Sound recordings come to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario by a variety of means. Many were recorded by Conrad Grebel University College in the course of its own programs. Some were donated by the creators of the recordings; a few were purchased. Copies of worship services have been solicited by the Archives from Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada congregations. The sound recordings are "unpublished" and are not commercially available. There are some anomalies in the numbering of the early series.
Sound recordings must be used at the Mennonite Archives of Ontario; they do not circulate. They cannot be routinely duplicated due to copyright regulations. Requests for copies will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The recordings are in a variety of formats.
Oral history projects are usually carried out through a grant or individual research project. They involve a series of interviews with persons on a particular theme. In some cases transcriptions are available; generally at least summaries of the interviews are also available. In some cases time or other restrictions have been placed on project tapes.Each oral history series listed below consists of one such project. Copies of oral history tapes will not be made unless copyright has been transferred to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario. To request copies contact the Archives; a fee may apply for copying services.
Hist.Mss. 9 - Sound recordings
Sound recordings gathered by the Mennonite Archives of Ontario are in ten series:
- Tour tapes
- Oral history seminar (1976)
- Music/Choirs
- Peter J. Dyck honorary doctorate, 1974
- Mennonite History on the Niagara Peninsula (1976-1977)
- School of Adult Studies (1977-1983)
- Mennonites and World War II
- Miscellaneous Interviews
- Worship Services in Ontario Mennonite Congregations
- Waterloo '79 (Mennonite Church General Assembly)
- Miscellaneous recordings
- Audio discs
- Audio kits
Hist.Mss. 20 - Sound recordings (CD/Digital)
These are recordings from a variety of sources that are in shelflist order.
Hist. Mss. 22 - Oral History Projects
- Alternative Service in World War II by David Fransen, 1974-1975
- Mennonite immigrants from Russia during the 1920s
- Mennonite immigrants from Mexico in 1960s-1970s
- Senior citizens at Fairview Mennonite Home, 1979
- Conrad Grebel University College history, 1984/1985, 2009/2010 (restricted)
Note: See also Hist.Mss. 1.92 - Abe Wiebe (s.c.) - Mennonite Central Committee Ontario, 1996-99
- Amish Mennonite Experience in Ontario, 1999-2000
- Rockway Mennonite Collegiate oral history project
- Rockway Mennonite Church interviews, 1973 (restricted)
- Mennonite Aid Union, 2006
- Valleyview Mennonite Church Oral History Project
- Volunteering for Service interview project
- Mennonite Central Committee Ontario Southeast Asian Refugees
- The value systems of conservative Mennonites and related groups in Ontario
- Multicultural History Society of Ontario interviews with Russian Mennonites
- Interviews with Palestinians and Israelis by Frank H. Epp
Note: For more information, see Hist.Mss.1.26.1.103 -B - Is Tapes, 1977, and Hist.Mss.1.26.1.103 -B - Pa Tapes. - Tapes were donated to the Archives as part of the Frank H. Epp fonds. Tapes were digitized in 2013. For details as to the contents of each tape, consult the original reel to reel recording cases. Epp recorded the interviews while researching his books The Palestinians : portrait of a people in conflict (1976) and The Israelis : portrait of a people in conflict (1980). - Ontario Mennonites in World War II
- Brethren in Christ in Ontario in World War I and World War II
- Women Without Men oral history project by Marlene Epp
- Interviews for "Alternative Service and alternative gender roles: conscientious objectors in B.C. during World War II" by Marlene Epp
- Peace and Conflict Studies directors and undergraduate advisors oral history conversation, 5 Aug 2014
- Waterloo County Hooked Rugs oral history project by Debra Meeks
- Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre oral history project
- Wie Geht's Tavistock oral history project