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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 450 items) |
Abstract | Martin Wilhelm Schaeffer of Dresden, Germany, married Frances Spencer Carter (1875-1938) of Raleigh, N.C., in 1899; served in the German army during World War I; visited the United States periodically, 1935-1939; lived in Asheville, N.C., with his wife; and was interned in the United States for a time during World War II. The collection includes family correspondence and other papers of Schaeffer and members of his family. About half of the collection comprises letters, largely 1936-1945 and written in German, concerning children, health and other family matters, but also briefly mentioning political affairs in Germany. There are three letters from Schaeffer to his daughter, Laura Schaeffer Schnorrenberg (1901-1975), written during his service in the German military, 1915. His correspondence with his son Theodore Wilhelm Schaeffer, a soldier in the United States Army in World War II, is also included. The balance of the collection consists chiefly of personal financial records and transactions with German banks; a scrapbook belonging to Frances Carter Schaeffer; postcards received by the Schaeffers; and letters to Francis Carter Schaeffer and other items, 1932-1935, of Thomas Bailey Lee (1873-1948), state judge of Idaho. |
Creator | Schaeffer, Martin Wilhelm, 1868-1945. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English, German |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Martin Wilhelm Schaeffer (1868-1945) of Dresden, Germany, married Frances Spencer Carter (1875-1938) of Raleigh, N.C., in 1899. Schaeffer served in the German army during World War I; visited the United States periodically, 1935-1939; lived in Asheville, N.C., with his wife; and was interned in the United States for a time during World War II. His children were Theodore Wilhelm Schaeffer (born 1907), who served with the United State Army in World War II, and Laura Schaeffer Schnorrenburg (1901-1975).
Back to TopThe collection includes family correspondence and other papers of Martin Wilhelm Schaeffer and members of his family. Letters, largely 1936-1945 and written in German, chiefly concerning children, health and other family matters, but also briefly mentioning political affairs in Germany, comprise almost half of this collection. There are three letters from Schaeffer to his daughter, Laura Schaeffer Schnorrenberg, written during his service in the German military, 1915. His correspondence with his son Theodore, a soldier in the United States Army in World War II, is also included. The balance of the collection consists chiefly of personal financial records and transactions with German banks; a scrapbook belonging to Frances Carter Schaeffer; postcards received by the Schaeffers; and letters to Francis Carter Schaeffer and other items, 1932-1935, of Thomas Bailey Lee (1873-1948), state judge of Idaho.
Back to TopArrangement: by correspondent
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 2-4
Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4 |
Frances Schaeffer, 1936-1938 |
Folder 5-7
Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7 |
Theodore and Josephine Schaeffer, 1938-1945 |
Folder 8-9
Folder 8Folder 9 |
Versorgungsamt, Berlin and Dresden, 1935-1941 |
Folder 10-11
Folder 10Folder 11 |
Handelsbank, Dresden, 1936-1941 |
Folder 12 |
Postcards and letters to Martin and Francis Schaeffer, 1905-1938 |
Folder 13 |
Letters from Thomas Bailey Lee, 1932-1935 |
Folder 14 |
Volume 1: Scrapbook, 1879-1900 |