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This fonds consists primarily of letters addressed to Jacob Buhr (1833-1908), Johann Buhr (1858-1942) and Jacob Buhr (1870-1951) received from close relatives in Russia. The earliest letters deal with questions of inheritance resulting from the death of Jacob Buhr's mother (who remained in Russia). Letters at the turn of the century give the reader a picture of conditions in the Mennonite colonies at that time. Letters from 1920-1929 addressed to Johann Buhr (1858-1942) and Jacob Buhr (1870-1951) deal with economic conditions in the Mennonite colonies in Russia after the Civil War and questions of emigration. Some letters from the 1970s are addressed to Helen Buhr from her father Jacob H. Buhr of Altona, Manitoba. Items of special interest include a list of wheat sales from 1883, a letter from P. & K. Friesen of Rosthern, Saskatchewan dated 1911 and a small family register kept by Johann Buhr (1858-1942). There is also a ledger begun by Johann Buhr in 1892 (Cash book) which contains family information.

This fonds includes the mayor's records for the civic administration of the village of Rosenort. There are reserve-wide directives that related to all 37 villages of the Reinländer Mennonite church. Also included are the financial records for each family such as the Brotschult, agreements with teachers and shepherds, the original by-law of the Municipality of Rhineland, school records, and the record of assistance given to widows.

This material shows the organization of the pioneering Reinländer Mennonite church that contributed to their success of establishing thriving communities on the open prairies. It documents the growth and development of the Rosenort area as well as the larger Mennonite community of the Manitoba Mennonite West Reserve.

This fonds consists primarily of material related to the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society including correspondence, reports and minutes (1958-1981). Much of this material concerns the 1974 Centennial celebrations for the anniversary of Mennonites arriving in Manitoba. Other significant materials include minutes of the Radio Committee of the Conference of Mennonites in Manitoba (1956-1963) and records of the Mennonite Collegiate Graduate Society (1954-1950). In addition there are several single documents acquired by Ens which are related to Mennonite history. Finally, the collection includes audio reels of Ens' Low German radio program, which include talks on Mennonite history, travel reports, interviews, music and literature.

This collections consists mainly of the village books covering the period 1875-1936, with a few gaps. The records record financial affairs of the village such as the levies on village inhabitants. There are also a set of community announcements (1917-1918), contracts with village teachers and shepherds, property transactions and other miscellaneous papers(1881-1904).

This fonds consists of letters written to Gerhard Doerksen, written in Manitoba and in Kansas, a journal and accounting book, and a biography of Bishop Cornelius Regehr.

This fonds consists of some early handwritten Christmas and New Years Wishes, some artworks (sketches done in school in Russia) school documents, notebooks of sermons and loose sermons, presentations at events and conferences, some correspondence and family records. Most of the materials are handwritten originals. The collection also contains a table cloth and a samovar that were brought from Russia.

This collection consists of 30 series:
-1) Education, 1967-1992
-2) Paraguay Materials, 1982-1987
-3) Minutes, 1980-1990
-4) Four World's Development Project, 1984-1987
-5) Project North, 1979-1993
-6) Native Language Studies, 1960-1993
-7) Plays Written by Menno Wiebe, 1984.
-8) Book Reviews, 1980s-1990s
-9) Manomin Wild Rice Materials, 1980s
-10) Government Related Materials, 1971-1994
-11) Environmental Impact Statements, 1985-1997
-12) Various Reports Related to Aboriginal Issues, 1971-1997
-13) Land and Treaty Regulations Materials, 1973-1995
-14) Reports About Aboriginal Issues Written by Mennonites, 1973-1993
-15) General MCC Materials, 1982-1988
-16) Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, 1986-1995
-17) Nechi Institute on Alcohol and Drug Education, 1983-1984
-18) Brochures, various dates
-19) Aboriginal Tribal Materials, 1975-1996
-20) Scattered Issues of Periodicals and Newspapers, 1970-1997
-21) Photographs, 1980-1993
-22) Audio Cassettes, [19-].
-23) Slide Presentations, [19-].
-24) Slides, various dates.
-25) Filmstrips, [19-].
-26) Video, 1986
-27) Films, [19-]- 1979
-28) Flags, [19-].
-29) Maps, 1876, 1929, 1958-1983
-30) Posters, [19-],1989-1994

This fonds contains legal documents related to the acquisition of Jacob Thiessen's estate, the division of his estate after his death in 1906 and acquisition of land by his widow Aganetha in 1915. Included are originals, photocopies, and some translations of the Russian documents into English. The materials show the distribution of land, inheritance practices, and a sense of life style of Mennonite landowners.

This collection consists of correspondence received by Peter Hoeppner (1825-1907) after he immigrated to Canada. Writers from Russia include Isaac Dyck, Joahann Hildebrand, Kornelius Hildebrand, Bernhard Hoeppner, Peter Klassen, and Heinrich Penner. Letters from people in Canada include Aganetha Heppner, Cornelius Sawatzki, Peter Sawatzki, and Ludwig Witte. A few land assessment records are also included.

This fonds consists of transcribed and translated letters created by Ed Falk with the help of Peter Wiebe and his son Bruce Wiebe, letters originally written to Dr. Abraham B. Hiebert and his family by family and friends in Russia, United States, and Canada. Some letters are general correspondence, others are letters requesting medical assistance, or invitations to funerals. The letters show the connection of family members in various countries, the importance of doctors, and current events in the Mennonite communities.
Includes footnotes and appendices.

This fonds consists of Dr. Thiessen's medical text books and notebooks with her own recipes and treatments/prescriptions. Also included are photos and two large sketches of Katharina and Abraham Thiessen, and research about Dr. Thiessen by Shirley Bergen. This material is very unique as it not only some of the earliest medical materials of the southern Manitoba Mennonites but it also of a prominent woman physician.

This fonds consists of diaries, correspondence, community announcements, legal documents, financial ledgers and memorabilia which record events, transactions and experiences in the life of Johan W. Thiesen in Neuhorst, Manitoba prior to 1922 and later in Neuhorst, Mexico until his death in 1954. The diaries consist of 7 volumes covering 1902-1951. The correspondence includes letters written by Isaac Mueller, Jacob Lehn, Andreas Wallmann, Johann Wall and many more who wrote from Manitoba and Saskatchewan in Canada, as well as from village in the Durango Mennonite settlement in Mexico, and from Paraguay and Russia, arranged alphabetically by writer. The legal documents include the 1877 Neuhorst village agreement from Manitoba and other land deeds held by the family between 1880 and 1933. The financial ledgers cover records income and expense records (1902-1954) and account books of the Old Colonia Waisenamt (1930-1953). Personal memorabilia includes several school notebooks (hand-writing, arithmetic, religious instruction, poems), genealogical data and a hand-copied transcription of Heinrich Donner's 1783 history of the Hutterian movement.

This fonds was organized under these headings:
-minutes (1940-1997)
-correspondence of P.P. Friesen from the Niverville office with the Brandältesters of the various regions (1939-1947)
-correspondence and reports of losses from the various regions ( 1923-1949), financial information (1892-1959) such as income and expenses
-early working papers of the Brandordnung (1879-1890), documents which record the total insured value by districts (1884-1943),
-documents which record the insured inventory of individual policy holders (1881-1942) (arranged by village), and records of policyholders (1893-1958)
-some miscellaneous MMMI materials.

This collection consists of three series:
-1) School-related material
-2) Correspondence
-3) Sermons.
These series contain mostly original material that was created while Ewert was principal at the Mennonite Collegiate Institute (Gretna, Manitoba), a Manitoba school inspector and ordained minister.

This fonds consists of research files and primary material collected by Abraham D. Stoesz for the purpose of publishing a Stoesz book. There are letters, documents inherited from his father and other ancestors, birth and marriage certificates, citizenship records, photographs and other family records. In addition to the Stoesz family materials, there is also some Harder genealogical information including excerpts from a Jacob Harder (1789-1857) diary.