Joseph J. Schneider Collection

Collection

Identifier: GRHC 004

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Joseph J. Schneider Collection contains photocopies of documents relating to families from the Kutschurgan Colonies of Strassburg and Kandel and photographs of the Dudenhefner and Schneider families. The Books Series contains two school books, one in Russian and one hymnal. Content dates from 1898–1994.

Dates

1898 - 1994

Creator

Schneider, Joseph J. (Person)

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.

Copyright

Copyrights to items in this collection remain with original copyright holders or are in the public domain.

Biography

Joseph J. Schneider of Logan County, ND, is the one of fourteen children born to John (Johannes) L. Schneider (1877-1946) born in Strassburg, south Russia and Margaretha Dudenhefner Schneider (1885-1945) born in Kandel in south Russia. Both Strassburg and Kandel are among the six Catholic colonies in the Kutschurgan District northwest of Odessa city. Johannes served in the Russian Army from 1898 to 1905 fighting in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905. John (Johannes) may have deserted and immigrated to the United States in 1906, the year of the Odessa city workers’ uprising, settling in Strasburg, ND. Margaretha Dudenhefner and son John Jr. arrived at Ellis Island, New York in 1907, from Odessa, Russia. Her parents were Henry Dudenhefner and Johanna Palach Dudenhefner.