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Photos for Gospel Herald, circa 197-1875

Within this collection, researchers can find photographs of Mennonite Publishing House employees and photographs that were used in their publications, including The Gospel Herald. Other photographic subjects include the Mennonite World Conferences and Mennonite General Assemblies.

These records were created by the office of the publisher at Mennonite Publishing House, covering the later years of the tenure of A. J. Metzler.

These records were created by the office of the publisher at Mennonite Publishing House.  They cover the tenure of Ben Cutrell.  Researchers studying Ben Cutrell's leadership of the publishing house should also consult series VI-03-04, which contain some of Cutrell's later files.

Minutes from an organization of of publishers that included representatives from a number of Anabaptist denominations, including the (old) Mennonite Church, the General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Brethren, Brethren in Christ.  Includes information regarding the creation of the Jubilee curriculum.

In this collection reseachers can find information about the Wayfarer and Torchbearer Clubs, a Mennonite scouting program for youth.  Manuals, guidebooks, news about the clubs and participant kits can be found here. Two photographs of the Wayfarer Club's badges are also in this collection.

Meeting minutes documenting cooperative publishing projects undertaken by the (old) Mennonite Church, the General Conference Mennonite Church, and the Brethren in Christ.  Minutes primarily deal with the creation of the Foundation Series Sunday school curriculum.

Records of the meetings between publishing executives in the (old)  Mennonite Church, the General Conference Mennonite Church, and later the Mennonite Brethren concerning joint publishing ventures.  Many of these joint ventures involved congregational resources and Christian formation / Sunday School materials.  Later minutes concern the integration of the (old) Mennonite Church's and the General Conference Mennonite Church's  publishing operations.  Researchers should note that minutes from the early to mid-1980s are sparse.  It is unclear whether this reflects infrequent meetings or an incomplete set of minutes.

These records were created by the office of the publisher at Mennonite Publishing House.  They cover the tenure of J. Robert (Bob) Ramer and the later years of his predecessor Ben Cutrell.

This series includes the minutes, reviews, and other records created by members of the publishing committee, a body that made recommendations to the publisher regarding the content of periodicals, curricula, worship materials, and books published by the Mennonite Publishing House.  This series also includes one folder of minutes from an earlier body, the editorial council, that functioned simlarly.

These records consist primarily of agendas and minutes of the Book Approving Group, the group charged with selecting manuscripts for publication by the Mennonite Publishing House.  Also includes one folder of materials concerning the Mennonite Board of Mission's bookrack evangelism initiative of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

This series contains manuscript proposals submitted to Herald Press for consideration.  Proposals contained in this series did not necessarily result in books published by Herald Press.  Proposals are generally oprganized by author's last name, but are sometimes filed under a title or topic.

Also included in this series are a small set of files marked "Herald Press Title Write-Offs."  Most of these files pertain to the Believer's Church Bible Commentary Series.

Documentation of the  unsecured loans, called debenture notes, supporters made to the Mennonite Publishing House from 1971 to 1999.

Scattered material pertaining to the publishing house's book stores.

A small set of materials documenting the evolution and administration of the publishing house's book review service.  Originally intended to screen literature for Mennonite congregational and Sunday school librarians, the service transformed into a periodical for Mennonite audiences, first titled Book Review Service, then Provident Book Reviews, and finally Provident Book Finder.

Researchers seeking the publications listed above should contact  the Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen, Ind.).