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Size | 22 items |
Abstract | Members of the Kirchoff family include Friedrich Wilhelm Kirchoff (1814-1863), Consul of Lubeck, and his wife, Adelaide Helena Welham Kirchoff (fl. 1850). The collection includes scattered family letters, 1854-1875, and official papers (partly in German) of Friedrich Wilhelm Kirchhoff in New Orleans, La., and his wife, Adelaide Helena Welham, in Pass Christian, Miss., in the 1850s. Letters deal chiefly with family matters and Adelaide Kirchoff's business affairs after her husband's death. An 1852 diary of Adelaide Kirchhoff is included; it describes travels in Italy and visits with family in Bremen. |
Creator | Kirchhoff family. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English, German |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Members of the Kirchoff family include Friedrich Wilhelm Kirchoff (1814-1863), Consul of Lubeck, and his wife, Adelaide Helena Welham Kirchoff (fl. 1850).
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered family letters, 1854-1875, and official papers (partly in German) of Friedrich Wilhelm Kirchhoff in New Orleans, La., and his wife, Adelaide Helena Welham, in Pass Christian, Miss., in the 1850s. Letters deal chiefly with family matters and Adelaide Kirchoff's business affairs after her husband's death. An 1852 diary of Adelaide Kirchhoff is included; it describes travels in Italy and visits with family in Bremen.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Papers, 1808-1889 (original collection finding aid included) |
Folder 2 |
Volume 1: Diary, Adelaide Helena Welham Kirchoff, 1852 |
Folder 3 |
Diary transcription |