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T.D. Regehr fonds. -- 1906-1989 -- 31 cm of textual material.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Theodore D. Regehr was born in Coldale, Alberta, in 1937. After completing high school and university Regehr received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Alberta. Regehr has worked as an archivist at the Public Archives in Ottawa and as a Professor of History at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of several books, including The Canadian Northern Railway and Mennonites in Canada 1939-1970: A People Transformed.

In 1986, Dr. T.D. Regehr with assistance from his uncle, J.I. Regehr, began to gather information and material for the purpose of writing a history of the Alexanderkrone Zentralschule in Southern Russia. The result was the publication of For Everything a Season: A History of the Alexanderkrone Zentralschule in 1988.

Jacob I. Regehr (1897-1989) was born in Kleefeld, Southern Russia. He was both a student and a teacher at the Alexanderkrone Zentraschule in Russia. After emigrating to Canada, he attended high school and university and taught school Saskatchewan and Alberta. J.I. Regehr retired to Clearbrook, British Colombia where he passed away in 1989.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection consists of three series: 1) Articles and Research Material, 2) Correspondence and Manuscripts, 3) Photographs.

CUSTODIAL HISTORY

Professor T.D. Regehr deposited this material at the Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg in July of 1997.

NOTES

Some records in German.

Arranged and described by Myron Dyck in July of 2000.

Accession No. 97-148.

Finding aid consists of a series description with an inventory list.

Location: Volume 4882

Associated Material: University of Saskatchewan Archives, T.D. Regehr fonds, Fonds 60.

 

SERIES DESCRIPTION

Articles and Research Material. -- 1906-1980. -- 12 cm of textual material.

The material in this series consists of articles and photocopied sections of books relating to the research of For Everything a Season. Topics of research include aspects of Russian and Soviet education, history and data of the Mennonite education system in Russia and the relationships between Russian and Mennonite authorities.

Location: Volume 4882:1-12

Correspondence and Manuscripts. -- 1986-1989. -- 19 cm of textual material.

The material in this series consists of the research and publication related correspondence of historian T.D. Regehr, including his sources Marie Hubert, Isaac Regehr and representatives of Canadian Mennonite Bible College (CMBC) Publications. This series also contains an outline of Regehr's manuscript and several versions of his manuscript, edited by various individuals. Also contained in this series are subsequent reviews of Regehr's book.

Location: Volume 4882: 13-19

  1. Photographs. -- 1908-1976 - 7 photographs.

The four of the seven photos in this collection document the school building and

student body at the Alexanderkrone Zentralschule. The subject of the remaining three photos are of the I.P. Regehr house and family in Alexanderkrone, South Russia.

Location: Photo Collection No. 515.

 

T.D. Regehr fonds (Alexanderkrone Zentralschule) inventory file list:

Volume 4882

ARTICLES AND RESEARCH MATERIAL

  1. Russian Education. -- 1948-1980.
  2. Volksfreund. -- 1918.
  3. Nation und Staat. -- 1928.
  4. Neuland. -- 1930.
  5. Zur Neuen Deutsche Lehrerzeitung Institut fuer Russland bezieungen. -- 1925-1926.
  6. Friedensstimme. --1906-1908.
  7. Friedensstimme. -- 1909-1910.
  8. Friedensstimme. -- 1912, 1913, 1918.
  9. Der Bote. -- 1924-1947.
  10. Der Botschafter. -- 1906-1909.
  11. Documents and Articles. -- 19--.
  12. The Soviet school system (photocopied sections from books). -- 1928.
  13. CORRESPONDENCE AND MANUSCRIPTS

  14. Miscellaneous Correspondence. -- 1922-1989.
  15. Correspondence and research material; Marie Hubert. -- 1986-1987.
  16. Correspondence and articles; Jacob Regehr. 1986-1988.
  17. Correspondence and Manuscripts. -- 1988.
  18. Outline and Drafts of Chapters. -- 1987.
  19. Final Manuscripts. -- 1988.
  20. Revisions, Correspondence and Reviews. -- 1988-1989.