Unger Family Collection

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.