Identity area
Reference code
US BCMLA 00/MS.283
Title
Heinrich and Jacob H. Goertzen Papers
Date(s)
- 1874-1940 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.15 Cubic Feet
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born 23 November 1831, Sparrau, Molochna, Russia. Parents Jakob Goertzen and Katharina Martens.
Married Sara Voth 1 February 1855.
Migrated to the United States 27 August 1874 and settled in Kansas.
Died 25 March 1899, Marion County, Kansas.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
donation
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Mostly correspondence among Goertzen relatives. Most of the letters were translated by Hilda Ediger Voth in the early 1990s. A few other items include a Hamilton County, Kansas, map and a folder of photos from Donovan and Helen Bachman (some identified). Additional (untranslated) letters and photos donated by Helen Bachman in Apr. 2013.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
additional correspondence and photos donated by Helen Bachman, Apr. 2, 2013
System of arrangement
unprocessed, mostly chronological
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
open for research use
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- German
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- American Relief Administration (Subject)
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Description control area
Description identifier
ArchonInternalCollectionID:295