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This fonds contains 276 photographs taken and received by Arthur W. Slagel during his 3-year assignment with Mennonite Central Committee from 1920-1923. The collection has photos of the relief work in Russia showing various aspects of the work including workers, headquarters, storage, distribution, seeded and distributed crops, transportation, buildings and homes. The photos were taken in locations such as Chortitza, Alexandrosk, Schoenwiese, Rosenthal, Halbstadt, Gnadenfeld, Ohrloff, Nicopol, and Sagradowka. There are images of the 1923 emigration group from Schoenwiese leaving for Canada. There are general scenic photos of the Dnieper rapids, the Kremlin and other sites in Moscow. Some photographs were likely given to Slagel from Mennonite workers in Russia, such as the Solomon Ediger family, the Peter Nikkel family, the Johann Janzen family, the Ohrloff teachers and others. And, finally there are photos of travels taken in England, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, Egypt, Palestine and Syria.

This collection of photos and drawings were made or collected by Klaas W. Brandt and depicts his working career as a builder, architect, and designer. Some photos also depict Brandt's kinship networks in Steinbach and Oregon.

This fonds consists of a leather-covered “Snap Shot Album” featuring the face and headdress of an indigenous man burned into the leather. Photographer, J.E. Suderman’s name appears at the top left and the name of his son, H.J. Suderman at the bottom left. Inside are fifty-five (55) black and white photos taken by Jacob Sudermann. Son Harold has supplied photo descriptions which were used as a guide.

This fonds consists of four series: 1) Lectures; 2) Sermons; 3) Theme Sermons (with five subseries on German and English Radio, Conversion, Decalogue, and Stewardship); 4) Study Notes on Biblical Books. These series contain both handwritten and typed notes, and some research using outside sources, for lectures and sermons that Neufeld gave over the course of his lifetime as a minister and professor, as well as for presentations he gave after his retirement. Also included are Neufeld’s reading notes from his own examination of many of the books of the Bible. The material is in both English and German.

This fonds consists of reports, correspondence, and printed materials regarding the investigation of Mennonite settlement in South America, Quebec, United States and Mexico 1919-1921; the purchase of land in Mexico 1921-1922; difficulties experienced by Mennonites in Mexico 1923-1946; articles and correspondence of Schmiedehaus relating to the Mexican Mennonite colonies 1921-1970; periodicals, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings 1888-1970. Originals and photocopies of the originals are found in the fonds.

The EMC Archives were intellectually arranged into 9 categories:

• I. Archives
• II. EMC Church and Conference (organized into 15 series) (ca. 580 files)
• III. Congregations (organized by 9 regions) (ca. 360 files)
• IV. Related Organizations (a number of larger and smaller entities totaling, ca. 280 files)
• V. Person Collections (numerous collections) (ca. 2600 files)
• VI. Mennonites in Manitoba (ca. 130 files)
• VII. Other Materials. (ca. 110 files)
• VIII. Small archives (pamphlets) (ca. 60 files)
• IX. Newspapers (ca. 40 files)

This fonds consists of a series of record transfers from the conference office. Each deposit has files or material that is grouped under various headings that were used for administrative purposes. Some of the materials were accumulated by specific church leaders. Included were records of conference conventions, ministers meetings, and board meetings of various program areas such as Christian Education and Publication Board and the Mission Board. The conference office also acquired records of the Alymer Bible School which they founded and supported since 1976 and records from congregations that were closed. The research files of Jack Hoeppner who wrote the conference history in 1987 were also deposited in one of these transfers. Each deposit has been treated as a separate series with sub-series.

SERIES 1: Rudnerweide Mennonitengemeinde Bücher =EMMC Church registers. -- 1937-1963.
SERIES 2: Minutes and other material. -- 1937-1974
-1. EMMC Board of Christian Education and Publication 1963-1974; Ministers meetings 1939-1965 (Volume 4907:1-45, 62-63)
-2. EMMC Board of Christian Education and Publication 1963-1974; Ministers meetings 1939-1965 (Volume 4907:1-45, 62-63)
-3. Diary of Peter Buhler 1969-1983 (Volume 4907: 46-61)
-4. Kitchener EMMC (closed cong.) (Volume 4908)
-5. Minutes 1937-1959 (Volume 5076)

SERIES 3: Financial records, personnel records, convention reports, research files. – 1942-2001.
-1. Financial reports, ledgers, budgets 1951-1994 (Volume 5091-5094)
-2. Mission personnel files & correspondence 1967-2001 (Volume 5095-5098)
-3. Convention Reports 1942-2001 (Volume 5099)
-4. Jack Hoeppner research files & other materials (Volume 5100-5101)

SERIES 4: EMMC Mission Board. – 1965-2007.
-1. Bolivia Reports & correspondence 1965-2004 (Volume 5200)
-2. Bolivia Finances 1973-1998 (Volume 5201)
-3. Board dockets and correspondence 1976-1991 (Volume 5202-5203)
-4. Ontario churches started 1965-2000 (Volume 5204)
-5. Belize Churches started (1965-2007) (Volume 5205)
-6. Manitoba Churches (1967-2001) (Volume 5206)
-7. Aylmer Bible School (begun in 1976) administration, correspondence, staff minutes, finances (1984-1998) (Volume 5207-5209)
-8. John Bergman's papers 1980-1987 - administration, topics, correspondence (Volume 5210)
-9. EMMC [General administration] - mission board minutes 1957-1989), Christian Education 1959-1990 (Volume 5011-5013)
-10. EMMC Manitoba Churches (Volume 5214)
-11. EMMC Churches Saskatchewan, Alberta, BC, Mexico, USA (Volume 5215)
-12. General ledgers (1994-1998) (Volume 5216-5217)

SERIES 5: Closed congregations, Gospel Message, Ladies Auxiliary, EMMC Boards – 1943-1999.
-1. Bergfeld EMMC, Reinland EMMC, Rosefarm EMMC (Volume 5304-5305)
-2. Gospel Message (radio Program) (Volume 5306-5307) Audio Cassettes 2709-2736
-3. EMMC Ladies Executive minutes, correspondence 1964-1999 (Volume 5399)
-4. EMMC Ladies Auxiliary minutes, missionary letters, financial ledgers 1964-2005 (Volume 5400)
-5. The Gospel Message - John D. Friesen, Ernest Friesen 1965-1997 (Volume 5401)
-6. Ministers and Deacons policy study papers & minutes 1943-1998 (Volume 5402)
-7. Personnel files (Volume 5403-5406)
-8. EMMC Mission dockets, 1992-2006 (Volume 5407)
-9. EMMC Board minutes (Education and Publication, Executive, Radio and Evangelism, General counsel, 1964-1998 (Volume 5408)
-10. Various Mission Societies (Volume 5409)
-11. Missions Evangelism, etc. (Volume 5410)

SERIES 6: EMMC History, churches, Henry Dueck files, Missions and other office files. – 1937-2017.
-1. BMS and EMMC History 1937-2011 (Volume 6350)
-2. Manitoba Churches 1960-2017 (Volume 6351)
-3. Churches - Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta 1945-2013 (Volume 6352)
-4. Henry Dueck [files] 1962-1997 (Volume 6353)
-5. EMMC [General administration] 1970-2008 (Volume 6354)
-6. Missions and Miscellaneous 1940-2012 (Volume 6355)

This fonds consists of local church board meeting minutes, correspondence, brotherhood meeting minutes, bulletins, annual reports and minutes, Sunday school materials, financial records, a constitution and missions records. The records document the life of a small rural Manitoba Mennonite congregation affiliated with the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference.

This fonds contains sermons, poetry, devotional materials, religious tracts, correspondence, photographs, and National Live Stock records for horses, swine and sheep.

The materials in this fonds document the founding and development of the first Rudnerweider (EMMC) congregation in Winnipeg. There are three series in the this fonds:
-1)Membership records (1958-1969)
-2) Minutes, reports and correspondence (1956-1994)
-3) Annual reports (1981-1999)

These materials show the activities and priorities of the local congregation from annual, church board and ministerial meetings to specific activities such as Sunday school, cradle roll committee meetings and weekly Sunday worship services.

Brotherhood and board minutes and reports, correspondence, Sunday school attendance rerords and meeting minutes, membership records including transfer of memberships, Christian Endeavour program outlines, Ladies groups records, mission minutes and reports and financial records. The files show the growth and development this congregation.

This fonds consists of seventeen diaries written by Rev. Peter Buhler.

The materials in this fonds consists of personal testimony statements from membership applicants, minutes, correspondence, bulletins, sermon notes, personal testimony statements from membership applicants and planning materials for a reunion. This records show the birth, life and closured of a small rural congregation that belonged to the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference.