Simon Kramer Family Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection is divided into two series. Series I contains manuscripts of his writings in German, accompanied with English translations. Series II consists of genealogical material, family trees, vital records, etc. (in German and English) of the Kramer family.
See inventory.
Dates
- Creation: 1813-1990
Creator
- Kramer, Julia Wood, 1927- (Person)
- Krämer, Simon, 1808-1887 (Person)
- Kramer family (Family)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German and English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Collection is microfilmed, please use MF 923.
Readers may access the collection by visiting the Lillian Goldman Reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. We recommend reserving the collection in advance; please visit the LBI Online Catalog and click on the "Request" button.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
Mr. Kramer was an author of German children folklore. Mr. Kramer's children came to the US.
Simon Kramer was born in 1808 in Schnaittach, Bavaria. He graduated from a teacher's training school in 1828 and started tutoring. His son Max was offered an apprenticeship in Chicago by a former pupil. Some of his other children followed and immigrated to the US during the 1840s and 1850s. He took up writing later in his life and also wrote a memoir, which is in the LBI library. He died in 1887.
Extent
3.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
The collection is divided into two series. Series I contains manuscripts of his writings in German, accompanied with English translations. Series II consists of genealogical material, family trees, vital records, etc. (in German and English) of the Kramer family.
Arrangement
- SERIES I: WRITINGS
- SERIES II: GENEALOGICAL MATERIAL
Microfilm
Collection is available on 7 reels of microfilm (MF 923).
- Reel 1: 1/1-1/10
- Reel 2: 1/11-2/3
- Reel 3: 2/4-2/13
- Reel 4: 2/14-3/7
- Reel 5: 3/8-3/17
- Reel 6: 3/18-3/19
- Reel 7: 4/1-4/13
Separated Material
Photographs have been removed to the LBI Photograph Collection.
Bibliography
Subject
- Krämer, Simon, 1808-1887 (Person)
- Kramer, Julia Wood, 1927- (Person)
- Kramer family (Family)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
- Title
- Guide to the Simon Kramer Family Collection, 1813-1990 AR 25091 / MF 923
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- March 2011: Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
