Collection HM1/493 - Alma Slagel Eigsti Papers

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US MCUSAA HM1/493

Title

Alma Slagel Eigsti Papers

Date(s)

  • 1946-1993 (Creation)

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0.20 Linear Feet; 1 half archives box

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Alma Slagel Eigsti "adopted" a Russian Mennonite refugee named Margareta Unruh through her Sunday school class at Waldo Mennonite Church in Illinois. Unruh and her family were forced to flee Russia in 1943, first staying in Holland and later immigrating to Paraguay. Eigsti and Unruh corresponded with each other from 1946-1981. In this collection are the letters that Eigsti received from Unruh. The letters describe Unruh's domestic life and her personal needs. There is also a small amount of correspondence from Tina Boschmann.

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Accruals

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Flat

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These materials are open for public research.

Conditions governing reproduction

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the Mennonite Church USA Archives.

Language of material

  • English
  • German

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ArchonInternalCollectionID:695

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Dates of creation revision deletion

2011-12-12

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  • English

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