PETER FERDINAND SCHULTZ:

An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Schultz, Ferdinand Peter, 1908-1978, creator.
Title:Ferdinand Peter Schultz and family papers,
Dates:1817-1977.
Abstract:Genealogical materials and information collected by Schultz relating to the Schultz and Eitzen families; Schultz family correspondence, scrapbooks, and related papers; and papers and unpublished manuscripts written by Schultz.
Quantity:3.75 cubic feet (3 boxes).
Location:See Detailed Description for shelf location.

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The genealogical materials were gathered from various sources: Germany, Salt Lake City, and from relatives and friends. The records are fairly well organized. The collection includes German-language materials that are not translated. The Schultz family was a part of a German Mennonite community from Russia that settled in Mountain Lake, Minnesota.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Ferdinand Peter Schultz and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples

Accession Information:

Accession number: 12,323

Processing Information:

Processed by: Anne Levin, July 2002

Catalog ID number: 990017376000104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
152.H.14.2F1F. P. Schultz Materials:
Personal, 1938-1970.
Genealogical correspondence, 1976.
Notes, [197-].
Writings, 1938-1970.
"Memoirs in Brief," and related correspondence, 1949.
Schultz's complaints regarding the quality of the pedagogy in his graduate school program.
M.A. thesis, 1938.
Schultz family letters, [circa 1909]-1919.
Schultz family letters and records, 1854, 1919-1948.
[Gustav Adolph] Neuman (1807?-1886), 1966-1967.
Miscellaneous pamphlets, 1870-1964. 2 folders.
Miscellaneous notebooks, 1874-1909.
Books on German immigration to the U.S., 1927-1975. 2 folders ; photocopies.
Hamburg passenger lists, [undated].
Minnesota township maps, [undated].
Eitzen family history, 1977.
Family records, volumes 1-3, [undated].
LocationBox
152.H.14.3B2German maps, [undated]. 2 folders ; photocopies.
German-American newspapers, 1869, 1961. photocopies.
German language newspapers, 1834-1851. photocopies.
German language books, 1837-1976. 8 folders ; photocopies.
Miscellaneous papers, 1879-1976.
LocationBox
152.H.14.4F3Genealogical materials, [undated]. 6 scrapbooks.
Included are newspaper clippings, many in German; birth and marriage announcements; letters regarding Schultz family history.
Family letters, many in German, [undated]. 3 bundles.
German language newspapers printed in U.S., 1934, 1959.
New York newspapers, [undated]. photostats.

Expand/CollapseRELATED MATERIALS

Copies of Schultz's M.A. thesis are also in the Minnesota Historical Society reference library.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
German Americans -- Minnesota.
Mennonites -- Minnesota.
Russian Germans -- Minnesota.
Persons:
Eitzen family.
Schultz family.
Places:
Mountain Lake (Minn.).
Document Types:
Genealogies.

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