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  • Friesen, Katharina "Kay", 1930-


    Retrieval numbers: Volumes 5630

    Title: Katharina "Kay" Friesen fonds
    Dates: 1947-1971
    Extent: 3 cm of textual records
    Repository: Mennonite Heritage Centre Archives

    Historical note

    Katharina "Kay" Friesen was born on 31 May 1930 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as the sixth child out of eight, to recent Mennonite immigrants from Russia, Peter J. and Anna Friesen. Kay Friesen served with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), as a nurse, in Indonesia from 1964-1970.

    Scope and content note

    This fonds consists of the letters and reports which Kay Friesen wrote while serving as a nurse with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) in Indonesia, as well as other materials which she collected related to the work of Mennonite Central Committee in Indonesia and the history of Mennonites in Indonesia.

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    Creators

  • Friesen, Katharina "Kay", 1930-
  • Mennonite Central Committee - Indonesia

    Adjunct descriptive data

    Finding aids

    Inventory file list available

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    Notes

    Language

    English with some German and Indonesian

    Arrangement

    Described and arranged by Alf Redekopp, August 2012.

    Restrictions on access

    No restrictions to access.

    Immediate source of acquisition

    Rudy Friesen, Xavier, Manitoba

    Other notes

    Acc. No. 2009-012


    Inventory File List - Textual Records
    Volume 5630
    Katharina "Kay" Friesen (1930- ) fonds
    1. Personal letters and reports from Indonesia. – 1964-1970.
    2. Letters and reports from other workers in Indonesia. – 1965-1969.
    3. MCC – Indonesia – Reports. – 1947-1970.
    4. Articles and clippings about Mennonite ministry in Indonesia. – 1957-1971.