Collection #
SC 0630
F 0205

GEORG MICHAEL GLÖSSLEIN
COLLECTION, 1839–1881

 

 

Collection Information
Historical Sketch
Scope and Content Note
Folder Listing
Cataloging Information

 

 

Processed by
Paul Brockman
10 October 1996
Updated 8 July 2004

Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269

www.indianahistory.org

 

 

collection INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 2 folders, 1 reel of 35 mm positive microfilm

COLLECTION DATES: 1839-1881

PROVENANCE: Originals from David M. Goen, Bedford, IN, translations from Mrs. Hubert Hawkins with assistance from Alice Hodson, 5 November 1957 (microfilm), 5 September 1958 (folder 1), 10 October 1975 (folder 2).

RESTRICTIONS: None

REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.

ALTERNATE FORMATS: None

RELATED HOLDINGS: None

ACCESSION NUMBER: 1957.1105, 1958.0905, 1975.1010

NOTES:

 

HISTORICAL SKETCH

Georg Michael Glösslein (fl. 1820s–1880s) was born in a north central German state and came to the United States in the 1830s, farming in Jackson and Lawrence counties Indiana.

Source: Information in the collection

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The collection contains letters and documents (all in German) of Glösslein and his family in Germany and the United States, 1839-1881. Included are microfilm and translations of letters between Georg Glösslein and relatives in Germany, 1839-1850, originals of four letters between Glösslein and relatives 1877-1881, an original marriage contract in the Kingdom of Hannover (Germany), 1855, and a photocopy of a handwritten booklet of practical advice and knowledge from the late 18th century. All items in the collection include rough translations by Mrs. Hubert Hawkins and Alice Hodson except the booklet of practical advice.

 

 

FOLDER LISTING

Folder 1           Documents and letters, 1855–1881 (originals with translations)

Folder 2           Translations of letters, 1839–1850 (translations of F 0205)

F 0205             Microfilm of original letters in German, 1839–1850

 

CATALOGING INFORMATION

For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:

1.      Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog:  http://opac.indianahistory.org/

2.      Click on the "Basic Search" icon.

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4.      Search for the collection by its basic call number (in this case, SC 0630).

5.      When you find the collection, go to the "Full Record" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.