Accession 2004.032
Title and Physical Description
Anna Janzen fonds,. – 1926-1958. – 2 cm of textual records. – 1 compact disc
Administrative/Biographical History
Anna Janzen (nee Anna Barg), the daughter of Isaak Barg and Maria (Dueck) Barg, was born 8 November 1911 in the village of Fuerstenwerder, Saporoschnia settlement. She migrated from the Soviet Union to Canada in 1926. There she married Aron Janzen on 11 January 1931. They lived in Coaldale, Alberta, where Anna Janzen died in 2008. Over the years the family received numerous letters from relatives still in the Soviet Union.
Custodial History
The letters and some supporting documents were entrusted to Erna Goerzen who photocopied and translated them, and also preserved a copy on a compact disc. The original copies were returned by Erna Goerzen to Anna Janzen.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of a manuscript entitled “Familien Briefe aus Ruszland, 1926-1958, Sammlung von Anna Janzen, Englishe Verfassung-Uebersetzung, Heinrich u. Erna Goerzen,” It includes the translated version of letters received by members of the Janzen family from relatives in the Soviet Union, together with an account by Anna’s father-in-law of the family’s journey from the Soviet Union, and some supportive genealogical information. Also included is a separate folder contianing more extensive genealogical information, and another folder containing photocopies of the letters which are also preserved on a compact disc.
Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta by Erna Goerzen.