Mennonites in Canada

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Hist.Mss.11.1

These microfilms from the Public Archives of Canada, the National Archives of the United States and Bethel College Historical Library were obtained by Frank H. Epp for the Mennonites in Canada history project in the 1970s and 1980s.

PAC Number	Department/Agency	Subject Matter	CGC Microfilm #
RG vol. 195-197 Files 75785-79160	Immigration Branch	Russian Immigration 1921-46	C-7349 to C-7350
RG 76 vol. 173-176 16 parts	Immigration Branch	Hutterites and Mennonites, 1872-1949	C-7329 to C-7350
RG 27 Vol. 1501 File 2-N-101-1	Labour Department	Conscientious Objectors Mennonites, 1941-42	2518
RG 27 Vol. 991 File 2-N-101-1	Labour Department	Conscientious Objectors Mennonites, 1942-43	2518
RC 27 vol. 1514 File 60-31	Labour Department	Mennonite Agricultural Advisory Committee, 1943	2518
RG 28 A Vol. 149 File 3-N-10	Munitions and Supply Department	Mennonite Agricultural Advisory Committee, Extraction of Soya Bean oil, 1943	2518
RG 29 Vol. 287 File 402-2-5	National Health and Welfare Department Immigration,	Immigration, General, Mennonites Admission to Canada, 1922-39	2518
RG 35 Vol. 21 File 13 (p. 1-2)	Interdepartmental Committees	Dept, of Labour, wartime history of Alternative Service Branch with Appendix, Hutterites, Doukhobors, and others, 1942-46	2518
RG 7, G 20 Vol. 142, 143, 144, File 2522	Governor General	Minister of Agriculture, German Mennonites in Russia, June, 1872	2590
RG 22 Vol. 82 Docket 517	Northern Affairs/National Resources	Manual for instruction for camps providing work for Mennonites & conscientious objectors under the alternative service work camps, 1941	2590
RG 76, vol. 14950 Files 35550, pt.4- 36013, p. 1	Immigration Branch	Immigration work amongst Mennonites in Europe, G. Ens of Rosthern, Sask., 1897-1905	C-7307
RG 76, Vol. 160-161 Files 40281, pt. 20- 41303, MI	Immigration Branch	Mennonite emigrants from Russia and others not considered as desirable as Mennonites, Hutterites, and Doukhobors, 1872-1949	C-7317
RG 24, Cl, Vol. 115 File 71GS-1 (vol.1-3)	National Defence	Exemption of Mennonites from military service, 1908-1940: Klaas Peters case	2518
RG 7 G 21 Vol. 653 File 37523	Governor General	Mennonites, Mennonite emigration from Russia, 1921 - Established colony in Paraguay, in Mexico. British protection for Mennonites emigrating from Canada. Reports: Dr. George Leibbrandt, Prof. Ernest Correll, 1872-73, 1921-39	2518
RG 13 A2, Vol. 232 File 353	Department of Justice	Complaint by Mennonites of being fined for sending children to private schools, 1919	2518
RG 13 A2, Vol. 307 File 1388/26	Department of Justice	Mennonite exodus to Mexico, 1926	2518
RG 13 A, Vol. 308 File 1600	Department of Justice	Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization complaint made by judge, 1926	2518
RG 19 E 20, Vol. 589 File 155-0-347	Department of Finance	Sale of Dominion of Canada Securities to Mennonites, 1941-46	2518
RG 25 G 1, Vol. 1166 File 1882	Department of External Affairs	Appreciation of Mennonite General Conference (for religious privileges enjoyed) 1915	2518
RG 25 G 1 Vol. 1187 File 3029	Department of External Affairs	Emigration of Mennonites from Russia, 1916	2518
RG 25, G 1, Vol. 1224 File 570-18	Department of External Affairs	Emigration of Mennonites from U.S. to Canada, 1918	2518
RG 25 A2 Vol. 183 File C/17/85	Department of External Affairs	Scheme of Canadian Mennonites to remove to Paraguay, 1921	2518
RG 25 Aw Vol. 203 File 144/80	Department of External Affairs	Migration of Mennonites from Ukraine to Canada, 1922-23	2590
RG 39 Al, Vol. 41 File 49810 (vol.1-2)	Department of Forestry	War effort, alternative service camps, conscientious objectors, Mennonites, etc. 1940-41	2590
RG 24 Vol. 741 File 32-40	Wartime Price and Control Board	National relief agencies, includes Canadian Mennonite Relief Committee, etc. 1944-47	2590
RG 80 Vol. 22 File T14-127	Board of Grain Commissioners	Labour situation of Canadian grain elevators (Hutterites and Mennonites employed as grain handlers at the Lakehead), 1943-44	2590
RG 88 Vol. 20 File SE 3-29-3	Surveys & mappings	Re: Alternative service work camps (for Doukhobors, Mennonites, and other conscientious objectors) 1941	2590
RG 88 Vol. 41-42 File U-1000 (pts.1-3)	Surveys & Mappings	Conscientious Objectors, 1941-43	2590 (vol. 41) 2607 (vol. 42)
RG 88 Vol. 42 File U-1000-334	Surveys & Mappings	Conscientious objectors, 1941-43	2607
RG 88 Vol. 43-47 File U-1001	Surveys & Mappings	Conscientious Objectors, 1941-47	2607 (vol.43-45) 2030 (Vol.45-47)
RG 76 Vol. 358-360 File 424060-429515, pt.1	Immigration Branch	Hutterite colonies in U.S., Settlement in Canada, 1929-40	C-10262
RG 76 Vol. 367-368 Files 481696-491991 Pt. 3	Immigration Branch	Colony of Amish Mennonites to be located in Alberta, 1906	C-10268
RG 76 Vol. 16-17 File 142, pts. 10-147 part 13	Immigration Branch	Emigration of Mennonites from the U.S., Julius Siemens, 1891-1900	C-4674
RG 24 C 1, Vol. 5953 File HQ 1064-30-67 vol. 3	Department of National Defence	Conscientious Objectors, 1914-1945	2030
RG 25 G 1, Vol. 13-1 File 1152	Department of External Affairs	Establishment of Colony of Mennonites in Paraguay and Mexico, 1921-23	2518
RG 25 G 1, Vol. 1472 File 416 C	Department of External Affairs	Mennonites migrating from Canada to Paraguay, and land titles, 1926-35	2518
RG 25 G 1, Vol. 1558 File 44C	Department of External Affairs	Immigration to Canada of Mennonites from Russia, 1929-30	2518
RG 25 G 1, Vol. 1723 File 930	Department of External Affairs	Relief for Russian famine sufferers, Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization, 1934-35	2518
RG 25 G 1, Vol 1724 File 5CB	Department of External Affairs	Return of Canada of Mennonites from Mexico, 1935-38	2518
RG 25 G 1, Vol. 1879 File 720	Department of External Affairs	Publication of dispatches of Mennonite emigration from Russia to Canada, 1938-39	2518
RG 24 G 1, Vol. 2029 File HW 1064-30-95	Department of National Defence	Conscientious Objectors, 1918	2030
MG 26 Jl Vol. 116 .	King Papers	Mennonite Immigration to Canada from Russia, 1920s; Prime minister Mackenzie King and the Mennonites; David Toews; Gerhard Ens	2518
RG 26 Vol. 122 File 3-32-4, pts 1-2	Department of Citizenship & Immigration	Doukhobors, 1950; Mennonite immigration from Mexico to Canada, 1930-50; Amish emigration from U.S. to Ontario, 1950's and 1960s; Mennonites in Bolivia, 1960's; Mennonites in Mexico, 1960's; Hutterites in Canada, General, military exemptions, Canada WWI - Mennonites and Tunkers	2518
National Archives of the U.S. Number	Department	Subject Matter	CGC Microfilm #
RG 163	Selective Service System 1917-19	Mennonites and American Civil War; use of Mennonites for essential Agricultural work, 1942; importation of Russian Mennonite farming techniques to the USA; conscientious objectors, Mennonites, 1943 (soil conservation camps); Mennonite farming practices in Pa. and Kan. during 18th and 19th centuries.	C 9501 Roll #1
RG 60	Department of Justice	Conscientious objection, Mennonites and Hutterites, WWI; South Dakota Mennonites, 1920; Mennonite emigration from Canada to Mississippi, 1920; Mennonite emigration from Canada to Alabama, 1921; Mennonite emigration from Canada to Mexico, 1922; Mennonite emigration from Canada to California, 1924; Mennonite emigration from Canada to Paraguay, 1926; Russian Mennonite emigration to Canada and the US, 1920's	C 9502 Roll #1
RG 75	Bureau of Indian Affairs	Russian Mennonite emigration to US, 1870's	C 9502 Roll #2
RG 48	Office of the Interior, Lands and Railway Division	Mennonites and American Indians; U.S. Alternative service camps (irrigation) - WW I	C 9502 Roll #2
RG 75		Mennonites and American Indians	C 9502 Roll #2
Bethel College Historical Library		Subject Matter	CGC Microfilm #
		Johann P. Wall - Diary of the Old Colony Delegation to South America, 1919; Statistics of the Old Colony Mennonites from 1910-1949 - Manitoba and Mexico; Letters of the grade school pupils at Hoffnungsfeld, Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico for their teacher David Harder; the Mexican Privilegium granted to the Old Colony; Manitoba school's problem and the Old Colony Mennonites; Old Colony Mennonite emigration from Canada to the US and Mexico, 1920's	C 9502 Roll #3

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