Images from Augustus Sinning's German Hometown
German Relatives; Built Environment; German-Americans in Germany; World War II; American Occupation of Germany
Front and back of a scrapbook page focusing mostly on images of Augustus Sinning's hometown over the course of the twentieth century. There are eight individual images, showing relatives, ancestral homes, and the ruins of the town following the Second World War, among other things.
Sinning, Augustus
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
Scrapbook
English
Box #1, Augustus Sinning Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1528; 1901; 1947; 1905; Muscatine County; Spangenberg, Germany; Hesse, Germany; Frankfurt, 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
Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1914
German Relatives; Correspondence; World War I; Business
Letter from Max Rehder in early years of First World War to relatives in Iowa. Max is notably confident and strikes a cheery tone.
Rehder, Max
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
9/25/1914
Letter
German
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1914-09-25; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Husum, Germany; Schleswig-Holstein; Westerland, Germany; Sylt, Germany
Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1920
German Relatives; Correspondence; Weimar Republic; Financial Trouble; World War I; German Politics; Business
Letter from Max Rehder to relatives in Iowa in 1920. He comments pessimisstically upon the post-war sitation and local business prospects.
Rehder, Max
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Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
2/12/1920
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Letter
German
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Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1920-02-12; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Husum, Germany; Schleswig-Holstein; Westerland, Germany; Sylt, Germany
Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1922
German Relatives; Correspondence; Weimar Republic
Letter to Thedor Rehder from his German relative Max Rehder from Zurich in 1922.
Rehder, Max
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Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
9/5/1922
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Letter
German
TEXT
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1922-09-05; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Zurich, Switzerland
Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1932
German Relatives; Correspondence; Weimar Republic; National Socialism; Business; Financial Trouble; Bolshevism; Adolf Hitler
Letter from Max Rehder discussing his pessism regarding German politics and current business prospects, as well as his only hope in the coming "Hitler Government." Of note is the stamped swastika on the bottom.
Rehder, Max
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Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
12/28/1932
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Letter
German
TEXT; IMAGE
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1932-12-28; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Schleswig-Holstein; Sylt, Germany; Westerland, Germany;
Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, 1935
German Relatives; Correspondence; National Socialism;
Rather more upbeat letter from Max Rehder, which he attributes to his satisfaction at the new National Socialist government, as well as his burgeoning position within it. He still can't pay Theodor back, however.
Rehder, Max
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Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
3/27/1935
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Letter
German
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Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1935-03-27; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Schleswig-Holstein; Sylt, Germany; Westerland, Germany; Berlin, Germany
Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, December 1931
German Relatives; Correspondence; Weimar Republic; German Politics; National Socialism; Adolf Hitler; German Communism; German Nationalism
Letter from Max Rehder to American relatives discussing financial troubles, nationalism, kerfuffles with communists, and that loan.
Rehder, Max
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
12/17/1931
Letter
German
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1931-17-12; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Schleswig-Holstein; Sylt, Germany; Westerland, Germany;
Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, January 1923
German Relatives; Correspondence; Weimar Republic; French Occupation of the Ruhr; Inflation; Financial Trouble
Letter to Theodor Rehder from Max Rehder in January 1923 from Sylt, Germany.
Rehder, Max
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1/14/1923
Letter
German
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1923-01-14; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Schleswig-Holstein; Sylt, Germany; Westerland, Germany; Zurich, Switzerland; Flensburg, Germany
Letter from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder, January 1931
German Relatives; Correspondence; Weimar Republic; National Socialism; Young Plan; Financial Trouble; Business; Marriage; anti-Semitism
Letter from Max Rehder in January, 1931. He discusses financial troubles, the coming "national government," business prospects, and antipathy towards Jews. Of note are the National Socialist stickers attached to the letter.
Rehder, Max
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Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1/15/1931
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Letter
German
TEXT; IMAGE
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1931-01-15; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Schleswig-Holstein; Sylt, Germany; Westerland, Germany; Gelsenkirchen, Germany;