Werner O. Packull

Title:  Werner Packull fonds

Dates of creation: [197-] - [198-]

Physical description: 12 cm of textual records

Biographical sketch: Werner O. Packull (b. 14 Jul 1941) was born in East Prussia, Germany. He has retired from the position of professor of History at Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

He received his BA at the University of Guelph in 1969, his MA at the University of Waterloo in 1970, and his PhD at Queen's University in 1974. He was granted a Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship for 1970-74 and The Swiss Ambassador Award at the University of Guelph in 1969.

Dr. Packull's writing has appeared in the Mennonite Quarterly Review and in Umstrittenes Taufertum 1525-1975: Neue Forschungen, edited by Hans-Jurgen Goertz. He has published several books. He is a member of the American Society for Reformation Research, Mennonitischer Geschichtsverain, and of the supporting faculty of the Consortium in Reformation History of University of Guelph and University-of Waterloo.

Dr. Packull and his wife, Karin, are the parents of two children.

Custodial history: Donated to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario by Werner O. Packull

Scope and content: Writings and research materials collected by Werner O. Packull

File list:

Box 1

1. Eine Sammlung von Wiedertauferliedern des sechszehnten Jahrhundertes; Ein Beitrag zur deutshen Liedergeschichte von Julius Feisalik
2. Stadtbuch Kitzbuhel 1971
3. Ph D. Dissertation by Erika Prast 1975
4. Katholische Blatter 1868 No. 1, No 3
5. Heinz Moser, Die Schartrichten von Tirol 1982
6. Der Schlern Monatszeitschrift fur Sudtiroler Landeskunde, 1982 Nr. 56 Heft 10
7. Dissertation by Alois Rastner 1974

Box 2

1. Photocopy of a codex at the University of Heidelburg. An acrostic in the last song of the codex, pp. 93-94, identifies the author as Sigmund Salminger von Munchen, who is referred to by Packull in his book Mysticism and the Early South GermanAustrian Anabaptist Movement 1525-1531 (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press; 1977)
2. Microfilm Index to Anabaptist Materials in the Generallandesarchiv, Karlsruhe, Germany
3. Microfilm of Anabaptist Materials in the Bayerisches Hauptstaatsarchiv, most or all of which have been transcribed by Hans Wiedemann
4. Microfilm of Gabriel Asherham Codex, "Unterschied Gottlicher und Menschlicher Weisheit," Osterreichesche Nationalbibliothek
5. Budapest Museum Codex 1194 Quart. Latin, "Origines Anabaptistorum in Hungarin..." and "Catechis Mennonitorum" (95 articles)
6. Peter Walpot, "Antwort von den Brudern, so man die Huterischen nennen tut, auf der Schweitzerischen Bruder in gemain gestellten sieben Article, Anno 1567 Jahr" (Amsterdam Codex A740I, pp.177-378)

Box 3

1. Correspondence, 1972-1991

Box 4

1. Correspondence, 1992-2004