| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Koenig, Ignatz |
| Title: | Ignatz Koenig Papers |
| Dates: | 1888-1911 |
| Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Ignatz Koenig (1866-1925) was an Hungarian soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army. He came to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1898 and married Molly Rice in 1900. He was a member of the garment cutters union and briefly participated in the strike of 1911. The collection consists of correspondence (primarily in German with typed English transcriptions), detailing the Cleveland garment industry strike of 1911. Except for one letter from Molly Koenig, the letters were written by Ignatz Koenig to his wife and children. Also included are two military identification books documenting his service in the Austro-Hungarian army. |
| MS Number | MS 3836 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English and German |
The Ignatz Koenig Papers, 1888-1911 and undated, consist of correspondence (primarily in German with typed English transcriptions), detailing the Cleveland garment industry strike of 1911. Except for one letter from Molly Koenig, the letters were written by Ignatz Koenig to his wife and children. Also included are two military identification books documenting his service in the Austro-Hungarian army.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the garment industry in Cleveland, Ohio, particularly the garment industry strike of 1911.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3836 Ignatz Koenig Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Florence Stein in 1980.
Ignatz Koenig Papers 1888-1911 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence 1911 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Military registration books 1888-1901 | |||||||||