- CA MHC PP-Volume 6413-2
- File
- 1947-1952
Part of LaVerna Klippenstein fonds
Part of LaVerna Klippenstein fonds
Part of LaVerna Klippenstein fonds
Part of Isaac I. Friesen fonds
The series consists of correspondence between Isaac and Elsie and other family and friends, reflective writings by Isaac, memorabilia such as Isaac's draft card and his yearbook, and Isaac's diaries (1919-1974).
Part of Isaac I. Friesen fonds
The series consists of travel scrapbooks compiled by Elsie, her diaries (1929-1995) and correspondence. Some of Elsie’s material is present in other series of this fonds.
Friesen, Elsie (Funk), 1909-1995
Part of David Stoesz family fonds
This series contains a dairy by David Stoesz (1842-1903), correspondence several sermons, a wedding invitation from the Bergthal Colony, an early school organization record, handwritten book of hymn melodies, and a few books. Of special interest is a book bought by David Stoesz in 1861, published in 1834, originally written by Menno Simons and published in 1575.
Location: Volumes1559;1560; 3931:5, 5741, 5292:4
Stoesz, David, 1842-1902
Diary of Rev. Peter Buhler while living in Waterloo, Ontario and St. Laurent, Manitoba
Part of Peter Buhler fonds
This fonds consists of seventeen diaries written by Rev. Peter Buhler.
Buhler, Peter, 1914-2001
diaries 1897-1956 (may have been continued after his death by wife or children), financial record book 1890s?, small amount of family history material
Schmidt, Peter P., 1861-1939
Reinhard D. Voth and Hilda Ediger Voth Papers
The collection provides extensive documentation of the personal lives and careers of the Rein and Hilda through a broad range of documents. This includes official documents such as birth certificates, baptismal certificates, diplomas, teaching certificates, a draft card, and so forth. Limited correspondence provides some insights into their lives, but more detail is found in extensive clippings, and in Hilda’s case reminiscences and presentations, especially related to growing up on the mission field in Oklahoma. Rein collected historical advertisements and pamphlets related to his interest and work with road maintenance.
Voth, Reinhard D., 1907-1995
"His papers include personal certificates of birth, marriage, and death and also military papers of World War I. Included is the correspondence with the Home Mission Board of the General Conference from June 30, 1926 to June 13, 1960, his sermons...
also diaries 1926-1952
Schmidt, Rudolph, 1893-1983
Diary 1897-1899, both original and transcription by Ray Regier.
In 1993 Ray Regier had plans to bring more papers in, but that didn't happen.
Regier, Jakob J., 1827-1903
Herman F. Schmidt went to Europe in 1945 with a shipload of horses to Yugoslavia under the auspices of Mennonite Central Committee. The collection consists of photographs and a diary from that trip.
Schmidt, Herman F., 1892-1994
box 1: Mennonite World Conference 1962 scrapbook brought in by Esther Wenger 6 Aug 2002; Mennonite World Conference India 1997 scrapbooks brought in by Milton Claassen 3 Jan 2012
box 2: correspondence, photos, print items, brought in by Milton Claassen 3 Jan 2012
box 3: photos, correspondence, diplomas, passports, plaques, master's thesis, scrapbook
box 4: framed diploma - University of Kansas master's; photo album of Japan school work
box 5: photo albums, scrapbooks
box 6-8: correspondence
box 9-10: diaries and other notebooks
Claassen, Virginia, 1933-2011
Consists of Cornelius Voth's "Ein Schreibe Buch" which was continued by his son-in-law Peter Balzer.
The first two pages have recipes for remedies for stomach ache, the plague, etc. written by Peter Balzer.
Next is a 17 page family history section.
Pages 1, 2, and 3 are more remedies for illneses.
Up to p. 203 is miscellaneous poems, songs, speeches, sermons, etc.
Then several blank pages.
Page 233 starts a diary followed by accounts of what he borrowed from various people.
238-242: weather chart
258-266: remedies for horse diseases
272: recipes for gilding glass and leather
283: diary notes
288-291: remedies for human and animal illnesses
292 to end: financial notes, blacksmithing work, etc.
Voth, Cornelius, 1762-1836
Consists of Thiessen's diary or journal 1898-1913 (photocopy) and an English translation. (see also elecrec/acc3 for electronic version of the translation)
Thiessen, Johann F., 1840-1917