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- 1931-1933 (Creation)
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60 cm of textual materials
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In 1920 Benjamin H. Unruh participated in a Studien-Kommission, sent out by the Mennonites of Russia to report on their conditions and suffering to the Mennonites in the United States. This Kommission consisted of B. H. Unruh and A. A. Friesen of Halbstadt, K. H. Warkentin from Waldheim , and John Esau of Ekaterinosla: all from the Ukraine. Unruh’s life work was served in the interests of his Russian Mennonite brethren in emigration and resettlement, working in this respect directly as commissioner for the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization for the immigration to Canada 1921-25 and later, and for the Mennonite Central Committee in immigration to Paraguay 1930-33.
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This file consists of the following folders
1) Reports of material aid given to Mennonites in Russia by the Emergency Relief Board in the famine of 1931-1932
An Index of the reports " Benjamin H. Unruh, Berichte" 1929-1940" is included in this file.This index was compiled in 2004, 2005. Complete reports are housed in Bethel College.
2) Relief Board Reports, 1933., Box 241
3) Relief Board Reports , 1934. Box 241
4) Relief Board Reports , 1935-1938 Box 141
*5) Janz, B.B. "Die Gruendung des Verbandes in Alexanderwohl" and Correspondence
Letter from unknown author reporting the condition of the colonies Molotschna, Chortitza, Tokmak, Halbstadt,, Memrik, Arkadark, Ekaterinoslaw, Alt Samara, with regard to famine, culture, organization, religious instruction,
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These reports are arranged in date order.
The index is filed in the folder 6-4..1
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- Unruh, Benjamin Heinrich, 1881-1959 (Subject)
- Toews, David, 1870-1947 (Subject)
- Emergency Relief Board (Subject)
- Friesen, Abram A., 1885-1948 (Subject)