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Gerhard Schellenberg Diary. Photocopy of handwritten, German original.

Gerhard W. Schellenberg Memoirs (1878 - 1957) and some Genealogy (1878 - 1965). Typed. (NB: Gerhard F. Giesbrecht is identified in archive files but it is unclear whether he is the donor)

Gerhard W. Schellenberg Diary 1932

Gerhard W. Schellenberg diary and notes on various Aeltesten of Rosenfeld, MB. Photocopy of handwritten, German original.

G.G. Kornelsen Diary. Photocopy

A set of research materials assembled by Gordon Oyer to write an article on the history Civilian Public Service in Illinois, including CPS Camp #115, Subunit #30.  CPS volunteers at this camp were "guinea pigs" for medical experiments studying the physiological effects of heat and tropical conditions.  Camp #115 was a cooperative agency administered the Mennonites, Brethren, and Friends under the direction of the Office of Scientific Research and Development.  Subunit #30 was administered by Mennonite Central Committee.

Materials in this collection include the diaries of two CPS volunteer participants in these experiments:  Duane Hougham (Methodist) and George Nachtigall (Mennonite Brethren).  Nachtigall's diary is a photocopy of the original.  Also included are letters with CPS volunteers stationed in Illinois, clippings, and a copy of Oyer's article.

Includes:

• campaign flyer (he ran for county superintendent of public instruction at some point)

• pamphlets, brochures

• correspondence

• family history scrapbook (this comes from Lena Fast whose daughter Linda was Gustav Frey’s second wife, so not a Frey family scrapbook)

• music book, other books

• Wünsche

• biology lab book from Bethel College

• syllabus from Witmarsum seminary 1922-1923

• notebook/diary

Collection of materials related to Guy O. Graber's experiences as a conscientious objector in World War I. This collection contains correspondence, a diary, and related materials including a draft notice.

Weekly record diary. Writer unknown. handwritten, German original.

Contains copied poetry from Heinrich Balzer, including a poem on the death of Klaas Reimer. Photocopy of handwritten, German original. (189 pages)

This journal begins with several pages in Russian, which have not been translated . The next section is in German and has been translated. Heinrich Heinrichs (1899-1941) was one of the members of the Eichenfeld Selbstschutz. After being defeated, Heinrichs was on the run and hungry. He joined the White Army at the end of June 1918. On October 26th 1919, Anarchists murdered 80 people in Eichenfeld including Heinrich Heinrichs Sr. Heinrichs and members of the White Army fought their way to Constantinople where the American Mennonite Relief (AMR) organization, a precursor to Mennonite Central Committee, was helping the refugees. Among the influx of refugees aided by the AMR, were 62 Mennonites who had served in the White Army. Heinrich was among this group which became known as the “group of 62.” On August 3, 1921, they boarded a ship for the US. After some difficulty in the immigration process, Heinrichs was received by a Mennonite church in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Heinrichs was billeted and worked on a Mennonite farm where he earned enough money to pay his debts and start life anew.

Heinrich Loewen Journal; Jansen, Nebraska. Includes Klaas Reimer, Petershagen, writing. Photocopy of handwritten, German original.

Heinrich Loewen Journal: Writings of Balzer Klaas Reimer, Peter B. Thiessen, Jansen, Nebraska. Photocopy of handwritten, German original.

Heinrich Ratzlaff's diary about his trip from Russia to Canada to the USA, 1874-75, with a few details about his youth. [In handwritten German Gothic and a typed English translation.]

Tells of his experience and journey from Russia to Canada and Nebraska. Photocopy of handwritten, German original.