Refugee meeting near school in Weidenfeld, Menno Colony
- US MLA M80-M80-65
- Item
- 6 Jan 1948
Part of Alvin W. Gaede Collection
Gaede, Alvin W., 1898-1953
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Refugee meeting near school in Weidenfeld, Menno Colony
Part of Alvin W. Gaede Collection
Gaede, Alvin W., 1898-1953
Russian Mennonite refugees at Kilometer 145, Paraguay
Part of Alvin W. Gaede Collection
Gaede, Alvin W., 1898-1953
Refugees at the school in Weidenfeld, Menno Colony
Part of Alvin W. Gaede Collection
Gaede, Alvin W., 1898-1953
Mennonite refugees traveling in the Chaco, about four miles from Kilometer 145
Part of Alvin W. Gaede Collection
Gaede, Alvin W., 1898-1953
Russian Mennonite refugees coming along the gangplank at Puerto Casado
Part of Alvin W. Gaede Collection
Gaede, Alvin W., 1898-1953
Arthur Voth Photographs and Correspondence
This collection consists primarily of well labeled photographic prints documenting Arthur Voth's service with the Mennonite Central Committee in post-World War II Europe. Photos depict Arthur Voth, his coworkers, refugee camps, German and Austrian Mennonite refugees, and the resettlement process from arrival at a refugee camp to departure.
The letters provide descriptions of the Fallingbostel Refugee Camp, a detailed account of the transport of 213 Mennonite refugees from Austria to Germany in 1948, and personal reflections on the resettlement of refugees.
Voth, Arthur A., 1920-2003
Erna Fast Mennonite Central Committee Hamburg Scrapbook
The scrapbook, presented to Erna Fast by Paul Neumann, documents the work of the "Mennoniten-Speisung," or Mennonite Soup Kitchen in Hamburg from 1948-1949. It contains photographs of relief workers and Germans, as well as personalized letters of thanks and gratitude from those who received aid.
Fast, Erna, 1912-2008
Peter J. and Elfrieda Dyck Papers
Personal papers of long-time Mennonite Central Committee workers best known for their work to resettle Mennonite refugees after World War II. These papers are divided into two series:
(1) Correspondence and Subject Files, 1939-2010
(2) Sound Recordings, 1984-1985
Dyck, Peter J., 1914-2010
The collection primarily includes materials and correspondence related to Rosemary Wyse Reimer's work with refugees in Northern Indiana, as well as correspondence with Mennonite World Conference.
Reimer, Rosemary (Wyse), 1933-
A small set of personal papers documenting the Wyses' participation in the Mennonite Central Committee refugee relief work in post World War II Germany, Documents include photographs, correspondence, letters of thanks and artwork from refugees, MCC reports and documents pertaining to the distribution of clothing and other civilian relief work.
Wyse, Joe S., 1897-1973
Alma Slagel Eigsti "adopted" a Russian Mennonite refugee named Margareta Unruh through her Sunday school class at Waldo Mennonite Church in Illinois. Unruh and her family were forced to flee Russia in 1943, first staying in Holland and later immigrating to Paraguay. Eigsti and Unruh corresponded with each other from 1946-1981. In this collection are the letters that Eigsti received from Unruh. The letters describe Unruh's domestic life and her personal needs. There is also a small amount of correspondence from Tina Boschmann.
Eigsti, Alma Slagel, 1893-1989
Refugee Crises in East Pakistan and India: A Statement by MCC
Part of MCC Small Collections
Statement from MCC in 1971 about Bangladesh and India following the revolution for Bangladesh's independence.
Mennonite Central Committee (1920-2012)
Various subjects and time periods
Mennonite Central Committee (Akron, Pennsylvania)
Graduates of a typing course for Marka refugees in Jordan. Course instructor is on the extreme left.
Osborne, David
Part of Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization fonds (MHSBC)
Group photograph taken in Germany while on route to South America.
Unknown