC2014/11 An assortment of publications related to the Church of the Brethren and to the Brethren Church. 
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.

 
Church of the Brethren YPD Summer Assembly: 1921 PhotographBC2014/15 Photograph of participants in the Middle Indiana District of the  Church of the Brethren Young People's Department, Summer Assembly at Manchester College, 1921. 
Church of the Brethren, Beliefs: Pamphlets and BookletsCOB General File: Brethren Belief Pamphlets and Booklets Many pamphlets and booklets describing beliefs, upheld and under discussion, by the Church of the Brethren, including a paper entitled: "Theological basis of Personal Ethics." 
Church of the Brethren: AnniversaryBC2008/11 

Anniversary, Three Hundredth Events and Activities.

1. One brochure.

 
Church of the Brethren: Annual Conference BC2007/4 

State Historical Marker:  Annual Meeting Historical Marker

In recognition of the significance of Brethren Annual Meetings: 1878, 1888, 1900 along with images from the event.

 
Church of the Brethren: Annual Conference NewspapersBC2009/09 Annual Conference and District Conference Newspapers circa the 1920's.  
Church of the Brethren: BeliefsBC2014/5 

Publications printed by The Brethren Press, Elgin, Illinois, describing various beliefs held by the Church of the Brethren.

 
Church of the Brethren: Brethren Action MovementBC2004/30  Tracts and newsletters produced by Brethren Action Movement [BAM]. 
Church of the Brethren: Direction, Future, COCUBC2018/11 The August 1966 article by Martin Marty [MU2018/10] was written during the same time-period as the 1966 COB Annual Conference. Should the Church of the Brethren face the future by ecumenical participation with other denominations through the Consultation on Church Union (COCU)? BC2018/22 includes documents of the Church of the Brethren's "Fraternal Relations Committee to the 1966 Annual Conference, along with a speech delivered by Wayne Zunkel on the Conference floor during the COCU debate. Also included: "An Open Letter To the Fraternal Relations Committee," "Report, Consultation on Church Union" (1966), and "Supplementary Report of the Fraternal Relations Committee to Annual Conference on COCU. 
Church of the Brethren: HistoryBC2020/4 Articles regarding the 300th Anniversary of the Church of the Brethren, Christopher Sauer, Jr., Alexander Mack, Jr., Ephrata Cloister, Conrad Beissel, Samuel Weir (African American), Sarah Righter Major (female minister), the Wolfe families. 
Church of the Brethren: Indiana Cooperative Board and Congregational RecordsBC2018/23 Box Two Records of the Indiana Cooperative Board composed of Church of the Brethren Districts of Northern, Middle, and Southern Indiana (1952 - 1973 incomplete).  Detailed records and statistics of Middle Indiana Church of the Brethren congregations, 1911- 1945. Materials related to the proposed merger of the COB Middle and Southern Indiana Districts. South Central Indiana congregational historical materials, newsletters, and district conference information. An assortment of other Indiana congregational and district materials related to organizations, meetings, congregations and workshops. L. W. Shultz Otho Winger biography, Letter from Warsaw, Poland, interview with M. R. Zigler, etc.  
Church of the Brethren: Journey in Jesus WayBC2017/27 "Journey in Jesus' Way," original interviews and some footage, by videographer, David Sollenberger, in which members of the Church of the Brethren share their faith on many topics. 
Church of the Brethren: Materials AssortmentBC2018/2 

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.

 
Church of the Brethren: Materials AssortmentBC2018/3 

A wide assortment of Church of the Brethren related materials, including but not limited to: A narrative play about Church of the Brethren history - photographs of church buildings and members - Photograph of participants in the Church of the Brethren Christian Citizenship Seminar, circa Spring 1974 - Picture of  "Brethren Church" - National Youth Conference at Valparaiso University 1971 - Church of the Brethren related images (see finding aid for locations and identifications) - Brochure for "Pastoral Family Assistance Program" - COB history - picture of Bethany Seminary with students (1907-1908) - background material regarding the "History of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana."

Folder #11 - Notes and materials leading up to the writing of  "History of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana" - photographs of the Old Order German Baptist Brethren tent conference - brochure describing the Association for the Arts in the Church of the Brethren - program for  "The Brethren's Ministerial Meeting for the Southern District of Indiana,"April 1897- program for the "Seventh Summer Assembly of the Church of the Brethren of Middle Indiana"  - District News Letter 1 August 1948 - The Indiana Cooperative Board (1964-1966) letters, documents, program - credential for Delegates to the District and General Conference of the Church of the Brethren - Declaration of Principles and Purposes - Constitution and Function of the Delegate Body of Annual Conference.

 
Church of the Brethren: Materials AssortmentBC2018/6 

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.

 
Church of the Brethren: Materials AssortmentBC2018/7 

A variety of COB related materials: COB "Agenda" (1978) with articles, Prepare Now for Possible Resumption of the Draft, What Would You Do if Your Loved Ones Were Threatened by Violence?, Keep America Free from Military Regimentation, a Warning to America, by E. Paul Weaver - 1909, program of Joint Sunday School Meeting of Howard, Flora, Upper and Lower Deer Creek School - Statistics and trends within the Regions of the COB (circa 1954) - Report of Women's Work -  G. Lehman letter to 1953 Standing Committee - Minutes of the South Central District Board (1972) - Planning for District Conference 1969 - Information probably for new book on Indiana COB History - History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana with dates of conception, location, moves, and 1991 activity of COB congregations - 1922-1927 Statistical Notebook with reports on Indiana Ministers and evangelists, church locations, congregational membership gains/losses/, ministerial statistics (sisters licensed, men licensed, year)/minister losses -Daniel Miller and descendants - "Brethren Connection to American Communal Groups" - "Divisions In the German Baptist Brethren Church" - "The Dunkard Dozen (1929)" who received advanced education - Report of the Committee on National Service to the World Ministries Commission (1972) - Indiana Church of the Brethren history gathered for writing of new book, including: congregational membership  in South/Central Indiana (1991), history of the Mississinewa Church, biographies of Elder D. P. Shively, Elder Elias Caylor, the death of James Quinter.

 
Church of the Brethren: Pine Creek , North Liberty, Indiana, N-PAC ResolutionBC2010/15 One page resolution on N-PAC, dated 1980, supporting national leaders in actively planning, establishing, and funding a National Peace Academy. 
Church of the Brethren: PostcardsBC2003/5 

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

 

See Also: Camp Alexander Mack.

 
Church of the Brethren: Publications, Christian EducationBC2006/23a 

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.

 
Church of the Brethren: Publications, Christian EducationBC2006/24 Statements, tracts, 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.  A publication, "Prayer for...Missions." 
Church of the Brethren: Tracts: Church of the BrethrenBC2005/3 Church of the Brethren, "Another Way of Living" tracts:
  • simplicity
  • salvation
  • Jesus
  • baptism
  • creeds
 
Church of the Brethren: VHS CollectionBC2016/1 Four video collections and leader's guides highlighting the views of prominent Church of the Brethren leaders, theologians, and historians and documenting the Brethren Heritage Tour led by Hedda and Donald Durnbaugh, October 1995. 
Church of the Brethren: War StatementsBC2004/22 

Church of the Brethren statements on war.

 
Church of the Brethren: Workshop at Manchester College 1945BC2010/48 3 page flyer describing a Church of the Brethren workshop organized to develop district resource leadership in the Central Region (1945). Held at Manchester College, participants were told to bring ration books!  
Coffman, MacBrethren People File: Coffman, Mac 

Material related to Mac Coffman.

 
Conscientious Objection: Kime, CarlBC2007/7  

Supreme Court transcripts, Carl Kime materials.

MC graduate and Church of the Brethren Minister, Carl Kime was conscientious objector. See his videotaped interview MC2008/06.

 
Dilling, YvonneBrethren People File: Dilling, Yvonne 

Material relating to Manchester College alumna, Yvonne Dilling.

 
Diploma: Sherrick, RobertMC2004/173 Academy diploma from Mount Morris College certifying that Robert Harold Sherrick has completed the work prescribed in the Academy Department of this Institution, 1920.  Two accession numbers are associated with this document.  The other number is MC2004/173.  
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.

 
Flora Church of the BrethrenChurch of the Brethren Congregations Flora Church of the Brethren Collection.  
Flora Church of the Brethren, Flora, Indiana and Living Faith (Church of the Brethren), CollectionBC2010/7 

Bibles, memorabilia, plaques from the "Flora Church of the Brethren," Flora Indiana and the "Living Faith" Church of the Brethren.

  • "The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Translated Out Of The Original Greek; And With The Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised,"  New York: American Bible Society, Instituted In The Year MDCCCXVI, 1868 [Sm. Plica, Octavo.]
  • A gorgeously illustrated bible,  "The First Pulpit Bible used at the Flora Church of the Brethren." "[Authorized Version.] The Complete Text Pictorial Family Bible Containing The Old And New Testaments, Together With The Apocrypha, The Psalms In Metre, and A Concordance.
  • Plaques of recognition from Bethany Hospital, Chicago.
  • One white flag with a blue rectangle and red cross.
  • One American flag.
  • Linens. Not clear whether linens are from "Flora" or from "Living Faith."  Archivist believe they are from "Flora."
  • A large bible.  The way the objects were organized it appears that this bible might be from the "Living Faith" Church of the Brethren, since the other bible was identified as being from "Flora."    This bible is also beautifully engraved with illustrations.
 
General Brotherhood Board and Commissions AgendaBC2007/16 Church of the Brethren General Brotherhood Board and Commissions Agenda, November, 1953 
Hoff, Emanuel: The Message of the Book of RevelationBC2013/5 A special copy of the book, "The Message of The Book of Revelation," by Emanuel B. Hoff, Professor, New Testament Exegesis, Bethany Bible School, printed for the author by The Abingdon Press, Chicago, Illinois, 1919.  The book contains Hoff's photograph and special handwritten message. 
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.. 
Ikenberry, CatherineBrethren People File: Ikenberry, Catherine The obituary for Catherine Ikenberry (the mother of L. D. Ikenberry).  
Ladoga and Ladoga Area Church of the BrethrenBC2015/3 Records belonging to the Ladoga Church of the Brethren and other area Brethren congregations [Scott, Union, and Clark Townships, and Montgomery County, Indiana]. Records include, but are not limited to, county membership lists as well as letters of recommendation and membership certificates. Multidenominational Sunday School statistics circa 1927. 
Ladoga or Indiana Membership LettersBC2015/4 

Incoming letters of membership from the 1800's.  Names of traveling and transferring members are included along with signatures of ministers and officials from outgoing congregations. 

 
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.   
Living Faith Church of the BrethrenBC2003/6 

Flora Church of the Brethren Collection - Records.

 
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.

 
Mack, AlexanderBC2001/6 Alexander Mack, leader of the Schwarzenomer Neutavfer (sic) [Schwarzenauer Neutäufer, or forerunners of the Church of the Brethren and related groups], wrote a letter to the Count of Ysenburg-Büdingen Moravianborn on 5 September 1711.  The original letter is kept in the Archives of the Castle.  It has been translated into modern German by Gudrun Meyer and into English by Barbara Ollesch.  
Mack, Alexander: PageantBC2018/12 The "Pageant of Alexander Mack" was likely presented in the North West Ohio District of the Church of the Brethren in 1944 and depicts the historical theology guiding Mack's decisions and thought. 
Mount Morris Church of the BrethrenBC2018/24 and BC2011/26 Historical materials belonging to Mount Morris Church of the Brethren, including newsletters, correspondence, Annual Reports with statistical information, 1948 plan for church organization, and [BC2011/26] historical Souvinir Booklet and program printed in honor of the new church building (1923) listing elders, pastors, ministers, members, along with historical vignettes. 
Nees, Opal PenceBrethren People File: Nees, Opal Pence Opal Pence Nees, Manchester College Class of 1950, served as Director of Religious Activities at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania and a former pastor in the Church of the Brethren. 
Nettie Senger, Missionary, China: Church of the BrethrenBC2006/11 Material regarding Nettie Senger, missionary to China. 
Orphan TrainsBC2007/14 

Information and resources about Orphan Trains from the Illinois State Genealogical Society.

 

 
Peace Churches: Differing Peace PosturesBC2018/17 A memo written 2 May 1972 by H. Lamar Gibble to the WMC Staff of the Church of the Brethren General Offices, Elgin, Illinois. He reports on the diversity within the historic peace churches in areas such as matters of peace vs. social justice, classical concepts of violence as opposed to institutional and systemic violence, and the relative emphasis upon Biblical concepts regarding non-resistance and non-violent resistance. 
Peace Oratorical ContestBC2012/6 

One program from the Peace Oratorical Contest, 14 June 1930.  The program includes speakers and the the titles of their presentations. It appears as if all of the Church of the Brethren institutions had a representative at the contest, except for LaVerne College.

 

 
Richmond Church of the Brethren: RecordsBC2017/9 Records of the Richmond, Indiana Church of the Brethren.  For a period of time Richmond Church of the Brethren shared a yoked parish with the Four Mile Church of the Brethren, and information about Four Mile is included in these records as well. 
Ron Finney: Church of the BrethrenBC2008/09 Snapshots of former South Central Indiana District Secretary, Ron Finney, and others at workshop.  
Royer, Donald, DissertationBC2004/1 

Donald Royer dissertation, "The Acculturation Process and the Peace Doctrine of the Church of the Brethren in the Central Region of the United States." 

 
Rummel, Merle C.: Books and PapersBC2015/10 "Frontier Brethren," "The Virginia Colony," "The Journal of Nancy Lybrook," and "The National Road Journal of Elizabeth Miller,"  by  Manchester College alumnus, Merle C. Rummel. 
Shull, ErnestBrethren People File: Shul, Ernest, Butterfly Materials Church of the Brethren minister and Manchester College alumnus, Ernest Shull was a multifaceted individual. His scientific research in the area of "butterflies" was remarkable.  
Shultz, L. W.: Camp Mack PostcardsBC2004/37 

L.W. Shultz Camp Mack Postcard Collection:

 
Shultz, L. W.: Camp Mack, Photograph of History BookBC 2004/38: Story of Camp Mack L. W. Shultz: Photograph of four men holding a large framed photograph and the book The Story of Camp (a book about Camp Alexander Mack).  Back is labeled: Camp Mack.  L-R: ?, L.W. Shultz, ?, Perry Huffaker.  
Sollenberger, HowardBrethren People File: Sollenberger, Howard 

Article from October 1977 Messenger, "Howard Sollenberger: Face-to-face Diplomacy." Also included are two write-ups of Howard Sollenberger's life work.

Howard Sollenberger, See AlsoGospel Messenger, 22 June 1946 p.21; Manchester College Bulletin, July 1977 p.11; October 1978 p.1.

 
South Bend City (Second) and South Bend Church of the Brethren: Northern Indiana District BC2011/2a,b,c 

Three early record books identified as BC2011/2a; "South Bend" 1877 - 1890, BC2011/2b; South Bend City (Second) with reference to Portage church city members (1905) and  BC2011/2c; South Bend City (Second) with the preface, "Record of the Treasury of the Second Church of the Brethren Cushing and Van Buren Sts., South Bend, Indiana (with records beginning 1927).

 
South Central District: Collection of MaterialsBC2014/10a-g 

An assortment of  items found in basement of the South Central Indiana District Office building.  Some interesting items include a notebook containing Funerals at the Eel River Church along with obituaries of individuals who died in the area.

 
South Central District: District Office FilesBC2014/18 Files from the District Office of the South Central Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren. 
South Central Indiana District OfficeBC2017/23 Materials from the, Northern Indiana, Southern Indiana, and  South Central Indiana District Offices of the Church of the Brethren, including but not limited to, District Conference Agendas and Meeting Minutes, Newsletters, and directories.  
South Central Indiana District: Congregational FilesBC2016/16 

Files of the South Central Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren, including congregational correspondence with the District Minister and church histories: Anderson, Arcadia, Arcadia/Windfall Yoked Fellowship, Beech Grove, Bachelor Run, Christ Our Shepherd, Clear Creek, Eel River, Hickory Grove, Howard, Huntington City, Kokomo, Lafayette, Liberty Mills, Locust Grove, Logansport, Loon Creek, Lower Deer Creek, Manchester, Marion, Muncie, Nettle Creek, Northview, Peru, Pipe Creek and Guernsey, Pittsburg, Richmond and Richmond/Four Mile Yoked Parish, Rossville, Salamonie, South Whitley, Sweetser, Wabash, West Eel River.

District Minister position description.

Minutes of the Mission-Ministerial Board of the Middle District of Indiana Church of the Brethren (1939).

 
South Central Indiana District: Office MaterialsBC2016/15 

Files from the South Central Indiana District Office of the Church of the Brethren.  Primarily the correspondence of District Executive, Carroll Petry, citations honoring church members, and confidential ministerial files.

Computer storage discs from unknown congregation(s).

 
South Central Indiana District: PicturesBC2020/3 Scans from slides:
SCIND Conference, 1983, with Esther Rupel and Paul Fike.
South Central logo and pictures from the district office.

 
South Central Indiana District: Women's Fellowship RecordsBC2011/23 Financial records for the Church of the Brethren South Central Indiana District Women's Fellowship 2000 - October 2010 with Final Record of 1 January - 30 September 1999.  Fall Fellowship report stating the decision to disband. 
Syracuse Church of the BrethrenBC2019/3 

Historical materials from the Syracuse, Indiana Church of the Brethren, Northern Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren, formerly Solomon's Creek (also Bethany).

 
The Christian Challenge, Publication from The Brethren of Early Christianity: Community Farm of the BrethrenBC2011/11 

The Archivist does not know which Brethren group this publication relates to.  It was found in the Archives' stacks and was not discarded because of potential value to future research.  The title and address of the publication follows:

"The Christian Challenge," The Brethren of Early Christianity, Community Farm of the Brethren, R. R. #4, Bright, Ontario, Canada.

 
West Manchester Church of the Brethren CollectionBC2014/1 

Land records, deeds, financial reports, guest book, treasurer's records, investments, and contracts regarding the West Manchester Church of the Brethren, and possibly "Acme" school, as well as Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

 
West Manchester Church of the Brethren RecordsBC2011/24 Records of the West Manchester Church of the Brethren. The doors of this congregation have been closed.   
William Eberly, William: Church Music CollectionBC2003/9 

A church music collection donated by William Eberly.

 
Windfall Church of the Brethren: RecordsBC2016/4 Records of the Windfall Church of the Brethren, part of the South Central Indiana District of the Church of the Brethren. 
Women's Work: Central Region of the Church of the BrethrenBC2014/9 

Records and materials related to "Women's Work" of the Central Region of the Church of the Brethren. This would include  Northern, Middle and Southern Indiana, Michigan, North East, North Western and Southern Ohio, as well as Southern and Northern Illinois.

 
World War II: 1956 Brethren Service Work in EuropeBC2018/18 "A Summary Report on an Administrative Visit Abroad to the Executive Committee of the General Brotherhood Board," by W. Harold Row. A look on many church mission and social service projects spanning forty thousand miles, thirty countries, four continents, and six major religions. 
World War II: Political and Religious Aftermath BC2018/15 "Impressions and Observation of a Brief Trip to the European Continent, July 25 - September 18, 1949," by A. Stauffer Curry. 
Young People's District Conference: 1926 PhtoographBC2014/17 1926 photograph of the second Young People's District Conference (YPD) at Camp Alexander Mack, 29 July 1926. 
Zimmerman, JeanBrethren People File: Zimmerman, Jean 

Material related to Jean Warstler Zimmerman, peacemaker, and Manchester College alumna, 1964:

 
 


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