EDWARD JOSEPH VOGT:
An Inventory of His Family Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Vogt, Edward Joseph, 1896-1964, creator. | |
| Title: | Edward J. Vogt and family papers. | |
| Dates: | 1846-1964. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Genealogical data, correspondence, memoirs, a translation of a novel based on the history of the related Vaplon family, and other materials concerning the Vogt, Vaplon, Becker, and Meyer families in the United States, Austria, and Liechtenstein. Vogt’s memoirs (3 volumes, 1932-1956) contain information on the families and on his early life in Glasgow Township, Wabasha County (Minn.); his banking career in North Dakota; World War I; and his career in real estate in Florida (1926) and Minneapolis (1929-1950s), where he was associated with Wilbur B. Foshay. | |
| Quantity: | 1.75 cubic feet (2 boxes, including 3 volumes; 1 oversize item). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Edward J. Vogt's father Ferdinand was born in 1863 in Liechtenstein, emigrated to the United States, and married Mary Elizabeth Vaplon in Wabasha, Minnesota in 1893. He returned to his homeland in 1899 after the death of his wife and died there in 1900. Mary Elizabeth Vaplon was the daughter of Konrad Fidel Vaplon, who was born in Bludenz, Austria in 1933, emigrated to the United States in 1859, married Karolina Meyer in Wabasha in 1864, and died in Wabasha in 1914.
Edward Vogt spent much of his early life on his aunt's farm in Glasgow Township. He had a banking career in North Dakota. He was a sergeant in the First North Dakota National Guard during World War I. He also had real estate ventures in Florida during 1926 and Minneapolis from 1929-1950s. Vogt was associated with Wilbur B. Foshay and was responsible for obtaining clients for the Foshay Tower office building.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Edward J. Vogt and Family Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 8230; 8240; 8250; 9831
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017304510104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 131.J.11.10F | Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, undated, 1846-1955. | ||||||||||
| In English and German. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous genealogical notes. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes the will of Ferdinand Vogt. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and miscellaneous papers: | |||||||||||
| Rupert Ridder Family, 1946-1962. | |||||||||||
| Ritter was at one time the private secretary to the ruling Prince of Liechtenstein. | |||||||||||
| Ferdinand and Elizabeth Vogt, 1946-1962. | |||||||||||
| Ferdinand and Elizabeth (Vaplon) Vogt were the parents of Edward Joseph. Also includes Ritter family letters. | |||||||||||
| Roberta Sellner, undated, 1947-1962. | |||||||||||
| Roberta Sellner was an aunt of Edward Vogt. She first married Peter Becker and then John Sellner. | |||||||||||
| In The Snailhouse, 1950-1964. | |||||||||||
| Includes correspondence between Vogt and Sister M. Dorothea of St. Francis Academy, Hankinson, North Dakota, who translated the volume for Vogt. | |||||||||||
| Vaplon family, 1948-1964. | |||||||||||
| Includes letters from Fanny Schuster of Innsbruck, Austria who was a cousin of Edward Vogt. Also includes information on the Meyer family. | |||||||||||
| Becker family, 1959-1961. | |||||||||||
| Includes letters from Fanny Schuster and genealogical information. | |||||||||||
| Fanny Schuster, 1948-1963. | |||||||||||
| Chronology: Vogt family, 1700-1954. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| In The Snailhouse. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| A translation of a novel written by Josef Wichner and based on the history of the Vaplon family. Wichner (1852-1923) was the son of Katharina (Vaplon) and Friedrich Wichner. Edward Vogt's European relatives presented him a copy of the narrative in German (Im Schnechenhause). The book was translated by Sister M. Dorothea of St. Francis Academy. Also includes family records of Ignaz Fidel Vaplon and Anna Maria Hummel and "Read's Landing in the Pioneer Days" published by Wabasha County Herald-Standard. | |||||||||||
| Short Tales by Josef Wichner. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Liechtenstein photographs and printed materials. | |||||||||||
| [0.25 cubic feet empty, legal] | |||||||||||
| 131.H.3.4F-2 | Footprints, 1932-1956. 3 volumes. | ||||||||||
| Includes photographs, memoirs of Edward Vogt, genealogical and biographical information on the Vogt and Vaplon families, and information on Vogt's personal expenses. | |||||||||||
| +342 | Genealogical chart. | ||||||||||
| A chart compiled by Vogt between 1954-1956 tracing the Vogt and Vaplon families back into the seventeenth century. | |||||||||||
CATALOG 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:
- Austrian Americans.
- Banks and banking -- North Dakota.
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Real estate business -- Florida.
- Real estate business -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Persons:
- Becker family.
- Foshay, Wilbur Burton, 1881-1957.
- Myers family.
- Ritter, Rupert, 1900-
- Schuster, Fanny.
- Vaplon family.
- Vogt family.
- Wichner, Josef, 1852-1923.
- Places:
- Europe -- Economic conditions.
- Glasgow (Minn. : Township).
- Liechtenstein.
- Minneapolis (Minn.)
- Minnesota -- Social life and customs.
- North Dakota.
- Reads Landing (Minn.)
- Wabasha County (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Genealogies.
- Reminiscences.
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