A Guide to the Papers of the Wolf and related families of Hesse, Germany and Cincinnati, Ohio, 1800-1853 Wolf and related families of Hesse, Germany and Cincinnati, Ohio, Papers, 180001853 10915

A Guide to the Papers of the Wolf and related families of Hesse, Germany and Cincinnati, Ohio, 1800-1853

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Accession Number 10915

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10915

Title

Papers of the Wolf and related families of Hesse, Germany and Cincinnati, Ohio 1800-1853

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 27 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Publication permission must be obtained from the owner of the originals: Mr. William J. Thurneck, Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, School of Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Preferred Citation

Papers of the Wolf and related families of Hesse, Germany, and Cincinnati, Ohio, 1800-1853, Accession # 10915, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These copies and translations were given to the Library by Ms. Angelika Powell of Collection Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, on March 1, 1990.

Scope and Content Information

There are 27 items, electrostatic copies and English translations of original letters and documents, 1800-1853, n.d., of the Durbeck, Gross, Vigelius, Wolf, and Hoffman families of Hesse, Germany. The majority of the letters are to Minna and John Wolf from her family in Germany and discuss matters of a personal nature and life in Hesse. Correspondents include Minna's sister Johanna Durbeck and her husband, and her sisters, Henriette Gundlach and Louise Vigelius. There are also legal, business, and educational papers and documents belonging to John Caspar Wolf and John Wolf.