Title:
Letters and Transcripts to the American Volga Relief Society from Friedental Colony, Including Ludwig Ruks, David Seng, Philip Kroh, and Jacob Henkel, November 16, 1923
Record Group Number:
RG4879.AM
Collection:
American Volga Relief Society
Location:
HQ 02/01/08/02
Box:
Box 1
Folder:
Folder 4
Contributing Institution:
History Nebraska; https://history.nebraska.gov/
Creator:
Ruks, Ludwig
Creator:
Seng, David
Creator:
Kroh, Philip
Creator:
Henkel, Jacob
Contributor:
American Volga Relief Society
Date:
1923-11-16
Description:
Letters and transcripts to the American Volga Relief Society from the Friedental community, dated November 16, 1923. One letter, signed by Ludwig Ruks and David Seng, describes the conditions in Friedental, including the number of inhabitants, widows, orphans, and livestock before and after the war and also asks for aid. There are separate letters from Philip Kroh and Jacob Henkel. Transcription is an English translation.
Language:
ger/deu; eng
Subject (Topics) :
Russian Germans
Subject (Topics) :
Famines
Subject (Topics) :
Humanitarian assistance
Source (Names):
Ruks, Ludwig
Source (Names):
Seng, David
Source (Names):
Kroh, Philip
Source (Places):
Russia
Source (Places):
Lincoln (Neb.)
Source (Places):
Lancaster County (Neb.)
Source (Temporal):
1920s
Format-Extent:
12 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: hn.web@nebraska.gov
File Format:
TIF
Date Digital :
2021-08-09
Identifier:
RG4879b001f004i0219-0230
