| Accession Number: | 1990:02 |
| Location: | RB-M |
| Dates: | 1875-2003 |
| Size: | 3 legal Hollingers, 3 slim Hollingers; 1 small flat box; 2.0 cubic feet |
| Creator/Collector: | German-American Heritage Society of St. Louis |
| Acquisition info: | Collection given to SLPL as a housing location for the German-American Heritage Society |
| Accruals: | Occasional |
| Custodial history: | Collection created by the German-American Heritage Society of St. Louis to be housed at and maintained by SLPL |
| Language: | English and German |
| Processed by: | Reprocessed by Melissa Miller, May 2017 |
| Conservation notes: | Items placed in acid-free folders, sleeves, and tissue paper; photocopies housed in the Genealogy Room |
| Scope and Content: | The collection contains the archives of the German-American Heritage Society as well as other items accumulated by the Society |
| Arrangement: | The collection is arranged topically then either chronologically or alphabetically within the boxes |
| Restrictions: | No restrictions |
| Remarks: | No remarks |
German-American Heritage Archives
1875-2003
3 legal Hollingers, 3 slim Hollingers; 1 small flat box
2.0 cubic feet
| Box/Folder | Title |
| 1/1 | Finding Aid |
| 1/2 | Hymnal; Frohe Botschaft; Basel, Switzerland: CF Spittler, 1875; belonging to Amelia M. Trager; in German |
| 1/3 | Hymnal; Polyhymnia; Evansville, Indiana: Carl L. Chr. Runck, 1881; belonging to PK; in German |
| 1/4 | Hymnal; Tempelklaenge; Philadelphia: Schaefer & Koradi, 1886; belonging to Mollie; in German |
| 1/5 | Hymnal; Cantate; St. Charles, Missouri: Rev. R. Wobus, 1888; belonging to St. Paul’s German Evangelical Church, 1814 S. 9th St., St. Louis; in German |
| 1/6 | Hymnal; Die Palme No.3; Chicago: Meyer & Brother, 1896; belonging to St. Paul’s German Evangelical Church, 1814 S. 9th St., St. Louis; in German |
| 1/7 | Hymnal; Festsänger; Stillwater, Minnesota: George Kessel, 1903; belonging to St. Paul’s German Evangelical Church, 1814 S. 9th St., St. Louis; in German |
| 2/1 | Hymnal; Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Kirche; St. Louis: Eden Publishing House, 1908; in German |
| 2/2 | Hymnal; Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Kirche; St. Louis: Eden Publishing House, 1909; burgundy cover; in German |
| 2/3 | Hymnal; Gesangbuch der Evangelischen Kirche; St. Louis: Eden Publishing House, 1909; belonging to St. Paul Evangelical Church of St. Louis; black cover; in German |
| 2/4 | Hymnal supplement; belonging to St. Paul’s German Evangelical Church, 1814 S. 9th St., St. Louis; in German |
| 2/5 | Hymnal; missing pages; in German |
| 2/6 | St. Peter’s Cemetery history; compiled by Shirley Wotawa; Lucas and Hunt, St. Louis; 1996 |
| 3/1 | Archives: speech transcript, lapel pin, invitation |
| 3/2 | Articles of Incorporation (2) |
| 3/3 | Book of Memories list of names; January 1991 |
| 3/4 | Conference Reports; July 1991-February 1992 |
| 3/5 | Correspondence; March 1990-November 1996 |
| 3/6 | Der Maibaum Newsletter; Spring-August 1993 |
| 3/7 | Executive Committee Meetings; July 1991-September 1993 |
| 3/8 | Invitations; December 1990-December 2003 |
| 3/9 | Membership Lists; April 1991-March 1997 |
| 3/10 | Minutes; September 1990-July 1998 |
| 3/11 | Miscellaneous Items: -Ambassador Jürgen Ruhfus speech transcript; 2 March 1990 -“The Contribution of German Immigrants to American Agriculture” speech transcript -Memos; 7 November 1997 -Glen Holt speech transcript; 17 May 1997 -Speech transcript with table seating assignments -Directions to Sam and Pat Hopmeier’s Home -Board of Directors list; 2000-2001 -Advisory Board list; 2000-2001 -German American Day announcement -Carl Schurz Heritage Award certificate to Glen Holt; 4 March 1994 -Family history list -Mit Freundlichen Grüþen business card and photograph -“Klaus-Jürgen Hedrich MdB Funktionen und Mitgliedschaften” outline; December 1990; in German -“Do You Know Germany?” packet of information -Poem “Saint Louis-Stuttgart Linden Trees” by Eberhard W. Gress; 24 February 1991 -Gabriele von Malsen-Tilborch business card |
| 3/12 | Newsletters; December 1992-Winter 2004 |
| 3/13 | Newspaper Clippings: -Der Deutsch-Amerikaner issue; April 1990 -“Scouts Sell Historic Flags”; June 1990 -“German-American Society Celebrates ‘Neu Jahr,’ Archives”; Citizen Journal; 13 January 1991 -“Rediscovering German Roots”; St. Louis Post-Dispatch; 4 March 1991 -Deutsch-Amerikaner issue; April 1991 -“Funds Strand Area Exhibit in Washington”; St. Louis Post-Dispatch; 31 May 1991 “I Have No Daughter”; West End/Clayton Word; 14 November 1991 -“German-American Settlers Write Home”; Wall Street Journal; 18 December 1991 -The German-American Journal issue; February 1992 -“Liberty’s Trail”; St. Louis Post-Dispatch; 30 March 1992 -“Our Great German-Americans: George S. Hecker”; German American Journal; March 1994 -“German Foundry’s Ties to St. Louis”; St. Louis Post-Dispatch; 19 February 1995 -“Old Country Visitors Give Statues Here a Once-Over”; St. Louis Post-Dispatch; 14 June 1995 -“German Winefest Brings Consul’s Best to Clubbers”; The Press Club Newsletter |
| 3/14 | Programs; March 1991-October 2002 |
| 3/15 | Publications: -Willkommen brochure (2) -Wir Laden Sie Ein! brochure; 1988 -Map guide to German-American Heritage of St. Louis (2) -German-American Heritage Reading List brochure (4) -The German-American Heritage of St. Louis: A Guide; 1991 (3) -The German-American Heritage Archives at St. Louis Public Library; September 1990 (3) -Kolping Society; in German |
| 3/16 | Rowan Report; June 1990 |
| 4/1 | William A. Buddecke letters; April-July 1917 |
| 4/2 | William A. Buddecke letters; August-December 1917 |
| 4/3 | William A. Buddecke letters; 1918 |
| 4/4 | William A. Buddecke letters; 1919 |
| 5/1 | Fieser letters synopsis |
| 5/2 | Fieser letters, original; in German |
| 5/3 | Fieser letters, original; in German |
| 5/4 | Fieser letters, original; in German |
| 5/5 | Fieser letters, photocopies; in German |
| 5/6 | Fieser letters, photocopies; in German |
| 5/7 | Fieser letters, photocopies; in German |
| 6/1 | Jahrbuch der Hambach Gesellschaft article; 1998/1999; in German with English translation |
| 6/2 | Teutonic Order history |
| 6/3 | Great Germans and Their Cities calendar; thank you letter from Glen Holt included; 1995 |
| 6/4 | Heimat North America; Bert Lachner & Associates, Inc.; Glen Ellyn, Illinois: Landmark Books Unlimited; 1997; in German and English |
| 7/1 | Bible; belonging to Helene Magretha Eliese Brülkow; 1889; in German |
| 7/2 | Diary; written by Robert Walter; 1884-1894; in German |
| 7/3 | Robert Walter diary translation |
