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Records documenting hours worked and wages paid to Mennonite Publishing House office and printing staff.  The bulk of the records are weekly time books, documenting the hours employees worked and the wages they were paid.  Time books were used from the publishing house's founding in 1908 through January 1940.

A more modern payroll system was implemented in 1940.  The records from 1940 document hours worked and wages by employee name rather than by date.  There are some gaps in payroll records kept between 1940 and 1951.

Later payroll records were not permanently retained by Mennonite Publishing House.

An incomplete set of catalogs advertising not only materials published by the Mennonite Publishing House, but also Christian books, calendars, plaques, cards, Sunday school materials, and other miscellaneous items. The catalogs include a small set of early catalogs (1920 and earlier) published in German.

Researchers should note that catalogs published from 1973 to1990 are missing. The Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen, Ind.) also has a set of Mennonite Publishing House catalogs that researchers may consult.

Annual financial overviews of the Mennonite Publishing House, including independent audit reports from third party accountants. These records contain balance sheets,  profit and loss statements, listings of assets and debts, and other summary financial records.  Researchers should note that statements and audits are not available for the following years:  1911-1925, 1926-1943, 1945-1947,1970, 1996-1999.

Annual reports documenting the number of books and other materials for sale in the inventory of the Mennonite Publishing House.  Books are inventoried by title.  Also includes information about the amount and value of printing supplies (paper, ink, etc.) and printing equipment at the Mennonite Publishing House when inventory was taken.

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.

This series includes programs for annual and biennial meetings of the Mennonite Publishing Board (1912-1958), as well as annual and biennial reports written by Mennonite Publishing House staff for the board.

The earliest meetings of the Mennonite Publishing Board are documented only through programs of the annual or biennial meetings.  Between 1933 and 1960, the Publishing House issued annual or biennial reports, some titled "Our Mennonite Literature and Books Service" or "Our Mennonite Literature Service."  From 1961 forward, the Publishing House issued annual reports titled as such.

A small set of correspondence, bids, contracts, and building committee reports pertaining to the construction of publishing house facilities in 1921 and 1948-1949. These records also contain material pertaining to fundraising for the warehouse built by Mennonite Publishing House in the late 1970s and early 1980s

A thin folder of Betty Weber's incoming and outgoing correspondence pertaining to children's stewardship of mission and relief work.  The correspondence came about as a follow up to an article that appeared in the (old) Mennonite Church periodical Words of Cheer in 1947.

A slim file of correspondence documenting and correcting errors made in the annual yearbook and directory of the (old) Mennonite Church.

These records consist of the files of the director of human resources.  They include house policy manuals, employee handbooks, the minutes of the House Advisory Group, and files pertaining to personnel issues in the major divisions of the publishing house.  In addition to providing information about employee wages and benefits, these records also provide a window into worker culture at the publishing house.

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

Internal newsletters created by and for the employees of Mennonite Publishing House.  The newsletters were published under various titles:  M.P.H. News (1943-1944), Mennonite Publishing House Mirror (1945), Training in Service (1946-1953), and Hi-Lights (1954-2003).  The newsletter includes information about events, training opportunities, staff changes, and staff activities at work and at home.  The newsletters sometimes also contain articles of general interest to publishing house employees.

Researchers interested in the history of the staff newsletter should note the special 25th anniversary issue of Hi-Lights published on April 12, 1968.  This issue provides a seven page history of Mennonite Publishing House employee publications.

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.).

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.

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.