Johannes Adam Simon Oertel papers, 1847-1909.

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Johannes Adam Simon Oertel papers, 1847-1909.

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Chiefly a 319 p. holograph diary, Feb. 25, 1883-Sept. 14, 1898, titled: In the most holy name, Amen : journal of Johannes A. Oertel. Concerns Oertel and his family in Orange Spring, Fla., Washington, D.C. (1883-1886), Sewanee, Tenn. (at the University of the South), Nashville, Tenn., St. Louis, Mo., Vienna, Va., and Bel Air, Md. Topics include: money problems, fortunes of his two sons and daughter, his ill health, religious reflections, work on art works, particularly the first two of his series of four paintings on the redemption of mankind. Mentions clergymen and other prominent figures of the day, some of which are listed below. Other items are clippings, photographs, and letters; and an AMS, 1847, by Oertel, of German poems (12 p.).

ca. 100 items (1 box).

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