Collection 00/MS.255 - Helena Graewe Warkentin Papers

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Reference code

US BCMLA 00/MS.255

Title

Helena Graewe Warkentin Papers

Date(s)

  • 1917-1940 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

0.30 Cubic Feet

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Born 4 January 1865, Kleefeld, Molotschna, Russia. Parents Heinrich Graewe and Katharina Giesbrecht.

Moved to Central Asia in 1881. Baptized at Serabulak by Jacob Toews. Migrated to the United States 1884.

Married John J. Warkentin 4 January 1887. He died in 1914.

Died 20 May 1942 at Bethesda Hospital, Goessel, Kansas.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Apparently all the material was donated by Daniel S. Thiesen during 1985-1987. He does not seem to have been a close relative of hers.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Diaries covering roughly 1917-1940.

Autobiography

clippings

book of handwritten poems or songs

photocopy of typed account of Central Asia trek

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Accruals

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unprocessed

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open for research use

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Language of material

  • German

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ArchonInternalCollectionID:80

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