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Loeb Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0914
Finding aid note: Forms part of the Houston Jewish History Archive. Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Content Description

Two boxes consisting of Emanuel (Beaumont) programs, news clippings, photographs, certificates, a remembrance card, marriage contract (Ketubah), and legal documents, such as deeds and wills, document the lives of members of the Loeb family from 1834 to 1995. The family was a part of the late 19th and early 20th centuries Jewish communities in Beaumont, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana. These documents show their involvement in real estate, synagogue life, travel, and more.

Dates

  • 1834 - 1995

Conditions Governing Access

Materials open for research.

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center and requires 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Loeb Family Papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library. The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

Delphine Regensberger was born 19 October 1846, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Lasen and Pauline (Frank) Regensberger.

Moise (Michel) Hirsh was born in France in 1843. Hirsch and Regensberger met and married in New Orleans. The couple had three children, Louis, Julia, and Mildred before Michel Hirsh died in 1868.

Morris (Moses) Loeb was born in Germany in 1870. He married Delphine Regensberger Hirsch in 1870. The two settled in Beaumont, Texas, and had two children, Martha and Joseph.

Delphine Loeb died 17 October 1912 and Morris Loeb died in 1908.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection consists of two boxes containing Emanuel (Beaumont) programs, news clippings, photographs, certificates, a remembrance card, marriage contract (Ketubah), and legal documents, such as deeds and wills, ranging from 1834 to 1995.

Arrangement

The materials in this collection have been arranged in two series as follows:

Series I: General; Series II: Photographs

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Freda "Bitsy" Proler and Julien Rosenthal, June 2019.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Loeb Family Papers, 1834-1995
Status
Completed
Author
Grace Stewart
Date
2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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