Finding aid for the Robert M. Stecher Family Papers
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Title: |
Robert M. Stecher Family Papers |
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Repository: |
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
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Creator: |
Stecher, Robert M. Family |
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Dates: |
1843-1972 |
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Quantity: |
3.20 linear feet (4 containers) |
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Abstract: |
Robert M. Stecher (1896-1972) was a Cleveland, Ohio, physician and amateur genealogist. The collection consists of letters,
wills, estates, and narrative writings of Stecher's family from the 1800s and early 1900s, Stecher's own correspondence, genealogy
manuscripts and charts, copies of sources he used, and a small series of real estate records.
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Identification: |
MS 4078 |
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Location: |
closed stacks |
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Language: |
The records are in English and German |
Biography of Robert M. Stecher
Robert M. Stecher (1896-1972) was a medical doctor who was born in Cleveland, Ohio and spent most of his life there. He specialized
in arthritis and rheumatic diseases. His hobby, however, was genealogical research, an activity he pursued nearly full time
from the time he cut back his medical activities in 1956 until his death in 1972. He began by tracing his own ancestry back
to 1620 in Germany and then worked on numerous other Stecher family genealogies in the United States and in Germany. His work
culminated in the posthumous publication of A Stecher-Stecker Saga: The Story of Several German Families and Their Descendants in America.
Scope and Content
The Robert M. Stecher Family Papers, 1843-1972 and undated, consist of letters, wills, estates, and narrative writings of
Stecher's family from the 1800s and early 1900s, Stecher's own correspondence, genealogy manuscripts and charts, copies of
sources he used, and a small series of real estate records.
This collection includes information on numerous Stecher and Stecker families in the United States and Germany. It will also
be useful to researchers studying the history of the German immigrant community of Cleveland, Ohio. Much of the nineteenth
and early twentieth century material may be useful to social historians interested in the lifestyles, beliefs, and activities
of German-Americans. The nineteenth century correspondence contains some references to immigration experiences. It also contains
numerous references to the American Lutheran Church of the nineteenth century and some of the issues it faced.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is arranged in six series.
Series I: Original Stecher Family Papers is arranged alphabetically by name, then by document type, and then chronologically.
Series II: Genealogical Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by last name and then chronologically.
Series III: Narrative Genealogies is arranged alphabetically by last name and then chronologically.
Series IV: Genealogy Charts is arranged alphabetically by name and then chronologically.
Series V: Copies of Sources of Information is arranged alphabetically by document type and then chronologically.
Series VI: Real Estate Records is arranged chronologically.
Restrictions on Access
None.
Related Material: Related Material
The researcher should also consult PG 348 Robert M. Stecher Family Photographs.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:
German Americans.
Stecher family.
Stecher, Robert M., 1896-1972.
Zwerg family.
Preferred Citation
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4078 Robert M. Stecher Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Acquisition Information
Gifts of Florence Stecher in 1975 and 1979.
Processing Information
Processed by Richard Hite in 1987.
Detailed Description of The Collection
Series I: Original Stecher Family Papers, 1843-1959; undated
Box 1 / Folder 1
Armstrong family correspondence, 1906-1934
Box 1 / Folder 2
Ann Armstrong to Henry W. Stecher, correspondence, 1905-1935
Box 1 / Folder 3
Concordia College, correspondence, 1902-1917
Box 1 / Folder 4
John family, correspondence, 1911-1916
Box 1 / Folder 5
Edward Kremers, correspondence (photocopies), 1915-1917
Box 1 / Folder 6
G. Rohlfs to "Stecher," correspondence (photocopies), 1881-1888
Box 1 / Folder 7
List of Stecher family correspondence, ca. 1850-ca. 1930
Box 1 / Folder 8
Stecher and Armstrong families, correspondence, ca. 1890-ca. 1916
Box 1 / Folder 9-10
Stecher family wills and estates, 1916-1959
Box 1 / Folder 11
Anna Bachmann Stecher, correspondence, 1882-1916
Box 1 / Folder 12
Anton Daniel Stecher, autograph collection (photocopy), ca. 1845-ca. 1890
Box 1 / Folder 13
Anton Daniel Stecher, sermons, ca. 1848-ca. 1889
Box 1 / Folder 14
Anton Daniel Stecher, letters and sermons, ca. 1853-ca. 1869
Box 1 / Folder 15
Anton Daniel Stecher, letters and will, ca. 1869-ca. 1883
Box 1 / Folder 16-17
Anton Daniel Stecher, letters from Germany (translations), 1843-1885
Box 1 / Folder 18
Anton Daniel Stecher, letters from the United States (translations), 1874-1894
Box 1 / Folder 19
Anton Daniel Stecher, narrative writings (translations), undated
Box 1 / Folder 20
Anton Daniel Stecher, poems (translations), undated
Box 1 / Folder 21
Anton Daniel Stecher, poems and sermon (translations), 1876
Box 1 / Folder 22
Fred Stecher, correspondence, 1912-1916
Box 1 / Folder 22
Fred Stecher, naturalization, 1886
Box 1 / Folder 23-27
Frederick W. Stecher, correspondence, 1880-1914
Box 1 / Folder 28
Frederick W. Stecher and Henry W. Stecher, correspondence, ca. 1914-ca. 1930
Box 1 / Folder 29
Hans Stecher, letter (includes "Heil Hitler" greeting), 1943
Box 1 / Folder 30
Henry W. Stecher to Frederick W. Stecher, correspondence, 1890-1916
Box 1 / Folder 31
Josef Stecher, poems, undated
Box 1 / Folder 32
Martin Stecher, diary (abstractions), 1880-1883
Box 2 / Folder 33
Martin Stecher, abstracts of diary, 1880-1883
Box 2 / Folder 34
Peter Abraham Stecher, Freethinker's Catechism (photocopy), 1869
Box 2 / Folder 35
Robert M. Stecher and Lue M. Stecher, correspondence, 1915-1919
Box 2 / Folder 36
Robert M. Stecher, writings on hereditary diseases (photocopies), 1950-1955
Box 2 / Folder 37
William H. John Battina Company, correspondence, ca. 1906-ca. 1911
Box 2 / Folder 38
Wilson and Wilson Dress hook Company, correspondence, 1909-1911
Box 2 / Folder 39
Zwerg family, correspondence, 1905-1935
Box 2 / Folder 40
Miscellaneous letters (transcriptions), 1853-1915
Series II: Genealogical Correspondence, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 41
Abbott - Arnt, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 42
Bachtold - Bilka, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 43
Blake - Byrne, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 44
Calumet County (Wisconsin) Superintendent of Schools - Cleveland Medical Library Association, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 45
Cohen - Cypress Lawn Cemetery Association, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 46
Dahlberg - Drake, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 47
Eastman-Kodak Compan - Fuchs, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 48
Gainer - Haynes, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 49
Hebberecht - Hutt, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 50
Illinois - Kivimaki, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 51
Klee - Kluge, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 52
Kneyse - Kuuiste, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 53
Landratsamt Buhl - Lenochova, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 54
Library of Congress - Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 55
McCrea - Mayer, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 56
Merklen - Mount Hope Cemetery, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 57
National Carl Schurz Association - Ostrey, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 58
Paetznick - Quintrell, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 59
Rachie - Rudolph, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 60
Saalfelder - Srb, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 61
Staatsarchiv in Detmold - Stawnyczyj, 1956-1972
Box 2 / Folder 62-65
Stecher/Stecker, A - I, 1956-1972
Box 3 / Folder 66-69
Stecher/Stecker, J - W, 1956-1972
Box 3 / Folder 70
Stecher/Stecker, corporations, unidentified, 1956-1972
Box 3 / Folder 71
Stecklen - Stuwer, 1956-1972
Box 3 / Folder 72
Tauscher - Turner, 1956-1972
Box 3 / Folder 73
Union Township (NJ) - Von Preuscheu, 1956-1972
Box 3 / Folder 74
Vorwerk - Votruba, 1956-1972
Box 3 / Folder 75
Wahl - Wright, 1956-1972
Box 3 / Folder 76
Yellowstone Library - Zwerg, 1956-1972
Series III: Narrative Genealogies, undated
Box 3 / Folder 77
Preface to Stecher Story, undated
Box 3 / Folder 78
Achern Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 79
Anton Daniel Stecher family, undated
Box 3 / Folder 80
Bohemian Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 81
Brandenburg Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 82
Cord Stecker family, undated
Box 3 / Folder 83
George Stecher of Upper Standusky, Ohio, undated
Box 3 / Folder 84
Melchior Stecher family, undated
Box 3 / Folder 85
Nebraska Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 86
Peter Abraham Stecher family, undated
Box 3 / Folder 87
Renchen Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 88
Robert W. Stecher, undated
Box 3 / Folder 89
Rochester, New York Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 90
Rudolph Stecher family, undated
Box 3 / Folder 91
Willie Stecher of Horn, Germany, undated
Series IV: Genealogy Charts, undated
Box 3 / Folder 92
Achern Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 93
Baden Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 94
Balthazar Stecher descendants, undated
Box 3 / Folder 95
Brandenburg Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 96
Cord Stecker descendants, undated
Box 3 / Folder 97
George Johann Stecher descendants, undated
Box 3 / Folder 98
Melchior Stecher descendants, undated
Box 3 / Folder 99
Michael Stecher descendants, undated
Box 3 / Folder 100
Nebraska Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 101
Newark, New Jersey Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 102
Peter Stecker descendants, undated
Box 3 / Folder 103
Rappenau Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 104
Renchen Stechers, undated
Box 3 / Folder 105
Typed charts, arranged by family head, undated
Box 3 / Folder 106
Handwritten charts, arranged by family head, undated
Series V: Copies of Sources of Information, dates vary
Box 3 / Folder 107
Baptismal, marriage, and death records, ca. 1820-ca. 1960
Box 3 / Folder 108
Wills and estates, dates vary
Box 3 / Folder 109
Civil War records, insanity records, and citizenship records, 1861-1891
Box 3 / Folder 110
Stecher Lithographic Company records, 1892
Box 3 / Folder 111
Census records, deed abstracts, general abstracts, and abstracts from German sources, ca. 1600-1880
Box 3 / Folder 112
City directories, ca. 1880-ca. 1920
Box 3 / Folder 113
Newspaper clippings, ca. 1900-ca. 1950
Box 3 / Folder 114
Notes, undated
Box 4 / Folder 115
Passports, 1800
Series VI: Real Estate Records, dates vary
Box 4 / Folder 116
Real estate records, 1786-1927