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Unger Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25254

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

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.

  1. Subgroup One: Business Records, 1902-1977
  2. Series I: General Textile Management Records, 1939-1956
  3. Subseries 1: General Business Records, 1939-1956
  4. A) Banks
  5. B) Canbri Manufacturing Company
  6. C) Commissions
  7. D) Cotton
  8. E) Hambros Bank
  9. F) Liquidated Transactions
  10. G) Old Business
  11. H) Transactions
  12. Subseries 2: Rolianne Inc., 1946-1954
  13. A) General
  14. B) Hämmerle
  15. C) Strauss Transactions
  16. D) M. & R. de Monchy Transactions
  17. Series II: Dugaresa, 1919-1977
  18. Subseries 1: General Business Records, 1919-1977
  19. Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1926-1959
  20. Series III: Teesdorf, 1929-1977
  21. Subseries 1: General Business Records, 1929-1977
  22. A) Financial Records
  23. B) Teesdorf Liquidation
  24. C) Annual Reports
  25. Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1938-1954
  26. Series IV: Etexco, 1923-1961
  27. Subseries 1: General Business Records, 1935-1953
  28. Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1923-1961
  29. A) General
  30. B) Danubius Textile Works Ltd.
  31. C) Aeppli Import and Export Agency
  32. D) Non-Business Correspondence
  33. Series V: Danubius Texile Works Ltd., 1902-1964
  34. Subseries 1: General Business Records, 1902-1962
  35. Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1931-1964
  36. A) General Business Correspondence
  37. B) Fritz Kind
  38. C) Bernard E. Singer
  39. Subgroup Two: Family Papers, 1885-1995
  40. Series I: Correspondence, 1938-1982
  41. Subseries 1: Individuals, 1938-1954
  42. Subseries 2: Topical, 1938-1982
  43. Subseries 3: Rolianne Inc., 1938-1953
  44. Subseries 4: Anninger Correspondence, 1938-1954
  45. Series II: Haas Family, 1924-1989
  46. Subseries 1: Personal Documents, 1938-1951
  47. Subseries 2: Litigation Files, 1924-1989
  48. Series III: Unger Family, 1885-1995
  49. Subseries 1: General Topical Files, 1885-1995
  50. A) Personal Documents
  51. B) Immigration Records
  52. C) Restitution Material
  53. D) Business Records
  54. Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1937-1954
  55. A) Family Correspondence
  56. B) Gitta Unger-Private Correspondence
  57. C) Ann Unger-Private Correspondence

Microfilm

This collection has seventy-one reels of microfilm (MF 747).

  1. Reel 1: 1/1 - 1/16
  2. Reel 2: 1/17 - 1/25
  3. Reel 3: 1/26 - 2/2
  4. Reel 4: 2/3 - 2/11
  5. Reel 5: 2/12 - 2/20
  6. Reel 6: 2/21 - 2/31
  7. Reel 7: 2/32 - 3/27
  8. Reel 8: 3/28 - 3/52
  9. Reel 9: 3/53 - 4/5
  10. Reel 10: 4/6 - 4/14
  11. Reel 11: 4/15 - 4/32
  12. Reel 12: 4/33 - 5/8
  13. Reel 13: 5/9 - 5/26
  14. Reel 14: 5/27 - 5/43
  15. Reel 15: 6/1 - 6/9
  16. Reel 16: 6/10 - 6/23
  17. Reel 17: 6/24 - 7/9
  18. Reel 18: 7/10 - 7/16
  19. Reel 19: 7/17 - 7/24
  20. Reel 20: 8/1 - 8/15
  21. Reel 21: 8/16 - 9/8
  22. Reel 22: 9/9 - 9/17
  23. Reel 23: 9/18 - 10/2
  24. Reel 24: 10/3 - 10/10
  25. Reel 25: 10/11 - 10/27
  26. Reel 26: 11/1 - 11/21
  27. Reel 27: 11/22 - 11/39
  28. Reel 28: 11/40 - 12/4
  29. Reel 29: 12/5 - 12/31
  30. Reel 30: 12/32 - 13/15
  31. Reel 31: 13/16 - 13/39
  32. Reel 32: 13/40 - 14/23
  33. Reel 33: 14/24 - 14/37
  34. Reel 34: 14/38 - 15/5
  35. Reel 35: 15/6 - 15/13
  36. Reel 36: 15/14 - 15/19
  37. Reel 37: 16/1 - 16/6
  38. Reel 38: 16/7 - 16/11
  39. Reel 39: 16/12 - 16/16
  40. Reel 40: 17/1 - 17/6
  41. Reel 41: 17/7 - 17/11
  42. Reel 42: 17/12 - 18/3
  43. Reel 43: 18/4 - 18/9
  44. Reel 44: 18/10 - 18/14
  45. Reel 45: 18/15 - 19/5
  46. Reel 46: 19/6 - 19/10
  47. Reel 47: 19/11 - 19/14
  48. Reel 48: 20/1 - 20/7
  49. Reel 49: 20/8 - 20/15
  50. Reel 50: 20/16 - 21/6
  51. Reel 51: 21/7 - 21/15
  52. Reel 52: 21/16 - 22/3
  53. Reel 53: 22/4 - 22/9
  54. Reel 54: 22/10 - 22/15
  55. Reel 55: 22/16 - 23/5
  56. Reel 56: 23/6 - 23/17
  57. Reel 57: 23/18 - 24/2
  58. Reel 58: 24/3 - 24/15
  59. Reel 59: 24/16 - 24/25
  60. Reel 60: 25/1 - 25/20
  61. Reel 61: 25/21 - 25/32
  62. Reel 62: 25/33 - 25/46
  63. Reel 63: 26/1 - 26/21
  64. Reel 64: 26/22 - 26/26
  65. Reel 65: 26/27 - 27/4
  66. Reel 66: 27/5 - 27/13
  67. Reel 67: 27/14 - 27/21
  68. Reel 68: 28/1 - 28/9
  69. Reel 69: 28/10 - 28/18
  70. Reel 70: 28/19 - 28/26
  71. 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

Contact:
15 West 16th Street
New York NY 10011 United States