Salier Family Collection

The Salier Family Collection contains papers of the Salier family of Germany as well as papers of members of related families. Most of the papers are those of the lawyer George Salier, his father Felix, and brother Max. Papers of his wife, Friederike Salier née Alexander are also prominent. The Lehmann and Lipmann families were related to the Alexander family, and papers of these family members are also featured in this collection. The collection consists primarily of official, educational, and professional documents of family members, along with a small amount of family correspondence, a few photographs, family writing, newspaper clippings and articles, a cookbook, and a friendship album.

Papers of members of the Salier family comprise the bulk of this collection. Most of their papers will be found in Series I, which includes many of their official documents, such as birth, marriage, and citizenship certificates, as well as educational and professional certificates; many of the latter especially relate to George Salier's legal profession and Max Salier's education in the carpentry trade. A narrative about the escape of George Salier's family from Nazi Germany is also present, as is some information on the Jewish community of Gondelsheim, where family members lived who were related to Eva Salier née Hellendag and the Dreyfuss family. A small amount of family correspondence will be found in Series II, largely correspondence of George Salier. In Series III, which holds the books and albums of the collection, are a family cookbook and Max Salier's friendship album.

Documents that pertain to the Lipmann and Lehmann families are also present throughout the collection. Series I includes documents of the Lipmann family. Among these are family letters, photographs, and a last will written by Abraham Lipmann to advise his children on their piety and moral behaviors. Lehmann family papers will be found in Series II and III. Series II includes official documents of members of the Lehmann family, including some of Friederike Salier's sister Margarete Lehmann and her husband. A diary of the couple and their children is included in Series III, and holds skits, speeches, poems, and a letter for the family.