Identity area
Reference code
CA MHC PP-3
Title
Newspaper clippings
Date(s)
- 1925-1951 (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
14 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1879-1951)
Repository
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Scope and content
This series contains an assortment of useful items in several folders and in a scrapbook. Most noteworthy are the clippings (1945-1950 and materials related to World War II and Mennonite Contentious Objector (CO) status in Canada. The clippings come from newspapers and magazines such as the Red River Valley Echo, Steinbach Post, Mennonite Weekly Review, and The Winnipeg Free Press. The clippings deal with religious issues and issues pertaining to the history of Mennonite in Canada and Latin America. Many of the history clippings deal with the emigration of Mennonites to Paraguay in 1948. There is also a file related the Echo Verlag series of historical books.
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Language and script notes
The material is in German and English.