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Henry C. Penner Papers 1944, 1974

  • US MCUSAA HM1/815
  • Collection
  • 1918, 1940, 1944, 1974

Information regarding the World War II experiences of Henry C. Penner, a Mennonite from Wrickler, Manitoba who was arrested for resisting the draft in 1944. Tapes and transcripts of interviews conducted by Leonard Gross with Henry and his son Leonard Penner are included, as is correspondence between the army and Henry’s uncle George Penner concerning the arrest and subsequent court martial. The records of the court martial, some miscellaneous notes and pamphlets, and slides of documents are also included.

Penner, Henry C.

Johannes Weber Letter and Transcription

  • US MCUSAA HM1/486SC
  • Collection
  • 1865

The collection consists of a copy of a letter written by Johannes Weber to his cousin Samuel Weber on January 10, 1865, and its transcription. The letter offers some local news about various people and a brief mention of draft and the government.

Weber, Johannes

Esther Nolt Letter

  • US MCUSAA HM1/434SC
  • Collection
  • 1962

The collection consists of a letter written by Esther Nolt from Red Lake, Ontario.

Nolt, Esther

I. A. Wamboldt Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/123SC
  • Collection
  • 1840-1925

The collection includes sermon notes, marriage certificate and other family documents.

Wamboldt, Isaac A., 1862-1954

Henry B. Ramer Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/120SC
  • Collection
  • 1953-1953

The collection includes sermon notes, wedding anniversary card, a short autobiography and a letter largely related to work done at the Duchess Church in Alberta, Canada.

Ramer, Henry B., 1876-

Nelson and Ada Ramseyer Litwiller Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/105
  • Collection
  • 1921-1999

Personal papers of a pastor, missionary, and administrator who served in Argentina and Uruguay from 1925 to 1967 and cofounded Mennonite Renewal Services in 1975. Researchers should note that the volume of materials documenting the life of Ada Ramseyer Litwiller is quite small. The collection is divided into the following series:

1) Correspondence

2) Manuscripts and Publications

3) Data Files

4) Sermon Notes

5) Seminary and Teaching Materials

6) Personal and Biographical Materials

7) Miscellaneous Oversized Materials

Litwiller, Nelson, 1898-1986

Michael Jantzi Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/068SC
  • Collection
  • 1810

The collection consists of some older correspondence dated 1829 and later, as well as some transcriptions and family history documents.

Jantzi, Michael

Clayton F. Derstine Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/058SC
  • Collection
  • 1891-1967

Included in this collection are notices of Clayton F. Derstine's early speaking engagements, a sermon given in 1940, and a condensed version of the biographical sketch that appeared in the Canadian Mennonite in 1966.

Derstine, Clayton F., 1891-1967

Jacob Bergey Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/053SC
  • Collection
  • 1871

The collection consists of an original document issued for military exemption for Jacob Bergey, dated February 14, 1871 for the county of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Bergey, Jacob

John J. Kroeker and Katherine Janzen Kroeker Papers

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.501
  • Collection
  • 1890-1980

extensive collection reflecting contacts in Mennonite communities in Russia, Germany, Canada, United States, Paraguay; business papers, writing and translating projects including work for Gerald Winrod; some diaries; some material related to his father Jakob Kroeker and the Licht im Osten mission

Kroeker, John Jacob, 1894-1964

Heinrich and Jacob H. Goertzen Papers

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.283
  • Collection
  • 1874-1940

Mostly correspondence among Goertzen relatives. Most of the letters were translated by Hilda Ediger Voth in the early 1990s. A few other items include a Hamilton County, Kansas, map and a folder of photos from Donovan and Helen Bachman (some identified). Additional (untranslated) letters and photos donated by Helen Bachman in Apr. 2013.

http://mla.bethelks.edu/archives/ms_283

Goertzen, Heinrich, 1831-1899

Anna Baerg Papers

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.204
  • Collection
  • 1916-1924

Consists entirely of photocopies of her diaries.

See Diary of Anna Baerg 1916-1924, trans. and ed. Gerhard Peters (Winnipeg: CMBC Publications, 1985).

Baerg, Anna, 1897-1972

Walter Quiring Papers 1932-1950

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.139
  • Collection
  • 1932-1950

Part I is a manuscript entitled “Gott hört uns nicht mehr”.  This appears to be a first-person, historical novel about Mennonites in the “Gulag” in the Soviet Union in the 1930s.  Previously, this item was cataloged in the MLA's library, accession #17547, acquired in 1972.       

Part II is a manuscript entitled “Wenn Gott die Weiche stellt”.  This is another historical novel, about Mennonite refugees from the Soviet Union.  This item was also cataloged in the MLA's library collection, accession #17462, acquired in 1972.       

Part III is a collection of source documents and notes entitled “Material zur Geschichte der Mennoniten in Brasilien”.  Most of the material covers the late 1940s and early 1950s.  As one can see, not all of the material is about Brazil.  These papers were at the Mennonite Church USA Archives–Goshen until 2011; the North Newton archives had photocopies.  The arrangement of the material here corresponds as closely as possible to Quiring's own outline for it.  Folder 22 is a manuscript by Johann Sjouke Postma entitled “Fernheim, Fernes Heim?”.  Folders 26-29 are not part of Quiring's outline.  The MLA has 909 individually numbered pages in this section.       

Part IV is a rough draft entitled “Witmarsum am Krauel”.  This is a more polished draft rather than a collection of documents as in Part III.  These are arranged according to Quiring's outline.  Folder 45 is not part of Quiring's outline and just contains notes, sources, and bibliography.       

Part V is entitled “Material zur Geschichte der Auflösung der Ansiedlung Witmarsum in Santa Catarina”.  This is again a collection of source documents and notes, from the late 1940s and early 1950s.  These items are photographic copies; that is, copies on photographic paper, not xerographic copies.  The present location of the originals [1989] is unknown.  The arrangement is according to Quiring's outline, but Roman numeral XIX from his outline, “Verschiedenes,” is missing. These deteriorating pages have been scanned [2011], in folder archives/ms_139.       

Part VI is a draft entitled “Canadische Mennoniten 1875-1975".  The termination date of 1975 seems somewhat strange since the manuscript was acquired by the MLA in 1972 and was cataloged as part of the MLA's library collection, accession #17461.  The manuscript may have been modified since 1972.  This is once again a draft rather than a collection of documents.  These are original materials, not photocopies.  The message of this rather rough draft is a bitter denunciation of contemporary Canadian Mennonitism for being different from the Mennonitism of Quiring's childhood.  The contents bear only a slight resemblance to Quiring's accompanying outline and may not be in original order.       

Part VII consists of two folders of miscellaneous drafts of articles by Quiring and several of his writings that had earlier been cataloged in the MLA library holdings.

Quiring, Walter, 1893-1983

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