This collection contains more than 11,000 original letters and letter series written by individuals of mostly German descent, including the letter collections of many women migrants. The places covered include Germany and its predecessor states, North America, Australia and other countries around the world. The associated resources include repositories and bibliographical aids to other collections, catalogues, digital facsimiles and transcriptions.
Original source name : Deutsche Auswandererbriefsammlung
English translation : German Emigrant Letters Collection
Creator : Collections
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : N/A
Language(s) : German
Geographical coverage : International
Time range : 19th-20th c.
Year(s) : 1820–1990
Theme 1 : experience of migration
Theme 2 : statistics
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://www.auswandererbriefe.de/
Publication(s) : https://www.auswandererbriefe.de/publikationen.html
English translation : German Emigrant Letters Collection
Creator : Collections
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : N/A
Language(s) : German
Geographical coverage : International
Time range : 19th-20th c.
Year(s) : 1820–1990
Theme 1 : experience of migration
Theme 2 : statistics
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://www.auswandererbriefe.de/
Publication(s) : https://www.auswandererbriefe.de/publikationen.html
Archive name : Forschungsbibliothek Gotha
Archive name (English) : Gotha Research Library
Archive address : Deutsche Auswandererbriefsammlung, Schloss Friedenstein, 99867 Gotha, Germany
City : Gotha
Country : Germany
Official website and institutional resources : https://www.auswandererbriefe.de/
Finding aid(s) : https://www.auswandererbriefe.de/quellenbestand.html
Archive name (English) : Gotha Research Library
Archive address : Deutsche Auswandererbriefsammlung, Schloss Friedenstein, 99867 Gotha, Germany
City : Gotha
Country : Germany
Official website and institutional resources : https://www.auswandererbriefe.de/
Finding aid(s) : https://www.auswandererbriefe.de/quellenbestand.html