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Toews, John B., 1934-
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35 volunteers

Individual portraits of 35 volunteers at the Mennonite Historical Society. First row (left tor right) : David Nickel, Clara Thiessen, Ben Stobbe, Ben Braun, Agnes (Braun) Loewen. Second row (left to right) : Erma Wiebe, Erica Suderman, Ed Hildebrand, Dolores Harder, David Giesbrecht. Third row (left to right) : Helen Rose (Goertzen) Pauls, Helen (Block) Nickel, Frank Toews, Ethel (Brandt) Suderman, Esther (Epp) Harder. Fourth row (left to right) : John B. Toews, Jean (Schmidt) Neufeld, Jake Geddert, Jugo Friesen, Helga Rempel..
Fifth row (left to right) : Luella Enns, Louise Price, Lora (Neufeldt) Sawatsky, Laura (Redekopp) Unger, John Konrad. Sixth row (left to right) : MaryLou Braun, MaryAnn (Friesen) Quiring, Mary (Konrad) Epp, Marie Derksen, Lydia (Martens) Isaak. Seventh row (left to right) : Sandy Massic, Robert Martens, Richard Thiessen, Peter Neudorf, Nellie Epp.

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Abraham A. and Helena Toews family

Abraham A. and Helena (Janz) Toews with their family. Standing (left to right) : Helen Toews, Peter R. Toews, unknown, Abraham E. Toews, Victor Toews, Mary (Toews) Schmidt. Sitting (left to right) : Helena (Janz) Toews, Abraham A. Toews, John Benno Toews on the lap.

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Articles from Volksfreund, 1918

This file consists of the following items:
Translated articles on the subject of Self Defense during the Revolution in 1918, written by A. Klassen, Jacob Martens, H. Neufeld, Peter Braun, Elder H. Unruh, Abraham Kroeker, H. Neufeld. Some anonymous articles are included. The work of Mennonite Medics is described. - (1 file) Box 255

Board of Management and Board of Publications meeting

This photo is of (clockwise from far left) J.J. Riediger, Sam Willems, Harold Janz, Jake Janzen, [Hardy Klassen?], ??, Herb Giesbrecht, John Koslowsky, ??, ??, ??, ??, Helmut Schroeder, Victor Toews, Don Kornelsen, John B. Toews, Hedy Durksen, etc. etc, gathered for a joint meeting between the Board of Management and the Board of Publications. The meeting took place during a Canadian MB Conference convention.

Board of Publications meeting

This photo is of a Board of Publications meeting. Seated are (l-r) Don Kornelsen, _____, Helmut Schroeder, John Eckert, Frank Isaac, Victor Toews, Abe Kroeker, Helmut Huebert, and [John Toews?].

Chortitza by B. Schellenberg

File consists of the following:
1) B. Schellenberg, "Chortitza, August 1919" from Christlicher Familien Kalender (1920), translated by John B. Toews, 9 handwritten pages
2) D. Neufeld, "Letter of a War Prisoner, Petrograd, July 1917" from Molotschnaer Flugblatt, August 12, 1917, 4. Translated by John B. Toews,, 2 pages - (1 file) Box 255

Schellenberg, Bernhard J., 1879-1966

Correspondence and Personal Writing

This series consists of textual material: including
Letters to John B Toews from 1964-1995;
An autobiography of John B. Toews; handwritten notes by the author;
Documentary portraits of B.B. Janz and Abraham A..A. Friesen. - (1 file) Box 232

Gerhard Jacob Toews memoirs

File consists of the following items:
1) Memoir of Gerhard Toews, 1903-1984, titled "Notitzen und Erinnerungen". German. 40 pages. Box 236
2) Translation of memoir "Gerhard Toews, Notes and Reminiscences" edited and translated by John B. Toews. 31 pages. Box 236
3) Gerhard Toews - letters to his children from 1927 to 1931. Box 236
4) Family Record sheet. Box 236
5) Hand drawn map of the village of Ohrloff, Molotschna as it was in 1918. Box 236

Toews, Gerhard J., 1903-1984

Halbstadt, Self Defense

This file consists of the following article:
1) Anonymous, The Selbstschutz in the Halbstadt Volost (1918-1919). name withheld.; from B.B. Janz Papers. translated by John B. Toews.
2) N.H. Unruh of Morris letter "Recollections, 1969" describes his experience of serving in Halbstadt in the Selbstschutz in 1918. This evaluation of the Selbstschutz movement and of Makhno bands tells of the Selbstschtz's collapse. It is translated by John B. Toews. 4 pages. - (1 file) Box 255

Unruh, N.H.

Handwritten Notes- Various topics

This subseries consists of the following:
The story of the AMR; The University and Contemporary Christianity; General Congresses of VBHH (Verband der Bürger holländischer Herkunft); Anny, Sheltered in the Arms of God; The Land Question and notes on other assorted topics

Toews, John B., 1934-

How did it happen? by Adolf A. Reimer

File consists of the following item:
1) Reimer, Adolf A. "How did it happen?" (includes 27 handwritten pages translated by John B. Toews) from Rundschau, Kalender (1930), 38-54). - (1 file) Box 255

Reimer, Adolf Abram 1881-1922

Indexes of Mennonite Periodicals

This series consists of the following topics or places indexed:
1) Alternative Service, 6 pages - (1 file) Box 260
2) School teachers 13 pages; and Migration, 10 pages - (1 file) Box 260
3) Asiatic Russia, 4 pages; Crimea, 1 page; Caucasus, 1 page, Siberia, 8 pages. - (1 file) Box 260
4) Colonies of Chortitza, 30 pages; Molotschna, 18 pages; Gruenfeld & Baratov, 3 pages; Jazykovo,& Nikolaipol, 2 pages; Memrick & New York & Bachmut, 3 pages; Orenburg, 6 pages; Sagradowka 2 pages; - (1 file) Box 260
5) Letters from Russia, mainly from Der Bote, 4 cm of indexes and Bibel und Pflug, Vorwaerts, and Mennonitische Rundschau - (1 file) Box 260
6) General Articles from Der Bote,17 pages; Zionsbote, 4 pages; Vorwaerts, 6 pages; Unser Blatt, 9 pages. - (1 file) Box 260

Toews, John B., 1934-

Informal conversation at the 8th Mennonite World Conference

"We talked to each other." Note on back of the first of several photos of men in informal conversation. In the photo designated a) John Wieler is at left talking to an unidentified man older than himself, in front of the MCC display. In b) Peter Harms of Snowflake (Man.?) (at left) talks to David Schroeder of Winnipeg. In c) Gerhard Lohrenz (left) talks to Bill Snyder. In d) C. J. Rempel of Kitchener (left) talks to John B. Toews of Fresno, CA. In e) 4 men seated at t table are in discussion but only I, C. J. Dyck is identified.

Dave Kroeker?

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