1957–2006.
5.7 m of textual records.

Administrative history

MCC is involved in development work such as education, health and agriculture, peace and justice issues, relief work and job creation, among other things. It also operates Ten Thousand Villages, which purchases crafts from developing world artisans and craftspersons for sale in North America. In North America MCC is involved in immigration and refugee assistance, job creation, work with Native people, people with disabilities, offenders and victims of crime and more. MCC help is offered to all, regardless of race, religion or political orientation. MCC (International) and MCC US are run out of offices in Akron, Pennsylvania.

Mennonite Central Committee Canada (MCCC) was founded in Winnipeg in 1963 through the merger of a number of regional inter-Mennonite service organizations. From the start its founders agreed that MCCC would work closely with MCC (International). MCC operates at both a provincial and national level in Canada. There are five provincial MCCs: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Operations in Quebec and Atlantic Canada are the responsibility of the national office. Relations between the two organizations have generally been good, but there have been tensions from time to time.

Support for MCC’s worldwide efforts comes primarily from individuals. Other sources of income include relief sales, thrift shops, and donations of foodgrains.

Scope and content

The material in this collection consists of eight series which include:

1. Pamphlets, newsletters, correspondence, and reports
2. Minutes and reports from Executive Committee Meetings and Annual Meetings
3. Workbooks and report books
4. International projects and reports on overseas programs
5. Personnel Committee listings and IVEP Yearbooks
6. Minutes, correspondence and financial ledgers from MCC Manitoba
7. Peace Section Mailings and Minutes
8. News Service Newsletters.

Custodial history

The custodial history of this fonds is not completely clear; however, many of the documents in the collection where received from Leonard Siemens or Jacob J. Toews. Other material was added from various sources such as report books.

Notes

• Volumes 793–794, 796–801, 803–808, 810–812.
• Finding aid consists of a series description and file list.
• No restrictions on access.
• The official repository is at the Mennonite Heritage Centre in Winnipeg.
• Described by Leslie Wiebe, July 19, 2002, updated by Conrad Stoesz December 12, 2006.
• Location: Institutional Records – Mennonite Central Committee.

Series description

Pamphlets, newsletters, correspondence, and reports.
1940–1990
38 cm of textual records.

The material in this series consists of pamphlets about MCC International, MCC Canada and about programs they support. There are newsletters from organizations and departments within the MCC International and MCC Canada. There is also correspondence and reports from various boards and meetings.

• Some German
• Location: Box 1

Minutes and reports from Executive Committee Meetings and Annual Meetings.
1959–1992
107 cm of textual records.

This series contains minutes, reports, balance sheets, and budgets from executive committee meetings and the annual MCC International and MCC Canada meetings. They show important issues and the financial aspect of the organization.

• Location: Box 2–4

Workbooks and report books.
1948–2006
109 cm of textual records.

This series contains work books and report books from MCC, MCC Canada, and MCC provincial, annual meetings. It also contains some reports and correspondence from MCC provincial organizations.

• Location: Box 5–7

1964–1986
12 cm of textual records.

The material in this series deals with international projects and overseas programs. There are reports and correspondence that show the set-up of these projects and the results of their efforts.

• Location: Box 8

Personnel Committee listings and IVEP Yearbooks.
1962–1989
24 cm of textual records.

This series contains directories of personnel within the MCC organization and IVEP yearbooks which shows the students and the activities they participated in.

• Location: Box 9

Minutes, correspondence and financial ledgers from MCC Manitoba.
1932–1968
30 cm of textual records.

This series contains material from MCC Manitoba. There are minutes from meetings, correspondence, reports, and financial ledgers.

• Some German
• Location: Box 10

Peace Section Mailings and Minutes.
1948–1991
56 cm of textual records.

This series contains Peace section mailings that are this divisions newsletter to those interested in its activities. There are also some minutes, reports and correspondence that took place with members of the peace section committee.

• Location: Box 11–12

News Service Newsletters.
1957–2002
184 cm of textual records.

This series consists of MCC, MCC US, and MCC Canada news service newsletters that report issues from around the world, that tell of various events within the organization, and that contain spiritual articles meant to encourage readers.

• Location: Box 13–17

Textual file list

Volume 793

1. MCC Introductory Pamphlets. – 1940–1990.
2. MCC Programs. – Pamphlets. – 1956–1990.
3. MCC Projects. – Pamphlets. – 1959–1990.
4. MCC Service Opportunities. – Catalogues and pamphlets. – 1960–1990.
5. Constitutions, Policies, and Handbooks. – 1937–1976.
6. Educational Pamphlets. – 1945–1990.
7. Newspaper Articles. – 1959–1995.
8. Annual Reports and News briefs. – 1956–1969, 1972–1980, 1998.
9. Intercom Newsletters. – 1966, 1974–1975.
10. Women’s Activity Newsletters. – 1974–1976.
11. Totemak Newsletters. – 1974–1976.
12. Peace Section Newsletters. – 1973–1982.
13. Miscellaneous Newsletters. – 1974–1984.
14. Gulfbreeze Camp Landon’s paper. – 1977–1979.
15. In Action Alisa Craig Boys Farm school paper. – 1955–1960.
16. Educational Papers. – 1966, 1976.
17. Journals and Poetry of Wilhelm Warkentin. – [197?].
18. MCC Recruitment Packet. – 1978.
19. MCC Correspondence. – 1952.
20. MCC Canada Correspondence. – 1973–1975.
21. MCC Canada Correspondence. – 1976.
22. MCC Canada Correspondence. – 1977–1978.
23. Baptist–Mennonite Meeting. – Reports and notes. – 1972.
24. MCC Self Study Reports. – 1973.
25. Church, Industry, and Business Association (CIBA). – Notes and Brochures. – 1974.
26. Canadian Inter-Mennonite Consultation. – Minutes and reports. – 1975.

Volume 794
MCC Executive Committee Meetings and Annual Meetings. – minutes, reports, balance sheets, and budgets.

1. 1959 May
2. 1973 January
3. 1973 March
4. 1973 May
5. 1973 September
6. 1974 January
7. 1974 March
8. 1974 September
9. 1975 January
10. 1975 March
11. 1975 May
12. 1975 September
13. 1975 December
14. 1976 January
15. 1976 March
16. 1976 June
17. 1976 September
18. 1976 December
19. 1977 September
20. 1977 December
21. 1978 January
22. 1978 June
23. 1978 September
24. 1980 January

Volume 796
MCC Canada Executive Committee Meetings and Annual Meetings. – minutes, reports, balance sheets, and budgets.

1. 1959 November
2. 1964 May
3. 1965 February
4. 1967 February
5. 1970 June
6. 1970 September
7. 1970 November
8. 1971 January
9. 1971 April
10. 1971 June
11. 1971 September
12. 1971 December
13. 1972 January
14. 1972 March
15. 1972 June
16. 1972 September
17. 1972 December
18. 1973 January
19. 1973 March
20. 1973 June
21. 1973 September
22. 1973 December
23. 1974 May
24. 1974 September
25. 1974 December
26. 1975 January
27. 1975 March
28. 1975 May
29. 1975 September
30. 1975 December
31. 1976 January
32. 1976 March

Volume 797
MCC Canada Executive Committee Meetings and Annual Meetings. – minutes, reports, balance sheets, and budgets.

1. 1976 June
2. 1976 September
3. 1976 October
4. 1976 December
5. 1977 January
6. 1977 April
7. 1977 June
8. 1977 September
9. 1977 December
10. 1978 January
11. 1978 March
12. 1978 June
13. 1978 September
14. 1978 December
15. 1979 January
16. 1979 November
17. 1980 January
18. 1980 March
19. 1981 January
20. 1981 November
21. 1985 January
22. 1988 January
23. 1992 January

Volume 798
MCC Canada Report Books.

1. 1966
2. 1972
3. 1973
4. 1974
5. 1975
6. 1977
7. 1978
8. 1979
9. 1980
10. 1981
11. 1982
12. 1983
13. 1984
14. 1986
15. 1993

MCC Manitoba Report Books.

1. 1966
2. 1968
3. 1970
4. 1971
5. 1972
6. 1973
7. 1974
8. 1975
9. 1976
10. 1977
11. 1978
12. 1979
13. 1980
14. 1981
15. 1983
16. 1985
17. 1986
18. 1988
19. 1989
20. 1991
21. 1992
22. 1993
23. 1994
24. 1995
25. 2006

MCC Alberta Report Books.

1. 1978

Volume 799
MCC Workbooks & Report Books.

1. 1948
2. 1952
3. 1955
4. 1956
5. 1959
6. 1960
7. 1961
8. 1962
9. 1963
10. 1964
11. 1965
12. 1966
13. 1968
14. 1969
15. 1970
16. 1971
17. 1972
18. 1973
19. 1974
20. 1975
21. 1976
22. 1978
23. 1979
24. 1980
25. 1981
26. 1982
27. 1983
28. 1984

Volume 800
MCC Workbooks & Report Books.

1. 1986
2. 1989
3. 1991
4. 1992
5. 1993
6. 1994
7. 1995
8. 1996
9. 1997
10. L’association des Eglises Des Freres Mennonites du Quebec. – reports – 1986–1987.
11. Report to the Panel of Public Enquiry into Northern Hydro Department. – 1975.
12. Mennonites in Canada: A Media Guide. – 1995.
13. Sarah Harder Warkentin biography.
14. MCC Canada Moderators and Secretaries Consultation. – minutes and correspondence. – 1983–1984.
15. Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario MCC minutes 1974–1976, MCCA minutes and correspondence 1991-1993. - 1974-1993.
16. Manitoba MCC minutes, reports and correspondence. – 1961–1985.
17. Correspondence. – 1974–1977.
18. Reports on various Projects. – 1974–1977.

Volume 801

1. Consultation on relief, service, and missions relationships overseas. – 1964.
2. MCC Paraguay. – 1971–1973.
3. Report on South-East Asia. – 1979.
4. MCC East-West Relations (Russia) – 1972–1975.
5. MCC East-West Relations (Russia) – 1976–1979.
6. MCC East-West Relations (Russia) – 1980–1986.
7. Conference On International Education. – 1966.
8. Other international projects, reports, newsletters. – 1966–1975.

Volume 803

Personnel Committee.

1. Personnel Listings. – 1962, 1970.
2. Mutual Life Pension Plan and Staff Salaries. – 1974–1977.
3. Reports and Correspondence. – 1978.
4. Personnel Listing Books. – July 1965.
5. Personnel Listing Books. – April 1967.
6. Personnel Listing Books. – July 1968.
7. Personnel Listing Books. – January 1970.
8. Personnel Listing Books. – May 1970.
9. Personnel Listing Books. – September 1971.
10. Personnel Listing Books. – January 1972.
11. Personnel Listing Books. – May 1972.
12. Personnel Listing Books. – September 1972.
13. Personnel Listing Books. – January 1973.
14. Personnel Listing Books. – October 1973.
15. Personnel Listing Books. – February 1974.
16. Personnel Listing Books. – June 1974.
17. Personnel Listing Books. – October 1974.
18. Personnel Listing Books. – June 1975.
19. Personnel Listing Books. – October 1975.
20. Personnel Listing Books. – February 1976.
21. Personnel Listing Books. – February 1981.
22. Personnel Listing Books. – October 1982.
23. Personnel Listing Books. – February 1983.
24. Resource Listing of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Women. – 1988.
25. Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada Directory. – 1989.
26. Correspondence and Job descriptions. – 1977–2000.
27. IVEP Yearbooks. – 1971–1972.
28. IVEP Yearbooks. – 1972–1973.
29. IVEP Yearbooks. – 1975–1976.
30. IVEP Yearbooks. – 1988–1989.
31. IVEP Yearbooks. – 1990–1991.
32. IVEP Yearbooks. – 1992–1993.
33. Mennonite Disaster Service. – Correspondence, Minutes, Brochures. – 1975–1983.
34. Open Circle. – Brochures and Presentatioins. – [1970?].

Volume 804 – MCC Manitoba. – 1932–1966.

1. Mennonite Ortskommittee Winnipeg. – 1932–1936.
2. Provinciale Hilfskommittee Nerschiedeone Listen. – 1948–1950.
3. Provinciale Hilfkommittee minutes. – 1949–1959.
4. Manitoba Mennonite Relief Committee. – Receipts and Miscellaneoud. – 1953–1959.
5. Treasurers Report. – 1960–1967.
6. Manitoba Mennonite Relief Committee. – Financial Matters. – 1956–1961.
7. Manitoba Mennonite Relief Committee. – Correspondence. – 1960–1964.
8. Provinciale Hilfskommittee minutes. – 1960–1967.
9. Mennonite Central Relief Committee. – Kassenbelege. – 1946–1948.
10. Manitoba Mennonite Relief Committee. – 1950–1955.
11. Hilfskommittee von West Canada (BC, Sask., Manitoba). – 1931.
12. Immigrant Lists. – 1955–1956.
13. Eden Mental Health Center. – minutes, correspondence, reports. – 1964–1968.
14. Bethesda Home. – minutes, correspondence, reports. – 1947–1961.
15. Minutes of the Historic Peace Conference. – 1959.
16. Mennonitische Hilfswerk zu Manitoba. – annual minutes. – 1946, 1961, 1963.
17. Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization. – reports. – 1955–1957.
18. Immigration of Mennonites to Brazil and Paraguay. – lists. – 1930–1951.
19. Old Bills. – 1923–1933.
20. Financial Ledger. – 1951–1957.
21. Financial Ledger. – 1947–1958.
22. Financial Ledger. – 1958–1964.
23. Financial Ledger. – 1964–1966.
24. Mennonite Central Relief Committee bulletins. – 1940–1941.

Volume 805 – MCC Peace Section. – 1981–1991.

Mailings

1. 1980 MCC
2. 1980 MCC US
3. 1981 MCC
4. 1981 MCC US
5. 1982 MCC
6. 1982 MCC US
7. 1983 MCC
8. 1983 MCC US
9. 1984 MCC
10. 1984 MCC US
11. 1985 MCC
12. 1985 MCC US
13. 1986 MCC and MCC US
14. 1987 MCC and MCC US
15. 1988 MCC and MCC US

Mailings

1. 1989 MCC and MCC US
2. 1991 MCC and MCC US

1. Resource Catalogues and projects. – 1967, 1983–1984.
2. Peace Committee minutes and correspondence. – 1948–1959.
3. Peace Committee minutes and correspondence. – 1960–1969.
4. Peace and Social Concerns Committee minutes and reports. – 1965, 1971–1976.
5. Peace and Social Concerns Committee minutes, reports and articles. – 1974–1978.
6. Remembering: Stories of Peacemakers.

Volume 807 – MCC International News Service. – 1957–1965.

1. 1957 October–December
2. 1958 January–April
3. 1958 May–September
4. 1958 October–December
5. 1959 January–March
6. 1959 April–June
7. 1959 July–December
8. 1960 January–July
9. 1960 August–December
10. 1961 January–May
11. 1961 June–September
12. 1961 October–December
13. 1962 January–March
14. 1962 April–June
15. 1962 July–September
16. 1962 October–December
17. 1963 January–February
18. 1963 March–April
19. 1963 May–June
20. 1963 July–September
21. 1963 October–December
22. 1964 January–February
23. 1964 March–May
24. 1964 June–July
25. 1964 August–December
26. 1965 January–March
27. 1965 April–July
28. 1965 August–September
29. 1965 October–December

Volume 808 – MCC International News Service. – 1966–1976.

1. 1966 January–February
2. 1966 March–April
3. 1966 May–June
4. 1966 July–August
5. 1966 September–October
6. 1966 November–December
7. 1967 January
8. 1967 February
9. 1967 March–April
10. 1967 May
11. 1967 June
12. 1967 July–September
13. 1971 January–December
14. 1973 October–December
15. 1974 January–August
16. 1974 September–October
17. 1974 November–December
18. 1975 January–February
19. 1975 March–April
20. 1975 May–June
21. 1975 July–August
22. 1975 September
23. 1975 October–December
24. 1976 January–March
25. 1976 April–June
26. 1976 July–August
27. 1976 September–October
28. 1976 November–December

Volume 810 – MCC International News Service. – 1977–1995.

1. 1977
2. 1979
3. 1980
4. 1981
5. 1985
6. 1989 May–June
7. 1989 July–October
8. 1989 November–December
9. 1990 January–April
10. 1990 May–June
11. 1990 September–December
12. 1991 January–December
13. 1992 January–June
14. 1992 July–December
15. 1993 January–June
16. 1993 July–December
17. 1994 January–June
18. 1994 July–December
19. 1995 January–June
20. 1995 July –December

Volume 811 – MCC International News Service. – 1996–2002.

1. 1996 January–June
2. 1996 July–December
3. 1997 January–June
4. 1997 July–December
5. 1998 January–June
6. 1998 July–December
7. 1999 January–June
8. 1999 July–December
9. 2000 January–June
10. 2000 July–December
11. 2001 January–June
12. 2001 July–December
13. 2002 January–June
14. 2002 July–December

Volume 812 – MCC US News Service. – 1974, 1981, 1989–1990.

1. 1974
2. 1981
3. 1989
4. January–June 1990
5. July–December 1990

*after 1990 any US News Services are filed with the International News Services.

MCC Canada News Service.

1. 1964–1965
2. 1974–1975
3. 1976 January–June
4. 1976 July–December
5. 1977
6. 1979
7. 1980
8. 1981
9. 1982 January–June
10. 1982 July–August
11. 1983
12. 1984
13. 1985
14. 1986 January–June
15. 1986 July–August
16. 1987 January–June
17. 1987 July–December
18. 1988
19. 1989
20. 1990
21. 1991
22. 1992
23. 1993
24. 1994
25. 1995
26. 1996
27. 1997