Accession 2003.0o8
Title and Physical Description
David C. Peters fonds. – [ca. 2003]. – 5 pages of textual records
Administrative/Biographical History
David C. Peters was born in Mexico and as a young man his parents moved to Canada, first to northern British Columbia and then to La Crete, Alberta. His father was a teacher in the Old Colony Schools in Mexico. Drought conditions forced them to seek other ways of making a living. David was one of the first young people to enter the field of education even though it was opposed by the church leaders. He attended both the Old Colony Schools and the Public Schools and then spent his life time teaching in the elementary grades.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of a single 5-page essay on “Education in the Mennonite Community of La Crete.” In it Peters discusses various issues such as economic reasons why the children attended school irregularly and moves through the years and how attitudes toward education have changed.
Related Material
Ben Peters fonds , Dawn Bowen fonds
Source of Acquisition
Donated by David C. Peters in 2003
Notes
Accession 2003.0o8