Peter J. Braun Russian Mennonite Archive Collection
- CA MHCA Microfilm Nos. 451-528
- Fonds
- 1803-1920; microfilmed in 1990-1991
The Peter J. Braun Mennonite Archive collection is large and varied. It includes a selection of documents of the Halbstadt District from the period 1803-1820, the archive of the Agricultural Society [in Molotschna] since 1831, the papers of Johann Cornies (1789-1848), Moloschna Mennonite School records, records regarding the forestry service after 1880, and much more. One significant document included in this collection is a complete census of the Molotschna colony taken in 1835.
Braun, Peter J.