© Mennonite Heritage Centre, Winnipeg Manitoba (Last updated December 21, 2004)
Schroeder, Johann H.
Retrieval numbers: 4949-4950
Title: Johann H. Schroeder fonds
Dates: 1921-1955
Extent: 14 cm of textual material
Repository: Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives
Johann H. Schroeder (1870-1956) was born in the Bergthal Colony, South Russia and immigrated with his parents, Gerhard Schroeder and Anna Harder, to Manitoba. He married Katharina Doerksen (1868-1939), daughter of Jacob Doerksen and Margaretha Penner. Together they had three children Johann, Gerhard, and Katherina. On November 24, 1910 Johann was called to the ministry in the Chortitzer Mennonite church. Schroeder collected religious tracts and also wrote at least three himself.
The material in this fonds consists of diaries, totaling eight books, documenting Johann H. Schroeder's life, and a collection of religious tracts, three of which Schroeder wrote himself. The diaries were begun by Johann H. Schroeder after the negotiations with the Manitoba government convincing some people to emigrate to Paraguay. On December 31, 1921, he passed the diary on to his invalid son Johann (1891-1944) who continued the diary, writing about his father's activities. After young Johann's death the diary was continued by the youngest son Gerhard (1893-1959). At the back of the diaries is a list of people who have died in the years the diary covers. The eighth book is a book of letters.
Schroeder, Johann H.
Consist of a file list.
The materials were inherited by Rev. Schroeder's grandson, Abram P. Dueck (1909-1993). After Dueck's death Ernie Braun bought the diaries and religious tracts at the Dueck auction sale in the spring or fall of 1993. Jacob Doerksen went through the diaries and noted the content of the material which Ernest Braun gave to the Centre with the materials in February 1994.
Mainly German some English.
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Further accruals expected. (Jac Doerksen has the last diary in the series until September 27, 1957, which he hopes to deposit at a later date).
Described by Conrad Stoesz March 16, 2001 Accession nos. 94-104
Volume 4949
1 Religious Tracts written by Johann H. Schroeder. --1941.
2 Religious tracts. -- [19-].
3 Religious tracts. -- [19-].
Volume 4950
1 Johann H. Schroeder diary, book 1. -- 1921-1923.
2 Johann H. Schroeder diary, book 2. -- 1923-1925.
3 Johann H. Schroeder diary, book 3. -- 1926-1930.
4 Johann H. Schroeder diary, book 4. -- 1930-1934.
5 Johann H. Schroeder diary, book 5. -- 1935-1937.
6 Johann H. Schroeder diary, book 6. -- 1938-1939.
7 Johann H. Schroeder diary, book 7. -- 1939-1944.
8 Letters written by Gerhard D. Schroeder. -- 1949-1955.