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- 1880-1893 (Creation)
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0.15 Cubic Feet
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Born 18 Apr 1907 near Elbing, Kansas. Parents Herman Janzen and Marie Regier Janzen. Married Hilda Gertrude Neufeldt 27 Oct 1933. Four children: Sara, John, David, Mark.
Farmer near Elbing, Kansas. Served on Bethel College board of directors. A founder of the M-2 prison visitation program at the Hutchinson, Kansas, correctional facility.
Died 15 Apr 1992, North Newton, Kansas.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Louis A. Janzen.
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Scope and content
Mostly letters, sent by Herman and Anna Janzen, Justine Janzen Penner, and Johann and Maria Janzen back to relatives in West Prussia.
These were translated by Louis A. Janzen and published as:
Letters written by Johann and Maria Janzen and Herman and Anna Janzen of Butler County Kansas to the Jacob Dyck family of Laakendorf, West Prussia, Germany during the years of 1880-1893 (North Newton, Kan. : L. Janzen, 1979)
and
Liebe Geschwister II : 1880-1893 (North Newton, Kan. : [author], [198-?])
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unprocessed
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open for research use
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Language of material
- German