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Title
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Finding Aid for the Herman Schumann Collection
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Type
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Collection
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Date
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1800s-1900s
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Description
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This collection contains photos of Herman and Pauline Schumann and their family. Many of the photos are unidentified. Other documents include the original baptismal and marriage records from Germany as well as the deed of sale for land owned by Herman Schumann.
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Format
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Photographs, Documents
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Language
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English
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German
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Extent
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2 folders
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Identifier
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MGC 1151
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Collection Summary
Title
Herman Schumann Collection
Date
1800s to 1900s
Extent
2 archival folders
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1151-HSC
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2019; Finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019.
Name of Creator
Fred Schumann
Biographical History
Herman Schumann and Pauline Schuler were married on September 9, 1878 in Taubenheim, Germany.
In 1886 they immigrated to the United States settling in Cooper County, Missouri with their children,
George and Alfred Herman. Two additional children, Maggie and Fred, were born in Missouri. Fred born
on September 17, 1896 and his sister Maggie lived in Joplin, Missouri.
Scope and Content
This collection contains photos of Herman and Pauline Schumann and their family. Many of the photos
are unidentified. Other documents include the original baptismal and marriage records from Germany
as well as the deed of sale for land owned by Herman Schumann.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Series 1,
Folder 1, Photographs
Folder 2, Documents
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census.
Ancestry.com U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Items in the Fred Schumann Collection archival collection
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