Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1928-1933 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
20 cm of textual material
Location: Box 232
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Biographical history
He was born in Schoenau, Molotschna and died in Rabbit Lake, Saskatchewan. In 1923 he married Maria Goossen (1889-1934), daughter of estate owner Jacob Johann Goossen (1858-1920) and Aganetha Kaethler (1861-1946). Together they had two children Aganetha (1923-1989) who later married John Enns, and Helene (1926-) who married John L. Wieler. In 1934 Maria Goossen died and Friesen married her sister Helena Goossen (1895-1985). Together they has one child Margaret Lousie Friesen (1937-).
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This subseries consists of the following;
1) Correspondence between Abraham A. Friesen, member of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization, and Henry J. Willms. Some are handwritten and some are typed.
2) A table of contents of the letters and a brief description of each letter was produced by Helena, daughter of Abraham.A. Friesen
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The letters are filed by date
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- German
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Some letters are original and some are copies.
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Willms, Heinrich J, 1888-1957 (Subject)
- Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization (Subject)