- unitid
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{"value"=>"2551", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 2551", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1787-1961", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1787/1961"}
{"value"=>"1920-1961", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1920/1961"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1787
- date_inclusive_end
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1961
- keydate
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1787
- date_start
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1787
- date_end
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1961
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Gottfried von Reigersberg papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.5 linear feet (4 boxes and 1 oversize folder)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Gottfried von Reigersberg (1893-1962) was a German machinist who emigrated to the U.S. in 1927. He was born Gottfried Streit but was adopted in 1922 by Emilie Freien von Reigersberg, a descendant of a Bavarian noble family. Collection consists of correspondence, family and legal papers, photographs, and ephemera of the von Reigersberg and Streit families. Correspondence is largely personal in nature and is with members of the family. Family papers include documents concerning Gottfried von Reigersberg; legal papers and correspondence of his wife, Elsie von Reigersberg; baronial papers with Emilie Freien von Reigersberg's personal papers, adoption documents, genealogical information, poems, drawings, prints and other heirlooms; and photographs of family, friends and the town of Regensburg, Germany."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"Papers in German and English"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Gottfried von Reigersberg papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Reigersberg, Gottfried von, 1893-1962", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Gottfried von Reigersberg (1893-1962) was born Gottfried Streit in Munich, Germany. He was trained as a machinist and telegraph technician and served in the German army's signal corps during World War I. In 1922, Emilie Freien von Reigersberg, a descendant of a Bavarian noble house, adopted him. The adoption contract was at first nullified by the courts, but was eventually ruled valid in 1925. With the adoption, Gottfried received the title of Freiherr, or Baron, and the last name von Reigersberg. In 1927, Gottfried immigrated to the United States, where he continued his work as an instrument maker and married another German - American, Elisabeth (Elsie) Decker. He died without issue and did not pass his title on by adoption.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The papers of Gottfried von Reigersberg span the years 1787 to 1961, with the bulk falling between 1920 and 1961. They are largely personal in nature, and most are written in German. Those papers antedating Gottfried's birth are the von Reigersberg family papers he inherited from his adoptive mother.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Gottfried von Reigersberg papers are arranged in six series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/2551#c1064550'>I) Gottfried von Reigersberg - Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Divided into letters sent and letters received, the latter being partially arranged by correspondent and partially unsorted. Chief correspondents are Christoff Streit, Gottfried's natural mother, Viktoria Streit, his sister, Franciszka (Fanny) Streit, and cousins Raimund and Anna Aubele.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/2551#c1064551'>II) Gottfried von Reigersberg - Assorted Documents</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes school, military, and work certificates and papers, travel and emigration documents, some printed technical handbooks, World War II ration books, and papers relating to his membership in the Kingsbridge, Bronx, Masonic Lodge.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/2551#c1064552'>III) Elsie von Reigersberg - Legal Papers and Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Contains papers relating to the estate of her brother, Phillipp Jacob Decker, and to a malpractice complaint she filed against a Florida ophthalmologist.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/2551#c1064553'>IV) Von Reigersberg Baronial Papers</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes Emilie Freien von Reigersberg s personal papers, Gottfried s adoption papers, genealogical charts, poems, drawings, prints, and other heirlooms, including an elaborate embroidery of human hair. A rare book found with these papers has been removed to the NYPL Rare Books section. It comprises the two titles: Geistlicher Streitt and Der Seelen Schaβ, both printed at Munich in 1627 by Cornelius Leyflerius</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/2551#c1064554'>V) Photographs</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Consists of photographs of Gottfried, family, friends, and the town of Regensburg, Germany. Among the forms are cabinet cards, early snapshots, and an early color transparency.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/mss/2551#c1064555'>VI) Von Reigersberg Baronial Papers</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>Five series: I. Correspondence, ca. 1925-1961; II. Assorted Documents, 1910-1961; III. Elsie von Reigersberg Papers, 1955-1961; IV. Von Reigersberg Baronial Papers, 1787-1935; V. Photographs, ca. 1890-1961</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>1962, Received from The Estate of Gottfried von Reigersberg</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Accessioned by CF, December 19, 1988</p>"}
- extent_statement
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1.5 linear feet (4 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- date_bulk_start
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1920
- date_bulk_end
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1961