I.            General Conference 1859-1969

              J.           Conference secretary

                            1.           1921-1947 (3.15 cu. ft.)

                            2.           1950-1953, Walter Dyck (.3 cu. ft.)

                            3.           1953-1958, Walter Gering (.3 cu. ft.)

                            4.           1959-1963, Harris Waltner (.75 cu. ft.)


Note: The conference secretary must be distinguished from the executive secretary position (at first called office manager, series MLA.I.I). The conference secretary is an elected conference officer. The executive secretary was a hired staff person, an employee of the conference, not an elected officer.


Total volume: 4.5 cu. ft.


MLA.I.J.1 Conference secretary 1921-1947


Box       Folder                 Contents


                                           Correspondence


 1             1                        1921

                2                         1923

                3                         January-July 1924

                4                         August-December 1924

                5                         January-February 1925

                6                         March-April 1925

                7                         May-September 1925

                8                         October-December 1925

                9                         January-April 1926

               10                        May-July 1926

               11                        August-October 1926

               12                        November-December 1926

               13                        undated 1926

               14                        January-March 1927

               15                        April-September 1927

               16                        October-December 1927


 2             17                       January-February 1928

               18                        March-April 1928

               19                        May-July 1928

               20                        August-October 1928

               21                        November-December 1928

               22                        January-March 1929

               23                        April-June 1929

               24                        July 1929

               25                        August 1929

               26                        September 1929

               27                        October 1929

               28                        November 1929

               29                        December and undated 1929

               30                        January 1930

               31                        February-March 1930


 3             32                       April-May 1930

               33                        June-July 1930

               34                        August-November 1930

               35                        December and undated 1930

               36                        January-June 1931

               37                        July-December 1931

               38                        January-March 1932

               39                        April 1932

               40                        May 1932

               41                        June 1932

               42                        July-August 1932

                43                       September-October 1932

               44                        November-December 1932

 3             45                       January-February 1933

               46                        March 1933

               47                        April-May 1933

               48                        June 1933

               49                        July 1933

               50                        August 1933

               51                        September-October 1933

               52                        November-December 1933

               53                        undated 1930-1933


 4             54                       January 1934

               55                        February-March 1934

               56                        April-June 1934

               57                        July 1934

               58                        August 1934

               59                        September 1934

               60                        October-November 1934

               61                        December and undated 1934

               62                        January-February 1935

               63                        March 1935

               64                        April 1935

               65                        May 1935

               66                        June 1935

               67                        July 1935

               68                        August 1935

               69                        September-October 1935

               70                        November-December 1935

               71                        undated 1934-1935


 5             72                       January-February 1936

               73                        March-April 1936

               74                        May-June 1936

               75                        July-August 1936

               76                        September-October 1936

               77                        November-December 1936

               78                        January-February 1937

               79                        March-June 1937

               80                        July-September 1937

               81                        October-December 1937

               82                        January-February 1938

               83                        March-April 1938

               84                        May 1938


 6             85                       June 1938

                86                       July 1938

               87                        August-September 1938

               88                        October-December 1938

               89                        January-March 1939

               90                        April-June 1939

               91                        July-September 1939

 6             92                       October-December 1939

               93                        undated 1936-1939

               94                        January-February 1940

               95                        March-June 1940

               96                        July-September 1940

               97                        October-December 1940

               98                        January-March 1941

               99                        April-May 1941


 7            100                      June-July 1941

              101                      August-September 1941

              102                      October-December 1941

              103                      January 1942

              104                      February-April 1942

              105                      May-July 1942

              106                      August-September 1942

              107                      October-December and undated 1942

              108                      January-February 1943

              109                      March-June 1943

              110                      July-October 1943

              111                      November-December 1943


 8            112                      January-February 1944

              113                      March-April 1944

              114                      May-July 1944

              115                      August-November 1944

              116                      December 1944

              117                      January-February 1945

              118                      March-April 1945

              119                      May-August 1945


                                           Appendix added 22 September 1992


              120                      Correspondence, September-December 1945

              121                      Correspondence 1946

              122                      Correspondence 1947


 9            123                      Statistical reports from congregations 1928

              124                      Statistical reports from congregations 1929

              125                      Miscellaneous papers relating to 1929 conference sessions

              126                      Statistical reports from congregations 1932

              127                      Statistical reports from congregations 1932

               128                      Delegate certificates for 1933 conference

              129                      Statistical reports from congregations 1934


10          130                      Statistical reports from congregations 1935

              131                      Delegate certificates for 1935 conference

              132                      Miscellaneous papers relating to 1938 conference sessions

              133                      Miscellaneous papers relating to 1941 conference sessions



MLA.I.J.2 Conference secretary 1950-1953


Box       Folder                 Contents


 1             0                        Board of Christian Service

                1                         Finance Committee

                2                         Headquarters - P. K. Regier

                3                         Historical Committee

                4                         Home Missions

                5                         MCC trainees

                6                         Mennonite Brethren

                7                         The Mennonite - J. N. Smucker

                8                         Ordination file

                9                         Petty cash

               10                        Voluntary Service



MLA.I.J.3 Conference secretary 1953-1958


Box       Folder                 Contents


 1             1                        Correspondence 1953

                2                         Correspondence 1954

                3                         Correspondence 1954

                4                         Correspondence 1955

                5                         Correspondence 1956

                6                         Correspondence 1958



MLA.I.J.4 Conference secretary 1959-1963


Box       Folder                 Contents


 1             1                        Correspondence 1959

                2                         Correspondence 1960

                3                         Correspondence 1961

                4                         Bluffton conference 1959 - Resolutions

                5                         Bluffton conference 1959 - Summary of discussion groups


                                           Minutes of General Conference committee and board meetings


                6                         1959 original (handwritten)

                7                         1959 printed

                8                         1960 original (handwritten)

                9                         1960 printed

               10                        1960 printed


 2             11                       1960 printed

               12                        1961 original (handwritten)

               13                        1961 printed

               14                        1961 printed

               15                        1961 printed

               16                        1962 original (handwritten)


 3             17                       1962 resolutions

               18                        1962 printed

               19                        1962 printed

               20                        1963 printed