Collection HM4/388 - John Thut Photographs

Identity area

Reference code

US MCUSAA HM4/388

Title

John Thut Photographs

Date(s)

  • 1920-1946 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.20 Linear Feet; 1 half archives box

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Name of creator

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Scope and content

The richest materials among these photographs are the140 color slides depicing Thut's volunteer work in England with German prisoners of war after World War II and his subsequent travel in the Western United States to Civilian Public Service (CPS) camps. These labeled and well-composed slides include images of Thut's living and working conditions in England, art work made by German POWs, and scenes of CPS work in Montana, South Dakota, and California. Also of note is a slide of Peter and Elfrieda Dyck's wedding gifts.

Click on "Online Images / Records" to see an inventory of the slides.

Other materials among Thut's photographs include a number of poorly-labeled black and white photographic prints of Goshen College in the early 1920s. Notable scenes include a May Day celebration and the construction of the college gymnasium. Also included is his passport obtained in 1944.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Slides and prints were weeded according to subject matter and quality of labeling.  Original inventory of slides is available upon request.

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Flat

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These materials are open for public research.

Conditions governing reproduction

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the Mennonite Church USA Archives.

Language of material

  • English

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Description identifier

ArchonInternalCollectionID:532

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Dates of creation revision deletion

2011-05-20

Language(s)

  • English

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