David P. Reimer

Title: David P. Reimer fonds

Dates of creation: 1940-1950 ; photocopies made in the 1980s

Physical description: 2 cm. of textual records

Biographical sketch: David P. Reimer (June 13, 1894-1963) was the son of Peter Reimer and Maria L. Plett. He married Justina U. Brandt on April 12, 1914; they had eight children. He became a minister and Elder in the Kleine-Gemeinde church in Giroux, Manitoba. He served as secretary of the Aeltestenkomitee that represented more conservative Mennonite groups in the West during World War II.

Custodial history: Donated by Frank H. Epp, early 1980s.

Scope and content: The fonds consists of photocopies of documents from a peace conference sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee at Winona Lake, Ind. in 1950 and misc. correspondence and minutes on relationships with government, 1940-1950.

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Original archival description created in 1990s by Sam Steiner