Finding aid for the Anna Schroeder Family Papers
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Schroeder, Anna Family
Title: Anna Schroeder Family Papers
Dates: 1845-1967
Dates: 1879-1901
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Anna Katherine Wasserman (1828-1904) emigrated from Germany to Bluestone (South Euclid), Ohio, in 1845 and married a German farmer named Schroeder. Her son, Edward Theodore, helped her work the family farm and served as grocer and postmaster of Bluestone. Another son, Christian, traveled to Montana in 1879. Her sister, Hattie Wasserman, married Cleveland hardware dealer George Klooz. The collection consists primarily of letters (in German script) to Anna Schroeder's son, Christian. Also included are letters from other Schroeder family members and from Anna's sister and brother-in-law, Hattie and George Klooz.
MS Number MS 3724
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English and German

Scope and Content

The Anna Schroeder Family Papers, 1845-1967 and undated, bulk 1879-1901, consist of letters (in German script) to Anna Schroeder's son, Christian. Also included are letters from other Schroeder family members and from Anna's sister and brother-in-law, Hattie and George Klooz.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of South Euclid, Ohio, and German immigrants there in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by subject and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Bluestone (Ohio) -- History.
Euclid (Ohio: Township) -- History.
German Americans -- Ohio
Klooz family.
Schroeder family.
Schroeder, Anna Katherine Wasserman, 1828-1904.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3724 Anna Schroeder Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection

Anna Schroeder Family Papers 1845-1967 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Letters by Anna Schroeder 1879-1887
1 2 Letters by Anna Schroeder 1890-1891 undated
1 3 Schroeder family letters 1845-1967 undated
1 3 Klooz family letters 1881-1893 undated
1 3 Miscellaneous letters 1881-1883 undated