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A family at the MCC refugee home in Ranzenbach
Used in CM 8-5-5 with art. by A. Driedger, "Interviewing Hungarian Refugees." Caption: A family at MCC the refugee home in Ranzenbach, now in Australia. The mother spoke German & English. They had 3 daughters. For a different family who fled from Hungary & found shleter in the MCC home at Ranzenbach see photo in 5-39-4, the Erno Laczko family.
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A young Hungarian boy was given aid in Vienna
Used in the CM 4-50-1. A young Hungarian boy was given food, clothing & other aid in Vienna after fleeing his homeland. The caption for the published photo encouraged giving to aid others like him.
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The collection includes early legal and financial documents related to the Mennonite Publishing House and relief work, World War I newspaper clippings, and assorted papers and notes covering Louck's involvement in publishing and relief work.
Of particular interest is the 1918 warrant obtained to search Mennonite Publishing House and sieze materials advocating "refusal of duty in the military and naval forces of the United States."
Loucks, Aaron, 1864-1945
Adults & children at a clothing distribution center in Austria (?)
Taken from higher up, view of adults & children at a clothing distribution center in Austria. Irene Bishop, Austrian MCC director, is watching at far right. Beside her a man holds some papers, likely Mr. Wickmann (mentioned on back of photo). A woman wearing a Red Cross uniform is working at the table, at bottom right.
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Alice Snyder and Helen Letkeman
Negative also. Alice Snyder (left), Superviser assisted by Helen Letkemman (right) process clothing at depot in Kitchener. Similar to photo in CM 4-47-5 except here the two women are looking down. Same photo as 1992-1.28.
Epp, Frank H., 1929-1986
Austrian women (left), heads covered with kerchiefs, are shown with Irene Bishop (right)
CANNOT SCAN Used in CM 4-26-12. 2 Austrian women (left), heads covered with kerchiefs, are shown with Irene Bishop (right) receiving MCC supplies in eastern Austria (formerly occupied by Russia). Irene was dir. of MCC, Austria
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Benjamin Beyler Stoltzfus Family Papers
A small set of family papers consisting primarily of correspondence from Benjamin Byler Stoltzfus (a farmer in West Liberty, Ohio and preacher at the Lima Rescue Mission of the (old) Mennonite Church) and his children B. Frank Stoltzfus (documenting his studies at Goshen College and his Mennonite Central Committee service in Constantinople, Turkey in 1917), Will A. Stoltzfus (including letters from New York Biblical Seminary and Beiruit, Lebanon, where he engaged in education and mission work in 1920-1921), Lena Stoltzfus, and Eli Stoltzfus. Also includes poetry written by his daughter Rosie Stoltzfus Byler.
Stoltzfus, Benjamin Byler, 1861-1931
Blankets being packed for shipment
Three similar photos of the blankets piled up & being packed for shipment by a number of women. The blankets are piled up in front of the garage of a home. In one photo the building next to the house is visible on which is stated: Cold Storage Lockers, Egg grading station. Cf.1994-14.1157. In St. Catharines, or perhaps Yarrow, the w. center?
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Bringing in the sheaves by South German Mennonite Relief
This is a photo of a heavily laden wagon being pulled by two oxen at Michael Horsch's center, Christenpflicht, in Germany. One man standing on each side of the wagon. This photo shows part of the Hellmansberg estate Kösching, Bavaria, Germany owned by Michael Horsch who operated the Christenpflicht aid organization.
Children (in Vienna?) hold tins of candy given to MCC
Note with photo: 4 children (in Vienna?) hold tins of candy given to MCC (Jan.14) from Hungarian Coordinated Relief for distribution to orphans & children of poor families. Candy donated by Sinke Manufacturing Co. of Chicago.
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Part of COE Slide Presentation - "Mennonite World Conference"
The 2nd Mennonite World Conference came as an emergency meeting. Conditions of Russian Mennonites deteriorated in the late 1920s, and a meeting at the Mennonite Church of Danzig in Prussia became the World Mennonite Relief Conference.
Clothing gathered by Conference of Historic Peace Churches
Clothing gathered by Conference of Historic Peace Churches to be shipped to England. Taken in basement of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener (Ontario)
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Clothing gathered by Conference of Historic Peace Churches for England
Clothing gathered by Conference of Historic Peace Churches to be shipped to England. Taken in basement of First Mennonite Church, Kitchener (Ontario)
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Cressman Mennonite Sunday school at MCC
Negative also & smaller copy of photo (9x9). Used in CM 4-47-1 & again in CM 7-6-7. SS class from the Cressman Mennonite church in Breslau, Ont. with their teacher Betty Lou Eby, purchase Christmas bundles at Kitchener Clothing Depot.
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Delegates at the 2nd World Conference
Part of COE Slide Presentation - "Mennonite World Conference"
The delegates at the 2nd Mennonite World Conference met in Free City of Danzig in 1930 to discuss conditions in Russia and to coordinate Mennonite relief and resettlement work. This conference was European-dominated. Only three Canadians and three Americans attended. Sitting in the front row (l-r): B.H. Unruh, Dr. Straube, David Toews, Christian Neff, Westerdijk, Dr. Kundt, Gorter, and Harold S. Bender.