Classification scheme:
Hist. Mss. 1.25
Dates of creation: 1963-1973
Physical description: 5 cm of textual records
Biographical sketch: Walter Klaassen (1926-2024) was born in Laird, Saskatchewan. On June 7, 1952 he married Ruth Dorean Strange; they had three children.
Klaassen received his doctorate from Oxford University in 1960. He has taught at Bethel College (North Newton, Kan.)(1961-1964) and Conrad Grebel College (Waterloo, Ont.) until his retirement. He was chaplain of Conrad Grebel College from 1964-1970. He has published numerous popular and scholarly articles. He and Ruth retired in Vernon, B.C.
Custodial history: The records were received by the Archives before 2010, except for file 7, which was received in 2017.
Notes: See also the Conrad Grebel University College fonds.
Original archival description created by Sam Steiner.
File list:
- Correspondence and minutes related to Conrad Grebel College, 1963-1965 (from his resignation at Bethel through his first year at Conrad Grebel).
- Primary research materials for chapter, "The Mennonite churches in Asia and Africa" in An introduction to Mennonite history, ed. C.J. Dyck. The data was gathered in 1965.
- Misc. papers by Klaassen
- Editor's typescript copy of Anabaptism, neither Catholic nor Protestant, 1973
- Cassette tapes (3) of lectures given at Rockway Mennonite Church, April 5, 1970-May 10, 1970 that formed the basis for the book, Anabaptism, neither Catholic nor Protestant
- Kitchener-Waterloo Anti-Draft Program, 1968-1970
Note: The following was removed and can be found in the Milton Good Library: The new exodus : America's draft-age exiles / Council for Social Action of the United Church of Christ, 1970 - Personal theological reflections by Walter Klaassen