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, left intact: article “From Speech to Literature: Low German and Mennonite Identity in two worlds” with biblio. by James Urry; “From The Story of Low German—and Plautdietsch” by Reuben Epp, and a note, Nov. 1992; 4 letters from Jacob A. Loewen attached to 3 copies of his “phonetic statement of Low German”, May-July 1995 (each letter may have been attached to different versions but were grouped together and not attached to separate versions), 2 duplicate copies have been removed; “Spelling in Plautdietsch by Reuben Epp” in a blue folder, Oct. 1995 draft;

This file includes notice of meetings, etc., of the Mennonite Literary Society, Inc.; Balance Sheet, Nov. 1990; letter from Roy Vogt, Nov. 7, 1990; Mennonite Literary Society AGM agenda, Dec. 1, 1990, attached to minutes of 1989 AGM and president’s report; two poems by Selma Hooge; “Dee Fesch” by Agnes Wall, Sept. 1988; letter from Ruth Vogt, Oct. 16, 1990; “Grootmutta Henjnt äare kjneep Schoo Opp” by Jacob L. Braun, 1990; “Daut oole Burehus” (sp.?) by Olga Rempel, and a letter, Apr. 8, 1989; 6 stories by Agnes Wall: “Oppe Autoobon nom Frintschaft”, “Aus wie Aula Oam Weare”, “Entjeepe”, “Emm Restaurant”, “Daut Nachtkwatea”, “Dee Schriewmaschien onn Etj”, “Onse Scheppfoat” 32 pp., 1990; 10 stories and poems by Jack Thiessen; Proposal for the development of a Quality Writing Program for the Mennonite Mirror; hand-written notes; one-page survey of MM readership; two poems “Daut Mooltea” and “The Mind of Man” “by James Williamson” and letter by Jake Dick, 1989; Possible Articles for Mennonite Mirror 1989-90 (2); Notice of Meeting, MM, Sept. 25, 1989; “Toom Easchtenmol Motaroda Foaren” by Jack M. Driedger and a letter, Feb. 26, 1989; Publish Timetable The Mennonite Mirror 1989-90; “Yaddat’s Cnalz” by Dan Braun and a letter, 1988; “Op stohnen” by Mary Giesbrecht Friesen; short story and letter from Henry J. Funk, 1984; “Daut Beckjhuss”, 5 poems, and 2 letters by Jack Klassen, 1984, 1987; letter to Ruth Vogt from Jacob A. Loewen, June 7, 1988; “Achtung!” letter; “De Farjoasch Nacht” by Nettie Neufeld and a letter, Apr. 22, 1988; “Obraum Zejon” by G.G. Thiessen; letter from Peter Kroeger 1987, attached to 4 poems, 1977-1979; letter from Agnes Wall, March 17, 1988; letter from Wm. Schroeder, June 27, 1987; letter from Frieda Unruh, July 21, 1987; letter from George Friesen attached to copy of “Eck en min Broda Knals” by Aganetha Guenther; 2 poems by Katherine Friesen, Mar. 13, 1985; “Etjenoames” by Olga Rempel, Sept. 1986; note from Jack Thiessen attached to copies of cartoons by Bosch; “Meen Vaut” by H.J. Funk; letters to Jack Thiessen from Walter Schmiedehaus, Victor Peters, and Karl, 1986; letter from Anne Jensen, 1986; “Bäm Hoaschnieda” a play by Jakob Friesen, 1977-78; letter from H.W. Redekopp, 1984, attached to poems by Isaac Thiessen, circa 1944; “Ons Elewaetamaunn” by Menno Maendel, Jan. 23, 1980; “Wiehnachten in Bergthal” by Ann Doerksen, letter Oct. 13, 1980; “Toum Schvientschlachten” by Abram Penner, 1974; two poems and letter from Abraham P. Toews, July 3, 1979; “Ostawick” by John Neufeld.

Bredfort, a rich widow and 4 male companions at a health resort, etc. (This file contains a 75-page hand-written manuscript and a 48-page typewritten copy)

left intact: “English: A Low German Language” by Stan Penner, MM, 1990; page of notes “L. German. Rundschau” in James Urry’s hand and several more pages attached to a copy of Russo-German Bilingualism: A Case Study” Gerhard Wiens in MLJ, 1952, a cartoon by James Urry; “Niederdeutsche Sprache by Dieter Stellmacher, 1990; a number of articles photocopied from Friedensstimme and Odesser Zeiting; “Wilhelmine Siefkes: an outstanding Low German Author” by Reuben Epp, MM, 1974; copy of “Jacob H. Janzen: A Minister of Rare Magnitude””, Henry Paetkau, in “Mennogespräch” 1988; article in German Gothic; several copied articles and notes by James Urry; booklet “De Bildung”, a play by Jacob H. Janzen, 1945; photocopy of “De Bildung”; photocopy of “De Enbildung” by J. Janzen; photocopy of “Daut Schultebott” by J. Janzen; bound copy of “Utwaundre”, a play by J.H. Janzen.

written articles, newspaper clippings, photos, and so on, relating to Al Reimer’s maternal family’s history.

papers relating to the Inaugural Mennonite Heritage Cruise organized by Marina and Walter Unger and led by Al Reimer, who also delivered lectures; a brochure regarding the 1995 cruise; includes several reports and brochures for the 1996 and 1998 cruises.

clippings from Der Bote 1977 and 1980-1981 filled with history; includes hand-written accounts of life on estates in Russia and correspondence of people whose families had been Gutsbesitzer: letter from Selma Hooge, Burnaby, BC, 1981, attached to her translation of an account by Wilhelm H. Enns regarding Sanitäterdienst; letter from Mrs. H.H. Enns, Winnipeg, 1979; letter from Hank Enns, London, ON, 1980, regarding his mother’s account of a raid in 1919 on her family’s estate, in German, by Mrs. Heinrich H. Enns; second letter by Mrs. H.H. Enns, 1981; large envelope filled with a letter from Mrs. H.H. Enns attached to Gerhard J. Fast’s hand-written account of Machno raids, 1918 to 1919, in German, Boissevain, MB; letter from Hank Enns attached to accounts of his family’s trials in Soviet Russia, 1999. Contents of this folder were left as assembled by Al Reimer, [but I added] three articles by James Urry: David H. Epp, Dietrich H. Epp, and David G. Rempel,