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TopicAccession #Description Summary
Alumni Affairs: Miscellaneous CollectionMU2016/52 

DVDs -  (1) "The Friends of Manchester College Golf Outing, Looking Back on 15 Years" (1990 forward). (2) the Manchester experience, preparing graduates to think deeply and critically, with attention to the benefits of the Auburn Golf Outing.

Video clips - Student Union (now Jo Young Switzer Center) renovation, time- elapsed photography of construction.

Church of the Brethren relations - programs from the Alumni Luncheons at Church of the Brethren  Annual Conferences 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.

Alumni Directory (1939) with notes.

Alumni Directory 1960.

Class of 1951 Senior Recognition Day program.

Notecard prints of watercolors campus buildings by Deb Hammond (MC Class of 1992).

Programs; Athletic Hall of Fame - luncheon and induction ceremony 2000 - "M" Club induction (undated) - Citation for  the 1994-1995 Basketball Team (Athletic Hall of Fame 2000).

1941 - 1991 Golden Anniversary booklet for the Class of 1941.

1999 Alumni Day Banquet program, with Honor Award recipients, and Golden Anniversary of Class of 1949.

2001 and 2002 Alumni Day Banquet program.

Manchester College song written by Lucile Klinger and Henrietta Wassman.

"Bulletin" focusing on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Barry Goldwater visits.

 
Athletic Program Guide: Cross Country and FootballMU2021/3 1950 athletic program guide for HCC Football teams Earlham vs. Manchester, with a halftime hosting of corresponding Cross Country teams. 
Aurora 1989 World Views PhotographsMC2008/183a-e Aurora 1989 World Views photographs. 
Brethren Peacemaker Award, First Annual MC2004/741  Framed award given to Wilbur E. Mullen.  
Flory, Paul: CollectionMC2001/2 

Paul Flory Collection.

 
Football Team, 1950 Spartans: PhotographMC2011/123 This football team photograph, 1950, is framed.  The entire team is identified on the verso. The picture is published in the 1951 Aurora on page 136. 
Miller, Ed and Martha: Collection of Programs and MemorabiliaMU2013/86 Handmade programs and memorabilia for MC clubs and organizations circa the 1950's. Photographs and identification of 1953 May Day Queen, Jean Childs Young and Court. Programs from Home Economics events (1950's). Oak Leaves issue announcing MC's Cherry Princess candidates. 1991 and 1992 issues of the Manchester College "Bulletin."  Photos from May Day 1956. Copy of "The Acorn," 25th year edition. 
Miller, Robert Henry: Minister, Church of the BrethrenMC2009/87 

Elder Robert Henry Miller, minister in the Church of the Brethren had a son, Manchester College Professor Robert Henry Miller, a minister as well.  The accession page gives information about both father and son. MC2009/87 is the manuscript of an unpublished book by Professor R. H. Miller, "Comments on the Gospel of John."

Miller, Robert Henry (1825-1892) obituary in the Gospel Messenger.

 
Mount Morris Alumni Card FileMC2003/2  
Mount Morris College Alumni information
  • Mount Morris Alumni Card File
 
Mount Morris College: Assorted ItemsMU2013/2 

An assortment of materials related to Mount Morris College, Illinois that include; snapshots of the renovated campus, a photocopy of the article, "Mount Morris College Alumni End Tradition of Reunions," and a copy of the book, "Memories of Old Sandstone."

 
Mount Morris College: Fire, 1931, Newspaper ClippingsMC2004/234 
Fire of 1931 newspaper clippings.  Two examples of headlines follows:
  • "Thousands Go to Mt. Morris to See Blaze."  Rockford Morning Star. 12 April 1931.
  • "Fire Sweeps Mt. Morris College:  Seven Towns Fight $250,000 School Blaze."  Herald Examiner [Chicago].  13 April 1931.

 

 
Mount Morris College: Frantz, David, PostcardMC2008/66 

 Postcard of David Frantz and two others in their room at Mt. Morris College, Illinois, circa 1912. 

 
Mount Morris College: Heisler Collection, Photographs of Alumni, 100th Anniversary, College Song, 1912 Fire, History, Old Folks HomeMC2004/540  

Milly Heisler Collection including a history of Mount Morris College.  Picture of Mount Morris Old Folks Home. Photos of "pigtail day" and "tie day," as well as other interesting images.

 

 
Mount Morris College: HistoryMC2003/141  
Mount Morris College Written Histories Collection
 
Mount Morris College: Kinsley, Lucile BuckMC2003/370 

Lucile Buck Kinsley's Mount Morris College Memorabilia Collection circa 1932.

 
Mount Morris College: MemorabiliaMC2004/1 

Mount Morris College Memorabilia: 1906 through 1931.

 
Mount Morris College: Merger AgreementMC2002/208 

The Merger of Mount Morris College and Manchester College

Mount Morris: Copy of agreement to merge with Manchester College and other legal documents

 
Mount Morris College: Mohler, R. E., Postcard Collection MC2004/211 

Robert E. Mohler graduated from Mount Morris College in 1912 with a B.A. degree.  He served Mount Morris as Physical Director, Education during the 1912-1913 school year.  Robert Mohler died in 1980. This is his postcard collection.

 
Mount Morris College: Mohler, RobertMC2004/444 

A postcard collection belonging to Robert Mohler, 1912 graduate of Mount Morris College. Pictures show Old Sandstone during and after the fire of 1912, and an image of the campus circa 1915-1920.

 
Mount Morris College: Newspaper ClippingsMC2004/236 
Newspaper clippings from 1952 and1976 about Mount Morris College, her athletes, alumni, and history.
 
Mount Morris College: Permanent RecordsMC2003/369: Mount Morris 

Mount Morris College - miscellaneous permanent records. Academy records.

 
Mount Morris College: Permanent RecordsMC2002/321 

Permanent records of Mt. Morris College, arranged alphabetically.

 
Mount Morris College: Photograph Collection MC2004/2 

Fourteen photographs of Mount Morris College.

 
Mount Morris College: PhotographsMU2015/45 A collection of photographs from Mount Morris College, Mt. Morris, Illinois. 
Mount Morris College: Postcard Collection MC2003/76 

Photographs of Mount Morris College circa 1912.  Some were used as postcards and have messages written on the verso. Images of Old Sandstone's exterior and interior after being damaged by fire. Pictures of Old Sandstone being rebuilt and after the building program. 

 
Mount Morris College: StoriesMU2014/122 Stories about Mt. Morris College. 
Mount Morris College: Stover, MiriamMC2003/371 

Miriam Stover's Mount Morris College Memorabilia Collection, circa 1913 - 1920.

 
Mount Morris: Historic Memorabilia and RecordsMC2012/51 A varied and extensive collection that includes interesting materials from Mount Morris College. 
Mount Morris: Mote Postcard Collection MC2003/330 

Mr. and Mrs. Mote Postcard Collection of Mount Morris College featuring campus buildings and Mt. Morris pennant, circa 1908.

 
Natural Sciences Division: Chemistry Symposium 1975MU2017/56 Correspondence in preparation for the 1975 Chemistry Symposium, along with the attendee registration list including names, addresses and affiliations. 
Rock River Seminary: Memorabilia from the 1800sMC2003/359 

Rock River Seminary, Mt. Morris, Illinois, was started by the Methodists in the 1839.  This collection is related to that era.

 
Sands, BrendaFaculty/Staff Boxes 46-48: Sands, Brenda Material related to Brenda Sands, Practical Arts and Letters, Home Economics, serving at Manchester College 1975-1993. 
Schutz, J. RaymondMC2011/227, Folders 45 - 83  A large collection designated as MC2011/227 and divided into 5 folder groupings; [1-16], [17-22], [23-44], [45-83]. Schutz was a professor at Manchester College, as well as a farmer, public speaker, pastor, candidate for Congress (Indiana,1932) and a contendor in the 1936 Governor's race. He was a Kiwanis Club official and Chairman of the Standard Life Insurance Company of Indiana. The collection describes Indiana before and during WWII.  Schutz corresponds with soldiers and provides names of North Manchester men killed in combat. Topics of import include; prohibition, economic recovery from the Great Depression, and Hitler's impact on Europe. Schutz was a contemporary of Andrew Cordier who participated in some of Schutz's political involvements. 
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.

 
Souvenir China: North Manchester CollegeMU2019/86 Wheelock China, four pieces advertising North Manchester College made in Germany for merchants, R. F. Hays and Son, 130 East Main Street, North Manchester, Indiana. 
Stein, John W. : Mount Morris College, PresidentMC2003/119  
Mount Morris President J. W. Stein papers:
  • In 1881, J.W. Stein, then president of Mt. Morris College,  disappeared mysteriously, leaving behind his wife and children. 
 
Student, Faculty, Staff and Buildings: Photographs of Mount Morris and Manchester CollegeMC2004/454-457 Photographs: Faculty, staff, students and buildings of Mount Morris and Manchester College. 
Weimer, HarryMC2001/1 Harry Weimer materials involving the Manhattan Project. 
Weimer, HarryMC2007/91 

Harry Weimer family collection including family reunion and class reunion photos of Mrs. Harry Weimer.

 
Weimer, Robert and Harry: PhotographsMC2007/89 

Photographs of Dr. Harry Weimer, Dr. Carl Holl and students and faculty of Manchester College (1938 - 2005).

 
Weimer: Harry and RobertMC2007/90 

Robert Weimer: Kappa Mu Epsilon certificate and photo of first Kappa Mu Epsilon group, 1950 (photo includes MC alumnus, Robert Weimer).

Materials also related to Manchester College alumnus, Dr. Harry Weimer.

 
World War Two - Record CollectionMC2011/132 

A series of recordings done for Homecoming 1943.  They might have been pre-recorded for broadcast by WOWO Ft. Wayne.  They show the effects that WWII had on Manchester College.

  • War has taken 3/4th of our boys.
  • Intercollegiate football and basketball are part of war casualities.
  • College feels deeply the tragic effects of war.
  • 165 freshmen enrolled.
  • Enrollment of 270 women and 90 men. This unbalance among men and women makes life interesting (that is, for the men).

 

 

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: 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.  
Orphan TrainsBC2007/14 

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

 

 
 


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