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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.

This file consists of Correspondence between
1) Jacob W,. Toews and his son Gerhard .J Toews in Canada
2) Susanna Toews, daughter in Ohrloff
3) Agnes Toews, daughter in Orloff
4) Kornlelius Toews, Waldheim, Brother
5) Peter J Toews, Ohrloff, son

• (1 file) Box 232

This file contains
1) Letters from Jacob W. Toews to Gerhard J Toews , Peter Toews, Susanna Toews, Mariechen Toews, Agnes Toews, Peter Hiebert, Anna Hiebert.
2) Translation of an unsigned 2-page essay "Collectivization and an Ohrloff, Molotschna Family Letter from 1927 to 1934".
Translator John B Toews. - (1 file) Box 232

This file consists of the following:
1) Letters from father Jacob W. Toews
2) Letters from siblings Susanna , Mariechen, Elizabeth, Agnes and brother Peter J. Toews describing the state owned agricultural farms, collectivization, the second great famine, deportation, high taxes - (1 file) Box 232

This file consists of the following:
Letters to Gerhard J Toews from his father Jacob and siblings , Elisabeth, Agnes, Peter and 2 unsigned letters.
Some of the letters are abbreviated, transcribed and translated by John B. Toews. - (1 file) Box 232

This file consists of the following:
1) 1936 letters and cards from Elisabeth Toews, Susanna Toews, Agnes Toews in Melitopol written to brother Gerhard Toews in Ontario.
Accompanying explanations are added by Gerhard Toews in 1976 in Ruthven, Onatrio.
2) 1937 letters and cards from Elisabeth, Susanna and Agnes Toews in Melitopol were written to brother Gerhard Toews in Ontario.
Brother Peter was taken away during the night on October 1937.

• (1 file) Box 232