Edward and Cathryn Bransten family papers and photographs, 1880-1980.

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Bransten, Edward, 1906-2001. Edward and Cathryn Bransten family papers and photographs, 1880-1980.

Title

Edward and Cathryn Bransten family papers and photographs, 1880-1980.

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/671790250

Abstract

Collection consists of a small number of documents and many photographs documenting the history of the family of Edward and Cathryn (Scheeline) Bransten. The documents include a 1903 marriage certificate for Edward Brandenstein and Florine Haas and a photocopy of the 1938 marriage certificate for Edward Bransten and Cathryn Scheeline. The collection also includes a folder of materials relating to the history of the Bransten family, and some historic San Francisco magazines. The bulk of the collection is made up of photographs and photo albums. Individuals documented in the collection's photographs include Joseph and Jane Brandenstein (Edward's grandparents) and their children, Edward and Florine Haas Bransten (Edward's parents) and their children, and Edward and Cathryn Scheeline Bransten and their children. Also documented are the family of Harry and Norma Fox Scheeline (Cathryn's parents), and individuals from the Haas, Samuels, Lilienthal, Jacobi, and Baruch families. The collection includes a series of photographs relating to the work of Edward Bransten Sr. and Edward Bransten Jr. on the Federal Tea Board. Photo albums document Edward Bransten Jr.'s babyhood and childhood, Edward Bransten Jr.'s travels and adventures in the Sierras, Oregon, Europe, and the Far East between 1920 and 1929, and the Haas family. The Haas family photo album contains particularly notable photographs of the various San Francisco Jewish families that originated in Reckendorf, Bavaria re-united on the streets of that town in 1911.

Extent

1 box and 2 oversize boxes (1.2 linear feet)

Holding Repository

UC Berkeley Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7966500

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Bancroft Library. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.

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Brandenstein, Joseph, 1827-1910

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Online Archive of California

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Bransten, Edward, 1906-2001.

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Edward Bransten was born in 1906 to Edward Brandenstein (b. 1870-d. 1948) and Florine (Haas) Brandenstein (b. 1881-d. 1973). Edward spent 56 years working in the family's coffee business (MJB Coffee), serving as the company's president and then as honorary chairman before the company was sold to Nestle in 1985. Edward Bransten married Cathryn Scheeline in 1938. Cathryn's parents were Harry Scheeline and Norma Fox. Edward and Cathryn had three children, Patricia (b. 1940), Carol (b. 1944), and Ba...