Geburts und Taufschein
Series
Summary
From the Collection:
A component of the larger German-American Imprint Collection, this collection contains fine examples of hand-executed and printed Geburt und taufscheins (birth and baptismal certificates), trauscheins (marriage certificates), vorschrifts (writing examples), haus segens (house blessings), bucherzeichen (bookplates), and drawings created by Pennsylvania Germans in the Eastern Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland region dating from the late -18th to late-19th centuries.
Dates
- 1762-1891
- Majority of material found within c.1820-1878
Creator
- From the Collection: Unger-Bassler. (Person)
- From the Collection: Unger, Claude W., 1882-1945. (Person)
- From the Collection: Bassler, Harvey, 1883-1950. (Person)
- From the Collection: Burkhart, Paul T., Jr. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Access unrestricted.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 Linear feet ( 6.5 boxes (approximately 525 items))
Language of Materials
From the Collection: German
Repository Details
Part of the Franklin and Marshall College Special Collections Repository
