Series consists of the following file:
1) A letter from prisoner Andrei Pedasenko, a Russian young man, who was detained for proclaiming his conversion to Christianity.
He thanks his Brothers in the German colonies of Khortitza for their Christian witness. A copy of the letter written in the gothic script is translated into English 9 pages. - (1 file) Box 232

The "Bethel" part of Bethania hospital was the unit for female mental health patients. It opened 15 March 1911 and provided rooms for 16 women. According to GAMEO According to GAMEO the conference was the sponsor and owner of Bethania. It was operated by a board of eight directors, most of whom were leading businessmen and industrialists with J. J. Suderman as chairman, and J. G. Lepp as treasurer. Contributions were raised throughout the settlements and congregations. Some of the industrialists and large estate owners contributed large sums of money. Dr. I. Thiessen was connected with the institution almost throughout the 16 years of its existence.

"Bethania" , Maenerabteilung "Salem" was the mental health unit for men which opened 20 August 1911 and provided rooms for 16 men. According to GAMEO the conference was the sponsor and owner of Bethania. It was operated by a board of eight directors, most of whom were leading businessmen and industrialists with J. J. Suderman as chairman, and J. G. Lepp as treasurer. Contributions were raised throughout the settlements and congregations. Some of the industrialists and large estate owners contributed large sums of money. Dr. I. Thiessen was connected with the institution almost throughout the 16 years of its existence.

File consists of the following:
1) B. Schellenberg, "Chortitza, August 1919" from Christlicher Familien Kalender (1920), translated by John B. Toews, 9 handwritten pages
2) D. Neufeld, "Letter of a War Prisoner, Petrograd, July 1917" from Molotschnaer Flugblatt, August 12, 1917, 4. Translated by John B. Toews,, 2 pages - (1 file) Box 255

"Die Chortitzer Mennoniten" by D.H. Epp

This photo is of "Hans Fast, as a 19 year old student at the Chortitza Teachers Training Institute and as a new teacher, 1914."

Photographs of the Katharina (Klassen) and Peter Penner family

This file consists of the following items:
1) Memoir by Peter D. Froese in German: Erinnerungen aus meiner Deniken-Wrangel Armee. 31 pages
2) Transcribed and translated by Katharine Hooge: " Recollections of my time of service in the Denikin-Wrangel Army and my stay in Turkey". 24 pages. Box 258

Zentral school in Chortitza from 1897-1902, Teachers of the school - back row (left to right) : John B. Klein, ? Froese. Font row (Left to right) : Dietrich H. Epp, Peter J. Penner, Abram A. Neufeldt, Heinrich H. Epp, unknown.