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Collection Number: 05752

Collection Title: Waldeck Family Memoir, 1900s-1970s

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Size .5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2 items)
Abstract Collection contains a family memoir by John Waldeck Jr. The memoir documents Waldeck's Romanian father's service in the German Army during World War II and the family's immigration to the United States in the 1950s. They lived in rural Virginia for several years and moved to Fearrington Farm in Chatham County, NC, circa 1961. Waldeck's memoir also includes recollections of conversations with his father and research on his grandparents, more distant ancestors, and the family's German origins.
Creator Waldeck, John, Jr.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Restrictions to Use
No usage restrictions.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Waldeck Family Memoir #5752, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Acquisitions Information
Donated by John Waldeck, Jr. in August 2017 (Acc. 103131).
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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Processed by: Amy Morgan, September 2017

Encoded by: Laura Smith, September 2017

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After fleeing post-war Europe, the Waldecks settled in rural Virginia where they remained for several years. Circa 1961, they moved to Fearrington Farm in Chatham County, NC.

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Includes a black and white and a color copy of the Waldeck family memoir written by John Waldeck Jr. The memoir documents Waldeck's father's service in the German Army during World War II and the family's immigration to the United States in the 1950s. Waldeck's memoir contains recollections of conversations with his father and research on his grandparent, more distant ancestors, and their German origins. Also included are about 75 photocopied photographs.

Of note is a description of the Bridgett family, a black family from Marshall, Virginia (pages 59-60).

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