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Section One - Male Student Discussion:

The recording begins with some type of discussion group.  The facilitator initiates conversation and the talk is of joining the military and of sports.

Section Two - Presentations

Female students present viewpoints about the middle east, Nassar and the Arab Nations, and the Suez Canal.

Section Three - Radio Program - WJR the Goodwill Station, with the announcer, Johnny Russell

Pictures include group of students in Wampler Auditorium, "Victory Rally" poster, men playing saxophone and guitar, Rob Dickason, Jeremy Groh, Manchester Activities Council, student orientation leaders, NASA (No Longer Accepting Substance Abuse), Student Education Association, Accounting Club, Cordier Club, Math Club, Business Club, Social Service Club, Psych Society, Pre-Law Club, Society of Physics Students, American Chemical Society, female students, male and female students, serenade, Lara Jeanne Tokarski, Kenapocomoco Coalition Meeting, Elizabeth Young singing into microphone and man a woman running sound equipment, Robert Novak.

General Information about campus buildings, dedications, histories, renovations, names.

Additional information about buildings might also be found in 1 File/Large box 158 - Campaigns.

Information about many campus buildings, dedications,  histories, renovations, and names.

General Information about campus buildings, dedications,  histories, renovations and names.

Camp Mack pictures including games, food, singing and bikes.

Photographs:  Canoe, lake and water pictures. One old photo possibly circa the 1920's?

One reel-to-reel tape and a cassette tape.  The cassette tape is probably taken from the reel-to-reel.  In the first segment of the recording Dr. Virginia Mollenkott speaks on "Sexuality and the Formation of Family," 6 October 1980. She deals with the Biblical basis for male and female equality within the covenant community. 

The second part of the reel-to-reel tape starts abruptly in the middle of a presenetation by a speaker with a different voice making reference to health issues and safety standard regulations related to coal miners and workers laboring in conditions working with various levels of radiation.  This appears to be the introduction to a two day conference. The choir also sings at this opening and there is a worship service.   The date referred to on the tape is 1975.  The reel-to-reel tape was probably first used in 1975 for this service and then used to record Mollenkott.

A listing of Convocation tapes.  Some of these recordings have been digitized but this list does not reflect this information .  A search will have to be done for each individual recording to see if the presentation is available on CD or DVD.

The file contains biographical information about Manchester College alumnus, Joseph Cunningham.

See also: Joseph Cunningham Photograph Collection, MC2004/725

Diversity Photograph Collection.

Dolby, Mattie Cunningham. She and her brother, Joseph, were the first African-American students at Manchester College. One of the first female ministers in the Church of the Brethren.

See also:

•  Alumni Card for Mattie Cunningham Dolby MC2004/689.
•  See granting of petition to drop "Christian Evidences" in Faculty Minutes 1900, MC2009/100a.

• "The Brethren Encyclopedia."

Dress Code.

Also see Women's Residence Organization (WRO).

Manchester College position statements and policies on drugs and alcohol.  Drug, Sex and Alcohol Survey (undated).

Collection includes information about eight female Manchester College students who lived at 703 College Avenue beginning in 1946.  The women are:  Neva Miller '50 Mason, Mary Nihart '50x Wetzel, Nola McCauley '50 Plaugher, Maxine Hileman '50 Garber, Mary Nichols '49 Ettinger, Ella Gottshalk '50 Byrer (deceased), Lenora Mishler '50 Stark, and Kay Moran '59 Farrar.

Handwritten list of female graduates (1924 - 1930) and who they married.

Female student sawing wood, circa the 1950's (?)

Photographs pertaining to "The Oaks" in it's various locations.  History of the various locations ot "The Oaks."

Photographs of the construction of Funderburg Library (1966)and floor plans, Allen Wilmert and Rob Gratz with Paul Kantbambi of the University of Malawi, May 1988, the 1992 National Library Week Reception, pictures of sculptures, artwork and library equipment, musical instruments, photos of faculty, staff and students....and many more.

Poem regarding male/female gender roles written by a student, 1978.

Material related to Jane Henney, Manchester College alumna and first female FDA Chief.

See Also: MC2011/106 The Harry H. Henney '35 and Jeanette Henney Lectureship for Business, Education and Science.

Permission slips allowing female students to leave campus.

Florence King was the first female patent attorney in the United States.  She graduated from Mount Morris College in 1891.

Margaret Wagner Kleinjan Photograph Collection, including:

Nov. 17, 1938.  Ed Keller, ?, ?, ?, ?, Me [Margaret Wagner], Marjorie Ohl [Hollar '40], ?.  Members of our table at Manchester College.

Nov. 17, 1938.  Helen Berky '39, '49, Corrine Hime, Elizabeth Rupp, Martha Lehman, Myrtle Belle Hartgerink [Mitchell], Edna Kircoff [Danhauser '39], Margaret Poling. 

1938. Edwin Keller from Oak Park.

April 10, 1938.  Leilah Hartgerink [Runyon '38], Gwendolyn Fisher [ BA '38]. 

Myrtle Belle Hartgerink '39, Olden Mitchell.  MC students 1938-1939. 

Eileen Fisher, Myrtle Belle Hartgerink [Mitchell '39], Elizabeth Rupp, Martha Lehman.  Manchester Campus.

Elizabeth Rupp, Myrtle Belle Hartgerink [Mitchell '39], Martha Lehman, Eileen Fisher.  Manchester Campus.

Eleanor Stukey [Beatty '38 Normal]. 

Irene Leedy [March '38], Eleanor Stukey [Beatty '38].  Students of Manchester College.

La Moyle Hendricks.  Backyard-Winger's.  North Manchester, Indiana.  Student-She rented room at Winger's.

La Moyle Hendricks.  North Manchester, Indiana.  Student who roomed with me at Winger's.

Fern Beery [Lowry '38], ?, ?, Jane Plunkett [Cassell '39], Me [Margaret Wagner] at top.  Oakwood Hall steps.

Basil Thompson, Eileen's boyfriend.  Manchester College. 

April 6, 1938. Eileen Fisher.  Manchester College.  Notice ice on trees.

Margaret Wagner [Kleinjan '42] outside of Girls' Dorm-Manchester College.

Portrait of Mattie Nicholas Lear (Mrs. John Lear), Church of the Brethren female minister, and instructor at Mount Morris College from 1879 - 1881. A typewritten history is included.

Unidentified early photograph of a male choir.  This might be a group from Manchester College or from Mt. Morris College.

Unidentified early photograph of a group of young people and children. Sadie Stutsman (Wampler) might be the tall woman in the middle of the second row from the back.  She either has a large corsage or is holding flowers.

This collection of historical movies comes from the latter years of Otho Winger's presidency and the early years of Schwalm's. The Archivist believes a clip is from Schwalm's inauguration in the fall of 1941.

Several graduations are documented, one in which Winger hold a lighted candle and lights a candle for each robed student. 

Moving pictures of May Days, for at least two years....complete with gymnasts, male tumblers in short-shorts, a funny costumed bull (two people) and bull fighter, dances around the Maypole, the May Day Queen and entourage, and parade.

Camp Mack day showing student and professors arriving/departing by train and playing games and eating at Camp Mack.

Homecoming, including "Blitzkreig on Valpo."

Homecoming parade?

Probably a promotional segment where a veiled young woman visits Manchester College with her mother, father and brother.  Their car pulls up next to the tennis courts and they exit the car and walk slowly to the Administration building.

Photographs of May Day celebrations, May Day Queens, and their Courts (1920 - 1929).

Photographs of May Day celebrations, along with Queens and their Courts from the 1950's.

May Day Float with child and lovely woman, carried by costumed male attendants, circa 1924.

Cleo Beery Photographs of Mt. Morris College, including:

• "Mt. Morris College, Ill.," "Sam Stover," and "Mitchell Stover."  Back is labeled, "Mt. Morris College.  About 1891 or 1892.  Sam Stover, Mitchell Stover, brothers of Wilbur Stover," "Men's Chorus."
• 6 x 9 posed photo of males and females, 4 are identified.  Back is labeled, "Mt. Morris College.  About 1910 (or before)." 

This is the postcard collection of Ida Fields Neff who graduated from Manchester College in 1920.  It reflects student life at Manchester College, Indiana and at Mount Morris College, Illinois. Included is an image of West End Mission, North Manchester.

Photographs of Mount Morris College circa 1912.  Some were used as postcards and have messages written on the verso. Images of Old Sandstone's exterior and interior after being damaged by fire. Pictures of Old Sandstone being rebuilt and after the building program. 

Milly Heisler Collection including a history of Mount Morris College.  Picture of Mount Morris Old Folks Home. Photos of "pigtail day" and "tie day," as well as other interesting images.

Music images:

• Male student playing french horn.
• Band playing in the PERC gymnasium

Myrtis Becker (MC Class of 1954) Justiniano's collection of items saved from Myrtis' years at Manchester College.

Ida Fields Neff Memorabilia Collection:

• Birth announcement for Mary Joan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Luke Hoff.
• Manchester College Athletic Association membership card for 1919-1920 school year.
• Invitation from Platform Reading Class to faculty and students of the Expression Department of Manchester College to attend readings.
• Two calling cards--one from Mr. and Mrs. Arthur O. Mote and one from Olive Erickson.
• Wedding program for Trude Mishler and Floyd Irwin, 14 December 1919.
• Envelope addressed to Miss Ida E. Fields, from Pvt. F.E. Dewart, a soldier during World War I, 1919.
• Envelope with Christmas card addressed to Miss Ida E. Fields, from Pvt. F.E. Dewart of the U.S. Army.  Sent during World War I.
• Christmas card from Wormhout, France, 18 December 1918.  Signed "Fordie."
• Valentine's card from N.N.
• Reproductions of photos of J.E. and Nettie Miller.
• Poem called "Whispers of Cheer," written by Ida Fields during her senior year.
• Remnant from corsage.
• Photo from play, "Every Student," showing Lillian Moomaw and Myrna Flory Gemmeo (M.C.1911-12-13).
• Invitation for Junior-Senior Reception, 1920.
• Note of thanks from Mrs. and Mrs. B. F. Wampler.
• Letter from Sadie Stutsman (Wampler)  to Ida Fields, 1918.
• Wedding invitation of Sadie Stutsman Wampler.
• Letter to Ida from a male friend who is entering military service, 1918. (perhaps F. E. Dewart, "Fordie?")

A photograph depicting "nurses training" at Manchester College.  A group of female students surround a "patient" in a bed. Circa early 1900's.

Philomathea and Philorhetoria, "Hearts on Parade Banquet," 1935 and Program Booklet, with autographs.

Male literary society, counterpart to Philalethean.  Photocopy of image of key fob. 

1921 Aurora, pg. 74.: Motto: "Strength United is Stronger."  

One photograph of the Philorhetoria Literary Society circa 1931, with five students identified.

A collection of photographs representing residence life, May Day events, A Cappella Choir, religious life, classes and athletics at Manchester College circa 1958 - 1959 - 1960 - 1961 - 1962.

Photographs are from Homecoming and Alumni Days 1993. Many alumni are identified.

Slides of Faculty and Staff 1951 - 1963 and beyond into the President Robinson Era.

Photographs, contact sheets and negatives for the purposes of Media and Public Relations. January 1997 through December 1997.

Photographs, contact sheets and negatives for the purposes of Media and Public Relations. January 1998 through December 1998.

Visual media from Public Relations that came from the Administration Building during the office moves of 2012. Many pictures of students, events, and faculty/staff circa the mid to late 1990's.  Pictures from other years offer campus scenes, Fall 2003 Service Day at North Mandchester Historical Society, Fun Fest and more.

President WIlliam Robinson: Commencement Photograph Collection, 1993.

Honorary Degree recipient: Andrew Murray.

Honorary Degree recipient: Howard Brembeck.

Many faculty/staff, students and alumni are identified in this set of photographs.

Rock River Seminary, Mt. Morris, Illinois, was started by the Methodists in the 1839.  This collection is related to that era.

Schweisberger Glass Slide Collection.  Black and white and tinted glass slides of Manchester College and the North Manchester Community, c. 1900-1950.

The first recording is a small clip probably from the Messiah.

The second recording is a woman talking very slowly, probably for a speech or oral interpretation class.

A female and witty child psychologist gives a presentation on child development.

A definite assortment of pictures: Photographs of Steve Alford as well as members of the Alumni Baseball team and Alumni Volleyball team at Homecoming.  Photographs of football team and coaches, various professors and female basketball players.  Baseball team photographs and soccer, track and field.

One humorous photo of a male student in a tuxedo jacket, looking at a periodical while sitting in front of a piano.  The student is wearing sunglasses, a rain cap of some type and a t-shirt with a large logo.

One photo circa 1972 of Vicki Pell, LuAnn Weldy, Steve Bowne, and Jo Renbarger.

1940's or early 1950's photographs of students, unidentified.  Two photographs are cut into a circle.

Circa 1920?  "In front of Bumgardner (Bumgerdner), Georgia."  Georgia is wearing high-topped laced boots.

Classrooms: Groups of Students/Classes Photograph Collection-Oversized.  Pictures from 1890 through the 1900's.

Oversized black and white photograph of what appears to be a male student in swimming attire, perhaps at a pool.

Kagawa: The photograph that appears on page 116 of the book, "A Century of Faith, Learning and Service, Manchester College. " In 1936 the College hosted a major conference called "An Institute on Christian World Order," featuring Japanese peace activist Toyohiko Kagawa.

A biographical sketch by James E. Kiefer about Toyohiko Kagawa can be found on the internet. http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/143.html

An array of photographs spanning many years with students and other individuals taking part in various activities. Some pictures were professionally photographed for publicity purposes.

Memorabilia from Mount Morris College and Manchester College. Autograph album of 1910 and 1911. Photograph album with early photograph postcards (circa 1910) of students at Mount Morris College. Some of these cards were sent to Mamie Wine of Cerro Gordo, Illinois. Manchester College Aurora yearbooks with autographs. Picture of Elder D.  L. Miller.

Below is a small representation of this collection's holdings.  See the accession page for a more extensive list of photographs and memorabilia:

"The Speaker of Tau Kappa Alpha, Golden Anniversary, 1908 - 1958," Vol. XL, No. 3, March, 1958, a booklet published four times a year.  Tau Kappa Alpha is a speech fraternity. 

Orpha Jackson Weimer's scrapbook from her senior year of college, 1926-1927 including:

• Ditch Day, May Day, Freshman - Sophomore water fight, graduating Class picture, athletic competitions, Senior Banquet, nature hikes, Philophronian and Philalethean memorabilia, May Day Court with Queen, Mother's and Daughter's Banquet, and Commencement week program for 1927.
• Picture of shelved cans at the Weimer Canning Factory in North Manchester.
• Manchester College marching band.

Group photograph of MC male students.

Female student in MC Chemistry library.

Photograph of football team, presumably circa early 1920's.

Photograph of Manchester College Philophronian members in the summer of 1923.

A series of recordings done for Homecoming 1943.  They might have been pre-recorded for broadcast by WOWO Ft. Wayne.  They show the effects that WWII had on Manchester College.

• War has taken 3/4th of our boys.
• Intercollegiate football and basketball are part of war casualities.
• College feels deeply the tragic effects of war.
• 165 freshmen enrolled.
• Enrollment of 270 women and 90 men. This unbalance among men and women makes life interesting (that is, for the men).