Katharina Swartz photograph collection
- CA CMBS NP196-01
- Collection
- 1912 - [198-?]
Katharina Swartz photograph collection
Mennonite Church Peace Problems Committee Records
Records of a Mennonite Church organization that addressed issues concerning conscription and perceived patriotism, divided into the following series:
Series 1: World War I Correspondence and Subject Files: Aaron Loucks and Jonas S. Hartzler, 1918-1919
Series 2: World War I Correspondence and Subject Files: Elias L. Frey, 1917-1922
Series 3: Orie O. Miller Correspondence and Subject Files, 1925-1965
Series 4: Christian L. Graber Correspondence and Subject Files, 1927-1953
Series 5: Harold Stauffer Bender Correspondence and Subject Files, 1935-1962
Series 6: Summer Peace Team Records, 1948-1949
Series 7: Minutes and Reports, 1917-1964
Series 8: World War II Draft Census and Research Files, circa 1940-1948
Series 9: Guy F. Hershberger Correspondence and Subject Files, 1950-1964
Mennonite Church. Peace Problems Committee
Henry C. Penner Papers 1944, 1974
Information regarding the World War II experiences of Henry C. Penner, a Mennonite from Wrickler, Manitoba who was arrested for resisting the draft in 1944. Tapes and transcripts of interviews conducted by Leonard Gross with Henry and his son Leonard Penner are included, as is correspondence between the army and Henry’s uncle George Penner concerning the arrest and subsequent court martial. The records of the court martial, some miscellaneous notes and pamphlets, and slides of documents are also included.
Penner, Henry C.
Collection of materials related to Guy O. Graber's experiences as a conscientious objector in World War I. This collection contains correspondence, a diary, and related materials including a draft notice.
Graber, Guy O., 1893-1960
Papers of a mid-twentieth century Goshen College and Hesston College physics professor and administrator, divided into two series:
(1) Personal and Professional Papers, circa 1920-1985
(2) Draft Counseling Files, circa 1953-1956
Bender, Paul, 1899-1990
Mennonite Board of Missions Executive Office Correspondence, Part 2
Incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding both primarily home and voluntary service work and the placement of Mennonite conscientious objectors into service programs of partner agencies. These files also contain some information on overseas voluntary service work. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by author or subject.
Researchers should note the restrictions on files marked "confidential." These files generally do not contain confidential information about the individual whose name is on the folder. Rather, the files contain confidential information about voluntary service and mission workers supervised by the individual whose name is on the folder.
Mennonite Board of Missions
Betty Klassen conscientious objector photo collection
This collection is about conscientious objectors and alternative service, including the men working at Camp Giekie, posing for photos at the camp, out on the job (tree planting, snag falling) eating, their living quarters etc. Also included is a photo of personnel at Camp Q7 (Loveland Lake, Campbell River, BC). Also some photos of a reunion in 1986.
Photos of Conscientious Objector Camp
Bartel, Elmer
Jacob and Helena Fehr Photograph Collection
This collection contains photos of the experiences of men who were conscientious objectors to war in Canada during the Second World War and were assigned to work in an Alternative Service program. The photos are organized into the following categories:
1-2 camp; 3-11 individuals; 12-25 groups; 26-32 camp life; 33-42 camp cooks; 43-50 vistors; 51-54 misc. Items 1 to 50 were taken in British Columbia.
Unknown
Otto Dick conscientious objector photo collection
Photographs from Otto Dick's photo album depicting his service with conscientious objectors at Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park during the Second World War.
Dick, Otto, 1919-2009
Civilian Public Service Camp No. 58 (Farnhurst, Del.) Collection 1942-1949, 1990-2013
This collection documents the activities of members of the Civilian Public Service (CPS) Camp #58 in Farnhurst, Delaware from 1942 through 1946. Camp reunion files give insight into how the CPS experience affected the lives of those who served. Included are D. Paul Miller's personal scrapbook during his time of service, materials related to the camp's softball team (the Red Comb Arrows), The Crusaders Quartet, and later circle letters and reunion documents.
Miller, David Paul, 1917-2018
William Kehler conscientious objector photo album: Portage Mental Hospital
This collection consists of 100 black and white photos depicting Kehler's experience as a conscientious objector during the Second World War, performing alternative service at the Portage la Prairie mental institution. The photos depict Kehler, his friends and staff (male and female), patients, doctors, the hospital grounds and activities undertaken by staff and patients. Most of the photos are identified in the album either on the back or on the adjoining page of notes.
Significant people named include Abe Hildebrandt, Bill Enns, George Harder, Jake Friesen, Gerhard Ens, John Funk, Isaac Doerksen, Dave Dyck, Henry Funk, William Kehler, George Martens, Ed Penner, Darcy Loewen, John Inglis and Dr. Bristow.
Kehler, William J., 1908-2001
Mennonite Research Foundation (Goshen, Ind.) Noncombatant Service Study Records
A small set of records documenting Mennonite Research Foundation Project #5 on Noncombatant Service (i.e. military service in positions not requiring combat participation). Materials include a collection of tracts on noncombatant service by the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, correspondence and surveys completed by Mennonite men who served in noncombatant positions during World War II, and draft manuscripts of "What of Noncombatant Service" and "What Is War" by Melvin Gingerich.
Mennonite Research Foundation (Goshen, Ind.)
Contains a letter written by Brunk, describing her work as a nurse with Mennonite Central Committee in Pusan, Korea. The scroll, presented to Brunk by the Korean Nursing Association of Pusan, features the Nightingale Pledge written in Korean. Also includes a journal from her experiences working as a "C.O. Girl" in the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane in Poughkeepsie, NY, during the summer of 1945.
Brunk, Mabel V. (Mabel Virginia), 1926-