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Finding aid, inventory, and historical information

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Duane V. Retzloff Collection consists of one ceramic roof tile from Freudental, Liebental Region, Ukraine. Duane Retzloff was presented with the piece of tile by Tatanya Pylypenko in May of 2008 while Duane was on the GHRC’s Journey to the Homeland Tour. The tile came from an old German home in Freudental (now Myrnoye), Ukraine.

The tile fragment measures 11 ¼” x 5 ¼” x 2” and has a yellow-buff glaze on two sides. The rest is an unglazed, putty gray. On the face of the tile, there is a 2 ½” wide cove at the center. One edge of the tile is recessed with two parallel grooves along the edge. The opposite edge has a slightly raised bar widening at the end. The back has a shallow groove along the center line and a double, semicircular design at one edge. The tile is made from yellow clay.

Dates

  • unknown

Access

Access to the physical collection is available upon request. Request must be made at least three (3) business days prior to ndsu.grhc@ndsu.edu.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection Repository

Contact:
NDSU Dept 2080
PO Box 6050
Fargo ND 58108-6050 United States
(701) 231-6596