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Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.) Staff Newsletters

  • US MCUSAA VI/09/002
  • Collection
  • 1943-2003

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.

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Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.) Marketing Correspondence and Reports

  • US MCUSAA VI/08/002
  • Collection
  • 1950-1993

Consisting primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence to the marketing director in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Jack Scott, these records are internal records pertaining to Mennonite Publishing House's efforts to advertise and sell its products. Reports are few and date from the 1950s and 1993.

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Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.) Catalogs

  • US MCUSAA VI/08/001
  • Collection
  • 1909-2002

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.

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Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.) Herald Press Book Proposals and Title Files

  • US MCUSAA VI/06/012
  • Collection
  • circa 1980-2002

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.

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Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.) Herald Press Book Approving Group Records

  • US MCUSAA VI/06/001
  • Collection
  • 1949-2001

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.

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Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.) Publisher Anabaptist Curriculum Publishing Council Minutes

  • US MCUSAA VI/03/009
  • Collection
  • 1961-2000

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.

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Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.) Publisher Mennonite Cooperative Publishers Meeting Minutes

  • US MCUSAA VI/03/008
  • Collection
  • 1956-2000

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.

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Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.) Publisher Publishing Committee Records

  • US MCUSAA VI/03/006
  • Collection
  • 1947-2000

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.

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Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.) Publisher Publishers's Council Minutes

  • US MCUSAA VI/03/001
  • Collection
  • 1972-1990

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.

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Mennonite Publishing Board Executive Committee Minutes

  • US MCUSAA VI/01/005
  • Collection
  • 1948-1968

The minutes of the Executive Committee of the Mennonite Publishing Board generally record actions taken at the meetings, most of which pertained to personnel and financial matters. These minutes are not complete. Researchers should also consult the Mennonite Publishing Board Meeting Minutes to locate stray Executive Committee Minutes (VI-01-02).

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Mennonite Publishing House (Scottdale, Pa.) Annual Meeting Programs and Reports

  • US MCUSAA VI/01/001
  • Collection
  • 1912-2003

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.

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