Seefeld Family, Berlin, Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains papers relating to the family of Kurt Rosenbaum (later Roberts), especially of his in-laws the Seefeld family, who were hat manufacturers in Berlin.
The first folder contains a family tree tracing the origins of the Seefeld family to Wolf Lewin Seefeld of Jastrow. The majority of the papers pertain to Kurt Rosenbaum's emigration to Canada and later to the United States under the sponsorship of the Alfred Dunhill tobacco company. There are also some photocopied vital documents for various family members, obituaries, and photocopies of legal documents, including the contract for the forced sale by the Seefeld family of their former premises in Berlin. The second folder contains materials, including a large illustrated company history, on the Scheier & Herz hat and clothing company, of which the Seefelds were co-founders and partners. Finally, there are two larger family trees which trace the Seefeld family back to early modern Europe.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1998
Creator
- Seefeld 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.
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
This collection contains various materials on the Seefeld family, hat manufacturers in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg until the late 1930s, and Kurt Rosenbaum, the husband of Lore Seefeld (née Freundlich). Rosenbaum changed his name to Roberts upon emigrating to the United States. He was employed by Dunhill Tobacco in Montreal and New York City after leaving Germany. The Seefelds were cofounders and partners of the hat (and later clothing) manufacturing firm Scheier and Herz.
Extent
2 Folders : (+ 2 OS family trees)
Abstract
This collection contains papers relating to the family of Kurt Rosenbaum (later Roberts), especially of his in-laws the Seefeld family, who were hat manufacturers in Berlin.
Note
Most of the materials in this collection are photocopies and legibility is often not optimal.
Subject
- Rosenbaum, Kurt (Person)
- Seefeld family (Family)
- Alfred Dunhill Ltd (Organization)
- Scheier & Herz (Berlin, Germany) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Seefeld Family, Berlin, Collection, 1930-1998 AR 5559
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Timothy Ryan Mendenhall
- Date
- © 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- May 2012: Links to digital objects added in Container List.
- August 23, 2012 : Links to digital objects for Box TB26, Folder 1 added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
