Ken Reddig (1946– )
1873,1940–1946,1954-1977, 1981-1988,1991, 2001; predominantly 1940–1946, 1986–1988.
21 cm of textual records and other material.
Biographical sketch
Kenneth Wayne Reddig was born in Hillsboro, Kansas ca. 1946, where his parents (William and Katherina Reddig) operated a dairy farm and attended the Krimmer Mennonite church. He served with MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) in Jordan and France as a Conscientious Objector of the Vietnam war. He is a graduate of Tabor College and Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS). He is married to Willa Fadenrecht and together they had two children, Chantel and Lamont.
In 1974–1975, Ken taught Old Testament at Mennonite Brethren Bible College (MBBC) after which he accepted a pastoral position at Minot, North Dakota. In 1976, he was invited by the principle of the Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute (MBCI), Peter Peters, to come and teach in Winnipeg. He accepted this position and taught there for three years. In 1979, he began an eleven-year stint as the Mennonite Brethren archivist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. During this time he worked on and completed his M.A. degree. In December of 1990, he accepted the position as head of textual records at the Provincial Archives of Manitoba. In September of 1997, he took on the directorship at the Mennonite Heritage Centre where he stayed two years. In November of 1999, he succeeded Peter Peters as the director of MCC Manitoba. After 2 years he moved to the development department of MCC Canada. After another 2 years he took a job with The St. Bonifice Hospital Foundation which also lated 2 years . On August 1, 2005 Reddig came back to the Centre for MB Stduies as director, a position he held until August 2008.
Reddig was also heavily involved in his church and community. He attended the Fort Garry Mennonite Brethren church, then Elmwood MB Church, and later McIvor Mennonite Brethren church. He was a founding member of the Olive Branch community store, worked with Open Circle, fund development director for Eden Foundation, and was involved with Camp Arnes for many years.
Scope and content
The material in this collection consists of three series. 1) Conscientious Objector Thesis Material 2) Teacher/Students Photographs and Baptism Negatives 3) Audio Cassettes of Sermons and Presentations.
Reddig completed his M.A. Thesis in 1988 after researching the role Judge Admason played in the Second World War and the Conscientious Objector status of Mennonites. This is the content of the first series. The second series are pictures of Reddig and students from MBCI with the premier of Manitoba. The negatives are of large, outdoor baptism services held at Rosehill, North Dakota. The audio cassettes contain sermons and presentations by Reddig.
Custodial history
The material in this collection was collected and produced by Ken Reddig. He donated the material at an undisclosed time.
Notes
- Volumes 1034–1035.
- Described by Conrad Stoesz December 24, 1999, updated August 26, 2008.
- Accession nos.
- Finding aid consists of series descriptions and a file list.
- Location: Personal papers collection “R”, Photograph collection NP53, Audio tape collection NA-01–42, NA-01–44, NA-01–172, NA-01–26.
- Other material includes 6, 5 1/4 inch computer disks, 7 black and white photographs, 3 negatives, and 4, 60 minute, audio cassettes.
- Related material:
- Interview of William and Katherina Reddig by their son Ken. – August 14, 1981. – NA-15–39.
Series descriptions
1) Conscientious Objector Thesis Material. – 1873,1935,1940–1946,1949,1955,1961,1974,1977, 1982,1985–1988,1991; predominantly 1940–1946, 1986–1988.
21 cm of textual records and six 5 1/4 inch computer disks.
While Reddig was employed at the Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies, he worked on his thesis which dealt with Conscientious Objectors in the Second World War and the role that judge Adamson played. Notes, research material, correspondence and rough drafts are included in this series. There are also six 5 1/4 inch, computer disks which contain various draft version of various chapters of Reddig’s thesis. A small portion of the research materials are German. Other material includes an outline of lecture notes on Anabaptism Reddig used for a Sunday School class.
2) Teacher/Student Photographs and Baptism Negatives. – [ca. 1977], [190?].
7 black and white photographs and three negatives.
The material in this series contains photos of Reddig, as a teacher at MBCI, and students visiting with the Premier of Manitoba, Ed Schreyer. The grade twelve students presented Schreyer with servery results regarding “The Lords Act” which dealt with Sunday shopping. The negatives are of baptism services held outdoors at Rosehill, North Dakota.
3) Audio Cassettes of Sermons and Presentations. –1976,1981.
4, 60 minute, audio cassettes.
The material in this series contains recordings of sermons and presentations given by Reddig.
File list
Textual:
Volume 1034
- Frank Isaak Conscientious Objectors (CO) documents. – 1944–1946,1955.
- Reunion, “My Records”, and Frank Isaak Interview. – 1985–1987.
- National War Services Regulations, 1940, Ottawa, Ontario: Department of National War Services, 1940.
- Mennonites serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. – November 1988.
- NWS Correspondence and Judge Adamson obituaries. – 1873,1940,1941,1945,1961,1974.
- I.G. Neufled items. – 1935,1940–1946.
- Herbert William Wadge. – 1954.
- NWS Correspondence. – 1941.
- NWS Correspondence. – 1942.
- NWS Correspondence. – 1943.
- NWS Correspondence. – 1944.
- NWS Correspondence. – 1945.
- NWS Correspondence. – 1946.
- Raymond Ranger, Report on the Operations of National Registration and Military Mobilization World War II, Ottawa, Ontario: National Selective Service, 1949.
- Historical Account of the Wartime Activities of the Alternate Service Branch Department of Labour, Ottawa, Ontario, April 1946.
- P.C. Locke speech and correspondence from Thorson. – [194-],1942.
- National Selective Service Mobilization Regulations. – 1943.
- Excerpts of David Fransen, “Canadian Mennonites and Conscientious Objection in World War II”, M.A. Thesis for the University of Waterloo, Ontario, 1977.
- Thesis correspondence. – 1985,1987,1988.
- Travel grant. – 1985,1986.
- Resource Information. – 1961,1985,1986.
- Thesis 1:A, paper copy and 5.25 inch computer disk with thesis written with the program PC-Write. – 1988.
- Chapter 2. – 1987.
- Chapter 3. – [ca. 1987].
- NWS Correspondence. – 1940.
Volume 1035
- Five 5.25 inch computer disks with various portions of Reddig’s thesis using the program Word Perfect. – [ca. 1987].
- Chapter one, 1st draft. – [ca. 1987].
- Chapter two, 1st draft. – [ca. 1987].
- Chapter three, 1st draft. – [ca. 1987].
- Chapter three, rough draft. – [ca. 1987].
- Chapter four, rough draft. – [ca. 1987].
- Chapter four, 1st draft. – [ca. 1987].
- “Mennonites and Modern Wars” symposium outline. – 1991.
- J.E. Adamson speech. – 1941.
- Chapters three and four. – [ca. 1987].
- Thesis second draft. – [ca. 1987].
- Anabaptist and Mennonite history lesson outlines. – 1982.
- Book review of Old Colony Mennonites/ Delbert Plett, 2001.
Photograph collection:
- NP53–1–1. Ken Reddig with Premier Ed Schreyer and three students. – [ca. 1977]. – 25 x 20 cm. – 2 copies.
This photo shows Ken Reddig and three MBCI students presenting the Premier of Manitoba, Ed Schreyer with a document.
- NP53–1–2,3,5. Ken Reddig with students and Ed Schreyer. – [ca. 1977]. – 25 x 20 cm.
This photo shows Ken Reddig, MBCI students and teachers, sitting around a table talking to the Premier of Manitoba, Ed Schreyer. – Note: photos 3 and five are of different angles.
- NP53–1–4. Students. – [ca. 1977]. – 21 x 16 cm.
This photo shows four students sitting on the floor each holding an object.
- NP53–2–1. MB baptizing in Lake at Rosehill, N.D. – [190?]. – 12 cm x 10 cm.
This negative shows a large group of people and their horses and wagons near the waters edge in Rosehill, North Dakota.
- NP53–2–2. Group photo at baptism event, Rosehill, N.D.. – [190?]. – 12 cm x 10 cm.
This negative shows ca. 100 people posing for a photo at Rosehill, North Dakota at a baptism event.
- NP53–2–3. Group photo at baptism event, Rosehill, N.D.. – [190?]. – 12 cm x 10 cm.
This negative shows a large group of people posing for a photo in front of a building at Rosehill, North Dakota at a baptism event.
Audio:
- Sermon by Ken Reddig, “Advent in the Light of Old Testament Prophecy, Part I”. – December 2, 1976. – side 2. – NA-1–42.
- Sermon by Ken Reddig, “Advent in Light of Old Testament Prophecy, Part II”. – December 3, 1976. – side 1. – NA-1–44.
- Sermon by Ken Reddig, “Responsibility of Faith, James 2:8–26”. – March 21, 1976. – side 1+2. – NA-1–172.
- Presentation by Ken Reddig, “State of MB Research”, for the symposium, "Influences upon MB Theology”, Winnipeg, Manitoba. – November 22, 1981. – side 2. – NA-14–26.
CDS.
