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Kornelius Heinrich Thiessen fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1897-1977.

Reference:

R12096-0-9-E

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3706267

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Kornelius Heinrich Thiessen fonds
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Date(s):

1897-1977.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

5 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

German

Added language of material:

German, English

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The fonds consists of the personal papers, 1909-1928, of Kornelius Heinrich Thiessen, including documentation relating to his emigration to Canada with his family; correspondence, n.d., 1925; rough drafts of letters and sermons, 1925-1930; poems, nd; as well as of genealogical notes and other material, 1897-1977, relating to Thiessen, his family and the larger Mennonite community.

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Thiessen, Kornelius Heinrich, 1895-1968

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Thiessen, Kornelius Heinrich, 1895-1968 : Born in 1895, in Russia, Kornelius Heinrich Thiessen and his family were able to leave the Soviet Union with the help of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization and emigrate to Canada. Arriving here in 1924, the family settled in the Leamington area of Ontario, where, in addition to his regular work, Thiessen frequently served as minister for his local Mennonite congregation.

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Language note:

Textual records are 95 percent in German and 5 percent in English.

Source:

Private

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2007-00240-X
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