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Reference code
US BCMLA 00/MS.452
Title
Henry W. Claassen Papers
Date(s)
- 1905-1911 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
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0.15 Cubic Feet
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Born 21 June 1920, Beatrice, Nebraska. Parents Henry and Margaret Claassen.
4 years in Civilian Public Service at Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Marlboro, New Jersey.
Graduated from Bethel College 1948.
Married Meribeth Nachtigal, 1 June 1948.
School teacher in Hillsboro and Wichita, Kansas.
Moved to North Newton in retirement. Served on Bethel College board of directors.
Died 25 September 1995.
Archival history
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donation
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Scope and content
Transcriptions and translations of postcards ca. 1905-11 written by family members, many from Europe.
Book: Gesangbuch für Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Kirche und Haus (Danzig, 1869) owned by Abraham Esau, 1869.
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unprocessed
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open for research
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Language of material
- English
- German
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ArchonInternalCollectionID:904