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Series consists of the following file:
1) A letter from prisoner Andrei Pedasenko, a Russian young man, who was detained for proclaiming his conversion to Christianity.
He thanks his Brothers in the German colonies of Khortitza for their Christian witness. A copy of the letter written in the gothic script is translated into English 9 pages. - (1 file) Box 232

This subseries consists of the following:
1) Letters from Maria Braun addressed to Katharine Hooge
2) Envelopes with postage stamps are included.

• (1 file) Box 232

This sub series consists of the following:
1) A letter written to the children of Mama Duekmann in Tiege in 1921 describes the scene of the massacre in Tiege and in the surrounding villages of Altenau, Gnadenfeld, Neu Halbstadt Zagradovka
2) A copy of this letter is the Gothic script. 6 pages. John B Toews transcribed it, 13 pages
3) Translation of Mama Duekmann's letter by John B. Toews. 13 pages. - (1 file) Box 232

The subseries consists of the following:
1) Letters of Heinrich J. Thiessen of Michailowka, Siberia writing to his siblings in Mountain Lake, U.S.A. He describes village life as he observed it.
2) John B Toews translated portions of some of the letters which were sent to him by Katherine Hooge.
3) Thiessen, Franz und Grete, written to Familie Isaak in 1926 in Rosthern Sask., 1 page

This subseries consists of the following;
1) Correspondence between Abraham A. Friesen, member of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization, and Henry J. Willms. Some are handwritten and some are typed.
2) A table of contents of the letters and a brief description of each letter was produced by Helena, daughter of Abraham.A. Friesen

This file consists of the following:
1) An introductory biographical essay by Paul Tiessen, 5 pages. English language
2) Letters by Gerhard Reimer and Gertrude Reimer, 18 cm. unpaged, Written in German in the Gothic scrip
3) Letter to Familie Issak From Grete und Franz Thiessen, written in1926 in Rosthern Sask, 1 page

This sub series consists of letters from David Goertz to his family.
1) Photocopied letters are faint and hard to read. They are in the Gothic script. 1863 - Box 232

This sub series consists of an extensive correspondence between the father, Jacob W. Toews in Ohrloff, S. Russia and his daughters Susanna Toews and Agnes Toews and other family members with his sons Gerhard and William Toews in Leamington, Canada .The letters date from 1927 to 1938. The subject under discussion is mainly emigration, collectivization, starvation, the Five Year Plan, taxation, survival, abductions, arrests, funerals and church life in very difficult times. Part of the family were able to emigrate to Canada but some remained in the Soviet Union.

Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey Mennonite Homes (1920 - 1924)

Photos of general life at Mennonite Collegiate Institute (Gretna, Manitoba).

Three undated manuscripts and financial and legal documents.

Contains sermons in outline form and preparatory notes for sermons arranged alphabetically by topic. Also contains a record of sermons preached from June 1953 to January 1954 in Indiana and 1966 to 1968 in Oregon.

This series documents Cleo A. Mann's work with various churches and religious organizations. Researchers should note that this series was reappraised in 2013 and a number of duplicate materials from congregational and conference records were removed.