BRETHREN HISTORICAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
Title: On Earth Peace Assembly
Series: 5/1/12
Boxes: 3
History: The On Earth Peace Conference, as the founding assembly was called, took place at New Windsor, Maryland on December 20, 1974, with thirty-three persons attending. "On Earth Peace Conference" (OEPC) was later called "On Earth Peace Assembly" (OEPA). It grew out of the vision of M.R. Zigler of having the Church of the Brethren implement the message that came at the birth of Jesus, "On earth peace and goodwill among men." OEPA has held assemblies, conferences, and smaller meetings of vocational groups. A book store, with emphasis on peace materials, was opened at New Windsor in 1980, and later considerably enlarged. A number of monographs have been published. A series of "academies," beginning in August, 1982, have been conducted to assist young people in thinking about their relationship to government and their position on military service. In August, 1981, it was incorporated as an independent body. In September, 1982, On Earth Peace Assembly became affiliated with the World Ministries Commission of the Church of the Brethren. The OEPA office is located at the Brethren Service Center, New Windsor, Maryland.
Description of the Records: The records consist of correspondence, conference records, committee records, speeches, and minutes. A major portion of the records consist of M.R. Zigler's correspondence. Some of the records predate the founding of On Earth Peace Assembly and consist of information about M.R. Zigler's colleagues and friends, and about projects in which he was interested, and planning which he promoted. There are also records about the Brethren Fellowship House in Elgin, Illinois, and about mental and general hospitals in which Brethren personnel were involved. Sub-series were formed for Correspondence, Vocational Groups, and Hospitals.
Provenance: On Earth Peace Assembly, Accession #1993.079
Restrictions: None
Separations: Pamphlets and newsletters were removed and added to existing collections.
Processor: Warren S. Kissinger, August 16, 1994
Container List:
Correspondence
Box 1 Folder 1 Correspondence 1982 L.L.
2 Correspondence 1982 A-C
3 Correspondence 1982 D-G
4 Correspondence 1982 H-L
5 Correspondence 1982 M-R
6 Correspondence 1982 S-V
7 Correspondence 1982 W-Z
8 Correspondence M.R. Zigler
9 Correspondence 1951 M.R. Zigler
10 Correspondence 1975-78 M.R. Zigler
11 Correspondence 1981 M.R. Zigler A-L Sent
Box 2 Folder 1 Correspondence 1981 M.R. Zigler M-Z Sent
2 Correspondence 1937-1977 M.R. Zigler Received
3Correspondence 1962 M.R. Zigler Special Personal Letters Received
4 Correspondence 1962 M.R. Zigler Received
5 Correspondence 1962-63 M.R. Zigler Received
6 Correspondence 1978 OEPC
7 Correspondence Business Committee: Letters, Memos
8 Correspondence Planning Committee: Letters, Memos
9 Correspondence OEPC Members: Letters, Memos
10Correspondence Historic Peace Churches Peace Conference, May 7-8, 1975
11Correspondence Theologians at Wichita Annual Conference, 1976
12 Correspondence 1964-66 George & Ada Arnold
13 Correspondence Edith Barnes
14 Correspondence Norman J. Baugher
15 Correspondence S. Loren Bowman
16 Correspondence H. McKinley and Janet Coffman
17 Correspondence Edgar G. Diehm
18 Correspondence Donald F. Durnbaugh
19 Correspondence Calvert Ellis
20 Correspondence 1962-66 Judith B. Garber
21Correspondence Wayne F. Geisert. 1966 Sebring Bible Conference
22 Correspondence 1948-1967 Robert Greiner
23 Correspondence Levonne Grubb
24 Correspondence 1967-68 Elber Hersch
25 Correspondence Melanie May, Manchester College
26 Correspondence 1945 Ida Metzger
27 Correspondence Orie O. Miller
28 Correspondence Wendell & Frances Rolston
29 Correspondence Martha Rupel--European
30 Correspondence Harl L. Russell
31 Correspondence L.W. Shultz
32 Correspondence Dale Ulrich
Box 2 Folder 33 Correspondence Leland Wilson
34 Correspondence Harry K. Zeller
35Correspondence 1943-45 Mental Hospitals. Information on Women's Service Units in Mental Hospitals
36 Correspondence 1945 Women's Service Unit
37 Correspondence 1943-45 Mental Hospitals Recruiting
38 Correspondence 1948-49 Recruitment for Mental Hospital Units
Box 2 Folder 39 OEPA General
40 OEPA General
Box 3 Folder 1 OEPA General
2 On Earth Peace Conference
3 Mailings--Original Copy
4 OEPC--Future Plans
5 Financial Reports, Receipts
6 Business Meeting, February 6, 1977
7 December Assembly, 1980
8 Business Committee
9 Central Committee, September 29, 1979
10 Central Committee Meeting, March 7, 1981
11 Coordinating Committee, Arthur Pursell
12 Joint Committee--Planning, Finance
13 Charles Boyer, OEPA Plans
14 OEPA Brochure
15 Recommendations for Conference
16 Addresses of Persons
17 Possible Speakers
18 1000 B, M.R. Zigler 1971-75
19 1000 B, M.R. Zigler, 1976
Vocational Groups
Box 3 Folder 20 Vocational Groups Agriculturalists, November 1-2, 1975
21 Vocational Groups Builders, Contractors, etc.
22 Vocational Groups College Youth, Annual Conference, 1976
23 Vocational Groups Doctors
24 Vocational Groups Doctors' File for Annual Conference, 1977
25 Vocational Groups Educators
26 Vocational Groups Farmers/Farmers' Conference, Nov, 1975
27 Vocational Groups Former General Board Members
28 Vocational Groups Lawyers
29 Vocational Groups Lawyers' File for Annual Conference, 1977
30 Vocational Groups Ministers
31 Vocational Groups Teenagers and Grandparents
32Vocational Groups Brethren Theologians' Peace Group, March 1975
33Vocational Groups Theological Conference for Women, March 1975
34 Vocational Groups Theologians Conference. March 1977
Box 3 Folder 35 Vocational Groups Truck Owners and Drivers
36 Vocational Groups Specialized Groups Statement Booklet
Box 3 Folder 37 "Youth Lead Again" by M.R. Zigler
38 Brooklyn--First Church
39 College--Assignments
40 Colleges, Bridgewater
41 Sebring. Sebring Chamber of Commerce
42 Dale & Ruth Aukerman
43 Leland S. Brubaker
44 Kermit Eby
45 Effie Elizabeth Groseclose
46 Helena B. Kruger
47 Dan West
48 Findings Committee, Br. Bod.
49 Sollenberger Report on China, April 1974
50 Historic Peace Churches, May 1975
51NIBSCO, OEPC. Church-State Conversations on Peace and War, August, 1975
52 Seagoing Cowboys' Meeting, March, 1977
53 NSBRO
54 Brethren BVS Missionaries
55 European BVS Reunion, August, 1975
56 Refugees. Prisoners of War
57 Kassel--Brethren House
58 National Peace Academy
59 Yoder-Durnbaugh Convocation
60 Recreation--Situation Drama
61 Brethren Fellowship House
62 Fellowship House Unit Records, 1945-1952
63 Brethren Fellowship House, 1952-53
Hospitals
Box 3 Folder 64 Hospitals BVS Hospital Pictures
65 Hospitals Mental Hospitals
66 Hospitals Mental Hospitals--CPS
67 Hospitals Mental Hospitals--Study Courses
68 Hospitals Mental Hospital--Elgin
69 Hospitals Thalham Hospital