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Accession #MU2014/12
TopicCordier, Andrew W and Dorothy Butterbaugh: Collection of Louise King,
TitleThe Cordier Family Collection
LocationLarge Box MU2014/12 Sanctum, Unit 6
CitationThe Cordier Family Collection, MU2014/12, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana.
AccessResearchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials.
ProvenanceLouise Cordier King
Scope and Content

Louise King's collection of photographs and materials related to her father and mother, Andrew W. Cordier and Dorothy Butterbaugh Cordier.


One spiral bound autograph book documenting the names of the 302 attendees who attended Andrew W. Cordier’s memorial service held 14 October 1975 in St. Paul’sChapel, Columbia University, New York, New York.  The Service was conducted by Columbia University in association with The United Nations. 

Speakers included:

Dr. A. Blair Helman, President Manchester College.

Mr. William E. Petersen, Chairman of the Trustees of Columbia University.

The Honorable Ernest A Gross, Formerly Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations.

The Honorable Kurt Waldheim, Secretary General of the United Nations.

Organist and Choir Director of St. Paul’s Chapel – Isabelle Emerson.

One invitation/announcement.


The definitive copy of “Death of a Stalwart, A Profileof Andrew W. Cordier,” by Doreen Geary. This copy is the revised version and includes an index.  The 3 hole punch pages indicate copy inserted following revision.

Packet, marked, Doreen’s Letters – Re: Dad’s Book – from Louise L. King.


Photograph album containing snapshots and itinerary from Andy’s 1975 trip to Europe with daughter, Louise King, and assistant, Doreen Geary.  Besides Louise King, Ms. Geary and Andrew Cordier, pictures include: Father O’Brien, Frank Aiken, Sir Alexander MacFarquhar, Richard Lipsett, Robin Mores, George IvanSmith, Paul Martin, Julia Henderson [picture missing], Ernest Gross, Kathryn Gross, Hernan Santa Cruz, Manuela D’Arcy, Claude deKemoularia, Leif Belfrage, Al Davidson, Adrian Pelt, Georges Palthey,Thanassis Aghnides, Alf Katzin, Constance Rhodes, Paul Coidan, Piero Spinelli, Russell Cook, Edvard Hambro, Jehan de Noue, James Read, Leon Steinig. This photograph album was disassembled in 2017 by Jeanine Wine and student worker in the archives, Zoe Vorndran. Digital copies of album and images, before and after disassembly, are located in Cordier's file on the archives' network location.


Snapshots taken in the home of A. Blair and Patricia Helman the night before Andrew Cordier’s funeral, 14 July 1975. Included in the pictures:

  • #1.  Gail and AnnCordier- [daughters of Mary and Sherwood Cordier].
  • Minnie Cordier – widow of Andrew’s brother, Emory Cordier.
  • Mary and Sherwood Cordier-[Sherwood is the son of Andrew Cordier’s brother, Ralph Cordier].
  • #2.  Ralph and EstaCordier – [Ralph Cordier is Andrew’s brother].
  • #3. Fran Thomas.
  • Mary and Lowell Cordier – [Lowell is Andrew Cordier’sson].
  • #4.  PatriciaHelman, Helen Hafner, Robert Keller - [ MC professor - seated in white shirt].


Snapshots of the Cordiers' tombstone following Andrew's internment - including flower arrangements. 


Notecards received with flower arrangements – including Kurt Waldheim, Lady Jackson,  members of the Cordier extended family, and many more.


"Secretariat News,” United Nations Headquarters, New York,New York, 29 August 1975, article, AndrewCordier, In Memorium.

“Secretariat News,” United Nations Headquarters, New York,New York, 16 October 1972, article, Mrs.Andrew Cordier, In Memoriam.

“Motive,” January 1960, Volume XX / 4.  A magazine of the Methodist Student Movement,an agency affiliated with the World Student Christian Federation through theUnited Student Christian Council.  “A Profile of Andrew W. Cordier, Down-to-Earth Peacemaker,” by Inez Long.

“Columbia Today,” containing Bill McGill’s tribute to AndrewCordier and an article of respect to Cordier beginning on pg. 16 through pg.19. Letter signed by John W. Wheeler, to Mrs. Louise King, 19 September 1975.

“Messenger,” Church of the Brethren, October 1975, Andrew W. Cordier: Hope and Reality hand in hand, by Kermon Thomason.

“The New York Times Magazine/ Part I”- 15 September 1968,Section 6 – Cordier of Columbia – What Do the Students Really Want?

Dorothy Butterbaugh Cordier

Newspaper articles focusing on the life and death of Dorothy Butterbaugh Cordier.

Notebook: “Mrs. Andrew (Dorothy B. ) Cordier, September 28, 1972, Memorial Services and Tributes.” [Out of preservation concerns notebook contents were placed in archival file folders.]

  • Community Church of Great Neck, Great Neck, New York - Transcript and bulletins from Dorothy B. Cordier's memorial service, 30 September 1972.
  • Resolution of the Columbia University Senate.
  • Memorial Service programs – Church of the Brethren, North Manchester, Indiana.
  • Graveside Service – Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester,Indiana.
  • Memoiral Service – Church of the Brethren, North Manchester, Indiana.
  • Resolution of the Manchester College Board of Trustees.
  • Tribute to Dorothy B. Cordier at a luncheon of the College Woman’s Club of Manchester College prepared and presented by Mrs.Patricia Kennedy Helman.
  • Copy of Andrew Cordier's letter of thanks to the Manchester College Board of Trustees.
  • In Memory of Dorothy  Butterbaugh Cordier:
  • Prayer, offered by R. H. Miller.






Date of Accession27 February 2014
Archivist NoteDescription prepared 27 February 2014 by Jeanine M. Wine and updated 12 September 2017 by Jeanine Wine.  The photograph album of Cordier's final European tour was disassembled due to the condition of the pages.  They were the common sticky-backed pages that yellowed and browned in time. The pictures were adhering to the darkening pages and their condition was being compromised. The album itself was carefully scanned by Zoe before disassembly and then the images along with description were separately scanned by Zoe at 720 dpi and TIFF files were created. J. Wine
 


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