Folder #1 - Qualifications for a Foreign Missionary. Two formats.  The light blue printed version of the Qualifications has a letter stuck into the back of it containing comments to Brother Royer. This letter was probably written by Otho Winger on 27 March 1916. Of note would be comments about the qualifications of a missionary's wife.

Folder #2 - Reorganization Plan of Our Home Mission Work - Purpose: That the Church of the Brethren shall more effectively carry on the work of Church Extension in America and the World.

Folder #3 - Report of the Regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the C. B. I. S. Held at the School 9 April 1925 - Letter to M. R. Zigler 9 April 1925 reporting meeting requests - 1925-1926 Budget for the farm - Recommendations for the Idaho request (passed).

Folder #4 - Private School Inspection form.

Folder #5 - Balance Sheet and Statement For Year Ending 28 February 1913 (Brethren Publishing House, Elgin, IL) reporting on book and business of the publishing House, along with subscription and circulation accounts - Balance Sheets, Statement And Report For Year Ending February 29, 1916, Brethren Publishing House - 1919 Auditor's Report of the Brethren Publishing House, along with letter to Otho Winger - Financial Report for Year Ended 28 February 1925 and Schedule of Business for Directors meeting of the Brethren publishing House, 15 April 1925.

Folder #6 - What are probably clippings and publications collected by Otho Winger.  These were located in the Winger filing cabinet with other Church of the Brethren General MissionBoard materials. The 10 March 1928 issue of "The Literary Digest" has a label with Otho Winger's home address.  Page 31 contains the article, "Missionary Bossism in China."

Also included is a 6 February 1942 South Bend Tribune article in which President Schwalm is quoted as a speaker for the Lion's Club. The subject was "Abraham Lincoln." Schwalm is quoted as saying, "Those fighting must not only champion democracy with their intellects but must have emotion and zeal for a great cause.  They must feel that if America fails then democracy fails.  Hitler's men are fighting like demons for a bad and unjust system and we must fight to prove that right makes might."

Articles on "Odd-Fellowship" and its history and Why Christians cannot belong to the Lodge.  Another article,  "Webster on Secret Societies."

Note: Folders #7 and #8  - Brethren Publishing House and Manchester College materials that were thrown into the bottom drawer of Winger's filing cabinet and included in that "pile." Student worker in the archives, Zoe Vorndron, and archivist,Jeanine Wine, organized these materials and deemed it appropriate to put these papers in 2 folders that described financial matters, although the researcher should realize Winger had not organized them as such.

Folder #7 - 1922 Financial Report of the Brethren Publishing House - Copy of Subscription for Buying Brethren's Publishing Co., For the purpose of purchasing the stock of the Brethren's Pub. Co. at par value (500 shares @ $100 per share = $50000) the same when purchased to be turned over to the General missionary and Tract Committee of the German Baptist Brethren Church, the income to be used for missionary purposes at home and in foreign lands, I hereby agree to give and donate the sum hereto subscribed and set opposite my name; then follows a list of contributors - 1925 letter from Lauren Miller, Secretary of the Brethren Publishing House, accompanying a list of business for the Stockholders and Directors of the Brethren Publishing House in preparation for the 3 September 1925 meeting; this includes an appeal from The Young People's Commission for a promotional publication for the ages 12 to 24.

Folder #8 -  Manchester College Audit Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 10, 1935 and Exhibit folder for year ending August 10, 1935 - Manchester College Foundation and Holding Co., Inc., 7 August 1937 audit - Manchester College audit 7 August 1937 - Preliminary meeting and possibly estimates for the building of the Fine Arts Building and upgrades and repairs to campus facilities - 1938 Pledge to help with the Building Fund signed by Carl Plowman of Dixon, Illinois - Building Fund Receipts Sent to Noffsinger, Halladay, Getz, Anderson, Bittel, Bosserman, Miller, Stonestreet - Report on Trustees' Committee Meeting 16 March 1940 - List of members of the Executive Board (archivist does not know the date that this list was created or what document it was meant to accompany). Note:  Otho Winger really wanted the Fine Arts Building to be constructed and started soliciting funds.  Eventually, probably Holl and the Trustees would put Winger's plan on hold until more funds could be raised.  This was a very hard blow to Winger and his feelings toward Holl (probably instigated by this matter) can be read about in Winger's correspondence with Vernon Schwalm.

Packet - Official Reports of the General Mission Board of the Church of the Brethren April 1920 through December 1927, numbered pages with a topical/name Index in the back.

Packet - Albert Helser received a BA from Manchester College in 1919 and an MA in 1920. Helser traveled to Nigeria with Stover Kulp in 1922 to pave the way for Church of the Brethren missionaries. These early years were not without conflict.  In 1936 Helser left the Church of the Brethren workforce to join with that of the Sudan Interior Mission. This packet contains sensitive material that describes Helser's personality, his friendship with Otho Winger, and conflict with other Church of the Brethren missionaries during the 1920's:   Correspondence between Albert Helser and Otho Winger (1916 forward) -  Correspondence between H. L. Burke, M.D. (Manchester alumnus), Marguerite Schrock Burke,  Marguerite Schrock Burke, Otho Winger, and Brother Bonsack of the General Mission Board of the Church of the Brethren.

Packet - Correspondence 1920 forward, primarily between Charles Bonsack, [General Director of the "Forward Movement" of the Church of the Brethren, and later title,  the General Secretary of the "General Mission Board"], and Otho Winger, President of Manchester College.  Many issues are discussed and only a few can be noted: the inefficiency of a certain section of the Publishing House - missionaries and missions in China [ F. H. Crumpacker] - Mount Morris College [debt] - 4 March 1926 Helser update - Wilbur Stover - Emmert Stover - 15 October 1929, Dr. Gibbel - Adam Ebey - 23 February 1922 opposition (Schick) to Moy Gwong baptizing in a baptistery - 7 October 1932, Moy Gwong baptizing folks in China - 19 October 1932, Nettie Senger (Manchester alumna) - 29 November 1934, Charles Bonsack - Africa Problem 14 February 1936 (Helser) - 5 June 1936 (Helser) - 2 November 1937 China mission area captured by the Japanese - Laura Shock - 24 June 1938 (Helser) - 25 June, 1938 (Helser).

Packet - Correspondence between the General Brotherhood Board and missionaries in India and China, 1913 - circa 1918.

Half of the box contains Otho Winger's copies of  Business / Financial Reports /  and Minutes of the Church of the Brethren General Mission Board from 1912 forward to circa 1947.

Manchester College's President, Otho Winger, was a member of the Church of the Brethren General Mission Board.  Manchester College alumni were heavily involved with developing missions and in doing mission work in Nigeria, India and China. 

Very Early Examples:

The Adam and Alice King Ebey, served in India from 1900 - 1931.  Adam was an alumnus of Manchester and Alice King, had been a pupil of E. S. Young's, and had also taught at Manchester (see The Brethren Encyclopedia, pg. 418).

Mattie Cunningham Dolby graduated from the 3 Year Bible program at Manchester to head into the mission field of Arkansas, where she ministered to an impoverished Black community.