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GA. German Americana

 Record Group
Identifier: GA
The German-Americana Collection is one of the nation's largest collections of books, pamphlets, documents, journals, newspapers and manuscripts pertaining to German-American history, literature and culture. The collection is especially of value to students, scholars and the general public interested in the history, literature and culture of the German-American element. It contains a wealth of information on the German heritage of the Ohio Valley in particular.

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Bayerische Volksbuhne photographs and programs

 Collection
Identifier: GA-16-03
Abstract

This collection contains programs and photographs of the Bayerishe Volksbuehne of Newark, New Jersey.

Dates: 1962-1978

Carl Albert Helmecke Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GA-06-01
Abstract

This collection deals mainly with Carl A. Helmecke's sabatical in Germany during 1937 and 1938. The collection includes correspondence with his family, souvenirs including maps and tour guide books, tickets and receipts from places to which he traveled in Germany along with school calendars and schedules from his experiences teaching in Germany. There is also some correspondence from later in Helmecke's life along with an oral history interview completed in 1984 shortly before his death.

Dates: 1898-1984; Majority of material found within 1937-1938

Clemens von Metternich Letters

 Collection
Identifier: GA-09-07
Abstract

Correspondence of Prince Clemens von Metternich of Austria. Many of the letters dated between 1827 and 1828 were written by various European princes and princesses to congratulate Prince Metternich on his marriage to Maria Antonia von Leykem, the Princess von Beilstein. Many of the letters dated 1829 were sent to Metternich to congratulate him on the birth of his son Richard Clemens Joseph Lothar Herman.

Dates: 1822-1829

Elizabeth L. Hoff collection of Third Protestant Memorial Church records

 Collection
Identifier: GA-21-02
Abstract

This collection of materials related to the Third Protestant Memorial Church (Previously Third German Protestant Church) includes church bulletins, hymnals, photos, correspondence, and the church's constitution and bylaws from 1967. The material in this collection was acquired by Elizabeth Hoff, a long time member of the church.

Dates: circa 1930s-1985

Elizabeth Petuchowski Collection of Wolfgang Hildesheimer Material

 Collection
Identifier: GA-05-01
Abstract

Materials relating to German author Wolfgang Hildesheimer collected by Elizabeth Petuchowski

Dates: 1955-1994

Fairview German Bilingual School records

 Collection
Identifier: GA-08-03
Abstract

The collection contains annual reports for the school, statistical reports, plans, correspondence, and newspaper clippings related to the school between 1974 and 1988.

Dates: 1974-1988

George E. Armstrong Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GA-08-02
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs of tourist sites in Zurich and Paris and of damage to buildings and landscape in post-World War II Germany. The photos also show American soldiers at work and play.

Dates: 1937-1946

Gerhard R. Schade Papers

 Collection
Identifier: GA-06-03
Abstract

The papers, 1920-1990 include literary, historical, and autobiographical writings.

Dates: 1920-1990

Helmecke family papers

 Collection
Identifier: GA-09-04
Abstract

Correspondence, memorabilia, and legal and religious documents of the Helmecke family, a family of German origin who lived in Cincinnati. The material documents the family's life in Germany, their immigration to the U.S., and their lives as German-Americans living in Cincinnati and then in Michigan.

Dates: 1767-1961

H.H. Fick German-Americana Added papers

 Collection
Identifier: GA-14-02
Abstract

Subject files, small archival collections, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous publications collected as part of the H.H. Fick German-Americana collection

Dates: 1780-2002

H.H. Fick German-Americana Unpublished Pamphlets Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GA-14-01
Abstract

Material written and collected by H.H. (Heinrich H.) Fick related to the German-American experience, teaching of the German language, and German-American literature.

Dates: 1883-1920

John Koegel Collection of German-American Ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: GA-05-02
Abstract

Collection of German-Americana ephemera collected by John Koegel. Some items were collected from a German-American Catholic family from Rochester, New York - the Riedman Family. There are a few items from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The collection includes concert programs, event tickets, newsletters, religious items, and postcards.

Dates: 1855-1919

Prager Memorial Day Records

 Collection
Identifier: GA-09-02
Abstract

Collection includes background material, photos, programs, and exhibit material from the Prager Memorial Day celebrations at the University of Cincinnati and throughout the Cincinnati area between 1993 and 1995.

Dates: 1993-1995

Society for German American Studies records

 Collection
Identifier: GA-16-01
Abstract

Records of the Society for German American studies. The collection includes newspapers clippings about SGAS events, correspondence, treasurer's Reports and SGAS Membership Reports.

Dates: 1971-2007

Swiss Benevolent Association (Cincinnati, Ohio) records

 Collection
Identifier: GA-11-02
Abstract This collection contains materials of and relating to the Swiss Benevolent Association of Cincinnati, Ohio which was founded in 1871 and is still active today. The majority of the collection outlines the association's ideologies and activities in the 1960s via by-laws, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial reports, activity reports, annual reports, membership lists, and calendars. Though not as comprehensive as the earlier material, some calendars, meeting minutes, and membership lists...
Dates: 1871-2011; Majority of material found within 1965-2011

Third Protestant Memorial Church (Cincinnati, Ohio) records

 Collection
Identifier: GA-09-03
Abstract

Records of the Third Protestant Memorial Church of Cincinnati, formerly known as the Third German Protestant Memorial Church of Cincinnati, the German and Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed Church, and the North German Lutheran Church. Includes records of baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations, along with financial records and a few photographs.

Dates: 1814-1982

Third Protestant Memorial Church (Cincinnati, Ohio) records

 Collection
Identifier: GA-21-01
Content Description This collection contains books, papers, and photos from the Third Protestant Memorial Church records. These records span from 1937 – 2001 when the church dissolved. The records include council meeting minutes, church bulletins, records of member’s burial places, and financial reports. Minutes from Men’s club and youth club meetings are also included. There are also letters sent and received by the church detailing various problems that the Church was faced during these years including a...
Dates: 1937-2001

Thomas Mann Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Fick PT2625.A44 Z479, PT2625.A44 Z4834
Abstract

Letters and a postcard card written by Thomas Mann. Also includes a photograph of Mann.

Dates: 1918-1952

Wolff Festschriften Imprint Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GA-09-08
Abstract

This collection contains German-American imprints from the Wolff Standard Printing Works, Covington, Kentucky.

Dates: 1931-1976