| Topic | Accession # | Description Summary |
| Advancement, Office of Institutional: Assortment of Materials | MC2008/203a-m | Advancement Christmas card, promotional materials, mission and vision statement, posters, Church of the Brethren connection, events, societies, self-study, float plan for a parade, and more. Read the accession page for a complete listing. |
| Aurora: Cunningham, Ruth, Aurora, 1929 | MC2008/189 and MC2008/191a, b | Mary Wilsted Collection, Cunningham Books: Aurora, 1929 and 1930, The En-Em Yearbook, 1925 North Manchester High School). |
| Coe, Mary: Collection | MC2004/386 | The Mary Coe Collection: - Correspondence between A. W. Cordier and R. H. Miller.
- Correspondence regarding Abraham Mizrahi and Mrs. Isaac Oppenheim.
- R.H. Miller's eulogy of Mrs. Isaac Oppenheim.
- Photograph of Manchester College's football team, circa 1946 or 1947.
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| Community Appreciation Day | Small Box 43, May Day file | Community Appreciation Day. |
| Economics: Special Problems | MC2007/78 | A Special Problems in Economics: The economic impact of Manchester College on the community of North Manchester. |
| Finnell, Loren: Autobiography | MC2011/200 | Recipient of the Sargent Shriver Award by the National Peace Corps Association, and an honorary doctorate from Manchester College, Loren Finnell is a member of the Manchester College Class of 1964. He composed a draft of a autobiography entitled, "Still a County Boy.....After having been around the world a couple of times, The memoirs of Loren Finnell." In this manuscript Loren relates his experience at Manchester College, including a clandestine trip to Washington, D.C. for a "Ban the Bomb" demonstration. |
| Good Morning America | MC2002/123 | Good Morning America Newspaper Clipping Collection. Good Morning America: See also Oak Leaves 14 December 1984 p.1 |
| Hamer, Harriett: Collection | MC2008/169 | Newspaper article about Professor Boebel's play, "Memory Speaks: North Manchester Celebrates its First 150 Years." One newspaper article from around 1986 that tells of North Manchester's search for a town slogan.
One personal letter that refers to the Church of the Brethren missionaries, the Dr. Hamers, and gives short vignettes about past Manchester College presidents, including Otho Winger and Professor Crouch and what life was like as a student.
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| History: Indiana, Town of North Manchester and Local | MC2009/34 | Author, Theodore Dreiser, visited North Manchester during the summer of 1915. His observations of the community were included in his autobiography, "A Hoosier Holiday." John Knarr writes about Dreiser's family and includes material on the Snap/Snepp/Sheneb/Shenep/Schneb/Schnebb family as well as on the Fruit family. A second article, "A Trip to Niagara Falls, 1925," was discovered among papers donated to the North Manchester Center for History by Descendants of Ellis and Harold Miller. |
| Manchester College Campus and Town of North Manchester: Postcards, circa 1910 | MC2009/135a,b,c,d | Two postcards, circa 1910, are of the College. They are the same card showing a drawing of the four primarybuildings with two horse drawn carts on College Avenue. - MC2009/135a is addressed to Miss Lillian Haines, Warsaw, Indiana. It has a 14 May 1910 postmark from North Manchester and also has a 1 cent stamp.
- MC2009/135b is addressed to Miss Anna Beagle, Warsaw, Indiana with a postmark of March 1910 from North Manchester, along with a 1cent stamp.
MC2009/135c - Vandalia Park, North Manchester, Indiana.
MC2009/135d - four college age girls around a desk. |
| Marden, Parker: Chamber of Commerce Parade | MC2003/260 | Photo: President Parker Marden on Chamber of Commerce Parade Float. |
| Media Resource Guides/Speakers' Bureau | MC2002/199 | Lists, brochures, general information related to the Manchester College Media Resource Guides/Speakers' Bureau developed so that participating Manchetser College faculty could provide current information on a given subject by an expert in the field, and to further the relationship between Manchester Colge and the surrounding communities.
For related material to Media Resource Guides/Speakers' Bureau see, Manchester Institute. |
| Presidents: Photograph Collection | MC2003/105 | Photographs of the Presidents of Manchester University - oversized collection. Also included are the photographs of the Chinese Wedding performed by President Winger. |
| Recycling Program Records | MC2002/235 | Recycling Program Records. General information and newspaper articles. |
| Slides, An Assortment | MC2010/77 | This is a true assortment of slides including but absolutely not limited to: Campus and building shots, recruitment and publicity photos, construction, students and January term trips 1996, theater, radio station, Homecoming 1994, High School Band Day, children's gymnastics, Planned Giving presentation, fountain, Mexico Indiana Old Folks Home, Historic black and white shots including football, track, fountain, student with globe. |
| Social Science Materials | MC2009/162a,b,c,d | Listing of Social Science Materials: Readings: Appalachia As A Sub-Culture," Social Science Core. Department Meetings 1996, 1997 - agendas, enrollments, learning goals for the sociology major, the learning portfolio. Press Releases, News Clippings, Papers.
For Clubs, societies and organizations: Southern Belles Home Demonstration Club, see MC2009/162d. |
| Spartan Sports Club | MC2004/514 | The Spartan Sports Club was founded in 1987 as a way of bringing together the College and the North Manchester community. Newspaper clippings describe the Spartan Club and its activities, dated 1987. |
| Storm Water Controversy | News-Journal | For material related to the "storm water controversy," see: See The News-Journal 7 December 1994 p.3. |
| Teacher Education: Training School, Photographs | Training School: Information and Photographs | Contact the Archivist to see early photos of Training School. |
| Town of North Manchester: Smith, Frances and Family | MC2008/07 | Smith, Frances: Frances Smith, Manchester College alumni, Class of 1923, and her historical North Manchester family. |
| Train Station, North Manchester | MC2010/83 | One photograph circa the 1920's with cars and students(?) and two older gentlemen, at the North Manchester train station. They are laughing and having a good time. |
