The collection includes early legal and financial documents related to the Mennonite Publishing House and relief work, World War I newspaper clippings, and assorted papers and notes covering Louck's involvement in publishing and relief work.
Of particular interest is the 1918 warrant obtained to search Mennonite Publishing House and sieze materials advocating "refusal of duty in the military and naval forces of the United States."
This collection shows people and places related to Alternative Service in Canada during the Second World War. These people and places are not identified within the collection.
The city of Berlin (Kitchener) welcomes returning boys (Ed Wackel, George Kropf, Bill Mitchell) from the First World War. Written on photograph: "Denton Photo. 52 King W., Berlin. Portrait. Rooms."
A group photograph of men in the "forstei" (forestry service), the alternative service program for Russian Mennonite conscientious objectors. Written on back: "N. Fransen (oberste Reihe, der 6th von Rechts) geboren den 1879 in Mariawohl, Sued-Russland. Aufname in Iswar, bei Leningrad, dienste daselbst von 1915-1917." Translation: N. Fransen (top row, 6th from right) born 1879 in Mariawohl, South Russia. Taken in Iswar near Leningrad, served there from 1915-1917.
Photographs in the album are predominantly from Gordon Eby's time in the military, 1914-1919. Some photographs of family before and after the war are also included. Captions were probably composed and added by Anne Eby Millar, Gordon's daughter. The photographs and captions together narrate chronologically Gordon Eby's family of origin, his experience in the First World War with the 118th and 21st battalions as a signaler, the months spent in Germany at the end of the war as a translator, his marriage in 1921, and his growing family.
Gordon C. Eby with nurse in Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario for hernia surgery prior to overseas service in World War I. 7th leaf in wartime photo album.
"Say goodby to first Berlin troops" 1915?" at train station in Berlin, with H. Krug Furniture building in background. Laid in Gordon Eby wartime photo album created by Anne Millar.
Photographs of Carl Reesor and Simeon Reesor, 2nd cousins from the Markham, Ontario area at the Niagara-on-the-Lake military training camp. They were required to attend camp until their conscientious objector status was confirmed.