Title:
Letters and Transcripts to the American Volga Relief Society from the Silberfeld Community, November 18, 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/
Contributor:
American Volga Relief Society
Date:
1923-11-18
Description:
Letters and transcripts to the American Volga Relief Society from the Silberfeld community. The first letter, dated November 18, 1923 describes the conditions in Silberfeld, including the number of inhabitants, widows, orphans, and livestock before and after the war. The letter also introduces Eduard Brandt as coordinator and asks for aid. A second later, dated November 5, 1923 and signed by Rudolf and Paulina, addressed to "brother-in-law" and sister, describes their living conditions and 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):
Brandt, Eduard
Source (Names):
Schroder, Johan
Source (Names):
Schroder, August
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:
RG4879b001f004i0253-0262
