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Helen Wittenberg fonds
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Physical description
ca. 10 cm of textual records and assorted ephemera (textbooks, publications, etc.)
3 photographs (all framed)
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Biographical history
Agatha Schellenberg (born in Neu Chortitza, Baratov, South Russia on May 22, 1889 - June 18, 1967) acted as a midwife in the Blumenort, Saskatchewan area from ca.1923 - ca.1948.
Custodial history
On July 20, 2004 the records was transferred to the Swift Current Museum.
Scope and content
The fonds, related to the Agatha Schellenberg, was acquired by the source during its lifetime. No other information was captured at the time of transfer to the Swift Current Museum.
The content has not been professionally appraised, arranged, or described. The following is a basic listing of the unprocessed contents:
Volume #1 (formerly 2004.33.5): textbook on midwifery written in German, one page of handwritten notes at the beginning, poor condition
Volume #2 (formerly 2004.33.6): black notebook, filled with handwritten pages and printed inserts, written in German, poor condition
Volume #3 (formerly 2004.33.12): orange notebook with lined pages, record or births from August 16, 1923 to December 1944 (not comprehensive)
Folder #1 (formerly 2004.33.10 & 11): nine handwritten pages of records of birth from ca. 1923 to 1944, written in German; 3 photocopies pages of letters written in German
Photos:
1 (formerly 2004.33.7). framed photo of Agatha Schellenberg with her family
2 (formerly 2004.33.8). framed photo of a woman, caption reads "Agatha Schellenberg // May 22. 1889...June 18.1967"
3 (formerly 2004.33.9). framed photo of a house, caption reads "Schellenberg home Blumenort Sask March 1924..1947"
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Physical condition
Volume #1 (formerly 2004.33.5): textbook on midwifery written in German, one page of handwritten notes at the beginning is in poor condition
Volume #2 (formerly 2004.33.6): black notebook, filled with handwritten pages and printed inserts, written in German is in poor condition
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No formal arrangement has been applied to the records in this fonds.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Restrictions on access
No restrictions on access.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Use, reproduction, and/or publication of records are subject to the Copyright Act and the Terms and Conditions of the Swift Current Museum. Please consult the Swift Current Museum for further information.
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Minimal fonds level description is listed in AtoM. Until fully appraised and arranged record lists are available through the Swift Current Museum.
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- Wittenberg, Helen (Accumulation)
- Wittenberg, Helen (Subject)
- Schellenberg, Agatha (Subject)