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Industrialists

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

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

Eugen and Nanette Wassermann Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 6535
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of Nanette and Eugen Wassermann, in particular those regarding their emigration to the United States and a large number pertaining to their leather goods factory Hch. Wassermann jun. in Nuremberg.

Dates: circa 1901-1953

Fleischer-Steiner Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25083
Abstract

The collection contains documents and correspondence of the Fleischer and Steiner families. Prominent topics are the Fleischer's family business as well as restitution and inheritance matters. The papers in this collection include a vast amount of correspondence, business and restitution papers, as well as some documents regarding immigration.

Dates: 1814-1993; Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s

Friedlaender Family Collection (Oppeln)

 Collection
Identifier: AR 2133
Abstract

The collection contains legal documents, correspondence, photographs, and manuscripts regarding the Friedlaender family of Oppeln and the brewery (Schlossbrauerei M. Friedlaender) which they owned.

Dates: 1811-1971

Herman Muehlstein Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: I-519
Abstract

The collection consists of the records of the Herman Muehlstein Foundation from 1947 to 2007. The Herman Muehlstein Foundation was a philanthropic organization that gave generously to educational institutes and agencies that supported Herman Muehlstein’s mission to improve the life and quality of young men and women in need of financial assistance. The Herman Muehlstein Foundation was established in 1947 and closed in 2005. The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, legal papers, and grant proposals.

Dates: undated, 1947-2007

John Peters (Pinkus) Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25520
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, family keepsakes, legal records and other papers of the John Peters family, descended from the Pinkus family of Upper Silesia. The family was notable for its large textile factory in Neustadt, Germany (now Prudnik, Poland) and involvement in local culture, politics, and civil life. "Aryanization" forced Hans Hubert Pinkus, John’s father, to emigrate and take his family to the UK in 1939. The John Peters (Pinkus) Family Papers document the lives and the relationships of these men and their families in the decades after WWII, including legal applications for restitution.

Dates: 1827-2005; Majority of material found within 1938-1990s

Julie Braun-Vogelstein Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25034 / MF 473
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence and other materials related to the Braun-Vogelstein family.

Dates: 1743-1971

Max Boehm Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4154 / MF 598
Dates: 1927-1989

Metallgesellschaft Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25139 / MF 927
Abstract

Materials collected by Helmut Waszkis about the Metallgesellschaft AG

Dates: [unknown]

Michael Berolzheimer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4136 / MF 550
Abstract

This collection contains documents on the history of the Berolzheimer family, as well as family trees of the Berolzheimers and related families.

Dates: 1325-1942

Morawetz-Glaser Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25781
Abstract

The Morawetz-Glaser Family Collection documents these two Czech families, and in particular the notable events in the lives of the industrialist and philanthropist Richard Morawetz and his wife Frida (née Glaser) and of their children. The collection includes extensive family correspondence; family writings including diaries, memoirs, and poems; photographs and photo albums; family trees and genealogical research correspondence; newspaper clippings and articles; and official documents and other papers.

Dates: 1802-1997; Majority of material found within 1939-1967

Nathan Eidinger Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7033
Abstract

The bulk of the collection holds manuscripts, correspondence and clippings pertaining to the work of the industrialist Nathan Eidinger in achieving emancipation for Romanian Jews after World War One. Also included are documents related to his and his family’s plight in Switzerland and France during World War Two.

Dates: 1918-1976

Nussbaum Family, Friedberg in Hessen, Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 2400
Abstract

Vital, business, and family documents of Nussbaum and Groedel families from Friedberg in Hesse. This collection also notably contains a Hungarian patent of nobility for Hermann Groedel, who had relocated to Budapest.

Dates: 1849-1937

Oscar H. Netter Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 4097
Abstract

The Oscar H. Netter Family Collection contains detailed genealogies and a history of the Netter (alternately spelled Neter or Noether) family with supporting papers, including clippings, articles and family and business documents.

Dates: 1805-1972

Philipp Brothers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25131
Abstract

The collection consists of research materials on the history of Philipp Brothers collected by Helmut Waszkis for his book Philipp Brothers: the Rise and Fall of a Trading Giant, 1901-1990.

Dates: 1960s-1995

Pinkus Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7030
Abstract

The collection contains papers including vital documents, membership cards, awards, medals, diaries, memoirs, diaries, manuscripts, legal papers, correspondence, business records, wills, genealogies and family histories regarding the Pinkus family, notable textile manufacturers in Neustadt (now Prudnik, Poland) in Upper Silesia, and their personal and business affairs. The family was also highly regarded for its support of civic and cultural affairs in the area, and corresponded with several notable cultural figures.

Dates: 1500s-1994,; Majority of material found within 1725-1994

Rudolf Apt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 7180
Abstract

Bulk of collection consists of correspondences and short manuscripts by members of the Dresden Jewish community of personal accounts of war experience. Lists and index cards describing the fate of Jews from Dresden also included.

Dates: 1897-1982

Sobel Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 25147
Abstract

This collection consists of documents of and about the Sobel family, including the family's genealogy, correspondence (primarily about the family's history), family reunions, a detailed will of a family member, and photocopies of photographs.

Dates: 1914-1983; Majority of material found within 1938-1939

Walther Rathenau Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AR 1451
Abstract

This collection contains a small amount of Rathenau's correspondence and several manuscripts and clippings about Rathenau and his family.

Dates: 1894-1983