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German Canadian Congress fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1938-1995.

Reference:

R4459-0-3-E, MG28-V160

Type of material:

Textual material, Art, Photographs, Moving images, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

106858

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German Canadian Congress fonds
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Fonds includes:

10 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1938-1995.

Bilingual equivalent:

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Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

9.105 m of textual records.
4 drawings : sketches.
191 photographs : 120 b&w and 71 col.
4 videocassettes.
242 audio cassettes.

Language of material:

German

Added language of material:

German, English

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German Canadian Congress fonds [multiple media]

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Fonds consists of textual records of the German Canadian Congress, arranged under the following headings: Organizational records, 1984-1995; Conferences, 1986-1994; Membership, 1985-1994; Projects, 1967-1995; Correspondence, 1938-1995; Information bulletins and press releases, 1984-1994; Manuscripts, 1991-1993; Clippings, 1976-1991; Art work1985-1995; and Publications, 1984-1994.

The fonds also contains photographs and sound recordings relating in particular to organizational meetings or events sponsored by the organization which were transferred to the appropriate media division. In addition, it includes photographs relating to The Trans-Canada Alliance of German Canadians and the Central Organization of Sudeten German Clubs.

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Deutschkanadischer Kongress

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Deutschkanadischer Kongress : Founded in 1984, after the Trans-Canada Alliance had lost much of its influence in the German Canadian community, the German Canadian Congress sought to represent German Canadian political and cultural interests with government as well as with non-German community organizations.

By 1993, the Congress had branches in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia in addition to some 550 member organizations across Canada. Among these were 130 churches, 100 German language schools, 20 senior citizens' homes, art associations, museums, theatres, credit unions, as well as four kinds of smaller umbrella organizations: the provincial umbrella organizations in Saskatchewan and Alberta; those of the Transylvanian Saxons, Danube Swabians, Balts, and Sudeten Germans; the German-Canadian Choir Association (Deutschkanadischer Sängerbund) with branches in Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Stratford, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, and Windsor; and the Canadian Association of German Language Schools.

German Canadian Congress membership, reflecting the diversity of the German Canadian mosaic's denominations and national origins, included Mennonites and Hutterites, Austrians and Swiss, as well as anglophone and francophone Canadians of German-speaking background.

Despite its rapid growth, the Congress had difficulty sustaining itself, primarily because of conflict within the leadership of the organization, which was exacerbated by a cut in government funding in the early 1990s. This led to a closing of the National Office in 1995. Although the Congress has essentially ceased functioning at the national level, provincial branches continue to operate in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia.

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid is file list in pdf format and is also described at a lower level. MSS1972 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000529.pdf

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General note:

Received from the head office of the German Canadian Congress, Ottawa, in 1993 and 1995, and from Elizabeth Ruge, Camrose, Alberta, in 1990.

Arrangement note:

Textual material is arranged in chronological order by document type.

Language note:

95% of material is in German.

Accruals:

No further accruals expected.
Subject heading:

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German-Canadians - Canada

German-Canadians - Ethnic identity

German Organizations
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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121-020044-9
123-020021-5
1993/0190
1995/0133
2000-01268-X
file 14
file 9
MG28-V160
NPC
R4459-0-3-E

Former archival reference no.:

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MG28-V160
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG28 V 160] 1--49

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1972] 144

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R4459] 50

[Consultation 90 Open]

Moving images (video)

[Consultation90 Open]

Sound recordings

[Consultation90 Open]

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