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Microfilmed letters from Lange to Peter Wedel. Location of some originals unknown.

Digitized at http://mla.bethelks.edu/archives/mf_mss_139/lange/

Dates of letters:

12 April 1815

5 June 1815

1 September 1816

11 March 1818

25 February 1819

one undated

30 July 1819

6 February 1820

The collection includes correspondence,manuscripts and miscellaneous writings.

Abraham Toews will?, 1877

Hutterite historical account of the group at Vishenka by a Peter Neufeld, 1866

financial record books, possibly of Bethel church, 1909-1925

poems by Peter T. Neufeld

German sermons 1850s-1890s and undated, authors not given, but some probably by Heinrich Neufeld and Heinrich Toews

catechism booklet 1880

Isaac Peters "Vortrag bei einer Lehrerwahl" Marienthal, no date

Isaac Peters, "Etwas über den Zweck der Form u. die Bedeutung der christlichen Wassertaufe," no date

Heinrich Toews diary

Bethel Jugend-Verein speeches and correspondence by Peter T. Neufeld

Photo albums, correspondence,  and print ephemera about the David G. Hiebert family trip to Russia in 1913-1914.
Also biographical and autobiographical information about Gerhard Wiens.
Some artifacts were transferred to Kauffman Museum.
See elecrec/acc42 for some digitized items.

Correspondence, sermons?, printed matter

Used to be called a “Harder family collection,” because it includes papers from the extended family, but Johann Harder seems to be more or less the central person.

letters 1786-1787 relating to the settlement of Chortitza colony; letters from Bartsch and Johann Epp to David Epp 1788-1811
Digitized from microfilm MF. MSS 16 http://mla.bethelks.edu/archives/mf_mss_16%20(bartsch)/

box 1: subject files, writings, teaching notes, as late as 1993

box 2: subject files, writings, diaries and notes from trips 1972, 1980; poetry notebooks 1912, 1934

box 3: diaries 1982-1990, correspondence, children's book in Russian, teaching notes, writings

box 4: teaching notes, scrapbooks, financial records, photos 1908-1970s

box 5: H. J. Andres travel notes - South America; biographical info; speeches; Schowalter Foundation files

box 6: H. J. Andres plaques 1952-1975

box 7: scrapbook - autobiographical

box 8: scrapbook - 1957 Europe trip

box 9: two poetry scrapbooks 1934; H. J. Andres certificate from Prairie View; Golden Agers Christmas Celebration poster

Consists of an arithmetic exercise book begun in 1830.

Wall's diary 1824-1860 of events in his region. Also a listing of births, deaths, etc. mentioned in the diary, compiled by Glenn Penner. The title "Record Book of the Chortitza Mennonite Settlement 1824-1860" also seems to have been used for this document, although it isn't really an accurate description.

Correspondence from relatives in Russia and Canada, 1930s.

School souvenir, 1911, Emmethal Dist. 30, Marion County, Kansas

Receipt for sending aid package to Russia, 1933

Contains only a birthday book and a German Bible which was a wedding gift from Katherine's parents.

Includes her autobiography, list of books donated (most not retained), John H. Enns memoir 1985, Herman Enns autobiography, Russian language document (passport?), correspondence, poetry by her. All are photocopies.

Quite a few items revolving around Peter Wedel, Alexanderwohl elder. A Heinrich Balzer poem dedicated to him. An 1815 letter to him from Wilhelm Lange. His diary from 1834?-1838. Some poems and writing exercises possibly by him.

Also, Wilhelm Lange's ordination sermon. And sermons by Peter Unrau.

And Henry S. Goertzen school exercises.

Diaries, music book, small amount of correspondence

Music book has been digitized: http://mla.bethelks.edu/archives/ms_273/

Diaries covering roughly 1917-1940.

Autobiography

clippings

book of handwritten poems or songs

photocopy of typed account of Central Asia trek