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• Canadian Mennonite Bible College - Henry Poettcker
  
  
  Retrieval numbers: Volume 4968-4969, 4970 files 1-29
  
  Title: Henry Poettcker (President) files
  Dates: 1950-1986
  Extent: 1.1 m of textual records

  Scope and content note

  This section consists of correspondence with Provincial Conferences, churches, schools, students, faculty and alumni, and files on personnel, finances, alumni, student council, academic calendar, college committees, conferences and special events from the office of Henry Poettcker who served as CMBC President for the years 1959-1978. The years covered by this series are more than the years of Henry Poettcker's presidency since some material was collected for background information and some files were continued by his successors.

  Index terms

  Creators

• Canadian Mennonite Bible College - Henry Poettcker
• Poettcker, Henry
• Canadian Mennonite Bible College - President's Office

  Notes

  Language

  Materials from 1950s and early 1960s are in German.

  Arrangement

  This series is filed according to a filing system created by Henry Epp, CMC archivist, in 1973 and which was implemented retroactively by Henry Poettcker to his files. Arrangement and description were reviewd and updated by Rachel Mills in summer 2001.

  Restrictions on access

  Some restricted files

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  Series 8: President Henry Poettcker Files (CMBC Registrar/Business Manager Files)

  Volume 4968
  II-B Canadian Mennonite Bible College
  1.1 Correspondence – President
  1.1 General
  1.1-5 Special Programs

  1. The Mennonite Minister and his Training” - Mennonite Biblical Seminary Conference October 1953 - 8 of 9 papers presented (missing – Erland Waltner’s “An Evaluation of the Seminary Curriculum…”
  2. Pastor’s Seminar 1968 at MBS (Elkhart, Indiana), welcome package, correspondence, notes, also course outline on gospels offered at CMBC evening
  3. World Evangelism Institute (@ MBBC) June 1969 – planning minutes, correspondence, programs, welcome package, notes, talks, further reading, review of 1968 and 1969 institutes
  4. Writers’ Conference – July 1963 @ CMBC planning minutes, memos, budget, advertising, schedules 1962-63

  1.1-6 Provincial Conferences

  5. Manitoba Conference – minutes 1965, correspondence 1966, 1974
  6. Ontario Conference – report from CMBC to ON conference (no date), correspondence 1961-77
  7. B.C. Conference – correspondence and papers 1963-76
  8. Conference Executive – correspondence to and from CMC Executive Committee 1969-73
  9. Congregational Resources – correspondence 1966, 1974, proposal 1977

  
  1.1-7 General Conference

  10. Der Bote – correspondence 1969-71, two Der Bote articles (undated) – one by Henry Poettcker
  11. COM correspondence 1977 and Retreat schedule 1977 (mostly correspondence with CMBC re missionary visits to CMBC)

  
  1.1-8 University of Manitoba

  12. University of Manitoba – correspondence, reports 1957-76
  13. University Grants Commission – correspondence mainly re changing relationship between CMBC and U of M 1959-75

  
  1.1-9 Schools and Colleges

  14. Bethel College – correspondence (3) CMBC – Bethel 1969, 1973
  15. Mennonite Biblical Seminary – correspondence to/from CMBC 1961-74
  16. Conrad Grebel College – correspondence (6) to/from CMBC 1964-71
  17. Columbia Bible Institute – correspondence 1971-73
  18. Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute – correspondence (2) 1965
  19. Tuxedo Shaftesbury High School – agreements and correspondence re use of school facilities 1951-74 (1951 correspondence is re rental of gym at Gordon Bell High School when CMBC was still at 515 Wellington Crescent)
  20. University of Winnipeg – correspondence re religion 1970-71 (also report by DS, undated)
  21. Westgate Mennonite Collegiate – correspondence (4) to/from CMBC 1965-69
  22. Winnipeg Bible College – correspondence (1) from WBC to CMBC re new site 1970

  
  2 College Administration
  2.1 Administration – President
  2.1 General

  23. Administration – President’s correspondence 1960-77
  24. Administration Correspondence 1976-78
  25. Provincial Charter/G. Munch, barrister correspondence (1963-64), original of Bill C (incorporation of CMC, 1947)

  
  2.1-1 Finances

  26. Finances – info re government grants, endowment possibilities 1965-73
  27. Salary – discussion, minutes, memos, correspondence, figures 1959-78
  28. Budgets – various info 1959-74
  29. Financial Statements 1960-78 – Treasurer’s Reports (there are several per year from 1974-77)
  30. Financial Solicitation 1955-74 reports from 50s (German), letters to/from donors, info re fundraising
  31. Hooge Memorial Fund – letters to/from donors to fund in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Jake Hooge (Plum Coulee) 1971
  32. J. J. Thiessen Memorial Fund – letters to/from donors to fund in memory of J. J. Thiessen 1977-78
  33. Special Drives – letters to/from donors, mostly re building debt 1962, letters from 1960-73
  34. Library Fund Drive – letters to/from donors 1964-65
  35. Funds, Grants, Bequests – request for publishing grant 1971, correspondence 1974
  36. Faculty Research Fund – correspondence/memos from/to faculty re money for research from fund 1971-77
  37. Library/Archives Building – reports, minutes, correspondence re new building 1973

  
  2.1-2 Minutes

  38. Minutes, CMBC Executive Committee – 1959-74 (minutes not complete), also correspondence, memos, reports (the earlier part of this file is German material)
  39. Special Meeting - Board and Bergthaler Church of Manitoba. Minutes from 1969 meeting, write-up of presentation (re 1969 meeting) given at Spring Brotherhood Meeting of Bergthaler Church in Das Bergthaler Gemeindeblatt, March 1970

  
  2.1-3 Reports

  40. President’s Report to Annual Conference – 1959-75 (some undated, probably 60% of the reports are there), earlier ones in German
  41. Reports to Provincial Conferences – 1960-78 (again incomplete, early reports in German) some of the reports list the individual province’s enrollment list for their own information so the reports appear to be repeats in the file
  42. Board/Faculty Discussions – mostly papers presented at meeting 1958 (some in German), also some undated papers and list of Mennonite further education institutions 1967

  
  2.1-5 Personnel (confidential)

  43. Faculty – Will Braun – employment and payment info 1978-81
  44. Faculty – Ed Kornelson – proposal for position of “Campus Minister and Community Life Co-ordinator” also pay info, reports 1982-83
  45. Faculty – Leo Driedger – thick file 1959-68, mostly correspondence between HP and LD re Ph.D. and coming to CMBC to teach, also two papers he presented in 1967, 1968
  46. Faculty – Henry Engbrecht – appointment news release, personnel info, transcript, resignation 1971-73
  47. Faculty – Lottie Enns-Braun – resume, transcripts, references, memos, 1980-85
  48. Faculty – George K. Epp – resume, C. V., correspondence, salary increases 1972-82
  49. Faculty – John A. Esau – correspondence re call to CMBC and business upon leaving 1968-70
  50. Faculty – I. I. Friesen – letter (1969) and certificates
  51. Faculty – Elvera Froese – memos of understanding, correspondence 1974-76
  52. Faculty – P. R. Harder – personal info sheet (year?)
  53. Faculty – John Hess – correspondence, info on Warden Woods Mennonite Church and Community Centre, Toronto, ON 1974, report on success of Churchman-in-residence programme
  54. Faculty – Glen Horst – correspondence re call, C. V., “Supervised Pastoral Education” outline, salary increases 1980-85
  55. Faculty – Art Janzen – correspondence, memo of understanding 1969-76
  56. Faculty – David Janzen – all in regard to his retirement celebration – copies of all best wishes sent, correspondence between Frank Epp and JHN
  57. Faculty – John Klassen - memos of understanding, salary increases, termination of employment 1970-83
  58. Faculty – Lawrence Klippenstein – correspondence mainly re possible returns to CMBC 1967-84. Also resume, transcripts
  59. Faculty – Peter Letkemann – correspondence, salary increase, resignation 1972-81
  60. Faculty – John Martens – correspondence, C. V., 1974
  61. Faculty – Omar & Lynne Martin – correspondence, resumes 1982-86
  62. Faculty – Bernie Neufeld – vitae, transcripts, memo of understanding, salary 1973-84
  63. Faculty – Peter Peters – call, salary, undated report 1965-81
  64. Faculty – Henry Poettcker – vitae, transcripts, only dates 1973-78
  65. Faculty - John Poettcker - transcripts, correspondence 1981-82
  66. Faculty – Business Manager - Rudy A. Regehr – job descriptions, info on Conference
  67. Faculty – Rudy A. Regehr – salary, memos, transcripts 1978-80, letter of resignation 1980
  68. Faculty – Margaret Ewert Sawatzky – correspondence re pension 1969-71
  69. Faculty – Rodney Sawatsky – correspondence, transcripts, resume 1967-73
  70. Faculty – Donovan Smucker – C. V. , correspondence, 1981-83
  71. Faculty – Part-time Staff A-P correspondence (in alphabetical order)
  72. Faculty – Part-time Staff Q-Z as above

  
  Volume 4969
  President Henry Poettcker Files (CMBC Registrar/Business Manager Files)
  2.1-5 Personnel (confidential)

  1. Faculty – Voice & Instrumental Instructors- lists of students (largely undated), memos of understanding, correspondence with instructors 1968-84
  2. Secretary – correspondence with secretarial staff 1959-81

  
  2.1-6 Committees

  3. Salary & Finance – memos, notes 1965-75
  4. Personnel – correspondence re employees 1959-78
  5. Public Relations – correspondence, reports 1959-73 (Rudy A. Regehr's position) (though this file is labelled 2.1-5-5 it seems to fit into committees (2.1-6) rather than personnel (2.1-5) as it contains the work of the PR committee, not details of RAR's employment)
  6. Building Committee – minutes, correspondence 1973-76

  
  2.1-8 Policies

  7. Policies – rank, office procedure, moving policy 1968-76 (some undated)
  8. Faculty Recruitment – resumes, correspondence 1965-77

  
  2.1-9 Conferences

  9. Evangelism Conference – November 15-18 1973, schedule, correspondence 1973

  
  3 Office Administration
  3.1 General
  3.1-2 Constitutions

  10. Constitutions – some undated, some dated – 1966-79, meeting minutes

  
  3.1-3 Administration Committee

  11. Administration Committee – correspondence, meeting minutes, memos of general administration of CMBC 1965-78 (incomplete minutes)

  
  3.1-7 Referrals

  12. Referrals – job openings, references 1959-70
  13. Letters of Reference – requesting, granting references 1959-72
  14. Taxes – correspondence re tax free books (1965), report and correspondence on charitable giving/tax incentives (1971)

  
  3.1-9 Tuxedo

  15. Tuxedo – correspondence and contracts with town of Tuxedo re land purchase and sale, also fire drill reports, 1953-78

  
  4-1-xx Council Of Boards?

  16. Miscellaneous – correspondence, notes re college 1952-66 (some undated, unidentified)

  
  6 Program
  6.1 Academic
  6.1-2 Sacred Music

  17. Sacred Music – correspondence, department planning, extra functions, memos 1967-77, including program for church music seminar 2 (1977)

  
  6.1-4 Academic Procedure

  18. Registration – some registration info, correspondence to/from students, much undated 1959-? (1972 letter from DS as acting president?)

  
  6.1-5 Curriculum

  19. Academic Standings Committee – correspondence to/from students re course requirements and standings 1959-64
  20. Scholarship Committee – correspondence re scholarships 1953-67

  
  6.1-6 Calendar

  21. Graduation – programs 1951, 52, 55, 57, 59-68 (1959-68, except 65 attached to related correspondence, notes)
  22. Graduation – programs 1969-77 with related notes
  23. Opening Program 1959, 70, 74-77 programs and notes

  
  6.1-7 Library

  24. Library Committee – meeting minutes, memos, plan for library, booklists, 1960-75
  25. Archives – correspondence, meeting minutes, reports planning to establish archives at CMBC 1966-73

  
  6.1-9 Extension Courses

  26. Evening Courses – correspondence 1966-67, programs for courses 1966/67-1968/69
  27. Special Courses – correspondence 1967-74, 2 papers (HP, Ernie Sawatsky)
  28. Summer Music School 1965-68 – correspondence, meeting minutes, program from 1966
  29. Summer School 1968-69 memos, programs from both years
  30. Extension Courses – correspondence, programs 1961-76
  31. Ministers’/Laymen’s Courses – correspondence, programs, lists, comments 1957-78
  32. Correspondence Course – letter (1956) and course outline

  
  6.1-11

  33. Radio – correspondence with Mennonite Radio Mission 1965-67
  34. Task Force - Post-Secondary Education – brief from CMBC re CMBC introduction and approach to education (no date (post 1970), no author)
  35. Educational Philosophy - paper on educational philosophy of CMBC (no date, no author), paper by Waldemar Janzen “History and Mission of CMBC” (1965), paper on work of MBBC (1967)
  36. Statistics – alumni activities (1950-), student distribution etc (-1976)., preliminary report on college plans from 1958
  37. White Paper on CMBC campus and program development December 1969 prepared by faculty & staff for board
  38. Communism & Anti-Communism – info from consultation at CMBC January 1965, correspondence 1964-5, two papers presented (Frank H. Epp & J. A. Toews)
  39. Evangelism at CMBC – congregational survey January 1973 – results, comments, goals, bibliography
  40. Pension Plan – various possibilities and correspondence, 1956-70
  41. Filing – CMC System 1970 and CMBC section

  
  6.2 Extra-Curricular
  6.2-1 Service Program

  42. Service Program – info re student placements and reports 1957-76 (not every year)

  
  6.2-2 Student Council

  43. Student Council Minutes 1961-67 (incomplete) also reports, financial statements, committee lists
  44. Student Council Minutes 1967-73 (more, complete?)
  45. Student Council Minutes 1973-78 (complete?)
  46. Student Council Committees – two reports 1968/9, 1969/70, also student council lists – incomplete 1972, 1978, undated
  47. Faculty Committees - Lists of Advisers and Faculty on Committees 1966-78
  48. Student Council Constitution – revisions 1950-77, also some open letters to students and conduct policies
  49. Letters to Students – correspondence re arrival at CMBC, to alumni 1958-77

  
  6.2-3 Community Council

  50. Community Council – discussion, minutes, correspondence 1971-76, also info on deans and community probation from 1987
  51. Room Assignments – handwritten (undated, without author) notes re behaviour on campus, apartment application forms, correspondence 1965

  
  6.2-4 Community Life

  52. Chapel Services – schedules, correspondence, programs, readings, hymn sheets 1959-75

  
  Volume 4970
  President Henry Poettcker Files (CMBC Registrar/Business Manager Files)
  6.2-4 Community Life

  1. Scrollette – newsletter September 1967-October 1968 incomplete

  
  6.2-5 Special Lectureships

  2. Special Lectures – Bible Week (Feb., Nov.) speakers – correspondence, notes, programs 1952-72

  
  6.2-6 Special Events

  3. Dedication Services – correspondence, program 1959-63 (program from 1963 includes brief timeline of events in life of CMBC from 1945-63)
  4. Prayer Day – info, schedules, programs from Prayer Days 1953-63 incomplete? Some undated
  5. Deeper Life Week – 1 letter, notes, personal dedication written by DS, letter has only date 1965
  6. College Programs – Opening, Christmas, Commencement/Graduation (in chronological order with list of years attached), also correspondence and other programs e.g. Homecoming, Passion, Dedication, Bible Weeks 1951-75

  
  6.2-7

  7. News Coverage – news releases 1957-73 covering all aspects of CMBC, some undated

  
  6.3 Students
  6.3-1 Student Projects

  8. Lynne Derksen Oxygenator Fund – correspondence, news releases, financial statements 1969-73
  9. Peace Team visit to ON – correspondence, report, poster 1972
  10. Mennonite Studies Course in Churches – info, correspondence re AB visit 1972-3
  11. Conversation Group Tour to B. C. itinerary, correspondence 1970

  
  6.4 Development
  6.4-1 Alumni

  12. Alumni – constitution (revised) 1960, correspondence, questionnaire, statistics, list of grads with addresses 1950-71
  13. Alumni Meetings – minutes mainly, 1954-78 (scattered)
  14. Alumni Mailings – correspondence, fundraising, exec candidates 1959-74

  
  6.4-2 Campus Development

  15. Campus Planning – agreement to buy Tuxedo land (1953), plans of campus, reports on long-term planning at CMBC 1953-73
  16. Building Program Architect – 1973 plans, earlier reports, questionnaires, proposals re CMBC development (some undated) 1968-73
  17. Building Program/Building Committee – financial statements, minutes, memos, also a couple of salary schedules (out of place) 1960-65 (63-65 minutes may even be complete)
  18. Building Program – faculty expansion proposals – physical and academic, other info 1969-72? (some undated)
  19. Organ – correspondence, plans, pictures 1970-75

  
  6.4-5 Promotion

  20. Publicity Materials – CMBC pamphlets, posters, correspondence, articles 1956-70, CMBC bilingual section of the Canadian Mennonite March 1965

  
  6.4-6 Publications

  21. Festschrift J. J. Thiessen – to celebrate 25th anniversary of CMBC – correspondence to/from authors mainly, also biographical details of authors and minutes 1971-72

  
  6.4-7 Special Events

  22. Oratorio Choir – correspondence, budgets, memos 1965-77
  23. Annual Choir Tour – itineraries, correspondence 1951-66 (program from 66)
  24. Annual Choir Tour – correspondence, programs 1970-76 (mostly 1972-73)
  25. Saskatchewan Tour – info on Tour 1975, correspondence, notes
  26. Youth Events – 1966-71 – correspondence, programs, schedules, notes
  27. Opera 1971 – letter, budget

  
  6.4-8 Itineration

  28. Outside invitations/appointments – 1956-76 including faculty listings of appointments 1962?-64
  29. Conference Involvements (CMC) Correspondence – various 1965-71