File Folder 2 - Alderfer, David

Thin folder, about a dozen items. David Alderfer (David H. Alderfer, David Henry Alderfer, 1907-2002) was an (MC) Mennonite churchman in various roles. In the years of this folder he was on the book sales staff of Mennonite Publishing House at Scottdale Pennsylvania. {1} David Alderfer to Bender, October 23, 1950: Bender letter to Metzler [A. J. Metzler, Abram J. Metzler] had come to the sales department; “We” agreed with Miss Winey [Lois Winey] that Royals were the best portable typewriters; on ordering 2 of them through Mennonite Publishing House.... {2} Reply, Bender to David Alderfer, October 28, 1950 (addresses Alderfer as “Book Store Manager” at Mennonite Publishing House): ordering the two as Christmas presents.... {3} Postcard, D. A. [David Alderfer] to Bender, November 7, 1950: acknowledging the order. {4} Copy, David Alderfer to [U.S.] Customs Collector at Philadelphia, January 8, 1952: reference to a your letter to Bender of January 7 [not extant here]; concerning how to handle a shipment of books addressed to Mennonite Publishing House, unless Bender gave different instructions. {5} Postcard, David A. [David Alderfer] to Bender, January 10, 1952: that Ralph Hernley promised to have copies of Answer to War ready to deliver January 15. {6} Reply, Bender to David Alderfer, January 14, 1952: had postcard; Forks Church would need 30-40; how to ship; mention Gospel Book Store, Early Bontrager as receiving them. {7} Bender to David Alderfer, January 25, 1952: about another set of packages, this one of Hesse Täufer-Akten; like earlier shipment, books would need to be stamped “Made in Germany”; reference to customs houses at Philadelphia and at Pittsburgh. {8} David Alderfer to Bender, May 5, 1952: had received 200 copies of Volume I of Zurich Täufer-Akten, forwarding 2 copies; EMC [Eastern Mennonite College, later Eastern Mennonite University (EMU)] wanted some copies; so did Wilhelm Pauck of American Society of Church History, as review copies; needed price. {9} Bender to David Alderfer, May 16, 1952: how to price all four volumes of Täufer-Akten, respectively Baden-Pfalz, Bayern II, Hessen, Zurich; please send complete sets of the four to following (giving addresses)--Wilhelm Pauck, Ronald H. Bainton [sic--Roland Bainton, Roland H. Bainton], and Henry B. Lucas--treating them as review copies, although Bender was writing and telling them the books were for them to keep; also send one to Cornelius Krahn for review in Mennonite Life; on paying shipping charges. {10} Bender to David Alderfer, May 20, 1958: regarding price of the 200 Zurich Täufer-Akten, Bender had sent a bill to A. J. Metzler [Abram J. Metzler] to use for getting them out of customs; comment on calculating the price.--attached: a message from S. Hirzel Verlag of Zurich, in English, to Mennonite Publishing House, inquiring whether 200 copies had been received.--contiguous, a little note from “D.A.” to A. J. Metzler asking who was to pay. {11} David Alderfer to Bender, July 2, 1952: recommending that Mennonite Publishing House produce 1000 copies in color of a painting of a Bernese Anabaptist family; black-and-white version had been on cover of Mennonite Life; mention Cornelius Krahn; believed the picture would sell at a profitable price at Mennonite World Conference and elsewhere. {12} Bender to David Alderfer, July 2, 1952--cc to Orie O. Miller: for instructions about handling history of MCC [Mennonite Central Committee] at Mennonite World Conference, contact Orie O. Miller. {13} David Alderfer to Bender, July 12, 1952 (addressing Bender at MCC’s Basel headquarters): sending a selection of Mennonite Publishing House publications for display at Mennonite World Conference--A. J. Metzler [Abram J. Metzler] would help Bender with it; about the billing for them. / Bender had suggested 25 copies of the MCC history, In His Name, but Orie O. Miller and William Snyder suggested 100 which Mennonite Publishing House thought too many; Mennonite Publishing House was sending 35.