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Albert Phiebig Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 352
Abstract

This collection contains materials collected and created by Albert Phiebig in the course of his genealogical work. It primarily documents the history of the Phiebig family and related families, but also contains original materials from his ancestors and genealogical tables of other German-Jewish families, as well as other genealogical material and a few personal materials.

Dates: 1600s-2002

Alfred Rieser Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4871
Abstract

The collection holds Alfred Rieser’s family tree and his correspondence, documenting his genealogical research. Also included are photocopies of older official documents, illustrating the family tree.

Dates: 1979-1981

Alois A.F. Marcus Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25297
Abstract

This collection consists of family and education documents, correspondence and genealogical materials, such as passports, report cards, burial plots and confirmation speeches.

Dates: 1806-1941; Majority of material found within 1908-1941

Anna Herzfeld Woog Family Collection.

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10847 / MF 604
Abstract

The collection contains original and photocopied documents about the Meinungen, Herzfeld and associated families as well as marriage contracts and divorce papers for Anna and Julius Woog.

Dates: 1794-1952

Bernard Eckstein Collection Addenda

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25795
Abstract

The Bernard Eckstein Addenda Collection focuses on providing documentation of the life of the chemist Bernard Eckstein, especially his early life in Ulm, Germany, his education in England and the United States, and his military service during World War II. Documentation of the lives of his parents, brother, and other family members are also present. The collection includes official and personal documents, scrapbooks, family correspondence, biographical and autobiographical narratives, photographs, military documents, newspaper clippings, and other documents.

Dates: 1872-2018; Majority of material found in 1938-1946; 1990-2012

Bernhard Sokolowski-Mirels Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6341
Abstract

The Bernhard Sokolowski-Mirels Collection contains material pertaining to the family history of the Mirels family and personal documents of the Meyerhof family.

Dates: 1872-1944; Majority of material found within 1928-1942

Braun Family Collection, Nuremberg

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6278
Abstract

This collection contains papers of various members of the Braun family of Nuremberg, as well as the related Bernhard, Busse and Orfali families. Included are a variety of materials: diaries, household budget and account books, lists, travel diaries, poetry, correspondence, family trees, sketchbooks and a few official papers.

Dates: 1895-2001; Majority of material found within 1905-1939

Bruch-Kassel Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7229 / MF 1032
Abstract

This collection contains material on the related Kassel and Bruch (Bruck) families as well as on the immigration experiences of Fritz Kassel. Included among the collection are correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, notes, family trees, and a few publications.

Dates: 1922-1977; Majority of material found within 1939-1950

Carol Davidson Baird Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10302
Abstract

The Carol Davidson Baird Papers contain documentation of her family history. The collection includes copies of photographs, certificates and letters of various family members since 1862. It also contains genealogical charts reaching back to the 15th century.

Dates: 1755-2002; Majority of material found within 1918-1988

Carola Levy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 257
Abstract

The Carola Levy Collection holds the papers of Carola Levy Kaufmann as well as of the Levy and Feldheim families and related families. The collection consists of correspondence, article manuscripts, copies of family members' documents and newspaper clippings, and a friendship book.

Dates: 1823-1978; Majority of material found in 1840-1890, 1965-1975

Denise Wilde Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25189
Abstract

The Denise Wilde Family Collection holds the papers of members of the Wilde and Szymanski families, with much of the material centering on the life of dentist Herbert Wilde. The collection largely focuses on the immigration of the Wilde family, the education and Belgian dental practice of Herbert Wilde, and the restitution claims of several family members. The collection consists of official and educational documents, correspondence, photographs and family trees.

Dates: 1906-2010; Majority of material found within 1929-1951

Denise Wilde Family Collection Addenda

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25877
Abstract

The collection contains materials relating to the members of the Wilde family that are addenda to the Denise Wilde Family Collection (AR 25189). The items in this collection consist primarily of restitution correspondence, official documents such as birth and death certificates, as well as a few personal notes by Bertha Wilde and family trees.

Dates: undated, 1906-1969; Majority of material found in 1952-1969

Edith (Lichtenstein) Freese Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25676
Abstract

The collection is comprised of correspondence, a friendship book, a family tree, and family photographs, which pertain to the life of Edith (Lichtenstein) Freese.

Dates: 1910s-2016

Eger Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 21
Abstract

Genealogical tables and other materials describing the ancestry of Rabbi Akiba Eger (1761-1837) and his descendents.

Dates: 1914-1993

Egon Fromm Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25107
Abstract

The Egon Fromm Family Collection documents the lives of members of the Fromm and Heumann families, with a focus on the families of Walter Fromm and Carola Heumann, the parents of Egon Fromm. Included is family correspondence that relates to the family's emigration and search for relatives after the war. Other papers include songs and speeches from family weddings, a friendship book, passports and genealogy research for both branches of the family.

Dates: 1912-1987; Majority of material found within 1930-1950

Einstein Family Genealogy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25622
Abstract

The Einstein Family Genealogy Collection consists of genealogical research on the family. It includes photocopies of German historical records pertaining to numerous family members, many family trees, genealogical research correspondence, and notes on the resided.

Dates: 1760-1997

Elizabeth Strauss Plaut Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25309
Abstract

This collection contains the genealogical research of Elizabeth Strauss Plaut. Papers to be found here include extensive correspondence, family trees, and research notes on the genealogy of the Plaut and Strauss families.

Dates: 1738-2006; Majority of material found within 1973-1999

Emil Mosbacher Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25516
Abstract

This collection consists of papers of the family of Emil Mosbacher. Prominent are the personal papers and correspondence of Emil and Stephen Sigmund Mosbacher. In addition, the collection holds a number of family photographs and photo albums as well as genealogical information on members of the related Flack and other families.

Dates: 1890-2008; Majority of material found within 1904-1945

Ennis Brandenburger Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25150
Abstract

The Ennis Brandenburger Family Collection documents the Brandenburger genealogy as well as the family business they established in Wil, Switzerland. Information on the history of the Jewish Community in Gailingen, Germany is also present. The collection includes various official and citizenship certificates, family trees and narratives on the family history, contracts relating to marriage or the transfer of property, photographs and a newspaper clipping.

Dates: 1847-1939; 1990-2005

Erna and Werner Blade Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25509
Abstract

This collection documents the life and work of the Erna and Werner Blade family and details 20th century Jewish life in Wuerzburg, Nuremberg and in exile. It consists mainly of writings; genealogical documents; education, legal and military documents; photographs and postcards.

Dates: 1897-1988; Majority of material found within 1934-1988

Ernst Oppenheim Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25030 / MF 1071
Abstract

This collection contains the genealogical research of Ernst Oppenheim, and includes his investigations into the Oppenheim, Pasch, Breit, Altschul, Sirkis and Jaffe families. Included are his extensive correspondence, family trees and copies of original documentation, as well as interview transcripts and notes.

Dates: 1861-1999; Majority of material found within 1986-1992

Eva Stroh Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25394 / MF 1070
Abstract

This collection documents the family history and lives of the family members of Eva Stroh, including members of the Sondheimer and Stroh families, as well as papers pertaining to related families. A small amount of material also related to the family firm, Beer, Sondheimer and Co.. The collection includes many photographs and albums, official papers, correspondence, family trees and charts, published articles and notes, daily calendars and a notebook.

Dates: 1860-2005; Majority of material found within 1912-1950

Felix Freilich Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25187
Abstract

This collection portrays the personal and professional life of the violinist Felix Freilich. It also provides information on his wife and the genealogy of their families. The collection contains correspondence, family trees, photographs, clippings, publications and music scores. Subjects found in this collection include the genealogy of the Freilich and Greenberg families, the professional life of Felix Freilich, and the city of Altenburg, Germany.

Dates: 1858-2003; Majority of material found within 1990-2000

Fred Cahnmann Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25508
Abstract

The Fred Cahnmann Family Collection documents portions of the lives of Fred Cahnmann and other Cahnmann family members. In addition it provides genealogical research on the Cahnmann and related families. The collection includes many family trees, correspondence, photographs, official documents, articles and newspaper clippings and research notes.

Dates: 1859-1992; Majority of material found within 1920-1985

Frederick Brunner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4237
Abstract

The Frederick Brunner Collection incorporates the research of the banker and LBI board chairman Frederick Brunner. Prominent subjects encompassed in this research include the Rothschild family and the history of Jews in Landau in der Pfalz. Some research on banking history and Jews as bankers may also be found here. The collection contains extensive newspaper clippings, articles, correspondence, notes, genealogical tables and family trees, and a few photographs.

Dates: 1711-1972; Majority of material found within 1930-1970

Fürth-Katzenstein Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LBIJER 812
Abstract

The collection contains various materials pertaining to the Fürth-Katzenstein family.

Dates: 1908-1937, 1993-2011

Genealogy and Family History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RG 44
Abstract

The collection consists of family papers pertaining to a number of Jewish families from the Russian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Germany, and France. Included here are vital documents, personal, professional and financial correspondence, family trees, and financial documents

Dates: 1813-1950s

George Vladar Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25266 / MF 930
Abstract

The bulk of this collection consists of genealogical research materials about George Vladar's maternal side, the Jewish families Biheller from Cieszyn (Teschen), Poland and Perl/ Tugenthat from Bielsko-Biala (Poland), and on his paternal side, the non-Jewish Hungarian family Vladar and the non- Jewish Austrian Family Bittermann (various spellings) and Muehler (various spellings). The collection consists of numerous family trees, birth and death certificates, school reports, and a correspondence of Vladar's Grandparents Joseph Biheller and Marie, née Perl.

Dates: 1837-2004; Majority of material found within 1988-2004

Goldschmidt-Stierstadt Family Collection, Witzenhausen

 Collection
Identifier: AR 164
Abstract

This collection contains official documents, vital records, family trees, correspondence, original and photocopied photographs, ephemera, historical documentation and family papers pertaining to the Goldschmidt-Stierstadt Family of Witzenhausen.

Dates: 1835-2001; Majority of material found within 1875-1941

Gretl Schwabe Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6297
Abstract

This collection documents the family history of Gretl Schwabe and the Spanier family, primarily consisting of family trees, genealogical notes, and official papers of family members. Other subjects include the Jewish communities of Krumbach and Harburg, where family members resided, In addition, there are publications, and a small amount of articles, correspondence, and photographs.

Dates: 1808-2009; Majority of material found within 1850-1940