This is an artificial collection that includes notes and research from: Cornelius Krahn while researching 1969 Mennonite Life article; James C. Juhnke while researching People of Two Kingdoms; a letter in 1873 from ? to Bernhard Warkentin about Thiessen; documents on Abraham Thiessen collected by David G. Rempel (photostatic copies); and some notes sent by James Urry in 2015.
Thiessen, Abraham F., 1838-1889
The Arnold Schultz papers are in a rather jumbled condition, but have been kept in their original order and with the original folder labels. Some folders were unlabelled. Others had only partially legible labels; these are marked with a (?). A few folders contain material other than what is mentioned on the label. The papers consist primarily of material on the history of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren and on the family history of Arnold Schultz's ancestors. The most significant part of the EMB material relates to the settlement and early church disputes of Henderson, Nebraska, and Mountain Lake, Minnesota. There are a good number of original documents, including papers relating to the H. C. Bartel mission in China, the memoirs of Gerhard Klassen (born in Prussia and died in the United States), papers relating to Isaac Peters (an early leader at Henderson, Nebraska), and a set of "German documents from Culm" (probably relating to Schultz genealogy).
Schultz, Arnold C., 1904-1988
Beatrice Nebraska business records
Collection consists of 3 ledgers. One dates 1891-1898. Another dates 1898-1902. The third dates 1898-1904. The handwriting in the latter two changes in 1901; the books seem to contain the handwriting of only two persons.
The Beatrice history book God's Love in Action (1978) pp. 42 mentions a grocery goods store started by William J. Penner and later sold to John Wiebe. Possibly these have some connection with that business.
Christian U. Snyder and Mary E. Kaufman Snyder Papers
includes the funeral guest books of both Christian and Mary Snyder, and the funeral guest book of their son Jacob V. Snyder who died in 1965
Snyder, Christian U., 1886-1976
Heinrich and Jacob H. Goertzen Papers
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.
Goertzen, Heinrich, 1831-1899
Box 1: correspondence, books
Box 2-3: books
Epp, Heinrich D., 1882-1970
Consists of Classen's diary or journal 1894-1897 (photocopy) and an English translation. (see also elecrec/acc2 for electronic version of the translation)
Classen, Jacob J., 1861-1904
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
Diary begun in 1839 and continued by descendants.
Also English translation of 1976.
Jantzen, Johann, 1823-1903
Theodore and Marie M. Schmidt papers
Family history materials, correspondence, school records (his), handwritten music score "Eventide" by Sara Glick, book Elsie Helen Friesen, From the Roots of Jacob Peters (1978) with annotations and inclusions, and Elsie Helen Epp, Episodes of the Prairie Pioneers: Five Branches from the Family Tree of Heinrich Epp (1991) with annotations and inclusions
Schmidt, Theodore, 1900-1994
William Penner and Sara Hiebert Penner Papers
box 1: Christmas letters from Helen and Adam Mueller; letters from Helen to Sara and Bill 1927-1950, 1954-1972; Helen's letters to family 1950-1954; letters from Agatha to Sara and Bill 1927-1967
box 2: letters from Agatha to Sara and Bill 1968-1972; letters from Ruth to Sara and Bill 1926-1972
box 3: letters to Wilhelm from Johannes K. Penner 1920-1922; letters from Sara to William 1926-1927; letters from William to Sara 1927; wedding wishes and misc. June 1927; misc. letters to Sara and Bill 1928-1929; letters from Bill to Sara and Sara to Bill 1930-1932; misc. letters 1932-1933; letters from family to William and Sara 1934
box 4: letters from family and misc. letters 1935-1945; letters from Mrs. Abr. J. Klassen to William and Sara 1946-1968
box 5: letters to William and Sara Penner, to Wm. Penner from Anna Penner, misc letters 1927-1930; letters to William and Sara from Penner 1931-1932; letters from William to Sara and Sara to William 1933-1934; get well cards to William, misc. letters 1934; misc. letters 1935-1937; letters to Sara from family members and William 1940-1949
box 6: letters from Johannes K. Penner to William Penner at camp and ranch; also letters from other family members to William; letters to William and Sara from Penner family and relatives 1925-1942
box 7: letters from Menka(?) in Vienna to Sara 1921; letters from William to Sara and Sara to William and misc. letters 1924-1970; letters from Mrs. Abr. J. Klassen and other family members to Mrs. Wm. Penner 1932-1951
box 8: letters from Mrs. Abr. J. Klassen to William and Sara 1960-1968
box 9: genealogy of William Penner's predecessors; genealogy of Sara Penner's predecessors; public school certificate of awards 1914-1915; William and Sara's wedding certificate; William's certificate of church membership; 1926 Bethel College commencement invitation (Sara); wedding announcements of Jacob D. Hiebert and Anna H. Janzen; misc. items, photographs, Johannes K. Penner writings and obituary; correspondence with archivist
Penner, William, 1893-