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News releases written to promote new books published by Herald Press and other imprints of the Mennonite Publishing House.  Some releases contain black and white photographs of the book covers.

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.

This small set of records consists primarily of customer survey reports conducted in 1983 at the bookstores in Lancaster, Pa., Ephrata, Pa., New Holland, Pa., and Iowa City, Iowa.  Other material includes a set of "philosophy statements" indicating the bookstores' mission statements as well as their positions on the kind of literature they carried, marketing practices, etc.

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.

Photos for Gospel Herald, circa 197-1875

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

A small set of scattered financial reports pertaining to the Mennonite Publishing House's Provident Bookstores.  Reports include profit and loss statements, weekly comparison reports, and a report generated in 2001 evaluating the financial health of the bookstores.

Records documenting the last 40 years of the administration, production, and distribution of the (old) Mennonite Church's denominational magazine.  Materials consist of editor's correspondence (readers' correspondence to the editor as well as interoffice correspondence) and subscription records.  The Gospel Herald was published from 1908 to 1999, when it merged with The Mennonite under the latter periodical's title.

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.

Administrative records pertaining to the young people's magazine of the (old) Mennonite Church.  While Youth's Christian Companion was published from 1938 to 1968, these records cover only the last eight years of the periodical's run.  Records consist primarily of correspondence documenting reader reactions to magazine content.

Minutes of the Mennonite Publishing House's internal board of directors (which appears to have been formed in 1959) and annual summaries to the Mennonite Publishing Board of actions taken by the board of directors.

Records pertaining to the production and reception of Christian Living, a 48 page magazine focused on Mennonite home and community.  Christian Living launched in 1954 after the merger of Mennonite Community and Christian Monitor. These records consist largely of various editors' correspondence and subject files, including Daniel Hertzler, Helen Alderfer, Loren Lind, J. Lorne Peachey, and David E. Hostetler.  Although Christian Living was published until 2002, these records extend only to 1990.

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.

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.

Minutes, reports, and other documents pertaining to a committee of Mennonite Publishing House employees charged with "fostering and maintaining Christian fellowship and relationships among the Workers of Mennonite Publishing House."  The records document the committee's activities in planning social events and chapel services and in acknowledging employees personal celebrations (marriages, births) and sorrows (illnesses, deaths).