Moritz von Cohn Collection
Scope and Content Note
Financial and personal correspondence of Cohn, along with supporting documents, including letters from German nobles and court officials.
Clippings, programs, and memorabilia from Cohn's life, including posters from the Revolution of 1848, and issues of Kladderadatsch, 1855-1856.
Papers of Moritz von Cohn's daughter, Julie von Oppenheim, and his father, Itzig Hirsch Cohn, including personal and business correspondence, in particular with the dukes of Anhalt-Coethen-Dessau, photos, awards, and honors.
The following individuals are mentioned in this collection:
Bleichroeder, Samuel; Clodwig, Prince zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst; Cohn, Itzig Hirsch; Cohn, Moritz von; Ernst II, Duke of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha; Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt; Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden; Friedrich III, German Emperor; Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia; Geiling, Carl Christian Ferdinand; Wilhelm II, German Emperor; Wilhelm III, German Emperor
Dates
- 1810-1902
Creator
- Cohn, Moritz von, 1812-1900 (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German.
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, use MF 527.
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
Born in Dessau on September 19, 1812, Cohn entered the family banking business and served as court banker and financial advisor to the kings of Prussia, later the German emperors, the grand duke of Baden, and other members of the German nobility. He died in Dessau on April 30, 1900.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Abstract
Financial and personal correspondence of Cohn, along with supporting documents, including letters from German nobles and court officials.
Other Finding Aid
26-page inventory.
Microfilm
Collection is available on 2 reels of microfilm (MF 527). There is also some material on MF 172.
- MF 527 Reel 1: 1/1-1/12
- MF 527 Reel 2: 1/13-1/15
- Archival materials
- Aristocracy (Social class)
- Bankers
- Banks and banking
- Cohn, Itzig Hirsch
- Cohn, Moritz von, 1812-1900
- Cohn-Oppenheim, Julie von, 1839-1903
- Correspondence
- Dessau (Dessau, Germany)
- Economic history
- Germany -- History -- Revolution, 1848-1849
- Germany -- Politics and government
- Germany -- Politics and government -- 1871-1918
- Medals
- Poems
- Rabbis
- Schutzbriefe (letters of protection)
- Title
- Guide to the Moritz von Cohn Collection, 1810-1902 AR 1120 / MF 527 / MF 172
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2010
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- June 04, 2012 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
