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Jewish families

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Buchheim Jonas Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25755
Abstract

The Buchheim Jonas Family Collection holds documentation of various branches of the Jonas family of Waldbreitbach, Germany, especially the descendants of Louis Jonas and Ella Buchheim, and tells of their emigration from Germany. In addition, it documents aspects of the life of Meier Buchheim of Dauborn, Germany, especially his attempt to emigrate and later death. The collection includes many family photographs, family trees, correspondence, official documents, material on the village of Waldbreitbach, and other documentation.

Dates: 1920-2017

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

George Popper Family Collection.

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4898 / MF 693
Abstract

Vital records, educational certificates, professional documents, and other archival materials pertaining to several families who were related by marriage to George Popper. All materials originated from Austria, Bohemia, and Moravia.

Dates: 1832-1944, 1980

Ilse Strauss Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 3273
Abstract

This collection contains documents pertaining to the family history and biography of Ilse Strauss in Krefeld (Germany), England, and Australia. Included are family trees, manuscripts, diaries, photographs and correspondence.

Dates: 1860-1982; Majority of material found within 1935-1982

Sartorius Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25504
Abstract

The Sartorius Family Collection holds documentation on the history of the Sartorius family, along with its related families. Most of the collection consists of family trees and correspondence concerning family genealogy, although memoirs and biographical articles are also present, as are a number of family photographs. The collection especially provides information on the family's origins in Germany and lives in the American South, including family members' service in the Confederate forces during the Civil War, in addition to some information on parts of the family who resided in France.

Dates: 1839-2009