Unger Family Collection
Scope and Contents
The Unger Family Collection documents the professional and personal lives of Frederich Unger (formerly Friedrich or Fritz), a prominent textile businessman from Austria, and his wife Ann A. Unger (neé Annie Arens). Other family members who feature prominently in this collection are their two daughters Grete and Gitta Unger, and Ann's sister, Lise Haas. The bulk of the collection consists of records concerning the major business partners of the following companies: Teesdorf Spinnerei und Weberei, Rolianne, Inc., Etexco (or ETC), Danubius, and Dugaresa. Records referring to other professional colleagues, such as business partners, Robert and Victor Anninger, and lawyer Bernard E. Singer, are also contained here.
This collection has been divided into two subgroups. Subgroup One: Business Records contains records in regards to the many business ventures of Frederich Unger as well as the various companies he owned and operated. Subgroup One is further arranged in five series: General Textile Management Records, which includes business records of Rolianne Inc., Dugaresa Company, Teesdorf Spinnerei und Weberei, Etexco, and Danubius Texile Works Ltd., which holds extensive correspondence with lawyer Bernard E. Singer and businessman Fritz Kind.
Subgroup Two: Family Papers holds documents and correspondence of the Unger Family, the Haas Family, other family members, and personal friends. This subgroup is arranged in three series: Correspondence, which contains personal and professional correspondence as well as correspondence with the Anningers; the Haas Family, which is composed of personal documents belonging to Lise and Felix Haas and records in regards to the litigation involving Lise Haas, the Ungers, the Anningers, and other business colleagues; and the Unger Family, which is comprised of personal documents, immigration records, restitution material, photographs, and correspondence.
The majority of the collection has been retained in the original order. Please be aware that there will be overlapping of material within the sections, since the Unger Family's businesses were closely connected. For example, records pertaining to one textile factory may have duplicates located in another series. This was maintained in order to illustrate the complexity of Frederich Unger's professional work as well as to provide an overall view of business practices during the early part of the twentieth century. In addition, files that were grouped as correspondence have remained so. There are letters contained within the General Business Records as well.
Dates
- Creation: 1885-1995
Creator
- Unger, Frederich, 1891-1954 (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection is in German, English, French, and Czech.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Collection is microfilmed (MF 747).
Open to researchers. Readers may access the collection by visiting the Lillian Goldman Reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. We recommend to reserve 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
Extent
28.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Unger Family Collection documents the professional and personal lives of Frederich Unger (formerly Friedrich or Fritz; 1891-1954), a prominent textile businessman from Austria, and his wife Ann A. Unger (neé Annie Arens; 1897-1994). Other family members who feature prominently in this collection are their two daughters Grete and Gitta Unger, and Ann's sister, Lise Haas. The bulk of the collection consists of records concerning the major business partners of the following companies: Wm. Abeles & Co., Teesdorf Spinnerei und Weberei, Rolianne, Inc., Etexco (or ETC), Danubius, and Dugaresa. Records referring to other professional colleagues, such as business partners, Robert and Victor Anninger, and lawyer Bernard E. Singer, are also contained here.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two subgroups and eight series.
- Subgroup One: Business Records, 1902-1977
- Series I: General Textile Management Records, 1939-1956
- Subseries 1: General Business Records, 1939-1956
- A) Banks
- B) Canbri Manufacturing Company
- C) Commissions
- D) Cotton
- E) Hambros Bank
- F) Liquidated Transactions
- G) Old Business
- H) Transactions
- Subseries 2: Rolianne Inc., 1946-1954
- A) General
- B) Hämmerle
- C) Strauss Transactions
- D) M. & R. de Monchy Transactions
- Series II: Dugaresa, 1919-1977
- Subseries 1: General Business Records, 1919-1977
- Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1926-1959
- Series III: Teesdorf, 1929-1977
- Subseries 1: General Business Records, 1929-1977
- A) Financial Records
- B) Teesdorf Liquidation
- C) Annual Reports
- Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1938-1954
- Series IV: Etexco, 1923-1961
- Subseries 1: General Business Records, 1935-1953
- Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1923-1961
- A) General
- B) Danubius Textile Works Ltd.
- C) Aeppli Import and Export Agency
- D) Non-Business Correspondence
- Series V: Danubius Texile Works Ltd., 1902-1964
- Subseries 1: General Business Records, 1902-1962
- Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1931-1964
- A) General Business Correspondence
- B) Fritz Kind
- C) Bernard E. Singer
- Subgroup Two: Family Papers, 1885-1995
- Series I: Correspondence, 1938-1982
- Subseries 1: Individuals, 1938-1954
- Subseries 2: Topical, 1938-1982
- Subseries 3: Rolianne Inc., 1938-1953
- Subseries 4: Anninger Correspondence, 1938-1954
- Series II: Haas Family, 1924-1989
- Subseries 1: Personal Documents, 1938-1951
- Subseries 2: Litigation Files, 1924-1989
- Series III: Unger Family, 1885-1995
- Subseries 1: General Topical Files, 1885-1995
- A) Personal Documents
- B) Immigration Records
- C) Restitution Material
- D) Business Records
- Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1937-1954
- A) Family Correspondence
- B) Gitta Unger-Private Correspondence
- C) Ann Unger-Private Correspondence
Microfilm
This collection has seventy-one reels of microfilm (MF 747).
- Reel 1: 1/1 - 1/16
- Reel 2: 1/17 - 1/25
- Reel 3: 1/26 - 2/2
- Reel 4: 2/3 - 2/11
- Reel 5: 2/12 - 2/20
- Reel 6: 2/21 - 2/31
- Reel 7: 2/32 - 3/27
- Reel 8: 3/28 - 3/52
- Reel 9: 3/53 - 4/5
- Reel 10: 4/6 - 4/14
- Reel 11: 4/15 - 4/32
- Reel 12: 4/33 - 5/8
- Reel 13: 5/9 - 5/26
- Reel 14: 5/27 - 5/43
- Reel 15: 6/1 - 6/9
- Reel 16: 6/10 - 6/23
- Reel 17: 6/24 - 7/9
- Reel 18: 7/10 - 7/16
- Reel 19: 7/17 - 7/24
- Reel 20: 8/1 - 8/15
- Reel 21: 8/16 - 9/8
- Reel 22: 9/9 - 9/17
- Reel 23: 9/18 - 10/2
- Reel 24: 10/3 - 10/10
- Reel 25: 10/11 - 10/27
- Reel 26: 11/1 - 11/21
- Reel 27: 11/22 - 11/39
- Reel 28: 11/40 - 12/4
- Reel 29: 12/5 - 12/31
- Reel 30: 12/32 - 13/15
- Reel 31: 13/16 - 13/39
- Reel 32: 13/40 - 14/23
- Reel 33: 14/24 - 14/37
- Reel 34: 14/38 - 15/5
- Reel 35: 15/6 - 15/13
- Reel 36: 15/14 - 15/19
- Reel 37: 16/1 - 16/6
- Reel 38: 16/7 - 16/11
- Reel 39: 16/12 - 16/16
- Reel 40: 17/1 - 17/6
- Reel 41: 17/7 - 17/11
- Reel 42: 17/12 - 18/3
- Reel 43: 18/4 - 18/9
- Reel 44: 18/10 - 18/14
- Reel 45: 18/15 - 19/5
- Reel 46: 19/6 - 19/10
- Reel 47: 19/11 - 19/14
- Reel 48: 20/1 - 20/7
- Reel 49: 20/8 - 20/15
- Reel 50: 20/16 - 21/6
- Reel 51: 21/7 - 21/15
- Reel 52: 21/16 - 22/3
- Reel 53: 22/4 - 22/9
- Reel 54: 22/10 - 22/15
- Reel 55: 22/16 - 23/5
- Reel 56: 23/6 - 23/17
- Reel 57: 23/18 - 24/2
- Reel 58: 24/3 - 24/15
- Reel 59: 24/16 - 24/25
- Reel 60: 25/1 - 25/20
- Reel 61: 25/21 - 25/32
- Reel 62: 25/33 - 25/46
- Reel 63: 26/1 - 26/21
- Reel 64: 26/22 - 26/26
- Reel 65: 26/27 - 27/4
- Reel 66: 27/5 - 27/13
- Reel 67: 27/14 - 27/21
- Reel 68: 28/1 - 28/9
- Reel 69: 28/10 - 28/18
- Reel 70: 28/19 - 28/26
- Reel 71: 29/1 - 29/3
- Title
- Guide to the Papers of the Unger Family, 1885-1995 AR 25254 / MF 747
- Author
- Processed by Lea Osborne with the assistance of Charlene Lynch
- Date
- © 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- September 2011: Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository