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Records of the executive staff member responsible to the Mennonite General Conference, the delegate body of the (old) Mennonite Church.  Mennonite General Conference Executive Secretary position was created in 1954 (replacing a voluntary Secretary position) and was held by Paul Erb (1954-1961), A. J. Metzler (1961-1966), and Howard J. Zehr (1966-1971). These files are arranged into the following series:

(1) Paul Erb's Records, 1954-1961

(2) A. J. Metzler's Records, 1961-1966

(3) Howard J. Zehr's Records, 1966-1971

The Executive Committee consisted of a small subset of leaders in the General Conference, and later the General Assembly, of the (old) Mennonite Church that met several times a year to conduct business.   Although the executive committee of the Mennonite General Conference extends at least as back as the 1910's, these records pick up with exectuive committee correspondence in 1924 and executive committee minutes in 1942.  Other materials in this series include notes from the 1948 World Conference Planning Committee and an undated report of a committee appointed to draft a plan for the coordination of work among several boards and committees of the (old) Mennonite Church.

The governing documents, biennial and special meeting proceedings, and official statements issued by the governing body of the (old) Mennonite Church.  Included also are accessory materials to the biennial conferences, including programs, session materials, newpaper clippings about various meetings of the general conference, transcriptions of sermons and talks given, and other miscellaneous materials.

Researchers should consult the proceedings for additional statements and resolutions issued by the Mennonite General Conference, as the collection of statements here are not complete.