Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Sommer family fonds.
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title from the content of the fonds.
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
1.1 metres of textual records
166 photographs : b&w, some col. ; 21 x 30 cm or smaller
1 cross-stitch : embroidery (visual work) on waste canvas ; 15 x 15 cm
Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Gisela Sommer and Ulrich Sommer, both from Germany, married and had two children; Cornelius and Angelika. In pursuit of a better quality of life, Gisela and Ulrich immigrated to Canada with their two children in 1954 and settled in Georgetown, Ontario.
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Scope and content
A compilation of personal correspondence consisting mostly of letters exchanged between members of the Sommer family, and occasionally their friends, in Canada or Germany. These letters are interspersed with details of family life and contain ... »
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated in 2017.
Language of material
- English
- German
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright University of Waterloo Library.
General note
A selection of correspondence in the fonds was translated by Lori Heffner Strauss in 2018. A report detailing all of the translation work completed is available.
Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Described by NM in 2018.
Revised by NM in 2021.
Language of description
- English