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| Format | Manuscript |
|---|---|
| Title, Manuscript | Collection of Letters to Richter Family in the United States, 1894-1952 and Other Documents |
| Extent of Work | 1 compact disc, 13 pages, and 2 family trees |
| Notes | Scanned images and photocopies only. |
| Donated by | Pat Ebert, 2008 / pebert2003 @ yahoo.com |
| Abstract | Collection of scanned documents dating from 1894 to 1952. The documents are primarily letters written in the old German script during the 20th century to the Richter family in the United States. Also includes a 13-page family history written in 1971. From the family history: "The Richter family comes from Bavaria. Ludwig, Sr. was born in Cham, Nov. 21, 1876. He had a brother, Franz, who later moved to Brazil. There was a sister, Marie. . . [whose] married name became Maier. . . . Grandmother Margaret's maiden name was Dubbel. She was born in Koeln-Ehrenfeld . . . [on] Oct. 17, 1867. . . . Margaret learned tailoring. . . . and Ludwig learned the brewing trade. Margaret had a brother, Ferdinand, who later married Minna. There was also a sister Julia who married Johann Bensberg. . . . Letters from Ferdinand and Minna were later written by a Mrs. Herold, a friend, when they were too elderly or ill to write. Brewery work brought Ludwig, Sr. to New York and then to Great Falls, Montana, and later to Milwaukee. . . . Ludwig, Sr., and Margaret both died by the time Ludwig, Jr. was 21. . . . He married Lucille [Zahn] in 1935." Lucille was adopted by Edward and Irma Zahn. The following facts are known: John Gottlieb Zahn was born in 1807 in Regenwald, Stettin. John came to the United States and located in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1851, and by 1855 he and his family had moved to Rockland, Wisconsin. Names associated with the letters: Richter, Dubbel, Kastert, Pfeffer, Keppeler, Kretschmann, Maier, Bensberg, Kreidl, Bley, Neuser, and Weisg. Note: During the 1930s, Ferdinand Dubbel was enamored of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party. His letters often feature swastikas. Documents include an April 1926 issue of Der Hermanns-Sohn in Montana. |
| Call Number | FH Richter |
| MKI Terms | Family history/ Richter/ Dubbel/ German Americans -- Wisconsin/ Milwaukee (Wis.)/ German Americans -- Montana/ Letters/ World War, 1939-1945/ National Socialism |