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This fonds contains correspondence (1959-1966), a brief history (1960), and one photograph : b&w ; 9 X 9 cm (1960). The records pertain to the founding and development of the Mennonite mission in Fort St. John, B.C.

This fonds contains bulletins (1977-1981) and a directory ([1979]). The records pertain to the development of the Chinese Mennonite congregation in Vancouver, B.C.

This fonds contains bulletins (1953-2001), newsletters (1953-1997), annual reports (1954-1999), financial statements (1963-1965) [others were included in the annual reports], correspondence (1966-1999), directories (([197-?]-1997), 6 photographs : col : 15 X 10 cm. ([1979]), 50th anniversary programme (1986), congregational meeting minutes (1990-1998), ), advent devotional booklets (1991-1992), and funeral service programmes (1993-1997). The records pertain to the founding and development of the Mennonite congregation in Abbotsford, B.C. They document some of the leaders and participants in the congregation.

This fonds contains bulletins (1960-2014), financial records (1959-1964), annual reports and other reports (1963-1993, 2002-2010, 2012-2015, 2017-2021), congregational directories (1969-1997, 2008), newsletters (1971-1996), some Welcome Inn materials (1977-1998), congregational and church council meeting minutes (1962-1997, 2002-2004, 2006-2009, 2012-2013, 2015, 2018-2021), correspondence (1959-1990), executive committee meeting minutes (1982), council of committees meeting minutes (1982), and a congregational history (1959-1977). The records pertain to the founding and development of the Mennonite congregation in Hamilton, Ontario. They document the leaders and participants in the congregation.

This fonds consists of diaries written by David Janzen after having lived in Canada for over 20 years. Janzen writes about daily activities in the family and on the farm. The diaries start in 1947 and continue until 1966, four years before his death. At the back of some of the journals are addresses of friends and relatives and newspaper clippings of interest to Janzen at the time (i.e health matters, how to deal with insects, etc.)

This fonds consists of the following series: -
-1) Peace and War
-2) Mennonite Encyclopedia
-3) Materials relating to trips. In addition there is one pamphlet entitled: Bericht ueber die Mennonitische Lehranstalt zu Gretna, Manitoba, and a photocopied journal.

This fonds consists of correspondence, much of it with Charlotte Sauer, regarding the translation and publication of the translation of Eric Sauer's "Das Morgenbrot der Welterloesunge", manuscripts of the Eric Sauer translation, sermon notes and various Russian periodicals, evangelical tracts, and catalogues of Russia religious material.

This fonds consists of papers collected by Leo Driedger related to his involvement with the Board of Christian Service and the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of the General Conference Mennonite Church during the 1960s. They include peace education materials, meeting dockets and various papers on social issues such as nuclear weapons, everyday ethics and sexuality.

This fonds consists of 454 genealogical charts. These charts usually begin with a Mennonite ancestor in the 1700s and then shows descendants down to the later 20th century. The focus of the materials is on West Prussian Mennonites.

This fonds consists of diaries and other materials which provide details on everyday life, current events and business dealings. Tucked into some of the diaries are advertisements, notices, lottery tickets and other day-to-day notes. The diaries for 1907 and 1918 are missing. The diary for 1919 is incomplete and obviously written under difficult conditions on different notepads and scraps of paper. There is also a small notebook with calculations written in pencil.

This fonds consists of the sermons of Peter Dyck, a minister in the Sommerfelder Mennonite Church of Manitoba. The sermons in the collection were used during the period of 1888 to 1928.

This fonds consists of Peter H. Enns' personal papers concerning both his church work and his personal life. The latter includes correspondence with his brother and his memoirs. Most of the material is handwritten in Gothic script, with some typewritten material.

This fonds consists of one ledger that records grain and land prices around the turn of the 20th century. There are financial records related to the support for the local school and for fire insurance levies. There is also some prose written by William Friesen. The materials give a sense of the economic conditions and show some of the activities the Mennonite ministers in the Rosenheim area of Manitoba at that time.

The fonds consists of Jacob F. Guenter correspondence until his death in 1964 and continues with his daughter's (Eva Guenter Schellenberg) correspondence until her death in 1995. The following series have been identified:
-1) Jacob F. Guenter family correspondence, 1900-1962
-2) Eva Guenter correspondence, 1949, 1952 -1967
-3) Jacob and Eva (Guenter) Schellenberg correspondence, 1922, 1948, 1949, 1968-1995
-4) Guenter family records, 1907-1943, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1967, 1968, 1989.
-5) Wedding and Funeral announcements and Waisenamt correspondence, 1899-1951, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1973.