Kenneth Spencer Research Library Archival Collections

Overview Correspondence sent to Hartmuth Arndt (1824-1876), son of German poet, educator, and political figure Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769-1860) while he was in Germany and later in the United States. About half the letters are from Hartmuth's father, often signing himself as "EMA." The collection also includes several photographs of various Arndt and extended family members, as well as additional 20th and 21st century materials. These secondary materials include transcriptsion of the Ernst Moritz Arndt...

Overview Handwritten travel narrative in German, typewritten German transcription, and typewritten English translation of Julius Gottlieb's journey from Bosen, Germany to Pleasanton, Kansas in 1884. Gottlieb wrote his narrative in 1885 and his daughter, Selma Kallis, made the transcription and translation at a later date. Kallis' translation includes explanatory footnotes. Also included in Gottlieb's papers are several items collected on his trip, such as a baggage claim check and a vaccination...