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Accession #MU2012/24a,b
TopicManchester College Foundation and Holding Company: Minutes, 1931 forward,
TitleMinutes of the Executive Board of Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company
SizeOne Record Book, One Paper, Two Notecards
LocationArchive's Vault - organized by date with Board of Trustees materials in filing cabinets.
CitationMinutes of the Executive Board of Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company, MU2012/24a,b, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana.
AccessResearchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials.
ProvenanceArchives' Vault
Scope and Content

MU2012/24a:

Minutes of the meetings of the Directors of the Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company. The minutes start with 14 February 1931.

27 May 1931 contains the Articles of Agreement between the Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company and the Trustees and Executive Board of Manchester College.

A half page report on the events of 14 October 1933 is stuck within the book. The directors approved the return of the Appleman property to the Appleman estate.

The last recorded meeting in this book is 24 September 1938.

MU2012/24b:

1.  "Minutes of the Executive Board of Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company," beginning with a report on the first meeting held on 4 April 1935.

2.  Page inserted inside the book with "Farm Income and Expense for period ending June 30, 1937."

3.  Notecards inserted inside the book with report of meeting held 8 May 1939.

 

Date of Accession01 August 2012
Bio History Note

MU2012/24b: Only 4 pages of this book were utilized to record meetings along with two notecards with the meeting of 8 May 1939.

The report of 4 April 1935 describes a meeting of the Board of Directors of Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company held on 29 March 1935:

In harmony with the action of the Board of Directors of Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company, in their meeting of Mar[ch] 29, 1935, in which the Executive Board of the College becomes the Executive Board of the Holding Co., said Executive Board convened for its first meeting in Pres. Winger's Office at 8:25 P.M. with Otho Winger, L. D. Ikenberry, C. W. Holl, J. G. Meyer, Edward Kintner, G. A. Snider and on invitation by Pres. Winger, L. M. Fish, present.

The general conditons of the farms held by the College were reported upon, along with a query regarding the possibility of providing milk for the institution.

Other meetings include:

19 June 1935.

20 July 1937.

10 May 1938.

8 May 1939.

 

Overall Report of the History of the Foundation and Holding Company


MU2012/24a,b – Board of Trustees Filing Cabinets


17 September 1930 – Trustees meeting – pgs. 69, 70.

Articles  9 –  12 - The matter of organizing an holding company, to hold, control (?) to operate certain property or properties for the college was discussed at length. After which the following resolution was adopted:

…resolution…

Resolve that five (5) persons to be appointed by the Board of Trustees of Manchester College are hereby authorized and directed to proceed with the organization and incorporation of an holding company subsidiary to Manchester College, with power and authority to hold and manage all real estate now or hereinafter coming into the possession of such corporation, for the advancement and benefit of said Manchester College……continuing to pg. 70.

Pages 74 and 75 –

Stockholders of the Manchester College Foundation and Holding Co. were listed.Articles of incorporation were submitted to the Trustees.


Trustees Meeting 14 February 1931 – 8:00 A.M. - Minutes of the meetings of the Directors of the Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company. List of properties


Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company 14 February 1931 - first meeting.


27 May 1931 contains the Articles of Agreement between the Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company and the Trustees and Executive Board of Manchester College.


First Audit – 8 August 1931


The report of 4 April 1935 describes a meeting of the Board of Directors of Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company held on 29 March 1935: In harmony with the action of the Board of Directors of Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company, in their meeting of Mar[ch] 29, 1935, in which the Executive Board of the College becomes the Executive Board of the Holding Co., said Executive Board convened for its first meeting in Pres. Winger's Office at 8:25 P.M. with Otho Winger, L. D. Ikenberry, C. W. Holl, J. G. Meyer, Edward Kintner, G. A. Snider and on invitation by Pres. Winger, L. M. Fish, present.


18 September 1943 – Minutes of the Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company: Article 6.  Upon motion by Bonsack, seconded by Ohmart, it was voted to proceed with the liquidation of the Manchester College Foundation and Holding Company, Inc., and to transfer its assets and liabilities to Manchester College.

 

 

Archivist NoteWith the institution's change of title to Manchester University on 1 July 2012, MU (Manchester University) has replaced MC (Manchester Collge) as preface to the accessioning code of the Archives.  Description prepared 1 August 2012 by Jeanine M. Wine, updated 9 August 2012 by Jeanine M. Wine, and updated 27 May 2019 by Jeanine Wine
 


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