This fonds consists of letters written to Cornelius L. Plett by friends and family. They provide a valuable insight into the daily life in Mennonite village settlements in Canada, U.S., and Mexico in the first two decades of the twentieth century, as they discuss village and church dynamics, as well as personal issues and challenges of the writers. Most of these letters are written in the German Ghotic Script.

The fonds consists of a series of personal family photographs of Gerhard Wiens. Some are on DVD, others are photocopied. There is a detailed list of descriptions and dates. One photograph is of Peter & Elfriede Dyck, Gerhard Wiens and 38 people who were baptized in Buenos Aires in 1947. Also included are the obituary of Gerhard Wiens and a bulletin from his funeral service in 2007 - (1 file) Box 416

The fonds consists of the following series:
1) Photographs

File consists of:
1) Diary of Peter A. Riediger, 1872-1969, titled "The Diary of our Trip to America, July 7 - August 13, 1926".
2) "My own Memories of the Trip"by Margaret Riediger
3) Maps and pictures of the family
4) "The Gracious Visit of the Czar in Lindenau, Molotschna, 1818" written by by Minister Davied Hiebert.