Erich and Rita Kahn Collection

The Erich and Rita Kahn Collection consists of the papers of members of this family, on both its Kahn and Loeb sides. Most of the documents in the collection pertain to family members' immigration or were used in reestablishing themselves in the United States. The collection includes many official documents, including passports and other identification papers, letters of reference and statements of good conduct, educational papers, ships' passenger lists, Karl and Maria Anna Kahn's marriage contract, some personal correspondence and papers, brief biographical and genealogical notes, and other papers.

Series I contains the papers of individual family members, the bulk of the collection. Included are papers related to Karl Kahn's education as a dentist and Emil Loeb's work as a salesman in Saarbrücken. Much of the material focuses on the Loeb family's preparations for immigration with many papers required for immigration, such as passports, identification documentation, birth certificates, letters of reference, and material relating to their passage to the United States. Some information on other trips by the Loebs, such as a 1948 trip by Emil and Johanna to Europe and an undated trip to Switzerland by Rita and Emil while Rita was a child, are also included.

Various notes and other material will be found in Series II. Notes include brief biographical information on family members and a list of Kahn family descendants along with a list of textiles removed from the collection. Copies of pages of removed books are also held in this series, along with a few papers regarding deaths or memorials of family members, among other items.