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Lydia Schellenberg

File consists of the following:
1) Letters written by Lydia Schellenberg nee Schroeder of Sagradowka (Sagradovka) to her parents in Canada during the years 1923 to 1936.
2)The original letters were transcribed and typed by Katharine Hooge.
3) Clippings of a Schroeder family reunion held in Rosthern in 1972.
4) Handwritten notes by John B Toews. - (1 file) Box 234

Schellenberg, Lydia (Schroeder), 1900-1987

Allrussische Mennonitische Landwirtschaftlicher Verein (AMLV)

This file consists of the following:
1) P.F. Froese essays:"Gruendung des A.M.L.V". The founding of The Allrusischer Mennonitischer Landvirtschaftlicher Verein and discussion of agricultural reconstruction after The Revolution, 1922-1925. 11 pages. Translation by John B. Toews, 7 pages.
P. F. Froese "Unsere Bauern in Moskau". 7 pages; "A Journey through the Mennonite Villages in Siberia", 1924, English,13 pages
P. F. Froese "Wie entstand der Allrussische Mennonitische Landwirtschaftliche Verein?" German, 10 pages.
P. F. Froese "Die Leiden von Froese und Reimer: Begegnungen, Zusammenarbeit, und engere Bekannschaft, German, 17 pages.
2) Correspondence between the AMLV executive and Russian agents regarding crop failure and additional spaces for emigration. Catastrophic condition of Mennonite farmers in the colonies is described in the literature.
3) Periodical "Der Praktische Landwirt" the Organ of the A.M.L.V., editor Peter F. Froese. May 1925 to December 1926.
4) F.F. Isaac Papers, Minutes and Correspondence relating to the activities of the All-Russian Mennonite Agricultural Union , 1922-1927, An extensive collection of documents 2 cm thick, donated by C.A. DeFehr in 1967. German and Russian.
5) Peter F. Froese Letters to A. Warkentin, Dec. 17, 1929, 5 concerning Deutsche Mennonittenhilfe, 5 pages.

6) B.B. Janz, H.Wiebe, P.F. Froese, C.F. Klassen"Die Reise nach Moskau" discusses famine relief and non-military service for Mennonite men. 1921-1922,11 pages.
A. Miller,"Zweite Reise nach Moskau", 1920, 7 pages.