This fonds consists of Janzen's correspondence and reports while working in Gronau, Germany, while attending Bethel College and while working with the youth in Vineland Ontario. Included in Janzen's Germany materials are essays and memoirs by some of the refugees Janzen worked with as well as correspondence with leaders such as Dr. Kurt Kauenhowen and Walter Quiring. There are 107 slides showing the Gronau camp, people and activities. The materials gives an account of the Janzens' life in Germany, Kansas and Vineland. With this material a better understanding of the effects of the Second World War on the Mennonite population in the Ukraine and the process of emigrating from there to Paraguay or Canada can be gained.
This photo is of people on a street. Buildings line the street including a church with steeple in the background. On the right is a building being rebuilt in Munster, Germany.
This photo is of C.F. Klassen [Cornelius F. Klassen] walking along side the pier. To the side is a large ship headed for South America, the [Volendam?].
This photo is of [C.F. Klassen's parents and siblings?] posing for a photo. A man and a woman stand in the back and an elderly couple sit in the front.
This photo is of the munster dome. The spire of St. Lamberti church houses 3 cages that were used to house the remains of Anabaptists that took over the city during the Reformation spire of St. Lamberti Church. Just below the cages is a clock.
This photo is of the transit camp known as Schuetzenhof. The top floor of a building with a [hip roof?] is lined with rows of beds used to house refugees.
