Title:
Letter and Transcript to the American Volga Relief Society from Alexander Schmidt, Heinrich Becker, Christian Becker, and Gottlieb Hummel, December 5, 1923
Record Group Number:
RG4879.AM
Collection:
American Volga Relief Society
Location:
HQ 02/01/08/02
Box:
Box 1
Folder:
Folder 7
Contributing Institution:
History Nebraska; https://history.nebraska.gov/
Creator:
Schmidt, Alexander
Creator:
Becker, Heinrich
Creator:
Becker, Christian
Creator:
Hummel, Gottlieb
Contributor:
American Volga Relief Society
Date:
1923-12-05
Description:
Letter and transcript to the American Volga Relief Society from the Romanovka community commission, dated December 5, 1923. The letter describes the conditions in Romanovka, including the number of inhabitants, widows, orphans, and livestock before and after the war. The letter introduces Alexander Schmidt as chairman, and Heinrich Becker, Christian Becker, and Gottlieb Hummel as members of the commission. The letter also asks for aid. Transcription is an English translation.
Language:
ger/deu; eng; rus
Subject (Topics) :
Russian Germans
Subject (Topics) :
Famines
Subject (Topics) :
Humanitarian assistance
Source (Names):
Schmidt, Alexander
Source (Names):
Becker, Heinrich
Source (Names):
Becker, Christian
Source (Places):
Russia
Source (Places):
Lincoln (Neb.)
Source (Places):
Lancaster County (Neb.)
Source (Temporal):
1920s
Format-Extent:
8 pages
Format-Medium:
correspondence
Format-Medium:
translations (documents)
Type:
Text
Relation:
Original; transcript
Rights:
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under U.S. copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The organization that has made this item available believes that the item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. (CC Public Domain 1.0 and RightsStatements.org NoC-US 1.0). The original object is available at History Nebraska. For more information contact: [email protected]
File Format:
TIF
Date Digital :
2021-08-09
Identifier:
RG4879b001f007i0424-0430
