Neuburger-Hessberg Family Collection
Scope and Content Note
The official documents, correspondence, photographs, and genealogical tables in this collection provide insight into the German-Jewish heritage of the Neuburger-Hessberg family.
Series I comprises official documents, letters, and postcards primarily pertaining to the Neuburger family in the 19th century. Series II consists of family photographs, which document the ancestry of the Neuburger family visually as well as the town from which their ancestor, Samuel Hirsch Neuburger, originated: Bad Buchau. Series III contains genealogy and family trees, which document the Neuburger-Hessberg family lineage. Erwin Neuburger's ancestry can be traced back to Samuel Hirsch Neuburger of Bad Buchau, Biberach, Germany, through this collection. This collection also traces the ancestry of the Hessberg family through Erwin's marriage to Corinne Neuburger, née Hessberg.
Dates
- 1879–1981
Creator
- Neuburger, Erwin, 1878- (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English and German.
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
Erwin Neuburger, a German-American merchant, was born to Martin Michael Neuburger amd Luise Neuburger, née Neuburger, on November 19, 1878 in Stuttgart, Germany. Erwin Neuburger moved to New York City, where he married Corinne Hessberg, on October 20, 1913. Corinne Hessberg, was born on September 7, 1891 to Ferdinand Hessberg and Hattie Hessberg, née Wallenstein. Erwin and Corinne Neuburger had one son: Martin Neuburger (December 22, 1914–June 26, 2001). Martin Neuburger married Elaine Hart (1918–2011). Together they had two children: Frederic Neuburger (August 14, 1944–February 19, 2011) and Joan Savitt, née Neuburger.
Extent
0.75 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, official documents and other archival materials pertaining to the extended family of Erwin Neuburger.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in three series:
Separated Material
An 1886 math workbook has been moved to the library. Artifacts were removed to the holdings of the art department, including medals (call number 2018.13a-d), a silver box plus leather holder (call number 2018.12) and a Kiddush cup (call number 2018.11).
- Bad Buchau am Federsee (Germany)
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Emigration and immigration
- Genealogical tables
- Hessberg family
- Jewish families
- Jews -- Genealogy
- Neuburger family
- Neuburger, Corrine, 1891-
- Neuburger, Erwin, 1878-
- New York (N.Y.)
- Official documents
- Photographs
- Stuttgart (Germany)
- Title
- Guide to the Neuburger-Hessberg Family Collection 1879–1981 AR 25664
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Madeleine Ostertag
- Date
- © 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
- Edition statement
- This version was derived from Neuburger-HessbergFamily.xml
Revision Statements
- November 2016:: dao links added.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
