BRETHREN HISTORICAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

Title:      Office of Human Resources Position Searches (1977, 1981-1988)

Series:     5/1/5

Boxes:      3

History:    Originally called the Office of Personnel Administration and administered by various people (Hazel Peters, Bentley Peters, Carol Sherbondy White, and possibly some others), the Office of Human Resources began as a separate commission, under the oversight of James Garber as Executive, in late 1983.  Melanie May succeeded Garber in 1987.  When May left in 1990, the commission was absorbed into the General Services Commission, with Dale E. Minnich as executive.  This position was eliminated in the 1997 restructuring, and Elsie Holderread became Coordinator of Human Resources, under the direction of the General Secretary's Office.

Description of the Records:  The entire set of records consists of files connected to the advertising, searching, and filling of various General Board positions.  They contain position descriptions, letters of application, interview schedules and summaries, and announcements of staff hired.  They are arranged chronologically.

Provenance: Accession #1995.046, from Barbara Greenwald, administrative assistant to Garber, May, and Minnich.  The majority of the records were collected by Garber.

Restrictions:     None

Separations:      Duplicates of letters and position descriptions were discarded.

Processor:  Rosalita J. Leonard, August 13, 1997

Container List:

Box 1 Folder  1   General Services Commission Executive 1977

              2   Disaster/Refugee 1981

              3   Messenger Managing Editor/News Service Director 1981

              4   Congregational Support 1981

              5   Financial Operations Director 1981

              6   Washington Office Representative 1982

              7   Field Service Director 1982-1983

              8   Pension/Insurance Executive 1982-1983

              9   Human Resources Executive 1982-1983

             10   Evangelism 1983

             11   SERRV 1983

             12   Personnel Relations/Development 1983

             13   Editor 1983

             14   On Earth Peace Assembly Director 1983

             15   Africa Representative 1983

             16   Coordinator of Brethren Volunteer Service Orientation 1983

             17   Congregational Support 1983

Box 1 Folder 18   Stewardship Education 1983

             19   Administrative Assistant Parish Ministries Commission 1984

             20   Director of Financial Operations 1984

             21   Book and Pamphlet Editor 1984

             22   Urban Ministries 1984

             23   Associate General Secretary General Services Commission 1984

             24   Program for Women 1984

             25   Committee on Interchurch Relations 1984

             26   Director of Interpretation, Pension Board 1984

             27   International Personnel/BVS Recruitment Search 1984

             28   Youth and Young Adult 1984

             29   Executive World Ministries Commission 1985

             30   Computer Services Director 1985

             31   Administrative Secretary Washington Office 1985

             32   Administrative Assistant World Ministries Commission 1985

             33   Treasurer 1985

             34   Africa Representative 1985

             35   Personnel Relations and Development 1985

             36   Treasurer 1985

             37   International Personnel/BVS Recruitment 1986

             38   Financial Operations Director 1986

             39   Administrative Assistant, Treasurer 1986

             40   General Services Commission Office Coordinator 1986

Box 2 Folder  1   Planned Giving 1986

              2   Program for Women 1986

              3   Marketing Director 1986

              4   Latin America and Caribbean Representative 1986

              5   Personnel Relations/Development 1986-1987

              6   SERRV Director 1987

              7   District Ministries Director 1987

Box 3 Folder  1   Disaster/Refugee Program Director 1987

              2   Parish Ministries Commission Administrative Assistant 1987

              3   Brethren Volunteer Service Director 1987

              4   Africa and Middle East Representative 1987

              5   General Services Commission Administrative Assistant 1987

              6   Editor of Study Resources 1987

              7   Parish Ministries Commission Executive 1987

              8   Director of Marketing 1988