Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts and Archives Department

BREITWIESER FAMILY
RECORDS, 1848-1981

Collection #s:
M 0059
OM 0284

Table of Contents

Collection Information
Historical Sketch
Scope and Content Note
Box and Folder List
Cataloging Information

Processed By:
Paul Brockman
28 December 1992
23 April 1996

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION:

1 small manuscript box, 1 oversize item, 2 folders of photographs, and several artifacts.

COLLECTION DATES:

1848-1981

PROVENANCE:

Dr. E. Ruth Dunning, Bethlehem, PA, 23 November 1992, 2 July 1992, 28 June 1995

ALTERNATE FORMATS:

None

OTHER FINDING AIDS:

None

RELATED HOLDINGS:

None

ACCESSION NUMBER:

1993.0102, 1993.0516, 1995.0582

 

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Breitwieser family emigrated to the United States about 1836 from the Grand Duchy of Hessen (Germany) and settled in Dubois County, Indiana. Thomas J. Breitwieser,(1886-1970) attended Central Normal College, Danville, IN, Indiana University, and was a teacher in Indiana.

Source: Information in collection.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The collection contains records and correspondence of the Breitwieser, Baitz and Hotmanns families. Included is a passport from the Grand Duchy of Hessen for Kunigunde Hotmanns (1848), naturalization papers for Valentine Baitz from Ohio (1851), a copy of a letter in German from Valentine Baitz to his daughter (1890), and the marriage certificate of John C. Breitwieser and Katherine E. Baitz (1882). There is also a typed history of the Breitwieser family and genealogical chart as well as Breitwieser family correspondence from 1944-1970. Also included are papers and photographs regarding Thomas J. Breitwieser's education at the Cicero Township School, 1895-1907, Central Normal College in Danville, IN, 1906-1908, Indiana University, 1908-1913, and as a teacher at the Indiana State Normal School, Terre Haute, 1916. Additional items include Edna Ruth Breiwieser's (1918- ) school photographs and a grade report card from the Muncie Public Schools, 1923-1926.

BOX AND FOLDER LIST

BOX 1: Records and Papers, 1848-1981
FOLDER CONTENTS

1

Records and Correspondence, 1848-1981

2

Thomas Breitwieser, Cicero Township, School, 1895-1907

3

Thomas Breitwieser, Central Normal School, 1906-1908 (also ART)

4

Thomas Breitwieser, Central Normal School Compositions & Related Materials, 1907-1908, Folder 1

5

Thomas Breitwieser, Central Normal School Compositions & Related Materials, 1907-1908, Folder 2

6

Thomas Breitwieser, Central Normal School Compositions & Related Materials, 1907-1908, Folder 3

7

Thomas Breitwieser, Danville, High School, 1908, Indiana University, 1908-1913; Edna Ruth Breitwieser, Muncie Public School, 1926

8

(VC) Thomas & Edna Ruth Breitwieser Photographs, 1904-1947

 

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
  2. Click on the "Local Catalog" icon.
  3. Search for the collection by its call number, using the letter or letters designation and four digits (e.g., M 0715, SC 2234).
  4. When you find the collection, go to the "Holdings" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.

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