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Arthur Slagel Papers 1920-1943

  • US MCUSAA HM1/589
  • Collection
  • 1920-1973

A small set of personal papers including correspondence to a cousin describing relief work in the Middle East, correspondence to and from Vesta Zook, articles written by Slagel (including the publication of portions of his diary kept during his relief service), obituaries and other clippings, photographs of Arthur Slagel, Don Slagel, and relief work abroad, genealogical information, and a Hesston College choral program.

Slagel, Arthur W., 1891-1943

Cornelius Krahn Papers

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.165
  • Collection
  • 1920-1990

Comprehensive collection of Krahn's correspondence, research notes, lecture notes, etc. from his student days up to his death.

See also elecrec/acc276 for items on Krahn’s student days at the university of Heidelberg.

Krahn, Cornelius, 1902-1990

Elma Esau Papers

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.308
  • Collection
  • 1893-2000

Elma E. Esau was born September 14, 1917, to Edward and Clara (Claassen) Esau near Whitewater, Kansas. She graduated from Whitewater High School in 1935 and attended Bethel College for two years. She returned to Bethel and completed her BA degree in 1969. From 1943 to 1981 she volunteered and then worked for MCC and its subsidiary, MTS (Menno Travel Service). Elma Esau began her MCC service at the Ypisilanti, Michigan, relief training unit in 1943. She then worked to set up and manage relief clothing centers in Ephrata, Pennsylvania; Kitchener, Ontario; and Newton, Kansas. In April, 1945, she went to the MCC Center in London, England, and from there on to serve in Amsterdam and Copenhagen. In the summer of 1947 she traveled around the US speaking to women’s groups at Mennonite churches about MCC’s relief work in Europe, and then she remained at Akron until April, 1949, when she went to Gronau, Germany, for additional relief service. In 1951 she escorted Mennonite refugees to Brazil and Uruguay. After two years in the MCC Personnel Office in Akron, she began her work for MTS in Newton in 1953 and continued there until 1958. In 1959 she ran the MTS office in Amsterdam. From 1962 through 1965 she directed the MTS office in Beirut, returning from mid-1966 to 1967, when the office was evacuated during the 6 Day War. She worked in numerous other locations for brief terms before returning to the MTS Akron office from 1969 to 1980, where she directed the tour department and lead many tours. She retired to her family farm near Whitewater in 1981 and moved to Kidron-Bethel in 1991. She was a lifelong member of the Emmaus Mennonite Church. She passed away on November 16, 2009. The collection provides unique and extensive documentation, including original correspondence and photographs, of the MCC work with refugees during and after World War II. In her MTS career she kept diaries and photographs from the numerous tours she directed. She also collected tourist literature from the dozens of countries she visited, and during the steamship area, kept items like menus and tickets. This collection also contains the papers (1 cubic foot) of Edward Esau (Elma’s father), who was born in Hohendorf, Am Trakt, Russia, on November 27, 1887. He immigrated to the United States in 1908 to avoid the Russian Forestry Service. He lived for a year with family in Bessie/Cordell, Oklahoma, and then moved to the Whitewater/Potwin area of Kansas. From 1908 through 1936 (except 1918-1920) he received frequent letters from his family and friends in Russia, primarily from his brother, Gerhard, and sister, Renate. The letters he received constitute almost the entirety of his papers and are all in German, but many have been translated and published by Elma in Russia Letters, 1995.

Esau, Elma, 1917-2009

Jacob Goossen family fonds

  • CA MHC 578
  • Collection
  • 1890-1972

This fonds consists of 35 photographs, mostly taken in Russia, of the extended Goossen family that lived on the Wintergruen estate, founded by Jacob Goossen (1858-1920). The photos are of high quality and show a wealthy Mennonite family in Russia. Included is a rare photograph of the interior of the Schoensee Mennonite Church.

Goossen family (Descendants of Jacob *1858)

Johann Jantzen Diary

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.549
  • Collection
  • 1839-1976

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

Jantzen, Johann, 1823-1903

John J. Kroeker and Katherine Janzen Kroeker Papers

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.501
  • Collection
  • 1890-1980

extensive collection reflecting contacts in Mennonite communities in Russia, Germany, Canada, United States, Paraguay; business papers, writing and translating projects including work for Gerald Winrod; some diaries; some material related to his father Jakob Kroeker and the Licht im Osten mission

Kroeker, John Jacob, 1894-1964

Katharina Thiessen Papers

  • US BCMLA 00/MS.486
  • Collection

The bulk of the collection is a photocopy of a record book created by Dietrich Thiessen and given to his daughter Katharina Thiessen in February 1909. It contains information taken from church registers in the Borozenko Mennonite colony in Russia. The data is also posted at http://mennonitegenealogy.com/russia/felsen.htm

Thiessen, Katharina, 1886-?

Nik Dyck Photograph Collection

  • CA CMBS NP131-01
  • Collection
  • 1870-1960

These are photographs donated by Nik Dyck (or his family).

Unknown

Peter J. and Elfrieda Dyck Papers

  • US MCUSAA HM1/892
  • Collection
  • 1939-2010

Personal papers of long-time Mennonite Central Committee workers best known for their work to resettle Mennonite refugees after World War II.  These papers are divided into two series:

(1) Correspondence and Subject Files, 1939-2010

(2) Sound Recordings, 1984-1985

Dyck, Peter J., 1914-2010