© Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Last updated Oct. 17, 2006)
This series consists of correspondence and itineraries for Admissions Trips (1980-1994) and CMBC Singers/Chamber Choir, Ensemble, Voices, Bible Study, Drama Group and Hockey Tours across Canada as well as Manitoba Choir Visits, Portable CMBC and the Extension Committee which planned many of these trips (mostly late 1970s or 1980-1994). This series also contains correspondence, memos, minutes, applicant lists, advertising, evaluations and registration packages for the Peace Conferences (also called Peace-It-Together, or PIT) from 1980-1994. This series also consists of the minutes and correspondence of the PR committee, the Recruitment Committee, and information on Special Courses held at CMBC. Finally this series contains a large amount of correspondence to and from prospective students as well as pastors lists' from churches across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario listing possible CMBC students, 1977-1992.
These are the files of Gerald Gerbrandt (Office of Student Recruitment) (1973-1976), Will Braun (1976-1981), John Klassen (1981-1983), Clayton Loewen (1983-1986), Werner and Marilyn Kliewer (1986-1989), Brenda Sawatsky Petkau (1989-1993) and Wendy Janzen (1993-1997).
Inventory file list
Volume 4977
CMBC Admissions Office
- Address Lists (3) Manitoba Youth Leaders, SK (Saskatoon, Swift Current High School students) Grace Mennonite Church (Brandon) lists
- Admissions Brainstorming 1988 memo, agenda, budget
- Admissions Trip - BC 1980 Gerald Gerbrandt & two students to promote CMBC schedule, correspondence
- Admissions Trip - BC 1981-84 - correspondence, schedules re trips to BC (including study group)
- Admissions Trip - BC 1984-85 correspondence, schedule
- Admissions Trip - BC 1985-86 correspondence, notes, itinerary
- Admissions Trip - BC 1986-87 as above
- Admissions Trip - BC 1987-88 as above
- Admissions Trip - BC 1989-90 - bulletin, presentation notes, itinerary (also of AB 1990 tour)
- Admissions Trip - BC 1990-91 application package, info about school recruitment day, bulletin, itinerary
- Admissions Trip - BC 1991-92 itinerary, student list, correspondence
- Admissions Trip - BC 1992-93 correspondence re Christian Education Info Session in BC that week, itinerary
- Admissions Trip - BC 1993-94 correspondence, notes, info on Christian Education Info Session (1letter from 1994 re info session the next year)
- Admissions Trip - AB 1981-84 correspondence, schedules (admissions & study group)
- Admissions Trip - AB 1984-85 - correspondence, itinerary, notes
- Admissions Trip - AB/SK 1985-86 correspondence, itinerary, notes
- Admissions Trip - AB 1986-87 correspondence, rough notes, rough schedule, expenses
- Admissions Trip - AB 1988-89 correspondence, reading
- Admissions Trip - AB 1989-90 correspondence, itinerary
- Admissions Trip - AB 1991-92 correspondence, itinerary
- Admissions Trip - AB 1992-93 as above
- Admissions Trip - AB 1993-94 as above
- Admissions Trip - SK 1981-84 correspondence, itinerary
- Admissions Trip - SK 1984-85 related correspondence, itinerary
- Admissions Trip - SK 1986-1987 as above, also expenses
- Admissions Trip - SK/AB 1987-88 correspondence
- Admissions Trip - SK 1989-90 itinerary, list of students who attended, bulletin from Nutana Park Church Service
- Admissions Trip - SK 1990-91 rough itinerary, church bulletin, slide presentation notes, list of students, 1 letter re trip
- Admissions Trip - SK 1991-92 correspondence, itinerary
- Admissions Trip - SK 1992-93 drama tour (CMBC Players) with Admissions Trip combined, correspondence,
itinerary, program info- Admissions Trip - SK 1993-94 correspondence, itinerary, church bulletin 1993-94
- Admissions Trip - ON 1981-84 correspondence, itinerary (admissions, study)
- Admissions Trip - ON 1984-85 itinerary, correspondence
- Admissions Trip - ON 1985-86 related correspondence, also 2 letters from Sept. 1984 re previous ON trip
- Admissions Trip - ON 1986-87 related correspondence, also trip itineraries from 1983, 84, 85 and 1 letter re 1987 trip, also list of ON prospective students
- Admissions Trip - ON 1987-88 related correspondence, trip itinerary, poster, lists of prospective students, recruitment speech, 1 letter from 1986 trip
- Admissions Trip - ON 1988-89 itinerary, slide presentation notes, correspondence re Jan. 1989 trip, also itinerary from 1987 trip
- Admissions Trip - ON 1989-90 related correspondence, itinerary, lists of students, churches, info on Mennonite school info day Oct. 1989 (coincided with ON trip)
- Admissions Trip - ON 1990-91 school lists from 1988-89, itinerary, correspondence
- Admissions Trip - ON 1991-92 correspondence from RMC, itinerary
- Admissions Trip - ON 1992-93 correspondence, itinerary, church college info day agenda (fit in with ON trip Oct. 1992)
- Admissions Trip - ON 1993-94 correspondence, itinerary, also tentative schedule for spring 1994 choir trip
- Advertising and Promotion 1971-76 adverts from magazines, correspondence
- Advertising 1978-81 particularly Radio Southern Manitoba News Items, correspondence, CMBC evening courses 1980-81 pamphlet, J.J.Thiessen info 1980
- Advertising - Ads Ideas file 1980s (lots of rough notes, sketches and some examples of CMBC ads)
- Advertising - Ads Used 1985-87 adverts, pamphlets, correspondence (3) advertising CMBC
- Advertising - Ads General File 1988-92 correspondence, samples advertising CMBC/events
- Bible Study SK tour 1978 correspondence with churches mainly 1977-78 (also earlier tour itineraries 1975, other 1977-8 appointments)
- CAMS Church College Information Day Nov. 1993 correspondence, Choices Booklet
- Catalogue Orders requests for CMBC calendars (mainly from Canadian universities) 1983-84
- CMBC Logos minutes April 1992, samples of possible logos, student comments, end product
- CMBC Singers/Chamber Choir Tour 1976 program, correspondence, expenses, schedules (these tour files contain information re Spring Tour as well as bookings throughout the academic year - for 1976, 1975-76, e.g.)
- CMBC Singers/Chamber Choir Tour 1977 as above
- CMBC Singers/Chamber Choir Tour 1978 as above plus poster
- CMBC Singers/Chamber Choir Tour 1979 correspondence, program, poster
- CMBC Singers/Chamber Choir Tour 1980 correspondence (1978-80), schedules
- CMBC Singers/Chamber Choir Tour 1981 correspondence (1980-81), schedules, program
- CMBC Singers Tour 1982 correspondence, program, schedule
- CMBC Singers Tour 1983 correspondence, program, schedule
- CMBC Singers Tour 1984 as above
- CMBC Singers Tour 1985 as above plus poster
- CMBC Singers Tour 1986 as above but no program
- CMBC Singers Tour 1987 poster, program, correspondence, schedule
- CMBC Singers Tour 1988 letter, schedule from 1987, program, correspondence
- CMBC Singers Tour 1989 correspondence, schedule, program
- CMBC Singers Tour 1990 as above
- CMBC Singers Tour 1991 as above, also list of MB youth leaders
- CMBC Singers Tour 1992 program, poster, correspondence, schedule
- CMBC Voices - 1989-90 memos, correspondence, tentative schedule
- CMBC Voices - 1990-91 as above
- CMBC Voices - 1991-92 Altona Youth Group Visit to CMBC Nov. 1991, memos, schedule
- CMBC Voices - 1992-93 memos, correspondence, tentative schedule
- College Chorus Trip to SK Oct. 1985 correspondence, itinerary, lists, paste-up of program
- College Chorus Trips to Calgary 1986, 1988 (did NOT go, both cancelled) correspondence 1986-88
- College Chorus Trip in MB (Steinbach & Winkler) Oct. 1986 program, itinerary, correspondence
- College Chorus Trip in MB (Boissevain) Oct. 1987 poster, program, correspondence, also list of choir visits in MB, 1987-88
- Correspondence BC (Youth) 1 letter re CMC Youth Conference 1981
- Correspondence AB (Youth) info on AMYO meeting minutes, newsletters, other correspondence 1977-79
- Correspondence SK (Youth) minutes (1979) from Conference of Mennonites in Sask. (CMS) special conference on camping
- Correspondence MB (Youth) directory of CMM youth leaders, MMYO committee members 1980
- Correspondence ON (Youth) ON Mennonite Student Services Booklet 1978-79, newsletters (Nov. 1978, Dec. 1979)
- Correspondence Admissions Counsellor (re recruitment mainly) June 1978-May 1984 (mostly late 70s correspondence)
- Correspondence - Persons - pastors, faculty, other institutions, public re CMBC 1977-81
- Correspondence - Congregations particularly re CMBC visits 1977-81
- Correspondence - High Schools 1 letter to principals/youth leaders (originally) accompanying posters and brochures re CMBC offerings 1980
- Correspondence - Bible Schools, Colleges, Seminaries 1977-82 (mainly re CMBC visits)
- Correspondence - Organizations 1977-83 info re CMBC, visits to/from
- Correspondence - Provincial Conferences 1 letter to CMC Pastors November 1979 re report, financial support
- Correspondence - General to/from Werner and/or Marilyn Kliewer (Admissions Counsellors) 1986-89
- Correspondence - Pastors 1982-89 re CMBC events, Church School Day
Volume 4978
CMBC Admissions Office
- Drama Tour to SK & AB 1988-89(February 1989) correspondence, schedule
- Drama Group 1989-90 CMBC Players to ON Feb. 1990 correspondence, schedule, program, poster
- Drama 1989-90 group list, readings/plays (group which went to ON Feb. 1990)
- Drama Tour 1990-91 (in Manitoba) correspondence, poster, schedule
- Drama 1991-92 - Great Trek IV - Dec. 1991 Banff correspondence, info on group which went
- Drama 1992-93 minutes, audition pieces, correspondence
- Ensemble Tour 1976 (Collegium Singers) correspondence with BC pastors, schedule, program 1976
- Ensemble Tour 1978 correspondence, poster, program, itinerary re BC tour May 1978 (1977-8)
- Ensemble Tour 1979 correspondence, program, presentation notes/readings, AMYO contact list
- Ensemble Tour 1980 correspondence, poster, itinerary re SK tour and other commitments 1979-80
- Ensemble Tour 1981 correspondence, program, itinerary re Western Canada tour and other commitments 1980-81
- Ensemble Tour 1982 correspondence, poster, paste-up of program, itinerary re ON tour (1981-82)
- Ensemble Tour 1983 correspondence, program re BC tour (other commitments 1982-3)
- Ensemble Tour 1984 correspondence, itinerary
- Ensemble Tour 1985 correspondence, program, poster, itinerary re tour out west 1985 (1984-85)
- Ensemble Tour 1986 as above re ON tour 1986
- Ensemble Tour 1987 as above re BC tour 1987
- Ensemble Tour 1988 poster, program, correspondence, schedule 1987-88 (trip May 1988 SK, AB), also visit record for SK and AB
- Ensemble Tour 1989 (ON) poster, program, correspondence, schedule (also one for earlier year)
- Ensemble Tour 1990 (N. SK & AB) program, correspondence, schedule
- Ensemble Tour 1991(BC) schedule (also for singers ON 1991 trip), correspondence, church affiliation
list 1990-91 (all CMBC students)- Ensemble Tour 1992 (ON) poster, program, schedule, correspondence
- Extension Committee minutes 1983-84 mainly re Authority & the Church Conference January 1984
- Extension Committee minutes May 1984-Jan. 1988 (committee responsible for portable CMBC, night classes, special courses, off-campus courses, summer institute
- Extension Committee minutes Feb. 1988-Mar. 1989 correspondence (discussion on courses non-credit,
portable CMBC for 1988-89)- Form Letters samples 1974-84 (mainly to prospective students)
- Hockey Tour SK 1980 proposal, schedule 1979-80
- Hockey Tour 1983 & 85 correspondence, itinerary, tour info (both to SK)
- Manitoba Singing Arrangements 1981-84 correspondence (Choir 1981-82, Ensemble 1981-82, Choir/Ensemble 1983-84)
- Manitoba Singing Arrangements 1984-85, 1985-86 correspondence
- Manitoba Singing Arrangements 1986-87 correspondence, lists
- Manitoba Singing Arrangements 1987-88 correspondence, lists
- Manitoba Singing Arrangements 1988-89 correspondence, lists
- Manitoba Singing Arrangements 1989-90 correspondence, lists
- Manitoba Singing Arrangements 1990-91 correspondence, lists
- Manitoba Choir Visits 1991-92 as above
- Manitoba Choir Visits 1992-93 as above
- Manitoba Youth Groups & High Schools (PR) 1983-88 correspondence, presentation notes - visits, coffeehouses to promote CMBC
- Manitoba Youth Groups and High Schools 1988-89 correspondence re visits in MB, coffeehouses
- Martyrs Mirror Production & Christmas Oratorio 1978 correspondence, news release, programs, posters
- Mass Mailing Address Lists 1990 young adult addresses
- M. Div. Service Ed. Pamphlet, report, description from U of W theology prospectus 1988-91
- Mosaic Tour to Kansas 1980 correspondence (with churches), meeting minutes, notes, program 1979-80
- News Releases 1978-81 sent from CMBC to Mennonite publications
- News Releases 1981-82
- News Releases 1982-83
- Peace-It-Together 1980 correspondence, applications, lists of attendance, feedback questionnaire, schedule, poster, memos, minutes, advertisements 1979-80
- Peace Conference 1982 correspondence Jun. 1981 Mar. 82, program 82, schedule, evaluation summary, meeting minutes
- Peace Conference 1983 mostly same as above 1982-83
- Peace Conference Evaluations 1983 general evaluation, ON evaluation, participant evaluations
- Peace Conference 1984 as above 1983-84
- Peace Conference Evaluations 1984 student evaluations, tally sheet of responses
- Peace Conference 1985 as above 1984-85
- Peace Conference 1986 as above 1985-86
- Peace Conference Evaluations 1986 student evaluations, general summary
- Peace Conference 1987 memos, correspondence, info from conference, minutes, poster/brochure, registration package, applicant list, material from worship service
- Peace Conference Evaluations 1987 evaluation summary of responses
- Peace Conference 1988 correspondence, list of applicants, registration package, Ingrid Rogers songbook, brochure/poster, minutes
- Peace Conference 1989 correspondence, schedule, minutes, registration package, applicant list
- Peace Conference 1990 correspondence, schedules, minutes, registration package, applicant list
- Peace Conference 1991 registration package, correspondence, poster, brochure, minutes, memos
- Peace Conference 1992 minutes, correspondence, schedule, applicant list
Volume 4979
CMBC Admissions Office
- Peace Conference 1993 (Urban Dip) minutes, correspondence, budget, memos, schedules, lists of PITers
- Peace It-Together 1994 correspondence, budget, memos, schedule, registration package, list of PITers, Native peoples in Canada resources from MCC and COE
- Portable CMBC 1981-82 correspondence with churches, CMBC memos (with leaflets from 1980-81, 1981-82)
- Portable CMBC 1982-83 correspondence, program
- Portable CMBC 1983-84 correspondence, program, notes on topics
- Portable CMBC 1984-85 correspondence, program, plans for 85-86
- Portable CMBC 1985-86 pamphlet, correspondence, list of bookings, budget (handwritten)
- Portable CMBC 1986-87 correspondence, bookings, memos, pamphlet
- Portable CMBC 1987-88 pamphlet, bookings, correspondence 1987-88
- Portable CMBC 1988-89 pamphlet, bookings, correspondence (organized according to staff member involved)
- Portable CMBC 1989-90 as above
- Portable CMBC 1990-91 pamphlet, seminar descriptions, 2 letters
- Promotional Material 1978-81 posters, programs, pamphlets, correspondence
- Promotional Material 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84 posters, programs & pamphlets for special courses, music concerts, PIT conference, portable CMBC, J. J. Thiessen Lectures, other lectures, commencement program 1984
- Promotional Material 1984-85 posters, programs and pamphlets as above (plus Church seminar)
- Promotional Material 1985-86 posters, programs & pamphlets for special courses, music concerts, PIT conference, portable CMBC, J. J. Thiessen Lectures
- Prospective Students Correspondence 1977-81 general letter to students, pastors re recruitment of students, list of students
- Prospective Students BC correspondence 1982
- Prospective Students AB correspondence 1982
- Prospective Students SK correspondence 1982
- Prospective Students MB correspondence 1982
- Prospective Students ON correspondence 1982
- Prospective Students US correspondence 1982
- Prospective Students Other correspondence 1982 ('Other" is International mainly, also other provinces, territories)
- Prospective Students Canadian (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON) correspondence 1983
- Prospective Students US correspondence 1983
- Prospective Students Other correspondence 1983
- Prospective Students Canadian (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON) correspondence 1984
- Prospective Students US correspondence 1984
- Prospective Students Other correspondence 1984
- Prospective Students Canadian (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON) correspondence 1985-86
- Prospective Students US correspondence 1985-86
- Prospective Students Other correspondence 1985-86
- Prospective Students Canadian (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON) correspondence 1986-87
- Prospective Students US correspondence 1986-87
- Prospective Students Other correspondence 1986-87
- Prospective Students Canadian (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON) correspondence 1987-88
- Prospective Students US correspondence 1987-88
- Prospective Students Other correspondence 1987-88
- Prospective Students Canadian (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON) correspondence 1988-89
- Prospective Students US correspondence 1988-89
- Prospective Students Other correspondence 1988-89
- Prospective Students Canadian (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON) correspondence 1989-90
- Prospective Students US correspondence 1989-90
- Prospective Students Other correspondence 1989-90
- Prospective Students Canadian (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON) correspondence 1990-91
- Prospective Students US correspondence 1990-91
- Prospective Students Other correspondence 1990-91
- Prospective Students Canadian (BC, AB, SK, MB, ON) correspondence 1991-92
- Prospective Students US correspondence 1991-92
- Prospective Students Other correspondence 1991-92
Volume 4980
CMBC Admissions Office
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - BC - 1977-83
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - AB - 1977-79
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - SK - 1973-79
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - MB - 1973-79
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - ON - 1974-79
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - 1984-85
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - 1985-86
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - 1986-87
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - 1987-88
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - 1989-90
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - 1990-91
- Prospective Students Pastors' Lists - 1991-92
- PR Committee 1981-86 minutes, memos, correspondence
- PR Committee May - Dec.1986 correspondence re advertising CMBC events
- PR Committee Jul.1987 - Nov.1988 minutes, memos
- PR Committee July 1989-April 1992 minutes, correspondence, Advertising ideas, memos
- PR Dates & Deadlines promo channels forms list advertising and dates 1987-88, 1988-89
- PR Possible Magazine Advertising 1988-90, also 1988 discussion of recruitment and suggestions for increased enrollment, some info on young peoples conference
- Recruitment Committee 1989-90 phone-a-thon results samples, minutes, lists
- Recruitment Committee 1991-93 minutes, memos
- Recruitment Correspondence General 1985-92 to churches, schools, students, form letters to potential students
- Registration Materials - various packages and memos 1981/82-85/86
- Report for Council of Boards (Admissions' report) and Minutes from Council of Boards Feb. 1987
- Scholarship Committee 1980-81 minutes, memos, lists, correspondence
- Scholarship Committee 1981/82, 82/83, 83/84 as above
- Scholarship/Bursary Committee 1981/82-87/88 bursary information 1981-87, scholarship committee minutes, memos, lists 1985/86-1987/88
- Scholarship/Bursary Committee 1987/88-92/93 correspondence, GPA lists, minutes, memos, Commencement Program 1988, 1991, Opening Program 1990
- Self-Study CMBC 1990-91 reports, notes from meetings/retreats for looking at CMBC past and future, memos
- Special Courses 1976 correspondence, info, list of participants in Ministers & Laypersons course 1976 (1975-76)
- Special Courses 1977 as above 1976-77
- Special Courses 1978 as above 1977-78, also some info on other courses, 2 letters re 1979 course
- Special Courses 1979 as above 1978-79, also some info on 1978 course (and other info on 1979 courses besides Ministers course
- Special Courses 1980 as above 1979-80, also evaluations in red binder
- Special Courses 1986 meeting minutes, correspondence, estimated budget & attendance, schedule, evaluation summary, leaflet from Leadership Conference 1985, Summer Institute 1981, Special Courses 1982, 1982-83
- Special Courses 1988 minutes, memo and leaflet
- Special Courses 1989 minutes, leaflet, correspondence, schedule, evaluation summary
- Student Interviews 1989-92 recording CMBC experiences for articles, inserts, catalogue
- Student Interviews 1990 (actual material is undated), info on CMBC, student comments, two resumes
- Student List at Mennonite High Schools potential students list 1990-91, also lists from RMC, UMEI, MEI, MCI, Westgate, RJC
- Student Lists student lists 1989-90
- Student Services 1983-84 meeting minutes also job description of committee
- Student Services Committee minutes, memos Dec.1989-Nov.1990
- Study Groups and Singing correspondence re visiting churches 1978-80
- Study Group - BC 1979 correspondence, schedule, poster
- Venture 1973-77 list of students who, through the magazine venture, requested info on CMBC, form letter (does this need to be kept?)
- Venture/Daikonia Magazine Advertising 1973-76 with two photos used in an issue of Venture
- Yearbooks correspondence re placing advertisements in school/college yearbooks 1971-81
- Youth Leadership Conference 1985 leaflet, list of participants, arrival & lodging arrangements, correspondence, schedule
- Youth Leadership Conference 1989 leaflet, correspondence, memos, schedule, lodging arrangements
- Youth Leadership Conference 1992 minutes, correspondence, pamphlet 1991-92.
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CMBC Admissions
- CMBC council of Boards. -- 1977-1980 CMBC board, growth of CMBC, reports.
- Periodicals. -- 1978-1980 correspondence regarding advertising.
- School visitations correspondence. -- 1977-1981.
- Conference of Mennonites in Canada Annual Sessions. -- 1978-1980. Includes "A Basic Educational Philosophy: Canadian Mennonite Bible College/ Waldemar Janzen, 1966.
- Office administration. -- 1974-1981 information and correspondence with other universities.
- Program. -- 1980 list of 1981 events.
- College administration. -- 1980-1981 registration, correspondence, awards.
- Registration. -- 1979-1980 orientation, residence assignments, syllabus, community guidelines.
- Extension education. -- 1980 correspondence, reports, church visits, minutes.
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CMBC Admissions
- Special Courses. -- 1981
- Special courses - church music seminar. -- 1981.
- It Happens at CMBC newspaper column correspondence and article. -- 1978.
- Youth Lists born 1962. -- [198-]. Prospective lists of students.
- Admissions. -- 1974-1977.
- Briefs, Reports, Documents. -- 1977-1980 plans for new courses, and evaluation of continuing courses.
- Church choir meet planning documents. -- 1974.
- Motivational and Influence survey results for attending CMBC. -- 1964
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CMBC Admissions
- Statistics of enrollment and awards. -- 1977-1981.
- Statistics - Ex-student surveys. -- 1964-1968 analysis by Rudy Regehr.
- Project Calendar. -- 1979-1980 Sunday school calendar produced by CMC looking for CMBC input.
- Visitations admissions counselor.-- 1978-1981 correspondence.
- Course evaluations by students. -- 1980.
- Conventions planning. -- 1979-1980.
- Promotion correspondence. -- 1978-1981.
- Church visitations correspondence including a sermon preached in portage la Prairie "An Anabaptist view of the Church. -- 1977-1980.
- Higher Education forums correspondence and rationale. -- 1977-1979.
- Guidance Counselor's supper meetings. Includes promotional brochure for CMBC. -- 1978-1980.
- Publications. -- 1978-1981 correspondance regarding articles, catalogues.