Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Familienbriefe: 1954-1958.
Parallel title
Family letters: 1954-1958.
Title notes
- Variations in title: The dates listed in the title proper are incorrect. The records in this file were created between 1950 and 1960.
Level of description
File
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
- 7 photographs : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm or smaller
- 1 cross-stitch : embroidery (visual work) on waste canvas ; 15 x 15 cm
Archival description area
Name of creator
Scope and content
Correspondence primarily between members of the Sommer family. Includes letters interspersed with details about family life such as Ulrich Sommer and his wife Gisela Sommer’s immigration to Canada with their two children Cornelius Sommer and Angelika ... »
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated in 2017.
Language of material
- English
- German
Availability of other formats
Some transcriptions and translations are available.
General note
A small selection of correspondence in this file was translated by Lori Heffner Straus in 2018.
A selection of correspondence in this file was transcribed and translated in 2021/2022 by the following students from the Department of Germanic and Slavic ... »
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Sommer family (Photographer)
- Sommer, Ulrich (Subject)
- Sommer, Gisela (Subject)
- Sommer, Cornelius (Subject)
- Sommer, Angelika (Subject)
Genre access points
Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Described by NM in 2018.
Revised by NM in 2021.
Updated by NR in 2022.
Language of description
- English