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Diary begun in 1839 and continued by descendants.
Also English translation of 1976.

Transcriptions and translations of postcards ca. 1905-11 written by family members, many from Europe.
Book: Gesangbuch für Mennoniten-Gemeinden in Kirche und Haus (Danzig, 1869) owned by Abraham Esau, 1869.

The collection includes Elbing-Ellerwald church record books kept by Andreas as elder, and a large collection of sermons. The authorship of most of the sermons is not indicated, but it seems likely that most of them were written by Andreas except where otherwise indicated.

illuminated geometry book dated 1779
also some Claassen and Jantzen genealogical information with translations

Mostly letters, sent by Herman and Anna Janzen, Justine Janzen Penner, and Johann and Maria Janzen back to relatives in West Prussia.

These were translated by Louis A. Janzen and published as:

Letters written by Johann and Maria Janzen and Herman and Anna Janzen of Butler County Kansas to the Jacob Dyck family of Laakendorf, West Prussia, Germany during the years of 1880-1893 (North Newton, Kan. : L. Janzen, 1979)

and

Liebe Geschwister II : 1880-1893 (North Newton, Kan. : [author], [198-?])

The papers are all hand-written German in the old script. There are a few items of correspondence, several sermons, poetry, and other documents.

Reimer visited the MLA in 1990 on the way to the Mennonite World Conference in Winnipeg in 1990. He had a set of posters relating to Mennonite cemeteries in the Vistula Delta. The MLA photocopied many of his posters.

Also included is an advertising sheet about a "Hans Denk Fellowship" which Reimer was promoting.

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

box 1: correspondence 1907-1916

box 2: correspondence 1917-1930

box 3: financial records, Vergissmeinnicht book, photos, postcards, greeting cards, wedding invitations, clippings

box 4: school notebook, clippings, correspondence, Uncle Abe Becker papers

box 5: account books

box 6-7: books

box 8: school exercise books, diplomas, grade reports for various family members; Danzig "Predigtentwürfe" book

Consists of an arithmetic exercise book begun in 1827.

The book probably came from grandson H. Albert Claassen of Beatrice, Nebraska, but there is no definite acquisition information.

Consists of an arithmetic exercise book begun 18 August 1762. Book also includes other material, such as Nickel genealogical data. Also a photocopy of the book.

Consists of an arithmetic exercise book begun in 1821. Also includes a few other short texts apparently from Isaac Schroeder descendants.

Photos, correspondence, printed ephemera, family history material mainly on Bergmann family.

research materials and drafts for some kind of writing project on Prussian Mennonite history; includes many photos, also a tape of "Flemish choral music"; 2 boxes of reel-to-reel audio tapes

list of Mennonites in Gdansk in 1665, microfilm

filmed at request of Johannes Harder, 9 July 1963, at Gdansk public archives; APG 300,10 nr. 37; film includes pp. 163-197; not clear if this is the complete list

digitized version http://mla.bethelks.edu/archives/mf_mss_267/300_10_37/

There's another digitized version, from a different microfilm. One or the other may be better, depending on which page you're looking at.