Five pages from a biographical sketch of Augustus Sinning
Biography; German-Americans in Germany; Migration; Labor; Medicine; University
Sketch of Augustus Sinning's early life in both Germany and the United States, including education and labor history.
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
Biography
English
Box #1, Augustus Sinning Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1864-04-19; 1887; 1888; 1884; 1891; 1909; Spangenberg, Germany; Hesse, Germany; Kassel, Germany; Cape of Good Hope; Neward, New Jersey; Fairbury, Nebraska; Marengo, Iowa; Muscatine County; Iowa County; Muscatine, Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa; Leipzig, Germany; Chicago, Illinois
Germany and America
German-Language Newspapers; Migration; German Press; German Language
Editorial on German Americans and Immigration
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1879-07-23
Newspaper Article
German
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1879-07-23; Elkader, Iowa; Clayton County; Germany
H. Mahraun, Agent for the North German Lloyd
trans-Atlantic travel; North German Lloyd; packet lines
Advertisement for the services of H. Mahraun, Iowa City agent for the North German Lloyd packet line.
H. Mahraun
<em>Iowa Banner</em>
H. Mahraun
9 November 1900
State Historical Society of Iowa
jpg
German
newspaper advertisement
Iowa Banner, microfilm newspaper collections, State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa City; Johnson County; Bremen; New York; Baltimore
Hertzberg Bindery Company Bio
Business; Migration; Entrepreneurship
A recent sketch of the history of Des Moines' Hertzberg Bindery, a book-binding business opened by the son of German immigrants.
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Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
Undated
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Guide to the Hertzberg Bindery/LBS Records, University of Iowa Libraries: <a href="Guide%20to%20the%20Hertzberg%20Bindery/LBS%20Records,%20University%20of%20Iowa%20Libraries:%20http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?MSC0545" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?MSC0545</a>
Business History
English
TEXT
Box #1, Hertzberg Bindery/LBS Records, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1853; 1920; 1921; 1925; Gramzow, Germany; Brandenburg; Chicago, Illinois; Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
Image of Ernst Hertzberg
Photographic Portrait; Migration; Business
Photographic portrait of Ernst Hertzberg from 1868, German immigrant to Chicago and bookbinder.
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Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1868
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Guide to the Hertzberg Bindery/LBS Records, University of Iowa Libraries: <a href="http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?MSC0545" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://collguides.lib.uiowa.edu/?MSC0545</a>
Photograph
English
IMAGE; TEXT
#1 A Century of Hertzberg Craftsmen, 1880-1981, Box on Shelf, Hertzberg Bindery/LBS Records, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1868; Polk County; Chicago, Illinois; Gramzow, Germany
Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1910
German Relatives; Correspondence; Migration; Culture; Business
Letter to Thedor Rehder from his German relative Max Rehder from Sylt in 1910.
Rehder, Max
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
6/6/1910
Letter
German
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1910-06-06; Lubeck, Germany; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Westerland, Germany; Sylt, Germany; Schleswig-Holstein
Nebraska Survey of German-American Communities
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Migration; Lutheranism; Imperialism; Sabotage; Colonialism
Article reporting on Nebraska survey of local German communities, finding much of which to be afraid therein.
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/1/1918
Luther A. Brewer, publisher
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Newspaper Article
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-01; Linn County; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Nebraska; Germany
The 1851 Journey of Wilhelm Fischer to Davenport, Iowa
migration routes; journey of Wilhelm Fischer from Hamburg to Davenport
This map illustrates the journey undertaken by Wilhelm Fischer and companions in 1851 from Hamburg to Davenport. It is based on Fischer's travel narrative found in August P. Richter, <em>Geschichte der Stadt Davenport and des County Scott</em> (1917), pp. 443-449.
Benson and Hepker Design
August P. Richter, <em>Geschichte der Stadt Davenport and des County Scott</em> (1917), pp. 443-449.
1851
Benson and Hepker Design, Iowa City, IA
Fischer's account of his journey: https://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/transcribe/4383/134430
jpg
English
map
Davenport; Hamburg; New York City; Albany; Buffalo; Detroit; New Buffalo; Chicago; La Salle, Illinois; Scott County
The German Press in America
German-Language Newspapers; Business; Migration; German Language
On the need for a German-language press for German migrants.
H. Mahraun
Iowa Banner
H. Mahraun
1899-09-01
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
pdf
German
Newspaper Article
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1899-09-01; Iowa City, Iowa; Johnson County
Young Augustus Sinning as Shopclerk
Labor; Crime; Business; Migration
Image of young Augustus Sinning in front of G. F. Eyrich's shoe store, where he worked. Accompanying article tells story of attempted robbery and Sinning's capture of thief.
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Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
Undated
Scrapbook
English
Box #1, Augustus Sinning Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
Muscatine, Iowa; Muscatine County