John J. Neumaier Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains about 50 of Neumaier's columns (photocopies, and 2 typescripts) for the Kingston Daily Freeman, as well as business cards; clippings (photocopies and original) of newspaper articles about Neumaier; an article by Neumaier from the St Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch; and a pamphlet, "Perestroika and Ideology," by Neumaier.
Dates
- 1966-2002
Creator
- Neumaier, John J., 1921- (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Digital content is restricted to on-site access only due to copyrighted material.
Access Information
Collection is digitized, but access is restricted to on-site due to copyrighted content. Please visit the Center for Jewish History to access the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
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
John J. Neumaier, the son of Leonore Schwarz Neumaier, was president emeritus of SUNY New Paltz and former president of Moorhead State University, Minn. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1921. After attending schools in Switzerland, he went to college in Italy, where he later worked as a private secretary. In August 1938, he returned to Germany. He went to England for 14 months, and on to the US in 1940. As a newspaper columnist for the Kingston Daily Freeman, he wrote extensively about the Holocaust, about his mother and her fate, and about his experiences and firsthand observations of life in Nazi Germany before World War II. He settled in Poughkeepsie, New York, with his wife Sara Fletcher Luther.
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains about 50 of Neumaier's columns (photocopies, and 2 typescripts) for the Kingston Daily Freeman, as well as business cards; clippings (photocopies and original) of newspaper articles about Neumaier; an article by Neumaier from the St Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch; and a pamphlet, "Perestroika and Ideology," by Neumaier.
Digitization Note
The collection was digitized and made accessible on-site only at the Center for Jewish History.
- Title
- Guide to the John J. Neumaier Collection, 1966-2002 AR 11999
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Kevin Schlottmann
- Date
- © 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- January 9, 2017 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
