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Marlene (Flath) Strand Collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRHC 029

Scope and Contents

The Marlene (Flath) Strand Collection consists of two main components: a collection of 26 photographs, c. 2003, of textiles that are from Strand’s personal collection, and a grouping of letters written by Germans from Russia in Bessarabia, dated 1910- 1948. This collection has one series, the Translated Correspondence Series. This series contains 17 letters which were translated by Edwin Ziegler. Some of the names associated with these letters are: Gottlieb and Lousia Heier, Johann and Christina Flath, and Christina Gottschalk. Also contained within this collection is one folder of correspondence, dated 2003 and 2008, and one family tree, submitted by Strand, of the Flath and Gottschalk families. Also present is a book of crochet patterns, which is photocopied.

The photographs, 2003.16.01- 2003.16.26, are all 35mm photographs. There are notation on their reverse. Two CD-ROM’s and one floppy disk containing digital image files of the textiles are also housed within this collection.

Dates

  • 1910 - 2008

Creator

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.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

German

Summary

This collection contains correspondence, translated letters from Germans from Russia (1910-1948), photographs of textiles, family tree, and a photocopied textile pattern book.

Provenance

Materials were donated by Marlene (Flath) Strand in July 2003 and on July 8, 2008.

Property Rights

The Germans from Russia Heritage Collection owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the Marlene (Flath) Strand Collection
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection Repository

Contact:
NDSU Dept 2080
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