Martin Wilhelm Schaeffer Papers, 1899-1945

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Martin Wilhelm Schaeffer Papers, 1899-1945

1899-1945

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/03905/

Martin Wilhelm Schaeffer of Dresden, Germany, married Frances Spencer Carter (1875-1938) of Raleigh, N.C., in 1899; served in the German army during World War I; visited the United States periodically, 1935-1939; lived in Asheville, N.C., with his wife; and was interned in the United States for a time during World War II. The collection includes family correspondence and other papers of Schaeffer and members of his family. About half of the collection comprises letters, largely 1936-1945 and written in German, concerning children, health and other family matters, but also briefly mentioning political affairs in Germany. There are three letters from Schaeffer to his daughter, Laura Schaeffer Schnorrenberg (1901-1975), written during his service in the German military, 1915. His correspondence with his son Theodore Wilhelm Schaeffer, a soldier in the United States Army in World War II, is also included. The balance of the collection consists chiefly of personal financial records and transactions with German banks; a scrapbook belonging to Frances Carter Schaeffer; postcards received by the Schaeffers; and letters to Francis Carter Schaeffer and other items, 1932-1935, of Thomas Bailey Lee (1873-1948), state judge of Idaho.

0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 450 items)

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ger, Latn

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6628876

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Schnorrenberg (Family : Schnorrenberg, John M., 1931- )

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The Schnorrenberg family includes Laura Schaeffer Schnorrenberg (1900-1975), the daughter of Martin Wilhelm Schaeffer (1868-1945) and Frances Spencer Carter (1875-1938), a resident of Asheville, N.C., who was an active Episcopal layperson as well as an actress in Germany and the United States; John Martin Schnorrenberg (1931- ), her son, who was professor of art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1959-1976; and his wife, Barbara Brandon Schnorrenberg (1931- ) who also taught at ...

Schnorrenberg, Laura Schaeffer, 1900-1975

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Laura Sidonia Schaeffer Schnorrenberg (1900-1975), was a resident of Asheville, N.C., Episcopal layperson, and actress in Germany and the United States, 1921-1928....

Lee, T. Bailey (Thomas Bailey), 1873-1948

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Schaeffer, Theodore Wilhelm, 1907-1981

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Schaeffer, Martin Wilhelm 1868-1945

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Martin Wilhelm Schaeffer of Dresden, Germany, married Frances Spencer Carter (1875-1938) of Raleigh, N.C., in 1899, served in the German army during World War I, visited the U.S. periodically, 1935-1939, lived in Asheville, N.C., with his wife, and was interned in the United States for a time during World War II. From the description of Martin Wilhelm Schaeffer papers, 1899-1945 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25255999 Martin Wilhelm Schaeffer (1868-1945) of Dresden, Germa...