Klaus Oliven Collection
Scope and Content Note
Humorous Oliven family history written by Fritz Oliven (Rideamus), accompanied by some genealogical notes and various papers pertaining to the family and business of the prominent Hannover banker Ephraim Meyer.
The first folder contains a humorous manuscript by the lawyer Fritz Oliven, better known as the humorist and librettist Rideamus, concerning his immediate family. Further genealogical materials on the Oliven and the related Schottländer and Meyer families follow in the second folder, accompanied by an engagement contract for Jacob Lövenstein and Sara Abraham Cohen (1825). The remaining materials pertain to the family of the Hannover court banker Ephraim Meyer, and include a family tree, residency permit, and several wills. A large amount of materials from Meyer's banking firm Ephraim Meyer & Sohn is also present, including account books, correspondence, and assorted papers. All materials in this collection are photocopies.
Dates
- Creation: 1807-1909, 1956
Creator
- Oliven, Klaus, 1918- (Person)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German and Yiddish.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Extent
4 Folders
Abstract
Humorous Oliven family history written by Fritz Oliven (Rideamus), accompanied by some genealogical notes and various papers pertaining to the family and business of the prominent Hannover banker Ephraim Meyer.
Other Finding Aid
The original German-language inventory is available in folder 1.
Separated Material
Klaus Oliven 's manuscript My family history (MS 941) has been removed to the LBI Manuscript Collection.
Note
All items in this collection are low-quality photocopies, legibility may not be optimal.
Subject
- Meyer, Ephraim, 1780-1849 (Person)
- Rideamus, 1874- (Person)
- Meyer family (Family)
- Oliven family (Family)
- Ephraim Meyer & Sohn (Hannover, Germany) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Klaus Oliven Collection, 1807-1909, 1956 AR 3172
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Timothy Ryan Mendenhall
- Date
- © 2013
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- May 19, 2014 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
