Donald W. Stein Family Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains documentation of the Stein and Kaufman families, including family correspondence and histories.
Folder 1 contains photocopies of letters from Emil and Belle Stein in Germany to Max and Hannah Stein in Indiana. Emil and Belle wrote the letters while on a trip to Germany during the summer of 1894. The letters include discussion of cities and family members Emil and Belle visited. Also included are accounts they wrote of the journey by steamship from New York to Europe.
Folder 2 contains photocopies of letters to Sophie Kaufman in Indiana from various members in Germany and the United States. The letters are from the 1850s to 1890s and include updates on family members' well-being, families, businesses, and emigration.
Folder 3 contains English-language summaries of the letters and family histories of the Kaufman family. The family histories discuss the family from the early 18th to late 20th century and include birth, death, and marriage dates and locations.
Dates
- Creation: 2004-2008
Creator
- Stein, Donald W. (Person)
Language of Materials
This 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
Sophia Kaufman née Mittlelberger was born on November 16, 1833, in Braunsbach. Moses Kaufman was born on January 7, 1834, in Affaltrach. He emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1854. Sophia Mittleberger married Moses Kaufman on December 4, 1856, in Linton, Indiana.
Belle Stein née Kaufman, the oldest child of Moses and Sophia Kaufman, was born on November 3, 1857, in Elwood, Indiana. Emil Stein was born on March 3, 1853, in Königsberg, Prussia. Belle Kaufman married Emil Stein on January 10, 1877.
Extent
3 Folders
Abstract
The collection contains documentation of the Stein and Kaufman families, including family correspondence and histories.
Note
Letters in the collection are low-quality photocopies, and legibility is not optimal.
Subject
- Stein, Emil 1853-1919 (Person)
- Stein, Belle 1857-1923 (Person)
- Stein, Max, 1860-1940 (Person)
- Stein, Hannah, 1867-1932 (Person)
- Kaufman, Moses, 1834-1919 (Person)
- Kaufman, Sophia, 1833-1899 (Person)
- Mittelberger, Joseph, 1806-1876 (Person)
- Stein family (Family)
- Kaufman family (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the Donald W. Stein Family Collection, 2004-2008 AR 11482
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Sarah Glover
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- July 2015:: dao links added by Emily Andresini.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
