Papers, 1860, 1928.  1 folder.  Otto Albrecht and his brother August immigrated to Philadelphia in 1860 from the Kingdom of Hanover to avoid conscription.  The collection contains an 1860 letter to his parents, in which he discusses the gubernatorial and presidential elections and in particular mentions German political activist Carl Schurz and Lincoln's campaign in Philadelphia.  Also present is a family tree and a letter which discusses Albrecht's 1860 letter.  In German and English.  Register available.  Gift of Frederick Platt.

American Turners

The Turnverein movement was founded in Germany in 1811, and the first American Turnverein was founded in 1848.  As the American Turnerbund, this popular gymnastic and cultural organization spread to all of the major cities in the country.

Roxborough Turners

Records, 1873-1979.  15 ft.  The lodge in Roxborough, a neighborhood of Philadelphia, was founded in 1872.  The records include minutes, financial records, membership records, certificates, and uncataloged photographs.  In German and English.  Inventory available.  Gift of the organization.

San Francisco Turnverein

Chromolithograph, 1870.  1 print.  This collection consists of 1 mounted oversized composite print.  Group outdoor portrait of members (names included).

Wilmington Turners

Records, 1880-1969.  13 ft.  The Wilmington Turners was founded in 1859.  The records of this lodge include section and committee minutes, reports, financial records, library records, membership lists, class records and related materials, songbooks, blueprints for changes to the lodge building, printed materials, and uncataloged photographs.   In German and English.  Inventory available.  Gift of the organization.

Beiser Family

Photographs, 1870-1900.  40 prints.  Photographs of family members, home interiors and a business place, taken in Germany, South Africa, New York City, and Chicago.  Mounted albumen prints, cartes-de-visite, cabinet and larger formats, most mounted in album.  Gift of Helen R. Beiser.

Papers, 1910-1970.  2 ft., 1 OS package.  The Bergdolls were a prominent Philadelphia German family who operated the Bergdoll and Sons Brewing Co.  The bulk of the collection relates to Grover Cleveland Bergdoll (1893-1966), particularly his youthful experience as a race car driver, his trial and imprisonment for evading the draft during World War I, and the settlement of his estate.  The papers include legal documents, financial papers, newspaper clippings, and other materials.  Also present are miscellaneous documents relating to the brewery and Louis J. Bergdoll Motor Company, and an unpublished family history, "The Curse of the Bergdoll Gold." Newspaper clippings are on microfilm.  In English.  Register available.  Gift of Alfred Bergdoll.

Bergdoll Family

Photographs, 1910-1960.  152 prints.  Ballooning, early airplane flight, automobiles and people, homes and views, family and friends; Philadelphia area.  Gift of Alfred Bergdoll.

Papers, 1837-1874.  1 in.  August Bodler and his wife Katharine emigrated from Lindau, Bavaria, to the United States ca. 1850 with their four children.  They settled in the Bergen Hill, New Jersey area.  In the late 1850s the family moved to Germania, Potter County, Pennsylvania, where August took up farming.  The collection provides a considerable amount of demographic information on the extended family and includes an account book, birth and marriage certificates, and a family genealogy.  In German and English.  Register available.  Gift of Mrs. Edgar Dunning.

Correspondence, 1836.  3 pages.  A letter to John Romich in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania containing general news.  In German.  Register available.

Document, 1863.  1 item.  This discharge certificate was given to Brahl at the time of his discharge from the New York Volunteers, 54th Regiment.  It enabled him to receive his pay.  In English.  Register available.

Correspondence, n.d.  5 pages.  This letter from a Union soldier to his sister and brother-in-law describes the progress of the war.  In German.  Register available.

C. Schmidt and Sons Brewery

Photographs, ca 1920-1940.  3 prints.  Large group portrait of employees, parade float and employees at work; Philadelphia.  Gift of the company.

Document, 1817.  1 item.  A receipt for the passage and indenture of Rosana Zi(e)gler to Sebastian Ziegler.  Her destination was Philadelphia.  In English.  Register available.

Cronau, Rudolf

Photographs, 1880-1935.  14 prints.  Individual portraits of Cronau and other prominent Germans and German Americans; United States.  Separated from the records of the National Carl Schurz Association.

Document, 1822.  2 pages.  Eberwine was born in Stuttgart, Wurttemberg and immigrated to Philadelphia via Antwerp in 1819.  This document is a manuscript declaration of intention for United States citizenship, signed August 5, 1822, in Berks County, Pennsylvania.  In English.  Register available.

Correspondence, 1915.  1 page.  Francke was a German-born historian who taught at Harvard University.  In this letter, Francke declines to attend a meeting of the Melting Pot as he is "too much absorbed in the immediate fate of Germany."  In English.  Register available.

Funk, Wilhelm

Photograph, 1909.  1 print.  Portrait of Wilhelm Funk, a painter, at work; New York.

Records, 1860.  1 volume.  A stock subscription book issued to the firm of Schurmann and Brothers for the Deutsches Theatre in Philadelphia.  The first page explains how to buy stock in the company.  In German.  Register available.

          Certificate, 1913. 1 item.  A certificate of incorporation for the         German-Realty and Loan Association, issued in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1913 and signed by the governor.  The location of the company is not given.  In English.  Register available.  Gift of Thomas Sroka.

Papers, n.d.  .25 ft.  Gobrecht served the Reformed Church in Philadelphia, York, Tohickon (Bucks County) and Lancaster County in the late eighteenth century.  The collection consists of manuscripts of his sermons.  In German.  Register available.

Papers, 1803-1805.  1 volume.  A notebook containing penmanship exercises including copied Bible verses and the alphabet.  There are also two recipes.  In German.  Register available.

Papers, 1792-1913.  .25 ft.  Friederich Hintz (Hinz), a carpenter, was born in Poland and came to the United States 1853 from Konigsberg, Germany.  He lived in East Cambridge and Roxborough, Massachusetts.  In 1856 his wife Maria and their three daughters joined him.  They later settled in New Ulm, Minnesota.  The collection contains correspondence between Hintz and his wife before their reunion in America.  His letters describe his voyage and living conditions in the United States.  Included are his descriptions of work as a carpenter and cabinetmaker, hard times, and American politics.  Letters from Maria's family discuss conditions in the old country.  Also included are passports, a vaccination certificate, papers relating to Hintz's professional qualifications and experience, and to the purchase of property in New Ulm, and other personal items.  English translations are available for some of the correspondence.  In German and English.  Register available.  Gift of Daniel C. Draper.

Hintz Family

Photograph, ca. 1880.  1 print.  One portrait of Emma Hintz; Boston, ca. 1880.  Gift of Daniel C. Draper.

Papers, 1851-1889.  1 folder.  The collection consists primarily of letters to Hormann and his family in Philadelphia from relatives in Iowa and New York.  Also present are miscellaneous personal papers.  Translations are available for most of the letters.  In German and English.  Register available.  Gift of Maxwell Whiteman.

Hutterian Brethren

Records (microfilm), 1524-1960.  108 reels.  The Hutterian Brethren or Hutterites are a German-speaking Anabaptist sect which dates from the 16th century.  Originally centered in Moravia and adjacent Slovakia, they have lived in the western United States since 1874 and also in western Canada since 1918.  The collection contains records of Hutterite history and theology in Europe and the United States.  Language varies.  Inventory available.  Gift of John Hostetler.

Document, 1732.  1 item.  The collection consists of an indenture for Mathias (surname illegible) from Durlach, Baden-Durlach, who was to serve David Kaufman "of Oley in the county of Philadelphia" in exchange for his passage.  The document specifies the terms of service and bears the signatures of Henry Pastorius and John Ashmead as witnesses.  In English.  Register available.

Papers, 1836-1856.  1 volume.  The collection consists of a notebook containing a list of the children born to Christianna Friederike and Johann Georg Kaiser between 1836 and 1853.  The eight children, two of whom died in infancy, were born in or near Philadelphia.  In German.  Register available.

Karl, Elizabeth

Photographs, 1910-1940.  2 prints.  Two portraits of Elizabeth Karl; Yugoslavia.  Gift of Katherina Marx.

Papers, 1869-1911.  7 folders.  Eugen Klee was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1893.   He became a successful musician and was director of the Kreuznacher Sangerbund in Philadelphia.  The collection contains correspondence, personal documents, and a diary.  In German and English.  Register available. 

Collection, 1938-1965.  4 folders.  The collection consists of four research papers, three of which are unpublished, on German Americans and related topics.  In German and English.  Register available.

Kroekel, Charles (1855-1938)

Paper, 1865-ca. 1945.  1 ft., 1 OS folder.  Charles Kroekel was born in Braunschweig and came to the United States in 1860, eventually settling in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey.  He lived for the last ten years of his life in Philadelphia.  The collection contains drawings, clippings, printed materials, documents, financial records, writings, and several books.  Some are related to the family, and others are concerned with the history of Egg Harbor City.  In German and English.  Inventory available.  Gift of Paul Kroekel.

Kroekel Family

Photographs, 1900-1931.  34 prints.  Individual and group family portraits and views of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey.  Gift of Paul Kroekel.

Records, ca. 1885.  1 volume.  The volume contains pages of handwriting exercises.  In German and English.  Register available.

Document, 1845-1856.  1 volume.  Luckemann, a journeyman bookbinder, used this "wanderbuch" to travel through the German states and Switzerland and to the United States.  It was issued in Sonderhausen, Schwarzburg.  In German.  Register available.

Papers, 1839-1848.  1 folder.  George Maitrott of Reichelsdorf in the province of Hesse, Prussia, immigrated to the United States in 1839, landing in Baltimore.  He was naturalized in Philadelphia in 1848.  The collection contains travel permits for his journey to America and a naturalization certificate.  In German and English.  Register available.  Gift of Marjorie Maytrott

Matz Family

Photographs, ca. 1890-1920.  13 prints.  Family portraits, business places and American Marines in Manila; Philadelphia.  Gift of Marie (Matz) McCart.

Papers, 1896.  2 items.  The collection contains two verses, apparently copied by Sarah Meyer as a penmanship exercise.  One verse is a hymn, the other is a poem recommending emulation of the "busy bee."  In German.  Register available.

Moyer Family

Photographs, 1890-1970.  48 prints.  Family groups and individual portraits, farm views; Lehighton, Pennsylvania.  Gift of Elizabeth Seidle Moyer.

Papers, 1832.  1 volume.  This book of hymn and song manuscript is inscribed "Rosa C. Muhlenberg, From her Mother, January 1832," possibly of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.  In English and German.  Register available.

National Carl Schurz Association

Records, 1930-1970s.  138 ft.  The National Carl Schurz Association was founded as the Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation in New York in 1930, to "foster American-German friendship and cultural exchange."  It was intended to serve as an administrative agency for separately-endowed trusts formed for specific purposes.  The first trust founded was the Oberlander Trust, established in 1930 to enable American citizens active in cultural or civic enterprises to visit German-speaking countries.  Other foundation programs were concerned with the teaching of German in the United States and the circulation of German films and books.  The foundation hosted art exhibitions and maintained a library and an active publication program, producing both books and the American-German Review.   The organization moved to headquarters in Philadelphia's Old Custom House ca. 1939.  The organization is currently inactive.  The organization records include administrative files from the Oberlander Trust, and correspondence, minutes, computer tapes and discs, financial records, materials from affiliated teachers' associations, scrapbooks, and uncataloged photographs.  In English and German.   Inventory available.  Gift of the organization.

Correspondence, 1865.  1 item.  The letter is by Mrs. Nies of Gates, New York to President Lincoln.  She requests the release of her husband Bernard, a German immigrant, from military service with the 180th Regiment, New York, on the grounds of lasting injuries received in the Battle of the Wilderness.  In English.  Register available.

Document, 1821.  3 pages.  Pflieger, a tailor, arrived in Philadelphia in 1819 from Baden via Amsterdam.  The document is a manuscript declaration of intention to become a United States citizen, signed August 6, 1821, in Berks County, Pennsylvania.  In English.  Register available.

Pfund Family

Photographs, 1890-1970s.  19 prints.  Family portraits and groups; Germany and Philadelphia.  Gift of Harry Pfund.

Philadelphia Gazette Publishing Company

Interview, 1986.  1 audiocassette.  Helga Hoeppener Riley was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1972 with her second husband, an American, upon his retirement from the United States Air Force.  In the interview Riley discusses her family, life in pre-war Germany and during the war, her postwar experiences, and compares life in Germany with life in the United States.  There is no transcript of the interview.  In English.  Register available.  Gift of Sumiko Kobayashi.

Riley, Helga Hoeppener

Photograph, 1986.  1 print.  Informal portrait of Riley.  Gift of Sumiko Kobayashi.

Certificate, 1881.  1 folder.  The confirmation certificate for Emma Jane Ritzy includes the text of a song.  The ceremony was performed in the Reform Church in Heidelberg, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.  In German.  Register available.

Journal, ca. 1908.  1 volume.  The notebook contains an account, possibly by two different writers, of an emigrant's journey to the United States.  Includes impressions of other passengers, observations about the landing at Brooklyn and life in America, and a 1908 calendar in Russian and German.  In German, English, and Russian.  Register available.

Document, 1852.  1 item.  A receipt made out to Charles F. Levin of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, for a year's subscription to "Der Amerikanische Bauer."  Scheffer and Beck was located in Harrisburg.  In English.  Register available.

Papers, 1833.  1 folder.  The Schick family emigrated from Denkendorf, Neckarkreis, Wurttemburg, in 1834, and settled near Gibsonville, Hocking County, Ohio.  The documents pertain to their life in Germany and include an internal passport, certificates of birth and baptism, and a family register.  In German.  Register available.  Gift of David V. Stivison.

Records, 1863-1880.  1 volume.  This collection consists of a receipt book for a Philadelphia firm.  In English.  Register available.  Gift of Maxwell Whiteman.

Carl Schurz was born in Liblar, near Cologne, Prussia, and immigrated to the United States with his wife Margarethe in 1852.  They settled in Wisconsin, where Schurz was admitted to the bar and became active in Republican Party politics.  He served as American minister to Spain in 1861-1862, as a general in the Union Army from 1862-1865, was elected to the Senate from Missouri in 1868, and served as Secretary of the Interior in 1877-1881.  Throughout his career he was an active spokesman for the German-American community.

Papers, 1841-1915.  4.5 ft.

This collection was separated from the records of the National Carl Schurz Association; it contains materials generated by Schurz and biographical articles and clippings concerning his life and achievements.  Included are correspondence, writings, reminiscences, speeches, and annual reports from Schurz's tenure as Secretary of the Interior.  In English and German.  Register available.  Gift of the National Carl Schurz Association.

Papers (microfilm), 1842-1932.  119 reels.

The collection contains correspondence, speeches, articles and books, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and scrapbooks.  The original documents are in the Library of Congress.  In English and German.  Register available.

Correspondence, 1884.  1 item.

This brief letter to A.H. Markland concerns speakers for the Independent Committee.  In English.  Register available.

Photographs, ca. 1860-1955.  46 prints.

Portraits of Schurz and family members, various residences, various artistic representations of Schurz, drawings, documents and miscellany.  Gift of the National Carl Schurz Association.

Steuben Society of America, Pastorius Unit No. 38

Records, 1929-1991.  .5 ft.  The Steuben Society of America was founded in 1919 as a civic organization and is headquartered in Ridgewood, New York.  The records of this Philadelphia area lodge include correspondence, printed materials, reports, and uncataloged photographs.  In English.  Inventory available.  Gift of the organization.

Photocopy, 1884.  1 folder.  The notebook contains language exercises.  The exercises are a series of basic phrases and their translations concerning table manners, travel, visiting and other subjects.  The name of the student is unknown.  In German and English.  Register available.  Gift of Mildred Oser.

Manuscript, 1800-1898.  1 volume.  This volume contains 193 hymns and later additions of a child's drawings of clothing and lists of names.  In German and English.  Register available.

Records, 1859-1876.  2 volumes.  The Ancient Order of Druids was founded as a friendly society in London in 1781.  They adopted masonic rites and were introduced in the United States in 1833.  In 1872 the order established itself in Germany.  The collection consists of two volumes of minutes for Franklin Grove 10 of the order, based in St. Louis, Missouri.  In German.  Register available.

United Methodist Church

Records (microfilm), 1800-1947.  27 reels.  Records of state and regional governing conferences of predominately German-American predecessor bodies of the Methodist Church.  Churches represented are the Evangelical Association, Evangelical Church, United Brethren in Christ, and the Methodist Episcopal Church.  The collection also contains materials for Swedish and Mexican-American conferences of these churches.  Original records are held by the General Commission on Archives and History, the United Methodist Church.  In German, English, Swedish, and Spanish.  Inventory available.

United Singers of Philadelphia

Scrapbook, 1887-1916.  1 volume.  The United Singers of Philadelphia was an umbrella organization which represented approximately 40 area singing groups.  The member societies were predominantly German but included some other ethnic groups as well.  The scrapbook contains programs and clippings from contemporary papers covering the activities of the organization.  Also present are five uncataloged photographs.  In German and English.  Inventory available.

Volksverein of Philadelphia

Records, 1886-ca. 1949.  13 volumes.  Now defunct, the Volksverein of Philadelphia was a local unit of the Catholic Central Union of America, which is a national Catholic social action and social welfare organization.  The collection contains minutes of the meetings of the Volksverein, and job, financial and subscription records of the organization's official organs, Philadelphia Volksblatt and Nord Amerika.  In English.  Inventory available.  Gift of the organization.

Papers, 1851-1874.  4 items.  The collection includes a steamship ticket, citizenship papers, and family history and genealogy.  In English and German.  Register available.

Records, 1866-1867.  1 volume.  The collection consists of a daybook which records daily sales of a grocery and dry goods store in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  In English. Register available.

Certificate, 1855.  2 pages.  An exit visa.  In German.  Register available.

Certificate, 1847.  3 pages. This is a certification of German citizenship.  In German.  Register available.

SERIALS

Alabama Staats-Zeitung

Newspaper, 1900-1902.  1 reel.  Published in Mobile, Alabama by the German Publishing Company.  In German.

*Alabama Tribune

Newspaper, 10/26/1842.  1 issue.  Published in Mobile, Alabama by H. Ballentyne, beginning in 1842.  In English and German.

Appleton Volksfreund

Newspaper, 1919-1921.  1 reel.  Published weekly in Appleton, Wisconsin by H.W. Meyer, 1874-1932.  In German.

*Argentinisches Tageblatt

Newspaper, 4/29/1964.  1 issue.  Published daily in Buenos Aires by E.F. Aleman, beginning in 1889.  In German.

Banner von Berks

Newspaper, 1864-1878.  8 reels.  Published weekly in Reading, Pennsylvania by W. Rosenthal, 1864-1878.  Some notices in English.  Continued by Banner von Berks, und Wochenblatt der Reading Post.  In German.

Banner von Berks, und Wochenblatt der Reading Post

Newspaper, 1878-1888.  6 reels.  Published weekly in Reading, Pennsylvania by W. Rosenthal, 1878-1909.  Some notices in English.  Continues the Banner von Berks.  In German.

*Belleviller Post und Zeitung

Newspaper, 1/11/1899.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Belleville, Illinois by Th. Engelmann, 1893-1923.  In German.

California Chronik

Newspaper, 1866.  1 reel.  Published weekly in San Francisco, California by A. Brauer and Company, 1866-1878.  "Belletrisches Wochenblatt."  In German.

California Weckruf

Newspaper, 1936.  1 reel.  Published irregularly in Los Angeles, California by Deutsches Haus, beginning in 1935.  "Dem Sternenbanner Sind Wur Treu und Gut--Doch Deutches Blut Bleibt Deutsches Blut."  In German and English.

*Chicagoer Freie Presse

Newspaper, 7/2/1896.  1 issue.  Published daily in Chicago, Illinois by the German-American Publishing Company, 1883-1919.  In German.

*Chicagoer Freie Presse

Newspaper, 2/6/1872.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Chicago, Illinois by Richard Michallis, beginning in 1872.  In German.

*Christliche Botschafter

Newspaper, 1/5/1935.  1 issue.

Published in New Berlin, Pennsylvania by Adam Ettinger and Georg Miller, 1836-1946.  Organ of the Evangelical Association.  In German.

Christlicher Bundes-Bote

Newspaper, 1882-1930.  21 reels.  Published in Berne, Indiana by Sprunger and Goerz, 1882-1947.  "Organ der Allegemeinen Konferenz der Mennoniten von Nord-Amerika."  In German.

Cincinnati Republikaner (Cincinnati Republican)

Newspaper, 1858-1861.  4 reels.  Published daily in Cincinnati, Ohio by Carl Hiller and Wm. Ed. Pecht, 1858-1861.  In German and English.

*Cincinnatier Freie Presse

Newspaper, 10/27/1929, 11/5/1944.  2 issues.  Published weekly in Cincinnati, Ohio by the Cincinnati Freie Presse Company, 1874-1964.  In German.

Dakota Freie Presse

Newspaper, 2/24/1920.  1 issue published weekly in Yanktown, Dakota Territory (South Dakota) by Gustav A. Wetter, beginning in 1874.  In German.

*Detroiter Abend-Post

Newspaper, 8/19/1929.  1 issue.  Published daily in Detroit, Michigan by the Detroit Abend-Post Publishing Company, 1868-1955.  In German and English.

*Deutsch-Texaner

Periodical, 1905, 1906.  2 issues.  Published monthly in LaGrange, Texas by F. Lotto, beginning in 1905.  In German.

Deutscher Anzeiger

Newspaper, 1903-1904.  1 reel.  Published weekly in Freeport, Illinois by Wilhelm Wagner, 1853-1917.  In German.

*Dubuque National-Demokrat

Newspaper, 1/9/1902.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Dubuque, Iowa by F.A. Gnifke, 1860-1933.  In German.

Egg Harbor Pilot

Newspaper, 1863-1915.  13 reels.  Published weekly in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey by A.C. Morgenweck and H. Maas.  In German and English.

*Freie Presse fur Texas

Newspaper, 5/12/1915.  1 issue.  Published weekly in San Antonio, Texas by H. Pollmar, 1865-1945.  In German and English.

*Freiheit

Newspaper, 12/26/1903.  1 issue.  Published weekly in New York by Freiheit, 1879-1910.  In German.

Freiheits Freund

Newspaper, 1858-1860.  3 reels.  Published daily except Sunday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by L. and W. Neeb, 1853-1860.  Merged with Pittsburger Courier (non-extant) to form Freiheits Freund und Pittsburger Courier.  In German.

Freiheits Freund

Newspaper, 1894-1901.  10 reels.  Published daily in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Neeb, Bauer and Company, 1865-1901.  In German.

Freiheits Freund und Pittsburger Courier

Newspaper, 1860-1865.  5 reels.  Published daily in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Neeb, Bauer, and Company, 1860-1865.  Formed by the union of Freiheits Freund, and the Pittsburger Courier.  Also published in a weekly edition.  In German.

*Germania

Newspaper, 9/4/1907.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Grand Rapids, Michigan by Martin and Wurzburg, 1882-1916.  In German.

*Habt Acht

Newspaper, 6/15/1913.  1 issue.  Published in Halletsville, Texas by Z. Panek, beginning in 1913.  "Sozial-demokratisches Blatt."  In German.

Harrisburg Morgenrothe Zeitung

Newspaper, 1799-1800.  Partial reel.  Published weekly in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania by B. Meyer and C. Fahnestock, 1799-1800.  Some notices in English.  Continued by the Harrisburger Morgenrothe.  In German.

Harrisburger Morgenrothe

Newspaper, 1800-1806, 1812-1813.  2 partial reels.  Published weekly in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1800-1827.  Publisher varies.   Some notices in English.  Continues the Harrisburg Morgenrothe Zeitung. Continued by the Harrisburger Morgenrothe und Dauphin und Cumberland Caunties Anzeiger.  In German.

Harrisburger Morgenrothe

Newspaper, 1839-1840.  Partial reel.  Published weekly in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania by Baab and Hummel, 1839-1840.   Continues the Harrisburger Morgenrothe und Dauphin und Cumberland Caunties Anzeiger.  In German.

Harrisburger Morgenrothe und Dauphin und Cumberland Caunties Anzeiger

Newspaper, 1827-1834, 1838, 1839.  2 partial reels.  Published weekly in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania by Wm. Boyer and J. Baab, 1827-1839.  Sometimes published extra editions called Harrisburger Morgenrothe Extra.  Continues the Harrisburger Morgenrothe. Continued by the Harrisburger Morgenrothe.  In German.

*Haus und Bauernfreund (House and Barn Companion)

Newspaper, 4/18/1924.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Germania Publishing Company.  "Zeitschrift fur den Hauslichen Kreis, fur Ackerbau, Viehsucht, Gartenbau, Bienensucht, u.s.w."  In German and English.

Herold und Volksfreund

Newspaper, 1906-1907.  Partial reel.Published weekly in La Crosse, Wisconsin by Volksfreund Publishing Company, 1876-1920.  In German and English.

Highland Bote

Newspaper, 1860-1865.  2 reels.  Published weekly in Highland, Illinois by R. Gruaz, 1859-1865.  In German and English.

Highland Bote und Schutzen-Zeitung

Newspaper, 1866-1869.  2 reels.  Published weekly in Highland, Illinois by T. Gruaz, 1866-1869.  In German and English.

Highland Union

Newspaper, 1868-1910.  22 reels.  Published weekly in Highland, Illinois by G. Rutz and Company, 1868-1913.  Continued by the Union.  In German.

*Illinois Staats-Zeitung

Newspaper, 4/21/1898.  1 issue.  Published daily in Chicago, Illinois by Illinois Staats-Zeitung Publishing Company, 1862-1922.  In German.

*Iowa

Newspaper, 1/6/1876, 12/15/1892.  2 issues.  Published weekly in Dubuque, Iowa by the Deutsch-Katholische Druck-Gesellschaft, 1874-1892.  In German.

Jugend-Post

Newspaper, 1895.  Partial reel.  Published weekly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by W.W. Coleman, 1884-1895.  In German.

*Kansas City Presse and St. Joseph Volksblatt

Newspaper, 11/27/1937.  1 issue.  Published semiweekly in Kansas City, Missouri by the Presse Publishing Company, beginning in 1924.    In English.

Katholische Volkszeitung

Newspaper, 1870-1876.  3 reels.  Published weekly in Baltimore, Maryland by Gebruder J. and C. Kreuzer, 1860-1914.  "Ein Wochenblatt im Interesse der Kirche."  In German.

*Kirchenbote

Newspaper, 1942.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Yankton, South Dakota by the Deutsche Evangelische Kongregationale Gemeinden von Amerika, 1882-1954.  In German and English.

*Kirchenzeitung

Newspaper, 12/9/1930.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Cleveland, Ohio by Reformierten Kirchen in den Vereinigten Staaten, beginning in 1883.  In German.

La Crosse Volksfreund

Newspaper, 1906-1907.  Partial reel.Published weekly in La Crosse, Wisconsin by Volksfreund Publishing.  In German.

Louisville Anzeiger

Newspaper, 1923-1928.  1 reel.  Published semiweekly in Louisville, Kentucky by Doern and Scheeffer, beginning in 1849.  In German.

*Lutherische Kirchenzeitung

Newspaper, 1/1/1910.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Columbus, Ohio by the Lutheran Book Concern, beginning in 1860.  In German.

*Michigan Volksblatt

Newspaper, 10/5/1903.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Detroit, Michigan by Math. Kramer and Company.  In German.

*Milwaukee Herold

Newspaper, 1/1/1921.  1 issue.  Published daily in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by the Germania-Herold Association, beginning in 1918.  In German.

*Milwaukee Herold und Seebote

Newspaper, 1/1/1901.  1 issue.  Published daily in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by the Herold Company, 1898-1912.  In German.

*Milwaukee-Sonntagspost

Newspaper, 12/19/1915.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by the Germania-Herold Association, 1906-1937.  In German.

Neue Unpartheyische Readinger Zeitung und Anzeigs-Nachrichten

Newspaper, 1789-1802.  4 reels.  Published weekly in Reading Pennsylvania by Johnson, Barton, and Jungmann, beginning in 1789.   Supplements accompany some issues.  In German.

New Jersey Deutsche Zeitung

Newspaper, 1880-1898.  31 reels.  Published daily in Newark, New Jersey by the New Jersey Deutsche Zeitung Company, 1880-1898.  In German.

New Jersey Freie Zeitung

Newspaper, 1883, 1888-1930.  121 reels.  Published weekly in Newark, New Jersey by B. Prieth, 1858-1954.  In German.

New Yorker Volkszeitung

Newspaper, 1894-1932.  107 reels.  Published daily in New York by the Volkszeitung Publishing Association, 1878-1932 "Den Interessen des Arbeitenden Volkes Gewidmet."  In German.

*Nord Dakota Pionier

Newspaper, 10/9/1893.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota by A. Steinbach, beginning in 1882.  In German.

*Nord Stern

Newspaper, 4/10/1908.  1 issue.  Published weekly in La Crosse, Wisconsin by the Nordstern Association, 1906-1914.  In German.

*Nordwestlicher Courier

Newspaper, 1/13/1876, 4/8/1896.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin by Carl de Haas and Sons, 1871-1920.  In German.

*Pennsylvanische Staats Zeitung

Newspaper, 1843-1848.  2 partial reels.  Published weekly in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania by E.W. Hutter, Jac. Baab u. Comp., 1843-1886.  Some notices in English.  Scattered issues wanting or damaged.  In German.

*Philadelphia Demokrat

Newspaper, 12/21/1907.  1 issue.  Published daily in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by J.S. Hoffman and Edward Morwitz, 1854-1918.  In German and English.

Philadelphia Gazette-Democrat

Newspaper, 1927, 1928-1962, 1964, 1966-1974.  157 reels.  Published daily in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the Philadelphia Gazette Publishing Company.  Absorbed the Philadelphia Tageblatt.  Library has other holdings in hard copy.  In German and English.

Philadelphia Herold

Newspaper, 1928-1942.  11 reels.  Published weekly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Graf and Breuninger, 1894-1942.  In German.

Philadelphia Tageblatt

Newspaper, 1877-1890, 1891-1899, 1900-1909, 1911, 1917, 1919-1926, 1928, 1929, 1941.  109 reels.  Published daily in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the Philadelphia Tageblatt Publikations-Gesellschaft, 1877-1943.  Merged with the Philadelphia Gazette-Democrat.  Later issues have some items in English.  Supplements accompany some issues.  In German.

Pilger Durch Welt und Kirche

Newspaper, 1870-1871, 1873-1874, 1877-1881.  3 reels.  Published weekly in Reading, Pennsylvania by J.J. Kundig and Wm. Wackernagel, 1870-1884.  In German.

Readinger Postbothe und Berks, Schuylkill und Montgomery Caunties Adverteiser

Newspaper, 1816-1822.  1 reel.  Published weekly in Reading, Pennsylvania by Carl A. Bruckman, 1816-1823.  Supplements accompany some issues.  Some notices in English.  In German.

Readinger Zeitung

Newspaper, 1789-1802.  4 reels.  Published in Reading, Pennsylvania.  In German.

Republikaner von Berks

Newspaper, 1869-1899.  15 reels.  Published weekly in Reading, Pennsylvania by the "Deutsch-Republikanischen Clubs," 1868-1899.  Begun as a Republican campaign paper.  Absorbed by the Kutztown Journal.  Some notices in English.  In German.

Rochester Beobachter

Newspaper, 1864-1870.  6 reels.  Published daily in Rochester, New York by Adolphe Nolte, 1851-1970.  Continued by the Rochester Taglicher Beobachter.  In German.

Rochester Taglicher Beobachter

Newspaper, 1870-1883.  13 reels.  Published daily in Rochester, New York by Adolph Nolte, beginning in 1870.  Continues the Rochester Beobachter.  In German and English.

*Salt Lake City Beobachter

Newspaper, 4/6/1930.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Salt Lake City, 1890-1935.  "Official German organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints."  In German and English.

*Sandusky Demokrat

Newspaper, 8/1/1906.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Sandusky, Ohio by Jacob Hertel, 1873-1919.  In German.

*Seguiner Zeitung

Newspaper, 8/24/1916.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Seguin, Texas by Paul Wipprecht, 1891-1932.  In German.

*Sendbote

Newspaper, 1/5/1927.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Cleveland, Ohio by Philip W. Eidel, 1852-1954.  "Organ der Deutschen Baptisten Nord-Amerikas."  In German.

*Sonntagsblatt Staats-Zeitung und Herold

Newspaper, 4/4/1948.  1 issue.  Published weekly in New York City by the Staats-Herold Corporation, 1920-1976.  In German.

*Sonntagsblatt der New York Staats-Zeitung

Newspaper, 4/16/1905, 4/24/1910, 12/13/1914.  3 issues.  Published weekly in New York City by Jakob Uhls Wittwe, 1848-1920.  In German.

Sozialist

Newspaper, 1885-1892.  2 reels.  Published weekly in New York by the Sozialistischen Arbeiter-Partei von Nord-Amerika, National-Exekutiv-Komite, 1885-1892.  "Zentral-Organ der Sozialistischen Arbeiter-Partei von Nord-Amerika."  In German.

*St. Josephs-Blatt

Newspaper, 1/3/1938.  1 issue.  Published monthly in Mt. Angel, Oregon by the Benedictines.  In German.

*Staats-Anzeiger

Newspaper, 7/7/1931.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Rugby, North Dakota by Anderson and Steger, beginning in 1906.  In German.

*Tagliche Omaha Tribune

Newspaper, 6/25/1937.  1 issue.  Published daily in Omaha, Nebraska by United Press, beginning in 1912.  In German.

Texas Stern

Newspaper, 1913-1942.  3 reels.  Published weekly in Austin, Texas by D. Mundelius and Joseph Hofstetter, beginning in 1877.  In German.

*Toledo Express

Newspaper, 9/1903, 3/31/1932.  2 issues.  Published weekly in Toledo, Ohio by Marx Brother, 1856-1943.  In German.

Union

Newspaper, 1863-1867.  2 reels.  Published weekly in Highland, Illinois by the Union, 1863-1868.  Continued by the Highland Union.  In German.

Volksblatt und Freiheits-Freund

Newspaper, 1901-1942.  98 reels.  Published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Neeb-Hirsch Publishing Company, 1901-1942.   Official organ of the German-American Federation of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, 1940-1942.  "Amtliches Blatt der Stadte Pittsburg und Allegheny, und von Allegheny County."  In German.

*Volksblatt-Rundschau

Newspaper, 5/25/1899.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Lincoln, Illinois by Volksblatt, 1898-1918.  In German.

Vorbote

Newspaper, 1874-1907.  16 reels.  Published weekly in Chicago, Illinois, 1874-1924.  In German.

Vorwarts

Newspaper, 1894-1896. 1 reel.  Published weekly in New York City by New Yorker Volkszeitung, 1894-1932.  In German.

Vorwarts

Newspaper, 1892-1894.  1 reel.  Published in New York City.   "Central-Organ der Sozialischen Arbeiter-Partei von Nord Amerika."  In German.

*Wachter und Anzeiger

Newspaper, 8/9/1927, 8/8/1952.  2 issues.  Published weekly in Cleveland, Ohio by German Consolidated Newspaper Company, beginning in 1893.  In German and English.

Wahrheit

Newspaper, 1893-1910.  6 reels.  Published weekly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by V.L. Berger, 1893-1910.  In German.

*Washington Journal

Newspaper, 5/31/1935, 4/17/1959.  2 issues.  Published weekly in Washington, D.C. by Werner Koch, beginning in 1888.  In German.

*Westliche Blatter

Newspaper, 5/6/1906, 9/3/1911.  2 issues.  Published weekly in Cincinnati, Ohio by G. Hof and F. Fassaurek, 1865-1919.  Sunday edition of three Cincinnati German papers.  In German.

Westliche Post

Newspaper, 3/13/1932.  1 issue.  Published weekly in St. Louis, Missouri by C. Daenzer and F. Wenzel, 1857-1938.  In German.

Wisconsin Banner und Volksfreund

Newspaper, 1854-1913.  25 reels.  Published weekly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Moritz Schoffler and Rudolph Wendte.  In German.

Wiskonsin Banner

Newspaper, 1844-1854.  4 reels.  Published weekly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by M. Schoffler, 1844-1854.  In German.

Wochentliche Demokrat

Newspaper, 1/2/1902.  1 issue.  Published weekly in Davenport, Iowa by H. Lischer Printing Company, 1892-1918.  In German.