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Hesse (Germany)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Levi Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25049
Abstract

This collection contains genealogical tables and family histories of the Levi and Dorfzaun families, as compiled by Arthur Levi. It also contains photocopies of legal documents from the 19th century and family photos.

Dates: 1817-2001; Majority of material found within 1994-2001

Betty and Morris Moser Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25497
Abstract

This collection consists of letters to Betty and Morris (Moritz) Moser and their daughter Lore in New York from friends and family in Germany. The primary topic is the search for emigration opportunities.

Dates: 1937-1958; Majority of material found within 1938

Bueding Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7265
Abstract

The Bueding family papers contain handwritten and printed original documents of the Bueding, Goldschmidt, Cohnheim and Mardorf families in Kassel, Hesse, including royal commissions, letters of protection, business matters, and family histories. They also hold documentation collected by the Bueding family about Jewish history in Kassel, especially about the history of French Jews, from the Middle Ages until the 19th century.

Dates: 1745-1926

Deborah Hertz research collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 5393
Abstract

Various archival materials from archives in Hesse, Nuremberg, Trier, Oldenburg, Regensburg, Maarburg, Mecklenburg, Frankfurt, Cologne, and Luebeck, pertaining mainly to the history of conversion and assimilation of Jews in Germany. The materials were collected by Deborah Hertz for her research on the book “How Jews Became Germans”.

Dates: 1216-1943

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

Ella Werner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3079
Abstract

This collection contains family papers and several items such as articles and flyers documenting the Jüdischer Frauenbund (Jewish Women's Association) in Frankfurt and elsewhere.

Dates: 1744-1963

Ernest R. Stiefel Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3591
Abstract

This collection represents a lifetime of genealogical research by Ernst R. Stiefel about his family history. Files about individuals and families contain documents that are almost entirely photocopies from various German archives. Various family trees and photocopies of articles about Jews in Germany are also in this collection.

Dates: 1668-1999

Gelnhausen, Jewish Community Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6397
Abstract

The collection consists mainly of the correspondence of Johanna Boetz, Richard Scheuer and the city of Gelnhausen about its Jewish community in general and particularly about the rededication of the local synagogue on September 25, 1986. Also included are press releases and newsletters, manuscripts such as "Das Schicksal der Juden im Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Jugendliche suchen eine Erklaerung," and clippings.

Dates: 1981-1993

Goldschmidt Family Collection, Oberlistingen.

 Collection
Identifier: AR 10457 / MF 646
Abstract

Genealogical information for the Goldschmidt family, descendants of Meyer Goldschmidt (1787-1858) from Oberlistingen, xeroxes of photographs.

Dates: undated, 1999

Guides to other archives

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25054
Abstract

Guides to archives and special collections in the USA, Europe and Israel that were sent to and/or collected by LBI archivists over the years.

Dates: 1932-1998

Hesse Decrees Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25198 / MF 647
Abstract

Collection of decrees mainly related to the Jews of Hesse and Frankfurt am Main in particular.

Dates: 1705-1804

Ivan Wolff Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25154
Abstract

The main content of this collection consists of materials documenting the genealogical research of Dr. Ivan A. Wolff. The bulk the material is correspondence with archives and genealogy institutes, as well as friends and relatives concerning Dr. Wolff’s ancestors and family history in Germany. The collection also contains papers relating to his research, including birth, death and marriage certificates, photographs, newspaper articles and family trees, specifically about his mother’s relatives from small towns such as Bebra, Pfungstadt, Essingen, Alsbach, Morschen, Binsfoert and Niederstein, all located in the state of Hesse. A study of Jewish cemeteries of this region as well as books and pamphlets concerning general genealogical research can also be found in the collection.

Dates: 1808-1999; Majority of material found within 1952-1998

Jacob Jacobson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7002 / MF 447 / MF 134
Abstract

Records of several Jewish communities assembled by Jacob Jacobson.

Dates: 1450-1988

Joan Glanz Rimmon Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6653
Abstract

This collection contains genealogical information on the family of Joan Glanz Rimmon.

Dates: 1838-2004

Julia and David Hoexter Correspondence Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25241
Abstract

The Julia and David Hoexter Correspondence Collection contains the courtship correspondence of this couple in addition to some later letters and some letters of others, including of family members.

Dates: 1881-1888; 2006

Julius Voehl Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 5820 / MF 917
Abstract

School documents; reports; photos. Letters from World War I (Feldpostbriefe). Diaries from World War I

Dates: 1895-

Kassel Jewish Community Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 454
Abstract

This collection contains clippings, photocopied documents, a bibliography, and manuscripts pertaining to the history of Kassel and its Jewish community.

Dates: 1827-2004

Ludwig Rosenthal Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7282
Abstract

The Ludwig Rosenthal Collection includes Ludwig Rosenthal’s writings as well as genealogical materials on the Rosenthal family.

Dates: 1872-1873, 1941-1980s

Norbert Stern Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 11975
Abstract

Various documents pertaining to Jewish families in Hesse, Germany.

Dates: 1846-1950

Papers of Michael Bernet

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25416
Abstract

The Michael Bernet Collection includes genealogical materials pertaining to Bernet and other related families from areas around Nuernberg and Fuerth in Germany Materials were collected to establish a Standard Pedigree Tree for Manfred Michael Bernet. They consist of copies of original documents from various archives, some family correspondence, printed materials such as clippings as well as copies of the Nuernberg/Fuerth Newsletter.

Dates: 1928, 1989-2007

Paula Brandes Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 781
Abstract

Letters from her parents and siblings, collected by Paula Brandes, 1892-1903. The letters were primarily sent from the small town of Oberaula, with some of them coming from Frankfurt/Main, Hannover, Harburg, Langenschwalbach, Paris, Soest, and Wolfenbuettel.

Dates: 1892-1903

Schmitten Jewish community collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 12008
Abstract

The collection contains archival materials pertaining to past Jewish life in the town of Schmitten in Hesse, Germany and neighboring communities.

Dates: 1812-2013; Majority of material found within 2009-2013

Volkmarsen Jewish community collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 5803
Abstract

The collection consists of documents about Jews in the town of Volkmarsen, Germany.

Dates: 1986-2008