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Walter Klaassen Collection

[Volume 3.163 Family Histories and Memoirs]
-"Memories and Notations About My Life: Jacob Klaassen, 1867 to 1948." Translated by Walter Klaassen; Re-edited and reissued by Henry Klaassen, Oshawa, ON, 2010.
-"Asienreise II: Jacob Klaassen, 1880 to 1884." Translated by Henry Klaassen; Re-edited and reissued by Henry Klaassen, Oshawa, ON, 2010.
-"Oklahoma: Meditations on Home and Homelessness" typescript [by Roger Epp]
-Klaassen Family Reunion
-"Diary: Jacob Klaassen, June 1, 1919 to May 26, 1947" 2 volumes. Translated by Henry Klaassen; edited by Marie (Klaassen) Spencer; Typeset by Lois Klaassen. Re-edited and reissued by Henry Klaassen, Oshawa,ON, 2010.
Klassen, H. T. Birth and Growth of Eigenheim Mennonite Church, 1892-1974. Rosthern, SK: Valley Printers, [1874].
-H. T. Klaassen - Sermon Text Register, 1920-1977
-H.T. Klaassen - Sermons, 1962-1977
-H. T. Klaassen - Account Book - Receipts & Expenditure, 1955-1962
-Martin Klaassen - Diary 1852-1870, 1880-1881 - German script - photocopy [separate carton]
MEMOIRS of Grandfather JACOB KLAASSEN(1867-1948), presented by his granddaughter, Marie Spencer, on the occasion of a Klaassen Clan Reunion, July 27-29, 2001, Rosthern Junior College
-A brief history and family registers of the Klaassen family
-Register of numerous people
-Brief history of Johannes Klaassen, 1895-1934
-History, biographies, and regisers of various Klaassen families
-Tribute to Grandfather, Jacob Klaassen, as a Man of Faith
-Klaassen Family History: Diary of Martin Klassen, November 1852 - June 1870
-Autobiography of Marie Sawatzky
-"Asienreise" Grandfather's description of the trip to Central Asia, 1880
-Memories of my father, Henry T. Klaassen, 1898-
-Correspondence July - Dec., 2000, Jan.-June, 2001, June-Dec., 2001, Jan.- June, 2002
-Correspondence with All Saints Church
- Reflections on watching "People in Search of Peace," 1985
- H.T. Klaassen - Sermon Text Register, 1920-1977
- H.T. Klaassen Sermons, 1962-1977
- H.T. Klaassen Account Book, 1955-1962
- Klaassen, H.T., Birth and Growth of Eigenheim Mennonite Church 1892-1974
- Diary: Martin Klaassen, Koeppental, Trakt Colony, Russia, 1852-1870, 1880-1881, German script, photocopy
- Klaassen, Martin (1820-1881) re book History of the Defenceless Anabaptist Churches from the Times of the Apostles to the Present
- Klaassen, Martin (1820-1881)

Volume 3.195 Walter Klaassen Collection
[Vol. 3.194 Sermons, Lectures]
- Preaching License
-Letters, 2005 - 2012
Sermons
- Robert Denis Jantzen funeral
-"One Bread - One Body"
- The "Powers" Then and Now
- The Kingdom of God - All Saints Anglican Church, July, 2007
- This is About God - Aberdeen Mennonite Church, May 26, 2013
- Death and Resurrection
- "He bore our sorrows" - All Saints Anglican, 4 March, 2012
- Quinquagesima, 6 March, 2011
- Christ the King - Breath of Life House Church, Nov. 20, 2011
- Sermon at All Saints Anglican Church, July 18, 2010
- Sermon at Christ's Holy Catholic Church
- The Ecstasy of Jesus
- What I Also Delivered to You... - All Saints Anglican Church, Aug. 23, 2009
- Kingdom of God - Bergthal Mennonite Church, April 21, 2002
- Lenten Reflectons, Olivet Mennonite Church, 1988
- Endtimes - St. James Anglican, Lent 1999
- The Future of the Church - All Saints Anglican, Vernon, BC, 1994
- Psalms and Job - All Saints, Jan. 2006

Papers, Lectures
- Creation and Spirituality
- House Church
- Authority in Church
- Ancestors and Descendants
- The Significance of Anabaptism for Today's Church
- Anabaptist Theology
- Notes on Interpreting Anabaptism
- Gaismair and Muentzer
- Gaismair and Anabaptism
- An Anabaptist Meeting in 1578
- Conrad Grebel dinner speech, 1984
- They Being Dead Yet Speak
- A No-Place on the Way to This-Place: The Function of Utopia, 1975(?)
- Das Lutherbild im Taeufer- und Mennonitemtum
- Renunciation or Control: An Anabaptist Problem
- Anabaptist Congregations: Evangelism in the 16th Century
- The Christian and the State: Biblical and Anabaptist Perspectives. 1973(?)
- The Present State of Anabaptist Studies, 1978
- Anabaptism as Revolution: An Illustra
- Anabaptism as Revolution: An Illustration of "Confessionalism" in Anabaptist Research
- What Has Been is What Will Be
- Tradition and Traditionalism
- Old Wine in New Wineskins
- Why Christianity Must Change or Die, Nov. 11-12, 2000
- Writing and Understanding History
- Our Time of God's Time? A Reminder for the Third Century
- Bible Study of John 17
- A Comparative Study of the Great Religions - Trinity United, 1994
- "From Melchior Hoffman to Hal Lindsey: 666 and All That", Great Plains Seminary
Course, 1999
- Grebel is Holding Its Place, 40th anniversary, 2003
- Mennonitisches Lexikon
- Marpeck Reviews
- CMRS Pilgram Marpeck: Mystery and History
- Just War and Justice of God
- Luther and Marpeck
- Four Decades Beyond the Anabaptist Vision - Six lectures delivered at Toronto Mennonite Centre, Mar.-April, 1985
- Hymns for Lent and Passiontide - St.James Anglican Church, 2002
- Living Without Weapons in a Violent World
- Simplicity and Ambiguity: The Janus of Biblical Faith
- J.J. Thiessen Lectures, 1987
- Mennonite Reporter columns, 1980-1988
- Mennonite column, 1989
- On Being A Christian Scholar
- "Apocalyptic and the New Millennium", Elkhart Course
- Eigenheim Lectures, 1987
- Images of Church
- Hoffman (Seiling)
- Terrorism
- My New Vocation, Feb. 1993
- A Plea for Nonviolence, 1968
- Address to Canadian Conference, Clearbrook, 1987
- Spirituality- Waterloo-Kitchener, United Mennonite Church, 1992
- Radical Reformation - Reassessment, Toronto, 1993
- Scepticism - Okanagan University College, Nov. 1997
- The Lamb of God
- Living at the End of Time: Waiting for Armageddon - OUC, Nov. 1993
- Peace Church Retreat, Camp Squeah, 1985

Volume 3.230 Walter Klaassen Collection Deed of Gift #888]
- Lecture notes
- Sermons:
   - Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986
   - Rockway Mennonite Church, Kitchener, 1984, 1985, 1986
   - Erb Street, Waterloo, 1985
   - Conrad Grebel College Chapel, 1986
   - First Mennonite Church, Kelowna, BC, 1987
   - First Mennonite Church, Beatrice, NE, 1999
   - Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, 1999
   - Aberdeen Mennonite Church, SK, 2015
- Partial Diary of Rev. H.T. Klaassen, Eigenheim (Rosthern), Dec. 1949 to April 1950
- Erb, Peter, Mennonite Spirituality, May, 1987
- Katechismus of Jacob Epp, Gnadenthal, 1975 and Gerhard Epp, Gnadenthal, 1890
- Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries Commencement, Goshen, Indiana, May 1992
- Epp, D.H., Chortitzer Mennonitengemeinde, Katechismus der christlichen, taufgesinnten Gemeinden, Mennoniten, Russia, 1897
- Klaassen, Jacob, Laird, Sask., Textberzeichnisse
- Katechismus of David Epp, Nowowitc? 1854, property of Johann Epp Estate
- Letter from Anna Toews to Jacob Klaassen, brother-in-law, Eigenheim, n.d.
- Eulogy of Kaethe (Katherine Toews) Klaassen, wife of Jacob Klaassen, written by her father, Jacob Toews, translated by Walter Klaassen, grandson of Kaethe, June 23, 2013
- Eulogy of Jacob Klaassen
- Press notices of deaths of two of Kaethe and Jacob Klaassen's infant children
- Familien Buch der Familie Klaassen in Loeppenthal, Angeferigt von Jakob Klaassen (Familie VII), Fortgesetzt von Martin Klaassen (Familie XXV).
- Schattenzug der Vaeter by Friedrich Schnack. (The Procession of the Shades of the Ancestors by Friedrich Schnack, translated by Walter Klaassen).
- B&W photo of pupils of Menno Bible Academy, 1917-1919? Names of students written on back of photo.
- Miscellaneous articles
- Klaassen, Walter, The Fourth Reformation - Lectures and Course Materials
- Anabaptism for Today, Waterloo, 1993
- The Anglican Centre for Theological Dialogue
- Book Reviews by Walter Klaassen
- Klaassen, Walter, "In This World Knowledge of Thy Truth"
- Klaassen, Walter, "The Great Trek: Causes and Results"
- Reimer, Helmuth, Poetic poster to honour Walter and Ruth Klaassen, Winnipeg, 1990

Volume 3.231 Walter Klaassen Collection[Deed of Gift #888]
- Correspondence from Hermann Jantzen
- Correspondence from Walter Klaassen to H.T. Klassen, 1958-1960
- Correspondence from H.T. & Elisa Klaassen, August 1958 - December 1983
- Correspondence from Walter Klaassen to Henry (and Grace) Klaassen, 1953-1966
- Correspondence from Walther & Ruth Klaassen to Henry & Grace Klaassen, 1960-2006
- Correspondence from various people to Walter Klaassen, 1960s
- Correspondence from Henry Klaassen, 1961-1983
- University of Waterloo Correspondence Program, RS 230 on cassette tapes. 13 tapes in a binder.

- Bending Spears, Stories of Hope and Forgiveness
- Resident but Alien: How the Early Church Gres with Alan Kreider CD
- Testament: The Thunder and the Word: The Life of Martin Luther - a dramatic documentary, 2 copies
- Grandfather Jacob Klaassen's Sermons
- Grandfather Jacob Klaassen's odds and ends
- Academy of Discipleship
   - Faith and Violence
   - The Naked Anabaptist
   - The Lord's Prayer
   - The last week of Jesus' life acc. to Mark
   - Ephesians
   - The many names of Jesus
- Genesis 1-11
- Gerhard Epp Reise Prediger
- Helmut Isaak "What we Believe". Response by Walter Klaassen
- Letters to Jacob Hutter printed in The Canadian Mennonite
- Anabaptist Belief
- Articles written by Dr. Walter Klaassen published in numerous Christian periodicals
- Bartsch, Asienreise Map and commentary, translation by unknown
- Pamphlets and Booklets written by Walter Klaassen:
   - Mennonites and War Taxes
   - Anabaptism: Both Positive and Negative; Word and World Series
   - Between World and Faith
   - The University: The Temple of Intellect Past and Present
- Other pamplets and booklets:
   - Worship Eries No. 1: Biblical and Theological Bases for Worship in the Believers' Church
   - New Perspectives on Crime and Justice
   - The Baptist Quarterly , Vol. XVIII, No. 1, 1959
   - Klaassen, Walter, Church Discipline and the Spirit in Pilgram Marpeck
   - Church History, Vol. 46, No. 4, (1977)
   - Doopsgezinde Bijdragen
   - Service of Inauguration Ralph A. Lebold, President, Conrad Grebel College, Oct. 1979
- Photograph of the church and village school in the Am Trakt village of Koeppental, Russia probably taken prior to 1880.
- Letters addressed to Rev. H.T. Klaassen from Waldemar Janzen and William Klassen, 1965
- Correspondence between Rev. Johann Wichert and Rev. H.T. Klassen, 1965
- Correspondence between H.T. Klaassen and Herbert P. Enns, 1965
- Correspondence between Leonard C. Boldt and H.T. Klaassen, 1976


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