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Mennonite Archives of OntarioConrad Grebel University College
140 Westmount Road North
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6
Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238
Classification scheme:
Hist. Mss. 1.70 (s.c.)
Dates of creation: 1879; photocopied in 1977
Physical description: 1 cm. of textual records
Biographical sketch: Johann Cornies (1789-1848) was a major leader in the Molotschna Colony in Ukraine in the first half of the 19th century.
Custodial history: Originals held by Mr. Philipp Wiebe, Kingsville, Ont.; photocopied by Frank H. Epp in 1977 for the Archives.
Scope and content: The photocopies deal with the division of the Cornies estate about 1879. A translation was made in Germany in 1942 when the German occupation of the Ukraine brought hopes that former properties could be reclaimed.
Notes: An encyclopedia entry for Johann Cornies may be found in GAMEO.
Original archival description created in 1990s by Sam Steiner.
