Epp, Frank H. -- Miscellaneous files

Physical description: 3 m of textual records

Scope and content: These files were designated according to the Phonetic Classification index, but were not interfiled with Series 1.1 when the Archives acquired the fonds. This series also includes files that were never assigned a classification.

Note: See also Hist.Mss.1.26.1.1 Subject files.

8. Biography

41. Education

60. History

85. Political science

88. Religion

90 - Self-Expression - PSR Public Speaking Requests

92. Sociology

103. Writing

File list:

8. Biography

8 - g - Pe - EFH Personal - Epp, Frank H. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH - ACL - Directories, 1967-1971. Includes two personal address directories of Frank H. Epp with names of persons and organizations; "Notice of change of address" for the Epp family members. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Appointments, paid and unpaid, 1958-1973 - Includes papers related to the employment and volunteer positions of Frank H. Epp; correspondence from 1966 and 1967 when he was seeking employment; letter of resignation as editor of the Mennonite Reporter, Feb. 9, 1973 and explanatory memo; papers for the "Strategy Committee of the Churches" in Ottawa, chaired by Frank H. Epp with his paper, "The Future cooperation of Christian churches in Ottawa" (A report of this committee) attached. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH - Appointment books, 1962-1985 - Includes calendar and daybooks of Frank H. Epp used for his appointments (also include some addresses).
Located in Series 2: Miscellaneous files. Filed separately. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH - Biographical, 1943, 1949-1956, 1962-1973, 1979, 1982? - Includes various papers pertaining to Frank H. Epp's personal life and activities; a page from the Bethel College Bulletin (June 1956) noting that Frank H. Epp was awarded $25 as the first prize winner in the Stucky Mennonite Contributions Contest for his study, "The Making and unmaking of Inter-Mennonite periodicals"; "Journalism graduate students: their background and goals," which was moved here from

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 101, 1960; TV interview Dec. 14, 1970 on the "Man Alive Show"; short article by Adelia based on an interview of Frank H. Epp and David Janzen, March 1979. The letter from Canada's former Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson in which he declined to write the foreward for Frank H. Epp's book, Whose land is Palestine?: the Middle East problem in historical perspective (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970), which was with these papers was moved to, 103 - H - WL - Fo Foreward, 1969-1970.
See also: Frank H. Epp's essays, "Autobiography," written for a course he took at the Canadian Mennonite Bible College in 1952, located in, PF - CC, Christian Family, 1952; "My mission in life in the light of my Christian faith," A Personal Credo presented to the Dept. of Bible, Bethel College, 1956, located in, PF - CC, Basic Christian Convictions (Credo), 1956, both of which are located in Series 4: Early Files; and "Das Zeugnis meines Glaubens" ("Witness to my faith"), a one page description of how he came to the Christian faith, written in the form of a prayer and giving the date of his baptism, May 26, 1947, in, PF - CC - Pauline Epistles, 1951. 
Transferred to Frank H. Epp Collection, Memorabilia: metal plate stating: "Respectfully The Canadian Mennonitestaff, 1967, Dave Kroeker, Marilyn Dueck, Anne Harder, Henry Boschman, Margaret Rempel." 

8 - g - Pe - EFH - Canadian Mennonite (1), 1964-1966 - Includes some news releases, notices, articles and ideas for articles from when Frank H. Epp was CM editor. 
Removed: Mennonite Central Committee (Ontario) Bulletin, A Special Section of The Canadian Mennonite, Dec. 6, 1966, pp.1-8 in which Frank H. Epp is named as one of the judges of the Peace Oratorical Contest on p.1. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Canadian Mennonite (2), 1963-1967 - Includes papers related to Frank H. Epp's resignation as editor of the CM. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH - CGC Conrad Grebel College, Rabble, 1973 - Includes two issues which include: (cover story) "Frank Epp president-elect" in Vol.3, No.2 (Jan. 31, 1973) and Frank H. Epp, "How I got my university education or: a pilgram's zig-zag," in Vol.3, No. 1 (1973). 

8 - g - Pe - EFH - FH Family History, 1958-1972 - Includes information related to the history of the Epp family. 
Transferred to CGUC Library and Archives: photo of Frank H. Epp's mother, Anna Enns Epp (Mrs. H. M. Epp) which was published in The Canadian Mennonite, 2-19-2 (May 7, 1954) for Mother's Day.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Government functions, invitations, 1981. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Greeting cards (1), 1960s - Includes cards given to Frank H. Epp for his birthday, wedding anniversary, Easter and Father's Day, most of which are from members of his family; one card from Frank H. Epp to his wife on their anniversary. 
Located in Series 2: Miscellaneous files. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Greeting cards (2), 1972-1985 - Includes cards given to Frank H. Epp for his birthday, wedding anniversary, Easter and Father's Day, most of which are from members of his family. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Letters, Christmas, 1963, 1969, 1972, 1979 - Includes letters of the Frank H. Epp family sent to their friends and relatives at Christmas summarizing the family's activities for the year. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Letters, during illness, 1985-1986 - Includes letters sent to Frank H. Epp during his illness, from members of organizations he belonged to, members of the government, friends and family members (Aug. 12 to Jan. 1986); notice for prayer vigil, Oct. 15, 1985; letter of Dec. 17, 1985 from Bill Janzen with a foreign policy paper (committee on Canada's international relations) for MCC(C) attached . 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Letters, personal, 1953, 1964-1972 - Includes letters written to Frank H. Epp when he was travelling, from his wife Helen L. Epp and their daughters, Marianne, Esther and Marlene. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Letters, personal, 1980-1985 - Includes miscellaneous letters written to Frank H. Epp. See also, 103 - H - MCIII Mennonites in Canada Vol.III, 1984-1985, which includes: correspondence of Frank H. Epp regarding the writing of the third volume in the series, especially his letter of Aug. 8, 1985 in which he describes the state of his health and his daughter Marlene Epp's work on the manuscript. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH MA Master of Arts degree - Correspondence, 1956-1960 - Includes correspondence of Frank H. Epp regarding entering graduate studies and obtaining the financial support for it; correspondence of Frank H. Epp with the Bergthaler Stipendium Fund (Bergthaler Scholarship Fund) in 1956?, list of donors to the fund and Frank H. Epp's letter of May 14, 1958 which accompanied his final payment of $180.15 toward the loan of $200 from the Bergthaler Mennonite Church fund; one page of handwritten notes regarding the M.A. Oral exam; University of Minnesota, December Commencement program 1960 in which Frank H. Epp's name is listed on p.21; grade records for Frank H. Epp's M.A. degree. See also, PF - Finances, 1959, regarding the financing of Frank H. Epp's studies.

8 - g - Pe - EFH MA - Thesis Papers, 1960 - Includes three M.A. Thesis papers done for Frank H. Epp's M.A. degree in Mass Communications (Journalism) and History at the University of Minnesota: "Mass communication and persuasion in religion: A Case study of Billy Graham" (Typed by Helen L. Epp), with a few markings; "The Post-war reconstruction of the West German press after World War II" (Typed by Helen L. Epp), with a comment and some markings; "Russian writers since Stalin," a similar version of which was presented in Journalism 126 which has markings and a comment at the end. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH MA - Modern European History, 1959-1960? - Included only handwritten notes, which were removed. File withdrawn.

8 - g - Pe - EFH MA - Journalism 15, 1959 - Includes course outline, exam and graded assignments done by Frank H. Epp for the Masters degree program. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH MA - Journalism 18, 1960 - Includes graded assignments done by Frank H. Epp for the Masters degree program. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH MA - Journalism 101, 1960 - Includes graded assignments done by Frank H. Epp for the Masters degree program. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Co Correspondence, 1961-1966 - Includes: correspondence of Frank H. Epp regarding his Ph.D. studies, the commencement in July, 1965 when he received his degree and regarding publication of his dissertation.

8 - g- Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Co - Scholarships, 1960-1963 - Includes: correspondence of Frank H. Epp regarding scholarship, referees and funding for his Ph.D. studies. See in particular, his letter of Feb. 1, 1960 to which a list of his published works, Exhibit A, and a content outline for his proposed dissertation are attached. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Course work, 1961-1966 - Includes: "Summary of work offered by Frank H. Epp for the Ph.D. degree at the University of Minnesota" which lists the courses he took according to Fields 1, 2 and 3 for his Major in Journalism and Minor in History as well as the topics of 15 of his research papers (excluding short essays and book reports) and the dates for his examinations; grade records; grade record for Frank H. Epp's comprehensives in the minor field, May 24, 1961; Thesis proposal, 2p.

Note: The following files include course outlines, reading lists, assignments, exam questions and other hand outs as well as Frank H. Epp's graded assignments for the various courses. The research papers are noted in their appropriate files. The handwritten notes in these files were removed. Frank H. Epp was in graduate school at the University of Minnesota from 1959 to 1965.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 124 , 1960 - Includes #10, "The Flow of the news between Canada and the United States," Aug. 1960; #1, "A Brief analysis of foreign news content in two newspapers and a news magazine," Aug. 1960.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 125 , 1960 - Included a duplicate copy of "Mass communication and persuasion in religion a case study of Billy Graham" Chapter VI "Graham's audience in New Haven," pp.36-44, which was removed. See 8 - g - Pe - EFH Masters degree papers, 1960, for this chapter.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 126 , 1960 - Includes #8, "Russian writers since Stalin" (Typed by Helen L. Epp), (25p. of text and 32p. with the bibliography) which has the professor's comments. This text of this paper is 2 pages longer than the paper by the same title in 8 - g - Pe - EFH Masters degree papers, 1960 and does not have the "Appendage." 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 224 , 1960 - Includes only #14, "The Question of control in broadcasting: British and American elements in the Canadian system," a duplicate copy of which was in 103 - L - MaCo Mass Communications - 3, 1959-1965, 1973-1976.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Geography 107, 1960 - Includes course topics and assignments from Frank H. Epp's course on the Geography of the Soviet Union. (He used the notes later in teaching courses on Russia at the University of Ottawa.)

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Political Science 143, 1960.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Political Science 186, 1961 - In addition, includes, "Lester Bowles Peason: Canadian champion of collective security through international organization." 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 109, 1959. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 110, 1961 - Includes #4, "Henry Jarvis Raymond: Founder of the New York Times"; #9, "The Christian century: a Protestant opinion leader."

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 224, 1960 - See paper # 14 above. File withdrawn.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 103, 1960.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - History 149, 1960.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - History 150, 1960s - Included only handwritten notes, which were removed and a 2 page article: "The 34 presidents of the United States from George Washington (1789) to John F. Kennedy (1961)" in theMinneapolis Sunday Times Picture Magazine, pp.4-5, which was also removed. File withdrawn.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - History 151, 1961. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 131, 1960.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 230, 1960 - Includes, "Mass communication and persuasion in religion a case study of Billy Graham" Chapter VI "Graham's audience in New Haven," the same text as in the paper in 8 - g - Pe - EFH Masters degree papers, 1960, but with no footnotes except the first one.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 113, 1961 - Includes #12, "The Literature of content analysis."

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 213, 1961.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Political Science 160, 1960.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Sociology 125, 1959.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Sociology 123, 1960 - Includes #2, "American Protestant churches and racial integration since 1954" 34p., which was moved here from, 92 - R Race, 1953-1964. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 200, 1959.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 177, 1961 - Includes #5, "Jehovah's Witnesses and freedom of the press." 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 115, 1960-1961 - Includes course papers that are more statistical in nature.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - History of Russia 126, 1960. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - History of Russia 127, 1961? 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - History 134, 1960 - Includes 2 reviews done by J. A. Toews, 1960.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - History 142, 1960.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - History 128, 1960.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - History 106A, 1960.

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - History 107, 1961 - Includes #3, "Benjamin Franklin and electricity: the new world contribution to the scientific revolution." 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Journalism 209 (History of Comminication), 1961. This course is listed on the grade record but not on the Ph.D. summary list. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Exams, 1961 - Includes a question for the Ph.D. exam of Frank H. Epp, Aug. 1961. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Ph.D. - Exams, 1961 - Included hand written notes for the "Theory of Communications - Ph.D. Exam," which were removed. File withdrawn.
Courses listed in the summary list but not present in these files include: Political Science 186, Journalism 164 and History 126 and 127. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH - Ph Photographs, 1902, 1928, 1962-1968, 1970s? - Includes copies of the photos that were transferred out of this file to the CGUC Library and Archives: 1962 portrait studio photo of Frank H. Epp, used in a brochure of the Canadian Mennonite Bible College advertising evening classes which he taught while studying for a Ph.D.; Frank H. Epp with Merlin Swartz in Beirut, Lebanon talking to a Palestinian commando leader in 1968; 3 photos from Ottawa of Frank H. Epp (at left in one of the photos) and 3 young men, at right in all three photos is likely Doug Hostetter but the other 2 young men in the middle and at left in two of the photos, are unidentified (1970s?); group of leaders in Russia (seated in a church?) which can be compared to the photo of the All-union Council of Evangelical Baptists in their Moscow office, a Canadian Mennonite photo that was published in Christian Beacon, Mar. 30, 1967, a copy of which is in 8 - g - Pe - EFH - Pub Publicity (2), 1960-1973; Helen L. (Dick) Epp's grandparents, Katharina and Nicholai Driedger with their children, Abram, Jacob, baby Mariechen (Driedger Dick), mother of Helen L. (Dick) Epp (date of birth Sept. 1, 1897) and Nicholas N. Driedger (later bishop at Leamington United Mennonite Church), taken in Schoenfeld, Ukraine where they lived; Helen L. (Dick) Epp's father, Abram Dick, with his school class in Schoenfeld in 1902. All the names of the students are identified (in Helen's father's handwriting) and Abram is fourth from left in the third row. 
Removed: a photo of the MCC(Canada) board, of which Frank H. Epp was a member, meeting in Winnipeg, published in The Canadian Mennonite, Jan. 24, 1967 (15-4-1), of which there are two copies in the CGUC Photo Collection, 1994-14.856. 
Transferred to CGUC Library and Archives: a slide of Frank H. Epp speaking, surrounded by a small group of people at the Toronto city hall, Nathan Philips Square, in front of a wreath that says "The Vietnam dead." A black and white scanned copy of the slide is included here. This slide is part of the CGUC Photo Data Base, where a color thumbnail is available for viewing at 2001-1.161. See, 90 - PSR - 1966 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous (2), for the original flyer for this event of Nov. 12, 1966. 
Also transferred to CGUC Library and Archives: black and white photo of the "Gnadenheimer Saengerchor, 1928 Jahres" (the festival choir of Gnadenheim in the year 1928). There are four rows of young people, 2 rows of young men and 2 rows of young women, all unidentified. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH - Pub Publicity (2), 1960-1973. Includes various newspaper & journal articles by him, about him or where he was quoted.

8 - g - Pe - EFH - Pub - V Publicity Vietnam (2), 1966-1967 - Includes correspondence, publicity and papers related to Frank H. Epp's trip to Vietnam in 1966. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH - Pub - V Publicity Vietnam (2), 1966 - Complements the above file, news clippings only. 

8 - g - Pe - EFH Universities, Waterloo, 1979-1981 - Includes information and memos from the University of Waterloo, History Dept.; some correpondence; description of Mennonite History 1 (1525-1975) and Mennonite History 2 (1920-1975) in Univeristy of Waterloo Part-time studies Fall and Winter 1980-81, p.32 and in "Continue your education," supplement to the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Aug. 12, 1980, p.9; Daniel Sahas, "The Theology of peace initiative: and analysis of President Sadat's speeches to the Knesset and to the People's Assembly," Reprint from Al-mushir (The Counselor), Vol.XX, No.4 (Winter 1978), attached to Frank H. Epp's letter of Dec. 4, 1979. 
Removed: B. C. Matthews, "University of Waterloo, A report to the community," Nov. 1979, 8p. newspaper; University of Waterloo, Report of the President 1977-79, which refers to the church-related colleges and mentions Frank H. Epp's retirement as president of Conrad Grebel College, June 30, 1979 on p.23; "Ranks of history profs reduced by attrition" in The Chevron, May 6, 1980, p.2; 2 issues of the University of Waterloo Gazette: Sept. 3, 1980, in which the John Rempel as the CGC Chaplain is referred to on p.7 and "Colleges won't compete, New agreements govern financing and academic paperwork" in May 6, 1981, p.1f.; brochure for University of Waterloo Off-campus lectures 1980-81.

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41. Education

41 -IC Colleges - CGC Conrad Grebel College - Co Courses - H267G, 1972-1979. Includes: correspondence with students, student evaluations, course summaries, outlines and assignments for this History course on Canadian Minorities taught by Frank H. Epp at CGC; reading list for History 267G and 268G, with letter of Nov. 3, 1972; course summary, Winter 1978. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - H267G, 1978-1979. Complements the above file, news clippings only. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - H268G, 1974-1979. Includes: correspondence with guest speakers, course outlines and assignments for this History of Canadian Minorities course taught by Frank H. Epp for several years. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM Canadian Minorities - The following series of files, originally labelled 60. History - CM Canadian Minorities, relate to Frank H. Epp's courses on this topic. They include correspondence with presenters and guest speakers, student papers, related materials and notes. See also,

41 -IC - CGC - Co Courses, 1972-1985, for information on his courses on Canadian Minorities. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - A Arabs, 1976. Includes: correspondence of Frank H. Epp with Ibrahim Hayani and materials which Hayani sent Epp which include, Ibrahim Hayani , “Canadian Arab community: The Legacy, the image and the realities,” presented to, Canadian Minorities History Class, Conrad Grebel College and Ibrahim Hayani, “Wanted: more trade with Arab countries,” in Canadian Business, Dec. 1974; Frank H. Epp, “Arabs in Canada,” handwritten notes; Middle East Research and Information Project Reports, No. 41, issue, “Arabs in Israel, No. 41 (1976?); “The Difficulties of being a Canadian of Arab origin,” sheets of information from the Canadian Arab Federation, 1976? 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - Bi Bibliography, 1970s. Includes: Frank H. Epp’s copy of the bibliography for the history of Canadian Minorities course, H268G that he taught at Conrad Grebel College in the 1970s, which was put on reserve in the library.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - C Chinese, 1970. Includes one item: Sik Ling Fung, “Chinatowns in North America,” Dec. 1970, paper for Dr. M. Shimpo, Sociology 368:A3, 11p. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - D Doukhobors, 1925, 1942, 1957-1962, 1971-1976. Includes: letter describing the formation and activities of “The Young People’s Movement of the Society of Doukhobers,” 1925, 3p.; article in the Calgary Herald, July 7, 1942, discussing the problem of the Doukhobors, one of the “pacifist sects in Alberta” and their war service; letter from the Mennonite Relief and Immigration Committee of B.C., Dec. 10, 1962, regarding the march of the Sons of Freedom; Prof. Dr. Z. Pohorecky, “The Doukhobor Saga - Spirit-Fighters of Canada,” for Anthropology 333B, April 1971, 28p.; bibliographies, 1973, 1975; Koozma J. Tarasoff, “Highlights of the first Canadian conference on Multiculturalism,” Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 15-16 (which was moved to this file from the Immigration Advisory Board materials of Frank H. Epp in, 92. Sociology); Koozma J. Tarasoff, “A Summary sketch with questions,” Prepared as background information for a color slide presentation on the Doukhobors, to Frank H. Epp’s class in Canadian Minorities (H268G) at Conrad Grebel College, Feb. 8, 1977 (a duplicate copy dated Mar. 2, 1976 was removed from the file); Koozma J. Tarasoff, “Doukhobors in the context of political conflict,” Outline of colored-slide lecture presented to Frank H. Epp’s history class on Canadian Minorities (267G) at Conrad Grebel College, Nov. 8, 1977 (with some duplication to the Feb. 8, 1977 “Summary sketch”; Jim Popoff, “Interview with Koozma J. Tarasoff,” July 25, 1975, 29p.; Koozma J. Tarasoff, “Biographical sketch,” Jan. 1976; Koozma J. Tarasoff, “Traditional Doukhobor folkways - An Ethnographic and biographic record of prescribed behavior,” Report prepared for the Canadian Centre for the Folk Culture Studies, National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada, Ottawa, March 1976, “Introduction,” pp.xvii-xxvi and Chapter XIII: “Persistence of Doukhobor Ideology,” pp.305-334 and Chapter XIV: General trends - a discussion,” pp.335-361. 
Removed: The 1-W Mirror, No.1, Vol.6, Jan. 1, 1958, p.2; A. C. Forrest, “B.C.’s Doukhobor problem,” in The United Church Observer, Nov. 15, 1958, p.8f. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - D Doukhobors, 1958-1962, 1972-1976. Complements the above file, news clippings only.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - I Italians, 1976. Chris Parisi, “Italians in Canada,” for History 268G, April 13, 1976, student paper.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - J Japanese, 1972-1976. Includes: a few handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp from the Hagey lecture given by Suzuki at the University of Waterloo, 1972; bibliographies; handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp with the heading “Prof. Shimpo,” Jan. 21, 1973; 2 articles by Patricia E. Roy: “Educating the `East’: British Columbia and the oriental question in the interwar years,” in BC Studies, No.18 (Summer 1973) and “British Columbia’s campaign for a `White Canada’: The Oriental question in the interwar years” (1970s?); handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp with the heading, “Mr. Victor Chan – Chinese minority,” Feb. 4/75; handwritten (lecture?) notes of Frank H. Epp on “The Japanese minority”; letter from the Japanese Canadian Citizens Association Toronto Chapter, Jan. 14, 1976, responding to Frank H. Epp’s inquiry; 2 student papers, annotated bibliographies on Japanese-Canadians for History 268G.
Removed: Rikka Vol.4, No.2 (Summer 1977), A Special centennial issue to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrant to Canada 100 years ago. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - JC Jewish Community, 1971-1976. Includes: letter to Jack Cowan of the Canadian Jewish Outlook, Nov. 17, 1971; handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp from guest lecture of Dr. Grete Mecenseffy of Austria on Jews in that country (Mar. 8); A. J. Arnold, “Jewish immigration in the era of Macdonald and Laurier,” Revised manuscript, Mar. 17, 1972, 47p.; 2 sets of handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp with the heading “Rabbi Rosenzweig,” Feb. 5 and 7, 1973 (guest lecturer?); Michel Brown, “France, the Catholic Church, French Canadians and Jews before 1914,” paper requested from Michel Brown at Vanier College, York University, June 1976 (see attached letter); Emanuel Vomberg, “Adrien Arc and Canadian Jewish Immigration 1930-40,” for History 268G, Mar. 1977, student paper; handwritten notes, “The Jewish Minority”; bibliographic information.
Removed: Gerald David Enchin, “A Location analysis of the Kitchener-Waterloo Jewish community,” for Geography 490, Dept. of Geography, Waterloo Lutheran 490, University, Waterloo, Canada, 1971. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - JC, 1972-1977. Complements the above file, news clippings only.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - JC Lecture 19 “Origin and background of Jews in Canada,” 1972. It includes: handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp for this lecture in his course, History of Canadian Minorities 268; take-home exam question for History 268, Spring 1972; Frank Bitonte, “Annotated bibliography,” Assignment #1, student paper.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - JC Lecture 20 “Jews and political freedom,” 1972. It includes: handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp for this lecture in his course, History of Canadian Minorities 268. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - JC Lecture 21 “Jews in Canada and Zionism,” 1972. It includes: handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp for this lecture in his course, History of Canadian Minorities 268; 2 news clippings.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - M Mennonites, 1959, 1967. Includes: Cornelius Krahn and Melvin Gingerich, The Mennonites A Brief guide to information (Newton, Kan.: Faith and Life Press, 1967), revised and enlarged edition; notice about the Mennonitisches Lexikon, newly completed in 1967; news clipping from 1959. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - MC Multiculturalism, 1977. Includes: copies of Larry A. Cornies, “Leamington’s Multiculturalism,” A ten-part series from the Leamington Post, Jan. 26 to Mar. 30, 1977.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - N Negroes, 1973-1974. Includes: James W. St. G. Walker, “The Establishment of a free black community in Nova Scotia, 1783-1840,” (for publication in Harvard Studies in the African Diaspora, 1973), to be presented at the faculty colloquium, Feb. 7, 1973, 41p.; handwritten notes with the heading, “Blacks in Canada” Jim Walker, Jan. 22, 1974, 3p.; bibliography “Negroes in Canada,” 12p.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - N, 1971-1978. Complements the above file, news clippings only.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - P Poles, 1971-1975. Includes: handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp on “Poles as a minority” Miss Mary Novah, Feb. 10, 1972 and on “The Polish people: Prof. Adam Bromke” March 18, 1975; “The Road of the Mennonites to reconciliation with Poland,” Znak (the author?), May 1975, 9p.; Bruce Gorecki, “The Poles in Canada,” for History 268G, Feb. 1976, student paper.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - Port Portuguese, 1973-1978. Includes: letter from Grace Anderson to Frank H. Epp regarding her guest lecture in his History of Canadian Minorities class on Mar. 14, 1978 and her curriculum vitae; Juanne Clarke and Grace M. Anderson, “Double-hyphenated Canadians: Spanish-speaking immigrants of German background in the Kitchener-Waterloo urban area of Ontario,” paper presented to the Canadian Sociological Association, May 31, 1973, 16p.; Grace M. Anderson, “A Bibliography of Portuguese Immigration to Canada,” to be presented to the North Eastern Anthropological Association, April 1974; “Selected bibliography on ‘Spanish-speaking’ immigrants in Canada, 1500-1977,” Compiled by Joyce Lorimer and Grace Anderson for Canadian Identities Program, Office of the Secretary of State, Nov. 1977; handwritten notes by Frank H. Epp, “The Portuguese: A Migration people,” by Grace M. Anderson, Mar. 11, 1975.
Removed: the following papers and publications by Grace M. Anderson: “The Educational ladder and success,” inThe Journal of the American Portuguese Cultural Society (Summer Fall 1971), pp.13-18; “Institutionally-oriented networks,” paper for presentation in Mexico City, Annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association, Nov. 21, 1974; “Channels of employment: the Portuguese in Toronto,” paper presented to the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association Annual Meeting, June 1971, Reprinted 1977 Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, 25p.; “Illegal immigration: a sociologically unexplored field,” paper presented to the American Sociological Association, Sept. 1971, Reprinted 1977 Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, 42p.; Spanish-speaking immigrants in selected Canadian cities ([s.l.: s.n.], 1977), 83p. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - U Ukrainians, 1971-1977. Includes: “Bilingualism and multiculturalism: What do the Ukrainians want and why?” Address by Dr. Manoly R. Lupul, to the National Convention of the Ukrainian self-reliance league, Sask. July 3, 1971, 13p.; Don Reesor, “Annotated bibliography on Ukrainians,” for History 268G, Winter term, 1976, student paper; Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Newsletter (Feb.-Mar. 1977); handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp on “Ukrainians,” Prof. Shelest, Feb. 9, 1973; article on Kurelek the artist in Weekend Magazine, Kitchener-Waterloo Record, July 6, 1974, pp. 2f.; souvenir booklet, "Ukrainian Week in Ottawa" (1976); Canadian Institute of Ukranian Studies (Feb. - Mar. 1977).
Removed: article with photos on Ukrainians in, Weekend Magazine, Winnipeg Free Press, Sept. 22, 1973, pp.1-4.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - U, 1972-1974. Complements the above file, news clippings only.

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - U Lecture 12 “Ukrainian origins,” 1970s. Includes: handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp for this lecture in his course, Canadian Minorities 268G. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - U Lecture 13 “Ukrainian achievements,” 1970s. Includes: handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp for this lecture in his course, Canadian Minorities 268G. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - U Lecture 14 “Ukrainian organization,” 1970s. Includes: handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp for this lecture in his course, Canadian Minorities 268G. 

41 -IC - CGC - Co - CM - U Lecture 15 “Ukrainian survival,” 1970s. Includes: handwritten notes of Frank H. Epp for this lecture in his course, Canadian Minorities 268G. Also includes: “Notes for remarks by the Prime Minister to the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress,” Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 9, 1971, Press Release of the Office of the Prime Minister.

41 -IS - AMBS Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries, 1956-1959, 1980s - Includes "The Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries A Review of discussion and development with special relation to the future of Mennonite Biblical Seminary, for presentation to the General Conference Aug. 1956; Service of Dedication program, Sept. 28, 1958;catalogue for 1959-1960; promotional materials; brochure for the AMBS Master of Divinity Program, 1980s?;Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Member of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries), Reprint, Apr. 1959 Mennonite Life, North Newton, Kansas, featuring articles on the seminary. See also, PF - TS Theological Seminaries. 
Transferred to CGUC Library and Archives: Bulletin of the Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Vol.21, No.3 (July 1958). 
Removed: Bulletin of the Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Vol.21, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, Jan. Apr. and Oct. 1958 and Vol.22, No.1 (Jan. 1959).

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60. History

60 - g - MHSO MultiCultural History Society of Ontario, 1980. Includes: program and papers from a conference of the society held in May 1980 in Toronto at which Frank H. Epp was registered; "Publications supported by the Multiculturalism Directorate, Government of Canada" (May 1980) which includes a number of Mennonites on the list of authors, editors and translators.
Removed: Wsevolod W. Isajiw, "Definitions of ethnicity," (Toronto: Multicultural History Society of Ontario, 1979) in the series, Occasional papers in Ethnic and Immigration Studies, March 1979:6. 

60 - C Canadian (History) - CCCM Can. Consult. Coun. on Multiculturalism, 1981-1982. Includes: selected materials from the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism, of which Frank H. Epp was a member for Ontario; News Release from the Minister of State Mulitculturalism, Mar. 11, 1981, which mentions the priorities of the council and gives biographies for each of the members, including Frank H. Epp, p. 8; correspondence, including a letter of Frank H. Epp of Mar. 12, 1981 to the Hon. Jim Fleming mentioning two talks given by Frank H. Epp in Alberta, "How Canada became a multicultural society" and "How Canada can become a multicultural society," and published by the Alberta Teachers' Association; membership lists of the council and of the sub-committees, where Frank H. Epp was a member of the “Multiculturalism on the international scene”; minutes of meetings. Also included is the Annual Report 1981/82 Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism, which includes Frank H. Epp’s name on pp.21 and 23. 
60 - C - CCCM Can. Consult. Coun. on Multiculturalism, 1982. Includes: selected materials from the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism, of which Frank H. Epp was a member for Ontario; news releases from the Minister of State Mulitculturalism; membership lists; correspondence, including a letter of Frank H. Epp of Aug. 25, 1982 to the Hon. Jim Fleming which mentions two proposals, one of which concerned the role of religion; minutes of meetings; one issue of Cultures Canada, Newsletter of the Multicultural Directorate, Dept. of Secretary of State, Vol.3, No.5 (1982).

60 - C - CCCM Can. Consult. Coun. on Multiculturalism, 1983. Includes: Frank H. Epp, "Heritage Languages and education," 1982 or 1983?; selected materials from the Canadian Consultative Council on Multiculturalism, of which Frank H. Epp was a member for Ontario; news releases from the Minister of State Mulitculturalism; minutes of meetings; 1 page report submitted by Frank H. Epp as a member of the Heritage Language Committee of the council, in Appendix I of the minutes of Feb. 11-12, 1983; correspondence, including a letter of Frank H. Epp of May 25, 1983 to the Hon. Jim Fleming regarding the future of the council in which Epp critiques the government’s position on restructuring the council and the method of operation.

60 - ME - ID Inter-Religious Dialogue, 1979-1984. See box, Inter-Religious Group Meeting Minutes. Filed separately.
Related to this topic, see also, 1 - Co - R Resnick, Martin, 1980-1982, 88 - CR - Ju - ER Epp-Resnick Dialogue, 1980-1982 and 103 - Ar - 83 Dialogue - Resnick and Epp.

60 - M - United Nations Relief and Refugee Administration (UNRRA). Contains a photocopy of a memo found in the UNRRA archives from William B. Stinson re "Authorization and Movement of Mennonites out of Berlin," 5 Feb 1947.

85. Political science

85. Political Science - D - Dis Disarmament - Nuclear Freeze, 1887, 1983. Includes: information on Round Table Conference on the Economic and Moral Implications of a Nuclear Freeze, Mar. 7-9, 1983, following the World Conference: Religious workers for saving the sacred gift of life from nuclear catastrophe in Nov. 1982; copy ofToronto Star articles of Apr. 16 and 22, 1983, on the Toronto based group Christian Initiatives for Peace in which Mennonite clergy participated; copies of a few pages from, A. Klaus, Unsere Kolonien: Studien und Materialien zur Geschichte und Statistik der auslaendischen Kolonisation in Russland, (Odessa: Odessaer Zeitung, 1887), translated from Russian to German by J. Toews, pp.22-26, with some underlining.
 

88. Religion

88 - Denominations - Canadian Council of Churches - CC Central Committee, 1970-1971. Includes: book of minutes of meeting in Hamilton, Ontario, Nov. 17-20, 1970; minutes and papers related to the meeting of the Central Committee in Kitchener, Ontario, Nov. 23-25, 1971 attended by Frank H. Epp; minutes of the CCC Priorities and Development Committee, Sept. 8, 1971 attended by Frank H. Epp. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA Commission on Canadian Affairs (1), 1967-1971. Includes: correspondence and papers related to this committee of which Frank H. Epp was the chair in 1971 and 1972; information related to social issues which the commission dealt with such as, Quebec, Vietnam, the California grape workers, draft-age emigrants, etc.; links to the Mennonite church are apparent in some of the correspondence (Aug. 17, 1967, Apr. 15, 1969 and Mar. 5 and Sept. 8, 1970); "Memorandum prepared by Rev. Burn Purdon and Dr. Frank Epp" on the goals and objectives of the CCA (on green paper, to which a copy of the CCC goals and objectives is attached (on blue paper), 1970?; Frank H. Epp, "Birth of Ottawa Report" and Ernie Dick, "Our response to poverty" both in Ottawa Report, Vol.II, No.1 (Jan. 1970), attached to letter of Feb. 1971. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA (2), 1968-1969. Includes: correspondence and papers related to issues the commission dealt with; Frank H. Epp's statement from this meeting (pink sheets); "Brief from the CCC opposing any legislation to legalize lotteries in Canada," presented to the Prime Minister of Canada, Sept. 9, 1968; Resolutions of the Canadianconference on church and society, May 1968; list of Canadians attending World Council of Churches in Uppsala, Sweden which includes Frank H. Epp.
Removed: D. V. Donnison, "Housing problems and policies: an introduction," Background paper No. 1 for Canadian Conference on Housing (June 1968), 60p.; "Canadian housing policies," Background paper No. 2 for Canadian Conference on Housing (June 1968), 117p. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA (2), 1968. Complements the above file, news clippings only. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA (3), 1971-1972. Includes: correspondence and papers related to issues the commission dealt with; Frank H. Epp, Report on the Ottawa office to the CCC, May 14, 1968, 2p., with papers attached; bilingual version of lotteries brief of Sept. 9, 1968. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA (4), 1971-1972. Includes: correspondence and papers related to issues the commission dealt with; memo of July 20, 1971 regarding his duties as temporary chair of the CCA and explanation of this situation in Frank H. Epp's letter of Aug. 2, attached to one from July 23; "Control of Violence in Canadian Society,"Independent Research Associates Limited, Nov. 19, 1971.
Removed: "Venereal disease... the plain facts," newsprint booklet that was attached to letter of Jan. 17, 1972.

88 - D - CCC - CCA (5), 1972. Includes: correspondence and papers related to issues the commission dealt with; memo of Canon M. P. Wilkinson, Jan. 25, 1972 regarding the actions of the executive committee on the CCA report (a copy of Frank H. Epp's CCA report to the executive committee, Jan. 18, 1972 is in 88 - D - CCC - Executive Committee, 1972); Ernie Regehr, "Preliminary draft of brief to the commons committee on external affairs and national defence" with his letter of Feb. 8, 1972
Removed: duplicate copy of Frank H. Epp's "Chairman's Report to the CCA," Feb. 15, 1972, the original of which is in 88 - D - CCC - CCA - Minutes 1972. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA (6), 1971-1973. Includes: correspondence with commission members, Ernie Regehr (see letter of Sept. 25, 1972) and others, briefs and reports related to the issues the commission dealt with, such as national defence, alcoholism and reform of criminal law; papers related to Bill Janzen's work on law reform; papers related to the meetings of Oct. 18, 1972 and Jan. 25, 1973. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Church and Industrial Society, 1969-1971. Includes: minutes and related papers for the National Committee on Church and Industrial Society. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - French - English, 1971. Includes: Frank H. Epp, "French-English relations in Canada" (A Statement presented to Central Committee meeting of CCC, Kitchener, Ontario, Nov. 23, 1971), 2p. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - One Hundred Plus One, 1970s? 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Ottawa Office, 1972-1973. Includes: appointment and papers related to the work of Ernie Regehr in this office, including his report of 1973. 
Removed: Man and Resources, Vol.1, No.3 (Feb. 1972) published in Montreal by the Canadian Council of Resource Ministers. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Prisons, 1971. Includes one item: "Submission re maximum security penitentiary design" prepared by CCA, Sept. 24, 1971. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Racism, 1970-1972. Includes: agendas, reports and memorandums of meetings of the committee on racism of which Frank H. Epp was the chair until June 1972; Frank H. Epp's Chairman's Report, Committee to combat racism, Jan. 25, 1972; reports and information related to the international year to combat racism, 1971 and CCC actions and response; papers related to work with native Indians in Canada; correspondence of Frank H. Epp with Mennonites, eg. Menno Wiebe regarding his involvement in this committee; memorandum and minutes for the committee on racism, chaired by Frank H. Epp during 1971; 2 articles by Clarence W. Hall in Reader's Digest: "Must our churches finance revolution?" in Nov. 1971 and "Which way the World Council of Churches?" (undated). 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Racism, 1971. Complements the above file, news clippings only. Includes: The National Black Coalition newspaper, Vol.2, No.2-3, Sept. 1971 and several clippings related to Indians in Canada. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Racism - Indians, 1970. Complements the above file, newspaper only. Includes: "The Indian challenge of 70s," articles in The London Free Press, reprinted by the Anglican Church of Canada.
Removed: Hugh Brody, Indians on skid row: the role of alcohol and community in the adaptive process of Indian urban migrants (Ottawa: Information Canada, 1971); Indian News, Vol.14, No.9 (1972); the following publications of the Anglican Church of Canada: Extracts from "Native Rights in Canada" Bulletin 202, 1970; Being Black in South Africa Bulletin 204, 1971; Recent Statements by the Indians of Canada, General Synod Action 1969 Bulletin 201;Aboriginal issues Racism in Australia, publication of the World Council of Churches, 1971; 2 copies of The First Citizen, June and July 1970, Editions 7 and 8.

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Racism - JCIW Joint Committee on Indian Work, 1972. Includes: correspondence and minutes of meetings. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - War Resisters, 1969-1972. Includes: a brief, reports and information on draft age refugees, correspondence and meeting minutes. 

88 - D - CCC - CFD Coalition for Development (1), 1970-1972. Includes: correspondencerelated to Frank H. Epp's work for 6 months, July to Dec. 1970, with Ernie Dyck for this CCC coalition; papers related to Frank H. Epp's role as co-secretary for the Canadian Coalition for Development; letter of Dec. 17, 1970 in which Frank H. Epp sums up the work of himself and Ernie Dick; letter of Jan. 27, 1971 in which Frank H. Epp states that Mennonite Central Committee (Canada) "voted to continue its observer status with the coalition during 1971."
This file was moved here from 92 - g - CFD. See also the correspondence in 8 - g - Pe - EFH - CFD (Canadian) Coalition for Development, 1970. 

88 - D - CCC - CFD Founding Forum (2), 1969-1970. Includes: correspondence, minutes and mailings related to its beginning; correspondence and papers related to the founding forum for the CFD, Mar. 13, 1970 which Frank H. Epp was asked to attend on behalf of the Mennonite Central Committee (Canada) as an observer and report back to (see letters of Feb. 25 and Mar. 6, 1970). 

88 - D - CCC - CFD Meetings (3), 1970-1971. Includes: papers from the first general assembly of the CFD; Frank H. Epp, "The Intertions of the coalition" (Focus and comments by Frank H. Epp prepared for First General Assembly by CFD, Nov. 13-14, 1970), 4p.; "The Debate on tax reform that wasn't" (A research report by Ernie Dick), attached to "Progress report on tax reform" Nov. 13, 1970; minutes of the Jan. 14, 1971 meeting of the CFD executive and of the Feb. 19, 1971 meeting of the CFD board. 
Removed: Social Implications of Tax Reform A Submission by the Canadian Welfare Council to the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Banking and Commerce, (May) 1970), 200p.; Income security for Canadians, John Munroe, Minister of National Health and Welfare, 1970, 60p. 

88 - D - CCC - CIA Committee on International Affairs, 1971-1973. Includes: notices and minutes of meetings; brief to the government on national defence, Feb. 29, 1972; letter to the Prime Minister of Canada, Apr. 4, 1972; letter of concern, May 6, 1972, from Frank H. Epp to the moderator of the United Church of Canada during the controversy between the United Church and the Jewish people, with his talk, "A Dinner dialogue with Canadian Jews" of April 7, 1971 attached. 

88 - D - CCC - CIA – ’72 Seminar, 1972. Includes: agenda and papers for the Churchmen's Seminar, Feb. 16, 1972 which Frank H. Epp was attending as chair of the CCC-CCA and to which he was asking Newton Gingrich, chair of Mennonite Central Committee (Canada), to designate Ernie Regehr and Adolf Ens as Mennonite representatives. 
*See also 88 - DMCC - PS - OC - WCC-CCIA World Council of Churches - Commission of the Churches on International Affairs. 

88 - D - CCC - Executive Committee, 1971. Includes: some papers for meetings in 1971. 

88 - D - CCC - Executive Committee, 1972. Includes: minutes, papers and correspondence related to the meetings and work of this committee (they met in Jan. 18, Mar. 21, June 20 and Sept. 26); Frank H. Epp's reports as chair of the CCA (as of Dec. 14, 1971) to the CCC executive committee, Jan. 18 and Mar. 21, 1972; resolution on amnesty for draft-age immigrants, written by Frank H. Epp as chair of the CCA for the CCC executive committee, Mar. 21, 1972; letter from Ernie Regehr regarding his appointment as Ottawa Research Consultant and details of his work, Apr. 10, 1972; Ernie Regehr, "Ottawa research consultant report for April 1972" on the death penalty and defence research, 3p.; Frank H. Epp's letter of May 4, 1972 to Rev. Dr. Floyd Honey, CCC with a suggestion for wider communication of CCC policies (which had impressed Epp in his 4 year association with the council); Frank H. Epp's expense statement of Aug. 31, 1972 on his trips to Toronto for CCC meetings.
Removed: Man and Resources, Vol.1, No.5 (July-Aug. 1972) published in Montreal by the Canadian Council of Resource Ministers. 

88 - D - CCC - Executive Committee (P & D Committee), 1971-1972. Includes: minutes and related papers for the Priorities and Development Committee of which Frank H. Epp was an ex-officio member as chair of the CCA (see memo of July 20, 1971 to him from Flyod Honey in 88 - D - CCC - CCA (4), 1971-1972. Frank H. Epp attended the Sept. 8, 1971 meeting. Also included is a memo of Sept. 9, 1971 from Frank H. Epp to John Toews and Winfield Fretz at Conrad Grebel College in which Epp mentions he is "quite involved" with the CCC as chair of the CCA and hopes the college and other members of the Mennonite educational community could respond to the "Ecumenical discussion of educational issues."

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Minutes 1968. Includes: "Report concerning the Ottawa office" with the March 2nd minutes. Frank H. Epp attended the majority of the meetings during this and the following years. In June 1971 he was appointed chair of this commission, a position he held until April 1972. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Minutes 1969. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Minutes 1970. Includes: attachments to the Sept. 30th and Nov. 3rd minutes on draft-age immigrants. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Minutes 1971. Includes: minutes of Sept. 29th, Nov. 2 and Dec. 14 meetings chaired by Frank H. Epp. 

88 - D - CCC - CCA - Minutes 1972. Includes: agendas, reports and papers from the meetings in addition to the minutes; reports of Frank H. Epp: to the CCC executive committee, Jan. 18, 1972, his chairman's reports to the CCA, Feb. 15 and June 14, 1972. Also includes minutes of Jan. 25, 1973 meeting at which Frank H. Epp was not present. 
 

88 - DMCC - Peace Sesction - Int International

Note: The files in this international section were added here from boxes in storage. They all include, memos and mailings, especially from Urbane Peachey, the PS executive secretary, as well as some correspondence of Frank H. Epp regarding the work of Mennonite Central Committe International, of which he was the chair from 1979 to 1986. The months for each file are indicated and articles by Frank H. Epp are cited. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co Correspondence, 1979, Jan. to Dec. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1980, Jan. to May. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1980, June to Dec.
Removed: Gerald E. Dirks, "The Plight of the Homeless: the Refugee Phenomenon" in Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Vol. 37, No.3 , (Aug. 1980), 28p. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1981, Jan. to Apr. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1981, May to Dec. 
Removed: Affirm life: pay for peace : a handbook of World Peace Tax Fund educators/organizers (Newton, Kan.: Historic Peace Church Task Force on Taxes, 1981), 86p. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1982, Jan. to Apr. Includes: "Frank H. Epp, "The Ever-Expanding circle of peace (3)" (Report by the chairman, MCC Peace Section, MCC Annual Meeting, Henderson, Nebraska, 29-30 Janunary, 1982). 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1982, May to Aug. Includes: Frank H. Epp's articles: "Europe and the end of the war," attached to letter of Aug. 20, 1982 and his report, "MCC Peace Section Europe," account, "A Summary of experiences in Europe" and list "Europe persons and organizations," from his 19-day trip to Europe Feb. 12 to Mar. 2, 1982. 
Removed: Remembering : stories of peacemakers : stories, readings and short plays for use in churches and schools (Akron, Pa.: Mennonite Central Committee, 1982), 60p. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1982, Sept. to Dec. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1983, Jan. to May. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1983, June to Sept. Includes: "Voluntary change or violent revolution: MCC and the Philippines" (A Report to MCC and MCC Peace Section by Frank and Helen Epp in consultation with Esther and Dan Epp-Tiessen, Aug. 1983).>

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1983, Oct. to Dec. Includes: letter to President Ronald Reagen, Washington, DC, with Nov. 1983 papers.

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1984, Jan. to May.

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1984, June to Dec. Includes: agenda for Peace Section executive meeting of Sept. 12, 1984; Frank H. Epp, "Expanding the circle of peace V," Chairman's report to annual meeting of MCC Peace Section, Bluffton, Ohio, 15-16 November, 1984. 
Removed: Conciliation service: an occasional quarterly, Vol.3, No.2 (August 1984), published in Akron, Pa. by Mennonite Central Committee, U.S. Peace Section; Peace Section Newsletter, A Special issue on the International Mennonite Peace Committee Mennonite World Conference, Vol.XIV, No.5 (Sept.-Oct. 1984). 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co, 1985. Includes: Frank H. Epp's letter of Aug. 7 in which he reports to Florence Driedger that he will not be at the Sept. executive committee meeting of the Peace Section because of his heart surgery and thanks her for taking over the duties of chairperson; 2 other letters, from Jan. 9 and June 18.

Note: The following files all contain copies of Urbane Peachey's international correspondence, sent monthly from Mennonite Central Committee international headquarters in Akron, Pa., to Frank H. Epp and other international Peace Section members. Some of the correspondence in the files up to 1983 concerns the Middle East. The months are noted for each file.

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co - Urbane Peachey, 1980, Jan. to Aug. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co - Urbane Peachey, 1980, Sept. to Dec. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co - Urbane Peachey, 1981, Jan. to Nov. Also included are a few letters of Frank H. Epp to Urbane Peachey in Oct. and Nov. 1981. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co - Urbane Peachey, 1982, Mar. to July. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co - Urbane Peachey, 1982, Sept. to Dec. 

88 - DMCC - PS - Int - Co - Urbane Peachey, 1983, Jan. to July. 
 

88 - DMG Denominations General Conference Mennonite Church, CoC Conference of Mennonites in Canada - 64, 1964. Includes: Frank H. Epp, "The Church's witness to society and state" (A Paper presented to 1964 session of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada at Rosthern, Saskatchewan, July 3-7), 7p. 

88 - DMG - CoM Manitoba Mennonite Conference, 1958-1966. Includes: reports and yearbooks of the Manitoba conference; "Open Letter to Manitoba Young People," from Frank H. Epp, Director, Mennonite Radio Mission, inManitoba Youth Organization, p.2; minutes of Study Committee on the Church Publications, June 18 and 20, 1962, where The Canadian Mennonite was also discussed. See also, 92 - Y - MYO Manitoba Youth Organization, 1952, 1962-1963.
Removed: "Nachklaenge zu unserer Jahresbruderschaft" ("Report on our annual meeting) in, Der Bote, Feb. 16, 1960.

88 - DMG - CoM - SG Schoenwieser Gemeinde (Church), 1957-1963. Includes: Das Blatt, monthly publication of the youth organization ("Jugendverein") of First Mennonite Church, Winnipeg (Mar. 1957) (sent to The Canadian Mennonite); 5 issues of "Gruess Gott! Rundschreiben der Schoenwieser Mennoniten Gemeinde" (newsletter of the Schoenwieser Mennonite Church), 1957-1962; 3 membership lists of the Schoenwieser Mennonite Church for 1958-59, 1962 and 1963. 

88 - DMG - CoM - 58, 1958. Includes: progam and reports from the meetings in Nov.

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90 - Self-Expression - PSR Public Speaking Requests

90 - PSR - 1959 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous. Includes: bulletin from Frank H. Epp's presentation at the Young People's Watchnight Service at the First Mennonite Church of Saskatoon, Dec. 24 and program for graduation exercises, Rose Farm High School where he spoke in May. 

90 - PSR - 1960 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous. Includes: papers related to Frank H. Epp: invitation from Delphine Martens to lead in the devotional period in Newton Kansas in Feb.; his two sermons at the Minneapolis Mennonite Brethren Church during the worship service on Oct. 9 and at the afternoon Missions Festival on Nov. 6.

90 - PSR - 1961, Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous. Includes: papers from Frank H. Epp's presentations: at various churches, the Canadian Mennonite Bible College Missions Conference, the 125th anniversary of the Bergthaler Mennonite Church, the opening of Mennonite Educational Institute in Sept., youth groups in Oct. and Nov., at weddings in Oct., the kindergarten opening in Oct., the Altona Collegiate Institute commencement in November, the Association of Mennonite University Students, the Christmas teachers local organization in the Winkler School in Dec.
Transferred to CGUC Library and Archives: photo of Frank H. Epp speaking at Mennonite Educational Institute in Sept.

90 - PSR - 1962 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous. Includes: papers from Frank H. Epp's presentations: at various churches, various youth groups and various high school and college commencement exercises, at meetings regarding The Canadian Mennonite newspaper in Jan. and Feb., at the Men's Society (Maennerverein) of First Mennonite Church in Winnipeg in Jan., at the Mennonite Central Committee Annual Peace Section Meeting in Chicago in Jan. for which the paper he gave, "Communism, Anti-Communism and the Mennonite Church" is included, at meetings in Saskatoon in April, at the Pembina Christian Business Men's Committee meeting in Winkler, Manitoba in Oct., at the Rhineland School Trustees' Association meeting in Manitoba in Nov., and the teachers local in Kronsthal, Manitoba in Dec.

90 - PSR - 1963 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous. Includes: papers from Frank H. Epp's presentations: at various churches and youth groups and various high school and college commencement exercises, at the Alberta Faith and Life Broadcasting Association in Jan., at the Inter-Mennonite Sunday School Conference in Winnipeg in Feb., at the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Feb., at the Federation of Southern Manitoba Coops in Mar., at the Mennonite Educational Institute and Mennonite Brethren Bible Institute in British Columbia in April, at the Ministers Peace Retreat at Five Oaks near Paris in May, at the Missions Conference held at Canadian Mennonite Bible College in June, at the Christian Singles Adult Retreat at Moose Lake Bible Camp in June and July, at the Giesbrecht-Heinrichs wedding at which he officiated in Oct., at the Mens' Society (Maennerverein) of the Mennonite Brethren Church in North Kildonan, Winnipeg in Nov. 

90 - PSR - 1964 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous. Includes: papers from Frank H. Epp's presentations: at various churches, various youth groups and various high school and college commencement exercises, at the Canadian Mennonite Association meeting in Feb, to Sunday School teachers and to promote The Canadian Mennonite in Saskatoon in Feb., at the Association of Mennonite University Students in Feb., for a course for the Federation of Southern Manitoba Coops in Mar., to The Canadian Mennonite Association in Rosemary, Alberta in April, at Prairie Bible Institute in Alberta and the Bethel Bible Institute in Abbotsford, British Columbia in Apr. at the Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute Alumni Association meeting in May, at the Altona baseball park opening in June, the Peace Conference in Saskatchewan in October, at the Missionary Conference of the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church in Nov., at the Canadian Mennonite Bible College Student Council meeting in Nov.

90 - PSR - 1965 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous. Includes: papers from Frank H. Epp's presentations: at various churches, various youth and high school groups, at the Mennonite Disaster Service All-Unit Meeting in Kitchener, Ontario in Feb., at the Conference on Mennonite Cultural Problems in Bluffton in June, at the Bethel Mennonite Church Mennonite Men's Meeting in June,at the Ministers' Conference of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada held in British Columbia in July, at the Peace Conference in Saskatchewan in Oct., and at the Cuna Mutual Insurance Society staff in Nov. 

90 - PSR - 1966 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous (1). Includes: papers from Frank H. Epp's presentations (many of them on Vietnam): at various churches and to various youth and student groups, to the Mennonite Historical Society in Goshen, Indiana in Jan., at the Mennonite Fine Arts Festival in Feb., at the Anabaptist Seminar of the Mennonite Brethren Bible College in Feb., at the Missionary Conference of the Ontario Mennonite Bible School and Institute in Kitchener, Ontario in Feb., at a Mennonite Central Committee Peace Conference in Saskatchewan and one sponsored by the Mennonite churches of British Columbia, both in Apr., to the Manitoba Voice of Women in Apr., on The Mennonite Hour radio broadcast in Apr. and May (see publication of Frank H. Epp, "Man and his world of war" by The Mennonite Hour attached to letter of May 6), of a series of public lectures at churches in Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska in May.
90 - PSR - 1966 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous (2). Includes: papers from Frank H. Epp's presentations (the majority of them on Vietnam): at various churches, various youth and student groups and high school and college commencements, at the Inter-Faith Seminar sponsored by the Canadian Friends' Service Committee on Grindstone Island, Ontario in July, at the Winkler Bible Camp in July, on CJOH-TV in Ottawa in Aug., on Vietnam at a public meeting sponsored by the Maplewood Mennonite Church in Ft. Wayne in Aug., to Mennonite churches in the Northern District Conference (Mennonite Church USA) in Sept.; at Mennonite churches of the Central District Conference (Mennonite Church USA) on the situation in Vietnam in Oct., to Mennonite churches in Illinois in Oct., at a memorial for the Vietnam war dead in Nov. (see slide # 2000-1.161 taken at this event in the CGUC Photo Collection, referred to in, 8. Biography - g - Pe - EFH - Ph Photographs, 1902, 1962-1968, 1970s? ); in Toronto sponsored by the Inter-Faith Committee on Vietnam and the Canadian Friends Service Committee, Nov. 12-20, at the Mennonite Central Committee (Ontario) third annual meeting, in St. Catharines in Nov., at the Voice of Women, Hamilton Branch in Nov. (see letter of Jan. 11, 1967, at the end of this file).
Transferred to CGUC Library and Archives: part of a contact sheet with small photos taken by an Ottawa photographer, of an undated demonstration in Ottawa in which Frank H. Epp took part (he holds a placard in one of the photos). 
90 - PSR - 1966 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous (4). Includes" notice written in chalk with photo of Frank H. Epp, announcing his presentation, "The Vietnam situation in historical perspective," Slides - Discussion, on Sept. 13. (See, 90 - PSR - 1966 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous (2), which includes a program from Oct. 18, 1966 at which Frank H. Epp spoke on this topic.) 

90 - PSR - 1967 Speaking Requests, Miscellaneous (1). Includes:papers from Frank H. Epp's presentations: at various churches, various youth and student groups, at the Manitoba Dept. of Education in Jan., at the Inter-Mennonite Sunday School Convention in Winnipeg in Feb., in an interview for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation done in Nov. 1966 (see correspondence of Feb. 15), at the Missions Conference of the United Mennonite Church in the Niagara region, Ontario in Apr., at meetings at the Elmira, Steinmans George Street and Preston Mennonite churches on "War and peace in Vietnam" in Apr., at a business men's breakfast (Berkeley Square) in Apr., at a panel discussion on Vietnam at the YMHA Community Centre in Winnipeg in Apr., at the Peace Days of Freeman Junior College in May.
See also, 29 - g - General, 1967? 1971, which includes Frank Epp's speech to the Mennonite World Conference (1967?).

92. Sociology

92 - g - IYHR International Year for Human Rights (1), 1968-1969. Includes: Frank H. Epp's notes and materials from the Canadian Commission International Year for Human Rights National Conference, held in Ottawa in Dec. 1968, which he attended; List of registered delegates and observers, which includes Frank H. Epp's name as representing the Mennonite Central Committee (Canada), p.5; one item from 1969, namely, Frank H. Epp's letter of Jan. 13, 1969 asking the International year for human rights Canadian Commission to send materials to Mennonite Central Committee (Canada) offices in Winnipeg.

92 - g - IYHR (2), 1968. Includes: materials related to the conference and the IYHR Canadian Commission; The Revolution in Human Rights A background paper of the United Nations Association in Canada (Toronto: Policy Committee, United Nations Association in Canada, 1966); "The Canadian Welfare Council: A Guardian of Human Rights?” The forty-eighth Annual Report, 1968 of the Canadian Welfare Council; A Presentation by the Canadian Baha’i Community, Canadian Conference on Human Rights, Ottawa, Dec. 1-3, 1968; Human Relations, published by the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Vol.8, No.16 (May 1968).
Removed: Citizen, Vol.14, No.1 (Feb. 1968), journal published by the Citizenship Branch, Dept. of the Secretary of State; Fighting Discrimination in Employment and Occupation, A Workers Education Manual (Geneva: International Labour Office, 1968); Human Rights Review (Ottawa: Citizenship Branch, Dept. of the Secretary of State, 1968);International Year for Human Rights 1968 Catalogue of Publications; Unesco Bulletin, Vol.10, No.5 (Feb. 1968);Report of the Canadian Committee of the International Council on Social Welfare , for the XIV International Conference on Social Welfare (Ottawa: Canadian Welfare Council, 1968); ILO panorama, published by the International Labor Office, Geneva, No.32 (Sept.-Oct. 1968)

92 - g - IYHR (3), 1967-1968. Complements the above file, news clippings only. Includes: articles related to Canadian issues of human rights.
 

103. Writing

Physical description: 1 m of textual records

Scope and content: These files, designated by Epp as 103 - H - MC, relate to the Mennonites in Canada history project.

Note: See also files with the prefix 103 - H - MC in  the Frank H. Epp fonds, 103. Writing, and the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada fonds.

Sub-series 1: Production files

Scope and content: These files relate predominantly to the administration and publication of Mennonites in Canada volumes I and II.

1. Proposals, outlines, and memo of understanding, 1968-1973
2. Computing
3. Publicity
4. Mennonite History Institutes, 1972-1973
   Note: The history institutes were held in several locations to stimulate interest in Mennonites in Canada, to test certain interpretations, and to gather historical information from Mennonite congregations.
5. Prospectus for the Mennonite Experience in North America, 1973
6. Information for The Canadian Family Tree, 1973
7. Progress reports
8. Illustrations for Vol. I
   Note: A second file, located in the map case, contains original drawings by Douglas Ratchford donated to the Archives by the estate of Frank H. Epp in 2024. These include: The Crushing of Dissent (p.22), Retreat from the Thames (p.92), The Bishop on Horseback (p.112), Open-air Revival Meetings (p. 132), Village Scene in Russia (p.158), Publishing the Awakening (p.232), The Threat of Progress (p.282), Arrival in Manitoba (p.182), A People Opposed to War (p.364), Parliament: For and Against (p.390).
9. Manuscript reviews gathered by Frank H. Epp for Macmillan of Canada
   Note: Manuscripts reviewed include "Threads of Mennonite History" and "The Community Farm of the Brethren."

Sub-series 2: Grants

1. Multiculturalism Directorate
2. Opportunities for Youth Programme
3. Canada Council
4. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Sub-series 3: Readers Committee

Note: See also the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada fonds. Readers Committee records for Vol. III are located there.
For unsolicited responses from readers post-publication, see Sub-series 5: Correspondence.

1. Readers Committee for Vol. 1, correspondence
2. Readers Committee for Vol. 1, collated responses
3. Readers Committee, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, responses

Sub-series 4: Reviews

Note: For additional reviews of Vol. I, see 103 - H - MCI Mennonites in Canada, Vol. I, 1974-1979. Reviews for Vol. II are located in 103 - H - MCII Reviews, 1982-1984. Both files are located in Frank H. Epp fonds, 103. Writing.

1. Reviews for Vol. 1

Sub-series 5: Correspondence

1. Coryer, Richard L.
2. Dahl, Edward L.
3. Dick, Ernie
4. Driedger, Arthur
5. Driedger, Leo
6. Enns, Herbert
7. Ens, Adolf
8. Ens, Adold and S.F. Wise re. War resisters
9. Fransen, David
10. Fretz, J. Winfield
11. Friesen, Ted
12. Kehler, Larry
13. Mackey, Lloyd
14. Quiring, Walter
15. Ratzlaff, Vern
16. Regehr, T.D.
17. Rempel, Alexander
18. Sawatzky, Rodney
19. Urry, James
20. Alberta
21. Archives
22. Macmillan of Canada
23. Publisher search
24. Correspondence re 1971 census, 1968, 1972-1974
25. General correspondence, 1968-1989

Sub-series 6: Database project

Physical description: 17 cm of textual material

Administrative history: The database project was initiated by Frank H. Epp in 1976 to gather information for Mennonites in Canada Vol. II and in anticipation of the creation of a Canadian Mennonite yearbook. The project was later administered by the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada database sub-committee. The database became the basis for the Canadian Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (1996) and its successor the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (2005).

1. Canada Church Directory Project
   Note: Includes Canadian Mennonite Yearbook proposal
2. Lists and tables
3. Ontario congregational research, 1976
   Scope and content: Information on Mennonite, Amish and Missionary Church congregations was gathered by Fred Lichti for Frank H. Epp in the summer of 1976. Groups are: 1) Old Order Amish; 2) Mennonite Brethren; 3) Missionary Church; 4) Conservative, Old Order and Markham-Waterloo Mennonites; 5) Northern Light Gospel Mission; 6) Reformed Mennonite; 7) United Mennonite; 8) Mennonite Church; 9) Miscellaneous.
4. Questionnaire on Mennonite congregations, 1979
5. MHSC Database Committee correspondence, 1985-1989
6. Database printouts, [198-]
   Scope and content: Biographical database, Mennonite schools database, Mennonite institutions database, Mennonite periodicals database, Mennonite business database, Mennonite conference database.
   Note: Printout for the Mennonite congregational database was not kept by the Archives. Congregational data are included in the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (www.gameo.org).
7. Historical sketches of congregations
   Scope and content: Contains historical sketches provided by congregations in response to requests for information for the database.
   Note: Most materials relating to Ontario Mennonite congregations have been transferred to the appropriate congregational fonds in the Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
8. Questionnaire forms filled out by congregations
   Note: Data from these forms are included in the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online (www.gameo.org). Not all original questionnaires were kept by the Archives. Questionnaires in this file are those that include additional information not entered into GAMEO.

Sub-series 7: Manuscript Outlines

Scope and content: Outlines by Frank H. Epp for volumes of Mennonites in Canada that were never published.

1. Detailed outline for "Mennonites in Canada, 1940-1960: The End of Isolation," 1985, 249 pp.
2. Detailed online for "Mennonites in Canada, 1940-1960," [1985?], 490 pp.
3. Outline for "Mennonites in Canada, 1960-1980: The Search for Identity," [198-], 14 pp.

Sub-series 8: Indexes and bibliographies

Note: Many of the index entries refer to materials located in the Mennonite in Canada vertical files in the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada fonds (XV-31.4 Boxes 1-28).

1. Lists of Ontario newspapers in Mennonite areas
2. Index of coverage of Mennonites in daily Canadian newspapers
3. Index of coverage of Mennonites in weekly Canadian newspapers
4. Bibliography of Mennonite-themed term papers
5. Mennonite bibliographies, miscellaneous
6. Index of materials on Mennonite leaders
7. Indexes to The Canadian Mennonite (supplementary)
   Administrative history: Students working for Frank H. Epp created several indexes that have been published as The Canadian Mennonite Index, 1953-1971. Some time after the initial project, Epp had a special grant and had John Franzen create these additional indexes.
   
   Scope and content: The supplementary indexes are: Anniversaries, 1960-1968; Accidents, 1960-1962, 1964; Deaths, 1960-1968; Editorials, 1960-1968; Front Line, 1960-1966, 1968; Letters, 1960-1968; Just around house, 1961-1964; Hymns, 1961-1964, 1966-1968; Marriages, 1960-1968; Money, 1966-1967; Poems, 1962, 1964-1968; Reviews, 1960-1968; Writers, 1962, 1968; In and out my window, 1966-1968; Biblical Studies, 1964, 1968; Quotes and Notes, 1968; Swath and Sheaf, 1968; Let's face it, 1968; Births, 1961, 1964, 1966-1968.
8. Archival finding aids

Sub-series 9: Interview transcripts, 1984-1985

1. Peter D. Loewen interviewed by Frank H. Epp; Leona Bender, Howard Bender, Orland Gingerich, Lorraine Roth interviewed by Frank H. Epp; Lorraine Roth, Hugh Lawrence interviewed by Frank H. Epp; Siegfried Janzen interviewed by Reg Good; Arden Thiessen, Jacob P. Dueck, David K. Schellenberg, Royden Loewen interviewed by Frank H. Epp; Valentine Nafziger interviewed by Frank H. Epp; Allan J. Siebert interview