I.            General Conference 1859-1969

              A.          Board of Missions

                            2.           Home missions files

                                           a.           1893-1953 (12 cu. ft.)

                                           b.           Canadian home missions 1952-1960 (.6 cu. ft.)

                                           c.           Miscellaneous items found in Bound Manuscripts (Bd. Ms.) and Small Archives (SA) sections

                                           d.           1884-1950s (.6 cu. ft.) (These items were found with miscellaneous Board of Missions files transferred to the MLA before 1994.)

                                           e.           Financial records (bound volumes) 1914-1935 (.15 cu. ft.) (transferred from the General Conference vault 4 Dec 1990)





Total volume: 13.35 cu. ft.



MLA.I.A.2.a Board of Missions home missions files 1893-1953


Box       Folder                 Contents


                                           Chronological files


 1             1                        1893-1894

                2                         1895-1897

                3                         1898-1899

                4                         1900

                5                         1901

                6                         1902


 2             7                        1903

                8                         1904

                9                         1905

               10                        1906

               11                        1907

               12                        1908

               13                        1909

               14                        1910-1911


 3             15                       1912

               16                        1913

               17                        January-August 1914

               18                        September-December 1914

               19                        January-February 1915

               20                        March-May 1915


 4             21                       June-September 1915

               22                        October-December 1915

               23                        January-February 1916

               24                        March-April 1916

               25                        May-June 1916

               26                        July-September 1916


 5             27                       October-December 1916

               28                        undated 1916

               29                        January-March 1917

               30                        April-June 1917

               31                        July-October 1917

               32                        November-December 1917

               33                        undated 1917

               34                        January-February 1918


 6             35                       March-April 1918

               36                        May-July 1918

               37                        August-September 1918

               38                        October-December 1918

               39                        undated 1918-1919

               40                        January-May 1919


 7             41                       July-December 1920

               42                        1921

               43                        1922

               44                        1923

               45                        undated

Note: Some 1920s files are missing. Others are in the subject files at the end of this series.

               46                        1928 and January-March 1929


 8             47                       April-December 1929

               48                        1930

               49                        1931-1932

               50                        1933 and 1938

Note: Most 1930s files are missing.

               51                        1939-1941

               52                        1942 circular letters

               53                        undated 1942

               54                        1942 finances

               55                        January-February 1942


 9             56                       March-April 1942

               57                        May-June 1942

               58                        July-August 1942

               59                        September-October 1942

               60                        November-December 1942


10           61                       1943 circular letters

               62                        1943 finances

               63                        1943 printed materials and undated

               64                        January-February 1943

               65                        March-April 1943

               66                        May-June 1943

               67                        July-August 1943


11           68                       September-October 1943

               69                        November-December 1943

               70                        1944 circular letters

               71                        1944 finances

               72                        January-February 1944

               73                        March-April 1944


12           74                       May-June 1944

               75                        July-August 1944

               76                        September 1944

               77                        October 1944

               78                        November 1944


13           79                       December 1944

               80                        1945 circular letters

               81                        1945 finances

               82                        January 1945

13           83                       February 1945

               84                        March 1945

               85                        April 1945

               86                        May 1945


14           87                       June-July 1945

               88                        August 1945

               89                        September 1945

               90                        October 1945

               91                        November 1945

               92                        December 1945

               93                        1946 circular letters


15           94                       1946 finances

               95                        1946 undated

               96                        January 1946

               97                        February 1946

               98                        March 1946

               99                        April 1946

              100                      May 1946

              101                      June 1946


16          102                      July 1946

              103                      August 1946

              104                      September 1946

              105                      October 1946

              106                      November 1946

              107                      December 1946


17          108                      1947 circular letters

              109                      1947 finances

              110                      1947 minutes

              111                      January 1947

              112                      February 1947

              113                      March 1947

              114                      April 1947

              115                      May 1947


18          116                      June 1947

              117                      July 1947

              118                      August 1947

              119                      September 1947

              120                      October 1947

              121                      November 1947

              122                      December 1947


19          123                      1948 circular letters

              124                      1948 finances

              125                      1948 minutes and Civilian Public Service reports

              126                      1948 undated and receipts

19          127                      January 1-12, 1948

              128                      January 13-31, 1948

              129                      February 1948


20          130                      March 1948

              131                      April 1948

              132                      May 1948

              133                      June 1948

              134                      July 1948


21          135                      August 1948

              136                      September 1948

              137                      October 1948

              138                      November 1948

              139                      December 1948


22          140                      1949 circular letters

              141                      1949 finances and loans

              142                      1949 minutes and Civilian Public Service reports

              143                      1949 undated

              144                      January 1-14, 1949

              145                      January 15-31, 1949

              146                      February 1949

              147                      March 1-19, 1949

              148                      March 20-31, 1949


23          149                      April 1-15, 1949

              150                      April 16-30, 1949

              151                      May 1-10, 1949

              152                      May 11-31, 1949

              153                      June 1949

              154                      July 1949

              155                      August 1949


24          156                      September 1-18, 1949

              157                      September 19-30, 1949

              158                      October 1-13, 1949

              159                      October 14-31, 1949

              160                      November 1949

              161                      December 1-19, 1949

              162                      December 20-31, 1949

              163                      1950 circular letters


25          164                      1950 finances

              165                      1950 minutes and resolutions

              166                      1950 undated

              167                      January 1-16, 1950

              168                      January 17-31,1950

              169                      February 1-16, 1950

              170                      February 17-28, 1950

25          171                      March 1950


26          172                      April 1-14, 1950

              173                      April 15-30, 1950

              174                      May 1-16, 1950

              175                      May 17-31, 1950

              176                      June 1-15, 1950

              177                      June 16-30, 1950

              178                      July 1950

              179                      August 1950


27          180                      September 1-13, 1950

              181                      September 14-30, 1950

              182                      October 1-17, 1950

              183                      October 18-31, 1950

              184                      November 1-17, 1950

              185                      November 18-30, 1950

              186                      December 1-17, 1950

              187                      December 18-31, 1950


28          188                      1951 circular letters

              189                      1951 finances

              190                      1951 minutes

              191                      January 1-15, 1951

              192                      January 16-31, 1951

              193                      February 1-15, 1951


29          194                      February 16-28, 1951

              195                      March 1-15, 1951

              196                      March 16-31, 1951

              197                      April 1-13, 1951

              198                      April 14-30, 1951

              199                      May 1-15, 1951

              200                      May 16-31, 1951


30          201                      June 1-15, 1951

              202                      June 16-30, 1951

              203                      July 1-18, 1951

              204                      July 19-31, 1951

              205                      August 1951

              206                      September 1951

              207                      October 1951

              208                      November 1951

              209                      December 1951


31          210                      1952 circular letters, #1-93

              211                      1952 circular letters, #94-153

              212                      1952 circular letters, #154-200b

              213                      1952 circular letters, #99a, 202a-299

              214                      January-March 1952

31          215                      April-June 1952

              216                      July-December 1952


32          217                      1952 business and miscellaneous

              218                      1952 finances

              219                      1952 Germantown Mennonite Church

              220                      1952 minutes and resolutions

              221                      1953 candidate committee reports

              222                      1953 finances

              223                      1953 inter-board

              224                      1953 minutes and resolutions

              225                      January-November 1953



                                           Subject files


33          226                      Alsen, North Dakota, 1925-1928

              227                      Altoona 1921-1924

              228                      Altoona 1925

              229                      Altoona 1926-1928

              230                      Baergen, C. H., 1921-1925

              231                      Canada 1923-1926

              232                      Canada 1927


34          233                      Chicago 1920-1925

              234                      Chicago 1926-1928

              235                      Chicago 1932-1938

              236                      Claysburg 1920-1926

              237                      Circular letters 1921-1923

              238                      Circular letters 1924-1925

              239                      East Freedom 1924-1926

              240                      Hutchinson 1920-1928


35          241                      Immigration 1921-1928

              242                      Janzen, Jacob H., 1926

              243                      Jewish missions 1920-1921

              244                      Jewish missions 1921-1923

              245                      Kephart 1920-1922

              246                      Los Angeles 1917-1923

              247                      Los Angeles 1924-1925


36          248                      Los Angeles 1925-1927

              249                      Mexico 1925-1928

              250                      Personnel 1921-1924

              251                      Snyder 1924-1926



MLA.I.A.2.b Board of Missions Canadian home missions files 1952-1960


Box       Folder                 Contents


 1             1                        Miscellaneous 1952-1960

                2                         Alberta 1952-1958

                3                         Alberta - Edmonton 1954-1956

                4                         Alberta - Calgary - Scarboro church 1951-1955

                5                         British Columbia 1952-1958

                6                         British Columbia - Mary-Martha Home 1952-1956

                7                         British Columbia - Chilliwack 1952

                8                         British Columbia - Mission City 1952-1956

                9                         British Columbia - New Westminster 1951-1955

               10                        British Columbia - North Surrey 1956

               11                        British Columbia - Sardis 1953-1956

               12                        British Columbia - Vancouver - English work 1952-1958

               13                        British Columbia - Vancouver - United Mennonite Church 1951-1958

               14                        British Columbia - Yarrow 1952-1955

               15                        Manitoba 1951-1960

               16                        Manitoba - Bethel Mennonite Mission Church - Winnipeg 1951-1952

               17                        Manitoba - Carman Mennonite Church 1951-1953

               18                        Manitoba - Ebenezer Girls Home - Winnipeg 1951-1960

               19                        Manitoba - Elim Bible School - Altona 1952

               20                        Manitoba - North Kildonan 1952

               21                        Manitoba - Schroeder, David, 1952

               22                        Manitoba - Steinbach 1951-1952


 2             23                       Ontario 1951-1962

               24                        Ontario - House of Friendship 1952-1955

               25                        Ontario - Hebrew mission 1954-1961

               26                        Ontario - Toronto United Mennonite Church 1950-1962

               27                        Saskatchewan 1952-1961

               28                        Saskatchewan - Barnwell 1952-1955

               29                        Saskatchewan - McMahon 1955-1956

               30                        Saskatchewan - North Battleford 1951-1958

               31                        Saskatchewan - Pierceland 1955-1956

               32                        Saskatchewan - Prince Albert 1951-1955

               33                        Saskatchewan - Regina 1954-1958

               34                        Saskatchewan - Saskatoon - First Mennonite 1953-1954

               35                        Saskatchewan - Saskatoon - Mayfair 1951-1961

               36                        Saskatchewan - Wiebe, C. J., 1951

               37                        Saskatchewan - Wymark 1952-1958

               38                        Mennonite Youth Society - Canada 1952



MLA.I.A.2.c Miscellaneous items found in Bound Manuscripts (Bd. Ms.)

and Small Archives (SA) sections


 

SA.II.821             William H. Stauffer, "A Study of General Conference Problems: Annual Report of Year's Work of the General Conference," April 1944 (Stauffer apparently did a year of visitation work for the Home Missions Board in 1943, going to CPS camps and congregations.)



MLA.I.A.2.d Home Missions files 1884-1950s


Box

Folder

Contents

1

1

Home Mission Bd. check register 1935-36

 

2

Home Mission Bd. check register 1936-37

 

3

Home Mission Bd. check register 1937-38

 

4

Home Mission Bd. check register July-Oct. 1938

 

5

Contributions & Receipts 1931-35

 

6

Financial Record Book 1884-96

 

7

Financial Record Book 1896-1914

2

8

Financial record book 1923-30

 

9

Financial record book (J. J. Plenert) 1936-1950

 

10

Minutes, etc. 1940's & 50's

 

11

Minutes 1920-49

 

12

Special Funds record book 1911-16

 

13

Home Mission Bd. Treasurer’s entry book



MLA.I.A.2.e Financial records (bound volumes) 1914-1935


Box       Folder                 Contents


 1             1                        Ledger 1914-1920

                2                         Ledger 1917-1935